Product Details

• Actors: Amy Smart, Seth Green, Abraham Benrubi, Alex Borstein, Leah Ann Cevoli
• Directors: Seth Green, Douglas Goldstein, Matthew Senreich, Tom Root
• Writers: Douglas Goldstein, Breckin Meyer, Charles Horn, Jordan Allen-Dutton
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Cartoon Network
• DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006
• Run Time: 333 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (126 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000E0OE3K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,395 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Robot Chicken, Season 1" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A collection of sketch comedy vignettes using stop motion animation.
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 03/28/06
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny animated "blackouts" are great satire, March 16, 2006

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Valnastar "Man With No Name" (Deep 13, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robot Chicken, Season 1 (DVD)

The topics and humor in this show come fast and in a highly random manner, which may not appeal to everyone, but if you like the old 1-minute "blackout" type of sketches done years ago on many variety shows, then Robot Chicken will appeal to you. If a gag misses the mark for you it will be over fast and the next one will be rolling by moments later, a gag that may be very different and a lot funnier to you. There's something for everyone, as pop-culture, politics and more are skewered using action figures and other models in a rapid parade of stop-motion comedy sketches. My personal favorites are those that use action figures from some popular cartoon, comic book or movie, placing them in character in situations where they are forced to deal with everyday frustrations and problems. It's bust-a-gutt funny when you see Lex Luthor and Skeletor stuck in traffic, Transformers suffering from severe chronic illnesses, and more. There's also a hilarious bit where a stop-motion Mark Hamill (who voices himself) walks off the set of Star Wars after Darth Vader spouts a string of the most improbable explanations of how things work in Star Wars mythology. Many other actors and well-known personalities provide guest voices on the show, often poking fun at themselves or work they have done in the past.

Robot Chicken Vol. 1 is funny enough to warrant repeated viewing and I'm looking forward both to buying this DVD set and to seeing the second season of the show which begins in April 2006.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, life after MST3K, December 29, 2005

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N. Haney "comic book geek" (Richmond, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robot Chicken, Season 1 (DVD)

I just wanted to write this review because the only review of this show is actually wrong. The show isn't claymation, it's stop motion action figures. The orgins of this show actually stem from two things: the mad scientist scenario is an homage to MST3K and the actual programs are an extension of a feature titled "Twisted Toyfare Theater" in a magazine entitled Toyfare. Okay, now that I have clarified these miscrepancies, on to an actual review. The shows aren't exactly peabody award winners, but if you're like me and grew up in the 70's and 80's you'll get a good chuckle out of seeing your favorite action figures in hilarious and sometimes compromising positions. My main problem with the show was that the episodes are only 13 minutes long. Something like this definitely needs to be upgraded to a half hour at least. If you're a fan of Family Guy and it's ilk, give this show a good look, but if you are easily offended, steer clear. It's definitely not a kid's show.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hillarious but CENSORED!, April 21, 2006

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Paul J. Mular (San Carlos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robot Chicken, Season 1 (DVD)

About 3 minutes is missing from "Vegetable Funfest" - there's a "Teen Titans" sketch which featured Beavis & Butt-head, and apparently MTV/Viacom took issue with this, so the piece was cut from the DVD.

Keep your broadcast recordings to see it uncut!