What was your favorite Teen Titans episode?

I think Robin being so down on themself in Fractured makes sense BECAUSE Johnny Rancid is such a nothing of a threat. Guy's just some random hooligan on a motorcycle ... and Robin not only lost to 'em, but got badly hurt in the process. Thought process is, "Geez, if I can't beat THIS bozo, what good even am I?"

I'm surprised the Titans didn't all wear different colored costumes every day to make the criminals not notice Robin's fractured arm. Loved the red streak in the hair.

Johnny Rancid is also probably a reference to the pop-punk band... Rancid.

Always surprised Batman: Brave and the Bold never paired Bat-Mite up with Larry. It would have been fun to see Bat-Mite put up with the big-headed guy and realize that's how he behaves around... well Batman.

Johnny Rancid always reminded me of that domestic terrorist guy from Batman Beyond, whose motivation doesn't go far beyond "Blow it up! Blow it ALL UP!!"

I remember liking Larry when I saw the show, but then again I was much younger. If Bat-Mite is a stand-in for adult fans of comics, then I guess Larry is the same but for young, excitable fans.

I liked that at the end of the episode Larry and Robin were something akin to friends, or at least had an amicable relationship when. Compared to the other dimension fiends. It would be interesting if those three appeared at the same time with the targets of their obsessions and where Batman and Superman are disgruntled by their presence, Robin simply greets Larry and as a being not from the 5th dimension but the 4 9/8ths dimensions (which may suggest that he’s not on their level so to speak), he would ‘try’ to help the heroes.

Weird how he was never in Teen Titans Go. He’d fit right in, tonally speaking.

I love the 5th dimension characters. They are always fun and a really easy and a truly clever way to address fan complaints. People forget Mixptle and Batmite are the original meta commentary characters

I really hope Larry comes into Comics, like the actual Larry. I love his character. *Lillie has her head on Starfire's body* Batmite and Larry vs Mxyzptlk, it is liquid gold.

People keep saying the "Fourth and 9/8ths Dimension" is different from the fifth, which is weird. That's clearly just a joke. It's not 8/9ths. It's 9/8ths. Four and 9/8ths is Five and 1/8th.

One thing you missed Larry is a collectable item you can find in (every?) Levels in the critically underrated Teen Titans videogame!

Can we just start acknowledging that Ron Perlman is to Slade/Deathstroke what Kevin and Mark are to Batman and the Joker?

To be fiar to Larry, when I sing Puffy Amiyumii that's how I sound too.

Larry! Larry, hey Laaaarrrrryyyy, Larry!!!

I think Larry is purposely annoying so I think the writers accomplished their goal

Thank you as always, Sasha; I'll have to track this episode down. Also, Nightwing's and Jericho's debuts in The Judas Contract were exactly 40 years ago, so happy anniversary to them!

If I'm not wrong Larry also appeared in the Teen Titans video game on the GameCube as I vaguely remember collecting a powerup or something of him on the first level

I’m one of those guys who grew up with the OG teen titans in 2003 so when titans go came out I scoffed at it and said the 03 version was the better version. That is until recently when I was dealing with a bout of insomnia I turned it on randomly and watched an episode where the titans explain medical insurance and was absolutely transfixed and learned a lot about not only medical insurance but about giving things another chance. Had I not turned on the show at that time I wouldn’t have learned and I wouldn’t have had given a show that chance. That all encompassing second chance to make me laugh educate and entertain me. So thank you teen titans go for entertaining and educating me

I liked Nite-Mite introduced in Tom Taylor's Nightwing run more.

I still feel like sending Bat-Mite and Larry on a play date. Maybe they’ll prank on Nibor or something.

My head canon is Larry becomes nightmite

Larry burst from Robin’s forehead Arnold Schwarzenegger: it’s NOT a tumor lol I LOVED Larry growing up, he was goofy fun

Larry is an interesting Robin. He’s a Robin in an alternate dimension but with special powers.

I’ll say it, I like TeenTitansGo! I just hate that CN decided that it had to run 20 out of 24 hours in the day.

