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Te made me do it: Toon-Tim in the JL Universe
Te talks about the various incarnations of Tim, Dick, Jason, and ...Robin, in various cartoons and comics, here.
She left out some -- to me -- significant post-The New Batman Adventures appearances of Tim's. Particularly in the context of Tim's existence (or lack thereof) in the Justice League universe, I felt I had to point these out.
(Coincidentally, this post will serve double duty as more Static Shock pimpery.)
We haven't seen him *as* Robin since the Superman/Batman toon.
Well... That's not entirely accurate.
Toon-Tim, along with Bruce, has made a number of guest appearances in Static Shock, as has the Justice League. By character design and temperament, these are clearly the people we know from BTAS/TNBA and Justice League, not just people who resemble them. Static and his show form a clear, if indirect, link between the other two toons.
The first crossover was in SS episode 2.1, "The Big Leagues." (You've seen this one, right Te? With Bruce doing his one-armed push-ups in the penthouse suite where he's staying with Tim, wearing just shorts and a tank?) The Joker turns up in Dakota, organising the bang-babies for some big-time naughtiness, and Static runs afoul of their antics; again, by appearance, mannerisms, and voice talent, this is the Joker we know from the Timm/Dini series. Static goes to the hospital to figure out what's wrong with "Ferret," one of Static's regular cast of foes -- he'd been dumped at the scene after a dose of Joker's laughing gas, for not toeing the line with the other kids. While Static is there, Batman and Robin come in the window. Bruce is his typical grim and barely-communicative self, but Tim is more encouraging, in his eerily-flirty toon-Tim way, and the trio winds up working together and eventually capturing the Joker.
With the success and popularity of this crossover, Static Shock's producers were allowed to bring Batman back, this time for the opening episode of season three. In "Hard as Nails," Static discovers that bang-babies from Dakota are being lured to Gotham with the promise of a "cure" for their metahuman state. He follows one of his Dakota High classmates there, discovering that it's Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn behind the ruse, and that Batman is already on the case. Tim doesn't appear in this episode, but when Static asks where Robin is, Batman answers, "With the Titans." (I take this throwaway line as implying that the producers were not allowed to use Tim in SS season three because some WB muckety-muck was concerned about the Teen Titans toon which was then in the works or in production, but definitely forthcoming -- that's pure speculation on my part, however.) After another successful team-up, back in Dakota, Virgil sees Alfred playing chauffeur to Bruce Wayne and, recognising him from the Batcave, puts two and two together. Bruce doesn't confirm or deny, but implies that he trusts Virgil with his secret.
Further along into season three, we have "A League of Their Own," a two-part Static Shock episode (3.6 & 3.7) guest-starring the Justice League. The episode opens on the League's Watchtower base, and features appearances by J'onn, Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkgirl in addition to Batman. Superman is nowhere to be seen, which seems odd given that the villain of theweek fortnight is Brainiac, though as I recall there's no sign of Diana either.
Big Blue does turn up in episode 3.12, "Toys in the Hood," along with the Toyman and Darcy (from the TNSA episode "Obsession"). Apparently Dakota is becoming quite the mecca for animated-DCU baddies, now that it has metahuman villains and heroes of its own. At any rate, Virgil foils the bad guy's plans with Superman's help, and earns himself some more big-league cred.
(Static Shock's season three finale, "Blast from the Past" (3.15), was originally supposed to feature an appearance by the DCU's Black Lightning, aka Jefferson Pierce, but the show's producers were denied permission to use the character by DC, so the episode was rewritten to guest-star a different retired African-American costumed superhero with electricity-based powers, called Soul Power and at least 25 times gayer than Jefferson ever could have been.)
In the premiere of the current, fourth season of Static Shock, "Future Shock," toon-Tim the red, red Robin turns up again. (More rank speculation by Jack: now that the Teen Titans toon format is established and clearly separate from the continuity of any other animated series, Robin/Tim is free for crossover appearances in Static's show again.) Even more interestingly, when Static is catapulted into the future, he lands squarely in the Batman Beyond Batcave, with the Wall of Sidekick Doom, a distrustful Terry/Batman, and the sexiest octogenarian ever dreamt up, BB!Bruce.
Episode 4.4, "Fallen Hero," features a solo guest appearance by Green Lantern John Stewart -- by character design and voice talent, clearly the incarnation we know from Justice League, though the other members of the League are nowhere to be seen, odd when you consider that John appears to have gone rogue. (Amusingly, Phil Lamarr voices Static as well as GL and the "evil twin," which meant that he spent most of the episode's recording sessions talking to himself.)
