Black Dynamite (TV series)
An animated tribute to 1970s blaxploitation cinema.
Black Dynamite is an adult animated blaxploitation comedy series created by Carl Jones for Adult Swim. Based on the 2009 film but set in a different timeline, it aired from 2012 to 2015 across two seasons totaling 20 episodes.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Action-adventure
- Action comedy
- Black comedy
- Blaxploitation
- Parody
- Satire
- Surreal humor
- Based on
- Black Dynamite
- Michael Jai White
- Byron Keith Minns
- Scott Sanders
- Developer
- Carl Jones
- Writer
- Carl Jones
- Brian Ash
- Scott Fuselier
- Byron Keith Minns
- Scott Sanders
- Michael Jai White
- Voices
- Michael Jai White
- Byron Keith Minns
- Kym Whitley
- Tommy Davidson
- Narrator
- Byron Keith Minns
- Theme music
- Adrian Younge
- Composer
- Adrian Younge (season 1); Fatin "10" Horton (season 2)
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Premise
Taking place in the 1970s, this series is both a spoof and a loving homage to blaxploitation films. It follows Black Dynamite, Bullhorn, Cream Corn, and Honey Bee through wild, dangerous adventures that often feature cameos from famous figures like Michael Jackson, O. J. Simpson, Bill Cosby, and many others. The main antagonist is President Richard Nixon, who also served as the primary villain in the original movie. The show is a prequel to the film, which explains why characters like Bullhorn and Cream Corn—who died in the movie—are still alive here. This timeline is confirmed in an episode where Cream Corn accurately predicts how he will later die while inside a helicopter. The series also nods to the film through elements like Fiendish Dr. Wu leading a group of ninjas.
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