Tom Root
Tom Root (born September 20, 1973) is an American writer, producer, director and voice actor for Robot Chicken.
Works
Crossing Swords
Goodhearted hero wannabe Patrick lands his dream job as a squire, only to learn the royal castle is a corrupt hornet’s nest of horny monarchs, crooks and charlatans. War, murder, full frontal nudity—who knew brightly colored peg people led such exciting lives?
Release Date: 2020-06-12
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 10
Vote Count: 35
DC's Stargirl
Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. "Borrowing" the long-lost hero’s cosmic staff, she becomes the unlikely inspiration for an entirely new generation of superheroes.
Release Date: 2020-05-18
Department: Production
Job: Consulting Producer
Episode Count: 39
Vote Count: 1117
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up hilarious Walking Dead-inspired satire in this special featuring the zany stop-motion animation of Adult Swim’s “Robot Chicken.”
Release Date: 2017-10-08
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Walker (voice)
Vote Count: 39
The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United
The minds behind Robot Chicken expose a deep dark family secret, and we learn that nothing will ever be the same when the Robot Chicken Nerd discovers his true father is...Father Christmas! And then a lot of people die.
Release Date: 2015-12-13
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship surrenders DC Comics' multitude of Super Heroes and Super-Villains to the demented whims of the award-winning Robot Chicken for a triumphant third time. This time around, Batman and Superman’s bromance takes a competitive turn and the fate of the universe somehow hangs in the balance!
Release Date: 2015-10-18
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 26
Supermansion
Aging superhero, Titanium Rex, and his has-been team known as The League of Freedom struggle to stay relevant in a changing world.
Release Date: 2015-10-08
Character: Brad
Episode Count: 44
Vote Count: 16
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
This DVD release features six Christmas special episodes from Robot Chicken's hilariously outrageous 6 seasons, plus comes loaded with holiday-themed bonus content like deleted scenes, deleted animatics, commentary, and more! This [adult swim] holiday release is available at a great value, and will be an instant holiday classic for fans and collectors.
Release Date: 2014-11-18
Character: Various (voice) (archive sound)
Vote Count: 6
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
The Robot Chicken crew takes a peek at what happens when the DC villains end up on the same beach as the DC heroes on spring break!
Release Date: 2014-04-06
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 30
Born Again Virgin Christmas Special
Robot Chicken takes down Christmas once again! Our writers reveal the origins of the Heat Miser and Cold Miser. Witness Ebenezer Scrooge learn the true TRUE meaning of Christmas. Learn the perils of getting a job at the North Pole. Discover how Santa Claus ruined World War One's greatest day!
Release Date: 2013-12-16
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special
The Robot Chicken Christmas Special has Santa nearly missing Christmas; Kano from Mortal Kombat shares the holidays with Mrs. Cage; Justin Bieber's new song is bound to be a Christmas hit.
Release Date: 2012-12-16
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special brings you the awesomeness of the DC Comics universe of characters as only Robot Chicken can, with amazing guest stars and the stop-motion sketch comedy you've come to love.
Release Date: 2012-09-09
Character: Icicle/B'dg (voice)
Vote Count: 40
Dear Consumer (Robot Chicken's Full-Assed Christmas Special)
Thor celebrates Christmas in Asgard, Santa adds Walter PPK to the bad boy list and the creators take a skewed look at The Gift of the Magi. Plus who needs Rudolph when Santa has Comet?
Release Date: 2009-12-06
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
The Cleveland Show
The bizarre adventures of Cleveland Brown and his family.
Release Date: 2009-09-27
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 65
Vote Count: 416
Titan Maximum
Titan Maximum is an American stop motion animated television series created by Tom Root and Matthew Senreich. The series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim, on September 27, 2009, and was canceled after only one season. A teaser premiered during the "Robot Chicken on Wheels" tour and at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International. It is a parody of the "Super Robot" anime style produced using stop motion animation.
Release Date: 2009-09-27
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Character: 'Spud' Cunningham (voice)
Episode Count: 9
Vote Count: 6
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.
Release Date: 2008-10-03
Character: Manager (voice)
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 2068
Robot Chicken's Half-Assed Christmas Special
Hermey the Elf sucks at being a dentist.
Release Date: 2007-12-09
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Bully / Wise Man #2 / Dave / Eskimo (voice)
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
A series of 30 sketches, following the hilarious antics of various characters from a galaxy, far, far away.
Release Date: 2007-07-17
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Mas Amedda (archive sound) (uncredited)
Vote Count: 251
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
The special Christmas episode featured the second season short "A Very Dragon Ball Z Christmas", along with the first season shorts "Unsolved Case Files: Claus & Effect" and "Kill Bunny".
Release Date: 2005-12-22
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Robot Chicken
A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls. The title character was an ordinary chicken until he was run down by a car and subsequently brought back to life in cyborg form by mad scientist Fritz Huhnmorder, who tortures Robot Chicken by forcing him to watch a random selection of TV shows, the sketches that make up the body of each episode.
Release Date: 2005-02-20
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Character: Tim Allen (voice)
Episode Count: 20
Vote Count: 491
American Dad!
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."
Release Date: 2005-02-06
Character: Townsperson (voice)
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 2165