List of Static Shock episodes

This article consists of a list of episodes of the animated series Static Shock.

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	13		September 23, 2000	May 12, 2001
	2	11		January 26, 2002	May 4, 2002
	3	15		January 25, 2003	June 21, 2003
	4	13		January 17, 2004	May 22, 2004

Episodes

Season 1 (2000–01)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Shock to the System"	James Tucker	Christopher Simmons	September 23, 2000
Virgil Hawkins is a smart, funny teen who tangles with school gang leader Francis Stone, who calls himself "F-Stop." The leader of another school 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 a part of it 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 his best friend Richie's house, and they pick out a costume and a superhero name for Virgil, resulting in the birth of Static.
2	2	"Aftershock"	Dan Riba	Stan Berkowitz	September 30, 2000
As a result of last episode's explosion, metahumans (a.k.a. Bang Babies) 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, but loses his first fight. 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. Later, as Static fights Hotstreak again, the disk with all of Alva's information on it gets destroyed. However, Static powers up and finally defeats Hotstreak.
3	3	"The Breed"	Denys Cowan	Christopher Simmons	October 7, 2000
Derek Barnett, one of the most popular jocks at school, asks Virgil for help for tutoring. He begins to head home after, and it is revealed that he is a Bang Baby, turning 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. He 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	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	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, but loses it after having to sneak out to take care of Rubberband Man as Static.
6	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	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 powerful ability to alter and reshape reality. His older step-brother, Aaron, exploits Dwayne's reality-warping abilities for his own benefit.
8	8	"Sons of the Fathers"	Dan Riba	Christopher Simmons	December 9, 2000
Richie invites Virgil to spend the night at his house. Unfortunately, his father arrives home early, and it is revealed that Mr. Foley is a racist bigot 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	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 to 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 arguing, they get back together and take down Slipstream.
10	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, the latter 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 cash incentives, intervene.
11	11	"Junior"	Denys Cowan	Story by : Alan Burnett and Dwayne McDuffie Teleplay by : 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	12	"Replay"	Denys Cowan	Story by : Brooks Wachtel Teleplay by : Len Uhley	March 3, 2001
While battling Replay, a meta-human capable of duplicating himself, a freak accident permits him to make a copy of Static. The doppelgänger ruins Static's name. The entire city mistakes the doppelganger for Static and declares him to be public enemy number one, while the real Static fights to restore his own good name.
13	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 has a grade one point less than 100, is suspected by Virgil and Richie as being the creature. When they confront him, he goes berserk, transforms, 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 his human form.

