Kidnapping commissioner gordon, summer gleeson, and harvey bullock, he threatens to kill them at midnight. Will batman and robin find the joker before midnight, save the hostages, and christmas. The animated series, producers were asked to do more batman episodes, which resulted in the new batman adventures. Christmas with the joker on christmas eve, joker broadcasts a pirate christmas special on television.
Despite the shortage of episodes and extras, i still give this 4 out of 5 stars, or a 92 of 100. Its plot is about batman and robin having to deal with the jokers christmas themed crime plan that the evil criminal set up after he escaped arkham asylum for the hundredth time. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics. So, in honor of the joker, lets take a look at and rank ten of his best episodes in batman. However, robin was proven wrong, when joker started terrorizing the city and he helped batman take back the criminal to arkham asylum. This episode is notable for being the first produced episode with joker, robin and summer gleeson christmas with the joker was the second episode to be produced and the 38th to be aired. Cutscenes turned into a episode by yours truly, comic ghost batman.
Along with a secret batcave, high tech batmobile, and a. Im not really going to belabour the point, but batman. Episodes batmanthe animated series wiki fandom powered by wikia is a page on batmanthe. Christmas with the joker dc animated universe fandom. Batman the animated series was a cartoon that premiered on september 5, 1992, based on the comic series created by bob kane, as well as the burton movie adaptations. Christmas with the joker is the second episode of batman. The batmobile roars off into the snowy winter night as the dynamic duo begin their sweep of the city. Its rather fitting that the show returned to the tragedy of twoface for its final episode because twoface is the most important villain in batman. A new and improved unofficial chronological list of the definitive batman tv series. Robin has been a fixture in batman media as batmans partner. The animated series, though the second to be produced. Theres robin, to lighten the mood and deliver some truly terrible puns. The series has since aired in reruns on various other broadcast and cable networks, including the wb, cartoon network, boomerang. Batgirl fights at batmans side, and a new robin takes flight after batmans chance encounter with young tim drake.
Welcome to the batman wiki the batman is an animated television series that aired from 2004 to 2008, on the saturday morning television block kids wb bruce wayne is 26 years old and in his third year as batman, protector of gotham city. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner bros. This episode is notable for being the first produced episode with joker, robin and summer gleeson. The animated series the adventures of batman and robin lost episode mark hamill joker laugh. Animation and originally aired on fox from 1992 to 1995. Batman the animated series episode 79 riddlers reform.
Batman the animated series episode 32 robin s reckoning. Christmas with the joker is the thirtyeighth episode of batman. The animated series the legend beginstales of the dark knight at. Dick grayson is a fictional character, and superhero in the dc comics universe.
The new batman adventures often shortened as tnba is an american animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman, and is a continuation of the 1990s batman. In these 24 thrilling episodes, the gotham knights face their worst enemies the joker, penguin, mr. As batman and robin search for the source of the transmission, the joker uses a. Dont be fooled by the episode number this is actually the second batman episode produced and as such was the production order debut of robin and the joker. It now focused more on robin in an attempt to appeal to children. The jokers plot to send all of gotham into insanity with jokergas from a garbage scow leads to a battle on the water. The animated series cocreator paul dini, and it looks and feels just like the best episodes of the batman cartoon show. Christmas with the joker, on the other hand, feels more like an action packed episode of batman 66. On christmas eve, joker broadcasts a pirate christmas special on television. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics superhero batman, which was produced by warner bros. The animated series be arranged in such a way that it tells an ongoing story more in the line of a standard serialized comic or modern television show. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. The animated series certainly didnt come out of the gate fully formed.
