| 'Christmas with the Joker' | ||
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| Batman: The Animated Series episode | ||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 | |
| Directed by | Kent Butterworth | |
| Written by | Eddie Gorodetsky | |
| Original air date | November 13, 1992 | |
| Guest appearance(s) | ||
| Episode chronology | ||
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| List of Batman: The Animated Series episodes |
'Christmas with the Joker' is the second episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 13, 1992. It was written by Eddie Gorodetsky and directed by Kent Butterworth. This episode was the first appearance of The Joker, voiced by Mark Hamill.
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Plot[edit]
On Christmas Eve, The Joker escapes from Arkham Asylum using a rocket hidden inside Arkham's giant Christmas tree, using the tree to blast through the roof as he is attaching the tree topper.
Batman and Robin begin patrolling Gotham City to search for Joker. Robin is skeptical this particular patrol is worthwhile, opting to relax and get into the holiday spirit at Wayne Manor, stating, 'Its Christmas Eve! Even scum spend the holidays with their families', to which Batman responds, 'He has no family.' After finding Gotham to be uncharacteristically peaceful, the Dynamic Duo return to Wayne Manor to watch It's A Wonderful Life (a film Bruce has never seen because he 'could never get past the title.') when they discover that Joker has hijacked all of Gotham's TV station signals. He announces that he is going to broadcast his assault on Gotham City as a Christmas special. Joker is speaking to a 'live' studio audience consisting of cardboard cutouts of Gotham's various public servants, including Batman and Robin. Joker tells the camera that because he does not have a family of his own to spend the holidays with, he has decided to steal one. His family, 'The Awful Lawful Family', is made up of a hogtied Commissioner Gordon, Summer Gleeson, and Harvey Bullock. Joker tells the camera that if Batman isn't able to track him down by midnight, he will kill the three hostages.
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Using the Batcomputer, Batman is able access Gotham's electrical mainframe and pinpoint the location of Joker's signal by zeroing in on the power surges. Joker's hired thugs, Donner and Blitzen, blow up one of Gotham's bridges, just as the 11:30 train is about to cross. Gleeson reveals that her mother is on the train, prompting a taunt from Joker. Batman and Robin hurry to intercept the train. Robin uncouples the passenger cars, while Batman rescues the engineer just in time for the train to careen off the blown-up tracks and into the valley below. Batman determines that Joker's signal is coming from the observatory located at the top of Mt. Gotham. The Caped Crusaders head to the top of the mountain, only to discover a radio transmitter left by the Joker. Joker reveals that he has replaced the observatory's massive telescope with a cannon, which begins to fire upon Batman and Robin.
As Batman draws the cannon's fire, which eventually starts to shoot randomly at the city, Robin breaks into the observatory to disable the cannon. Upon entering, Robin discovers a number of Joker robots with gun fingers, who start firing upon him. Robin is quickly able to destroy the robots, allowing him to neutralize the cannon with a detonator.
Joker then gives the Dynamic Duo a clue to his hideout by broadcasting footage of Summer Gleeson opening a Christmas present: a 'Betty Blooper' doll. Batman recalls that these dolls are no longer in stores, as the toy company that produced them, Laffco, has been out of business for the last fourteen years. Batman deduces that this must be the Joker's hideout. They hightail it to the factory. Once they enter the factory, Joker, who has anticipated their arrival, plays the song Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies from The Nutcracker Suite over the factory's intercom. Batman and Robin are then attacked by several giant robotic nutcracker soldiers, which they manage to dispose of rather easily. Suddenly, the song switches to The Russian Dance, and a number of toy planes fly towards them. Batman smashes most of the planes with a baseball bat, and Robin manages to catch the remaining planes in an oil barrel. Donner and Blitzen suddenly appear with machine guns and begin firing upon the duo. Using his grappling hook, Batman ascends to a higher level and hides behind a pile of gigantic teddy bears. At first, Donner and Blitzen are unsure of where the Dark Knight went, but they resume firing once they see his cape move across the bear pile. But the cape is actually concealing one of the teddy bears, which falls over the railing and lands of the two thugs, pinning them to the ground.
Batman leaps back down to the ground, telling Robin to keep an eye out for the Joker. Suddenly, a large pair of curtains are drawn back, revealing Joker, who has Gordon, Gleeson, and Bullock dangling over a vat of hot molten plastic. Joker threatens to cut the rope hoisting the hostages unless Batman opens his 'present', a package wrapped in Batman-symbol wrapping paper. Batman opens the package to discover a spring-loaded pie, which splatters all over his face, to the Joker's hysterics. After wiping the pie off, Batman advances on his nemesis, leading Joker to cut the rope. Batman makes a tremendous leap, catching the bundled hostages and pushing them out of the way of the vat. Batman grabs the Joker, but fails to hold him as he was apparently wearing two sweaters, and simply wriggles out of one of them. Batman chases a howling Joker up a catwalk. Just as Joker is making his escape, he slips on a loose roller skate and topples over the catwalk railing. Batman grabs him by the leg, narrowly saving him from plunging into the vat. Batman sneers, 'Merry Christmas, Joker', to which Joker angrily retorts, 'Bah Humbug'.
Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson retire to Wayne Manor to watch a taped copy of It's A Wonderful Life, given to them by Commissioner Gordon. Upon being told by Dick that 'it IS a wonderful life', Bruce admits that 'it..has its moments'. Joker spends Christmas in a straitjacket, alone in his cell. However, being the Joker, he remains upbeat, singing 'Deck the Halls', laughs hysterically, and ends the episode by saying, 'Merry Christmas'.
Cast[edit]
Batman Christmas
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kevin Conroy | Bruce Wayne/Batman / Donner |
| Loren Lester | Dick Grayson/Robin |
| Mark Hamill | The Joker |
| Clive Revill | Alfred Pennyworth |
| Bob Hastings | James Gordon |
| Robert Costanzo | Harvey Bullock / Blitzen |
| Mari Devon | Summer Gleeson |
Production notes[edit]
This is the only episode written by Eddie Gorodetsky, as well as the only one directed by Kent Butterworth.
Originally, Tim Curry was offered the role as the Joker, but Curry's performance was seen as 'too scary'.[1] It was also revealed that Curry developed bronchitis during the initial recording sessions.[2]John Glover, who later voiced the Riddler, also auditioned for the Joker role. Ultimately, the role was given to Mark Hamill, who worked to craft a multifaceted laugh for the Joker that could change to reflect the Joker's current mood, likening it to a musical instrument.[3] Hamill, who found himself to be the biggest fan of the Batman comics among the cast, credited the laughs he had honed on stage in Amadeus with landing him the role.[4] Hamill's take on the Joker's laugh is considered to be groundbreaking for the voice-acting industry, and led to Hamill having an enormously successful voice-acting career.[5]
Reception[edit]
Leonard Piece of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B rating, writing, 'I can't rate this episode too highly, since it's pretty inconsequential and technically not very well-executed, especially compared to what came before it. It's also got a lot of padding. It could easily be 15 minutes and far tighter..But it's a funny, charming piece of work, by no means a failure, and it provides some memorable lines and the beginning of two relationships—Batman and the Joker and Batman and Robin—that are essential to the show's development. It does what it needs to do quite well, and for that reason, I can't rate it too poorly, either.'[6]
References[edit]
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- ^'Actors who were almost cast as the Joker'.
- ^Lis, Martin (September 2, 2017). 'Exclusive: Tim Curry Reveals Why Mark Hamill Replaced Him as JOKER'. ScreenGeek. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^[Batman: The Animated Series: The Legacy Continues, Voices of the Knight, Arkham's Files The Joker]
- ^Burton, Byron and Couch, Aaron (September 5, 2017). ''Batman' at 25: Hirings, Firings and Other Last-Minute Changes Behind the Animated Classic'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2018.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^[Batman: The Animated Series: The Legacy Continues, Voices of the Knight, Arkham's Files The Joker]
- ^'Batman: The Animated Series: 'Christmas with the Joker''.
External links[edit]
- Christmas with the Joker at IMDb
Using the Batcomputer, Batman is able access Gotham's electrical mainframe and pinpoint the location of Joker's signal by zeroing in on the power surges. Joker's hired thugs, Donner and Blitzen, blow up one of Gotham's bridges, just as the 11:30 train is about to cross. Gleeson reveals that her mother is on the train, prompting a taunt from Joker. Batman and Robin hurry to intercept the train. Robin uncouples the passenger cars, while Batman rescues the engineer just in time for the train to careen off the blown-up tracks and into the valley below. Batman determines that Joker's signal is coming from the observatory located at the top of Mt. Gotham. The Caped Crusaders head to the top of the mountain, only to discover a radio transmitter left by the Joker. Joker reveals that he has replaced the observatory's massive telescope with a cannon, which begins to fire upon Batman and Robin.
As Batman draws the cannon's fire, which eventually starts to shoot randomly at the city, Robin breaks into the observatory to disable the cannon. Upon entering, Robin discovers a number of Joker robots with gun fingers, who start firing upon him. Robin is quickly able to destroy the robots, allowing him to neutralize the cannon with a detonator.
