In an age long forgotten, an old king summoned his Sandwich Wizard. The king commanded him to create a sandwich of power. The Sandwich Wizard labored in his tower for six days. On the seventh, he brought the sandwich before the king and it was glorious. It would grant him eternal life so he could rule his kingdom forever. It was also delicious. One night, the prince betrayed the king and tried to steal the sandwich. The old king was heartbroken. He realized the sandwich was too powerful. It had to be destroyed. So, the ingredients were hidden on the far corners of the world, watched by the fierce Sandwich Guardians. Legend says it can be reforged if all the ingredients are brought together. 
- --Raven
"Legendary Sandwich" is the first episode and the premiere of the first season of Teen Titans Go!, and the first overall episode of the series.
Synopsis
Wanting to get rid of the other Titans so she can watch her favorite pony cartoon in peace, Raven sends them to the ends of the universe on a quest for the ingredients to make a legendary, magical sandwich with the secret of eternal life.
Plot
Raven is watching a television show called Pretty Pretty Pegasus, when she gets bothered by the
We'll be trapped in this candy dungeon, forever!
boys, who are eating Robin's "legendary sandwiches" messily over her, Raven overhears that they would do anything to get a legendary sandwich, and gets an idea to get rid of them. Raven tells them about a real life "Legendary Sandwich" in her Ancient Legends book, which could provide immortality and was so dangerous that the ingredients were scattered in many places.
The Sandwich King.
Each of the Titans, along with Robin, prepare to go after one of the ingredients for the mystical sandwich. Cyborg looks for the mystical bacon in Lava Lake, as he has heat resistance. Beast Boy digs for the King's Lettuce buried deep underground, which he reaches in gopher form. Starfire searches for the Stellar Tomato located among the stars as she can fly. Robin goes after the pretzel bread located in the supermarket, much to his disappointment of the lack of danger. Raven enjoys her time alone
Mixing the pieces together.
in the tower, watching Pretty Pretty Pegasus. Robin waits at the supermarket for his order while the others have a difficult run-in with the Butterface's.
Starfire, Beast Boy and Cyborg get beat up by the Sandwich Guardians, causing Starfire to lose her hair, Beast Boy to crack his teeth, and Cyborg to lose his arm. After their fight, they manage to beat the Sandwich Guardians and get the ingredients. Robin, after waiting for a long time, finally gets the pretzel bread and heads back home. Raven then makes the sandwich with a magical spell, and the other Titans get into a fight about who should eat the sandwich.
Unfortunately, Silkie eats the sandwich first, but then vomits it out, leaving a disgusting slimy sandwich behind proving
Anyone wanna watch Pretty Pretty Pegasus?
that Robin's sandwich is better and that the mystical sandwich has no value. The episode ends with Robin asking everyone if they want to watch Pretty Pretty Pegasus, to Raven's delight and Cyborg and Beast Boy's annoyance.
Characters
- Robin (debut)
- Raven (debut)
- Cyborg (debut)
- Beast Boy (debut)
- Starfire (debut)
- Silkie (debut)
- Pretty Pretty Pegasus (debut)
- Butterbean (debut)
- Sparkleface (debut)
- Sandwich Guardians (debut)
- Generic Jump City Citizen (debut)
- Old Man (debut, cameo)
- Ancient Legends (debut)
- Robin's Bo-Staff (debut)
- Legendary Sandwich of Power (debut)
Trivia
- This episode is the series premiere.
- Since this was the first episode aired, many lines and scenes are what were shown in previews on Cartoon Network about Teen Titans Go! before the show's release.
- This episode was first shown at WC13 on March 30, 2013, almost a month prior to its premiere on television.
- This was the second episode produced, "Hey Pizza!" being produced before it.
- This is the first episode in which Starfire lost most of her hair.
- This is the debut of Raven's book, Ancient Legends.
- Butterbean is the first character to speak in this episode, making her the first character to speak in the entire show. However, Raven was the first Titan to speak.
- This is the first time the title of the episode was mentioned.
