Top 10 Times Robot Chicken Made Fun of Marvel
#10: Parodying Every Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode “Zeb and Kevin Erotic Hot Tub Canvas”
The characters on “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” had to deal with advanced weapons, enhanced humans, aliens, or a combination of all three pretty much every day. Since the show was set in the MCU, fans wondered why Avengers never showed up to help. A hilarious “Robot Chicken” sketch explained it all. When Agent Johnson asks for some superhero backup, Coulson provides an increasingly ridiculous list of excuses for why each Avenger can't come. The sketch concludes with Coulson seeing a hero...off-screen. It's a funny and well-deserved knock on the spy show. Because as much as we loved Coulson and co. taking down bad guys, couldn't Iron Man have shown up to help once?
#9: Peter’s Spider-Sense Goes Haywire “Major League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”
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Having a spider-sense to warn you of dangerous things coming your way sounds incredibly useful. But one version of Spider-Man just found that annoying. When Peter’s spider-sense goes off at breakfast, he assumes a supervillain is coming for him. But it was just trying to warn him that the milk was spoiled. Throughout the rest of the day, his spider-sense ruins walking, swinging and alone time with Mary Jane. His power simply can’t tell him exactly what he should watch out for. Seeing how hilariously inconvenient spider-sense can be makes us glad we don’t have that power.
#8: Zack Morris Becomes the Worst Avenger "Ext. Forest - Day"
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Before “WandaVision” put superheroes in a sitcom, a “Robot Chicken” skit put a sitcom character on the Avengers. In “Saved by the Bell”, a teenager named Zack Morris was able to stop time with his undefined powers. Nick Fury decides to recruit him to join the Avengers. Unfortunately, Zack isn't good at saving the day. He decides to quit after he fails to save Hawkeye from meeting a brutal yet funny end right in front of his eyes. If Zack had been trained properly, he might have actually been more useful than the archer. We guess there are some high school students that just don’t have what it takes to be an Avenger.
#7: Venom Goes to Broadway “Gracie Purgatory in: That's How You Get Hemorrhoids”
Even violent alien symbiotes can’t resist a chance to see Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” on Broadway. Eddie Brock learns this fact when Venom forces him to see the show. After the curtain call, the symbiote breaks into Miranda’s dressing room and gets a little too close to the performer. Venom then forces the Broadway star to become his new host before going on to perform in the show’s Broadway run. There's something inexplicably hilarious about seeing the vicious symbiote sing some “Hamilton” lyrics. Maybe he can team up with ‘Spider-Man 3’s “dancing Peter and put together a truly show-stopping number.
#6: Daredevil Puts Down His D’s “In a DVD Factory”
There's an absurd scene in 2003’s “Daredevil” where the titular character draws out two D's with flammable material on a subway floor and expects for someone to light it. Thanks to “Robot Chicken”, we know exactly how he pulled this off. The skit shows that it took a good amount of time for Daredevil to plan this all out. He had to meticulously measure the surface area and pick the right flammable material to pull it off. The amount of effort Daredevil puts into leaving his calling card is staggering. Putting his d’s down almost seems more important to him than actually saving the day as a superhero.
#5: X-Men vs. Exes “Joel Hurwitz"
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One of MTV's many reality shows saw ex's teaming up to complete challenges. But what if one of the former couples were both mutants? When Jean Grey and Wolverine joined the cast of “Battle of the Exes” the show fell apart almost instantly. During one of their fights, the mutants hurt or traumatize pretty much all of the contestants. Jean Grey only wins in the end because she wasn’t injured or disqualified. Although we know this mashup was probably created because “Battle of the Exes” and “X-Men” share a letter, it works really well. It manages to make fun of reality shows and the ridiculous history between Jean and Wolverine in one fell swoop.
#4: A Not-So-Fantastic Wife Swap "Catdog on a Stick"
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When Sue Storm swaps lives with ordinary housewife Rebecca, we were expecting some shenanigans to ensue. But we weren’t prepared for how dark things would get. While Sue struggles with household chores, Rebecca has to face off against Doctor Doom. The villain accidentally takes her life with one stray laser. As Rebecca's family struggles to cope with the news, Sue continues the episode of “Wife Swap” as if nothing happened. Even Doctor Doom acknowledges how bad an idea this was. It's another darkly hilarious skit that proves that superheroes and reality TV shows just don't mix.
#3: An Awful Avengers Musical “Robot Fight Accident”
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“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” was a Broadway flop that was notorious for its lackluster songs, mediocre story, and numerous reports of actor injuries. It was also relentlessly parodied in the “Avengers: Musictacular Tapstravaganza” sketch. Actors dressed as Earth’s mightiest heroes took the stage to sing their way through the early events of the MCU. Absolutely every one of the songs is terrible. Unfortunately, the choreography isn't much better. As soon as a giant Hulk prop malfunctions and injures the actors, a producer and creator decide to cut their losses and destroy the theater. As bad as this musical turned out, we’d still rather watch this rough Avengers musical twice than see a single scene from “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”
#2: Vic Mackey Trades Places with The Thing “Monstourage”
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Actor Michael Chiklis played the heroic Thing in two live-action “Fantastic Four” movies. He also won an Emmy for playing the morally dubious Detective Vic Mackey on the “Shield”. But what if those characters suddenly switched places? In “Fantastic Four’s” world, Vic is surprisingly good at taking Doctor Doom down. And over on “Shield”, the Thing effortlessly clobbers criminals. In between their separate adventures, there's plenty of jokes thrown in about the “Fantastic Four’s” powers as well as Vic’s blatant disregard for the law. The biggest and most hilarious punchline here is that The Thing and Vic fit into each other's lives so perfectly that no one seems to mind the swap. Before we make fun of our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions. Blade Tries to Sell...Blades “Buster Olive in: The Monkey Got Closer Overnight” Thor Uses Mjölnir as a Regular Hammer “Victoria's Secret of NIMH” Hulk Destroys His Pants Again “Maurice Was Caught” A Snappy Thanos Sells Perfume “Spike Fraser in: Should I Happen to Back Into a Horse” Puberty Leads to Powers “Max Caenen in: Why Would He Know If His Mother's a Size Queen”
#1: Thor's Christmas “Dear Consumer (Robot Chicken's Full-Assed Christmas Special)”
Thor has a bad habit of letting his brother Loki off the hook for committing serious crimes. This flaw is taken to a ridiculous new height during a Christmas special. After seeing the Thunder God get showered with presents, Loki decides to dress up as his brother Thor and commit evil deeds. He harms old ladies, takes lives, and worst of all: doesn’t pay for his soda refill. Thor eventually uncovers Loki's crimes after getting coal. Instead of putting his brother in jail, the Thunder God asks Santa to give his brother coal as punishment. While this sketch won't teach you the meaning of Christmas, it’ll leave you rolling with laughter at how bad Thor is at disciplining his brother.
