Episode
Robot Chicken: 1987
Overview
Twinkie the Kid dispenses justice and lead! Popular board games from Chutes and Ladders to Hungry Hungry Hippos get turned into action-packed feature films. Meet Skeletor's dentist, Mo-Larr! Emperor Palpatine gets a collect call from Darth Vader. Mortal Kombat's Johnny Cage has a bad day on the job. An enraged Ted Turner transforms into his alter-ego, Captain Planet!
Details
- Series
- Robot Chicken
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2006-05-07
- Runtime
- 12 min
Episode context
1987 is Episode 6 in Season 2 of Robot Chicken. It aired on 2006-05-07. The runtime is 12 min.
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