Black Dynamite

45min

Action & Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Black Dynamite is an American animated television series based on the 2009 film of the same name, although the series follows a separate continuity, with some back-references to the film. The series was announced shortly after the release of the film, the 10-minute pilot episode was released on Adult Swim Video on August 8, 2011, and the full series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, on July 15, 2012. Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Tommy Davidson and Kym Whitley reprise their film roles as Black Dynamite, Bullhorn, Cream Corn and Honeybee, respectively.

Production Companies

Titmouse

Williams Street

Episodes

Cast

Just Beat It or Jackson Five Across Yo' Eyes

1. Just Beat It or Jackson Five Across Yo' Eyes

25min

15th Jul 2012

Pint-sized pop star Michael Jackson finds a best friend in Cream Corn after he is saved from an assassination attempt. But Black Dynamite is soon to discover that the teen idol is actually a vicious alien force who has been torturing his own family. Cream Corn and Dynamite team up to take down the evil star together!

Bullhorn Nights or Murder She Throats

2. Bullhorn Nights or Murder She Throats

25min

22nd Jul 2012

Bullhorn falls into the world of adult films while working on a case. Soon he adopts the stage name "Sweet Throat" and gives up crime fighting altogether. Now it's up to Black Dynamite to rescue his sidekick from the pleasures of the porn industry!

Taxes and Death or Get Him to The Sunset Strip

3. Taxes and Death or Get Him to The Sunset Strip

25min

29th Jul 2012

Black Dynamite and his crew face their most challenging mission to date as they try and raise $60K before tax day. This situation has forced them into escorting drug-addled comedy icon Richard Pryor to the most important performance of his career.

A Crisis For Christmas or The Dark Side of The Dark Side of The Moon

4. A Crisis For Christmas or The Dark Side of The Dark Side of The Moon

25min

5th Aug 2012

In an effort to be more likeable to the orphans, Black Dynamite agrees to go with O.J. Simpson to the moon to get moon rocks on Christmas. However, O.J. bails and leaves Dynamite on a doomed space rocket, leaving everyone to believe that Black Dynamite is dead. O.J. takes over the whorephanage and now Black Dynamite must find a way to get the moon rocks and return to Earth to stop O.J. Simpson.

Panic on the Player's Ball Express or That's Influenza Sucka!

5. Panic on the Player's Ball Express or That's Influenza Sucka!

25min

12th Aug 2012

While Black Dynamite is down with the flu, the rest of the crew handles an investigation at the Players Ball, only to end up caught in a hijacking. It's up to Black Dynamite to handle his sinuses and the villains of the day.

The Sh*t That Killed the King! or Weekend at Presley's

6. The Sh*t That Killed the King! or Weekend at Presley's

25min

19th Aug 2012

President Nixon plans to destroy Black Dynamite by flooding the black community with drugs. However the plan backfires when the blacks begin selling them to whites instead of using them, ridding the community of drugs and using the money to drastically improve things. His original plan a failure, Nixon devises an even more sinister plan, and sends Elvis Presley to stop the flow of drugs from the black community.

Apocalypse, This! or For the Pity of Fools (AKA Flashbacks Are Forever)

7. Apocalypse, This! or For the Pity of Fools (AKA Flashbacks Are Forever)

25min

26th Aug 2012

Black Dynamite returns to Vietnam with his crew to find his friend Mr.T who was left for dead.

Honky Kong or White Apes Can't Hump

8. Honky Kong or White Apes Can't Hump

25min

9th Sep 2012

A circus ape falls for Honeybee and kidnaps her. Black Dynamite launches a rescue attempt but encounters his own problems during the mission.

The Race War! or Big Black Cannon Balls Run!

9. The Race War! or Big Black Cannon Balls Run!

25min

16th Sep 2012

Dynamite enters a car race but realizes he's being used to transport a mind-controlling substance to tobacco companies.

That Seed of Kurtis AKA Father is Just Another Word for Motherfucker!

10. That Seed of Kurtis AKA Father is Just Another Word for Motherfucker!

25min

23rd Sep 2012

Weeks after the events of "Trouble on Puppet Street", the son of That Frog Kurtis, That Bastard Kurtis, enacts his revenge plan on Black Dynamite for killing his daddy on national television. Meanwhile, Black Dynamite finally finds his long-lost father.

First air date

15th Jul 2012

Last air date

10th Jan 2015

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks