Black Dynamite (TV series)

Black Dynamite is an American adult animated blaxploitation comedy television series developed by Carl Jones for the Cartoon Network late-night programming block Adult Swim. It is based on the 2009 film of same name, although the series follows an alternate continuity. Michael Jai White, Byron Keith Minns, Tommy Davidson and Kym Whitley reprise their film roles as Black Dynamite, Bullhorn, Cream Corn and Honeybee, respectively. Cedric Yarbrough also reprises his film role as the Western-style pimp Chocolate Giddy-Up, along with Jimmy Walker Jr. as the restaurant owner Roscoe and Arsenio Hall as fellow pimp Tasty Freeze.

Black Dynamite was announced shortly after the release of the original film. Its 10-minute pilot was released on Adult Swim Video on August 8, 2011 before premiering on the channel block on July 15, 2012. The series ended January 10, 2015 with a total of 2 seasons containing 10 episodes each.

Premise
The show, set in the 1970s, is predominantly a parody of and tribute to blaxploitation cinema. The show continues the story of Black Dynamite, Bullhorn, Cream Corn, and Honey Bee as they engage in dangerous and over-the-top misadventures sometimes involving celebrities such as Michael Jackson, O. J. Simpson, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Richard Pryor, Don Cornelius, Dick Clark, Spike Lee, Mr. T, Orphan Arnold, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Bob Marley, Bo Derek, Rick James, Elvis Presley, Fred Rogers, John Wayne Gacy, J. Edgar Hoover, and many others, as well as Black Dynamite's recurring nemesis, President Richard Nixon, who was also the main villain from the film. The show makes references to the original Black Dynamite film, such as Fiendish Dr. Wu as the leader of a group of ninjas; the show is set before the events of the movie, as some characters from the film who were killed off are alive in the series (notably Bullhorn and Cream Corn). This is reinforced in one episode, where Cream Corn predicts his own future manner of death while in a helicopter.

Main cast

 * Michael Jai White as Black Dynamite, Jim Kelly
 * Byron Keith Minns as Bullhorn, Lionhorn, Rudy Ray Moore, Singer, Tuskegee Airman
 * Kym Whitley as Honeybee, Tinbee, Old Lady
 * Tommy Davidson as Cream Corn, Scarehorn, The Boss Man, Red Light

Additional voices

 * Carlos Alazraqui as Helicopter Pilot
 * Tichina Arnold as Tinbee's Singing Voice
 * Erykah Badu as Fatback Taffy, Fat Hoe Crow, Rita Marley, Wolf
 * Eric Bauza as The Fiendish Dr. Wu, Chinatown Assassin, R.A.C.I.S.T., Sidney Poitier, Dick Clark, Newscaster, Child, Reporter
 * Liz Benoit as Foxxy Mama
 * Tae Brooks as Michael Jackson
 * Corey Burton as Dennis Flynn, Fred Rogers, Phil Drummond
 * Chance the Rapper as Bob Marley
 * Michael Colyar as Sweet Butter
 * Affion Crockett as Joe Jackson
 * DeRay Davis as Ninja, Isaac Layes, Ringo Mandingo
 * John DiMaggio as Rip Tayles, Female Cop, J. Edgar Hoover, Rump Rangers Human Horse, Various Gay People
 * Godfrey as Al Sharpton
 * David Alan Grier as The Doctor
 * Eddie Griffin as Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney
 * Arsenio Hall as Tasty Freeze
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Captain Quinton
 * Carl Jones as Frank the John, Crenshaw Pete, Puppet Minion, Shark Victim, Stuey Fig Newton, Announcer, The Mayor of Beach City, Teacher, Laughing Prisoner, James Brown, Thick James
 * Orlando Jones as Basehead, Flying Junkie, Stuey's Brother
 * Rochelle Jordan as Cindy Breakspeare
 * Sean Kingston as Dexter, Saint
 * Jonathan Kite as Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, James Bonds (Sean Connery and Roger Moore), News Reporter, Elvis Presley
 * Phil LaMarr as Muhammad Ali
 * Lil' Mo as Offscreen Nurse, Horse Carriage Woman, Teacher, Rondell's Mom
 * Luenell as Moms Mabley
 * Mel B as Connie Lingus
 * Hugh Moore as Pimp
 * Charlie Murphy as Another Cat Named Rallo, Another Slave Cat Named Rallo
 * Tim Blake Nelson as Chief Humphrey Magillahorn, The Wicked Bitch of the West Side, Donald Sterling, Television Executive, Cracker Cop, Adult Film Director
 * Georgette Perna as Kids
 * Clifton Powell as Crenshaw the Slime, Daddy Dynamite
 * Donnell Rawlings as A Cat Named Rallo, A Slave Cat Named Rallo
 * Christopher "Kid" Reid as John the John, Sun Tzu, Black Leprechaun, Jamaica Labour Party Member
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Melvin Van Peebles, Don Cornelius, Bill Cosby, Fred Berry
 * Eddie Rouse as Spike Lee
 * J. B. Smoove as That Frog Kurtis, That Bastard Kurtis
 * Snoop Dogg as Leroy Van Nuys
 * Aries Spears as Mr. T, O. J. Simpson
 * Cree Summer as Li'l Orphan Willis
 * Tiffany Thomas as Li'l Orphan Dudley
 * Greg Travis as Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard
 * Tyler, the Creator as Broto
 * Waka Flocka Flame as Waka Blocka Blaow
 * Jason Walden as Dennis Flynn
 * Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins as Pam Grier, Reverse Strip Club Owner
 * Billy West as MASA Scientist
 * Denzel Whitaker as Donald the Accountant, Jermaine Jackson
 * Dennis L. A. White as Arnold's Stomach
 * Gary Anthony Williams as George Washington Carver III, Radio DJ, Reporter, Howard Cosell
 * Debra Wilson as Amazon Moon Bitch Leader, Lil' Orphan Penny, Eartha K.I.T.T., Euphoria, Li'l Orphan Arnold, Li'l Orphan Rodney King, Li'l Rodney Munchkins, Givinya Morehead, Child Services Lady, Hotel Employee, Hoe Crows
 * Cedric Yarbrough as Chocolate Giddy-Up

Pilot (2011)
The pilot episode features only an eleven-minute run time and was released on Adult Swim Video on August 8, 2011, and made its television debut over a year later on September 2, 2012.