Editing Static Shock (section)

==Release==
''Static Shock'' aired on the [[Kids' WB]] programming block of [[The WB]] from September 23, 2000,<ref name=superherobook/> until May 22, 2004.<ref name=cc>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0405/10/index.htm |title=Catwoman Movie Update |date=May 10, 2004 |website=The Comics Continuum |access-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210420/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0405/10/index.htm |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=cc2>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0405/10/kids38.htm |title=Kids' WB! Air Date Schedule for Week #38 |website=The Comics Continuum |access-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210451/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0405/10/kids38.htm |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first African American superhero–centered television series,{{efn|name=1stblack}} it ran a total of 52 episodes.<ref name=cc/><ref name=cc2/> The series later premiered on [[Cartoon Network]], starting in December 2001,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/pokemon-on-toon-1117855055/ | title='Pokemon' on 'Toon | date=October 30, 2001 | work=Variety | publisher=Penske Business Media | access-date=June 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016034048/http://variety.com/2001/tv/news/pokemon-on-toon-1117855055/ | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> and on [[Disney XD]] in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0901/24/index.htm | title=Coming Sunday | author=Allstetter, Rob | date=January 24, 2009 | website=The Comics Continuum | access-date=July 13, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216161215/http://comicscontinuum.com/stories/0901/24/index.htm | archive-date=February 16, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The first six episodes were released to DVD on September 28, 2004, in a single volume entitled "The New Kid".<ref name=dvdtalk/><ref name=verdict/> The complete first season was made available for download on [[iTunes]] on July 4, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/static-shock-season-1/id442521034 |title=Static Shock, Season 1 |date=23 September 2000 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=June 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703162841/https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/static-shock-season-1/id442521034 |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, Warner Bros. started to release ''Static Shock''{{'s}} complete seasons on [[manufacture on demand]] DVDs as a part of the [[Warner Archive Collection]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/28/complete-static-shock-first-series-released-dvd-warners/ | title=Complete Static Shock First Series To Be Released On DVD By Warners | author=Johnston, Rich | date=February 28, 2017 | website=[[Bleeding Cool]] | access-date=January 10, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228182414/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/28/complete-static-shock-first-series-released-dvd-warners/ | archive-date=February 28, 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/static-shock/262534/static-shock-season-2-coming-to-dvd | title=Static Shock Season 2 Coming to DVD | author=Kelley, Shamus | date=April 20, 2017 | website=[[Den of Geek]] | access-date=January 10, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109233722/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/static-shock/262534/static-shock-season-2-coming-to-dvd | archive-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref> The first season was published on March 28;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X9VH7G7 | title=Static Shock: The Complete First Season | website=Amazon.com | date=28 March 2017 | access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> the second season on May 23;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07111KYKM | title=Static Shock: The Complete Second Season | website=Amazon.com | date=23 May 2017 | access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> the third on January 30, 2018;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0788XWKGW | title=Static Shock: The Complete Third Season | website=Amazon.com | access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> and the fourth on April 13, 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Static-Shock-Complete-Fourth-Season/dp/B07BN6ZHF8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1522016534&sr=8-5&keywords=Static+shock+season+4 | title=Static Shock: The Complete Fourth Season  | website=Amazon.com | access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Static-Shock-The-Complete-Fourth-Season-DVD/654302217 | title=Static Shock: The Complete Fourth Season ( (DVD)) | website=Walmart | access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> Starting in September 2018, all episodes of the series have been made available on the [[DC Universe (streaming service)|DC Universe]] digital streaming service.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-18-hands-on-with-the-dc-universe-app/ | title=SDCC '18: We Went Hands On With the DC Universe App and Here's What You'll Get | author=Lu, Alexander | date=July 28, 2018 | website=Comics Beat | access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref> The series was streaming on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]] (formerly HBO Max) since 2021, but was removed from the service on January 1, 2025, thus making it one of the two DCAU series not available on Max (the other series being ''[[The Zeta Project]]''). In addition, the entire series is now also available for digital purchase, either individually or in a complete series pack such as on [[iTunes]].<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/static-shock-the-complete-series/id1680006014 Static Shock, The Complete Series]</ref>