I fully expect to see Tim and/or members of the League show up again before the end of the season.
She left out some -- to me -- significant post-The New Batman Adventures appearances of Tim's. Particularly in the context of Tim's existence (or lack thereof) in the Justice League universe, I felt I had to point these out.
(Coincidentally, this post will serve double duty as more Static Shock pimpery.)
We haven't seen him *as* Robin since the Superman/Batman toon.
Well... That's not entirely accurate.
Toon-Tim, along with Bruce, has made a number of guest appearances in Static Shock, as has the Justice League. By character design and temperament, these are clearly the people we know from BTAS/TNBA and Justice League, not just people who resemble them. Static and his show form a clear, if indirect, link between the other two toons.
The first crossover was in SS episode 2.1, "The Big Leagues." (You've seen this one, right Te? With Bruce doing his one-armed push-ups in the penthouse suite where he's staying with Tim, wearing just shorts and a tank?) The Joker turns up in Dakota, organising the bang-babies for some big-time naughtiness, and Static runs afoul of their antics; again, by appearance, mannerisms, and voice talent, this is the Joker we know from the Timm/Dini series. Static goes to the hospital to figure out what's wrong with "Ferret," one of Static's regular cast of foes -- he'd been dumped at the scene after a dose of Joker's laughing gas, for not toeing the line with the other kids. While Static is there, Batman and Robin come in the window. Bruce is his typical grim and barely-communicative self, but Tim is more encouraging, in his eerily-flirty toon-Tim way, and the trio winds up working together and eventually capturing the Joker.
With the success and popularity of this crossover, Static Shock's producers were allowed to bring Batman back, this time for the opening episode of season three. In "Hard as Nails," Static discovers that bang-babies from Dakota are being lured to Gotham with the promise of a "cure" for their metahuman state. He follows one of his Dakota High classmates there, discovering that it's Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn behind the ruse, and that Batman is already on the case. Tim doesn't appear in this episode, but when Static asks where Robin is, Batman answers, "With the Titans." (I take this throwaway line as implying that the producers were not allowed to use Tim in SS season three because some WB muckety-muck was concerned about the Teen Titans toon which was then in the works or in production, but definitely forthcoming -- that's pure speculation on my part, however.) After another successful team-up, back in Dakota, Virgil sees Alfred playing chauffeur to Bruce Wayne and, recognising him from the Batcave, puts two and two together. Bruce doesn't confirm or deny, but implies that he trusts Virgil with his secret.
Further along into season three, we have "A League of Their Own," a two-part Static Shock episode (3.6 & 3.7) guest-starring the Justice League. The episode opens on the League's Watchtower base, and features appearances by J'onn, Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkgirl in addition to Batman. Superman is nowhere to be seen, which seems odd given that the villain of the
Big Blue does turn up in episode 3.12, "Toys in the Hood," along with the Toyman and Darcy (from the TNSA episode "Obsession"). Apparently Dakota is becoming quite the mecca for animated-DCU baddies, now that it has metahuman villains and heroes of its own. At any rate, Virgil foils the bad guy's plans with Superman's help, and earns himself some more big-league cred.
(Static Shock's season three finale, "Blast from the Past" (3.15), was originally supposed to feature an appearance by the DCU's Black Lightning, aka Jefferson Pierce, but the show's producers were denied permission to use the character by DC, so the episode was rewritten to guest-star a different retired African-American costumed superhero with electricity-based powers, called Soul Power and at least 25 times gayer than Jefferson ever could have been.)
In the premiere of the current, fourth season of Static Shock, "Future Shock," toon-Tim the red, red Robin turns up again. (More rank speculation by Jack: now that the Teen Titans toon format is established and clearly separate from the continuity of any other animated series, Robin/Tim is free for crossover appearances in Static's show again.) Even more interestingly, when Static is catapulted into the future, he lands squarely in the Batman Beyond Batcave, with the Wall of Sidekick Doom, a distrustful Terry/Batman, and the sexiest octogenarian ever dreamt up, BB!Bruce.
Episode 4.4, "Fallen Hero," features a solo guest appearance by Green Lantern John Stewart -- by character design and voice talent, clearly the incarnation we know from Justice League, though the other members of the League are nowhere to be seen, odd when you consider that John appears to have gone rogue. (Amusingly, Phil Lamarr voices Static as well as GL and the "evil twin," which meant that he spent most of the episode's recording sessions talking to himself.)
I fully expect to see Tim and/or members of the League show up again before the end of the season.
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