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Static Shock episode

"Future Shock"
Airdate:	January 17th, 2004 (USA)
Production Number:	40
Airdate Order:	40
Animation Services by:	Dong Woo Animation Co., LTD.
Written by:	Stan Berkowitz
Directed by:	Vic Dal Chele
Episode images (5)

"Future Shock" is the fourth season premiere of Static Shock.

Plot

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Continuity

Batman says that Robin is a civilian, meaning that this episode takes place after Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.
Wonder Woman is mentioned to still be an active member of the Justice League in the 2040s.

Background information

Production notes

Batman appears in his The New Batman Adventures costume, dispite having apearing in his Justice League costume in the earlier episode "A League of Their Own".

Production inconsistensies

The officers of the Gotham Police Department wear Dakota PD uniforms rather than their own grey and blue.
Coe leads Batman and Static into the Jokerz lair, but when the view pans over the waiting Jokerz, Coe is seen in the background.
Terry has trouble remembering the name of the answering machine, calling them "those things people used to have". However, it has been shown in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker that the answering machine is still in use in the 2040s.

Trivia

When Static is traveling through time warp the first time, the Batman Beyond theme plays.
When Static starts to tell Batman about his future self, Batman replies "I'd rather not know". He later finds out on his own time traveling adventure on the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Once and Future Thing Part Two: Time, Warped" where his future self, his successor, and Static are surviving members of the Justice League.

Cast

Actor	Role
Phil LaMarr	Static/Virgil Hawkins Reporter (uncredited) Cobra (uncredited)
Jason Marsden	Gear/Richie Foley Cobra (uncredited)
Kevin Conroy	Batman/Bruce Wayne
Shane Sweet	Robin
Will Friedle	Batman/Terry McGinnis Seven-Five-Niner (uncredited)
Marc Worden	Jokerz Gang Member Answering machine (uncredited)
Lance Henriksen	Kobra Leader
Dorian Harewood	Warden

Uncredited appearances

Quotes

Robin: He learned science from Nobel laureates, martial arts from kung fu masters, and manners from a crocodile.

Static: Isn't there anyone else who could help us? What about Robin?
Terry: Robin? He's... a civilian now. And the League is off near Alpha Centauri, Gear's on the other side of the planet, and your son is-
Static: SON!? Whoop! (falls off his saucer) I have a son!?
Terry: Yeah, you do. You've got a lot of surprises in store but I'm not gonna spoil any more of them.

Terry: What was Bruce like when you knew him?
Static: Taller

Virgil: They're just a bunch of clowns, that's all. (ducks a pie thrown by Spike) See? Just a bunch of- (cringes in horror when he sees the "pie" melt through the pillar it hit)
Terry: Yeah. Clowns.

Previously produced episode: "The Parent Trap"	Episodes of Static Shock	Next produced episode: "She-Back!"
Previously aired episode: "Blast From the Past"	Episodes of Static Shock	Next aired episode: "She-Back!"