There were two filler episodes between Terra joining the team, betraying the team and it’s aftermath. Terra only got a non-speaking cameo at the end of the first one. It would have probably made her betrayal more impactful if there’d been a couple filler episodes between that and her joining the team but apparently Cartoon Network wouldn’t let them, they insisted the filler episodes and the serialised ones had to be kept separate.

Since you've been reviewing super hero cartoons, I'd like to see you do a retrospective on the grand-daddy of all super hero cartoons - the Fleischer Superman cartoons. Not only did these help cement Superman's popularity with the general public, they are also widely considered some of the best cartoons ever made!

Honestly when I watched the show the first time the arc with Raven and Trigon two part finale made me think that the writers were trying to get Raven and Robin together.

There was an episode of the 1966 Batman series called Green Ice where actor Burt Ward had to maneuver his right arm to hide a bandage from a burn he received earlier in production.

With both Myxzptlk and Batmite appearing in television, I hope we one day get an animated adaptation of my favorite 5th dimensional imp, Qwsp. Qwsp was a character that showed up a few (actually very few) silver age Aquaman comics, but was latter retconned as being from the fifth dimension when he reappeared during a JLA/JSA crossover in the 90s. And it was one heck of a reintroduction! What I like about Qwsp is that he presents himself very differently from either Myxzptlk or Batmite. He isn't a fanboy or a prankster. No, Qwsp decided that since Aquaman had spent the past few decades getting a darker and grittier makeover, that he needed to become dark and gritty as well. But he did it with a distinctive 5th dimensional flair. He was a threat, a cartoonish threat, but that was part of what made him frightening. He had all the powers of the other 5th dimensional reality benders, but he was actively trying to HURT PEOPLE.

Larry was the "Bat-fan", which is why His "Robin" was the worse!

I was definitely a shipper back in the day, and of Beast Boy and Raven. I don't remember being one who demanded others support it, but I just liked it. But that was almost two decades ago now. But I met people on a forum back then that are some of my closest friends today, so shipping has definitely made my life better.

People tried to ship Robin with Raven in the past, somewhat DC made that true except it was Damian Wayne Robin with Raven, I think it was Apocalypse War?

Speaking about the Red X = Jason Todd thing, considering not long after Red X was brought to the table, the story of Jason returning as the Red Hood makes me think Red X was them testing the waters about the idea of bringing back Jason. Also I find the idea of Jason being the first Robin interesting.

I'm surprised that Raven, Goth shirt panel doesn't get more play in the fandom.

oh god, I suppressed all memory of Larry.

With the anime influence in TTG, Larry's eye mask and whiskers(?) make think of a Tanuki, albeit more helpful than malicious.

Always noticed that the creators were not good at math as 4 and 9/8 dimension would be higher than the 5th dimension unless I missed the joke

With all the discussions about 5th Dimension Imps, I'm suddenly feeling like Brave and the Bold missed out by not having an Aquaman Imp at some point. Outrageous Aquaman + an Aquaman-style Bat-Mite Character could have made for amazing story potential.

I still want to see a Wonder Woman Imp character. Someone who pushes her buttons while providing a challenge. I would also think the imp being a female fan would work greatly.

Go! is wildly out of character, but the humor is so unflinching in going to dark and weird that I can't help but laugh. Teen Titans vs Teen Titans Go! perfectly encapsulated the reason for the series. Who else could go off on Slade being Deadpool in their own movie trailer?😂

The 2003 Teen Titans was my introduction to the DC Universe thus Larry was my introduction to those 5th dimension weirdos. Honestly as a kid I didn’t think much of Larry. He fit nice with the goofy side of the 2003 show so I just saw him as another part of that show’s universe. I did enjoy this episode, it was incredibly goofy and funny.

Now Sasha needs to do a video on Qwsp, Zook and Ys.

I think Larry was also a collectable in that PS2 Teen Titans beat-em up video game?

Dude! My third favorite Teen Titans episode, absolutely hip.

Do you think we should talk about the DC Super Friends comic? The comic based on the Toy Line. In the DC Super Friends continuity aka Earth 508, there are other characters like *Shaggy the Leprechaun(Debut in Wonder Woman),* *Mopee(Debut in Flash), Qwsp(Debut in Aquaman)* and a Green Lantern’s Guardian of the universe are imps from the fifth dimension like Bat-Mite and Mr Mxyzptlk. And yes all the other imps are fans of heroes they debut in.

