Superjail! | |
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Season 1 | |
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No. of episodes | 10 |
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Original network | Adult Swim |
Original release | September 28 – December 7, 2008 |
Season chronology | |
The first season of the American animated television series Superjail! , created by Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, and Ben Gruber, originally aired on Adult Swim in the United States. The season premiered on September 28, 2008, and ended on December 7, 2008.
The first season was the only season of the show to be produced by Augenblick Studios.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) | |||||||
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1 | 1 | "Superbar" | Christy Karacas | Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, Aaron Augenblick, Chris Burns, & M. Wartella | September 28, 2008 [n 1] | 101 | N/A | |||||||
Wanting to ask Alice on a date, the Warden builds a bar inside Superjail. But things go wrong when the inmates plan an escape and Jared gets drunk. | ||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | "Combaticus" | Christy Karacas | Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, Aaron Augenblick, Chris Burns, & M. Wartella | October 5, 2008 | 102 | 0.338 [2] | |||||||
The Warden and his workers dig up an ancient fighting arena. But the Twins use their own fighting machine for combat. | ||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | "Ladies Night" | Christy Karacas | Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, Aaron Augenblick, Chris Burns, & M. Wartella | October 12, 2008 | 104 | 0.764 [3] | |||||||
A women's prison ship crashes into Superjail, which inhabits the crew and inmates of Ultraprison. The Warden challenges the Mistress of Ultraprison to a bet to see whose inmates have the most class. | ||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | "Cold-Blooded" | Christy Karacas | Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, & Christopher McCulloch | October 19, 2008 | 110 | 0.538 [4] | |||||||
Jailbot mistakenly brings a psychotic murderer to Superjail and looking to learn about him, the Warden sends Jared undercover. But the murderer ends up killing himself by accident and the other inmates think Jared killed him, resulting in Jared becoming their leader. The Twins hack into Jailbot's system. | ||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | "Don't Be a Negaton" | Christy Karacas | Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, Aaron Augenblick, Chris Burns, & M. Wartella | October 26, 2008 | 105 | N/A | |||||||
The Warden invites a motivational speaker to lecture at Superjail, but Jared notices he's not what he seems. | ||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | "Terrorarium" | Christy Karacas | Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, Aaron Augenblick, Chris Burns, & M. Wartella | November 2, 2008 | 106 | 0.637 [5] | |||||||
The Warden promotes a science fair at Superjail. And Jared is neglected by his co-workers. | ||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | "Mr. Grumpy-Pants" | Christy Karacas | Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, Aaron Augenblick, Chris Burns, M. Wartella, & Ben Gruber | November 9, 2008 | 107 | 0.583 [5] | |||||||
After capturing Jacknife once again, Jailbot mistakenly brings a dying girl into Superjail, and the inmates (as well as Alice) adore her. On his birthday, The Warden's inner child escapes. | ||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | "Dream Machine" | Christy Karacas | Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, Aaron Augenblick, Chris Burns, & M. Wartella | November 23, 2008 | 103 | 0.661 [6] | |||||||
The Warden records the inmates' dreams in an attempt to shut down a riot. But he goes mad with power and everyone must stop him. | ||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | "Time-Police" (Parts 1 and 2) | Christy Karacas | Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, Aaron Augenblick, Chris Burns, M. Wartella, & Christopher McCulloch | November 30, 2008 | 108 | 0.603 [7] | |||||||
10 | 10 | December 7, 2008 | 109 | |||||||||||
The Warden proposes to turn Superjail into a franchise, only to be litigated for crimes he’s committed in the future. Meanwhile, Alice and Jared try to survive in the Warden's absence. |
DVD Verdict's David Johnson criticized the season in his review of the DVD release, calling it a "massive disappointment". [8] He found the violence "grows tedious and you will be desensitized and the dearth of functional humor will hit you even harder." [8] Ian Jane of DVD Talk gave the release four stars out of five, praising the humor and creativity, "so long as your sense of humor runs towards the more perverse side and you appreciate black comedy." [9] He recommended the season be enjoyed "in two or three episode jolts", and that the detailed backgrounds and animation gave the season a "considerable" amount of replay value. [9] Blogcritics's Greg Barbrick praised the release as "a must" for "anyone who enjoys truly twisted animation". [10] He highlighted the episodes "Terrorarium" and "Time-Police" as "positively lysergic" examples of the season, but found the bleeping of profanity on the set surprising contrasted with the graphic violence. [10]
Warner Home Video published a DVD release of the season for region 1 markets on February 23, 2010. [11] A region 2 DVD had been released on March 12 of the same year. [12] In promoting the release, Vice magazine held a contest with readers to submit fan art, judged by series creator Christy Karacas, with two winners receiving unopened copies of the release. [13] The season has also been made available for digital download through the iTunes Store, with a single volume released on September 28, 2008. [14]
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