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{{Short description|American animated TV series (2000–04)}}
{{About||the character this series is based on|Static (DC Comics)|shocks from static electricity|Electrostatics|and|Triboelectric effect}}
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| image                = Static Shock (DC Comics animated series) logo.svg
| genre                = [[Action film|Action]]-[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<ref name=dc/><br />[[Comedy]]<ref name=dc/><br />[[Science fiction]]<ref name=dc/><br />[[Superhero fiction|Superhero]]<ref name=dc>{{cite web | url=http://www.dccomics.com/tv/static-shock-2000-2004 | title=Static Shock (2000 – 2004) | publisher=DC Comics | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223055913/http://www.dccomics.com/tv/static-shock-2000-2004 | archive-date=February 23, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref>
| creator              = 
| based_on             = {{based on|[[Static (DC Comics)|Static]]|[[Dwayne McDuffie]]<br/>[[Denys Cowan]]<br/>[[Michael Davis (comics creator)|Michael Davis]]<br/>[[Derek T. Dingle]]<br/>[[Christopher Priest (comic book writer)|Christopher Priest]]}}
| developer            = Christopher Simmons (season 2)
| writer               = 
| director             = 
| voices               = {{Plainlist|
* [[Phil LaMarr]]
* [[Jason Marsden]]
* [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]
* [[Michele Morgan (American actress)|Michele Morgan]]
}}
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|Stanley Clarke (season 1)<br/>[[Richard Wolf (Film & TV composer)|Richard Wolf]] (season 2)<br/>[[Lil' Romeo (rapper)|Lil' Romeo]] & [[Master P]] (seasons 3–4)
}}
| open_theme           = {{Plainlist|Theme (seasons 1–2)<br/>"Static Shock Superhero" Theme (seasons 3–4)}}
| composer             = {{Plainlist|[[Stanley Clarke]] (season 1)<br/>Richard Wolf (seasons 2–3)<br/>Max Gousse (season 4)<br/>Derryck "Big Tank" Thornton (season 4)}}
| language             = English
| country              = United States
| num_seasons          = 4
| num_episodes         = 52
| list_episodes        = List of Static Shock episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|[[Jean MacCurdy]] (seasons 1–2)<br/>[[Sander Schwartz]] (seasons 2–4)}}
| producer             = {{Plainlist|Scott Jeralds (seasons 1–2)<br/>Denys Cowan (seasons 3–4)<br/>[[Swinton O. Scott III]] (seasons 3–4)}}
| editor               = {{Plainlist|Joe Gall (seasons 2–4)<br />Derrick Mitchell (season 3)}}
| runtime              = 22 minutes
| company              = [[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]]<br/>[[Warner Bros. Animation]]{{efn|Credited as Warner Bros. Television Animation from 2000 to 2003.}}
| network              = [[Kids' WB]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2000|09|23}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2004|05|22}}
| image_size           = 260
| related              = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[The New Batman/Superman Adventures]]''
* [[DC Animated Universe#Television series|DC animated universe television series]] 
}}
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'''''Static Shock''''' is an American [[superhero fiction|superhero]] [[List of animated television series|animated television series]] based on the [[Milestone Media]]/[[DC Comics]] superhero [[Static (DC Comics)|Static]]. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on [[the WB|the WB Television Network]]'s [[Kids' WB]] [[block programming|programming block]]. ''Static Shock'' ran for four seasons, with 52 half-hour episodes in total. The show revolves around Virgil Hawkins, a 14-year-old boy who uses the [[secret identity]] of "Static" after exposure to a [[mutagen]] gas during a gang fight which gave him [[electromagnetic]] powers. It was the first time that an African-American superhero was the titular character of their own broadcast animation series.{{efn|Although Static was not the first [[List of black superheroes|black superhero]] to feature on a television show,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |page=792}}</ref> ''Static Shock'' was the first series to have an African-American superhero as its lead character.<ref name=superherobook/>|name=1stblack}}

''Static Shock'' was produced by [[Warner Bros. Animation]] from a crew composed mostly of people from the company's past shows, but also with the involvement of two of the comic's creators, [[Dwayne McDuffie]] and [[Denys Cowan]]. ''Static Shock'' had some alterations from the original comic book because it was oriented to a pre-teen audience. Although originally not intended to be part of the [[DC Animated Universe]], it was incorporated into it in the second season.

The show approached several social issues, which was positively received by most television critics. ''Static Shock'' was nominated for numerous awards, including the [[Daytime Emmy Award|Daytime Emmy]]. Some criticism was directed towards its humor and animation, which was said to be unnatural and outdated. The series also produced some related merchandise, which sold poorly; McDuffie cited the low sales as one of the main factors behind the series' cancellation. In spite of this, its popularity revived interest in the original Milestone comic and introduced McDuffie to the animation industry.