A Hawkins Wedding

A Hawkins Wedding is second episode of the Fifth Season of Static Shock that aired on January 22, 2005 on Kid's WB.

Plot
In The Dakota Park, Robert Hawkins is told to meet Trina Jessup for a surprise underneath a tree, on a picnic blanket where Trina pulls out a small, red box, Robert tries to look calm, but on the inside, he's really excited because he knows what this means, then she reveals that there is a ring inside of that box and asks him if he wants to marry her, he excitedly says yes but then asks if his kids will be okay with having a step-mom? She reassures him that she will be a great step-mom and that had already gotten used to her by this point.

After school Virgil gets a call by his dad telling him to go home quickly for there is a surprise waiting for him, he immediately rushes back home and sees his dad and Trina Jessup, Virgil remarks about how he'd haven't seen her in a while and thought that they had broken up, Robert corrects him by stating that the reason why Trina hasn't be at their house recently is that she is a police officer and that she was just really busy with her job and that they are still in a relationship but not dating anymore...because they are engaged and Robert shows them the engagement ring that Trina got for him, both Virgil and his sister, Sharon are very glad for their dad and excited for the wedding that's coming in a couple of weeks, which is going to be hosted in The Dakota Baptist Church, the same one where Reverend Anderson is a clergyman at. A couple of weeks later, people are planning the wedding up to it's final few minutes, Virgil and Sharon Hawkins are Best Man and Maid of Honor respectfully, Rubberband Man is going to be in charge of the music, Richie Foley, Nick Connor, Kevin Green, and Jimmy Osgood are going to be the groomsmen (the latter is also going to be in charge of the decorations and is going to spy around the area to make sure everything runs smoothly), Daisy Watkins, Maureen Connor, Shenice Vale, and Trina's sister as the bridesmaids, Ray Sanderson as the ring bearer, Trina's niece as the flower girl, and Robert's father, in charge of the food.

When The Joker and Harley Quinn hear about the wedding The Joker comes up with a plan to ruin it as revenge that involves him making a bomb full of a dangerous gas that would render everyone to fall in love with the person right next to them and go insane, Jimmy hears about this and immediately warns Virgil and Richie about it they immediately change into their superhero outfits and head to Gotham City where The Joker and Harley Quinn are heading out to Dakota where they are going to launch the bomb when suddenly Static, Gear, and Jimmy blocked them in their paths and then they devise a plan, while Static is going to focus on The Joker and Harley Quinn while Gear and Jimmy are going to try to return the bomb to The Joker's and Harley Quinn's lair without it exploding and it worked as Static was able to defeat The Joker and Harley Quinn themselves using his powers and Gear and Jimmy were able to return the bomb to were it belongs via a crane-like device Gear built and they were by sheer luck able to get back in time for them to get ready for the wedding ceremony were they quickly dressed and got into their places just before Robert and Trina entered the church.

The wedding went smoothly against all odds and everyone had a good time and when it was over Robert drove away in a car Trina rented just for that day with the words "Just Married" on it and cans tied on it via strings on the back and while everyone else went straight to bed after the wedding ceremonies, Virgil went to go see his mother's grave giving her some flowers and reminding her that no matter how good of a stepmother Trina Jessup will be, she will never replace her in his heart.

Continuity

 * This is the first appearance of Trina Jessup since Season 3
 * This could also be considered her first appearance since Season 2 since the episode "Consequences" was supposed to air in that season and is listed as a Season 2 episode in future releases.

Home video releases

 * Static Shock: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)

Production notes

 * Trina's rental car was supposed to be even more decked out but for an unknown reason, probably because of difficulty animating it, the car just has the words "Just Married" and a couple of cans hanging on the back.

Trivia

 * This is the last crossover episode that was ever made in the series since Dwayne wanted their to be less episodes focused on characters that didn't debut in previous Milestone Media and one-time characters that we haven't heard much from since their initial episodes.

Cast

 * Phil LarMarr as Virgil 'Static' Hawkins
 * Jason Marsden as Richie 'Gear' Foley
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Robert Hawkins
 * Michele Morgan as Sharon Hawkins
 * Sheryl Lee Ralph as Trina Jessup
 * Richard Horvitz as Jimmy Osgood
 * Kadeem Hardison as Rubberband Man
 * Mark Hamill as The Joker
 * Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
 * Michael Dorn as Reverend Anderson

Quotes
"Mom, Here are some flowers from Dad's wedding, and while I'm happy my Dad found love and got married again, no matter how good of a stepmother Trina is, she could never replace you, mom."

- Virgil talking to his mom's grave.

Tropes
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