Trouble Squared
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| "Trouble Squared" | |
| Airdate: | April 26th, 2003 |
| Production Number: | 15 |
| Airdate Order: | 35 |
| Animation Services by: | Slightly Off Beat Productions Top Draw Animation |
| Written by: | Christopher Simmons |
| Directed by: | Dave Chlystek |
| Episode images (1) | |
"Trouble Squared" (a.k.a. Trouble2) is the eleventh episode of season 3 of Static Shock. It first aired on April 26, 2003.
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[edit] Plot
On a field trip to Alva Industries Virgil and Daisy run into their old teachers Specs and Trapper. They learn that Alva hired them as part of a team to try and restore his son, Edwin, Jr., who turned to stone after overdosing on Quantum Vapor. On their free time, Specs and Trapper come up with new weapons to drain Static of his powers.
They capture Static and present him to Alva, but Alva doesn't want anything to do with kidnapping his old enemy. Static soon escapes and Alva fires Specs and Trapper for kidnapping Static instead of restoring his son, and because the restoration room was damaged in the battle with Static. They kidnap Edwin Junior and threaten to kill him unless Alva transfers money into a bank account. Alva asks Static for help. Static tracks down the pair, who by now have donned specialist weaponry and named themselves Spectral and Speedtrap. Their new abilities have Static on the run at first but they are soon defeated. Static saves the younger Edwin. and hands Specs and Trapper over to the police.
[edit] Continuity
- Entering Alva Industries, Virgil recalls one of his first fights, with York in "Aftershock."
- Trapper and Specs reappear after "The New Kid".
- Edwin Alva is trying to restore his son back to normal, following the events of "Junior."
[edit] Background Information
[edit] Production Notes
- This episode was produced for season 2, but not aired until season 3. This is why Static dons his original uniform and why Richie does not appear as Gear.
- When Static blows up the laser cameras inside Specs and Trapper's hideout, there's an explosion that 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.
- Also, when the bomb detonates, the ensuing explosion is reused footage from "New Kids in Town" when Pa and Ma Kent's barn blows up.
[edit] Production Inconsistencies
- When the scientists take a sample of Junior's hair, it changes size considerably between shots: from a small chip to a full lock. Unfrozen, it becomes only a single hair.
[edit] Trivia
- Virgil referring to Specs and Trapper as "Tweedledum and Tweedledumber" (which was used by Nightwing in Nightwing Annual #1) is a double reference (or triple). Tweedledum and Tweedledee were characters in Alice in Wonderland (and minor Batman villains). Dumb and Dumber is a cult comedy movie about an annoyingly stupid duo played by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Phil LaMarr | Static/Virgil Hawkins Security guard (uncredited) |
| Jason Marsden | Richie Foley |
| Kevin Michael Richardson | Robert Hawkins |
| Michele Morgan | Sharon Hawkins |
| Crystal Scales | Daisy Watkins |
| Obba Babatunde | Scientist |
| Maria Canals | Shelly Sandoval Alva's aide (uncredited) |
| Kerrigan Mahan | Edwin Alva |
| Patton Oswalt | Specs/Spectral |
| Michael Rosenbaum | Trapper/Speedtrap Irv (uncredited) |
[edit] Uncredited Appearances
[edit] Quotes
Virgil: This looks like a job for... |
| Previously produced episode: "Sunspots" | Episodes of Static Shock | Next produced episode: "Brother-Sister Act" |
| Previously aired episode: "Romeo in the Mix" | Next aired episode: "Toys in the Hood" |
