Artful Dodgers

Artful Dodgers is ''[http://teen-titans-go.wikia.com/wiki/Teen_Titans_Go! Teen Titans Go!]'' Season 1, Episode 11b, and the 22nd overall episode of the series.

Summary
The Titans confidently expect to win an upcoming dodge ball championship, even though the only thing they ever practice is their victory dance. Then they come up against an unbeatable dodge ball team – the H.I.V.E Five.

Plot
The episode starts out with the H.I.V.E. Five robbing a bank and the Titans confronting them. Gizmo gives the Titans a choice, stop the H.I.V.E. or save the citizens from blowing up. The Titans say this isn't fair, but the H.I.V.E. says they don't care. The Titans point out that cheating is wrong and end up both stopping the H.I.V.E. and saving the civilians. And Robin tells them "Cheaters never prosper."

Back at the Tower, the Titans prepare for the upcoming dodgeball tournament by practicing their victory dance. They reflect on last year how they destroyed the competition (which was made up of much younger, non-super powered kids including the Little Girl). Then Raven and Starfire wonder why they won't be playing. Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy explain it's because Raven had demonically eaten the competition last year after she got hit and Starfire ate the dodgeballs. However, they will let them help out with their intro song and be cheerleaders on the bench.

The Titans enter the dodgeball arena with Starfire and Raven introducing them. As the Titans are overconfident and ready to play, they see that their opponents are the H.I.V.E. Five with See-More and Billy Numerous on the sidelines. The Titans are still confident they'll win. However, the H.I.V.E. destroys them in a matter of seconds. The Titans are annoyed by this because they apparently never lose.

Annoyed by this, the Titans confront the H.I.V.E. Five again as they're robbing a bank. They don't want to stop them (at least not yet), they just want a rematch, with Starfire and Raven still on the sidelines. Again, the Titans are destroyed by the H.I.V.E. in a matter of seconds. The Titans are even more annoyed that they've been beaten twice now. They even consider actually practicing, but think that would be too much work. Robin decides that they will resort to cheating which all the Titans agree with after a brief argument. Their form of cheating involved using their powers to enhance their dodgeball skills. They easily defeat teams consisting of Dr. Light and Cinderblock.

Then the Titans go up against the H.I.V.E. Five for one final time. Despite the Titans' cheating, the H.I.V.E. do ok and are able to dodge most of their attacks. Then Jinx point out that the Titans are cheating but the Titans don't seem to care. Then, while the Titans are distracted, the H.I.V.E. Five take out all five Titans in a matter of seconds. The H.I.V.E. are the dodgeball champions and receive the championship trophy. However, Robin makes a call and the police arrest the H.I.V.E. Five and the Titans win by default, which upsets the crowd. They celebrate with their victory dance, which now includes Starfire, Raven, and even Silkie, each with their own dance.

Characters

 * Robin
 * Starfire
 * Beast Boy
 * Cyborg
 * [[Raven]
 * Jinx
 * Gizmo
 * Mammoth
 * See-More
 * Billy Numerous
 * Little Girl (cameo)
 * Little Girl's Unnamed Male Teammates (debut, cameo)
 * Cinderblock (cameo)
 * Dr. Light (cameo)
 * Silkie (cameo)
 * Police Officer  (debut, cameo)

Songs

 * Team Titans Theme Song

Running Gags

 * When the other Titans get hit, Beast Boy is the only one left standing. He flinches, only to realize that he wasn't hit, then a ball hits him once he looks up.

Trivia

 * This episode is the first time that the Titans have directly saved innocent people's lives in the series on screen.
 * This is the first episode to have a close caption.
 * This is the first episode to focus on all of the Titans.

Continuity

 * This is Jinx, Gizmo, and Mammoth's third appearance (See-More and Billy Numerous' second) in the series as the dodgeball team the Titans face.
 * The highly reoccuring music from Legendary Sandwich, Starliar, and Staff Meeting plays when Robin, Cyborg and Beast Boy realizes that they need to practice.
 * This is the second episode where the male Titans have an akward dance scene. (Girl's Night Out)

Errors

 * In the scene where the H.I.V.E win the dodgeball championship game, look closely and you can see that Jinx's nose isn't there.
 * The announcer states that Mammoth weighs 2,500 Ibs, but the statistics board says he weighs 2,800 Ibs instead. This may be a writing error.
 * When the camera looks down at the final match, Beast Boy, Cyborg, and the bench that they were sitting on were gone.