At the starting teaser, Batman stops the villainous Catman from selling a tiger in the black market. When things get tough, he calls Ace the Bat-Hound for help. This was a pretty awesome teaser. For someone who's cat-inspired, Catman sure doesn't care about them. A fun teaser that, like the other, tie into the main episode.
As for the main episode, this is probably the best episode of the season since "Trials of the Demon!". Paul Reubens as Bat-Mite was very fun, and the whole head trip was just fun. The Comic-Con jab was a perfect parody on so many levels, and we even see the show's staff as themselves, as well as Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. The fan-service was just oozing, from references to B:TAS to Adam West Batman, to Schumacher Batman, and even Miller's Batman.
Not to say the whole episode depended on fan-service. The script, written by Paul Dini, is entertaining and funny, something this show also kinda lacked in this season. Bat-Mite was portrayed as both a hero and villain appropiately.
See appearances from Gorilla Grodd, Solomon Grundy, Shaggy Man, and Calendar Man in the beginning, to the Rainbow Beast in the monster scene (look it up), and the "Duck Twacy" parody with Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, Catman, Two-Face, Riddler, Mad Hatter, Killer Moth, Mr. Zero, Zebra-Man, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, and Tiger Shark. Copperhead also makes a quick cameo near the brilliant ending.
Overall, lots of fun!
NEXT WEEK: First, Batman and Green Arrow go on a car chase against the Joker, which later switches to the skies when Catwoman joins the fun! Then, Red Tornado creates a son, Tornado Champion, that has human feelings. Things complicate when Major Disaster attacks, and the Champion's feelings cause it to become the evil Tornado Tyrant!
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