Static in Africa

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Static Shock episode
"Static in Africa"
Airdate:	February 8, 2003
Production Number:	28
Airdate Order:	27
Animation Services by:	Koko Enterprise Co., LTD.
Written by:	Dwayne McDuffie
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"Static in Africa" is the third episode of season 3 of Static Shock. It first aired on February 8th, 2003. On a vacation to Ghana, Static meets the African hero Anansi.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Continuity 3 Background Information 3.1 Production Notes 3.2 Production Inconsistencies 3.3 Trivia 4 Cast 5 Quotes

[edit] Plot

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[edit] Continuity

• Anansi and Osebo return in "Out of Africa".

[edit] Background Information

[edit] Production Notes

• When Osebo's bomb blows up, the resulting explosion is reused footage from the scene of Superman: The Animated Series episode "World's Finest, Part III" in which one Wayne/Lex T-7 blows up another droid.

[edit] Production Inconsistencies

• Robert and the bus driver say Ghana was the first independent (decolonized) country in Africa. This is not entirely true, as several countries were independent before Ghana, and what is now Ethiopia was never colonized at all. It was, however, the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence in the post-World War II decolonization era.
• No director is credited.

[edit] Trivia

• The episode centers highly on the Ashanti culture.
  • Anansi, the spider, is a trickster in West African folklore.
  • Osebo is only a minor character in one of the legends, a leopard tricked, caught and killed by Anansi.
  • "Dr. Anokye" is likely named after Okomfo Anokye, cofounder of the Empire of Ashanti.
• Kumasi is the capital of the Ashanti region.
• The dam, though unnamed in the episode, is the Akosombo Dam
• Virgil refers to his sister as "Shoppa Zulu", a reference to the Zulu king Shaka Zulu.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Phil LaMarr	Static/Virgil Hawkins
Jason Marsden	Richie Foley
Kevin Michael Richardson	Robert Hawkins
Michele Morgan	Sharon Hawkins
Carl Lumbly	Anansi
Michael Jai White	Osebo
Roscoe Lee Browne	Dr. Anokye

[edit] Quotes

Virgil: I never knew how important it would be to meet a role model like you... Anansi (surprised): Role model? Virgil: Yeah! A black superhero. I don't know, it validates me somehow. Anansi: Heroes come in every color, my friend.

Previously produced episode: "Hard as Nails"	Episodes of Static Shock	Next produced episode: "Gear"
Previously aired episode: "Gear"		Next aired episode: "Shebang"