| Season Information | |
| Original Run | September 23, 2000 - May 12, 2001 |
| No. of Episodes | 13 |
| Opening/Ending Theme | Theme (2000) |
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| Composers | Stanley Clarke |
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The first season of Static Shock ran from September 23, 2000 to May 12, 2001 on The WB. It covers Static's origin story, sets up a few subplots and introduces several antagonists — some of which become recurring characters. There are 13 half-hour episodes in all.
Production[]
Producers[]
Directors[]
- James Tucker
- Dan Riba
- Denys Cowan
Writers[]
- Christopher Simmons
- Stan Berkowitz
- Alan Burnett
- Len Uhley
- Dwayne McDuffie
- Brooks Wachtel (Episode 12)
- Rodney Vaccaro (Teleplay; Episode 6)
Cast[]
- Phil LaMarr as Static (Virgil Hawkins)
- Jason Marsden as Richie Foley
- Danny Cooksey as Hotstreak (Francis "F-Stop" Stone)
- Kadeem Hardison as Rubberband Man (Adam Evans)
- Gary Sturgis as Ebon
- Tia Texada as Talon
- Brian Tochi as Shiv
- Michele Morgan as Sharon Hawkins
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Robert Hawkins & Onyx
- Crystal Scales as Daisy Watkins
- Danica McKellar as Frieda Goren
- Kerrigan Mahan as Edwin Alva
Synopsis[]
| “ | Meets Virgil Hawkins, a mild-mannered teen in the wrong place at the wrong time when a chemical explosion rocks the streets of Dakota City — changing him from super geek to super-hero. Based on the Milestones/DC Comics property, this animated series about the adventures of the first African-American teenage super-hero follows quick-witted Virgil, who finds himself imbued with electromagnetic superpowers after being exposed to a mutagenic gas. Taking on the guise of Static, an urban hero of his own creation, he must learn to control his powers, figure out how to patrol the skies at night and still make it home in time to study for school. Virgil's greatest discovery becomes the real "charge" he gets out of helping people and making a positive difference as a super-hero in his community. The series confronts real problems and issues faced by today's kids, including peer pressure, gangs and growing up in an ethnically diverse Urban neighborhood. | ” |
— Static Shock: The Complete First Season (DVD) | ||
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Original Airdate(s) | ||
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| 1 | "Shock to the System" | James Tucker | Christopher Simmons | September 23, 2000 | ||
| Virgil Hawkins is a smart, funny teen who gets beaten up by gang leader Francis, who calls himself "F-Stop." The leader of another gang, Wade, protects Virgil sometimes, but says he can't be there all the time for Virgil. Wade asks Virgil to join his gang, but Virgil doesn't want to be part of a gang because a gang's gunfire killed his mother, Jean. Wade tells Virgil to show up at the docks. Virgil is afraid to say "no", so he shows up. When Virgil arrives at the docks, Wade's gang gives him a gun as F-Stop's gang shows up. A gang fight ensues. Virgil throws the gun in the river and hides as the police arrive. As soon as the police get there, they start shooting - hitting some gas canisters and causing gas to spread all over the docks. Virgil runs home and, the next day, discovers he can control and manipulate electricity and anything metallic. He goes over to Richie's, his best friend's, house, and they pick out a costume and a superhero name for Virgil - resulting in the birth of Static Shock. | ||||||
| 2 | "Aftershock" | Dan Riba | Stan Berkowitz | September 30, 2000 | ||
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As a result of last episode's explosion, metahumans are everywhere and most of them are committing crimes. Virgil begins to fight crime as Static, and when F-Stop returns, now possessing the metahuman ability to control fire and renaming himself "Hotstreak", Virgil is ready to beat him once and for all. Virgil also learns that Alva and the Mayor were responsible for the gas that caused the metahuman mutations, and tries to prove it by sneaking into Alva's office to find proof - but winds up fighting off an army of Alva's henchmen. Virgil ultimately defeats the henchmen and takes a disk that contains proof.