I love the dip into animated series. You truly go to wherever your whims take you

Still better than Damian wayne

Thinking the spawn of Larry is a Greek mythos reference, instead of an anime reference? We must be siblings 😄😁😆

Ha, I’m not going to lie, I’m glad someone said that the original series had all sorts of random moments that can break the mood. Granted I was a teenager when the original series was running, so it’s not as dear in my heart as it would be for someone who was a child during it, but I remember for every episode with Slade, there were 2 or 3 episodes with something sillier like the green dog and the Easter Island head alien, Robin taking Killer Moth’s daughter to a dance, or the episode mentioned in this video.

I always thought the worst robin was the robin from teen titans go.

@13:10 Sadly, this is only one example of a franchise reusing a name and/or tagline associated with a different iteration of itself. I'm a Transformers fan, and "Robots In Disguise" covers at least two separate cartoons and toylines, plus a comic tied to neither. With the slogan originating in G1 (the original toyline).

For the longest time I believed that Robin in teen titans was Tim drake until I did some research and found out that he is an amalgamation of 2 robins

As a kid, I was confused by Larry coming out of his forehead... That didn't seem like Mr.M, or BatMite.

I immediately saw the FLCL reference. I love that manga and anime. I had the DVDs for the anime and let someone borrow the first DVD and they then moved out of state.

All I could think of was "Pinky and the Brain...and Larry!".

I am so happy Nite-Mite is like the exact opposite of this and actually a refreshing imp.

Henry Rollins also voiced robotman in Brave and the bold

I always thought they should have a season six. Less for the reason of just new episodes, but more to show off characters like the Joker's Daughter, Hawk and Dove, and Bat-Girl (not that one, or that one...) and of course Donna Troy. But seriously, Larry is their take on Bat-Mite. But now he exists in canon as Nite-Mite.

Larry, Larry, Larry, Larry.....

Jericho does show up later though…he helps beast boy save the titans against the brain. They never even imply the slade connection though.

There was one more Larry sighting I'm surprised didn't get a mention. Larry was a hidden collectible in the original Teen Titans licensed video game for the show. Once a level you could find Larry hidden away and unlock...something, I can't remember what. Also, I really want to know what Sasha's thoughts on the Mad Mod episode

11:52 - So do I. I feel like it is to the first show what the first show is to the comics. A younger skewing take that plays on the ideas of the property it's based on while not adhering to it. Plus, it's a comedy and I tend to give those more wiggle room for changing things up since I'm not supposed to take them seriously to begin with.

15:38 hey Herald and Bumblebee AKA Mal Duncan and Karen Beecher! They've been together a long time in comics and across mediums

Nite-Mite vs, Larry: Fan Wars

Red hood is the most annoying robin

The tie-in comic was funnily enough my first contact with larry. I remember being disappointed with the story and wanting to go back to the store for another comic, but my parents said no 😅

The Robin version of Bat-Mite

The raven/beastboy ship became the default ship for these characters so more recently when Raven was getting with Damian Wayne my mind was blown.

So happy we got more Blank-Mite fun with Larry! If we wanna go -Mite adjacent, it would be neat if you covered the other Teen Titans original villain, Control Freak. He didn't start out as a -Mite, he was a character with a magic TV remote who could travel in TV shows and movies and use the weapons and monsters there to harass the Titans. However, in Teen Titans Go be basically turns into a stand-in for the Bat-Mite from Brave and the Bold. He's a Teen Titans superfan who used his powers to remake the show into the Go version, but realizes his mistake and hates it, so in classic Mr. Mxyzptlk fashion he shows up and warps reality for an episode to mess with the Go Titans, like making them turn their show into a College art project, or making them play Family Feud with the Scooby Doo Gang. Like I said, Control Freak is not a -Mite, but he plays that role in the new series messing with reality because he loves the Titans but hates how lazy and useless they've become.

