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{{quote|''"When there's trouble, you know who to call..."''}}
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While their adventures are primarily episodic, each season [[Half Arc Season|includes an arc]] that follows the most famous arcs of the comic book with some fidelity. Furthermore, in the last season, its arc not only introduces the majority of the classic characters from the comic but also the members and enemies of the allied superhero team, The [[Doom Patrol]].
The show [[Comedy Ghetto|has drawn some flak for its frequently less-than-serious tone]], and the many differences between the heroes in the comics and their cartoon incarnations (like animated Raven's exaggerated Gothiness, and animated Starfire being less aggressive and more naive than in the comics). In addition, the physical appearance of the characters in the animated series is profoundly different than that of the original comic book series which, despite its title, depicted the Titans as being in their 20s (at one point the comic series even dropped the ''Teen'' from the title as it had become apparent they weren't anymore), with Starfire and Raven being arguably the two characters most
It had a [[Made for TV Movie]] called ''[[Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo]]'', and [[Recursive Adaptation|its own comics series,]] ''[[Teen Titans Go!
It was originally pitched as a ''[[Young Justice (comics)|Young Justice]]'' series, and the two are very similar in tone. Oddly enough, when ''[[Young Justice (comics)|Young Justice]]'' itself [[Young Justice (animation)|got a series]], many noted it to be closer in tone to the original ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]''.
Reruns are now{{when}} airing every weekday on Boomerang at 11 pm through midnight. The show is also returning in the form of chibi-fied shorts for Cartoon Network's new{{when}} DC Nation block, called, appropriately enough, ''The New Teen Titans''. If these reruns and shorts receive good ratings, there is hope for a 6th season! There's also a [http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/get-a-6th-season-for-teen-titans.html petition] you can sign to help.
This series has a [[Teen Titans (animation)/Characters|character sheet]] and a [[Teen Titans (animation)/Recap|recap]].
Not to be confused with [[Titans (2018 TV series)|the 2018 live-action TV series]], nor with its own alternate continuity/sequel ''Teen Titans Go!'' (although they had a [[Intercontinuity Crossover]] TV movie with the latter).
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== A-E ==
* [[20% More Awesome]]: Subverted in the episode "Only Human." Since Cyborg is, well, a cyborg, the machine part of him can measure how much effort he's actually putting in.
* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: Present in "The Beast Within."
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{{quote|'''Beast Boy:''' Now I know how George Washington felt when Napoleon beat him at Pearl Harbor.}}
** Earlier in that episode he practically admitted to learning history from the back of a cereal box when Raven asked.
* [[Bottomless Magazines]]: Speedy. Also, just how many arrows can he fit in that quiver? During the Season 3 finale, he's firing them off nonstop three at a time but always with plenty to spare for the next scene.
* [[Brain Freeze]]:
{{quote|'''Beast Boy:''' Hey, check it out! ''(flash-freezes The Brain)'' [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Brain freeze]]!}}
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* [[Darkest Hour]]
* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Happened between Kid Flash and Jinx. {{spoiler|As a result, Jinx [[Heel Face Turn|became one of the good guys]].}}
* [[A Day
* [[Day in The Limelight]]/[[Hostile Show Takeover]]: "We're the Hive Five. This is our show now!"
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
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* [[Defanged Horrors]]
** When Raven pulled Dr. Light into some sort of dark vortex within her cloak, and when he came out he was curled up in the fetal position muttering, "S-so dark. Make it stop. Please make it stop."
** The episode "Haunted" also ranks up there as one of the creepiest pieces of [[Western Animation]] targeted towards kids. They took Slade, a villain who's already creepy in his own right, and left the audience constantly unsure whether he was [[Back
* [[Defiant to the End]]: Standard for each of the Titans to be [[Defiant to the End]], which makes Robin begging for Slade to stop in "Haunted" more disturbing.
* [[Deranged Animation]]: Bits of it in (nearly) every episode.
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{{quote|'''Raven!Starfire:''' Okay. How do you fly this thing?
'''Starfire!Raven:''' You must ''feel'' [[Flight]].
'''Raven!Starfire:''' [[Flat What|What.]]
