Robot Chicken
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Robot Chicken

"It's alive!!"

7.6
Yr 2005
Rt 12m
Status Ended
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Series Brief

Overview

A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls. The title character was an ordinary chicken until he was run down by a car and subsequently brought back to life in cyborg form by mad scientist Fritz Huhnmorder, who tortures Robot Chicken by forcing him to watch a random selection of TV shows, the sketches that make up the body of each episode.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 76 /100

Robot Chicken carved out an enduring niche as a staple of Adult Swim's late-night lineup, spanning eleven seasons and numerous specials. Created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, the series earned notice for its distinct stop-motion animation style, repurposing classic action figures and toys into quick, satirical sketches targeting movies, television, and pop culture.

Critics highlight the show's frenzied, rapid-fire pace, often describing its vignette format as custom-built for short attention spans. Reviewers appreciated that the quick rotation of brief one-offs and varied routines keeps the momentum moving fast enough that no single gag overstays its welcome.

Assessments also emphasize that despite the toy-based medium, the content is firmly intended for mature audiences. While visually inventive and entertaining, its distinctly irreverent and violent edge places it outside the realm of children's programming.

“Robot Chicken is all sketch, obviously, but it mixes longer routines with one-offs, and nothing lasts long enough that it forces you to care”

“Action figures find new life as players in frenetic sketch-comedy vignettes that skewer TV, movies, music and celebrity. It is television especially formulated for the Attention Deficit Disorder generation.”

“While it's visually entertaining, it's violent and irreverent, and kids and tweens probably won't get its style of humor.”

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Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 3
Longest run 218 eps
Show 67 more
Debra Jo Rupp 1 episode Adrianne Palicki as (voice) 5 episodes Kyle Chandler as (voice) 2 episodes Sydney Sweeney as Barbie / Cinema Girl (voice) 2 episodes Elizabeth Gillies as Marie 'Slim' Browning 2 episodes Nina Dobrev as Cortana (voice) 3 episodes Macaulay Culkin as Vampire #2 / Bastian / Co-anchor 7 episodes Victoria Justice as 8-bit Woman (voice) 2 episodes Mae Whitman as Liv Rooney, Maddie Rooney, Slenderman Summoner (voice) 4 episodes Zac Efron as Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice) 3 episodes Scarlett Johansson as Tooth Fairy (voice) 4 episodes Emma Stone as Yori / Janet (voice) 2 episodes Paris Berelc as Black Widow (voice) 2 episodes Sarah Michelle Gellar as Hermione Granger / Betty Crocker / Sarah Connor (voice) 12 episodes Dom DeLuise 2 episodes Mark Hamill as The Joker / Master Control Program / Jonathan Kent (voice) 2 episodes Rachael Leigh Cook as Josie McCoy (voice) 3 episodes Burt Reynolds as J.J. McClure / Burt Reynolds (voice) 2 episodes David Lynch as Mad Scientist (voice) 2 episodes 'Weird Al' Yankovic as Al Yankovic / Kaiju (voice) 2 episodes Matthew Lillard 3 episodes Cree Summer as Penny / Little Girl / Mother (voice) 3 episodes Marc Summers as Marc Summers (voice) 2 episodes Tom Kenny as Charlie Bucket / Justin (voice) 2 episodes Joe Hanna as Great Moments in Dumb Kid History Announcer (voice) 2 episodes Joss Whedon as Joss Whedon / Randy's Friend / FCC Member (voice) 3 episodes Bob Bergen as T.J. Detweiler / Mikey Blumberg / Galileo (voice) 4 episodes Soleil Moon Frye as Punky Brewster / Lucy van Pelt / Girl (voice) 3 episodes Dante Basco as Zuko (voice) 2 episodes Phyllis Diller as Mrs. Dorsey / Phyllis Diller (voice) 2 episodes Abraham Benrubi 3 episodes Mila Kunis as Lily Truscott / Fan / Girl Scout (voice) 2 episodes Seth MacFarlane as Emperor Palpatine (voice) 7 episodes Hulk Hogan as Hulk Hogan / Abraham Lincoln (voice) 4 episodes Bill Farmer as Bugs Bunny / Retired Navy Ship Commander (voice) 4 episodes Katee Sackhoff as Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara / Bitch Puddin' / 'Your Mom' (voice) 4 episodes Sam Kwasman as Donald Duck / Narrator (voice) 4 episodes Danny Goldman as Brainy Smurf / Priest (voice) 4 episodes Linda Cardellini as Velma Dinkley / Asian Masseuse / Blueberry Muffin (voice) 2 episodes Tom Sheppard as Paintbrush (voice) 3 episodes Frank Welker as Dr. Claw / Indian Chief / The Indian Love Boat Singer (voice) 7 episodes Dave Coulier as Scooby-Doo (voice) 4 episodes Stuart Townsend as Ron Weasley / Defeccachi (voice) 2 episodes Scott Adsit as Blue Hungry Hippo / Narrator (voice) 3 episodes Tom Root as Mark / Miles Shortman (voice) 7 episodes Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred Jones / Announcer (voice) 3 episodes Donald Faison as Mr. T (voice) (uncredited) 3 episodes Jamie Kaler as Worker / Bob the Builder / Simon Berger (voice) 3 episodes Zazie Beetz as Sasha / Man-E-Faces' Robot Wife (voice) 3 episodes Dana Snyder as Master Shake (voice) 4 episodes Stan Lee as Angry Driver / Stan Lee (voice) 3 episodes George Takei as Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice) 2 episodes Ginnifer Goodwin as Little Girl / Angel (voice) 2 episodes Simon Pegg as Ringo Starr / George Harrison / Blue Meanie Captain (voice) 2 episodes Amy Smart as Strawberry Shortcake / Nancy Henderson / Vivian Ward (voice) 2 episodes Kevin Michael Richardson as Morpheus (voice) 2 episodes Ricky Schroder as Cloudkeeper / Ricky's Father (voice) 2 episodes Dan Milano as Oliver Oken / Lil' Thomas Magnum (voice) 5 episodes Henry Winkler as John Adams (voice) 2 episodes George Lowe as Unicorn / Husband (voice) 2 episodes Rachel Bloom as Ariel / Woman #2 (voice) 3 episodes Kevin Shinick as Ben Urich / Disney Executive / Anchorman (voice) 2 episodes Ben Schwartz as Dickwax / Oog (voice) 2 episodes Skeet Ulrich as Duke (voice) 10 episodes Zeb Wells as Timmy / Cryptkeeper / Blowtorch (voice) 2 episodes Dax Shepard as Joe Exotic (voice) 2 episodes Sam Elliott as White Wine Narrator / Skito / Reporter (voice) 2 episodes
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Keywords

parody stop motion sketch comedy adult animation
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
February 20, 2005
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
12 minutes
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
586