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The Best Episodes of Static Shock

Every episode of Static Shock ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Static Shock!

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An ordinary inner-city kid gains extraordinary powers and becomes an urban legend as the first teenage African-American superhero.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Static Shock Season 2 Episode 1 - The Big Leagues
    7.9/10(218 votes)

    #1 - The Big Leagues

    S2:E1

    Virgil gets help from Batman and Robin to battle The Joker and thwart the Gotham City bigwig's efforts to recruit thugs from Dakota to carry on his mayhem.

    Director:David Chlystek
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  2. Static Shock Season 2 Episode 11 - Jimmy
    7.9/10(190 votes)

    #2 - Jimmy

    S2:E11

    Virgil and Richie befriend shy classmate Jimmy Osgood, who is the focus of a school bully.

    Director:Joe Sichta
    Writer:Dwayne McDuffie

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  3. Static Shock Season 3 Episode 14 - Flashback
    7.9/10(146 votes)

    #3 - Flashback

    S3:E14

    When Static becomes involved with a meta-human who can manipulate time and space, Static is thrown back in time and encounters his mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  4. Static Shock Season 1 Episode 8 - Sons of the Fathers
    7.8/10(169 votes)

    #4 - Sons of the Fathers

    S1:E8

    Richie's captured by Ebon after running away from home because of his father's racist attitude toward Virgil.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Christopher Simmons

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  5. Static Shock Season 4 Episode 1 - Future Shock
    7.8/10(196 votes)

    #5 - Future Shock

    S4:E1

    Static must save his future self when he's accidentally transported 40 years into the future.

    Director:Victor Dal Chele
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  6. Static Shock Season 3 Episode 7 - A League of Their Own (2)
    7.7/10(178 votes)

    #6 - A League of Their Own (2)

    S3:E7

    Back on Earth, Static discovers that Brainiac has taken over Gear through Backpack. Static needs the help of the Justice League to save his friend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dwayne McDuffie

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  7. Static Shock Season 4 Episode 13 - Power Outage
    7.7/10(126 votes)

    #7 - Power Outage

    S4:E13

    all the Bang Babies--Static and Gear included--begin to lose their powers, thanks to Dr. Donald Todd.

    Director:Chuck Drost
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  8. Static Shock Season 3 Episode 3 - Static in Africa
    7.6/10(126 votes)

    #8 - Static in Africa

    S3:E3

    While visiting Africa as his secret identity, Static teams up with an African superhero, Anansi, to defeat the villain Osebo, before he blows up a dam.

    Director:Victor Dal Chele
    Writer:Dwayne McDuffie

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  9. Static Shock Season 3 Episode 6 - A League of Their Own (1)
    7.6/10(180 votes)

    #9 - A League of Their Own (1)

    S3:E6

    Static and Gear are alone in the Justice League's headquarters when Brainiac takes it over.

    Director:Victor Dal Chele
    Writer:Ernie Altbacker

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  10. Static Shock Season 2 Episode 5 - Frozen Out
    7.5/10(167 votes)

    #10 - Frozen Out

    S2:E5

    At Christmastime, Static must stop the icy antics of a homeless metahuman named Permafrost.

    Director:David Chlystek
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  11. Static Shock Season 3 Episode 1 - Hard as Nails
    7.5/10(184 votes)

    #11 - Hard as Nails

    S3:E1

    Static travels to Gotham City to rescue Nails, a school friend of his who is now associating with Harley and Ivy, who promise to cure Nails of her Bang Baby affliction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  12. Static Shock Season 3 Episode 2 - Gear
    7.5/10(125 votes)

    #12 - Gear

    S3:E2

    Richie's newfound supersmartness leads to him becoming a superhero in his own right and Static's latest partner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dwayne McDuffie

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  13. Static Shock Season 1 Episode 1 - Shock to the System
    7.3/10(243 votes)

    #13 - Shock to the System

    S1:E1

    Virgil gains powers after being exposed to a strange gas that leaks from its cannister when it's hit by a bullet during a gang gunfight.

