Top 10 Times Robot Chicken Roasted Kids Shows

Top 10 Times Robot Chicken Roasted Kids Shows

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Times Robot Chicken Roasted Kids Shows.

For this list, we’ll be looking at sketches where “Robot Chicken” parodied a classic kids’ show.

Which of these sketches ruined your childhood? Let us know in the comments.

#10: Mystery Not Incorporated
“Punctured Jugular”

This sketch is a mashup between “Scooby-Doo” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” After Velma suffers a horrible accident, Scooby and the gang have to team up with Lisbeth Salander, the main character from Stieg Larsson’s novels. Lisbeth is able to help the gang solve their mystery by offering her unique skill set as an expert hacker, though she does make the team uncomfortable with her quirks. This dark sendup of “Scooby-Doo” highlights the shortcomings of Mystery Inc.’s sleuthing skills, such as Fred’s instinct to have the team needlessly split up.

#9: Mission Kim Possible
“Walking Dead Lobster”

In this sketch, Kim Possible gets captured on a mission in North Korea, and she’s greeted by Kim Jong-un, who proceeds to taunt her as she’s locked in a cage with alligators. What follows is shameless wordplay where the teenage spy and the brutal dictator trash talk each other using puns that start with “Kim.” Because they’re both named “Kim.” Get it? That’s really the extent of the whole sketch. It’s a ridiculous premise where one of the most notorious world leaders of the modern age is portrayed as a cartoonish Disney villain.

#8: Bert’s New Roommate
“Secret of the Booze”

Tired of living with Ernie, Bert decides to get a new roommate named Sam that he found on Craigslist. However, this is a regretful decision as Sam is delusional and far less considerate than Ernie. Sam is as disruptive as Ernie, but he’s more disturbing when he pesters Bert. When Bert and Sam sing a song about tying shoes, Sam veers off the topic and brings up conspiracies. Needless to say, Sam isn’t a good fit for Bert. We guess poor Bert is destined to be annoyed by his roommate, regardless of who it is.

#7: Garfield at the Vet
“Kramer vs. Showgirls”

This a grim sketch where Garfield’s poor diet leads to his doom. During a trip to the vet, Garfield is diagnosed with diabetes and is told that he needs an operation to save his life. However, Jon puts his foot down and refuses the operation, sealing the feline’s fate. When he gets a replacement cat, he chooses to feed the cat the same diet as he did Garfield, thus sending this cat down a similar road. This sketch puts the blame on Garfield’s eating habits squarely on Jon, accusing him of being a bad pet owner.

#6: Krabby Patties
“Major League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”

The formula to the Krabby Patty is a closely guarded secret, and this sketch offers an explanation as to why that’s the case. SpongeBob barges in from the kitchen to reveal to diners at the Krusty Krab that Krabby Patties are made of crab, a reference to the 1973 classic sci-fi film “Soylent Green.” He also accuses his boss, Mr. Krabs, of using one of his former employees as the meat for one of his Krabby Patties and feeding his customers their own kind. Now Mr. Krabs is a cutthroat businessman who’s obsessed with money, but surely he wouldn’t resort to such business practices on the real “SpongeBob,” would he? Eh...

#5: Dora the X-plorer
“Hemlock, Gin and Juice”

Years have passed since Dora was a child, and now she’s a teenager about to celebrate her Quinceanera. No longer a wide-eyed child, Dora acts like a total delinquent, stealing alcohol from a store and scoring illicit substances from a friend. However, as Dora engages in this behavior, it’s in an interactive format like her show, and she gets help along the way from her trusty backpack and map. A couple of familiar characters from the show make appearances. Swiper shows up to Dora’s Quinceanera looking to hook up with Dora’s friends, and Boots is shown on a security tape attacking an elderly woman in a driveway.

#4: The Time of the Great Pumpkin
“Vegetable Funfest”

Through the use of black magic, Linus is able to summon The Great Pumpkin and finally meet the long-sought-after figure. However, The Great Pumpkin turns out to be an evil creature and eats the kids from the “Peanuts” gang one by one. The sketch references several of the classic tropes from the “Charlie Brown” cartoons, from Lucy pulling the football to the adults who speak incoherently to the kids. The world of Charlie Brown was always depressing and bleak, but “Robot Chicken” managed to make it much worse.

#3: Undercover Smurf Boss
“Secret of the Booze”

Trying to get more information on the day-to-day affairs in the Smurf Village, Papa Smurf goes undercover, much like the reality TV show “Undercover Boss.” He works as an intern first for Farmer Smurf and then Doctor Smurf, where he fails miserably practicing medicine. Instead of being wise and compassionate, Papa Smurf is portrayed as condescending and incompetent. The sketch looks at problems from Smurf Village that would be overlooked in the cartoon, and it raises an interesting question: how is Grouchy Smurf useful to the village? Openly talking about what you hate doesn’t sound like a productive contribution.

#2: The Magic School Bus Final Adventure
“Cake Pillow”

With the help of her Magic School Bus, Ms. Frizzle is able to show her students the wonders of science and teach them to open their minds to what life has to offer. But to be real, she was also guilty of child endangerment, and her wild field trips were a lawsuit waiting to happen. In this sketch, the class goes to the Grand Canyon, but through her recklessness, Ms. Frizzle ends up sending everyone on a one-way ticket to the Pearly Gates. The sketch shows why the students shouldn’t go near that Magic School Bus.

Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.

Swedish Chef’s Jaunt, “Federated Resources”
A Day in the Life of the Swedish Chef

Captain Planet, “1987”
Ted Turner Goes off the Deep End & Becomes Captain Planet

Pee-Wee Takedown, “Zeb and Kevin Erotic Hot Tub Canvas”
It Was Only a Matter of Time Before the Police Were Called to Pee-Wee’s Playhouse

Bloopers!, “Junk in the Trunk”
Squirtle Breaks Character

#1: “Rugrats Joke
“Link’s Sausages”

For those unfamiliar with “Rugrats,” the show is about a group of babies who would often sneak away on adventures when the adults were supposed to be watching them. In this sketch, Tommy and his friends cross a freeway and dodge bullets in a gang war to search for his Reptar doll. When Tommy’s mother, Didi, finds the babies in the middle of the street, she angrily confronts her husband Stu. While it’s necessary to call out Stu for being negligent, as all the adults are on the show, Didi takes her anger a little too far. But it wouldn’t be “Robot Chicken” without some disturbing exaggeration.