The Official Batman TAS Thread - Part 2

[Kane52630]

The New Batman Adventures Episode: Beware the Creeper

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/88665826944/beware-the-creeper-the-new-batman-adventures

Trivia

• On the Season 1 DVD of Freakazoid!, Bruce Timm mentioned his original ideas for the eponymous character were closer to the Creeper (and specifically, how the DCAU's Creeper turned out) than the over-the-top roads eventually taken, which caused Timm's departure from that show.
• The thrift store is called Ditko's Vintage Clothing, after comic creator Steve Ditko, and a mannequin resembling The Question is seen in the background. Ditko created both the Question and the Creeper.
• The title of this episode comes from the Creeper's original solo series from the 1960s, Beware the Creeper.
• The dramatized Batman in Ryder's documentary look similar to Batman in his very first appearance in Detecive Comics #27.
• Joker's gang in this episode—Mo, Lar and Cur—very closely resemble Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Jerry "Curly" Howard—The Three Stooges. The Three Stooges were used as the inspiration for previous goons, but only vaguely.
• Joker's conversion with Harley Quinn is a nod to Tweety's line in "Looney Tunes".
• When The Creeper startles the woman in her apartment, he leaves, saying "Okay I love you, bye bye". This is a line frequently used by Mindy in the television series "Animaniacs".
• Harley Quinn's anniversary song to Joker is an homage to Marilyn Monroe's famous rendition of "Happy Birthday" to President Kennedy.
• During the episode, Joker accuses the Creeper of "stealing his act". Jeff Bennett, the voice of Creeper, went on to voice the Joker on Batman: The Brave And The Bold.
• Harley and Joker's escape float is similar to Disneyland/Disney World's "It's a small world" attraction—cute robot dolls from different cultures with a giant globe on top.
• When Batman sedates the Creeper in the end, the syringe tube on the injector fully disappears into the device's narrow point, despite being made out of glass or solid plastic.

 

[Travesty]

I....don't remember that episode.

 

[Two-Face]

I remember this episode Jack Ryder becomes Creeper. there is a scene Creeper hits Batman in one punch while trying to chat up Harley. Lol

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/88686577029/beware-the-creeper-the-new-batman-adventures

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[BatLobster]

I see what they did there.

 

[shauner111]

I feel really strange for being slightly turned on

 

[Elevator Man]

I remember this episode Jack Ryder becomes Creeper. there is a scene Creeper hits Batman in one punch while trying to chat up Harley. Lol

That moment was hilarious and always comes to mind whenever I think of this wacky episode. The moment when Joker hit Robin in the face with a yo-yo was also comical.

And Jack just couldn't leave that special bandage, which somewhat prevents him from turning back into the Creeper, on like Batman told to him at the end.

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/88880212579/zatanna-batman-the-animated-series

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[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/88892679184/over-the-edge-the-new-batman-adventures

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[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/89006872079/beware-the-creeper-the-new-batman-adventures

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[Kane52630]

The New Batman Adventures Episode: Mad Love

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/89200269724/mad-love-the-new-batman-adventures

Trivia

• Joker's exit line when leaving the dentist's office, "May the floss be with you", is a reference to his voice actor, Mark Hamill, being most famous for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars trilogy.
• In the comic, Joker's line as he tossed the grenade into Gordon's lap was "Watch those between-meal snacks!"
• The episode is mostly faithful to the comic, though the latter is more detailed. For instance, Batman briefly sketches Harley's life story before her employment at Arkham: She attended Gotham University on a gymnastics scholarship, planning to become a pop psychologist. The comic also showed that Harley seduced at least one of her professors to improve her grade.
• When Gordon walks into the dental office, the name on the door is "Dr. J. Reko", an anagram of "Joker".
• When Joker is going through his old papers, one of them, oddly enough, has the logo of The Fantastic Four.
• The "Death of a Hundred Smiles" is a play on the ancient execution method known as the "Death of a Thousand Cuts".
• When Joker first meets Harley, he whistles his own theme song.
• The exchange between Harley and Dr. Leland when she is starting at Arkham is adapted from a similar scene in the comic; the original version was reproduced, with Arleen Sorkin voicing Harley, as an extra feature in the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum, also written by Paul Dini. The initial conversation between Joker and Harley, as well as part of her breaking him out, were also reproduced as extra features on "Batman: Arkham Asylum."
• In his book The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual, writer Scott Beatty included Batman's escape from Harley and Joker (reproduced faithfully by the episode from the comic) in a list of his seven greatest and most memorable escapes: not only delaying his own death by psychologically destabilizing Harley, but also making use of the piranhas to distract Joker, followed by grabbing his belt, extracting a lockpick, and releasing his chains, using only his teeth.
• This is one of the only episodes of the series in which blood is seen. Harley, the Joker, and Batman are all seen bleeding from either their mouth or nose.
• In an early scene, Harley casually asks Joker, "Why don't you just shoot (Batman)"? This infuriates the Joker, who shouts at her about how he wants to kill Batman in elaborate, grand fashion to prove his "sheer comic genius." Later, when Batman is chained up, the Joker decides to take advantage of this "rare opportunity" by pulling out a gun and attempting to just shoot Batman and be done with it. These scenes also happened in the comic.
• The DVD closed captioning of this episode spells Harley's real name "Harlene Quinzelle". Paul Dini has gone on record to confirm that her name is spelled "Harleen Quinzel".[1]
• The flashback is meant to showcase Harley's origins, which took place during the continuity of Batman: The Animated Series, as Poison Ivy is quickly shown to be locked in Arkham. However, Batman and Joker are both seen in their revamped appearances.
• Harley's swordfish changes size between shots.
• When Batman and the Joker are standing on the train, the animation shows the train moving under their feet when they should be moving with the train.
• This story is based on Timm and Dini's comic book Mad Love, which won an Eisner Award for "Best Single Story" in 1994.

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/89265589069/mad-love-the-new-batman-adventures

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[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/89274139734/mad-love-the-new-batman-adventures

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[BlueLightning]

Funny, it is reminiscent of the

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Death of the Family ending

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/89305362699/mad-love-the-new-batman-adventures

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[Kane52630]

Since I couldn't find the Batman & Mr Freeze: Subzero thread, I guess i'll post em here.

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/89600519654/fragile-beauty-clinging-to-life-in-this-frozen

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/89613573994/batman-mr-freeze-subzero

 

[Elevator Man]

I've always felt Subzero never quite measured up to MOTP. The climax was easily the highlight of the whole movie for me.

 

[Kane52630]

Yeah at the very most it feels like a great two parter of BTAS.


http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/89621475844/wheres-barbara-dick-grayson-batman-mr

 

[Two-Face]

Still better than Batman & Robin. That should been released in the cinema instead this. Subzero is one of my favourite Batman film.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

The animation in Subzero is stunning.

 

[Kane52630]

Yeah, the animation was top notch...probably the best BTAS has ever looked.

 

[Young Superman]

The design of Batman in TAS was amazing.

 

[LordMortis315]

Love, love, LOVE Subzero. Great ending (well, would-have-been ending) to Freeze's storyline.

 

[Travesty]

I dunno, I've only watched it once, but I remember the CGI looking REALLY bad.