Season 2 (2002)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
14	1	"The Big Leagues"	Dave Chlystek	Len Uhley	January 26, 2002
Static teams up with Batman and Robin, after The Joker comes to Dakota to recruit Bang Babys.
15	2	"Power Play"	Joe Sichta	Dwayne McDuffie	February 2, 2002
Richie bumps into an old man in an alleyway, granting him the gift of lygokinesis: the ability to create, control and manipulate pure purple-colored energy. Richie uses his powers to become a superhero named "Push," but panics when those powers begin to fade. The old man then reappears and introduces himself as Ragtag, a Bang Baby with the ability to grant others superpowers. Richie is desperate to keep being a hero, and eventually joins forces with Run and Jump--teens who Ragtag gave the gifts of super-speed and teleportation, respectively--to commit crimes on the old man's behalf in exchange for more "hits" of power.
16	3	"Brother-Sister Act"	Joe Sichta	Len Uhley	February 9, 2002
When Mr. Hawkins leaves town and puts Sharon in charge of the house, Virgil is less than happy--and he becomes especially worried when Sharon starts piecing together clues that hint at his identity as Static. To make matters worse, two new Bang Babies have begun a crime spree: Boom, a teenager with a loudspeaker in his chest that allows him to shoot concussive sound-wave blasts, and his younger sister Mirage, who has the ability to manipulate light to create extremely realistic illusions. Upon discovering that Mirage is a reluctant partner in her older brother's plots, Static tries to work with her to stop Boom while simultaneously keeping Sharon from discovering his secret.
17	4	"Static Shaq"	Denys Cowan	Christopher Simmons	February 16, 2002
Static is hunted out by the Ruff Pack, who nearly discover his secret identity. This episode guest stars Shaquille O'Neal as himself.
18	5	"Frozen Out"	Dave Chlystek	Len Uhley	February 23, 2002
The holiday season is upon Dakota, and Virgil is trying to balance attending various parties for his friends of different faiths. Complications arise when buildings such as the power plant and mall begin to be covered in thick sheets of ice. The cause is a Bang Baby named Permafrost, who has extremely powerful cryokinetic abilities. It is eventually revealed that Permafrost is a homeless girl named Maureen Conner; she suffers from mental problems stemming from her mother's death and stepfather's neglect. Maureen's trauma makes her unable to control her powers, especially when people ignore her when she asks for money and food. Static eventually finds Maureen and, rather than fighting her, offers her aid. Maureen calms down and accepts help from a local pastor, which in turn teaches Virgil the true meaning of the holidays.
19	6	"Sunspots"	Denys Cowan	Stan Berkowitz	March 2, 2002
When sunspots appear, they can control Static's powers, sometimes causing his magnetic force to rage and go out of control, while other times, his powers simply vanish out of nowhere. Until the sunspots disappear, which is unpredictable, Static has no control over his electromagnetic abilities at all, which become a problem when Hotstreak goes on a rampage.
20	7	"Pop's Girlfriend"	Denys Cowan	Christopher Simmons	March 9, 2002
Virgil ran away from an officer to prevent her from searching his backpack and finding his Static costume, only to find out the officer is his dad's new girlfriend which prompts his dad, Robert to ground Virgil.
21	8	"Bad Stretch"	Joe Sichta	Dwayne McDuffie	March 23, 2002
Rubberband Man returns as a hero. However, did he really change his ways, especially when Ebon (his older brother) comes to invite him into The Metabreed?
22	9	"Attack of the Living Brain Puppets"	Dave Chlystek	Len Uhley	April 6, 2002
In an effort to win the class president election, a high-school Bang Baby named Madelyn Spaulding turns almost everyone in Dakota into zombies that cannot resist her will.
23	10	"Duped"	Denys Cowan	Len Uhley & Christopher Simmons	April 27, 2002
Adam enlists the help of AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys to get a recording deal, but a jealous competitor by the name of Replikon wants to reap the fame and winnings for himself.
24	11	"Jimmy"	Joe Sichta	Story by : Alan Burnett and Dwayne McDuffie Teleplay by : Dwayne McDuffie	May 4, 2002
After merciless tormenting and a violent prank from a group of vicious bullies, a troubled teen named Jimmy Osgood uses his dad's gun to protect himself and accidentally shoots Richie in the leg. With the help of a psychologist, Virgil must deal with the shock and his feelings of guilt for not preventing the incident.