'''Starfire!Raven:''' When you ''feel'' the unbridled joy of flight, you will fly. }}
* [[Downer Ending]]: Beast Boy suffers this in "Things Change", not so much to the fact that his real name is Garfield.
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'''Raven:''' He didn't hurt me, he saved me.
'''Starfire:''' From what? ''(cue scene transition)'' }}
== F-J ==
* [[The Faceless]]: Slade. {{spoiler|Even when his mask gets knocked off in "The End" and his undead face is just a ''skull''}}. Though at that point in the show, {{spoiler|he had been reanimated by Trigon, but not resurrected}}. Apparently, {{spoiler|this means he can't regrow his skin}}.
** The episode ''Forces OF Nature'' has Slade disguised as an old man, though this functions as a bit of a [[Mythology Gag]], as his disguise is somewhat similar to his original comics appearance.
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* [[False Camera Effects]]: The later episodes and TV movie played with false [[Jittercam]] and [[Whip Pan]] effects.
* [[Fandom Nod]]: "For Real" One fan forum began to suspect writers visited their site due to the near verbatim lines in regards to Titan's East.
* [[Fandom
** [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on that though. The Raven/Beast Boy thing is never really looked at in this version of the Titans.
* [[Fantastic Racism|Fantastic Racist]]: Val Yor. Now we know that "Troq" is the intergalactic equivalent of the N-word. Lampshaded by Cyborg when he tells Starfire that being part robot has caused him problems, too.
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* [[Genre Busting]]: It's a superhero action cartoon whose animation is often more inspired by [[Tex Avery]] or [[Widget Series|the weirder side of]] [[Anime]] than anything in U.S. [[Comic Books]], yet often has very dark, dramatic storylines and, on a few occasions, will have an episode focus almost entirely on character interactions, with the obligatory supervillain battle relegated to a minor B-plot.
* [[Girls' Night Out Episode]]: "Switched". Also doubles as a [[Freaky Friday Flip]].
* [[Give the Villain a Hero's Funeral]]: In the adaptation of the Judas Contract arc from [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|the comic book]], a variant is added. Unlike in the comic where {{spoiler|the Titans were able to cover up Terra's treachery}}, they don't have that option when {{spoiler|she leads armies of Sladebots into Jump City to forcibly take over and "evacuate" the civilians. When the dust is settled, literally, Terra is turned into a statue due to pulling a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to stop a volcano she accidentally activated when fighting Slade. The civilians return, bewildered as they try to adjust to a normal life, while underground, the Titans place a memorial plaque by Terra's statue declaring her a Titan despite her betrayal, and flowers courtesy of Starfire. Raven, Robin and Cyborg say that she'll try to reverse the effects to bring Terra back, but Starfire and Beast Boy truly believe she's gone forever. The season five finale confirms Beast Boy visits her statue regularly enough to talk to her, and is shocked when it goes missing.}}
* [[The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry]]: Starfire vs. Blackfire
* [[Glove Snap]]: Cyborg does this once.
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** Except for Season 5, where all but three episodes (the [[Whole-Episode Flashback|origin story]] episode, the [[Go-Karting with Bowser]] episode, and the final episode) are in some way connected to the fight against the Brotherhood of Evil. And even the final episode mentions how the Titans have just come back from defeating them.
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Raven is half-demon. A case could be made for Cyborg as a half-robot.
* [[Harsh Life Revelation Aesop]]:
** The episode "X" has one: sometimes people won't forget your worst mistakes. Someone steals the Red X suit from Robin, briefly alarming the team when they think that Robin has another obsessive scheme up his sleeve. Starfire pokes Robin to make sure he's not a hologram, and Cyborg prepares to do an anal check to make sure he's not a robot double. While Robin reassures them that it's him before Cyborg can go that far, the team is still distrustful of him as they try to track down the real Red X and stop whatever plan he has. Robin spends the whole episode brooding about how he hurt his friends with his good intentions.
