Robot Chicken (season 8)

Robot Chicken (season 8)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 20
Release
Original network Adult Swim
Original release October 25, 2015 – May 15, 2016
Season chronology

The eighth season of the stop-motion television series Robot Chicken began airing in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, on October 25, 2015, with the episode Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship.

Episodes

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1401"Garbage Sushi"Tom SheppardMike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi, Tom Sheppard & Brian WysolOctober 25, 20158011.179[1]

Godzilla and Jason Voorhees face off in the year 2023; Jesus and his disciples advertise the breakfast cereal Holy-Os; a turtle on a standoff with police after robbing a bank hides in his shell whenever they fire their weapons and is finally killed by a grenade; Handy Manny is deported after a tip from Bob the Builder; a mixup with a Magic Grow dinosaur and Grandma's heart medicine leads to disastrous consequences; a commercial for Chew Blast Gum encouraging throwing it at old people with a slingshot; Captain Planet is promoted to general, and is bogged down with paperwork; Nicki Minaj's sister Nicki MorGaj offers to refinance her producers' homes; a Cylon's surprise birthday party; song parody of Dinosaur Train; Mr. Magoo inadvertently takes on the Yakuza and easily takes them out with a sword, and is horrified at his actions upon looking through an eye glass; Thanos acquires the Infinity Gauntlet and remarks he finally has something to go with his wardrobe; odd mating rituals of mermaids, and The Little Match Girl goes mad with power.

Guest stars: Thomas Lennon, Freddie Prinze, Jr., George Takei
1412"Ants on a Hamburger"Tom SheppardMike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi, Tom Sheppard & Brian WysolNovember 1, 20158021.049[2]

The cast of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters have a meeting about the best ways to scare people with the scary little girl from The Ring; The Hulk calls to complain about charges to his cable bill; a husband becomes possessed by a spider and proceeds to urinate and twerk; The Grizzly Man is mauled by three bears he dresses as humans; Twelve Years a Clown; the girl from The Ring has her cursed videotape transferred to DVD; Goofy is diagnosed with autism; Fonzie takes on a horde of zombies; a perverted bar of soap; an American colonist sells his bell for two bucks; two teenagers watching cat videos run afoul of the scary little girl from The Ring, who sends a cat through the screen to kill them; the Nerd dreams about being in CW shows.

Guest stars: Tom Cavanagh, Ashley Holliday, Ken Jeong, Kristin Kreuk, Josh Robert Thompson
1423"Zeb and Kevin Erotic Hot Tub Canvas"Tom SheppardMike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi, Tom Sheppard & Brian WysolNovember 8, 20158031.146[3]

When Pluto isn't invited to the "Planet Party", his fellow dwarf planets Eris and Ceres, insist they throw a party of their own, with the other planets eventually letting Pluto back into the fold, with the promise of sexual favors; a constipated Samantha Stephens; Respectable Rabbit and Positive Pig inadvertently stumble upon the semen of Pickle Joe while making sandwiches; police mistake loud screaming from Pee-wee's Playhouse as a hostage situation and beat Pee-wee into submission; Simon Sez; Adam Richman's toilet runs away, forcing him to use the sink instead; Prince chokes on transmission fluid; Seth and Matt present sketches of shows they've never seen, including The Good Wife, Highway to Heaven and Deadwood; the Joker shows his respect for Ronald McDonald; a mother tries to find an American Girl doll that looks just like her spoiled daughter; Dr. Smith wonders why the Robot never mentions him in his warnings, leading the Robot to imply Smith is a child molester; Steve Aoki is recruited to play Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers; the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are in dire need, while all the heroes are unavailable; The Wild Thornberrys have to get even wilder in order to stay on the air, with Nigel and his family becoming nudists, among other things.

