Robot Chicken season 9
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{{short description|Season 9 of Robot Chicken}}
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| network = Adult Swim
| first_aired = {{start date|2017|12|10}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2018|7|22}}
| num_episodes = 20
| prev_season = Season 8
| next_season = Season 10
| episode_list = List of Robot Chicken episodes
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The ninth season of the stop-motion television series Robot Chicken began airing in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, on December 10, 2017, containing 20 episodes.
Episodes
{{see also|List of Robot Chicken episodes}}
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 161
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Freshly Baked: The Robot Chicken Santa Claus Pot Cookie Freakout Special: Special Edition
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Nick Cron-DeVico, Deirdre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Tesha Kondrat, Matthew Senreich and Tom Sheppard
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|10}}
| ProdCode = 901
| ShortSummary = Robot Chicken joins Santa for a special Christmas he'll never forget; the North Pole elves dream of simple toys of holidays past; Krampus puts in a good word for the coal industry; and St. Nick finally meets his idol, Jared Leto.
Guest stars: Jason Alexander, Jemaine Clement, Patrick Stump
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 162
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Hey I Found Another Sock!
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Nick Cron-DeVico, Mike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich and Tom Sheppard
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|17}}
| ProdCode = 902
| ShortSummary = The Robot Chicken writers must take Fury Road to get into the office; a mature, mellowed-out Beavis is stalked by a very familiar and still immature blast from his past; the Homestar Runner gang start a militia and get gunned down; a young Kaiju sings a song about growing up, parodying Caillou; the Nerd visits Westworld to have sex with the robots.
Guest stars: Ginger Gonzaga, Jim Hanks, Phil LaMarr, Katee Sackhoff, "Weird Al" Yankovic
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 163
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Scoot to the Gute
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Nick Cron-DeVico, Mike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich and Tom Sheppard
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|7}}
| ProdCode = 903
| ShortSummary = Watch the Drama Llama perform on stage; An ordinary woman named Sara has an uncomfortable encounter with the Shopkins Shoppies; Doc McStuffins goes to the emergency room with her mom; various bugs land on Judy Hopps’ car; Daisy tries, unsuccessfully, to prove to Oswald that he can't drown in the ocean, all because he's just an octopus; investors are less than thrilled with the first generation of hosts from Westworld; the Scooby-Doo gang tell each other how they really feel, with dangerous results.
Guest stars: Linda Cardellini, Shelby Fero, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Fred Savage
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 164
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Things Look Bad for the Streepster
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Nick Cron-DeVico, Mike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich and Tom Sheppard
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|14}}
| ProdCode = 904
| ShortSummary = The female Animal Crossing Villager joins "The Smashing Games"; Daniel Tiger is taught the toughest lesson of all; Lily from AT&T meets her new co-worker Bitch Pudding; the Nerd looks behind the curtain at Nick Arcade and hates it; body-switch wish movies get parodied on Switchamaf**k: The Movie; the musical Cats comes to people's homes; Edward Scissorhands, Freddy Krueger, and Wolverine hack an old lady's hedges; Jabberjaw goes on a much-needed vacation—to Amity Island.
Guest stars: Ashley Holliday, Phil Moore, Eric Christian Olsen, Katee Sackhoff, Eden Sher
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 165
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Mr. Mozzarella's Hamburger Skateboard Depot
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Nick Cron-DeVico, Mike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich and Tom Sheppard
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|21}}
| ProdCode = 905
| ShortSummary = Go inside Riley's mind as she gets new adult emotions in Inside Out 2; Captain Hook fakes a peanut allergy to kill Peter Pan; Jack Reacher is a telephone psychic; a kid suffers an allergic reaction to "peanuts" when Charlie Brown and his friends sit near him; two Oompa-Loompas are traumatized over what really goes on at Willy Wonka's chocolate factory; Joyce Byer's use of Christmas lights to communicate with her son causes a neighborhood war over who has the best Yuletide lawn decorations; a circus lion is released into the wild; a wedding proposal is ruined by a mariachi band, who are really the Stone Protectors in disguise (calling back to a sketch from last season's finale); the circus lion returns to hunt; the pig from the Black Mirror episode "The National Anthem" tells all to Howard Stern and becomes famous à la Kim Kardashian; the circus lion is now stuffed and mounted in a game hunter's trophy room; the movie Panic Room becomes a farce; and the Nerd forces his way through Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Guest stars: Bob Bergen, Rachael Leigh Cook, Nat Faxon, Keith Ferguson, Carla Gugino, Ross Marquand, Catherine Taber
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 166
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Strummy Strummy Sad Sad
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Deirdre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Kiel Kennedy, Matthew Senreich and Ellory Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|28}}
| ProdCode = 906
| ShortSummary = Fred Flintstone runs for his life after dinosaurs start a revolution; Sebastian has union trouble with his orchestra; the MCU holds an intervention for Jessica Jones.
