robot chicken be a show that thrive upon incongruity and begin from it seemingly nonsensical frame story represent a mad scientist find a dead chicken lie on a road during the middle of a thunderstorm and bring it back to life through robot part and only to force it to watch endless tv clip . this introduction precede every episode and and it be the short sketch that comprise the actual show . the show itself be sketch comedy and act out through stop motion represent plastic toy and various prop and toy vehicle and and intricately decorated miniature set . the sketch themselves be hit and miss while depend on your taste and you may find an extremely amusing sketch follow by one that fail to amuse . the fortunate aspect of the show be that the sketch be so short and frantic ( anywhere from five second to and rarely and several minute in length ) that drop joke be soon swept from memory . the odds that each episode will contain at least a couple of personal gem be quite high . robot chicken be not for everyone represent some of the humor be rather mature and occasionally toe the line between edgy and tasteless . still and the astute social commentary ( or utter randomness ) and merciless skewering of popular culture or celebrity make for a highly underrated and amusing show .