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Static Shock Season 3 Episode 15

Blast from the Past

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AIRED: 6/21/03

Sharon convinces Virgil to help her at a retirement home. He is impatient to leave, and when robots rampage downtown Dakota, Virgil has his excuse. He runs to the roof to change into Static when one of the elders, Mr. Grant, follows him and discovers his identity. Mr. Grant tells Virgil he is Soul Power, a superhero from the 1960's, and he wants to help Virgil stop those robots. Virgil reluctantly takes him along and Soul Power says his arch nemesis, Dr. Menace, created the robots so they are immune to electromagnetic powers. The robots easily defeat Static and Soul Power, but Dr. Menace says he won't kill them because he wants his old enemy to see his victory. Soul Power thinks Dr. Menace is creating a weather machine to destroy cities, and goes to an old friend to gain access to global satellites to find Menace. His friend declines and Soul Power lifts the access card to view the satellites. He takes Static to his secret base and powers up the 40 year old equipment. They locate the weather machine and learn it was a trap, Menace uses Static and Soul Power to charge his weather machine. Soul Power's old sidekick, Sparky arrives to help them. They track down Menace's real base of operation, which is under the rest home. They battle Dr. Menace and discover that he is one of the elderly residents of the retirement home.moreless

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Jason Marsden	Richie Foley / Gear
Michele Morgan	Sharon Hawkins
Kevin Michael Richardson	Robert Hawkins
Phil LaMarr	Virgil Hawkins / Static

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Brock Peters	Morris Grant / Soul Power	Guest Star
Terrence Stamp	Dennis / Professor Menace	Guest Star
Rodney Saulsberry	Phillip Rollins / Sparky	Guest Star
Maria Canals	Shelly Sandoval	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (5)
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- So, the workers at the retirement home are just going to let Mr. Grant walk out with no supervision? (Reply: It's possible that with certain residents (those who come voluntarily or are in better health at least), some are able to have limited time outside without supervision.)
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- When Mr. Grant comes up to the rooftop, instead of yelling "Virgil!" he yells "Static!" Why would Mr. Grant shout it out for the world to hear? (Reply: Mr. Grant didn't yell that loudly. Also, nobody else was really in the immediate vicinity to hear them talking.)
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- In the climatic battle between Soul Power and Professor Menace, the latter yells "Give up, Soul Power!" But in the closed captions, the line reads "Give up, Solar Power!"
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- When Static is first seen seated at Soul Power's computer from the rear, his gloves are missing. But in the next closeup shot, his gloves are on as he's still typing.
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- When Sparky shoots at the computer, he shoots a green blast instead of his normal blue one.
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QUOTES (5)
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- Professor Menace: Give up, Soul Power! You're too old for this!
  Static: You're never too old to fight for justice, lamebrain!
  Soul Power: You hear that, Menace? These kids today are pretty smart!
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- Soul Power: I fought all sorts of scum in my day, but the worst of them all was my arch-enemy, Professor Menace.
  Static: "Professor Menace"? What, was the name "Doctor Bad Dude" already taken?
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- Static: What's this?
  Soul Power: An electro-amplifier. It can boost your power in an emergency.
  Static: Or .. since it's over 30 years old, it could short out and fry me.
  Soul Power: Good point. Better use it as a last resort.
  Static: I hope this isn't why Sparky's not around anymore.
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- Morris: I have a secret identity, too. This'll help you recognize me.
  (Puts on a green mask)
  Static: You're ... the lone ranger?
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- Dennis: I keep hoping maybe this time that arrogant Soul Power gets it in the chops.
  Morris: Dennis, I'm this close to givin' you a knuckle sandwich.
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- Aside from the Soulmobile, Soul Power would also get around the city by "surfing" the power lines.
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- Soul Power is the second of three references to Stevedore J. Perkins, the retired Scarlet Scarab from the comics. In this case, it was the fact that Soul Power is, like Perkins, a retired superhero whose stories were told through some entertainment medium (comics, as opposed to movies in the comic).
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- Going by the episode production number, this would have actually aired between both parts of "A League of Their Own." This is the only one where Richie is not featued and over its course is likely being controlled by Brainiac after what had transpired at the end of Part I, which will lead to what will happen in Part II.
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- Another black superhero, Black Lightning, created by Tony Isabella, was originally intended to guest star. However, DC Comics, who owns the rights to the character, would not license the character for the episode. So, the episode was rewritten, and an older superhero, Soul Power was created for the episode.
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- Soul Power's car, the Soul Mobile, is obviously a homage to the infamous Batmobile, Batman's hi-tech car.
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- Static: The, um, Abandoned Gas Station of Solitude.
  Virgil is trying to come up with a name similar to that of Superman's famous hangout: The Fortress of Solitude. Also, when Richie first made the gas station their HQ, Virgil had called it the same thing.
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- Static: You're ... the lone ranger?
  Perhaps the most famous Western of all is The Lone Ranger. It was the tale of the mysterious masked man and his faithful Indian companion and their efforts to maintain law and order throughout the West.
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