Roboteens

Roboteens was an American family sitcom that premiered on May 18, 2015, on EKTV and Teen Network. Its reboot premiered on September 9, 2019. This is one of many controversial FOXIS-produced and distrubuted programs that were made in the 2010s.
== Sypnosis ==
Roboteens follows three teenagers: Skyler (played by Lazuli Ferris), Tony (played by Jack Willis), and Chase (played by Orlando Lamb), all of which are part-robot. After suffering a car accident that nearly left the siblings dead, their parents took them into a science lab to be tested on. In the lab, the siblings were given brain microchips, replacement body parts, and "special powers" to continue living a normal life. Three years after their "robotification", Skyler, Tony, and Chase, are forced to become superheroes and save their city from danger.
In "Roboteens: Rebooted", Skyler, Tony, and Chase are now high school graduates and are planning on going to college. The three coincidentally sign up for the same major at the same college. They move to an apartment building and live with a couple, who is unaware of their half-robot identities. 
== Controversy ==
During the 2010s, FOXIS was well-known for ripping off several Disney franchises. It comes to no surprise that FOXIS supposedly ripped off Disney's "Lab Rats". After an argument between Roboteens creator Haylee Odom and Lab Rats creators Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore, FOXIS decided to cancel Roboteens in 2016, after one unsuccessful season.
Roboteens being a ripoff was not the only controversy the show faced. On May 22, 2015, the episode "Bloody Mary" aired. In the episode, Skyler appears to have her first period. Her brothers Tony and Chase have no clue how to help their sister out, so they take her to the ER to "stop the bleeding".
"Our sister is peeing blood profusely! She's gonna die! Please, nurse, do whatever you can!!" - Tony
"Periods should be called 'semicolons' instead, because Skyler just won't stop bleeding!" - Chase
Later on in "Bloody Mary", Tony and Chase eventually learn that menstrual cycles are a normal part of life, and they continue on as normal. "Bloody Mary" sparked controversy across the US, many claiming the show did nothing to educate younger viewers on the menstrual cycle, playing it off as a joke. FOXIS agreed with everyone speaking out against "Bloody Mary", and decided to pull the episode. A taping of "Bloody Mary" from a fan is available on Youtube, "just in case someone needed to be grossed out or angry today".
== Reboot ==
At the first 2018 FOXIS Expo, it was announced that a Roboteens reboot was in the works, titled "Roboteens: Rebooted". The reboot would follow Skyler, Tony (now played by Sam Fox), and Chase, who are now in college and planning on living normal lives. The reboot premiered on September 9, 2019, on Teen Network and EKTV and ran for about 18 episodes. The reboot was cancelled in March of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cast losing interest in Roboteens: Rebooted.
== Trivia ==
* Izabelle Campbell was the one who wrote the episode "Bloody Mary".
* Roboteens: Rebooted was far more successful than the original.