Guest stars: Steve Aoki, Lacey Chabert, Danielle Harris, Timothy Omundson, Will Sasso
1434"Cheese Puff Mountain"Tom SheppardMike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi, Tom Sheppard & Brian WysolNovember 15, 20158041.229[4]
Guest stars: Erin Cottrell, Brett Dalton, Alexis Denisof, Patrick Stewart
1445"Cake Pillow"Tom SheppardMike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Joel Hurwitz, Matthew Senreich & Tom SheppardNovember 22, 20158051.078[5]
Guest stars: Fred Armisen, Arielle Kebbel, Will Kirby, Ryan Phillippe, Ashley Rickards, Ming-Na Wen
1456"Zero Vegetables"Tom SheppardMike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Joel Hurwitz, Matthew Senreich & Tom SheppardDecember 6, 20158061.114[6]
Guest stars: Eric André, Chris Diamantopoulos, Martin Freeman, Karen Gillan, Lee Pace, Katee Sackhoff
1467"Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United"Tom SheppardMike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Joel Hurwitz, Matthew Senreich & Tom SheppardDecember 13, 20158071.242[7]
Guest stars: Jim Hanks, Scott Porter, Michaela Watkins, Henry Winkler, James Wolk
1478"Joel Hurwitz"Tom SheppardMike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Joel Hurwitz, Matthew Senreich & Tom SheppardJanuary 3, 20168081.255[8]
Guest stars: Johnny Bananas, Luke Evans, Famke Janssen, T. J. Lavin, Jennette McCurdy, Sarah Rice
1489"Blackout Window Heat Stroke"Tom SheppardDeidre Devlin, Jeff Eckman, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, J.T. Krull & Matthew SenreichJanuary 10, 20168091.266[9]
Guest stars: Ernie Hudson, Katee Sackhoff, Courtney Thorne-Smith
14910"The Unnamed One"Tom SheppardDeidre Devlin, Jeff Eckman, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, J.T. Krull, Matthew Senreich & Tom SheppardJanuary 17, 20168101.576[10]
Guest stars: Bob Saget, Marc Summers, Carrot Top
15011"Fridge Smell"Tom SheppardDeidre Devlin, Jeff Eckman, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, J.T. Krull & Matthew SenreichMarch 13, 20168111.238[11]

Paul Edgecomb escorts John Coffey down the Green Mile, but has to go back when he forgets his keys. This is the series' first full "picture-in-picture" episode.

Guest stars: Alison Haislip, Jim Hanks, Caity Lotz, Kel Mitchell
15112"Western Hay Batch"Tom SheppardDeidre Devlin, Jeff Eckman, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, J.T. Krull & Matthew SenreichMarch 20, 20168121.326[12]
Guest stars: Anna Chlumsky, Zac Efron, Phil Moore, Tiffany Shepis
15213"Triple Hot Dog Sandwich on Wheat"Tom SheppardDeidre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Joel Hurwitz, Jason Reich, & Matthew SenreichMarch 27, 20168131.364[13]
Guest stars: Dave Coulier, Alfred Molina, Carice van Houten
15314"Joel Hurwitz Returns"Tom SheppardDeidre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Joel Hurwitz, Jason Reich, & Matthew SenreichApril 3, 20168141.141[14]
Guest stars: Emilia Clarke, Alexandra Daddario, Hugh Dancy, Jared Harris, Adrianne Palicki
15415"Hopefully Salt"Tom SheppardDeidre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Joel Hurwitz, Jason Reich, & Matthew SenreichApril 10, 20168151.611[15]
Guest stars: Keegan-Michael Key, Tatiana Maslany, Dax Shepard, Alan Tudyk
15516"Yogurt in a Bag"Tom SheppardDeidre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Joel Hurwitz, Jason Reich, & Matthew SenreichApril 17, 20168161.339[16]
Guest stars: Ralph Garman, Jaime King, Joey King, Jane Krakowski, Rumer Willis
15617"Secret of the Flushed Footlong"Tom SheppardMikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi & Erik WeinerApril 24, 20168171.427[17]

Murder, She Wrote. Seth Green Burger King Commercial. American Girl Dolls. Krang Dating. Brady Bunch Extended Theme Song. Carpenter Ants. Will Smith / ID4. Toy Story. Huey Lewis / Back to the Future.

Guest stars: Jordana Brewster, Jennie Garth, Jim Hanks, John Krasinski, Patrick Stump
15718"Food"Tom SheppardMikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi & Erik WeinerMay 1, 20168181.413[18]

Breaking Bad Rap. EXO Suits. Max Action. Charlie's Angels. Cash Cab. Grasshoppers. Chupacabra Rap. Bigfoot.

Guest stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Tricia Helfer, Hulk Hogan, RJ Mitte
15819"Not Enough Women"Tom SheppardMikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi & Erik WeinerMay 8, 20168191.353[19]
Guest star: Adrianne Palicki
15920"The Angelic Sounds of Mike Giggling"Tom SheppardMikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi & Erik WeinerMay 15, 20168201.292[20]
Guest stars: Christie Brinkley, Shelby Fero, Brittany Furlan

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