Black Dynamite animated television series based on the 2009 film of the same name, although the series follows a separate continuity, with some back-references to the film. The series was announced shortly after the release of the film, the 10-minute pilot episode was released on Adult Swim Video on August 8, 2011, and the full series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, on July 15, 2012.
After the second season, Adult Swim declined to renew the show. Reruns were briefly aired on CW14 in August to September 2015.
Plot[]
Black Dynamite, the smoothest, baddest cat on the street. He’s a ladies’ man and the man with a plan. He’s also a former C.I.A. agent out to avenge his brother’s death. Whether he’s taking down drug dealers or sweet-talking foxy mommas, he’s the man on the streets out to stop The Man. Take a wild ride from the mean streets of the ghetto to the pool halls of the inner city, all the way to the “Honky House” with this bad-ass, tough-as-nails action hero.
Episodes[]
Pilot[]
| Number | Episode | Prod. Code | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 Pilot | Pilot or Trouble on Puppet Street | 101 | August 8, 2011 |
Season 1[]
| Number | Episode | Prod. Code | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1, E1 | Just Beat It or Jackson Five Across Yo' Eyes | 103 | July 15, 2012 |
| S1, E2 | Bullhorn Nights or Murder She Throats | 102 | July 22, 2012 |
| S1, E3 | Taxes and Death or Get Him to the Sunset Strip | 101 | July 29, 2012 |
| S1, E4 | A Crisis for Christmas or The Dark Side of the Dark Side of the Moon | 104 | August 5, 2012 |
| S1, E5 | Panic on the Player's Ball Express or That's Influenza Sucka! | 105 | August 12, 2012 |
| S1, E6 | The Shit That Killed The King or Weekend at Presley's | 107 | August 19, 2012 |
| S1, E7 | Apocalypse, This! or For the Pity of Fools | 108 | August 26, 2012 |
| S1, E8 | Honky Kong or White Apes Can't Hump | 109 | September 9, 2012 |
| S1, E9 | The Race War or Big Black Cannon, Balls Run! | 106 | September 16, 2012 |
| S1, E10 | That Seed of Kurtis AKA Father is Just Another Word for Motherf... | 110 | September 23, 2012 |
Season 2[]
| Number | Episode | Prod. Code | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2, E1 | Roots: The White Album or The Blacker the Community, the Deeper the Roots! | October 18, 2014 | |
| S2, E2 | Black Jaws! or Finger Lickin' Chicken of the Sea | October 25, 2014 | |
| S2, E3 | Warriors Come Out or The Mean Queens of Halloween | November 1, 2014 | |
| S2, E4 | How Honeybee Got Her Groove Back or Night of the Living Dickheads | November 8, 2014 | |
| S2, E5 | Sweet Bill's Badass Singalong Song or Bill Cosby Ain't Himself | 207 | November 15, 2014 |
| S2, E6 | Mister Rogers' Revenge or Please Don't You Be His Neighbor | 202 | November 22, 2014 |
| S2, E7 | American Band Standoff or The Godfather of Soooul Train | 204 | November 29, 2014 |
| S2, E8 | Diff'rent Folks, Same Strokes or The Hunger Pang Games | December 6, 2014 | |
| S2, E9 | The Wizard of Watts or Oz Ain't Got Shit on The Wiz | January 10, 2015 |
Running Gags[]
- Characters referencing the line "Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?" from Diff'rent Strokes.
- Saying the title of Soul Train in an exaggeratedly high voice, like the narrator in the show's intro.
- Various callbacks to the film, such as "Shut the fuck up when grown folks is talkin'," "interrupting my kung fu," or "You done fucked up now!"