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JEM is a crack-addict, Strawberry Shortcake seeks retribution and let’s pay a visit to The Little Slaughterhouse on the Prairie — what could it be but Robot Chicken?
Seth Green and Matt Senreich are the evil geniuses behind this quirky stop-motion series that pokes fun at everything pop culture. Forget I said, “fun,” this show is seriously deranged.
The folks at Robot Chicken use action figures from the past and present to act out the skits that are way over-the-top. Think Amy Winehouse meets Courtney Love kind of over-the-top and nothing is sacred.
In the Season 3 DVD (which streets tomorrow) you’ll see Governor Schwarzenegger investigating the illegal immigration issue with Speedy Gonzales and Dora the Explorer, a ‘where are they now’ on dolls of the past and the gang from Star Wars sit down for an awkward dinner party hosted by Lord Vader himself. It shouldn’t be all that funny, but it is.
On the downside, Robot Chicken gets a lot of laughs from violence and language so don’t plan on watching this one with the kiddies. It may air on Cartoon Network but this uncensored DVD is rated R.
And speaking of the DVD, the best thing about Robot Chicken Season 3 isn’t the episodes themselves, but the special features. Seth Green turns a boring office tour into a totally funny bit and the collection of video blogs are both amusing and informative. Talk about the coolest job in the world — follow the Robot Chicken toy buyers as they go out looking for more vintage action figures to destroy. (List in the left back pocket, receipts in the right — or is that the other way around?)
The DVD also contains alternate audio, commentaries, deleted scenes and a gag reel which is mostly just gory, and yes, I know they’re only toys but it was too much for me to watch. All-in-all, nearly 3 hours of bonus features and 20 eleven minute episodes on two discs in a neat, pseudo-Japanimation-style package.
Want to own a copy? You could go out to the store and buy it tomorrow. Or you could win one of four DVDs that we’re giving away thanks to Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.
Details, details, details. . . .
THE PRIZE: 1 Robot Chicken Season 3 DVD (4 winners will be chosen)
HOW TO ENTER: In the comments below, tell us about your favorite doll or action figure that you had as a kid, or that you have now. Be sure to enter a valid email in the proper slot so we can contact you if you win.
DEADLINE: Contest ends at Midnight PST on October 12. That’s only one week, so enter now!
Due to mailing costs, US contestants only please.
Photos courtesy of Adult Swim
Contest is closed – winners will be notified by email. Thanks for visiting SFUniverse!
I had a big teddy bear that I loved very much.
Anything Barbie!
I had a Chatty Cathy doll.I loved it until I
wrote all over it with an ink pen.Please enter
me and thanks for the contest
cabbage patch
I possessed many Barbies and their various friends.
my brown bear named Brownie!
Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man, action figure (it’s not a doll!)
Loved to play with my Barbie and Skipper dolls~~~
Cabbage Patch Kid
I loved and still have the Star Wars Action figures.
A stuffed Bugs Bunny.
i loved barbie and like me she had an eye for military guys because i’d always find her with gi joe
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures
I loved this ET doll I had the was small and i think made of pleather. I still miss it and look for it on Ebay, haha.
I really loved my rainbow bright dolls. Thanks!!!
Cabbage Patch Kid
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!
my favorite was star war figures,vehicles loved that stuff
I would have to say my barbies, thank you.
A Korean kid I went to school with had a giant Voltron kit that made me jealous (and perplexed, since I had no idea what that was, besides amazingly awesome), but, though my grandma gave me tons of superhero action figures, my favorite was either the lego guys, or some small plastic robots that came in a cereal box, followed by some Military Muscle Men I picked up in the UK.