For all its gross-out gags that have made it a favorite for the kids, there's a whole lot for grown-up viewers to enjoy in Teen Titans Go! From the Filmation references to the 1980s power ballads, here are the things only adults notice about this crazy DC show. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies focuses on everyone's favorite team of sidekicks, but it's a delight for any fan who loves the larger universe of DC Comics. That might come as a surprise, though, when you consider the cartoon's well-deserved reputation for absurdity. For the most part, that's a rep that the Titans have earned it's not exactly the intense drama of Batman: The Animated Series but that doesn't mean a diehard fan won't love all the references, in-jokes, and tributes crammed into their cinematic adventure's 90-minute running time. In fact, one of the most charming pieces of the film is also the fulfillment of one particularly dedicated DC fan's long-held desire. That fan is Nicolas Cage, who finally got the chance to play Superman on the big screen.
Now, Cage isn't your garden-variety superhero fan. He paid over two million dollars for a pristine copy of Action Comics #1, the Man of Steel's historic first appearance. Not only did he name his son after Superman, he skipped over "Clark" and went straight to the deep-cut Kryptonian name of Kal-El. He's about as devoted as any fan can be, which made the collapse of Superman Lives, the Tim Burton film in which he was set to play the big blue boy scout, all the more devastating. Twenty years later, however, he finally got to play the role in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies.
Kids might not realize the behind-the scenes gag, but that's a union of fan and icon that every adult who has obsessed over the idea of Nic Cage fighting a giant robot spider could appreciate. It might not be Superman Lives, and there's sadly no spider to be found, but it sure is better than nothing.
Season 3's "Finally a Lesson" isn't quite like any other episode of Teen Titans Go! For one thing, it's actually educational… maybe a little too educational. Robin takes the Titans on a whirlwind journey through the world of property investment, because it's time the team learned something practical, and what's more practical than real estate? Thus the teens, however reluctantly, learn about down payments, rent control, and most importantly of all, building equity. That last part in particular becomes a lot more exciting once they learn it's just a fancy way of saying "money."
Keep watching the video to see all the things only adults notice in Teen Titans Go!
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A Superman over 20 years in the making | 0:14
Real estate jokes for the kids! | 1:42
Putting the "teen" in the Titans | 3:04
Hating on the haters | 3:53
Slade v Wade | 5:16
Taking it back to the '80s | 6:21
Gotham's darker details | 8:16
Poking fun at the movies | 9:28
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