Teen Titans Go!: Mission To Misbehave, Season 1, Part 1

When I first saw that they were cancelling Young Justice in favor for Teen Titans Go, I was very conflicted. I loved the old Teen Titans series, and I loved Young Justice. Watching the minute-or-so long shorts Cartoon Network began airing during commercials swayed me, though. This series is brilliant (and it's got all the same voice actors as the original series, which is fantastic -- it just wouldn't be the same with different people doing the voices). No, it's not as serious as YJ or TT. But it's not trying to be. This is a show filled with "soft" moments. We've had 7 years of the Titans doing serious and dire missions (five for TT and 2 for YJ), and I, for one, welcome the change. Not that anything is wrong with the serious stuff, but without the lighter moments, the moments that show the characters outside of missions, the moments that show the characters interacting with each other when the world isn't about to blow up -- without these moments, you forget why the Titans are so close and and why they work so well together. This show is way more about the Titans relationships with each other in their off time. The way they goof off and the way they prank and they way they relax with each other (and there's quite a bit of shipping, too). If Scrubs was nothing but people dying, then J.D. and Turk and Elliot rushing in to save their lives, it wouldn't be nearly as good a show. Scrubs is a great show because most of the show takes place OUTSIDE of the "saving" bit. It's a great show because it's more about the characters being around each other and making jokes and having relationships and just hanging out. That's what this show is. No, it's not super action packed, but it is humor-packed. If you were a fan of episodes like the one where Robin leaves for the day, so the rest of the Titans sneak into his room and dress up like him, then this show is definitely for you. I mean, there was an episode that just aired where the Titans fight the Hive in the first 20 seconds of the episode, but then the next 10 minutes of the episode are about Cyborg and Jinx secretly dating behind everyone's back. The whole series is just hilarious, and it's filled with tons and tons of Easter Eggs for those with a quick eye. I'm a die-hard Titans fans. I own both TT and YJ on DVD, and I've read most every TT and YJ comic book (every iteration, 80's to New 52). And I have absolutely no problem with saying that this series is not only phenomenal, but it is easily in my top 3 runs of the team. If you're on the fence because you're a die-hard fan of the old series or of the Young Justice series, give it a chance. I promise you won't regret it.

As a preschool teacher and a father of two young boys (2 and 6), I am well aware of how much love exists for superheroes among young children, especially boys. But there are very few cartoons made these days that feature superheroes that are fun, light-hearted, humorous and still action-packed. Teen Titans Go! is that show. It is extremely funny and highly entertaining for both my boys and for me. Many fans of the old Teen Titans show will bemoan the cartoonish, silly elements of this new TTG show, but I would guess that most of them are not watching that show with young children. Bruce Timm is extremely talented and I am a huge fan of his artwork, but the dark, serious tone that his landmark show Batman: the Animated Series ushered in led to an overall trend toward overly grave and dark animation that is still being felt today. Much like Alan Moore's inadvertent darkening of comics in the late 80's with the effect his masterpiece, The Watchmen, had on the comics industry, Timm's BTAS has set not only the bar, but the tone for every other animated superhero series that has come after it. Bruce Timm's animated DC shows are great, but he himself says they are not intended to younger viewers. But the pervasive dark and violent tone in superhero shows creates a huge problem for any parent of a superhero-loving youngster that wants to watch heroes in action. Teen Titans Go! is a perfect blend of light-hearted entertainment with tons of effective humor and likable characters. I HIGHLY recommend it to any parent that has a kid who loves superheroes but is too young to the many dark superhero shows out there. About the only other modern superhero show that hits the same mark is Marvel's Superhero Squad - also fun and funny. It's too bad that most other superhero shows have to be written for older kids or even adult-level in their tone. There are so many younger children who enjoy these characters too. Thank goodness for Youtube and DVDs of the many lighter superhero shows of the past like Superfriends, Spider-man and his Amazing Friends, and The New Adventures of Batman.

