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Episode #61 - Revved Up
Original Airdate - December 10th, 2005
Robin's most prized possession is stolen by the hip hot-rodder DING DONG DADDY,
and to get it back they're going to have to beat him in a cross-country ROAD
RACE. But with Ding Dong Daddy making the rules and a few unexpected rivals
joining in the competition, it's anyone's guess who will cross the finish line
first!
Reviews by Bird Boy
Media by Bird Boy |
Titans Writers
Written by John Esposito
Directed by Matt Youngberg
Music by Michael McCuistion
Animation by Dongwoo Animation Co., LTD.
Titans Voices
Greg Cipes as Beast Boy
Scott Menville as Robin, Red X
Khary Payton as Cyborg
Tara Strong as Raven, Gizmo
Hyden Walch as Starfire
David Johansen as Ding Dong Daddy |
Review
Part of what I love about Teen Titans is those designated “wacky”
episodes. The ones that start with a crazy intro and then we’re met
with the Japanese theme—that’s something that really gets me excited
for an episode. I realize not everyone loves these kind of shows,
but for me they’re just icing on the cake. I’ve yet to be
disappointed by one (though “Mother Mae-Eye” certainly creeped me
out a little) and this one follows the trend of hilarious and
satisfying zany episodes.
Ding Dong Daddy (God, I love that name) stole Robin’s titanium alloy
briefcase. What’s inside? Robin won’t tell, but all of the Titans
biggest villains, including the mysterious Red-X, are out for the
big race against Ding Dong Daddy for the prize. If you need another
few examples to paint the picture of this episode, I give to you two
extra words: “Wacky Races.”
Yes, this is a pretty much clone of the old Hanna-Barbera cartoon
from the late 1960s. Not only do we get the crazy off-roading and
side stories that “Wacky Races” gave us, but it’s also mixed with
the usual Titans goodness. The humor, crazy faces and great fights
(that fight with Red-X and Robin on the motorcycles was pretty damn
awesome) were all present and made up a very satisfying episode.
Initially while I watched the episode, I figured that more of the
Red-X “synovium” (or however you may spell that) formula was inside.
This theory was fueled by the information that Red-X would be one of
the racers in this episode, but by the end it was obvious there was
something else in the case.
Moving on, we have some great animation in here to be seen,
especially during the fight scenes. Also the character designs for
Ding Dong Daddy and his weird-as-hell multi-colored munchkin
mechanics were a real hoot (yes I said “hoot”) to see. Music was
good as well, fitting well with this episodes tone.
Whatever’s in this brief case is hopefully going to play further
into the series finale. If it doesn’t and is a “Pulp Fiction” type
issue, I’ll be mighty ticked. Of course it could also be a “Lost”
issue and the revelation could be utterly flat out stupid…
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