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Blasts From the Past

Episode #35 (385-859) – Blasts From the Past
Original Airdate – June 21st, 2003 – Third Season Finale

Static teams up with a retired superhero when the old hero’s nemesis comes back to threaten Dakota.

Media by Bird Boy
Review by Matt Zimmer

Credits:
Supervising Producer Alan Burnett
Producer Denys Cowan, Swinton O. Scott III
Associate Producer Bobbie Page
Story by Adam Beechen
Teleplay by Adam Beechen, John Semper Jr.
Directed by [Uncredited]
Music by Richard "Wolfie" Wolf
Animation by Dong Woo Animation Co., LTD.

Voices:
Phil LaMarr as Virgil Hawkins/Static
Terence Stamp as Dennis/Professor Menace
Brock Peters as Morris Grant/Soul Power
Kevin Michael Richardson as Robert Hawkins
Rodney Saulsberry as Philip Rollins/Sparky
Michele Morgan as Sharon Hawkins
Maria Canals as Shelly Sandoval

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Sound Clips
“This will help you recognize me…” (164kb, MP3)
“Hey, it was cool in the 60s…” (137kb, MP3)
“You’re never too old…” (133kb, MP3)

Review

Static teams up with a former hero from the sixties and learns a few new tricks.

While helping at a retirement home Virgil learns one of the residents used to be a superhero in the 60s called Soul Power who also has electro static abilities. When Soul Power's arch nemesis Professor Menace returns and threatens to destroy Dakota Soul Power insists on helping
Static who because of his electro static power Soul Power has deduced
Virgil. He threatens to tell his secret identity if Static doesn't let him help. Static relents.

Static find Soul Power's stories of the way things used to be annoying and laughs at his Soul Pad Headquaters and Soulmobile. He learns Soul
Power used to have a sidekick named Sparky who is now an executive at the power company. Menace uses the satellites there to control the weather and threatens to turn Dakota into an iceberg is he isn't paid a ransom. Soul Power, Static and a returned Sparky manage to stop
Professor Menace and he turns out to be Soul Power's rival at the retirement home. Static finally has a great deal of respect for the former hero who decides to retire for good this time.

This was a really cute episode. Yes, it was corny but I found it enjoyable none-the-less. Soul Power is a nice and ridiculous hero who would definitely have been at home in the sixties. It was also nice that
Static has another black hero to look up to. I liked that Soul Power seemed to be a stand-in for DC Comics Black Lightning and found his pad, car, and costume funky.

I also appreciated the fact that Professor Menace turned out to be a guy named Dennis. A lot of the story was corny (especially the Soul Power dance) but it sure was fun to watch.

Story: ****
Animation: ****
Average: ****

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