DC Nation Shorts (2012)
DC Nation Shorts
2012DC Nation Shorts are a series of shorts that air on Cartoon Network on Saturdays at 10/9c. The shorts are a part of the DC Nation block that premiered on March 3, 2012 and are produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The shorts are aired alongside Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice. On June 8, 2012, Cartoon Network announced that it would revive the Teen Titans animated series as Teen Titans Go! based on the New Teen Titans shorts and air it on the DC Nation block in 2013. Despite having one Cartoon Network short Swaroop co-produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC Nation Shorts was the first Cartoon Network original series co-produced by DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Animation.
Seasons & Episode
Superheroes and villains are reimagined with childlike personalities. The Joker does as many jumps and hops as he can in a minute. Superman explains he's not very sporty. Catwoman discusses her mask. Batman runs and jumps off a table.
The Teen Titans eat pizza and belch.
Anthony De Longis demonstrates Green Arrow's boxing glove arrow.
Batman shows off his "superpowers" to Robin. Superman ponders why Robin is called "Robin." The Joker jokes that he prefers not to play jokes on people. Catwoman shows off her long jumping abilities.
Plastic Man uses his stretching abilities to help an elderly woman identify the man who stole her purse.
Jack Dagger demonstrates the batarang.
Beast Boy accidentally washes Robin's utility belt and tries to cover it up just as the team faces Doctor Light.
The Superman of Tokyo is defeated by a giant robot in Tokyo and passes on his cape and powers to baby Kenta. Upon wearing the cape as a diaper, Kenta becomes Baby Superman.
NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne checks out Warner Bros.' collection of Batmobiles from the several Batman films.
Supergirl and Batgirl try to convince Wonder Girl to fly Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet.
From MAD, a commercial has Billy Batson transforming into Captain Marvel to try and convince a friend to try the Shazamwich.
The origin story of Plastic Man is revealed.
Superman discusses how Wonder Woman wears very little. The Joker talks about his new shoes. Batman shows how he fights the wind. Catwoman demonstrates how she has to be sneaky.
Plastic Man tries to pay his electric bill, but first has to deal with the Tuxedo, Lady Granite, and the Fowl when it comes to mailing the payment.
Anthony De Longis demonstrates Green Arrow's knockout gas arrow.
Beast Boy is tempted by a plate of fresh-baked cookies.
Kenta's mother tries to interview Tokyo's Superman.
The origin story of Kilowog is revealed.
Animal Man interrupts a bank robbery by Captain Cold.
Animal Man races against time to beat a speeding train in order to get a cow off it's track at the time when a woman has been tied to the train tracks.
After waiting for her father Commissioner Gordon to go to sleep, Batgirl hurries across the city to stop Poison Ivy.
Jack Dagger demonstrates throwing two batarangs at once.
Hal Jordan takes on the legacy of the Green Care Bear.
Batman runs around and Superman talks about constellations.
Cosplayers are interviewed at WonderCon.
Flatscreen captures Plastic Man in a television.
Mad Mod is trying to use a time machine to turn back time in order to regain his youth.
The origin story of Blue Beetle is revealed.
Supergirl is grounded and Superman will make sure she stays in her room.
Titanic is parodied with the Teen Titans in this trailer spoof.
Cosplayers are interviewed at WonderCon.
Black Manta invades the beach. Animal Man saves the day.
Darkseid and his Parademons invade Earth as Animal Man scolds a dog's owner for tying his dog to a parking meter.
A martial artist demonstrates the use of Robin's collapsible bo staff.
Starfire is asked to babysit her sister Blackfire's children.
The rest of the Super Friends perform a song and dance for Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman questioning their group's name.
The origin story of Animal Man is revealed.
Vibe enters a breaking competition.
Vibe battles Dr. Ivo's android Extremo.
The Atom crash lands into the jungle.
While battling the Cheetah, the girls debate if they should call their group the Super Best Friends Forever.