** "Troq": You can't fix racism by being a good person. Starfire tolerates Val-Yor, who keeps calling her the title word; she later explains to Cyborg that it's a galactic slur that means "nothing". Though Starfire saves Val-Yor's life and he actually uses her name rather than "troq", he says that she must be one of the "good" Tamaraneans. The team is aghast, with Robin telling the guy to [[Get Out]] and get off their planet. Robin apologizes to Starfire for not protecting her, as Val-Yor flies off in a huff, but Starfire wisely says that it doesn't matter what Val-Tor thinks, only that she did the right thing.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Jinx}}
* [[Heroes Unlimited]]: Season 5
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* [[Jobber]]: Dr Light ends most of his appearances in short order as the unfortunate target of Raven's [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. After getting one episode where he actually ''was'' a threat in season 5, the [[Grand Finale]] ended with his attempted bank robbery being responded to by the entire [[Heroes Unlimited|extended Titans team]].
* [[Just a Machine]]
== K-O ==
* [[Keet]]: Beast Boy, of course. [http://i53.tinypic.com/oa500x.jpg To the next level.]
* [[Kid Hero]]
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* [[No One Could Survive That]]
* [["No Respect" Guy]]: Who else? Beast Boy.
* [[
* [[The Notable Numeral]]: The Hive Five
* [[Not Just a Tournament]]: In "Winner Take All", a number of teen superbeings are teleported to an unknown location, where the Master of Games invites them to take part in a Tournament of Heroes that will determine which of them is the greatest young hero on Earth. What the competitors don't know is that when they lose, they're trapped within the Master's jewel so he can use their powers.
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* [[Other Me Annoys Me]]: nosyarG kciD to Robin.
* [[Out of the Inferno]]: Val Yor does this.
== P-T ==
* [[Painted-On Pants]]: Oh, dear lord, Robin.
* [[Pardon My Klingon]]: Starfire occasionally spouts odd Tamaranian curse words and insults.
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* [[Reality Warper]]: Mumbo, Larry
** Mad Mod turned the sky into a huge Union Jack... ''somehow''. To say nothing of all the ''other'' unexplained weirdness that happens whenever he shows up. Though Mad Mod is probably more a [[Master of Illusion]] than a [[Reality Warper]].
* [[The Real Remington Steele]]: The second Red X.
* [[Rebellious Prisoner]]:
** "Only Human" has Atlas imprison the Titans as "trophies" within impenetrable orbs, to incentivize Cyborg to fight him in-person. They spend most of their screen time trying to break the orbs, with Beast Boy experimenting by transforming into different strong animals. When Atlas's sidekick tells them to deal with permanent captivity, Robin asks why work for someone that demeans and doesn't respect you. He convinces Mechanic to free them, and stop helping Atlas.
** In "The Prophecy," Slade lures the Titans into a trap and succeeds in capturing them when Raven flees to Azarath. Despite realizing they are under-equipped to handle his [[Super Strength]] and fire powers, they keep fighting, even when bound in fiery ropes. There's a shot of Robin realizing that his friends are going to die, which motivates him to try and get up.
** "The End, Part One" has Trigon mindraping Raven via psychic link when he sends Slade and his army to storm Titans Tower, saying that unless she surrenders to become his [[Apocalypse Maiden]], he will make her watch the Titans die. Her friends told her to stay in the safe room they made because if they [[Hold the Line]] long enough, Trigon's window of opportunity will pass. She surrenders for their sake, while using the last of her power to protect them from the oncoming apocalypse; they later use it to fight Trigon and track her down in the wasteland. Yet while being escorted to the sacrificial altar, she tells Slade that he may think he's powerful, but Trigon will dispose of him when he's no longer useful. He tries to attack her, only for the army to turn on him. Raven snarks that he's become useless to Trigon already.
* [[Rebus Bubble]]
** {{smallcaps|Raven + Larry = NUCLEAR EXPLOSION!}}
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** Though not a sidekick, Beast Boy.
** Also denied -- Comicdom's best-known sidekick leads the team.
* [[Signature Device]]: Their communicators which were specifically designed by both Robin and Cyborg.
** Later the devices served as a plot point.
* [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]: Terra
* [[Sixty-Five-Episode Cartoon]]: More of a subversion, though. The series was expected to end with ''52'' episodes. Season 5 was just as much a surprise to production as it was to fans.
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* [[Taken for Granite]]: {{spoiler|Terra in "Aftershock Part 2"}} and {{spoiler|the entire world in "The End"}}.
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: How {{spoiler|Terra takes out Starfire-with a boulder aimed at Robin}}.