''Static Shock''{{'}}s episodes handle different issues, including [[gangs]], [[gun violence]],<ref name=superherobook/> [[homelessness]], [[bullying]],<ref name=latimes>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-03-et-lynne3-story.html | title=Cartoon Superhero Gets Serious | date=May 3, 2002 | author=Heffley, Lynne | work=Los Angeles Times | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913090811/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/03/entertainment/et-lynne3 | archive-date=September 13, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> [[racism]], [[mental illness]],<ref name=mcduffieinterview/> [[bigotry]], and [[drugs]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/creators-talk-static-shocks-frozen-out.2926931/| title=Creators Talk Static Shock's "Frozen Out" | author=Harvey, James | date=February 22, 2002 | website=Toon Zone | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722220754/http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/creators-talk-static-shocks-frozen-out.2926931/ | archive-date=July 22, 2015}}</ref> Other episodes also featured the subject of [[Hanukkah]] and Christmas celebrations.<ref name=superherobook/> The series was also marked by several crossover episodes with characters from the DC Animated Universe like [[Superman]], [[John Stewart (character)|Green Lantern]], the [[Justice League]], and the ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' cast.<ref name=superherobook/> Several episodes also featured guest voice actors, including basketballers (like [[Shaquille O'Neal]] and [[Karl Malone]])<ref name="superherobook" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/basketball-all-stars-get-static-shock/ | title=Basketball All-Stars Get Static Shock | author=Ball, Ryan | date=February 20, 2004 | work=[[Animation Magazine]] | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911023539/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/basketball-all-stars-get-static-shock/ | archive-date=September 11, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> and musicians, such as the [[B2K]] group,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0401/23/ | title=Static Shock update | date=January 23, 2004 | author=Allstetter, Rob | website=The Comics Continuum | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722041511/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0401/23/ | archive-date=July 22, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> Romeo Miller, and [[AJ McLean]].<ref name="superherobook" /> Guest crew was also featured, including cartoonist [[Rick Hoberg]] as storyboard artist,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0311/03/index.htm | title=Static Shock Update | date= November 3, 2003 | author=Allstetter, Rob | website=The Comics Continuum | access-date=August 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504205521/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0311/03/index.htm | archive-date=May 4, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Paul Dini]] and [[John Ridley]] as writers.<ref name=darkeranddini/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsarama.com/20418-12-years-a-slave-screenwriter-john-ridley-talks-comics.html | title=12 Years a Slave Screenwriter John Ridley Talks History, Writing, Comics | author=Smith, Zack | date=February 25, 2014 | work=[[Newsarama]] | publisher=[[Purch]] | access-date=August 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510004125/http://www.newsarama.com/20418-12-years-a-slave-screenwriter-john-ridley-talks-comics.html | archive-date=May 10, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref>

''Static Shock'' was an extremely popular show, granting its new renewal for a second season just a month after its debut.<ref name=orlando/> As of December 2000, it was the highest-rated preteen show (from 2 to 11 years old) among all networks on its timeslot, and the third best on the Kids' WB! lineup.<ref name=orlando/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/kids-wb-reups-static-1117790159/ | title=Kids' WB! reups 'Static' | author=Bernstein, Paula | date=December 6, 2000 | work=Variety | publisher=Penske Business Media | access-date=August 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016041220/http://variety.com/2000/tv/news/kids-wb-reups-static-1117790159/ | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> From its debut to July 2003, the show secured the second post among boys aged 6 to 11 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2003/tv/news/wb-orders-shock-block-1117888865/ | title=WB orders 'Shock' block | date=July 2, 2003 | author=Oei, Lily | work=Variety | publisher=Penske Business Media | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722055433/http://variety.com/2003/tv/news/wb-orders-shock-block-1117888865/ | archive-date=July 22, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> Ratings increased after Richie's character obtained superhero powers; McDuffie affirmed that this is what secured the renewal for a new season.<ref name=mcduffieinterview/> Indeed, the show's third season was its most popular and was the second best-rated Saturday morning program among boys aged 6 to 11 years, and tweens and male tweens aged 9 to 14.