Season 3 (2003)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
25	1	"Hard as Nails"	n/a	Paul Dini	January 25, 2003
Lured by Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, a young meta-human girl named "Nails" travels to Gotham City, hoping to find a cure. Instead, she finds two super villains ready to exploit her powers for their personal gain. Static and Batman once again team up to resolve the case and help Nails at the same time.
26	2	"Gear"	n/a	Story by : Alan Burnett Teleplay by : Dwayne McDuffie	February 1, 2003
Richie's increasingly frantic inventing worries Virgil, and he suspects Richie is a bang baby. Richie is disappointed because his special ability of superhuman intelligence is hardly as flashy as Static's abilities, but when the Meta-Breed decide to kidnap Virgil, Richie has to prove his mettle, and as a result, the new hero "Gear" is born.
27	3	"Static in Africa"	Victor Dal Chele	Dwayne McDuffie	February 8, 2003
When the Hawkins family goes on a vacation to Ghana, Static teams up with a legendary African folk hero named Anansi to stop a group of evil African Bandits, led by a leopard named Osobo, from stealing an ancient African treasure and destroying thousands of homes and claiming hundreds of lives.
28	4	"She-Bang"	Victor Dal Chele	Story by : Alan Burnett Teleplay by : Len Uhley	February 15, 2003
Static encounters a sassy, female teenage superhero named She-Bang. She is a shy classmate who shows him up every time they meet. Static and Gear learn that she is a genetically engineered superhuman, and the company that created her now wants her back.
29	5	"The Usual Suspect"	n/a	Len Uhley	February 22, 2003
Static and Gear go toe-to-toe with a destructive monstrous meta-human who is taking revenge on individuals who angered a well-known bully at school.
30	6	"A League of Their Own, Part 1"	Victor Dal Chele	Ernie Altbacker	March 1, 2003
A cosmic string strikes the Watchtower of the Justice League, draining the station of its power and sending it hurtling towards Earth. Batman suggests Static needs to recharge the power core, and he and Gear get invited into the Watchtower. But unknown to all, the power outage enabled Brainiac to infiltrate the station's computer system. After the Justice League is called away, Static and Gear discover Brainiac lurking inside the computers and soon face the fight of their lives.
31	7	"A League of Their Own, Part 2"	n/a	Dwayne McDuffie	March 8, 2003
Static and the Justice League think Brainiac has been defeated, but in fact he has found a way to escape annihilation and has taken control over Richie and the League. Now Static has to devise a plan to free his best friend without harming him.
32	8	"Showtime"	n/a	Story by : Alan Burnett Teleplay by : Courtney Lilly	March 22, 2003
When a sleazy TV producer, Bernie Rast, wants to make a TV show about Static, it drives a wedge between Static, who acts as a show off for the camera, and Gear, who is jealous of all the attention Static is getting. When a new meta-human with much stronger and more powerful electromagnetic abilities shows up, Static is seen on live TV multiple times. Static and Gear have to put aside their arguing to come up with a solution to stop him.
33	9	"Consequences"	Denys Cowan	Christopher Simmons	April 5, 2003
Daisy gets hurt in a fight between Puff, Onyx, and Static, and falls into a coma. Static blames himself, because he tried to show off instead of focusing on her safety. He tries to hunt down the two villains, destroying everything in his path. Rubberband Man succeeds in cooling him down. Puff and Onyx soon learn that Static has gone on a destructive rampage to hunt them down. They decide to use this as an advantage to ruin his reputation, and do that by going on a rampage of their own to drive Static's anger to the top. Note: This episode was intended for broadcast as part of the second season, but was later aired in the third season. As a result, the animators failed to amend the design of characters to reflect their new appearances, creating continuity errors.
34	10	"Romeo in the Mix"	n/a	Story by : Rhonda Smiley Teleplay by : Len Uhley	April 19, 2003
Bernie Rast convinces Lil Romeo (voiced by himself) to make a music video in Dakota, promising his favorite superhero, Static, will be there. But when Lil Romeo dresses in a Static costume for the video, he is mistakenly captured by the Leech, a power-absorbing meta-human who has been kidnapping Bang-Babies all over the city to temporarily absorb their special abilities. Static, Lil Romeo and Gear have to rescue the other Bang-Babies and put the Leech behind bars for good.
35	11	"Trouble Squared"	Dave Chlystek	Christopher Simmons	April 26, 2003
Specs and Trapper are hired by Alva to do grunt work on the research project to cure his son; unsatisfied with this, the two young geniuses decide to develop combat-powered exoskeleton suits to catch Static for their employer. They nearly succeed, but in the battle, a lot of the research equipment is destroyed. Specs and Trapper get fired, and kidnap Alva Jr. to blackmail their former boss, who now needs the help of Static to get his son back. Note: This episode was intended for broadcast as part of the second season, but was later aired in the third season. As a result, the animators failed to amend the design of characters to reflect their new appearances, creating continuity errors.
36	12	"Toys in the Hood"	n/a	Story by : John Semper and Ernie Altbecker Teleplay by : John Ridley	May 3, 2003
Static teams up with Superman, when his old nemesis Toyman appears in Dakota to find and locate his doll Darcia after she escaped from him. It soon becomes clear that Darcia intends to take over the life of another person — one Static must protect.
37	13	"The Parent Trap"	n/a	Len Uhley	May 24, 2003
She-Bang returns to Dakota and follows Static and Gear to the Gas Station of Solitude and learns their identity. She enlists their help in locating her parents, Jonathon and Delores Vale, who have mysteriously gone missing in the wake of a large villain capable of absorbing mass and matter to greatly strengthen himself.
38	14	"Flashback"	n/a	John Semper	June 7, 2003
Five years ago, when a blackout hit the city, Dakota was hit by gang riots (as a possible play on the Los Angeles riots of 1992). As Virgil tries to regain memories of his mother, who was killed that night, a new meta-human, Nina Crocker aka Time-Zone, seeks out the help of Static and Gear. When Gear invents a device that puts her time-traveling capabilities under control, the remote is stolen by Ebon. Static accidentally burns out the circuits, and sends them all back five years to the Dakota gang riots — where Virgil comes face-to-face with his late mother, Jean.
39	15	"Blast From the Past"	n/a	Story by : Adam Beechen Teleplay by : John Semper & Adam Beechen	June 21, 2003
Static reluctantly teams up with a retired electricity-manipulating/controlling superhero from the sixties, Soul Power, to defeat an old-time villain, Professor Menace. Static does not see eye-to-eye with Soul Power's methods, or his outdated campy style. But they eventually become allies and Static helps him take down Professor Menace. Soul Power officially retires and leaves the superhero job of protecting Dakota to Static.

