The Teen Titans are a group of superheroes who first appeared in DC Comics in 1964. Established in contrast to the publisher's lead character team the Justice League, Teen Titans consists of their teenaged sidekicks including Batman's Robin, Wonder Woman's Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and other members joining as the series progressed.
Muppet Mentions
- Comics
- The 1981 comic The New Teen Titans #6 written by Marv Wolfman features Beast Boy comparing the villain Trigon to taking on the Muppets.
- Teen Titans (2003 animated series)
- The season three episode, "Bunny Raven... or... How to Make A Titananimal Disappear" features villain the Amazing Mumbo taking on different forms, including two elderly characters who sit in a theatre box and make wisecracks about the mock variety show being performed on stage (based on Statler and Waldorf). Most of the episode's third act is an homage to The Muppet Show, complete with a spoof of the theme music and Mumbo as a parody of Scooter.
- The season four episode "Don't Touch That Dial" (aka "Episode 257-494") features a plot in which the villain Control Freak inserts himself into parodies of various TV shows and movies. Beast Boy explains that "Clash of the Planets" is "the greatest sci-fi series ever made" as a sampling of characters cascades by including references to Star Wars and Star Trek, as well as a green, furry character peering out from within a garbage can in a reference to Oscar the Grouch.
- New Teen Titans (2011 animated shorts)
- "Kidz Korner 4 Kidz" features a kids program which contains references to Sesame Street (including a "One of These Things"-style segment and a Two-Headed Monster-inspired scene).
- Teen Titans Go! (2013 animated series)
- In the episode "Hot Garbage," Beast Boy reveals that he watches a TV show with a green, garbage-loving character that resembles Oscar the Grouch.
- In the episode "Beast Boy's St. Patrick's Day Luck and It's Bad," the front stoop that Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Raven sit at while playing their instruments during the "Bad Luck" song resembles that of 123 Sesame Street. Nearby is a trash can with a skeletal arm that has green skin on it sticking out, alluding to Oscar the Grouch.
- In the episode "Tower Renovation," Cyborg is seen in a bathtub with a rubber duckie made of rubble. He says, "Rubble duckie, you are the one."
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018 animated movie)
- Beast Boy briefly morphs into Animal during the Titans' rap song in the beginning.
- The film features a poster for a film called "Easy Being Green" with Swamp Thing, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, and Killer Croc.
Connections
- Will Arnett played Slade in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018 film)
- Kristen Bell voiced Jade Wilson in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018 film)
- Dave Coulier voiced Tramm in the Teen Titans episode "Deep Six" (2003)
- Gilbert Gottfried voiced the Coal Miner in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Christmas Crusaders" (2019)
- Stan Lee voiced himself in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018 film)
- Kevin Michael Richardson voiced Trigon, Mammoth, and See-More on Teen Titans (2003-2005)
- Tara Strong voiced Raven, Kole, Kitten, and others on Teen Titans (2003-2006)
- Russi Taylor voiced Melvin and Timmy Tantrum in the Teen Titans episode "Hide & Seek" (2005)
- Lauren Tom voiced Jinx and Gizmo on Teen Titans (2003-2005) and Teen Titans Go! (2013-2021)
- Wil Wheaton voiced Aqualad on Teen Titans (2003-2005) and Teen Titans Go! (2014-2018)
- Marv Wolfman wrote The New Teen Titans (1980-1988, 1994-1996)