Revved Up

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Revved Up is the 61st episode of the Teen Titans series and the 9th episode of the fifth season.

Synopsis

On a desert freeway, the Teen Titans corner a hot rodder named Ding Dong Daddy, who has stolen a briefcase from Robin which contains his most prized possession. Instead of just surrendering it, he demands the Titans to race him for it, then takes off towards the finish line. The Titans take up pursuit, but get separated by several mishaps and are forced to make the race on their own:

• Robin races after Ding Dong Daddy on his R-Cycle, but gets unexpected and fierce competition by none other than Red X, who seeks to snatch the case and sell it to the highest bidder.
• Starfire and Raven, prevented from flying by one of Ding Dong Daddy's weapons, desperately seek a wheeled transportation. After uncautiously infroming Gizmo about the race (who in turn loses no time telling a lot of other baddies about it), they manage to hijack a kit-bashed rocket-booster bus from a bunch of would-be villains.
• Cyborg and Beast Boy, riding the T-Car, have to contend with Ding Dong Daddy's Gremlin Crew driving a rolling pit-stop, who use every chance they can get to try and dismantle the T-Car.

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The additional competitors in the race

Ding Dong Daddy, on his part, uses every dirty trick his hot rod can muster to throw the competition off the track. One of the bombs he drops onto the road almost gets Red X crashed, but Robin saves his rival. In grudging gratitude, Red X jumps off the R-Cycle and turns against the other villain racers, triggering a mass crash and disabling them all, before he voluntarily drops out of the race himself.

Ding Dong Daddy and Robin are the first to reach the finish, but after Daddy munches up Robin's cycle with his car's jaws, Robin just turns the tables and kicks Daddy out of his car, thus winning the race and regaining the case. Right afterwards, the other Titans roll across the line, and in gratitude for their self-less assistance, Robin decides to show them the contents of the case (which, however, remain a mystery to the audience).

Quotes

• Beast Boy: Um, Cyborg? What kinda car is that?
  Cyborg: That's not a car. It's a pit stop on wheels!!

• Red X: The briefcase really means that much to you?
  Robin: You have no idea.
  Red X: Then go get it.

• Starfire: [in one breath] We require the use of your vehicle to race the Ding Dong Daddy who has stolen Robin's most secret possession and now offers it to the winner!
  Gizmo: Oh, really?!? [starts his wheel bike and races off] Thanks for the tip, suckers!!
  Starfire: Perhaps I have explained too much.
• Beast Boy: Whoa, dude! What was that?
  Cyborg: I don't know, but we better warn Robin.
  Beast Boy: Leave that to me.
  [Beast Boy 'transforms into a trucker, complete with trucker slang]
  Beast Boy: Breaker, breaker. One-niner, this is Green Machine and Chrome-Dome calling Rubber Duck, coming at you on the flip-flop. Bear bait just dusted our britches going full throttle in the monster lane. Come on back.
  Cyborg: Gimme that! - Yo, Robin! You got company!