    Director:James Tucker
    Writer:Christopher Simmons

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  14. Static Shock Season 2 Episode 8 - Bad Stretch
    7.3/10(117 votes)

    #14 - Bad Stretch

    S2:E8

    Rubberband Man returns and saves Static from a new villain named Aquamaria, but it'll take more than that to get Static to believe that Rubberband Man is now a good guy.

    Director:Joe Sichta
    Writer:Dwayne McDuffie

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  15. Static Shock Season 3 Episode 12 - Toys in the Hood
    7.3/10(159 votes)

    #15 - Toys in the Hood

    S3:E12

    Static teams up with Superman when the Man of Steel's old nemesis Toyman appears in Dakota.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Ridley

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  16. Static Shock Season 3 Episode 15 - Blast from the Past
    7.3/10(121 votes)

    #16 - Blast from the Past

    S3:E15

    Static teams up with a retired superhero when the old crimefighter's nemesis comes back to threaten the town of Dakota.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Beechen

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  17. Static Shock Season 4 Episode 4 - Fallen Hero
    7.3/10(151 votes)

    #17 - Fallen Hero

    S4:E4

    Static vs. Green Lantern. This is a pity because Green Lantern has long been a hero of Static's, but robberies have been committed and all signs point to Green Lantern.

    Director:Chuck Drost
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  18. Static Shock Season 4 Episode 6 - No Man's an Island
    7.3/10(107 votes)

    #18 - No Man's an Island

    S4:E6

    Edwin Alva captures Static and Hotstreak for scientific experiments and handcuffs them together. So they must work together if they're going to escape. Trouble is, they can't stand each other.

    Director:Mark Howard
    Writer:Ralph Soll

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  19. Static Shock Season 4 Episode 12 - Kidnapped
    7.3/10(118 votes)

    #19 - Kidnapped

    S4:E12

    Static's dad is kidnapped by Omnara, a scientist who once worked for Alva and who now wants to raid Alva's labs in an effort to control world technology.

    Director:Victor Dal Chele
    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  20. Static Shock Season 1 Episode 3 - The Breed
    7.2/10(148 votes)

    #20 - The Breed

    S1:E3

    A track athlete Virgil's tutoring mutates into a metahuman and joins Ebon's criminal gang known as the "Metabreed."

    Director:Denys Cowan
    Writer:Christopher Simmons

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  21. Static Shock Season 3 Episode 4 - Shebang
    7.2/10(113 votes)

    #21 - Shebang

    S3:E4

    Static encounters a sassy, female teenage superhero, Shebang, who outperforms him every time they meet.

    Director:Victor Dal Chele
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  22. Static Shock Season 1 Episode 2 - Aftershock
    7.1/10(165 votes)

    #22 - Aftershock

    S1:E2

    F-Stop, Virgil's teen-gang nemesis, gains his own superpowers and calls himself "Hotstreak." Meanwhile, Virgil learns who's responsible for the gas that gave him and F-Stop their powers.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  23. Static Shock Season 1 Episode 10 - Bent Out of Shape
    7.1/10(130 votes)

    #23 - Bent Out of Shape

    S1:E10

    Sharon dates a rapper who turns out to be Rubberband Man, who has escaped from prison. Static isn't pleased and that's not all Rubberband Man has to worry about: two metahuman bounty hunters are on his trail.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Dwayne McDuffie

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  24. Static Shock Season 1 Episode 13 - Tantrum
    7.1/10(132 votes)

    #24 - Tantrum

    S1:E13

    A purple metahuman goes on a rampage at school, and Virgil and Richie think they know who it is: an honor student whose grades were less than perfect.

    Director:James Tucker
    Writer:Christopher Simmons

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  25. Static Shock Season 4 Episode 3 - Out of Africa
    7.1/10(114 votes)

    #25 - Out of Africa

    S4:E3

    Anasi must keep the golden spider that's the source of super powers away from Osebo. The spider has turned up in Dakota.

    Director:Victor Dal Chele
    Writer:Dwayne McDuffie

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Big Leagues" is the best rated episode of "Static Shock". It scored 7.9/10 based on 218 votes. Directed by David Chlystek and written by Len Uhley, it aired on 1/26/2002. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Jimmy".