Pay them no mind. Teen Titans Go is an uproariously funny sendup of the original series that ended nearly eight years ago. It is understandable that so many fans of that series would like to see more of it. But despite the fact that i reached a broad and often unintended audience, Teen Titans was meant to be children's entertainment. Having ended so long ago, Warner Bros. Animation has no financial reason to continue or resurrect it--the audience they want to attract simply has no attachment to it. The fact that Teen Titans Go, a comedy series based on the same basic character designs from Teen Titans and staring all the original voice talent, even exists is a minor miracle. The sooner you get over the fact that Teen Titans was a great animated series that has run it's course, the more you'll come to love Teen Titans Go. TTG is not the old Teen Titans series. It never tries to be, either. But if you were a fan of it, and come to Go with an open mind, you'll find a lot of uproarious comedy and good old-fashioned entertainment. Sure, maybe TTG won't be the kind of show with epic dramatic moments and setpiece battles you'll remember years from now, but that's not what it's going for. TTG never fails to put a smile on my face. Nothing is too sacred, and there is almost an in-joke to the whole thing that if you are actually watching this and remember the old series, you must be hella old. The characters are humorous carictatures of themselves and they're both fun and funny. I think we can all agree on how good Teen Titans was. Teen Titans Go pays homage to it by reminding us all not to take it so seriously. Enjoy TTG for what it is and you'll get a lot out of it. You can cling to the past and vow to keep yourself "Pure" if you wish, but in the end, you're only depriving yourself.

...and that's why I like this show! I know that it ticks a lot of people off that these are not the "serious," kick-butt Teen Titans that they know and love from the other series, but I like them this way. Not being much into superheroes anyway, I personally don't mind at all that this isn't yet another show about superheroes stomping super-villain butt and saving the day (and the world, and the universe, and other worlds and universes, etc.). It's purely for comedy, which I greatly appreciate! There's a lot of good stuff on this show (and on these DVDs) for those who are willing to check out the show and aren't so vehemently opposed to the idea of the TT being "re-done" as a bunch of TRULY comical characters as to literally refuse to like the show or even give it a chance. As Starfire says in one of these episodes, "Haters gonna hate." But for those who don't insist on or persist in hating the show because it doesn't try to be like the original series (or ANY more "usual" superhero show), there's much entertainment and enjoyment (and many laughs) to be found here! There's plenty here to tickle the funny bone, from the Titans seeking the ingredients for the ultimate sandwich; to overly-vigilant Robin trying to learn to relax; to the team trying to decide who's going to do the laundry; to Silkie escaping from the Tower and (obliviously) having a wild adventure; to Cyborg and Beast Boy trying desperately to get a pizza for free; to Robin getting actual superpowers; to BB teaching honest Starfire how to tell lies; to Raven cracking a tooth; to Robin seeking a magical replacement for his broken staff; to Cy and BB battling it out with each other over whether burgers or burritos are better; to Raven being split into five different versions of herself with different personalities... and more! While those examples, or most of them, may make it sound like the episodes are about things so mundane that they couldn't possibly be funny, hilarity and wacky twists and turns abound in them and in the others! (By the way, keep an eye [and an ear] out for the many "Bat-jokes" in the episodes!) Below is a listing of the episodes on the DVDs. Rather than having two (or even more) episodes (or "shorts") to a track, as many cartoon DVDs do, the discs have each episode on its own track (which I'm grateful for): Disc 1: 1. Legendary Sandwich 2. Pie Bros 3. Driver's Ed 4. Dog Hand 5. Double Trouble 6. The Date 7. Dude Relax! 8. Laundry Day 9. Ghostboy 10. La Larva De Amor 11. Hey Pizza! 12. Gorilla 13. Girl's Night Out Disc 2: 1. You're Fired! 2. Super Robin 3. Tower Power 4. Parasite 5. Starliar 6. Meatball Party 7. Staff Meeting 8. Terra-ized 9. Artful Dodgers 10. Burger Vs. Burrito 11. Matched 12. Colors Of Raven 13. The Left Leg If this had been the entire first season, I would have given it five stars!

