Teen Titans Go!debuted in 2013, about ten years after its predecessor,Teen Titans, hit the small screen. The cartoon is a comedic take on the DC superhero team of the same name, which includes Robin, Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy. It shares the same voice cast asthe 2003Teen Titans, though it is fundamentally different from the series that came before in both visuals and writing style.
11 years after it premiered,Teen Titans Go!is still going strong on Cartoon Network.Per President of Cartoon Network Studios Sam Register, the comedy has “no end in sight,” even after eight seasons and a theatrical film. Now sitting at 397 episodes,Teen Titans Go!is DC’s longest-running series by a mile. With such a high episode count and production still ongoing, the controversial hit is likely to hang onto that crown indefinitely.
It’s Unlikely Another DC Show Will Have As Many Episodes As Teen Titans Go!
Teen Titans Go! Will Reach 400 Episodes Soon
With almost 400 episodes,Teen Titans Go!easily outnumbers the episode count of every previous DC series.Of note, that includes the live-action television shows.Smallvilleis the closest contender toTeen Titans Go!, with an impressive 217 episodes. Even so, that number is just barely over half the episode count of the cartoon. The only other shows with anywhere near that number of episodes are, unsurprisingly,ArrowandThe Flash, with 170 and 184 episodes respectively.
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To put the massive episode count ofTeen Titans Go!in perspective,Batman: The Animated Serieshas 85 episodes, and the originalTeen Titansonlyhas 65. Both of those DC series were fan favorites and have a strong legacy in their fan communities, butthey each have less than a fourth of the episodes thatTeen Titans Go!does.Given the latter is still running with no plans to slow down, it would be virtually impossible for another DC series to overtake its episode count.
The Format of Teen Titans Go! Makes It Easy To Produce
Teen Titans Go!has hundreds of episodes more than most other DC series for a simple reason: its format is conducive to producing a lot of episodes. While that explanation sounds simple, it makes perfect sense.Teen Titans Go!episodes have 11-minute run times with few serialized storylines, so producing 8 seasons of content is less work for the writing and animation teams. As a result, the series can more easily put out short, comedic stories without concern for continuity or ongoing arcs.
Season 8 ofTeen Titans Go!has been ongoing since 2022.
Aside from being easy to create,Teen Titans Go!is popular. Thoughit received a mixed reception among fans of the 2003Teen Titans, the series found an audience among children. This popularity led to the release of a theatrical film,Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, which made back five times its production budget and received positive critic reviews. When factoring in those successes,it makes sense that Cartoon Network would want to keep investing inTeen Titans Go!.
Teen Titans Go! Having So Many Episodes Is A Good Thing, Despite Its Divisive Reception
The Popularity Of Teen Titans Go! Is Good For DC
WhileTeen Titans Go!doesn’t hit for every audience, its success is good for the DC brand. The series may be irreverent and over-reliant on gross-out humor, but it also provides two key benefits to DC. Firstly, it is commercially successful, which helps bolster DC animation as a whole. Secondly,a whole new generation of fans is introduced to superheroes throughTeen Titans Go!.Silly or not, the cartoon exposes young viewers to DC characters, and for some, it may even makelifelong fans of the Teen Titans.
Teen Titans Go! Is Officially Canon in the Main DC Universe
Teen Titans Go! just became officially DC Comics canon, as a new issue of Nightwing made a not-so-subtle reference to the popular animated series.
Regardless,Teen Titans Go!is—and will likely remain to be—the longest DC television show. Whether it is a mostly harmless children’s comedy or a parody that pushes the envelope just a little too far, the series' impact is undeniable. Register explained it best:Teen Titans Go!“has carved out its own lane in the acclaimed legacy established by the original Teen Titans animated series.” The show is best evaluated on its own merits rather than as a continuation or replacement of the 2003 series.
After all,Teen Titans Go!has 400 episodes full of wacky hijinks, music, and celebrity cameos to prove that it is a unique entry in the DC canon. Season 8 ofTeen Titans Go!will return from hiatus with its 398th episode, “Azarath, Metrion Bookstore” on August 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST.
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Teen Titans Go! is an animated series following the comedic adventures of superheroes Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg. Despite their daily world-saving efforts, the team tackles everyday challenges, blending their heroic tasks with humorous, mundane realities.