* [[
* [[Team Shot]]
* [[Team Title]]
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* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Raven the [[Goth|gothish]] [[Tomboy]] and Starfire the [[Moe Moe|adorably cute]] girly girl. Though Starfire, being from a [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|proud warrior race]], was well capable of [[Let's Get Dangerous]] moments.
** In the original comics, this is reversed. Starfire's Proud Warrior Race is played up ''a lot more'', with her constantly wanting to hang out with the boys and solve everything through violence. Raven, on the other hand, is [[The Empath]], and is a demure pacifist who cries during nearly every single fight.
* [[Took a Level
** [[Butt Monkey|Dr. Light]], of all people, takes one in "Kole", by virtue of having a better plan then usual, and having ''very'' [[Green Lantern Ring|loose limits]] on what can be done with "light-based" powers. He loses the level with his inevitable defeat by episode's end, however.
** Control Freak takes a level in TV badass (not that it makes him any less dorky in the script) in ''Don't Touch That Dial'', and tops it off with "[[I Know Karate]]".
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* [[True Companions]]
* [[TV Never Lies]]
* [[Two Aliases, One Character]]: {{spoiler|Robin and Red X}}. Although, another person did adopt the Red X persona in a later episode.
* [[Ugly Guys Hot Daughter]]: Trigon and Raven, as well as Kitten and Killer Moth.▼
== U-Z ==
* [[Unflinching Walk]]: Robin has a "cool guys don't look at explosions" moment, even though there's no explosion and he crouches instead of walks.
* [[The Un-Reveal]]
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* [[Variable Terminal Velocity]]
* [[Very Special Episode]]: "Troq" (racism) and "Overdrive" (addiction).
* [[Vile Villain, Saccharine Show]]: The show always got darker whenever Trigon showed up, and the same could almost always be said of Slade.▼
* [[The Villain Must Be Punished]]: Normally, Robin is the one who can't stand Slade and wants to bring him down by any means necessary. When Slade returns in season 4, however, he's gunning for Raven, to [[Mind Rape]] and taunts her that her destiny is coming. Raven ends up in uncharacteristic [[Heroic BSOD]] as her friends do research about {{spoiler|how Slade came back from being burned alive in lava. Then when fleeing to Azarath, Raven finds out that Trigon had ravaged the city and killed her mother, who could only leave a piece of herself behind to say goodbye to Raven and apologize for not protecting her better. Stricken with grief and horror, Raven returns to Earth and finds Slade torturing her friends. She slams a door into him and demands that he fight her instead, to set her on fire. Slade reveals he can't, because Trigon ordered him to keep Raven physically intact, and begins to retreat. Raven says, "I'm not finished with you!" and proceeds to unleash a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] that scares her friends, as Raven is angry but in complete control of her powers. She only lets Slade go after he points out how worried the other Titans are and she promises she's not going to be Trigon's pawn}}.
* [[Villain Takes an Interest]]: Slade and Robin, Brother Blood and Cyborg, Slade and Terra.▼
* [[Villain Teleportation]]▼
* [[Villainesses Want Heroes]]
** Kitten demands that Robin take her to the prom, or she'll unleash mutant insects on the city. Robin is not happy. [[Ship Tease|Neither is Starfire.]]
** Blackfire also flirts heavily with Robin in her debut appearance; however, this seems to be more about making Starfire angry than an indication of real interest on her part, as she doesn't even interact with Robin at all when she shows up again.
▲* [[Villain Takes an Interest]]: Slade and Robin, Brother Blood and Cyborg, Slade and Terra.
▲* [[Villain Teleportation]]
▲* [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show]]: The show always got darker whenever Trigon showed up, and the same could almost always be said of Slade.
* [[Voices Are Mental]]: In "Switched", when Raven and Starfire switch bodies, they still have their original voices.
* [[Wasn't That Fun?]]: One episode has Raven forced to take three little kids who are potential superheroes to a safe place to stop them from being kidnapped by the Brotherhood of Evil. At one point, she and the kids are trying to escape from Monsieur Mallah by riding in a cable-car, and the wire snaps. They go plummeting down the mountain in the car, which eventually crashes, but the kids land harmlessly in the snow. The two who can talk both promptly sit up and scream, "Again! Again!" Raven's reply? "NO AGAIN."
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