Dick Grayson is the only Robin with Imp fanboys aswell,what a guy! Larry & Dyxl the Nightwing variant. I could only imagine the amount of rubber mags Jason would go through if he had one

And it’s even worse, when you know that he’s not from the comics.

I could never tell if those two dots over Starfire’s eyes were meant to be her eyelashes or some kind of alien thing.

Larry is giving baby Nel in Bleach

DANNY KETCH RETROSPECTIVE (idk what I'mma comment when I finally get the Ketchrospective)

Thank you for confirming my memory.When I was a kid a subscribed to Teen Titans, and I actually stopped subscribing because the Annual didn't come with the subscription so I missed the end to Judas Contract. I didn't pick up DC comics again until I found comic stores.

Exhaustively researched, as ever 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Nite-mite (Dyxl) in Nightwing issue 98 is cool 5th Dimensional Imp 😎 gives phrase of power: "Nightwing is Awesome!" And, gave Haley the pup "Bite-wing" powers too 😅

Mike Baron's Badger kept calling everyone, "Larry." I wonder if there's any relation?

Watched the review, then watched the episode again. It was nostalgic. Thanks, Sasha, for reminding me of its existence and was fun going back to it after all this time. Also... Larry! lol

I'm surprised Ive never seen that version of ravennin the goth shirt. That feels like something the internet would have gone nuts for

This feels like a precursor to TT GO! That series is extremely polarizing, but I think it's fun. It doesn't replace the original, but it does feel like we never got what we really wanted either.

*4 minutes in* Hold up, Dee Bradley Baker? Like, the guy who voices all the clones in Star Wars? That guy is playing an imp from the 5th dimension here? Dang, that's cool! I knew he had good range but the juxtaposition from watching The Bad Batch and him being all serious there to this threw me.

I watched Teen Titans in order and saw the name of this episode and I thought Fractured was about the state of the team after the big Terra reveal that happened before. I had no idea it was about... Larry.

Great video! I’d love to see a Nitemite vid sometime!

i thought it was perfectly fine as a stand-alone episode, but definitely too jarring to go right between the big Terra episodes. Larry himself, definitely the worse parts of Mxysptlyk in retrospect, not an episode i’d return to often, but not without its merits. though personally, i thought Robin’s confidence was better explored in his mountain trek while the other Titans raid his closet. i’m not one to partake in shipping most times, but as a creative writing exercise, i’m not against it. and while it made more sense between Damien and Raven in the New 52 animated movies, i also thought Robin/Raven could’ve worked pretty well in ‘03 Teen Titans.

15:25 And then DC dropped a city on her and killed the child!

I still can't believe this show is 20 years.

I will admit that TEEN TITANS GO (TTG) is overhated mainly that it is not for everyone. I think most of the hate toward the show was because during a time CARTOON NETWORK (CN) had it schedule for almost 24/7 while pushing away other show that was airing at the time for example REGULAR SHOW, ADVENTURE TIME, And lastly STEVEN UNIVERSE (given raised to Steven Bombs). Basically the blame should have been on CN company not TTG.

You know I think it would be interesting if "LARRY" acted like a lazy Batman who kind of gives orders and takes credit when things happen but doesn't actually do anything be annoying

An imperfect prototype to Brave and the Bold Bat-Mite. Also, here before 1 minute.

I'll be honest when I rewatched "Teen Titans", I purposely watched this episode in between "Date with Destiny" and "Transformation".

Larry is pretty darn annoying; but Damien will always hald that special place in my heart as the single most annoying Robin.

This episode reminds me of the Mad Mod episode where Mod dose the same thing but for different reasons.

Was expecting Larry to show up in the Teen Titans Go crossover films.

HI LARRY!!! Larry was hilarious.

Never got into this Teen Titans series, most likely because I was looking for a more DCAU JL/JLU show ( which would later come with Young Justice) so seeing as I do enjoy DC Superhero Girls ( the second version at Gotham HS , not so much the Superhero High one) I may really check it out …by the way if you are looking for a annoying version of Robin look no further then DC Superhero Girls …Keep Up The Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾

It's the red hair and buff build, but other than that, they don't really look like each other.

Ok, normally I admire your different hairstyles, but this time I was awestruck by the red stripes