Harleen frances quinzel, also known as harley quinn, is a character who first featured in the show batman. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5, 1992, to september 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. He recently voiced the iconic character in 2018s lego dcs supervillians video game. The animated series being targeted to children is often used as an excuse for its occasional descent into stupidity, but i doubt that even a child could find much to enjoy about prophecy of doom. The joker covers gotham city in a cloud of laughing gas and begins plundering the crazed city. Batman faces off against the scarecrow whose fear gas makes the superhero afraid of disgracing the wayne name. Jokers line, ill begin with how i peeled back the layers of the boys mind, in the. For all of you who have been seaching, here it is, the best version i could find of the jokers theme from batman the animated series. Mask of the phantasm, an animated theatrical feature tiein for batman.
Trial is the ninth episode of the second season of batman. Batman and robin have until midnight to fight their way past joker s traps hidden all over town and rescue commissioner gordon, harvey bullock, and summer gleeson. Batman begins is a 2005 superhero film directed by christopher nolan and written by nolan and david s. 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. In a bizarre parody of a trial, batman is kidnapped by his entire rogues gallery, and put on trial, with the new district attorney who loathes him forced to act as his lawyer. She loves the joker despite being abused by him and she. Batman the animated series episodes movies ranked by ericthorpe created 6 months ago. For all of you who have been seaching, here it is, the best version i could find of the joker s theme from batman the animated series. Sep 29, 2010 for all of you who have been seaching, here it is, the best version i could find of the joker s theme from batman the animated series. The coolest line of all time and the most defining. Batman went looking for joker and after destroying jokers robot named captain clown, joker led batman on a wild goose chase across an abandoned waste treatment plant. To a certain extent, it sometimes feels like that is the quintessential factor that keeps him busy plotting schemes to destroy gotham. Mark hamill has said since 1998 that he will stop voicing the clown prince of crime.
The jokers plot to send all of gotham into insanity with jokergas from a garbage scow leads to a battle on the water. Bruce begins to worry when all of his wealthy friends join the same brotherhood group run by nostromos, a socalled psychic. The forgotten is the eight episode produced and the 23rd episode aired. In the original five episodes of the emmywinning batman the animated series, batman must battle the joker, the scarecrow, poison ivy and more to protect gotham city. The joker steals an enormous bomb from a mob auction, plotting to make gotham one big dent. Based on the dc comics character batman, it stars christian bale, michael caine, liam neeson, katie holmes, gary oldman, cillian murphy, tom wilkinson, rutger hauer, ken watanabe, and morgan freeman. English, french, and spanish soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital stereo, while a portuguese soundtrack has been recorded in dolby digital mono.
Batman tries to stop charlie, but despite joker agreeing to give up all his information on charlies family, the bomb still goes off. The animated series didnt just redefine the joker, it polished up an already impressive villains gallery, and even contributed to it. Its ratings success and critical acclaim led the series to spawn two feature films. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc. The animated series is, of course, a classic and if it ends up like it in any way ill be a very happy fan. 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 forgotten is an episode of the first season of batman. Joker almost suceeded on his intent of eliminating batman, but the dark knight stopped him once again.
Each of the adventures are presented in their original broadcast aspect ratio of 1. These are 5 top joker scese that i havnt seen much of on youtube so thought i would shine a light on them. 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. In the series longawaited return of the joker, the future bat does battle with the joker. 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. Jonathan crane was interested in the study of human fears and phobias ever since he was a child.
However, when the new batman adventures began, during the era of joel schumachers films, jokers origin was retained but his. The animated series the legend begins dvd, 2010 at the best online prices at ebay. Kevin conroy, loren lester, bob hastings, lloyd bochner. Meanwhile terry and his mentor, bruce uncover a dark past and learn what happened to tim drake. See more ideas about joker animated, joker and batman the animated series. These animated movies fleshes out batman s struggles of morality with his foes and allies. Joker s favor the last laugh fear of victory cameo the strange secret of bruce wayne dreams in darkness hallucination.
It features the first and only appearance of boss biggis, another villain created entirely for the series. Begins did everything right its first time out so i give it the nod. When joker steals a nuclear weapon, batman arranges for harley quinns release from arkham, so she can help him track the joker down. Return of the joker originally released december 12, 2000 when it was initially planned, batman beyond. Vowing to show the world the triumph of his comic genius, thus began the career. Bruce knows that something is wrong, when nostromos predicts the end of civilization and suggests that all the brotherhood members transfer their money to the brotherhood account. The animated series is an american animated television series adaptation of the comic book series featuring the well known and regarded dc comics superhero, batman.
It is set in the continuity of the animated series batman beyond, in which. Joker tom hiddleston rumors finally, you may have seen some rumors going around that tom hiddleston has been cast as the joker in the new batman trilogy. In the 1989 movie batman joker was playe dby jack nicholson heath ledger was the joker in the dark knight larry storch was the voice of. In 1992 bruce timm and paul dini reinvented not only batman, but also animated television itself when they brought batman.