- It is revealed that Raven likes the young children's show called Pretty Pretty Pegasus.
- Robin also appears to have some interest in the show.
- Sometimes, the intro in this episode is cut a little bit in reruns.
- The Sandwich Guardians' appearance is pretty similar to Cinderblock.
- Raven and Robin were the only Titans who didn’t suffer from physical damages in this episode.
- Starfire had her hair being cut, Cyborg lost a hand and Beast Boy broke his teeth.
- It is revealed that Starfire cares about her hair in this episode.
- References are made in "Garage Sale." First when Beast Boy finds the remains of the sandwich in the Titans Tower attic, then when Beast Boy went into the past through a memory door, meeting his past self, which leads to him imitating his animal forms like a in reflecting mirror, until the future Beast Boy takes his tiger form instead of his mice form then faints his past self. He grabs the sandwich and heads back to the future before the episode continues.
Continuity
- Pretty Pretty Pegasus becomes a running gag in the series starting with this episode.
- This is the first episode to be based off of an ancient legend.
- Robin is confirmed to be a very skilled sandwich maker, so much so that his sandwiches are shown to be superior even in comparison to the Legendary Sandwich. His skill is later explained in "Sandwich Thief" as the result of years of training.
References
- Raven is shown watching Pretty Pretty Pegasus, a parody of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
- Coincidentally, Tara Strong provides her voice acting talents for both Teen Titans Go! and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Furthermore, it was Tara Strong's character Raven playing with the toys and watching the show.
- A Batman cardboard cutout can be seen in the supermarket, advertising "Bat-O's."
- The Legendary Sandwich is really just a BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato) sandwich with pretzel bread.
- When Cyborg says, "Ain't no mountain high enough to keep me away from this sandwich!" is a reference to the song "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
- When Starfire goes to search for the Stellar Tomato, she goes to the "Lylat System." The Lylat System is where the events of the popular Nintendo game Star Fox takes place. The planet is seen in a different view than in the games so it is hard to tell which planet it is. Though if looking at different planets of the Lylat System, the planet shown is Titania as there are little signs of life and it looks like a desert, as well as there being rings surrounding the planet.
- At the supermarket, there is a wanted poster of The Joker on the wall.
- When Starfire, Beast Boy and Cyborg remove the food from the treasure chests, they act in a manner similar to when Link obtains a new item in the Legend of Zelda franchise.
- When Robin is holding up the pretzel bread in the supermarket, he says the line "Whatever" in a monotone voice. This may be a reference to the character "Duane" from Full House, as Scott Menville, the voice of Robin, portrayed him.
- A reference to the 2003 series' premiere episode includes Cyborg losing his right arm.
- Coincidentally, these episodes are both the premiere of their series.
Errors
Beast Boy couldn't be bothered to see the sketch
- Beast Boy wanted to eat the legendary sandwich, despite the fact that it contained bacon and he's a vegetarian, although he probably forgot to notice it.
- When Beast Boy was digging for the lettuce, dirt was shown being brought up, even though the living room doesn't seem to be on the ground floor.
- When Raven puts away her Pretty Pretty Pegasus dolls, she throws them away, but in the next scene, they're back (with a third doll) and she puts them away with her powers.
- When Raven tells the Titans that the three ingredients for the "legendary sandwich" are at different corners of the world, the stellar tomato is not located on Earth despite what Raven said.
- Raven clearly said that the legendary sandwich was real at the beginning, but at the end, she said, "You mean, the legend's actually true?" which contradicts what she said. However, she could've just lied about the whole thing about the sandwich being real.
- When Cyborg was eating the first sandwich, the metal part above his ear disappears.
- When Silkie was about to eat the sandwich, Beast Boy's body sketch and a dot on the left appears for a single frame.
Running Gags
- Raven trying to watch Pretty pretty Pegasus but getting disturbed by the other Titans.
- The Titans losing parts of their bodies (except for Robin)
- Robin waiting for the screen to get to 78 so he can get the pretzel bread.
Transcript
The transcript for "Legendary Sandwich" can be found here.
Gallery
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