The first story stars batman in pursuit of gothams dames, poison ivy and harley. Dick was a member of the flying graysons acrobatic act together with his parents in haleys circus. The joker sings the infamous childrens altered version of jingle bells which references batman in this episode. It was written by eddie gorodetsky and directed by kent butterworth. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5, 1992, to september 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. Batman and robin have until midnight to fight their way past jokers traps hidden all over town and rescue commissioner gordon, harvey bullock, and summer gleeson. The animated series season 1 episode 40 if youre so smart, why arent you rich. The series was based on the popular batman comics created by bob kane. The series focused on the adventures of the alter ego of millionaire bruce wayne, batman, a dark vigilante hero who defends gotham city from a variety of creative and psychotic. Christmas with the joker is a christmas special episode of batman. The animated series, several episodes featured a more tragic clayface character, who was voiced by ron perlman, that combined aspects of several of the comicbook clayfaces in the two part episode feat of clay, clayface was introduced as matt hagen, a pasthisprime actor who was disfigured in a horrible car accident. The animated series 19921995 starring kevin conroy, arleen sorkin, mark hamill, loren lester, efrem zimbalist jr. And although barbara gordon batgirl would not be depicted until season 3, barbara is discussed in the late season 2 episodes batman s waterloo and the duo defy, foreshadowing her debut months later. Also a nice little nod to alfreds occasional donning of the batsuit back in the adam westera show.
The animated series to comics again, with a new mini series called batman. One of the greatest interpretations of the joker is no doubt the one seen in batman. With kevin conroy, robert costanzo, bob hastings, clive revill. The series focused on the exploits of batman and his crusade against injustice in modernday gotham city, a dark, gothic, crimeridden area.
Freeze was portrayed by george sanders in season 1, but sanders was unavailable to reprise the role. Since his first appearance in 1939, batman has been adapted into various media such as film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. Batman the animated series episode 40 if youre so smart why arent you rich. Production order season one on leather wings, christmas with the joker, nothing to fear, the last laugh, pretty poison, the underdwellers, p. Becomes even funnier when you realize that someone did believe it, when alfred played a decoy batman in an episode of the batman, and when lex luthor invaded the batcave in batman. Animation and aired on kids wb from september, 1997 to january 16, 1999.
I cant say im a huge robin fan, but i did like his character a lot in btas, and this figure does him justice. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on november, 1992. Despite being originally aired in september, this episode contains three christmas themed vignettes, all completely unrelated to one another. Batman the animated series episode 2 christmas with the joker. The animated series was an emmy awardwinning animated series that ran from 1992 to 1995 on fox kids, effectively beginning the dcau. Kidnapping commissioner gordon, summer gleeson, and harvey bullock, he. While robin assumes that even the joker wouldnt make his move on christmas, batman suspects otherwise. The animated series is an american animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. Bruce and dicks conversation about watching its a wonderful life is great all by itself. This figure is my favorite of the dc collectibles batman. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. The first story stars batman in pursuit of gothams dames, poison ivy and harley quinn. Thus, the episode opens with hamill caroling the parody of jingle bells batman smells as the joker escapes arkham asylum during a party, riding a rocket disguised as a christmas tree. Relive the batman saga in this faithful rendering of the character and stories.
Christmas with the joker is the second episode of the first season of batman. This episode is only the series second episode produced, but also its first christmas special. Robin has been a fixture in batman media as batman s partner. Overall i think the sculpt is fantastic, though a bit on the small side.
Robin was fairly ripped in the show, here the figure looks more like a boy. Jun 06, 2016 from the sega cd comes the lost episode of the animated batman tv show. Joker escapes arkham asylum on christmas eve and has a special christmas planned for batman and robin. The joker breaks free, takes commissioner gordon, det. Bullock and summer gleeson hostage, puts on his own christmas tv special, and batman and robin go from one setpiece after another in order to rescue them, culminating in a finale where the dynamic duo battle giant robot nutcrackers set to the nutcracker and batman takes down some killer. The animated series season 1 episode 48 what is reality. The team of batman and robin is commonly referred to as the dynamic duo or the caped crusaders. The animated series episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. The animated series is the greatest superhero cartoon of all time. Holiday knights is the premiere episode of the new batman adventures. Watching them again some 25 years later brings back a wave of nostalgia, from getting off school to watching batman on an old 20 crt tv at my grandparents place, back when all there was to worry about was homework. During christmas, robin tried to convince batman to stay home as nobody in their right minds would disrupt cristmas eve. The series was widely praised for its thematic complexity, dark tone, artistic quality, and faithfulness to its title characters crimefighting origins.
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