- This article is about the episode. For the hero, see She-Bang.
"Shebang" is the fourth episode of the third season of Static Shock. It first aired on February 15, 2003.
Plot[]
While saving some workmen, Static and Gear get a little help from a new superhero who calls herself She-Bang. Gear wants to recruit her to the team, but Static says no. Daisy and Frieda introduce a new girl at school named Shenice Vale. They have a bowling match between the boys and the girls, and thanks to Shenice, the girls are winning. When her parents show up, Shenice misses the strike, and Virgil thinks her parents wanted her to fail.
Hotstreak goes on a rampage after seeing a really bad movie and beats Static and Gear. Shebang defeats him with no trouble. However, she leaves when reporters arrive. At home, Shenice's parents tell her she can't be the superhero She-Bang, but she tells them she can't be a quiet girl and not use her powers. An agent tracking She-Bang trails Static, who leads them to her. They use sleeping gas to knock out She-Bang and Static and kidnap the girl. Static and Gear talk to her parents and learn that they created Shenice in a lab, giving her superhuman abilities. They fell in love with her and decided to escape instead of handing her over. The company who wanted her made wants her back to clone her.
When the agents try to kidnap the doctors Vale, Static and Gear stop them and track them down to an airport. Static manages to get on the plane and saves Shenice. At the end, she tells them that her family will be going underground until all the people involved in her creation can be found and caught. After that, she hopes to return to Dakota and help them fight crime.
Continuity[]
- First appearance of She-Bang.
Background information[]
Production notes[]
- The scene where Static pursues and catches up to a jet was storyboarded by Larry Houston, who "wanted to dramatically show off Static's power."[1]
Production inconsistencies[]
- No director is credited.
- When Gear tells Hotstreak the metal is fireproof, he isn't wearing his gloves. But when Hotstreak blows him back, he is.
Trivia[]
- Alan Burnett believes this to be one of the best episodes of season three.[2]
- Len Uhley has suggested the third act shares similarities with 1997's ''Con-Air''[2]
- The reaction of Hotstreak after seeing Space Battles Episode 9 may be a reference to the vitriol the Star Wars prequel trilogy received from some fans upon release. The movie's title itself mirrors the tradition of each mainline Star Wars entry having a title with an episode number. Coincidentally, a ninth Star Wars film entitled Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker ended up being actually released in 2019.
Cast[]
Uncredited appearances[]
Quotes[]
- ↑ Larry Houston tweet (Jul. 16, 2020)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Uhley on Static Shock's "She-Bang" by Jim Harvey