Four years after that show ended, tim burton brought batman back to liveaction with batman. Provided to youtube by watertower music submain title from the episode the last laugh shirley walker batman. It is april fools day in gotham city and joker is up to his usual antics. Bats evidence goes up in smoke the formula dr jekyll and mr. Batman investigates batman uses infrared police rush building shirley walker. Batman the animated series the last laugh with lehman black.
Created as a cartoon companion to the big budget films of director tim burton, batman 1989 and. Jul 20, 2014 in honor of batmans 75th anniversary we turn out attention back to the dark knights more memorable moments on the big and small screen with another episode from batman. Batman the animated series soundtrack the last laugh no circus noises edit. The animated series, but that doesnt make it any less enjoyable. The animated series episode 04 the last laugh writer. Released by lala land records in 2008 lllcd 1082 containing music from batman. Jokers favor the last laugh fear of victory cameo the strange secret of bruce wayne dreams in darkness hallucination. The joker unleashes a lethal laughing gas in gotham city that will drive. The animated series before being replaced by mark hamill heres the only known audio of his performance. It features joker as the main antagonist and it marks the first appearance of the batboat the last laugh is the fourth episode produced and the 15th episode aired. It was in this book that the explanation for scarecrows extreme makeover in the revival was explained with the. Danny elfman the main theme, shirley walker, lolita ritmanis, michael mccuiston. Jun 11, 2012 so while the last laugh wont be an episode that is remembered for being the greatest joker story every told, theres definitely a lot of entertaining things about it, that still makes it fun to watch.
Starring michael keaton in the title role and jack nicholson as the joker, the movie. Batman the animated series episode 83 make em laugh. The animated series end credits extended danny elfman 03. The animated series, ive waited 15 years for the score cues from the groundbreaking show to be released on an album. Animation and originally aired on the fox network from september 5, 1992 to september 15, 1995. The animated series is written by show runner paul dini and it plays like a love letter to old warner cartoons. Traditional ideas of humor arent enough to comfort bruce in a world without his parents, and its only when the batman laughs that bruce can too. Dec 23, 2019 trial is the last episode in this viewing order to have the batman. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner bros. The animated series is considered the greatest comic book cartoon of the 90s, and many consider it the greatest of all time.
Using a submarine disguised as a garbage transport, joker travels about gotham citys river front, releasing his laughing. Swenson had a very brief writing career and if this episode is any indication, it was kind of obvious why. The fun here begins with a hiphop jazz theme as the joker unleashes his laughing gas, dangerous hilarity thats compounded by temple blocks, an accordion. 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 jokers wild the nostalgia spot. The joker threatens gotham city with a dangerous mindaltering laughing gas. Animator and writer bruce timm had a vision for a noirheavy. In the last laugh, batman cracks a joke before bruce does, but after being in the mask, bruce has loosened up enough to play an april fools joke of his own on alfred. After what was in my opinion a lackluster way to introduce an iconic character like the joker in the episode christmas with the joker, he actually makes his second appearance in batman. 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. The animated series was an emmy awardwinning animated series that ran from 1992 to 1995 on fox kids, effectively beginning the dcau. Mark hamill has said since 1998 that he will stop voicing the clown prince of crime.
If anything, it highlights the malleable tone and style of the series, jumping from high. The animated series pretty poison introduces us not only to poison ivy diane pershing for the first time but also gothams new district attorney. Still, its one of the absolute greats and mask of the phantasm in particular is a sucker punch to the soul. The animated series and generally agree with the heaps of praise fans give it, the show does have a few flaws here and there. A cartoon show had premiered that year that enthralled us with its showcase of the caped crusader, batman. Tms also animated the first seasons opening theme sequence. The jokers plot to send all of gotham into insanity with jokergas. Jul 06, 2018 this entry was posted on friday, july 6th, 2018 at 12. For the final fifteen episodes, the series was given the onscreen title the. The animated universe made a return to comics in 2016s batmanteenage mutant ninja turtles adventures by dc and idw, which featured batman teaming up with nickelodeons ninja turtles from the 2012 computer animated series. Some of you may remember when i made that episode timeline for batman. In 1992 bruce timm and paul dini reinvented not only batman, but also animated television itself when they brought batman. The animated series which debuted in september 1992 unintentionally became the new standard of animation with its revolutionary visuals and phenomenal storytelling.
The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics. The last laugh is an episode of the first season of batman. Traditional ideas of humor arent enough to comfort bruce in a world without his parents, and. The animated series the last laugh tv episode 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The last laugh is the fifteenth episode of the first season of batman. This episode features the first appearance of the laughing gas used by the joker plot.
