Robot Chicken, Season 1 |  | Directors: Seth Green, Douglas Goldstein, Matthew Senreich, Tom Root
Actors: Seth Green, Abraham Benrubi, Mark Hamill, Breckin Meyer, Dan Milano
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD
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Rating:  121 reviews
Sales Rank: 4744
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 333 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: TRNDT7490D
UPC: 053939749021
EAN: 0053939749021
ASIN: B000E0OE3K
Theatrical Release Date: February 20, 2005
Release Date: March 28, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Take the stop-motion animated toy action of Kablam! and the pell-mell-paced gag barrage of, say, Laugh-In and you've got the fast and furiously funny Robot Chicken, the addictive addition to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim late-night lineup. Co-created by geek-God Seth Green and filmmaker Matthew Senreich, Robot Chicken episodes run a scant 12 minutes or so, which invites repeat viewings to catch what you missed during the channel-flipping mayhem through TV, movie, and commercial parodies, and non-sequitur blackouts, all acted out by dolls and action figures. To truly appreciate this series, it helps to have a Family Guy grasp on pop-culture trivia, although you need not remember the failed TV series Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place to enjoy "Two Kirks (Admiral James T. and Cameron), a Khan and a Pizza Place." Suffice to say, if you grew up with the Transformers, Voltron, He-Man, and the Care Bears, you'll cackle loudly at Robot Chicken. Each episode is hit and miss, with moments that border on mad genius, such as The Diary of Anne Frank re-imagined as a vehicle for Hilary Duff, or a sketch involving the Tooth Fairy and a little boy whose happiness is short-lived as his parents brutally bicker off camera. It may just live up to its billing as "the darkest sketch in television history." Other moments to remember: actress Rachael Leigh Cook (voiced by herself) gets carried away during a "This is your brain on heroin" PSA; the shape-shifting superhero adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen; a popsicle-stick adaptation of Debbie Does Dallas; and a Behind the Music devoted to Muppet house band the Electric Mayhem. Robot Chicken's coolness cache extends to its voice cast, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane, Mark Hamill, and Macauley Culkin. This two-disc set hatches a wealth of archival goodies, including deleted scenes and "animatics," behind-the-scenes footage of animation meetings, and alternate audio takes. Robot Chicken is a fowl ball! --Donald Liebenson
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 Hilarious, but not for everyone August 12, 2010
Ethan Anderson
I find Robot Chicken absolutely hilarious but as other reviewers have mentioned, the type of humor and the random short skit format might not appeal to everyone.
Robot Chicken March 16, 2010
T.L.Muza (Virginia)
This was a gift for one of my grandsons. He was thrilled and surprised. I use Amazon for a great deal of gift shopping, as it takes the hassle out of it for me.
Twisted- March 8, 2010
john in RI (Providence, RI)
I stumbled across the show at midnight-Perfect time to watch it, if you know what I'm saying and I'm sure that you do.....
 Adult Swim: animated television show. November 5, 2009
Dr. Feelgood (USA)
After awhile, the humor becomes repetitive, and the animation gets old. In any case, it's still worth checking out, for a few laughs.
The Chicken is your GOD now!!!!!!!!!!! July 12, 2009
Devan Sizemore (¡Cerca de bibliotecha!)
Robot Chicken, Season 1, is a brilliant display of comedic genius and is just plain freaking awesome. Wish I got paid to play with dolls and hilarious references to pop culture! Lucky guys and gals.
I love all the episodes for their own specific reasons, so I won't be able to say my favorite episode.
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