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Child's Play

Episode #07 (385-557) - Child's Play
Original Airdate - December 2nd, 2000

Eight year-old Dwayne McCall, with the power to make anything his young mind can imagine, is being manipulated by his evil older brother Aron to use said powers for his own gain. Static must prove to Dwayne that Aron doesn't have his best interests at heart.

Media by Bird Boy
Review by Matt Zimmer		 Credits:
Supervising Producer Alan Burnett
Producer Scott Jeralds
Associate Producer Shaun McLaughlin
Written by Christopher Simmons
Directed by James Tucker
Music by Stanley Clarke
Animation Services by Koko Enterprise Co., LTD.

Voices:
Phil LaMarr as Virgil Hawkins/Static
Jason Marsden as Richie Foley
Danny Cooksey as Francis Stone/F-Stop
Kevin Michael Richardson as Robert Hawkins
Danica McKellar as Frieda
Michele Morgan as Sharon Hawkins
Melissa Disney as Nurse
Omar Gooding as Wade
Gary Sturgis as Duke
Marcelo Tubert as Doctor
Art Bonilla as Cop
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Review

A troubled kid who is a Bang Baby is pressured by his step-brother to use his talents for crime.

At the community center a kid named Dwayne seems to be able to conjure up whatever he wants just by wising it. After he creates a giant robot and Static defeats it Dwayne's step-brother Aron figures out he's a Bang Baby and pressures him to use his powers to steal things. They rob a bank and are narrowly defeated by Static but Dwayne is increasingly uneasy because he believes what they are doing is wrong.

Aron really doesn't care about Dwayne and Virgil gets that confession on tape. At the mall where Dwayne has created some monsters to help Aron steal Static plays the tape. Dwayne decides to do the right thing and stop the attack. Aron is taken to jail.

Okay, first off Dwayne is kind of an idiot. The kid looks to be about eight years old and he can't figure out that robbing a bank is wrong? I didn't buy him buying into Aron's malarkey for a second. If he IS that stupid he should be locked up too as he'd be a danger to himself and others.

Secondly, this episode has no dramatic tension because it is so predictable. You know everything that is going to happen before the characters do and sure enough they are as bland as you could have guess. The only thing I liked about the episode was the beginning with the preacher spouting off about the end of the world.

The animation was actually pretty good here. The first couple of seasons of this show exceeded expectations for character expressions and despite how lame this episode is it is no exception. Never-the-less I found this episode dull, predictable and no fun to watch.

Story: *
Animation: ***1/2
Average: *1/2
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