Beetlejuice vs Teen Titans

A look at the fun and surprising crossover between cartoon Beetlejuice and the DC Comics team from Teen Titans Go!

“Boy, am I hungry. Being dead will do that to you.”

Teen Titans Go! is a cartoon show based on the DC Comics superhero team. The cartoon show Beetlejuice: The Animated Series (1989-1991)—loosely based on the 1988 horror comedy movie—revolved around ghostly con-artist Beetlejuice. To see Beetlejuice and the Teen Titans meet, scroll down to watch the video…

Monster Complex uses Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. (At no additional charge to you.)

Teen Titans Go! | Crazy Halloween with Beetlejuice | Cartoon Network UK

---

About Beetlejuice

The ghostly horror figure Beetlejuice was the title character introduced in the 1988 fantasy horror comedy movie Beetlejuice. The movie was directed by Tim Burton, whose horror comedy movies also includes 1990’s Edward Scissorhands, 2005’s Corpse Bride, 2012’s Frankenweenie, and 2012’s Dark Shadows.

Beetlejuice starred Michael Keaton, plus Winona Ryder, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Catherine O'Hara, and Jeffrey Jones. In the movie, the ghosts of a recently deceased couple find their house “haunted” by the new (living) residents—and Beetlejuice is brought in as a kind of exorcist to scare away the new people. The film led to a cartoon TV show, a Broadway musical, and video games.

As of this writing, a sequel is finally(!) being made. The movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is being directed by Tim Burton, with a screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on a story by Seth Grahame-Smith. The sequel will star Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Catherine O’Hara, and Willem Dafoe. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is scheduled to hit theaters on September 6, 2024.

More about Beetlejuice on Monster Complex:

• Making BEETLEJUICE: Behind The Scenes from Special FX

• That BEETLEJUICE cartoon: The Story of Beetlejuice

• He’s Back! Beetlejuice The Musical + Alternate Versions of “The Whole Being Dead Thing”

• Keaton says Beetlejuice 2 being made “exactly” like original

• Harry Belefonte’s impact on horror comedy 'Beetlejuice'

---

About the Teen Titans

The Teen Titans superhero group, featuring a number of DC Comics characters, originally appeared in issue #54 of The Brave and the Bold (1964). The group has had a number of versions over the years.

One of the key restarts was New Teen Titans (which launched in 1980), created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. That lineup created members Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire, as well as including Robin, Changeling (AKA Beast Boy), Kid Flash, and Wonder Girl.

That membership lineup of the team (mostly) inspired the TV cartoon show Teen Titans Go! , which debuted in 2013. As a comedy show, Teen Titans Go! has gone on for a number of years joking about the world DC Comics, including the Justice League, and especially Batman.

The team has also appeared in a few movies, including 2018’s Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, 2019’s Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans, 2021’s Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam, and 2022’s Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse. The Teen Titans Go! characters have also crossed over with other DC shows, including Young Justice, DC Super Hero Girls, and Titans.

By the way, Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee made a hilarious camero appearance in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies. We talk about that here: Stan Lee: 13 Notable Cameo Appearances

Another notable cameo was New Teen Titans creators Marv Wolfman and George Perez—who actually appeared on the show! You can watch a clip here:

---

More from Monster Complex

• Military Monsters ‘Creature Commandos’ returning in new TV show, new comic book

• WOLFMAN on BLADE: “Suddenly, the character came full-blown. I knew exactly who he was, and what he looked like.”

• Was ‘The Munsters’ inspired by a comic book company? 13 surprising parallels

• How the author of FRIGHT NIGHT is expanding the world of the original vampire movie

• Justice League vs Solomon Grundy at the Christmas party: “No one should be without a present at Christmas.”

• 45 Important Black Comic Book Superheroes

• Star Trek star Michael Dorn is writing a comic book starring STEEL

• Nicholas Holt says RENFIELD should “divide audiences and whether they’d be laughing or screaming in certain moments”

• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: 13 Facts Behind the Disney+ Series

• Jeff Strand on novelizing Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: “The movie is absolutely ridiculous, and thus the book is absolutely ridiculous.”

• Remembering Kevin Conroy: 13 Great Batman Performances

• 27 Monster Musicals: From Addams Family and Spirited to Wicked and beyond

• Multiverse Fiction: 22 Diverting Examples of Parallel Universe Stories

• Top 31 Vampire Comedy Movies

Related articles online

• Beetlejuice 2 Update Reveals Tim Burton Finally Answering Afterlife Question We’ve Been Wondering For 36 Years (Screen Rant)

• Teen Titans Go! Producers Break Down Unexpected Comedy, Weird Lessons, and the Show's Future (CBR)

• Beetlejuice’s Much Darker Alternate Ending Never Saw the Light of Day (Collider)

• Beast Boy is about to get his own animated show (Boing Boing)

• 20 facts you might not know about 'Beetlejuice' (Yardbarker)

• Teen Titans Go Honored George Pérez in the Silliest, Best Ways (Gizmodo)

• Michael Keaton Teases Beetlejuice Sequel: 'Enormous Fun' (Exclusive) (People)

• Anime revitalized Teen Titans and made cartoons what they are today (Polygon)

• Jenna Ortega Thinks We Need More Weird Stories Like 'Beetlejuice' (Vanity Fair)

• Marv Wolfman and George Pérez to voice themselves in TEEN TITANS GO! episode (ComicsBeat)

• Michael Keaton Teases ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel As “Enormous Fun” & The Creative Decision To Not Rely Heavily On CGI (Deadline)

• James Gunn Teases Teen Titans and Plastic Man Film Rumors May Be True (Comic Book Resources)

• "Beetlejuice" - Remembering the Animated Series That Came in the Wake of Tim Burton's Movie (Bloody Disgusting)