Robot Chicken (season 7)

Robot Chicken Season 7
Country of origin  United States
No. of episodes 19
Broadcast
Original channel Adult Swim
Original run April 13, 2014 – August 17, 2014

The seventh season of the stop-motion television series Robot Chicken began airing in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim on April 6, 2014, with the episode "DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise" and contained a total of 19 episodes.[1] The first of the regular season 7 episodes aired on April 13, 2014.[2]

With the exception of the special episodes, the titles for most episodes are a mashup of a pop-culture item with a product placement, food, stores, or restaurants.

Episodes

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code U.S. viewers
(million)
1211"G.I. Jogurt"Zeb WellsRachel Bloom, Mikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsApril 13, 20147011.919[3]

A wild puppet orgy; why God dislikes bees; a drunken visitor from Narnia comes through the wardrobe; the Dino-Riders get a rock song; and Cobra Commander joins SAG.

Title reference: A mashup of G.I. Joe and yogurt.
1222"Link's Sausages"Zeb WellsRachel Bloom, Mikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsApril 20, 20147021.597[4]
What's really behind Punky Brewster's Punky Power; Clarice Starling has a run in with Multiple Miggs; Skeletor tries to blow up Snake Mountain after it became a mountain climbing attraction.
1233"Secret of the Booze"Zeb WellsRachel Bloom, Mikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsApril 27, 20147031.542[5]
An alien's identity is questioned; Bert gets a new roommate; the Terminator becomes a step-dad; Papa Smurf sees what goes on behind the scenes in undercover smurf.
1244"Rebel Appliance"Zeb WellsRachel Bloom, Mikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsMay 4, 20147041.567[6]

A dad has an uncomfortable talk with his daughter about the birds and the bees; the origin's of bagpipes are revealed; Alex Mack goes to prom; and the Nerd has a dream of being in Westeros.

Title reference: A pun on the Rebel Alliance on Star Wars.
1255"Legion of Super-Gyros"Zeb WellsRachel Bloom, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, David Phillips, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsMay 11, 20147051.734[7]

Gerry gets infected in World War Z; Benjamin Franklin's greatest invention is revealed; Hannah from Girls gets a new boyfriend; and the prequel to The Parent Trap is revealed.

Title reference: A mashup of the cartoon series Legion of Super Heroes and gyros.
1266"El Skeletorito"Zeb WellsRachel Bloom, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, David Phillips, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsMay 18, 20147061.613[8]
The Crypt-Keeper brings three tales of terror; Iron Sheik appears; the crew brainstorms a Candy Crush movie; and Woody Woodpecker gets an unwanted phone call.
1277"Snarfer Image"Zeb WellsRachel Bloom, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, David Phillips, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsMay 25, 20147071.670[9]

A reworked scene from Pacific Rim; Looney Tunes characters in the future; Voltron takes on a new member; another attempt by Skeletor to rid himself of He-Man.

Title reference: A pun on the ThunderCats character Snarf and Sharper Image, a brand that releases products via infomercials.
1288"Up, Up, and Buffet"Zeb WellsRachel Bloom, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, David Phillips, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsJune 1, 20147081.651[10]

Scrooge McDuck appears on Shark Tank; Fred Flintstone gets a colonoscopy; Shrek has a moment of clarity; Doc from Mike Tyson's Punchout passes on to the great arena in the sky.

Title reference: A pun on the saying "Up, Up and Away!"
1299"Panthropologie"Zeb WellsMikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, David Phillips, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsJune 8, 20147091.788[11]
Master Chief in a compromised position; G.I. Joe and unmanned drones.
13010"Catdog on a Stick"Zeb WellsMikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, David Phillips, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsJune 15, 20147101.667[12]

Santa Claus' unintended racist tendencies; Tiger Woods' in an animated movie; and Bratz girls being murdered after an incident with Barbie last summer.

Title reference: A mashup of the cartoon series CatDog and the popular food item corndog on a stick.
13111"Super Guitario Center"Zeb WellsMikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, David Phillips, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsJune 22, 20147111.899[13]
The Boglins' swamp song; the daily life of a lemming; Sleeping Beauty goes on and on about her dream.
13212"Noidstrom Rack"Zeb WellsMikey Day, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, David Phillips & Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsJune 29, 20147121.391[14]
The Zybots want to join the Autobots; Man-E-Faces experiences stardom; A not-so-quiet shift for the Enterprise night crew
13313"Stone Cold Steve Cold Stone"Zeb WellsMatthew Beans, Rachel Bloom, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsJuly 6, 20147131.919[15]

Why no one plays the piano in Wayne Manor; James Potter's instincts in animal form; Disney Princesses go to war.

Title reference: A mashup of popular wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin and the Cold Stone Creamery ice cream parlor.
13414"Walking Dead Lobster"Zeb WellsMatthew Beans, Rachel Bloom, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsJuly 13, 20147141.87[16]

Kim Possible goes on a mission to North Korea, Beanie Babies end up turning a man's life around, and the Nerd becoming companion to Doctor Who.

Title reference: A mashup of the TV series The Walking Dead and the Red Lobster restaurant.
13515"Victoria's Secret of NIMH"Zeb WellsMatthew Beans, Rachel Bloom, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Erik Weiner & Zeb WellsJuly 20, 20147152.111[17]
The Count from Sesame Street has a run in with Blade, Jor-El has some very helpful advice for Superman, and a new nemesis comes to Gotham City.
13616"Bitch Pudding Special"Zeb WellsTom RootJuly 27, 20147162.122[18]
When her fellow citizens in Pastryville get tired of suffering Bitch Pudding's abuse, they hatch a plot to eliminate her once and for all. But Bitch Pudding survives and, upon learning what happened after returning home, exacts revenge on the Pastryville citizens.
13717"Batman Forever 21"Zeb WellsMatthew Beans, Rachel Bloom, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Erik Weiner & Zeb WellsAugust 3, 20147171.756[19]

Bear Grylls deals with some Wild Things, Dr. Ryan Stone calls a radio station, Brainy Smurf manipulates events in House of Smurfs, and Baloo discovers he hasn't always just been a bear in the jungle.

Title reference: A mashup of the movie Batman Forever and the Forever 21 clothing stores.
13818"The Hobbit: There and Bennigan's"Zeb WellsMatthew Beans, Rachel Bloom, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsAugust 10, 20147181.715[20]

Albus Dumbledore breaks bad, a documentary on the war of the Kitchen Commandos where sheep go when people are done counting them, and G.I. Joe Extreme.

Title reference: a mashup of the 2014 epic film The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (a.k.a. There and Back Again) and the Bennigan's restaurant.
13919"Chipotle Miserables"Zeb WellsMatthew Beans, Rachel Bloom, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Matthew Senreich & Zeb WellsAugust 17, 20147191.725[21]

Why Velociraptors are so clever; a Bop-It uses a child to assassinate a government official; and Mr. and Ms. Pac-Man encounter a ghost. The episode ends with the chicken and the mad scientist joining forces to stop the scientist's son from holding the living presidents ransom.

Title reference: A mashup of the restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill and the Les Misérables musical.

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