Teen Titans Season 5 Episode 9

This is the last episode of the series to have its theme song sung in Japanese.

Running Gag: The pitstop on wheels taking the T-Car apart.

At the end of the show when Robin offers to show the team his prized possession, Raven says, "Some secrets are better left kept." This alludes to the fourth season's story arc, where Raven tried to keep the terrible truth of Earth's eventual destruction from the gang.

This is the only Season 5 episode to have closed-captioning.

YTV airdate: May 15, 2006.

This is Red X's last appearance.

Since Red X was able to "teleport," it seems that he's either gotten more Xenothium or he found a different way to power his suit.

This episode follows the "chase story" conventions first used by It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

The plot of this episode is a similar to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, where there is a long struggle over a briefcase. In both stories, while we know there is something valuable inside, the contents are never revealed to the audience.

Gizmo's vehicle looks a lot like General Grevious' wheel bike from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Adonis changed his costume from a black/red theme to a yellow/white theme, since producer Glen Murakami felt that the show was using a black/red theme too much with villains.

The bike Red X uses is similar to Robin's.

All of the bad guys on the bus were shown in "Episode 257-494" when Beast Boy said that every galaxy in the world watches "Clash of the Planets."

Lauren Tom didn't do the voice of Gimzo as she usually does, that was done by Tara Strong.

The story Starfire is telling the villains on the bus, as well as the disguises she and Raven are wearing are both based on Trigon the Terrible and his demon servants that attempted domination of the world in "The End."

This is the first appearance of the T-Car in this season, as well as the third time it was destroyed since "Car Trouble."

The same guy with the chicken head that appeared as a Titans fan on "For Real" appears again as the driver for a villains' bus.

Cyborg carries weights among other material in his car trunk.

Raven is allergic to chickens. This probably explains her moody expression to the chicken doll she was given in "Sisters."

The map Ding Dong Daddy gives to Beast Boy looks a lot like a pirate's treasure map.

This is the second time Red X has appeared other than his cameo in "Homecoming (2)," and in both times he has started out as a villain, but then helped out in the end.

Running Gag: 1) Raven sneezing and Starfire saying "Guhluvnorg." Which apparently means "bless you." 2) Beast Boy asking to drive the T-Car, but can't.

Kitten and Fang are still a couple.

In this episode, 8 villains other than Red X, Ding Dong Daddy, and the unknown villains in the bus appeared driving vehicles.

Mad Mod - Giant Big Ben-shaped car
Kitten and Fang - Pink Limo
Mumbo - Giant Hat-shaped car
Gizmo - Giant wheel-dome
Johnny Rancid - Motorcycle
Control Freak - Car shaped like his remote
Dr. Light - Motorcycle-like vehicle
Adonis - Yellow sports car

Once again, Red X is battling for his own selfish purposes, but in the end, he goes "to his own side" and helps Robin win the race.

Robin's secret possession is known to the Titans, but not known to us, the viewers.

Cyborg's T-Car can now fire lasers from an area above the headlights.

Robin's briefcase is composed of titanium alloy and is blast-proof, fire-proof, bullet-proof, and has a security lock.

Opener: Ding Dong Daddy is confronted by the Titans, reveals that he has stolen Robin's titanium briefcase, and challenges him to race to get it back.

Mad Mod's 4th appearance. He rides the Big Ben Mobile.

Red X returns with a motorcycle to race.

Robin episode.

Main villain(s): Ding Dong Daddy.
Secondary villain(s): Gizmo & Red X.
Villains with non-speaking cameo appearances: Mad Mod, Johnny Rancid, Puppet King, Dr. Light, Kitten & Fang, Control Freak, Adonis, & Mumbo Jumbo.