When my boyfriend and I first saw the commercials for Teen Titans Go!, we were furious. How dare they soil the Teen Titans name like this? How dare they try to recreate what the original Teen Titans show had? How dare they change the art into chibi little versions of themselves? How dare they! Then we watched it. Then we laughed. Then we watched more. We were so blinded by the nostalgia, we weren't willing to even give this show a chance. Teen Titans Go! has quickly become our favorite show on Cartoon Network. If you can get past the point this isn't supposed to be in any way related to the previous show, you'll enjoy yourself. I enjoy how Teen Titans Go! pokes fun at itself, at how they have odd little bits of song at dance (see: Robin's chicken dance), and how it's absolutely not serious. Just don't let nostalgia get in the way of this great show. If the comedy's not for you, then that's fine. It's a kid's show after all. I'm here though to review the DVD, and not the series itself. I bought the first season (which is two disks), for my boyfriend for his birthday. He was happy with it. The DVD came in a case that was in great condition, and we've had no problems with it so far.

Teen Titans Go is absolutely hilarious. My kids and I are huge fans of the Teen Titans series and we love Teen Titans Go as well. The self-deprecating humor and inside jokes that occur in the original Teen Titans series are taken to a masterfully absurd extreme in this series. The episode where they mock Zan & Jana is a work of art that had me laughing so hard I was crying, my kids didnt get it because theyve never seen the old Justice League cartoons, so they thought I had lost my mind. Naturally, if you are a purist and you have no sense of humor, you will not like this series. If you have any snark in you at all and you are a Teen Titans/DC Comics fan, you will very much appreciate this series. Have rec'd the DVD and have been watching it with the kids for a couple of weeks now. Its great, and we love it. The DVD fills the entire screen on an HDTV. There is no Surround Sound. The episode selection menu is klunky. But, seriously, whatever. The cartoons are awesome.

Our family is huge fans of cartoons like Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and Angry Beavers. We have watched these shows before kids and now share them happily with our 11 and 8 year olds. When my 8 year old stumbled upon Teen Titans Go! on Cartoon Network, we were elated. It is funny, silly and the jokes can range from potty humor to more grown up innuendos that go flying over my childrens' heads. The characters are wonderfully stereotypical, which would be a complaint from your average tv watcher. But this only adds to the ridiculousness and antics. These 5 friends and their specific character traits make the show so terribly amusing and the DVDs were a must have for all of us. We can't wait for Season 2 to come out, even though we have seen all of them 200 times each. The shows are snippets at 11 minutes long. They include songs, jokes that you will repeat (Try NOT repeating 'waffles' 400 times when eating waffles) and fights about burgers vs. tacos that will follow you into any restaurant. Keep smiling and a light heart. Watch this show and let your inner child out!

I AM A HUGE HUGE HUGE TEEN TITANS FAN!!!!!! ALWAYS LOVED THEIR ORIGINAL CARTOON AND WAS TOTALLY ADDICTED TO IT...NOW I AM 110% TOTALLY ADDICTED TO WATCHING TEEN TITANS GO!!!! I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING AND WATCHING IT!!! ESPECIALLY THEIR REFERENCES THEY MAKE TO 90s AND 80s MOVIES TOO...AND REFERENCES TO THE JUSTICE LEAGUE....THEIR HUMOR IS JUST OUTSTANDING....ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A HARD DAY FROM WORK AND WANNA MELT PEOPLE WITH YOUR EYE POWERS LIKE STARFIRE!!! =D LOL I ESPECIALLY LOVE THE EPISODE OF "DOGHAND" WHERE TRIGON COMES TO VISIT HIS DAUGHTER RAVEN AND THE TITANS AND OFFERS THEM POWERS AND HE GIVES THE SWEET AND FUNNY STARFIRE THE ABILITY TO SPEAK LIKE AN "EARTH TEEN" LMAO!!! I ALWAYS THOUGHT STARFIRE WOULD MAKE A VERY FUNNY CALIFORNIA TEXTING VALLEY GIRL LMAO!!!!!