As long as there is pop culture media to make fun of, Robot Chicken will always be around…well, Adult Swim ceasing broadcast would throw a wrench in it, but maybe it could continue on somewhere else. It leads this weekend’s list of AS premieres with the brand new episode “May Cause a Squeakquel.”
According to Adult Swim’s official description of the episode, “Robot Chicken takes Mojo Jojo’s side against the Powerpuff Girls; Nightwing demands criminals butt out; Dilbert dies hard with a vengeance… of laughter!” You heard correct — this will be one of those rare episodes where the Robot Chicken himself participates in a sketch. (Or that could actually mean the SHOW is taking Mojo’s side.) The new episode premieres Sunday, March 6 at 12 a.m. ET/PT. Keep in mind an Adult Swim Sunday lasts until 6 AM on Monday.
One day before then, Toonami kicks off with another new episode of the latest AS / Crunchyroll co-production, Shenmue: The Animation. Here’s where we are in the story:
In “Equal,” Ryo is forced to fight Guizhang Chen from Chen Family, to save Nozomi who Mad Angels have taken as a hostage. In hopes that Goro finds Ryo’s secret message, he fights Guizhand Chen, ending with Ryo and Guizhang both wounded and defeated.
I only played Shenmue long enough to unlock the Outrun game and then I wasted all my time with that, so I have no clue where in the game’s plot this puts us. We already got to see a forklift scene last week. This episode premieres Saturday, March 5 at 12:00 a.m. ET/PT.
All episodes can be viewed multiple ways: the network itself, Adult Swim.com, and the Adult Swim app.
The Parodies of this show always ruin my childhood and I love it!