Teen Titans season 5

Did You Know?

• The DVD boxset includes a featurette titled "Teen Titans: Know Your Foes" segmented for each main villain.
• Rock singer David Johansen voiced the villain Ding Dong Daddy in the episode "Revved Up".
• Rodger Bumpass, the voice of Squidward Tentacles in SpongeBob SquarePants, reprises his role of Dr. Light in the episode "Kole".

Production

Season five of Teen Titans first aired on Cartoon Network between late September 2005 and mid-January 2006. DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation handled production, with Sander Schwartz as executive producer and Glen Murakami, Bruce Timm, and Linda M. Steiner as producers. Michael Chang, Heather Maxwell, and Alex Soto directed the season. The writing team included Richard Elliott, Melody Fox, Rob Hoegee, Greg Klein, Thomas Pugsley, Simon Racioppa, David Slack, and Amy Wolfram. Character design came from Murakami alongside Derrick Wyatt, Brianne Drouhard, and Jon Suzuki, while Hakjoon Kang designed the backgrounds.

Cast and characters

The five main voice actors—Scott Menville, Hynden Walch, Greg Cipes, Tara Strong, and Khary Payton—reprise their roles as Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven, and Cyborg. Tara Strong also voiced Elasti-Girl in "Homecoming" and Kole in "Kole". Hynden Walch voiced Madame Rouge and Teether. Dee Bradley Baker recurs as André LeBlanc, Cinderblock, Silkie, and Wildebeest.

Lauren Tom reprises Jinx in three episodes. Glenn Shadix voices The Brain and Monsieur Mallah. Freddy Rodriguez recurs as Más y Menos. Guest actors include Diane Delano as Pantha, Jason Marsden as Billy Numerous and Red Star, and Michael Rosenbaum as Kid Flash.

Xander Berkeley voices Mento and General Immortus; Peter Onorati voices Robotman; Judge Reinhold voices Negative Man. T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Mike Erwin, and Wil Wheaton reprise Bumblebee, Speedy, and Aqualad. Ed O'Ross voices Raskov; Rodger Bumpass reprises Dr. Light; Russi Taylor voices Timmy Tantrum and Melvin; Kevin Michael Richardson voices Mammoth and See-More; David Johansen voices Ding Dong Daddy; Gary Anthony Sturgis voices Gordanians and Trogaar; Ashley Johnson and Ron Perlman reprise Terra and Slade.

Reception

Critics praised the fifth season of Teen Titans. DVD Verdict's Mac McEntire gave the story an 85, calling it a "flat-out excellent final season" and applauding its smart, emotional, and exciting plots along with the new characters. DVD Talk's John Sinnott gave the set a "Highly Recommended" rating, saying the larger cast of heroes and villains kept episodes interesting and praising how DC characters were adapted. Animated Views' Randall Cyrenne felt it was the strongest season, noting its more consistent tone made it feel cohesive.