Power Play | |
Air Date | February 2, 2002 |
Season | 2 |
No. in Season | 2 |
Production No | 22 |
Written by | Dwayne McDuffie |
Directed by | Joe Sichta |
Episode Guide | |
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Power Play is the fifteenth episode of Static Shock. It premiered on February 2, 2002. It depicts the transformation of Richie into the superhero "Push".
Synopsis[]
Major Events[]
Plot[]
Richie is caught pretending to be a superhero by Static. Richie gets mad when he is told he can never be one and runs off. In a rundown part of town, Richie bumps into an old man. Helping him up, Richie gets shocked. Behind him, two boys laugh. Then, all three disappear. Later, a runaway truck almost hits a dog, but is stopped by Richie, who now has superpowers. Virgil and Richie test out these powers in the scrap yard. Richie almost gets hurt and runs away to find the old man. The man's name is Ragtag and the boys' names are Run and Jump. All three are metahumans. Richie has to go back to Ragtag to get more power. He gives himself the name "Push" and becomes a superhero, leaving Static in the shadows. He realizes that to keep getting power from Ragtag, he'll have to start stealing for him. Richie refuses to do it, and is attacked by Jump and Run. Static saves him, and Richie goes back to being normal, stating that he's okay with being average again.
Continuity from previous episode(s)[]
- Ragtag's origin is revealed in "Attack of the Living Brain Puppets".
- Richie's full name, Richard Osgood Foley, is revealed.
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Notable Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- Len Uhley has stated that this episode is a subtle anti-drug message.
- Virgil mentions his hero is Green Lantern, at which point Phil LaMarr uses his John Stewartvoice.
- The old man tells Richie that he can call him Ragtag. Interestingly, neither Richie nor Jump and Run ever refer to him by that name (or any other) in the entire episode.
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Mistakes/Inconsistencies[]
Production[]
Voice Cast[]
- Phil Lamar as Virgil Hawkins / Static
- Jason Marsden as Richie Foley
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Season Two | ||
"The Big Leagues" • "Power Play" • "Brother-Sister Act" • "Static Shaq" • "Frozen Out" • "Sunspots" • "Pop's Girlfriend" • "Bad Stretch" • "Attack of the Living Brain Puppets" • "Duped" • "Jimmy" |
Episodes | ||
Season One |
1.Shock to the System • 2.Aftershock • 3.The Breed • 4.Grounded • 5.They're Playing My Song • 6.The New Kid • 7.Child's Play • 8.Sons of the Fathers • 9.Winds of Change • 10.Bent Out of Shape • 11.Junior • 12.Replay • 13.Tantrum | |
Season Two |
1.The Big Leagues • 2.Power Play • 3.Brother-Sister Act • 4.Static Shaq • 5.Frozen Out • 6.Sunspots • 7.Pop's Girlfriend • 8.Bad Stretch • 9.Attack of the Living Brain Puppets • 10.Duped • 11.Jimmy | |
Season Three |
1.Hard As Nails • 2.Gear • 3.Static in Africa • 4.She-Bang • 5.The Usual Suspect • 6.A League of Their Own (Part One) • 7.A League of Their Own (Part Two) • 8.Showtime • 9.Consequences • 10.Romeo in the Mix • 11.Trouble Squared • 12.Toys in the Hood • 13.The Parent Trap • 14.Flashback • 15.Blast From the Past | |
Season Four |
Episode 40 • Episode 41 • Episode 42 • Episode 43 • Episode 44 • Episode 45 • Episode 46 • Episode 47 • Episode 48 • Episode 49 • Episode 50 • Episode 51 • Episode 52 |