History YMMV / StaticShock

* IAmNotShazam: He's just "Static", not "Static Shock". It's gotten so bad, even the ''comics'' have made this mistake.

** Anansi's power-set and being the avatar of the trickster spider god was very popular to the point that he [[https://www.cbr.com/static-shock-anansi-dc-comics-debut/ he'd eventually make his way into the comics]], even calling him "the fan-favorite African superhero". Not bad for someone who only appeared in two episodes.

** Anansi's power-set and being the avatar of the trickster spider god was very popular to the point that he [[https://www.cbr.com/static-shock-anansi-dc-comics-debut/ he'd eventually make his way into the comics]].

* She-Bang, being the only recurring female superhero that acted as the muscle to Static's magic and Gear's tech and intellect, was embraced by the fandom as being the third member of Team Static.

** In the first Batman crossover, Static defeats The Joker by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard absorbing his joy buzzer's electrical charge and sending it right back at The Joker.]] In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'' [[spoiler: This version of The Joker is KilledOffForReal via Batman electrocuting the small chip allowing him to [[DemonicPossession possess Tim Drake]], and in the censored version, his original self died to electrocution too]].

** "Jimmy" drives home the fact that bullying is a very serious issue that actually has to be dealt with before anything worse happens as even after Jimmy breaks and accidentally shoots Richie and the students that bullied Jimmy are reprimanded, bullying still continues at the school.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The series has a massive fanbase in Brazil. If that weren't enough, most the comments on this [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjR4eKd4LbmAhUnm-AKHaFmCTkQwqsBMAB6BAgJEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVDUqqxDBhck&usg=AOvVaw0m9uOvBv55WXKI6Fp_UDTP American fan made trailer]] are written in Latin American Portuguese.

** The theme song is supposed to be hip-hop but [[https://youtu.be/c9s2v7CdCUE?t=61 it just comes off as]]... incomprehensible at best. Even people who like the show hate it, with WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter in particular conparing it to ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' thrown in a washing machine in his [[https://youtu.be/QuT5KZtxdxc?t=1616 "Top 20 Worst Cartoon Themes"]]
** At the climax of "Jimmy" when Jimmy brings a gun to school, it goes off at one point. It's angled up in the air at the time, yet somehow Richie ends up getting shot in the leg. What did it do? Bounce off the walls or something? Richie's reaction to getting shot is something like "Oh, it hurts! [[ThisIsReality It's not like on TV!]]"

* SignatureScene:
** Jimmy confronting his bullies with a gun in "Jimmy".
** Two from "Sons of the Fathers."
*** Virgil overhearing Mr. Foley's racist tangent.
*** Robert and Richie's CallingTheOldManOut to Mr. Foley.
** Permafrost's VillainousBreakdown, followed by Static comforting her in "Frozen Out" is remembered for being such a TearJerker.

** In an episode where Static worked with Batman, he noticed Robin was absent and asked where he was. Batman answers, "With the [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Titans]]. You might meet them someday". While the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' cartoon was never part of the DCAU continuity, they were at least right that Static would join them several years later, both in the comics and in ''ComicBook/YoungJustice''.

* FanPreferredCouple: Virgil/Richie is by far the most popular pairing in the fandom and is easily more popular than Virgil's canon one with Daisy. The majority of romance fics feature this as the main ship. It helps that Richie's comics counterpart is canonically gay.

* {{Narm}}: The theme song is supposed to be hip-hop but [[https://youtu.be/c9s2v7CdCUE?t=61 it just comes off as]]... incomprehensible at best. Even people who like the show hate it, with WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter in particular conparing it to ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' thrown in washing machine in his [[https://youtu.be/QuT5KZtxdxc?t=1616 "Top 20 Worst Cartoon Themes"]]

** In an early Season 1 episode, Static does research on Replay from the "TV Trivia" website. [[Wiki/TVTropes Fast forward to today...]]

* {{Narm}}: The theme song is supposed to be hip-hop but but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9s2v7CdCUE&ab_channel=DarkDetective it just comes off as]]... incomprehensionable at best. Even people who like the show hate it, with WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter in particular conparing it to ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' thrown in washing machine in his [[https://youtu.be/QuT5KZtxdxc?t=1616 "Top 20 Worst Cartoon Themes"]]

** At the climax of "Jimmy" when Jimmy brings a gun to school, it goes off at one point. It's angled up in the air at the time, yet somehow Richie ends up getting shot in the leg. What did it do? Bounce off the walls or something? Richie's reaction to getting shot is something like "Oh, it hurts! [[ThisIsReality It's not like on TV]]!"
** While "Sons of the Fathers," the VerySpecialEpisode about prejudice, generally does a good job exploring the issue, Richie's CallingTheOldManOut speech veers from serious to silly because of its AndThatsTerrible nature.

