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| distributor = Cartoon Network | executive_producer = | first_aired = | last_aired = present | num_seasons = 8 | num_episodes = 142 (and 8 specials) | list_episodes = List of Robot Chicken episodes | website = http://video.adultswim.com/robot-chicken/ }} ''Robot Chicken'' is an American stop motion adult animated sketch-comedy television series, created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root for Adult Swim. The writers, especially Green, also provide many of the voices. Senreich, Goldstein, and Root were formerly writers for the popular action figure hobbyist magazine ''ToyFare''. ''Robot Chicken'' has won an Annie Award and three Emmy Awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Emmys – Robot Chicken )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Annie Awards: ‘Wreck-It-Ralph’ Wins 5 Including Feature, Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special’ TV, ‘Paperman’ Best Short Awards Winners 2013 )〕 ==Production history== ''Robot Chicken'' is based on "Twisted ToyFare Theater", a humorous photo comic-strip appearing in ''ToyFare: The Toy Magazine''. The show's name was inspired by a dish on the menu at a West Hollywood Chinese restaurant, Kung Pao Bistro, where Green and Senreich had dined; the series originally was intended to be called ''Junk in the Trunk''.〔 The show was created, written, and produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, and produced by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (ShadowMachine Films Seasons 1-5) in association with Stoop!d Monkey, Williams Street, Sony Pictures Digital, and Sony Pictures Television. The series first appeared as ''Sweet J Presents'' on the Sony website Screenblast.com in 2001.〔(The New York Times )〕 ''Sweet J Presents'' ended after 12 episodes and moved to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in 2005 as ''Robot Chicken'', premiering on Sunday, February 20, 2005. In the first episode ("Conan's Big Fun"), Conan O'Brien was a featured character, voiced by ''Family Guy'' creator Seth MacFarlane (2005–present).〔〔(Robot Chicken: Sweet J Presents (Summary) )〕 The show mocks popular culture, referencing toys, movies, television, games, popular fads, and more obscure references like anime cartoons and older television programs, much in the same vein as comedy sketch shows like ''Saturday Night Live''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Seth Green Interview )〕 It employs stop motion animation of toys, action figures, claymation, and various other objects, such as tongue depressors, The Game of Life pegs, and popsicle sticks. One particular motif involves the idea of fantastical characters being placed in a more realistic world or situation (such as Stretch Armstrong requiring a corn syrup transplant after losing his abilities because of aging, Optimus Prime performing a prostate cancer PSA for the humans, and Godzilla having problems in the bedroom).〔 The program aired a 30-minute episode dedicated to ''Star Wars'' which premiered June 17, 2007 in the US, featuring the voices of ''Star Wars'' notables George Lucas, Mark Hamill (from a previous episode), Billy Dee Williams, and Ahmed Best. The ''Star Wars'' episode was nominated for a 2008 Emmy Award as Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour). The show airs in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of FX's Adult Swim block, in Canada on Teletoon's TELETOON at Night block, in Australia on The Comedy Channel's Adult Swim block, in Russia on 2x2's Adult Swim block, in Germany on TNT Series' Adult Swim block, and in Latin America on the I.Sat Adult Swim block (after the Adult Swim block was cancelled from Cartoon Network Latin America in 2008). The show is rated TV-14 and TV-MA, and many of the sketches from ''Sweet J Presents'' were redone for ''Robot Chicken''.〔 The series was renewed for a 20-episode third season, which ran from August 1, 2007, to September 28, 2008.〔 After an eight-month hiatus during the third season, the show returned on August 31, 2008, to air the remaining 5 episodes.〔 The series was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on December 7, 2008, and ended September 20, 2009.〔 In early 2010, the show was renewed for a fifth and sixth season (40 more episodes total). Season 5 premiered on December 12, 2010.〔 The second group of episodes began broadcasting on October 23, 2011. The 100th episode aired on January 15, 2012.〔 In May 2012, Adult Swim announced they were picking up a sixth season of ''Robot Chicken'', which began airing in September 2012. The seventh season premiered on April 13, 2014. The staff is currently writing Season 8, which is scheduled to premiere on October 25, 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robot Chicken」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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