The origin story of the Flash is revealed.
Atom battles a snake and the Morlaidhans.
Cyborg acts as a lifeguard at a pool.
Demonstration of Kid Flash's ability to dodge attacks.
The Atom and Taren battle for their lives in the Pit.
Robin and Cyborg split their lives using duct tape.
Jack Dagger demonstrates the Joker's playing cards as a weapon.
The Atom must battle Taren in gladiatorial combat.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is parodied as Batman ages like Benjamin Button in this trailer spoof.
An athlete demonstrates Nightwing's movement with running and acrobatics.
Specifications are given about the Tumbler from the Christopher Nolan series of Batman films.
When Batman hears that the Riddler is going to rob a television studio, Batman, Robin, Batgirl, and Alfred enter Family Feud only to risk failure because of their peculiar habits. Batman makes a deal with the Riddler for the questions to skew towards their lifestyle in order to win.
Cosplayers at San Diego Comic-Con International 2012 are interviewed.
Bane appears and obtains the Scroll of Destiny.
Batman battles Bane and Catwoman for the scroll.
The Titans capture Red X, but still can't uncover just who he is.
Anthony De Longis demonstrates Green Arrow's boxing glove arrow's capability for distance and accuracy.
The origin story of Batgirl is revealed.
A demonstration is done with a runner performing as the Flash in an obstacle course inspired by the Trickster.
The Titans explain gamma rays.
Black Lightning gets a new costume from tailor Peter Gambi when Doctor Polaris interrupts by attacking the city. Leaving behind his daughters Thunder and Lightning, Gambi surprises the sisters with their own costumes.
A young girl named Amy Winston is playing the handheld video game "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld." She is unable to defeat the evil Dark Opal with Prince Topaz only to be magically transported to Gemworld as the long-lost Princess Amethyst.
The Boiled Wonder: Supermanatee and the Flish must save Robin's Egg from Lex Liger. When the League's Away: Shazham protects the Barn of Justice from Duckseid.
The origin story of Impulse is revealed.
While Black Lightning battles the Masters of Disaster and Volcano Man, Thunder has to get herself and Lightning ready for school. Unfortunately, Lightning is under the weather. This turns out to be true to Black Lightning when her sneeze defeats one of the villains that Black Lightning was fighting.
Amethyst battles Prince Topaz (who had been turned into a skeleton by Dark Opal in the first short) and earns his treasure after defeating him. Nothing left to hold him back, Amethyst puts Prince Topaz's skeleton back together and urges Prince Topaz to travel the world.
Batmongoose is sent out to get snacks only to discover the Croaker, Cat Cat, and Moo-Face drugging the League's water trough.
Amethyst faces off against Dark Opal.
Amethyst defeats Dark Opal and returns to her own world.
Swimming Lessons: The Flish and Robin's Egg have their swim interrupted by Captain Cod. Talk to the Lamprey: Sinestropotamus attacks the Barn of Justice capturing Cybug and Billy Bacon but is stopped by the Green Lamprey.
Wonder Wombat and Cybug are fighting with Lex Liger.
Shade, the Changing Man, combats madness late at night on a city street.
Superman sneezes and rains heat vision on the people of Gotham as the Joker tries to imitate a balloon and Catwoman describes what you can do with a tail.
The origin story of Amethyst is revealed.
Ace the Bat-Hound and Robin Robin must stop Joker Fish's villainous crime wave (or, is that geese chase?).
Bizarro tries to take the place of Clark Kent/Superman when Brainiac attacks Metropolis.
Anthony De Longis demonstrates Penguin's umbrella including its knockout gas feature.
Superman describes what he's scared of, The Joker sings Jingle Bells as Batman appears, and Catwoman describes being good at balancing on one leg.
Dylan Sprayberry is interviewed about playing young Clark Kent in Man of Steel.
