Welcome to the Couch Club, our recurring column devoted to all things #DCTV! This week, Kelly Knox catches up with DC’s silliest superheroes as their ninth(!) season rolls on. Titans, go!
 

There’s only one DC show on television that has Danny the Street, Sofia Falcone and Wonder Woman in her Taco Whiz hat straight from the comics—all in just the first four episodes of its new season. You guessed it, it’s Teen Titans GO!

Here at DC.com, we don’t give TTG! its due anywhere near enough. The show is now in its ninth season, making it one of DC’s longest-running TV series ever. And the new season has been an incredible one, complete with a new dance in the credits (perfectly in sync again this season, way to go, Titans!) and a new friend relaxing on the rock outside the tower (good luck, little seahorse buddy). What hasn’t changed is the extraordinarily talented voice cast of Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Tara Strong, Hynden Walch and Khary Payton. They’re back in full silly force for some of the Titans’ grossest adventures yet—and that’s saying something.

Season nine starts things off with “Stickiest Situation,” a Sticky Joe misadventure that sends him off in pursuit of a lost shoe. This episode, which is probably my favorite of the season so far, goes all in on the ridiculous, from a canned bean fountain, to an entire Looney Tunes episode, to the delightful Danny the Street cameo, to the most times I’ve ever heard “Howdy!” in the space of ten minutes—and I grew up in Texas. But then it also ends on a heartwarming note, which exemplifies Teen Titans GO! as a whole: super silly, super sweet and occasionally super gross.

“O.S.H.A.” leans hard into the gross when the piles of garbage at Titans Tower get out of hand. My daughter—now a teen herself!—grew up with the Titans, and some of her favorite episodes were the gooiest and ickiest escapades like the second season’s “Body Adventure.” This episode might put those to shame with the amount of pure squelchy squishiness. But don’t skip it if you want to see Sofia Falcone, complete with her neck brace, as an O.S.H.A. inspector.

Speaking of teenagers, “Teen? Titans” is a meta in-joke about the cast’s real ages. My favorite part—which makes me giggle just thinking about it—is the reveal of Cyborg’s true age of 53 and real appearance, which mirror those of Khary Payton. I will never stop singing the praises of this cast, each of whom is utterly fearless and flexible. They pull double duty on characters frequently; Payton voices Sticky Joe and Strong is Sofia Falcone and that’s just in these first episodes alone. The cast gives it everything they’ve got in every episode as they embrace the wackiness of the Titans.

Meanwhile, “Moonlighting,” the season’s fourth episode, teams up Dr. Moon and Dr. Light (brilliant) for a comical commentary on the perils of overworking yourself with additional side gigs (also brilliant). It’s another clever episode in which kids can laugh at the Titans’ antics while parents and grownups watching with them get their own reasons to giggle. The economy, am I right?

Teen Titans GO!, which debuted twelve years ago, remains a one-of-a-kind animated series, as well as one of the best ways DC Comics fans can turn off their brains for a precious few minutes. But don’t forget to leave one little corner of your mind on to recognize all the phenomenal DC Easter eggs and cameos! If you’ve never joined the Titans on their wild adventures, catch up on all eight previous seasons now on Hulu.
 

Catch new episodes of Teen Titans GO! Saturdays at 9 a.m. on Cartoon Network.

Kelly Knox writes about all-ages comics and animation for DC.com, and is the author of several nonfiction books about some of your favorite film franchises. Follow her on X at @kelly_knox and Bluesky at @kelly-knox.com to talk superheroes, comics and pop culture.

NOTE: The views and opinions expressed in this feature are solely those of Kelly Knox and do not necessarily reflect those of DC or Warner Bros. Discovery, nor should they be read as confirmation or denial of future DC plans.