Guest stars: Samaire Armstrong, Hugh Dancy, John DiMaggio, Isaiah Mustafa, Patton Oswalt, Jill Talley, Fred Tatasciore
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 167
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = 3 2 1 2 333, 222, 3...66?
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Deirdre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Kiel Kennedy, Matthew Senreich and Ellory Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|2|4}}
| ProdCode = 907
| ShortSummary = Harriet the Spy is trying to fit into the modern world of cyberwarfare; Alvin and the Chipmunks play Coachella for the first and last time.
Guest stars: Dane Cook, Tamara Garfield, Clare Grant, Howie Mandel, Justin Roiland, Michelle Trachtenberg
Note: This episode was the last to feature recurring voice actor Michelle Trachtenberg, who died on February 26, 2025.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 168
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = We Don't See Much of That in 1940s America
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Deirdre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Kiel Kennedy, Matthew Senreich and Ellory Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|2|11}}
| ProdCode = 908
| ShortSummary = Miss Frizzle goes to great lengths to survive using cannibalism after the Magic School Bus crashes in the mountains; Harry Potter relives his golden years; Dominic Toretto gets fast and furious with the Titanic.
Guest stars: Luke Evans, Milla Jovovich, Arielle Kebbel, Ally Maki
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 169
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Ext. Forest - Day
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Deirdre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Kiel Kennedy, Matthew Senreich and Ellory Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|2|18}}
| ProdCode = 909
| ShortSummary = The writers can't get a grasp of Fight Club's rules; Zack Morris takes a time out with the Avengers; musings about whether old Rose's Titanic flashback was just a tall tale.
Guest stars: Dan Fogler, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Christina Hendricks, Taran Killam
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 170
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Factory Where Nuts Are Handled
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Nick Cron-DeVico, Deirdre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Tesha Kondrat, Matthew Senreich and Tom Sheppard
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|2|25}}
| ProdCode = 910
| ShortSummary = A sheared sheep gets shamed; Megatron nearly drowns a panda in lava, thinking it's a Maximal; a literal "Dumpster dive"; Michigan J. Frog meets his alt-right cousin, Pepe; the mummy from Monster in My Pocket becomes a Saturday Night Live host; Little Caesar's mascot gets stabbed in the back; existential crisis in a Legend of Zelda-style video game; the testing stage for Creepy-Crawlers; an Internet troll doll; Mickey Mouse plays The Dating Game; Wile E. Coyote teaches a college class about how to get away with murder; and the Olsen Twins get kidnapped in Mexico.
Guest stars: Genevieve Angelson, Rachel Bloom, David Kaye, Victoria Justice, Martin Starr
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 171
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Never Forget
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Nick Cron-DeVico, Deirdre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Tesha Kondrat, Matthew Senreich and Tom Sheppard
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|20}}
| ProdCode = 911
| ShortSummary = The real reason why Indiana Jones hates snakes; Maxwell Lord discovers Supergirl's weakness; Date My Mom focuses on Jessica Rabbit.
Guest stars: Fred Armisen, Felicia Day, Katie Holmes, Lori Petty
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 172
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Shall I Visit the Dinosaurs?