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/kids%E2%80%99-wb-announces-2003-2004-schedule-network-reinforces-%E2%80%9Cyear-round%E2%80%9D-programming | title=Kids' WB! Announces 2003-2004 Schedule As Network Reinforces "Year-Round" Programming Strategy | date=February 25, 2003 | publisher=Warner Bros. | access-date=July 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721062131/http://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/kids%E2%80%99-wb-announces-2003-2004-schedule-network-reinforces-%E2%80%9Cyear-round%E2%80%9D-programming | archive-date=July 21, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> From February to April 2003, ratings regularly performed over the 4.0 stake among the public aged 9 to 14 years;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/feb03/feb24/5_fri/news5friday.html | title=Grammys' real appeal among young | author=Fitzgerald, Toni | date=February 28, 2003 | work=Media Life Magazine | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016193535/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/feb03/feb24/5_fri/news5friday.html | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=dead }}<p>{{cite web | url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/mar03/mar17/5_fri/news3friday.html | title='SpongeBob,' make room for 'Fear Factor' | author=Fitzgerald, Toni | date=March 21, 2003 | work=Media Life Magazine | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008221555/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/mar03/mar17/5_fri/news3friday.html | archive-date=October 8, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</p><p>{{cite web | url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/mar03/mar31/5_fri/news3friday.html | title=Much of why 'Wanda's' hot | author=Fitzgerald, Toni | date=April 4, 2003 | work=Media Life Magazine | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016194324/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/mar03/mar31/5_fri/news3friday.html | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</p><p>{{cite web | url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/apr03/apr14/1_mon/news4monday.html | title='Dragonball Z,' older kid on the block | author=Fitzgerald, Toni | date=April 14, 2003 | work=Media Life Magazine | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016194448/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/apr03/apr14/1_mon/news4monday.html | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</p><p>{{cite web | url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/apr03/apr21/5_fri/news4friday.html | title=Enduring story of 'The Ten Commandments' | author=Fitzgerald, Toni | date=April 25, 2003 | work=Media Life Magazine | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016200922/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/apr03/apr21/5_fri/news4friday.html | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</p></ref> it even reached the 6.4 mark in May.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/may03/may05/5_fri/news4friday.html | title='Dawson's Creek,' we will miss thee | author=Fitzgerald, Toni | date=May 9, 2003 | work=Media Life Magazine | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016201110/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/may03/may05/5_fri/news4friday.html | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Static Shock''{{'}}s last season was only surpassed by the children's [[anime]] ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'', and the show's reruns on Cartoon Network were only surpassed by the adult animated sitcom ''[[Family Guy]]''.<ref name=mcduffieinterview/> ''Static Shock'' was the only program on Cartoon Network to be among the top 30 most watched kids shows in a week of October 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2004/nov04/nov01/5_fri/news4friday.html | title='Rudolph,' that legacy of Christmas TV | author=Vasquez, Diego | date=November 5, 2004 | work=Media Life Magazine | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016201438/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2004/nov04/nov01/5_fri/news4friday.html | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> It was also the best rated program of the channel among kids on a week of January 2005,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/News2005/jan05/jan24/5_fri/news4friday.html | title=How sweet it is, 'My Super Sweet 16' | author=Vasquez, Diego | date=January 28, 2005 | work=Media Life Magazine | access-date=June 29, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016201445/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/News2005/jan05/jan24/5_fri/news4friday.html | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and the best rated show on Cartoon Network's Miguzi block as of March 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2005/03/08/kids-6-11-kids-total-day-ratings-delivery-climb-40-percent-in-10th-straight-week-of-solid-growth-at-cartoon-network--17955/20050308cartoon01/ |title=Kids 6-11 Kids' Total Day Ratings, Delivery Climb 40% in 10th Straight Week of Solid Growth at Cartoon Network |date=March 8, 2005 |publisher=Cartoon Network | via=The Futon Critic |access-date=June 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527135650/https://www.webcitation.org/6cKV8HkhK?url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2005/03/08/kids-6-11-kids-total-day-ratings-delivery-climb-40-percent-in-10th-straight-week-of-solid-growth-at-cartoon-network--17955/20050308cartoon01/ |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> For the 2004–05 season, it was the 18th most watched Saturday morning children's show of all networks.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marking-a-decade-at-the-top-54964632.html | title=Marking a Decade at the Top | date=June 28, 2005 | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701211758/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marking-a-decade-at-the-top-54964632.html | archive-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> ''Static Shock'' was ultimately cancelled due to the low production of merchandise.<ref name=mcduffieinterview/>