Ty Pennington and Lex Luthor do an extreme renovation on Superman's Fortress of Solitude.
Dylan Sprayberry is interviewed about playing young Clark Kent in Man of Steel.
Krypto tries to compete against Streaky to see which could do the most good deeds in the shortest amount of time.
Mary De Longis demonstrates Catwoman's whip.
Batman relates his encounter with safecracker Eel O'Brian.
The origin story of Black Lightning is revealed.
The Riddler places Batman in various death traps while asking him juvenile riddles involving members of the Justice League.
A man demonstrates Aquaman's underwater movements as he works to get the trident, swim around obstacles, and take down an underwater cut-out of Black Manta.
Steve Trevor crash lands on an island paradise and is pursued by two women in weaponized jeeps before Wonder Woman captures him using a stylized car that turns invisible.
As the two women confront Wonder Woman about interrogating Steve Trevor, Giganta awakes and emerges from the water taking the jeeps as roller skates. Wonder Woman, Steve Trevor, and the two women pack into the stylized car as they try to evade the giant.
The cast of Teen Titans Go! is interviewed by their oversized blow-ups at San Diego Comic-Con International 2013.
Wonder Woman defeats Giganta by sending her crashing into the ocean and saves Steve Trevor. Trevor asks where he is, but is not surprised when Wonder Woman replies "Paradise Island".
Lois Lane follows Batman everywhere to get an interview. Before he defeats Penguin, Batman answers Lois' questions in order of when each one is asked.
Will Magnus constructs the Metal Men.
Anthony De Longis demonstrates Penguin's Umbrella Gun by shooting paintballs at paper lanterns.
Ace and Krypto team with Green Lantern B'dg.
The Doom Patrol protect an alien vessel from getting into the hands of General Immortus.
Will Magnus tries to teach the Metal Men the Three Laws of Robotics.
The origin story of Bizarro is revealed.
Plastic Man is entranced by the Tuxedo and appears in public in his Batman pajamas with his teddy bear.
Mary De Longis demonstrates Catwoman's whip on her husband who is wielding a baseball bat.
Batman misses a call on the Batphone because he was in the bathroom.
Con-goers were asked what they would do with Superman's powers.
Deadman possesses various bodies in order to save a falling crow that he has tried to scare.
Celebrities at the Superman 75th Anniversary Party are asked what would they do with Superman's powers.
The Metal Men must face a threat despite their heads switched between each other's bodies.
Dylan Sprayberry is interviewed about playing young Clark Kent in Man of Steel.
Zeke and Luther is parodied when Lex Luthor abducts and replaces Luther in a skateboarding competition.
The origin story of Metamorpho is revealed.
Zack Snyder and Bruce Timm produced tribute to 75 years of Superman.
Katana's katana is demonstrated.
Jimmy Olsen goes over the problems with being Superman's best (and perhaps only) friend to Clark Kent.
The origin story of Captain Marvel is revealed.
A lost tale from Batman's past, the Dark Knight tracks a strange giant to the mysterious lair of Dr. Hugo Strange.
Green Arrow and Black Canary have a competition to see who can destroy more of Onomatopoeia's giant robots.
Terry (Batman) battle a Batman robot in the Batcave with help from Bruce and the Batmobile.
Billy Batson transforms into Shazam in order to see an R-rated, scary movie. Maybe not the best idea before a dark and spooky walk home even when he runs into Ibac.
DC Nation Shorts are a series of shorts that air on Cartoon Network on Saturdays at 10/9c. The shorts are a part of the DC Nation block that premiered on March 3, 2012 and are produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The shorts are aired alongside Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice. On June 8, 2012, Cartoon Network announced that it would revive the Teen Titans animated series as Teen Titans Go! based on the New Teen Titans shorts and air it on the DC Nation block in 2013. Despite having one Cartoon Network short Swaroop co-produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC Nation Shorts was the first Cartoon Network original series co-produced by DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Animation.