"Teen Titans" (2003) TV series 2003-2006

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Writer:

John Esposito (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

19 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Robin leads a team of teenage superheroes.

Plot Keywords:

Teen Titans | Cyborg | Friend | Dark Heroine | DC Comics

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 10	6:30 PM	TOON	Fear Itself	#2.5
Wed. Nov. 11	2:00 PM	TOON	Transformation	#2.7

Cast

Hynden Walch	...	Starfire / ... (63 episodes, 2003-2006)
Scott Menville	...	Robin / ... (62 episodes, 2003-2006)
Greg Cipes	...	Beast Boy / ... (62 episodes, 2003-2006)
Khary Payton	...	Cyborg / ... (62 episodes, 2003-2006)
Tara Strong	...	Raven / ... (62 episodes, 2003-2006)

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Series Directed by
Michael Chang		(22 episodes, 2003-2006)
Alex Soto		(17 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ben Jones		(13 episodes, 2004-2006)
Ciro Nieli		(9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Matt Youngberg		(4 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Writing credits
Amy Wolfram		(15 episodes, 2003-2006)
Rob Hoegee		(11 episodes, 2003-2006)
George Perez		(9 episodes, 2003-2006)
Marv Wolfman		(9 episodes, 2003-2006)
Bob Kane		(8 episodes, 2003-2006)
Adam Beechen		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
David Slack		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Richard Elliott		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Simon Racioppa		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Dwayne McDuffie		(2 episodes, 2004)
Melody Fox		(2 episodes, 2005)
John Esposito		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Glen Murakami	....	producer (65 episodes, 2003-2006)
A.J. Vargas	....	associate producer (52 episodes, 2004-2006)
David Slack	....	producer (38 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bruce W. Timm	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kimberly Smith	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 2003)
Sander Schwartz	....	executive producer (9 episodes, 2003-2006)
Linda Steiner	....	producer (9 episodes, 2003-2006)

Series Original Music by
Lolita Ritmanis		(24 episodes, 2003-2006)
Kristopher Carter		(23 episodes, 2003-2006)
Michael McCuistion		(23 episodes, 2003-2006)

Series Film Editing by
Joe Gall		(65 episodes, 2003-2006)

Series Casting by
Andrea Romano		(8 episodes, 2003-2006)

Series Production Management
Tramm Wigzell	....	executive in charge of production (50 episodes, 2004-2006)
A.J. Vargas	....	production manager (13 episodes, 2003)
Finbarr O'Riordan	....	assistant production manager (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Marlene Fenton	....	assistant production manager (2 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Art Department
Hakjoon Kang	....	background designer (65 episodes, 2003-2006)
Scooter Tidwell	....	storyboard artist (15 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kalvin Lee	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 2003-2006)
Norm Ryang	....	property designer (13 episodes, 2003-2006)
Alan Wan	....	storyboard artist (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Matt Youngberg	....	storyboard artist (11 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ben Jones	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 2003-2004)
Adam Van Wyk	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eric Canete	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Colin Heck	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jay Oliva	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Chuck Patton	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2005)
Jae H. Kim	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dave Bullock	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
Sam Liu	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rafael Rosado	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Aluir Amancio	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Timothy Eldred	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sean Song	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2005)
Alan Caldwell	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Shannon Denton	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Irineo Maramba	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Chu-Hui Song	....	background painter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound effects editor / sound re-recording mixer (65 episodes, 2003-2006)
Mark Keefer	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Christopher D. Lozinski	....	recording machine operator (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jesse Green	....	sound (2 episodes, 2004)

Series Animation Department
Glen Murakami	....	character designer (65 episodes, 2003-2006)
Derrick Wyatt	....	character designer (65 episodes, 2003-2006)
Brianne Drouhard	....	character designer (37 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jon Suzuki	....	character designer (6 episodes, 2003-2006)
Hakjoon Kang	....	background designer (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Ben Berkman	....	animatic editor (unknown episodes)
Eric John Cookmeyer	....	animation coordinator (unknown episodes)
Rebecca Lau	....	animation coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Myra Owyang	....	assistant editor (65 episodes, 2003-2006)
Christopher D. Lozinski	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Mark Mattson	....	music mixer (45 episodes, 2003-2006)
Puffy AmiYumi	....	composer: theme music (8 episodes, 2003-2006)
Andy Sturmer	....	composer: theme music (6 episodes, 2003-2005)
Mako Sujishi	....	music mixer (4 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Other crew
Peter Girardi	....	title designer: main title sequence (65 episodes, 2003-2006)
Stephen P. Neary	....	intern (13 episodes, 2003)
Dane Taylor	....	production technology (13 episodes, 2003)
Evan Burse	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2004-2006)
Justin Schultz	....	checking (6 episodes, 2003-2006)
Amy Wolfram	....	story editor (4 episodes, 2003-2006)
David Slack	....	story editor (3 episodes, 2003-2006)
Rob Hoegee	....	story editor (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rita Cooper	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2004)
Robert Fewkes	....	production administrator (unknown episodes)
Steve Kindernay	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Teri McDonald	....	production checker (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Animation
• Cartoon Network
• DC Comics

Distributors

• Cartoon Network
• Cartoon Network (????) (Japan) (TV)
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Kids' WB
• Warner Bros. Animation
• YTV

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

French | Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Singapore:G | USA:TV-Y7 | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

DEBUT: Terra (episode 2.03 "Terra")

Quotes:

Beast Boy: [about a mad-scientist's army of oversized maggots] You know, now that nobody's making 'em all mutate-y, these little guys might actually make good pets.
Raven: Don't even think about it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Boondocks: A Huey Freeman Christmas (#1.7)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Teen Titans

The best US cartoon

The title pretty much sums up my opinion, really... I've never cared much of American cartoons. Being a hopeless anime fan, everything coming from other countries from Japan usually seems too flat and boring for me. But the Teen Titans -are- different. Yes, they did use a lot of typical anime effects in that cartoon (huge surprised eyes, sweat drops etc etc) but that's what makes the show so great, adding it some depth and detail.

And the characters. Each of them is a unique personality. Always having these typical everyday quarrels, they still manage to work as a team when it comes to saving the world and that happens a lot.

Robin: probably even my least favorite character. Always with the "Titans, trouble!", being the boss and having the identity crisis about him being a bit like Slade. But hey, someone has to lead that bunch, otherwise there'd be too much video games and a lot less saving the world.

Starfire: the naive, funny, yet very powerful one. She may seem like an airhead but actually she just doesn't mix well with Earth's customs.

Cyborg: all superhero teams must have someone who takes care of all the electronic gadgets. Heck, Cy -is- an electronic gadget...

Raven: actually the most powerful of the Titans. All episodes that have focused on her clearly show that she could easily destroy the whole world if she wanted to. Could Robin do that? Or Cyborg or Beastboy? Don't think so. But being able to control her powers and despite being so much different than the rest, still fitting in and fighting by their side, she's definitely my favorite character.

Beastboy: kinda misunderstood, but the show would be a lot more boring without him. Honestly, he's the main joker in the gang (and Raven with her constant sarcasm is up next).

In short: thumbs up. 10/10