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Nick Cron-DeVico, Deirdre Devlin, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Tesha Kondrat, Matthew Senreich and Tom Sheppard
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|27}}
| ProdCode = 912
| ShortSummary = God ghosts Margaret in a modern-day retelling of Judy Blume's iconic coming-of-age novel; Bonnie and Clyde get gunned down, but too many of the shots go to Clyde's groin; Santa Claus and Krampus star in the latest teen drama from The CW; turns out the stork delivering babies is not a myth; a multi-car pile-up in Busytown; Doctor Manhattan needles Laurie into confessing that she slept with Dan; James Bond meets an unfortunately-named man at the baccarat table; the Army now kills its enemies with kindness; remember to never forget the Great Furby Genocide of 1998 to 2000; Piccolo gets arrested for child abuse and endangerment; Magneto visits Auschwitz; the cast of Friends gets a lesson in lobster mating rituals; and Bitch Puddin' subs for Maria in this spoof of The Sound of Music.
Guest stars: Sterling K. Brown, Brett Dalton, Betty Gilpin, Alyson Hannigan, Amy Ryan, Katee Sackhoff, Paul Wesley
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 173
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = What Can You Tell Me About Butt Rashes?
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Kiel Kennedy, Michael Poisson, Matthew Senreich, Tom Sheppard and Ellory Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|3}}
| ProdCode = 913
| ShortSummary = Hulk's leg doesn't transform with him; Tiny Tim gets new legs; a pimp furthers his prostitute's education and turns her into a Congresswoman to fight for equal pay; a barista meets He Who Shall Not Be Named; The Duke Boys' arguing over the Confederate Flag's controversial history turns into a PSA about distracted driving; The Wicked Witch of the West has some last-minute confessions; Richie Rich gets a lesson in capitalism; Mrs. Potts sings to Chip about why women go for brain-dead, abusive athletes; Jack and the Beanstalk gets a modern twist; The Terminator asks for too much when he arrives in the present; Glinda the Good Witch helps Ash win a Pokémon battle; a man doesn't understand office dress code; a squirrel is coerced into using an acorn as a suppository; Lt. Dan gets new legs, and Tiny Tim returns with his metal spider legs; the Sailor Scouts put up with a fat, out-of-shape man named Sailor Earth.
Guest stars: Kristin Chenoweth, Eden Espinosa, Jim Hanks, Brenda Song
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 174
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Gimme That Chocolate Milk!
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Kiel Kennedy, Michael Poisson, Matthew Senreich, Tom Sheppard and Ellory Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|10}}
| ProdCode = 914
| ShortSummary = Captain Planet experiences the straw that breaks his back; J. Jonah Jameson has a secret involving Spider-Man; the Nerd learns that his problems involve putting his dick in a vacuum cleaner hose and Legion.
Guest stars: Rachel Bloom, Elizabeth Gillies, Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, J.K. Simmons, David Walton, Michaela Watkins
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 175
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Why Is It Wet?
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Kiel Kennedy, Michael Poisson, Matthew Senreich, Tom Sheppard and Ellory Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|17}}
| ProdCode = 915
| ShortSummary = Mr. Monopoly from the Monopoly game tortures an adulterer with an iron; Mulan reveals her true identity; Dora the Explorer eats monkey brains in India; The Hot Wheels Connectors combine fast toy cars and their parents' failing marriages; Oscar the Grouch burns in a trash can fire; the Thimble from the Monopoly game gets fired and hits rock bottom; Your Mom is part of a clown car; Julia Child was skilled in cooking and killing zombies; three unicorn POGs get hit on by a slammer POG; Jareth from Labyrinth is the world's worst Hot Topic clerk; Snapchat filters and serious messages from Batman don't mix; Tarzan has a vine swinging accident; Charon reluctantly takes a man's Visa card as payment for riding down the River Styx; Mr. Bubble is in court for lewd conduct with minors; Toilet Jaws: Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go to the Bathroom; the government agents from E.T. finally shoot down Elliot and his friends as they escape; and Rita Repulsa from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers uses her magic wand for male enhancement.
Guest stars: Alex Borstein, Sean Gunn, Alfred Molina, Randall Park, Maria Thayer
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 176
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Jew No. 1 Opens a Treasure Chest
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Kiel Kennedy, Michael Poisson, Matthew Senreich, Tom Sheppard and Ellory Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|24}}
| ProdCode = 916
| ShortSummary = A Scooby-Doo villain realizes the absurdity of his plan; Super Grover's secret identity is revealed; Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes is all grown up but Hobbes wants no part of it.