Its april fools day in gotham and a barge captained by a robotic clown. Here is the only known audio of tim currys joker in batman. The joker employs a lethal mind altering laughing gas to transform the citizens of gotham into total fools. Pretty poison introduces us not only to poison ivy diane pershing for the first time but also gothams new district attorney harvey dent. The animated series the last laugh never felt better. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. It tackled some dark theme and topics and its many achievements include the complete reinvention of mr. Reading ed brubakers the man who laughs, i noticed something mentioned in last weeks column. A more noticeable retool occurred in 1997, where a channel. So after taking another look at the series, i decided to. For the best experience please update your browser. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics superhero batman, which was produced by warner bros.
This episode features the first appearance of the laughing gas used by the joker. The animated series, volume one dc comics classic collection. The animated series original soundtrack from the warner. The animated series the joker delivers a eulogy from the. To address that last point first, the original run of this series had music recorded by a full orchestra, which is not only ambitious but also crazy expensive. The submarine joker loots gotham from the episode the last laugh. Producers alan burnett eric radomski bruce timm story editors sean catherine derek theme by danny elfman music by shirley walker casting and voice direction andrea romano starring the voices of kevin conroy as batman bob hastings as driver efrem zimbalist jr. Last weeks episode had a sixmonth time jump, so theres clearly not a very solid timeline for this series. With kevin conroy, bob hastings, efrem zimbalist jr. The animated series score compilation, which the label released as a limited edition twocd set on tuesday a week after warner bros. Here is the only known audio of tim currys joker in. The animated series rather quickly, in the fourth episode titled the last laugh. He recently voiced the iconic character in 2018s lego dcs supervillians video game.
Its timely that weve arrived at this episode right now as we just recently we celebrated the 30th anniversary of who. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on. If batman doesnt stop the clown prince of crime, everyone will soon go totally mad, including his friend and butler, alfred. Make em laugh fits more with the tradition of those series than the rest of batman. Twenty years ago, in the waning months of 1992, fans of animation and the character of the batman in particular were in heaven. Paul dini and randy rogel are veterans of the wackier world of warner bros. The animated series is an american animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. Batman the animated series the last laugh with lehman black nerd riff podcast. Only batman, equipped with a gas mask, manages to escape its effects.
The joker celebrates aprils fools day by flooding gotham city with his infamous laughing gas. The last laugh, mark hamills joker gets his first memorable line in this episode. The last laugh watch batman animated series season 1. The animated series which, to my surprise, was quite popular. Its april fools day and joker unleashes a supply of laughing gas on gotham city, incapacitating its populace and allowing him to steal things at his leisure. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5, 1992, to september 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. The animated series debuted in 1992 and while it was a kids show it still took batman and the material seriously. Complete your shirley walker, lolita ritmanis, michael mccuistion collection. Apr 24, 2002 in 1992 bruce timm and paul dini reinvented not only batman, but also animated television itself when they brought batman. Now the wait is finally over, thanks to lala land records batman. Normally, the show can be a bit understated, relying on the batman theme for its big moments. It was arguably a childrens show, yet its dark atmosphere and acclaimed writing grew a more mature fanbase. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2.
The new adventures of batman was the last time batman and robin had worked independently of the justice league. Jun 20, 2019 tim curry famously voiced the joker on batman. For the final fifteen episodes, the series was given the onscreen title. The animated series original soundtrack from the warner bros. Sep 22, 2017 despite the finality of the title, the last laugh is not the last appearance of the joker, batmans greatest foil. Aug 09, 2012 the last laugh oh, thats a joke right. Animation and originally aired on fox from 1992 to 1995. The soundtrack for the episode the last laugh was composed by shirley walker additional material composed for the episode was released in 2016, as part of the arkham archives unreleased bonus tracks featured in the fourth and final volume of the original soudtrack series. Joker has his jubilant theme which the series will return to time and again, and this episode has its own unique opening theme thats really good. Standard joker mayhem, standard batman jokerstoppage, lame dialog, kindacrappy animation and one of the series most annoying theme songs. That said, i like to think that make em laugh isnt actually a veiled origin story for the joker, but rather a look at what motivates batmans most unpredictable foe. The animated series season 1, episode 15 the last laugh. The series focused on the exploits of batman and his crusade against injustice in modernday gotham city, a dark, gothic, crimeridden area. The animated series soundtrack from 1992, composed by danny elfman, michael mccuistion, lolita ritmanis, shirley walker.