| "Fun Size Patrol" | |
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| Air date | June 25th, 2020 |
| Writers | Jeremy Carver; Shoshana Sachi |
| Director | Chris Manley |
| Producers | Gideon Amir; Tamara Becher-Wilkinson; Greg Berlanti; Jeremy Carver; Chris Dingess; April Fitzsimmons; Geoff Johns; Jennifer Lence; Chris Manley; Carl Ogawa; Neil Reynolds; Sarah Schechter; Joanie L. Woehler |
| Starring | Diane Guerrero; April Bowlby; Joivan Wade; Matt Bomer; Brendan Fraser; Timothy Dalton |
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"Fun Size Patrol" is the first episode of season two of the Doom Patrol live action television series, which is based on characters featured in comic books published by DC Comics. It is the sixteenth episode of the series in total. It was directed by Chris Manley with a script written by Jeremy Carver and Shoshana Sachi. It premiered simultaneously on the DC Universe streaming service and on HBO Max on June 25th, 2020.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Riley Shanahan | Robotman |
| Matthew Zuk | Negative Man |
| Mark Sheppard | Willoughby Kipling |
| Abigail Shapiro | Dorothy Spinner |
| Julie McNiven | Sheryl Trainor |
| Michael J. Harney | R.J. Steele |
| Stephanie Czajkowski | Hammerhead |
| Mark Ashworth | Ringmaster |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Katie Gunderson | Kate Steele |
| Vanessa Cater | Darling-Come-Home |
| Zele Avradopoulos | Bearded lady |
| Eleonore Dendy | Rosie |
| Sammy Al Moukadem | Smalls |
| Joshua Vasquez | Alligator Boy |
| Sarah Borne | Baby Doll |
| Hannah Alline | Pretty Polly |
| Jackie Goldston | The Secretary |
| John Schmedes | Gary Trainor |
| Carson Minniear | Young Gary Trainor |
| Rany Abu-Elniaj | Tattooed man |
| David Goodwin | Tall man |
| Mike Kaye | Heckler #1 |
| Tomi Lavinder | Heckler #2 |
| Adam James Breazeale | Teenager #1 |
| Lex Lang | Candlemaker |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- The Doom Patrol was created by writers Arnold Drake & Bob Haney and artist Bruno Premiani. They first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80 in June, 1963, which was a comic book adventure anthology series published by DC Comics. This issue introduced the characters of Niles Caulder, Cliff Steele, Rita Farr, and Larry Trainor. The television series was developed by Jeremy Carver and took most of its cues from Grant Morrison's run on Doom Patrol, Volume 2 from the late 1980s, which saw a major tonal shift in terms of characterization and storytelling.
- Co-executive producer Tamara Becher is credited as Tamara Becher-Wilkinson in this episode.
- Co-producer Joanie L. Woehler is credited as Joanie Woehler in this episode.
- Director Chris Manley is credited as Christopher Manley in this episode.
- Actress Abi Monterey is credited as Abigail Shapiro in this episode.
- Actor Michael Harney is credited as Michael J. Harney in this episode.
- This is the first appearance of the Candlemaker, Herschel, Manny, and Darling-Come-Home, who are four of Dorothy Spinner's imaginary creations.
- Danny the Street, having suffered great turmoil after the events of "Ezekiel Patrol" is now referred to as "Danny the Brick".
- This is the first appearance of R.J. Steele, who is Cliff Steele's father. He appears in flashback only in this issue.
- The Crazy Jane personalities that manifest in this episode include Baby Doll, Hammerhead, Mama Pentecost, Pretty Polly, and The Secretary. Collectively, they are known as the Underground.
Allusions[]
- This episode explores the fallout of events that took place in "Ezekiel Patrol".
- Dorothy Spinner is a character featured in DC Comics titles. She first appeared in Doom Patrol, Vol. 2 #14 in November, 1988.
- Darling-Come-Home is one of Dorothy Spinner's imaginary creations. She first appeared in Doom Patrol, Vol. 2 #25 in August, 1989.
Quotes[]
- Dorothy Spinner: Tall as a house, mad as a lion. Big funny tin man, with lots of pretty fast cars. And lots of not-so-pretty words.
- Dorothy Spinner: I know being a grown-up is hard. And sometimes you have to yell to get all the bad feelings out.
- Crazy Jane: Yeah, well, being a grown-up doesn't give you a pass on being an asshole.
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- Cliff Steele: Jane, you want to go fuck up some rats?
- Crazy Jane: Fuck, yes.
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