Guest stars: Genevieve Angelson, Kylie Bunbury, Alice Eve, Matthew Lillard, Anndi McAfee
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 177
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = He's Not Even Aiming at the Toilet!
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Michael Poisson, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi, Tom Sheppard and Erik Weiner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|1}}
| ProdCode = 917
| ShortSummary = Galen Erso helped close all the plot holes in Rogue One; Peppa Pig and her family deal with Brexit fallout; a knock-off of Hamilton: An American Musical.
Guest stars: Abraham Benrubi, Hugh Davidson, Sherilyn Fenn, Keith Ferguson, Alfred Molina, Meredith Salenger, Serinda Swan, Milana Vayntrub, Erik Weiner
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 178
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Your Mouth Is Hanging off Your Face!
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard and Alex Kamer
| WrittenBy = Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Michael Poisson, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi, Tom Sheppard and Erik Weiner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|8}}
| ProdCode = 918
| ShortSummary = Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles seduces a pizza boy; a catfish gets catfished on MTV's Human; Jesus confronts the Easter Bunny about corrupting the true meaning of Easter; The Unsinkable Molly Brown gets a new, embarrassing nickname after being rescued from King Kong's anus; a send-up of the cult horror film It Follows where a mom stalks four gal pals on social media; frat boys moon a driver who turns into a werewolf; a van-driving pervert is lured into a kid's toy car; a magician's card trick fails; a TV cook gets gunned down by a chick hatched from an egg; Smurfs try to buy Sudafed for meth; The Swedish Chef from The Muppets can't get past airport security; a bird is tricked into thinking a mole's penis is a worm; Ziggy gets cloned; an insect strip club gets "Raid"-ed; Swiper from Dora the Explorer becomes the newest Fox News pundit; Geppetto wants the Blue Fairy to bring his sex doll to life; RoboCop becomes a security guard at a pharmacy and the Smurfs come back for more Sudafed; and ALF reveals his musical past.
Guest stars: Jon Cryer, Mikey Day, Laura Ortiz, Betsy Russell, Rhea Seehorn, Kate Upton
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 179
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = No Wait, He Has a Cane!
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Michael Poisson, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi, Tom Sheppard and Erik Weiner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|15}}
| ProdCode = 919
| ShortSummary = The Devil and Jesus Christ think office workers are talking about them; Two-Face loses in a coin toss; a parody of The Ring is an excuse for Tom Sheppard to do his Ringo Starr impression; a violin gets caught playing with itself; Mr. Sinister is the latest fashion victim on TLC's What Not to Wear; cake hunters get attacked; Jon Snow faces a great threat in Westeros: White Joggers; a little girl learns why you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket; a heptapod alien from the movie Arrival is a contestant on the game show Pictionary; The Joker does stand-up comedy; teen girls in a carpool can't stand Bob Dylan's music; and Grizzlor becomes He-Man's pubic wig.
Guest stars: Tom Sheppard, Bryan Cranston, Mamie Gummer, Dan Milano, Alisha Boe, Katherine Langford
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{{Episode list/sublist|Robot Chicken season 9
| EpisodeNumber = 180
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Hi!
| DirectedBy = Tom Sheppard
| WrittenBy = Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Michael Poisson, Matthew Senreich, Mehar Sethi, Tom Sheppard and Erik Weiner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|22}}
| ProdCode = 920
| ShortSummary = The season ends with Jean-Claude Van Damme getting hit in the groin by giraffes; a Funko re-enactment of Saddam Hussein's execution; the greatest Japanese commercial of all time; a mash-up of Taken and You Can't Do That on Television; Jiminy Cricket visits an 18-year-old Pinocchio; Eleven from Stranger Things becomes a school bully; a drunk woman named Cindy thinks she's Wonder Woman; Donald Trump acts like Veruca Salt in a parody of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Frankenstein's monster pees at a urinal; and Adult Swim president Mike Lazzo promises to renew Robot Chicken if one of their recurring characters can jump the Grand Canyon.
Guest stars: Nichole Bloom, Rachael Leigh Cook, Clark Duke, Pete Gardner, Ralph Garman, Michaela Watkins
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