Here are eight superb animated batman adventures that will more than tide you. First airing in 1992, the tv series was a groundbreaking show that ran for 86 episodes and achieved critical acclaim for its dark tone, film noir visual style, complex writing and faithfulness to the comics. It is the eighth animated feature in the dc universe animated original movies series. Jun 24, 2005 right on the heels of the 5th batman movie, batman begins, and just as warner bros establishes the legend of their dark knight anew, the 3rd volume of batman. The joke elicits a rare laugh from batman and is a proud moment for the mostly pathetic charlie collins. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics superhero batman, which was produced by warner bros. Joker scenes in batman the animated series youtube. In the 1989 movie batman joker was playe dby jack nicholson heath ledger was the joker in. The joker was a super villain and batmans archenemy. Heres a look at the best and worst appearances of the joker on batman. Along with the rest of the cast, the joker underwent a revamp when batman. Unknown to batman, this new vigilante knows everything about him. In the sequel to the animated series, batman beyond, terry mcginnis has taken up the mantle of batman.
Nicknamed the scarecrow as a teenager, crane was bullied for his scrawny appearance and boys called him ichabod crane for his resemblance to the fictional character. The series was also the first in the continuity of the shared dc animated universe, spawning further animated tv series, comic books and video games with most of the same creative talent. It is widely regarded by fans as the most iconic modern representation of the batman characters and mythology, and also as among the most faithful animated series based on a comic book. Right on the heels of the 5th batman movie, batman begins, and just as warner bros establishes the legend of their dark knight anew, the 3rd volume of batman. Batman the animated series episodes movies ranked imdb. The animated series remains the single greatest version of the. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. Ceasar romero played joker on the batman tv series. The film reboots the batman film series, telling the origin. Freeze, creating the everpopular harley quinn, and coining the iconic phrase, i am vengeance, i am the night. Despite the shortage of episodes and extras, i still give this 4 out of 5 stars, or a 92 of 100.
Tas, which originally aired on the fox kids block from 1992 to 1995, is one of the most popular and groundbreaking series in western animation. If youre a fan of batman begins, you might want to try out this film based on. Mayor hill refuses commissioner gordons request to evacuate the city, saying that they dont have enough proof that the bomb is still in gotham to risk mass panic. Batman goes undercover to unravel the mystery of gothams homeless men, who are vanishing without a trace. Developed by bruce timm and eric radomski and produced by warner bros.
This video was made purely for entertainment purposes. Batman begins btas was very good return of the joker its all dcau is my second fav batfilm however it had the restrictions of being a show targeted for kids. In the comics and many of the animated series, the joker has been more obsessed with taking down batman than he has been about pulling off crimes. This dvd contains the first five episodes of the animated series batman.
Batman the animated series set to the batman begins trailer. She first appeared in the episode joker s favor and has commonly appeared in all batman media since. But after alfred is infected with the toxin, batman has added. We then find out the bomb was a fake and the joker is hauled off by batman, which he probably finds especially humiliating this time as a normal person defeated a big scary villain like him. The series immediately formed a strong fan following that continues to this day and carried over to the excellent superman, batman beyond, and justice league animated series. Beginning her career as a doctor in arkham asylum, she changed and became joker s girlfriend and henchwoman. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner bros.
Apr 24, 2002 in 1992 bruce timm and paul dini reinvented not only batman, but also animated television itself when they brought batman. Harlequinade is the 7th episode of the 2nd season of batman. Scarecrow was a major enemy of batman in the 1990s television show, batman. These animated movies fleshes out batmans struggles of morality with his foes and allies. The animated series is an american animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman.
Animation and originally aired on fox from 1992 to 1995. The dark knight joins robin and batgirl, battling his inner demons as well as the evil figures who bedevil him. Batman and robin original production cel from harlequinade. The animated series made such an impact it affected the entire batman canon on several occasions, giving us updated versions of villains like the joker, twoface, and mr.
Tas failures, this episode doesnt heavily feature children, and the plot by dennis marks barely. The animated series was first announced, many people assumed it was just a grab for popularity from the movies, but it was much more. The animated series the legend begins dvd best buy. This is a fantastic film with a great story overall. Two simple words that make a world of difference and create a new hero. Mask of the phantasm released to theaters in 1993 and batman. The animated series 1992 starring kevin conroy, arleen sorkin, mark hamill, loren lester, efrem zimbalist jr. Twoface begins robbing rupert thornes business in revenge while both the gangster and batman hunt the. This will take place before the flashback events depicted in the batman beyond animated film the return of joker this comicbook sequel to batman. The joker was batmans deadliest archenemy who was ruthless, eccentric, cunning. The animated series, with kevin conroy voicing batman. The animated series the legend begins dvd, 2010 at the best online prices at. Jokers favor the last laugh fear of victory cameo the strange secret of bruce wayne dreams in darkness hallucination.