The BEST episodes of Robot Chicken season 4
Every episode of Robot Chicken season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Robot Chicken season 4!
A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls. The title character was an ordinary chicken until he was run down by a car and subsequently brought back to life in cyborg form by mad scientist Fritz Huhnmorder, who tortures Robot Chicken by forcing him to watch a random selection of TV shows, the sketches that make up the body of each episode.
#1 - Unionizing Our Labor
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/9/2009
Meet the medieval Dukes of Hazzard. Watch as the Libertarian Party spirals downward one election year after another. Transients are mistaken for Clark Kent as they pick up his clothing when Superman is called. Try the latest Wii Fit game: "Humping Robot". A frog retaliates when a scorpion tries to sting him after promising not to. The Smurfs go to war with the Snorks.
#2 - Help Me
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/7/2008
Seth and Matt enlist the help of Joss Whedon, Ron Moore and Seth MacFarlane to get their show renewed. PaRappa the Rapper is facing criminal charges when he takes his teacher's advice and does a rap that rats out the real criminal. Filming of an episode of Tila Tequila's "A Shot at Love" is interrupted when it's revealed that she's an experimental cyborg. Movie and TV favorites are trimmed down to "Just the Good Parts."
#3 - P.S. Yes, in That Way
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/11/2009
Billy Dee Williams goes shopping. The Peculiar Purple Pie Man gets accused of stealing Black Cherry Pie's black cherry. The Henderson family says goodbye to Harry, and get an unwelcome sendoff from his cousin in return. G.I. Joe takes on a new member, but they take the razzing a little too far.
#4 - We Are a Humble Factory
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/26/2009
The Robot Chicken Nerd bathes in the Spring of the Drowned Girl, believing it will turn him into an awesomely sexy lady. As C-3PO's head is thrown his way, an Ugnaught has a flashback of his football career. As Harry guides his crew working on the asteroid that's about to hit Earth, he meets an alien inhabitant. The Creature from the Black Lagoon is jealous when he learns that Frankenstein and the other monsters all have their own cereal lines. Dakota Fanning joins the WWE.
#5 - They Took My Thumbs
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/14/2008
A contractor demonstrates the various death traps being built to protect a temple from intruders. Jason Voorhees gets ready for Friday the 13th. Wildman shares some summer fun tips with a group of kids. What happens when the Justice League struggle through "Bring a Sidekick to Work Day?"
#6 - I'm Trapped
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/21/2008
Homonyms are explained in an educational musical. Vice President Dick Cheney is captured by terrorists and held captive along with Tony Stark. The truth behind James Bond's sex life is revealed. Skeletor's plot involving a less-than-perfect clone of He-Man doesn't work out well.
#7 - In a DVD Factory
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/28/2008
It's been said that "only" a silver bullet can kill a werewolf, but we'll see about that! Witness the secret origin of Composite Santa Claus. The amount of advance planning Daredevil has to make in advance of a dramatic entrance is revealed. As the world mourns Hannah Montana's death, her friends continue to protect her secret identity as Miley.
#8 - Maurice Was Caught
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/2/2009
Simon Belmont takes on werewolves and Dracula himself with a whip. After triggering a thermonuclear war with Canada while searching for cheat codes, the Robot Chicken Nerd is taken to a CIA black ops site and interrogated. "Gone With the Wind" is re-imagined as an action movie featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Cynthia Rothrock. A scientist shows footage of failed attempts to design a working jet pack. Annie Warbucks holds a Sweet Sixteen party.
#9 - Especially the Animal Keith Crofford!
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/20/2009
The origins of the Wuzzles are explored. The Cloverfield monster is shamed into ending his rampage. Earl McGarry is a handyman who can discretely handle any horror. Nicholas Cage stars in an action-packed remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window." Season four is closed out with highlights from the season showcased amidst a sappy parody of "What a Wonderful World" with a variety of characters joining in, right before Mike Lazzo announces that the show has been cancelled!