Joker then gives the Dynamic Duo a clue to his hideout by broadcasting footage of Summer Gleeson opening a Christmas present: a 'Betty Blooper' doll. Batman recalls that these dolls are no longer in stores, as the toy company that produced them, Laffco, has been out of business for the last fourteen years. Batman deduces that this must be the Joker's hideout. They hightail it to the factory. Once they enter the factory, Joker, who has anticipated their arrival, plays the song Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies from The Nutcracker Suite over the factory's intercom. Batman and Robin are then attacked by several giant robotic nutcracker soldiers, which they manage to dispose of rather easily. Suddenly, the song switches to The Russian Dance, and a number of toy planes fly towards them. Batman smashes most of the planes with a baseball bat, and Robin manages to catch the remaining planes in an oil barrel. Donner and Blitzen suddenly appear with machine guns and begin firing upon the duo. Using his grappling hook, Batman ascends to a higher level and hides behind a pile of gigantic teddy bears. At first, Donner and Blitzen are unsure of where the Dark Knight went, but they resume firing once they see his cape move across the bear pile. But the cape is actually concealing one of the teddy bears, which falls over the railing and lands of the two thugs, pinning them to the ground.
Batman leaps back down to the ground, telling Robin to keep an eye out for the Joker. Suddenly, a large pair of curtains are drawn back, revealing Joker, who has Gordon, Gleeson, and Bullock dangling over a vat of hot molten plastic. Joker threatens to cut the rope hoisting the hostages unless Batman opens his 'present', a package wrapped in Batman-symbol wrapping paper. Batman opens the package to discover a spring-loaded pie, which splatters all over his face, to the Joker's hysterics. After wiping the pie off, Batman advances on his nemesis, leading Joker to cut the rope. Batman makes a tremendous leap, catching the bundled hostages and pushing them out of the way of the vat. Batman grabs the Joker, but fails to hold him as he was apparently wearing two sweaters, and simply wriggles out of one of them. Batman chases a howling Joker up a catwalk. Just as Joker is making his escape, he slips on a loose roller skate and topples over the catwalk railing. Batman grabs him by the leg, narrowly saving him from plunging into the vat. Batman sneers, 'Merry Christmas, Joker', to which Joker angrily retorts, 'Bah Humbug'.
Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson retire to Wayne Manor to watch a taped copy of It's A Wonderful Life, given to them by Commissioner Gordon. Upon being told by Dick that 'it IS a wonderful life', Bruce admits that 'it..has its moments'. Joker spends Christmas in a straitjacket, alone in his cell. However, being the Joker, he remains upbeat, singing 'Deck the Halls', laughs hysterically, and ends the episode by saying, 'Merry Christmas'.
Cast[edit]
Batman Christmas
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kevin Conroy | Bruce Wayne/Batman / Donner |
| Loren Lester | Dick Grayson/Robin |
| Mark Hamill | The Joker |
| Clive Revill | Alfred Pennyworth |
| Bob Hastings | James Gordon |
| Robert Costanzo | Harvey Bullock / Blitzen |
| Mari Devon | Summer Gleeson |
Production notes[edit]
This is the only episode written by Eddie Gorodetsky, as well as the only one directed by Kent Butterworth.
Originally, Tim Curry was offered the role as the Joker, but Curry's performance was seen as 'too scary'.[1] It was also revealed that Curry developed bronchitis during the initial recording sessions.[2]John Glover, who later voiced the Riddler, also auditioned for the Joker role. Ultimately, the role was given to Mark Hamill, who worked to craft a multifaceted laugh for the Joker that could change to reflect the Joker's current mood, likening it to a musical instrument.[3] Hamill, who found himself to be the biggest fan of the Batman comics among the cast, credited the laughs he had honed on stage in Amadeus with landing him the role.[4] Hamill's take on the Joker's laugh is considered to be groundbreaking for the voice-acting industry, and led to Hamill having an enormously successful voice-acting career.[5]
Reception[edit]
Leonard Piece of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B rating, writing, 'I can't rate this episode too highly, since it's pretty inconsequential and technically not very well-executed, especially compared to what came before it. It's also got a lot of padding. It could easily be 15 minutes and far tighter..But it's a funny, charming piece of work, by no means a failure, and it provides some memorable lines and the beginning of two relationships—Batman and the Joker and Batman and Robin—that are essential to the show's development. It does what it needs to do quite well, and for that reason, I can't rate it too poorly, either.'[6]
References[edit]
Xmas Joker Casino
- ^'Actors who were almost cast as the Joker'.
- ^Lis, Martin (September 2, 2017). 'Exclusive: Tim Curry Reveals Why Mark Hamill Replaced Him as JOKER'. ScreenGeek. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^[Batman: The Animated Series: The Legacy Continues, Voices of the Knight, Arkham's Files The Joker]
- ^Burton, Byron and Couch, Aaron (September 5, 2017). ''Batman' at 25: Hirings, Firings and Other Last-Minute Changes Behind the Animated Classic'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2018.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^[Batman: The Animated Series: The Legacy Continues, Voices of the Knight, Arkham's Files The Joker]
- ^'Batman: The Animated Series: 'Christmas with the Joker''.
External links[edit]
- Christmas with the Joker at IMDb
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