** Jimmy confronting his bullies with a gun in "Jimmy."

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: In "Linked", when showing the highlight reel of football star Dule Jones, they play a song that sounds very much like the theme for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbU4fPYRvcY NFL on Fox.]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The series has a massive fanbase in Brazil. If that weren’t enough, most the comments on this [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjR4eKd4LbmAhUnm-AKHaFmCTkQwqsBMAB6BAgJEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVDUqqxDBhck&usg=AOvVaw0m9uOvBv55WXKI6Fp_UDTP American fan made trailer]] are written in Latin American Portuguese.

** In an early season one episode, Static does research on Replay from the "TV Trivia" website. [[Wiki/TVTropes Fast forward to today...]]

** The fashion, especially in the first two seasons, dates the show. Despite Y2K fashion being popular among some young people, you wouldn’t see a kid rock Virgil’s everyday outfit.
** Then you got celebrity stars like Lil' Romeo (still a kid at the time), The Hoop Squad (Tracy [=McGrady=], Karl Malone, Yao Ming and Steven Nash. All still playing in the NBA at the time) Blackstreet and [=B2K=] (who had broken up by the time the series had ended), whom were prominent during those times. Ironically the ep that features Joey Fatone of ''Music/NSync'' was made ''after'' the band had broke up.
* ValuesResonance:

** When Static meets Anansi in "Static in Africa", the former admits that he's happy to see another black superhero because he felt like he was the only one and seeing someone else with his skintone makes him feel represented. Given the importance of representation for under-represented minorities, this scene is important, regardless of generation.[[note]]It is a bit confusing though, as Green Lantern, Steel, Vixen, and Mister Terrific had already made names for themselves as heroes, and Static is a well-established superhero fan. Still, it is possible that Static was referring to having met Anansi in person, which he had yet to do for any of the four above-mentioned heroes.[[/note]]

* TheWoobie: Permafrost. Her mother died when she was young, her stepfather left her only moments before, she's been homeless for several years, she seems to be in rather poor health, and the Big Bang left her with powers [[PowerIncontinence that she can't control very well]] that make everyone around her afraid of her. It's hard to ''not'' want to give her a big hug.

* {{Narm}}: The theme song is supposed to be hip-hop but but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9s2v7CdCUE&ab_channel=DarkDetective. it just comes off as]]... incomprehensionable at best. Even people who like the show hate it, with WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter in particular conparing it to ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' thrown in washing machine in his [[https://youtu.be/QuT5KZtxdxc?t=1616 "Top 20 Worst Cartoon Themes"]]

* {{Narm}}: At the climax of "Jimmy" when Jimmy brings a gun to school, it goes off at one point. It's angled up in the air at the time, yet somehow Richie ends up getting shot in the leg. What did it do? Bounce off the walls or something? Richie's reaction to getting shot is something like "Oh, it hurts! [[ThisIsReality It's not like on TV]]!"

** The first episode featured Wade, a gang leader who took a liking to Virgil and defended him from F-Stop until trying to recruit him into his gang, [[SmallRoleBigImpact being the reason Virgil became Static]]. However, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse he never appears again and we never see what kind of metahuman he turned into]].

* FanPreferredCouple: Virgil/Richie is by far the most popular pairing in the fandom. The majority of romance fics feature this as the main ship. It helps that Richie's comics counterpart is canonically gay.

** Jimmy confronting his bullies with a gun in ''Jimmy.''
** Two from ''Sons of the Fathers.''

** Permafrost's VillainousBreakdown, followed by Static comforting her in ''Frozen Out'' is remembered for being such a TearJerker.

* FanPreferredCouple: Virgil/Richie is by far the most popular pairing in the fandom. The majority of romance fics feature this as the main ship.

*** Anansi's response that [[YouAreBetterThanYouThink Static himself is a powerful black role model]] is even better, reminding Static and others that even if they can't find representation for themselves, they can still stand proud and be the representation and change they want to see in the world.

** When Static meets Anansi in "Static in Africa", the former admits that he's happy to see another black superhero because he felt like he was the only one and seeing someone else with his skintone makes him feel represented. Given the importance of representation for under-represented minorities, this scene is important, regardless of generation.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The first episode featured Wade, a gang leader who took a liking to Virgil and defended him from F-Stop until trying to recruit him into his gang, [[SmallRoleBigImpact being the reason Virgil became Static]]. However, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse he never appears again and we never see what kind of metahuman he turned into]].