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| 3 | "The Breed" | Denys Cowan | Christopher Simmons | October 7, 2000 | ||
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Derek Barnett, one of the most popular jocks at school, asks Virgil for help for tutoring. After one of their sessions, he begins to head home, when it is revealed that he is a Bang Baby, and turns into a mass of ionic energy. He is picked up off the streets after accidentally blowing up things and running, terrified and confused, from citizens and the police. Later, Static is also picked up by the same person who picked up Derek (D-Struct), a Bang Baby with control over shadows named Ebon, who "collects" metahumans and wants Static to join his crew, along with a girl named Talon, who is now part bird, and a guy named Shiv, who can change his hands into weapons | ||||||
| 4 | "Grounded" | James Tucker | Len Uhley | October 14, 2000 | ||
| While analyzing a part of an amoeba mutated by the Big Bang, Virgil and Richie become locked in school late at night with the protesting journalism class, led by Frieda. | ||||||
| 5 | "They're Playing My Song" | Dan Riba | Dwayne McDuffie | November 11, 2000 | ||
| A metahuman named Adam Evans, Rubberband Man, attempts to get revenge on Ice Pack, a rapper who stole a song he wrote. Virgil gets a job at Burger Fool and loses it when he had to sneak out to take care of business as Static. | ||||||
| 6 | "The New Kid" | Denys Cowan | Rodney Vaccaro | November 18, 2000 | ||
| Virgil gets accepted into the Vanmoor Institute only to find out he is being used as a tool to capture Static by geniuses Specs and Trapper, both of whom work for Edwin Alva. However, Virgil gets a new friend and ally in his fellow student Daisy Watkins. | ||||||
| 7 | "Child's Play" | James Tucker | Stan Berkowitz | December 2, 2000 | ||
| A young boy, Dwayne, discovers that he was affected by the Big Bang, and has the incredibly strong and powerful ability to alter and reshape reality. His older step-brother, Aaron, exploits Dwayne's reality-warping abilities for his own benefit. | ||||||
| 8 | "Sons of the Fathers" | Dan Riba | Christopher Simmons | December 9, 2000 | ||
| Richie invites Virgil to stay the night at his house. Unfortunately his father arrives home early, and it is revealed that Mr. Foley is a racist who dislikes African-Americans. After Virgil leaves, Richie yells at his father and runs away, later getting captured by Ebon. It takes the combined efforts of Static, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Hawkins to save Richie. Mr. Foley apologizes and resolves to change his ways. | ||||||
| 9 | "Winds of Change" | James Tucker | Len Uhley | December 16, 2000 | ||
| Richie's tendency to live vicariously through Static - such as by inventing ZapCaps, devices designed to be electric bombs and/or batteries - starts to get on Virgil's nerves. Virgil starts trying avoiding him by spending more time with Daisy. This causes Richie to get slightly jealous. Meanwhile, a heavyset Dakota bully begins exhibiting wind-based powers. He creates a costume and becomes a villain known as Slipstream. When Static and Slipstream are fighting at a waterpark, Richie tries to help bring down Slipstream, but ends up causing a waterslide to collapse onto Static. After this, Virgil and Richie get into a fight and part ways. However, after realizing the pointlessness of their friction, they get back together and take down Slipstream. | ||||||
| 10 | "Bent Out of Shape" | Dan Riba | Dwayne McDuffie | January 27, 2001 | ||
| Rubberband Man escapes from jail and becomes "Stringer," a rapper who is dating Virgil's older sister, Sharon. Once Static realizes Stringer is Rubberband Man, he runs away and blames Static for ruining his new life. He attacks Static and unmasks him, but before he can look, Puff and Onyx, meta-humans who decided to become bounty hunters for the cash, intervene. | ||||||
| 11 | "Junior" | Denys Cowan | Dwayne McDuffie | February 10, 2001 | ||
| Edwin Alva Jr., does whatever he can to earn his father's respect, even going so far as to discover a method to control the effects of the Big Bang fluid. However, Alva completely dismisses his son, causing him to become angry and become Omnifarius,(a villain who can control his powers of the gas by having them inserted into bubblewrap bubbles, and breaking them one at a time to get a different power) destroying everything his father holds dear with extremely dangerous and catastrophic results. Static attacks Omnifarius, who recognizes him as Alva's son. Omnifarius, using a bubble to give him X-Ray vision, figures out that Virgil is Static, and threatens to reveal his secret. When he sees him working with his father against him, he becomes angry, and breaks multiple bubbles, causing him to turn to stone. | ||||||
| 12 | "Replay" | Denys Cowan | Brooks Wachtel | March 3, 2001 | ||
| While battling a meta-human capable of duplicating himself, a freak accident permits Replay to make a copy of Static. The doppelgänger ruins Static's name. The entire city declares Static to be public enemy number one, while the real Static fights to restore his good name. | ||||||
| 13 | "Tantrum" | James Tucker | Christopher Simmons | May 12, 2001 | ||
| A purple monstrosity goes on several rampages through the city. Thomas Kim, a student upset that he is one point under a 100, is suspected by Virgil and Richie as being the creature. When they confront him, he goes berserk, transforming into the beast and begins to go on a rampage. Static lures Kim away from potentially damageable areas until he calms down and reverts to human form. | ||||||
Themes[]
- Main article: Theme (2000)
See Also: How I Got Over
Static Shock Theme (Version 1)
Static Shock Theme (Version 2)
Static Shocks End Credits
How I Got Over (Static Shock)
Promotional Videos[]
Home Video Releases[]
- Static Shock: The New Kid (VHS)
- Static Shock: The New Kid (Mini-DVD)
- Static Shock:The New Kid (DVD)
- Static Shock: The Complete First Season