#10 - Love, Maurice
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/18/2009
There is an uprising in the kingdom and Babar must fight for his life! Bitten by a radioactive deer, a new superhero is born: Kid Venison! Roger Rabbit makes a deal with O.J. Simpson. Steve Austin convinces Oscar to rebuild Jaime Sommers into his ideal Bionic Woman. Terminator Baby is sent to protect John and Sarah from Terminator Puppy.
#11 - Cannot Be Erased, So Sorry
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/6/2009
Daniel Day-Lewis stars as "The Humping Robot", a major motion picture coming soon. John Connor takes the new Terminator out for a test run. Cobra Commander has trouble placing an order at the drive-through window. The latest clients arrive on Fantasy Island, demanding the kind of fantasies that Mr. Roarke wasn't expecting to deliver. The Robot Chicken Nerd fantasizes a trip to Oz, but reimagines Dorothy's companions as supercool alternatives.
#12 - I Love Her
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2009
What would happen if the Monchhichis drew first blood? Criss Angel substitutes for Professor Snape at Hogwarts. What would happen if the Power-Puff girls were on drugs? Freddy Kreuger's day gets off to a bad start thanks to ill-conceived gifts from his daughter. In an episode of "Living Lohan", the nerds next door have to contend with their unruly neighbors.
#13 - President Hu Forbids It
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/16/2009
The batmobile experiences a series of mechanical failures and changes operating modes, first into a motorcycle, then a unicycle, and so on. The money has mysteriously gone missing from the World Wildlife Fund. A woman's lover makes her pirate fantasy overly realistic. Dr. Manhattan interrupts a bank robbery bank hostages, but puts one of the rescued hostages in a very awkward position. The premise for Dateline's "To Catch a Predator" backfires big time. The dungeon master bails from a D&D gaming session, so a nerd proposes an alternate gaming adventure.
#14 - Tell My Mom
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/4/2009
Joey Fatone gives a pitch for a new sketch featuring himself. Sam Witwicky gets new scooter. The true story is revealed behind Billy Joel's hit single, Piano Man. Annie learns about orphans in various countries. If you have a problem and the A-Team can't be reached, maybe you should hire the B-Team!
#15 - The Ramblings of Maurice
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/30/2009
Those plastic 6-pack rings are deadly to turtles, in more ways than one. A cereal company expands its marketing tactics. Every time Harvey "Two-Face" Dent attacks Batman, he adds to his disfigurations. G.I. Joe lays Junkyard to rest, and adds his name to the Wall of Heroes. With development on the sequel to "The Dark Crystal" stalled, the producers re-imagine the project with a gangsta-rap take.
#16 - But Not in That Way
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/1/2009
A girl's father becomes obsessed with her own favorite anime show: Inuyasha. The Giving Tree has much to give. Punky Brewster discovers boys, leaving Glomer forgotten and alone in his closet. Stephen King meets his new neighbor, Dean Koontz. Black Manta narrates a story about the Joker's life in prison in "The Arkham Redemption."
#17 - Two Weeks without Food
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/25/2009
Zeus decides to spice up "Clash of the Titans" with a monster truck! A young Iron Man fan gets swept up into a battle involving the Avengers and a giant robot. "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" is re-imagined as an opera. Speed Racer competes in NASCAR Racing. When Dorothy leaves Oz, it's back to business as usual for the Wizard. Watch the latest edition to MTV's "The Hills."
#18 - Due to Constraints of Time and Budget
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/23/2009
As Indiana Jones warns Marion to keep her eyes closed, spirits try to get the two of them to open them. An elephant named Morton is playing hookie from school, when out of the blue he comes face to face with Crackhead Kangaroo. The 1968 animated masterpiece "Yellow Submarine" gets a mashup with the 1990 masterpiece "Hunt for Red October." As the best Mario Kart driver, Toad is the perfect transporter, as long as her clients honor their part of the deal.
#19 - Please Do Not Notify Our Contractors
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/13/2009
We see how the knight guarding the Holy Grail spends his time. The Beast is put in a pimped out castle with twenty beauties, one of whom he must find to be his true love or he will die. Montage Man is here to speed things along.