Season 4 (2004)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
40	1	"Future Shock"	Victor Dal Chele	Stan Berkowitz	January 17, 2004
Static, after assisting Batman and Robin with a mission, is accidentally sent 40 years into the future, where he has to help the Batman of that era, Terry McGinnis, save a captured superhero: Static's future self.
41	2	"She-Back!"	Mark Howard	Len Uhley	January 24, 2004
When She-Bang returns to Dakota, her loud and expressive personality seems to grind against Static and Gear's nerves. Meanwhile, Madelyn Spaulding (from "Attack of the Living Brain Puppets") experiences a change in her meta-human condition, replacing her former mind-control abilities with new telekinetic ones. She breaks several other meta-humans out of jail in an attempt to get revenge on Static.
42	3	"Out of Africa"	Victor Dal Chele	Dwayne McDuffie	January 31, 2004
Anansi visits Dakota in an attempt to stop Osebo and his new allies, Onini and Mmboro, from obtaining a golden spider which is the source of his mystical powers. Static and Gear get caught up in the mix, as they have to save Sharon, who ended up with the artifact.
43	4	"Fallen Hero"	Chuck Drost	Stan Berkowitz	February 7, 2004
Static faces off against his idol, Green Lantern, when he seemingly begins to commit robberies all over Dakota, only to find out that another culprit bears the responsibility.
44	5	"Army of Darkness"	Mark Howard	John Semper	February 14, 2004
Static and Gear must do battle with the Nightbreed, a group of Bang Babies who have a lethal reaction to sunlight. Under Ebon's leadership, they intend to blanket Dakota City in darkness.
45	6	"No Man's Island"	Mark Howard	Ralph Soll	February 21, 2004
In an attempt to revive his son, Edwin Alva kidnaps Static, Hot-Streak, Talon, Gear, and Rubberbandman. Static and Hot-Streak, handcuffed together, must cooperate if they intend to escape and rescue their fellow captives.
46	7	"Hoop Squad"	Victor Dal Chele	Len Uhley & David Garber	February 28, 2004
Static meets a team of basketball players (guest stars NBA players Steve Nash, Yao Ming, Karl Malone, and Tracy McGrady) who moonlight as superheroes. The Hoop Squad teams up with Static to rescue Gear, who has been kidnapped by an evil scientist named Dr. Odium.
47	8	"Now You See Him..."	Chuck Drost	Dwayne McDuffie	March 13, 2004
Using advanced technology, a teenager manages to slow down time to move faster than the authorities in an attempt to win Daisy's romantic affections. He learns Static's and Gear's identities and blackmails them into leaving him alone so that he can win Daisy over.
48	9	"Where the Rubber Meets the Road"	Chuck Drost	Matt Wayne	March 27, 2004
Rubberband Man must overcome his dyslexia to disarm a powerful fusion reactor Specs and Trapper have stolen from Alva Industries.
49	10	"Linked"	Victor Dal Chele	Story by : John Semper and Robert Goodman Teleplay by : Robert Goodman	May 1, 2004
When a football player, who maintains his Bang Baby status as a secret from the world is threatened by exposure, Static and Gear get caught up in the middle of it.
50	11	"Wet and Wild"	Mark Howard	Len Uhley	May 8, 2004
After capture at the hands of Static and Gear, Aquamaria agrees to be given the experimental cure for the mutagenic gas that transformed her into a Bang Baby. However, Hot-Streak sabotages the process, causing her to become unstable and unable to solidify her form. In an angry rage, she threatens all of Dakota City. This is the first reference to the cure for the "bang baby syndrome" next seen in "Power Outage".
51	12	"Kidnapped"	Victor Dal Chele	John Semper	May 15, 2004
Former Alva Industries employee Omnara, who was charged with the task of discovering Static's identity, is fired by Alva after he loses the desire to know the information with his son now revived. However, having uncovered the necessary information, Omnara decides to blackmail Static by kidnapping his father and forcing him to steal parts from Alva Industries. With it clear that she aims to take total control over all technology, Static is forced to find a way to warn Gear, even if it means his father learning of his identity.
52	13	"Power Outage"	Chuck Drost	Story by : Alan Burnett & John Semper Teleplay by : John Semper	May 22, 2004
All the Bang Babies in Dakota, including Static and Gear, find themselves reverting back to normal, discovering that they have been exposed to the cure for the mutagenic gas that altered them years ago. However, many of the Bang Babies, including Ebon and Hot-Streak seek to reverse this, and break into the labs that created the gas. Static and Gear find themselves forced to prevent a new disaster, especially when Ebon and Hot-Streak inadvertently create a new problem.

See also

• "The Once and Future Thing, Part 1: Weird Western Tales" and "The Once and Future Thing, Part 2: Time Warped", a two-part 2005 crossover episode with Justice League Unlimited

External links

• Static Shock – list of episodes at IMDb
• List of Static Shock episodes at TV.com