It’s sound production and setup are very film noir and evocative of old crime dramas, with obviously a super hero twist. An angered Joker gives Francis until midnight to change his mind. However, the Joker sends Jackson's cat into the room, infected by a Joker fish. I'm harmless. It is divided into dialogue sections for better comprehension. An episode of Batman: The Animated Series loosely adapted Englehart and Rogers’ “The Laughing Fish!” story in 1993. The catch of the night comes in and the fishermen take a look. 25:48. They are horrified and disgusted to see that every fish is white with green fins, and has a huge Joker smile. Batman analyzes the fish and finds that the chemical is non-toxic to humans, so Joker is not trying to poison people. Batman asks Francis if he's alright, and he says it's just that he didn't rinse off the "gunk" Harley sprayed him with. Episode navigation Batman: Believe me, Jim, I wish it were true, but deep inside, I doubt it. The catch of the night comes in and the fishermen take a look. Airdate Order: I haven't even had time to rinse off that gunk the Joker's girl squirted on me. While Batman returns to the Batcave and analyzes a Joker Fish, the Joker goes to the Gotham Office of Copyrights. Back in the Batcave, Batman learns that the toxin only affects fish. Batman The Animated - Se2 - Ep23 - The Man who Killed Batman. Joker unleashes a toxin into Gotham City's harbors, causing all the fish affected to mutate into "Joker fish", with a deformed smile clearly resembling his own. Joker Burgers! Joker then appears on the television and announces the name of his next target, copyright office bureaucrat Thomas Jackson, unless his demands are met by 3 A.M. Again, the police and Batman try to protect Mr. Jackson. Batman: Feeling alright? Batman arrives and persuades Joker to allow him to switch places with Bullock. "The Laughing Fish" is the forty-sixth episode of Batman: The Animated Series. "Harley and Ivy" I think I'll start using my toxin on cattle. However, he warns Francis not to speak, and hits him with a fish to drive home his poin… Joker unleashes a toxin into Gotham City's harbors, causing all the fish affected to mutate into "Joker fish", with a deformed smile clearly resembling his own. While Batman returns to the Batcave and analyzes a Joker Fish, the Joker goes to the Gotham Office of Copyrights. It first aired on January 10, 1993. It’s an amusing plot with Joker just out for money and Batman gets a chance to demonstrate just how well he understands his foil. https://batmantheanimatedseries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Laughing_Fish Both Francis and Jackson have survived the Joker's attack on them, but Bullock is tired of waiting for the next attack and takes matters into his own hands. Well, I ain't sticking around to see who's next! Joker: You're right, Harley. "Night of the Ninja" Joker: But they share my unique face! It is the fifth episode produced featuring the Joker and is notable for being an adaptation of classic Joker stories from the comic books, one of which was written by Dennis O'Neil. While Batman returns to the Batcave and analyzes a Joker Fish, the Joker goes to the Gotham Office of Copyrights. It premiered on January 10, 1993. Francis: Uh, Batman? The Joker eagerly agrees and drops him in the pool, then shoves a lump of hamburger into Bullock's hands and pushes him in after Batman. He heads up to a random worker, Mr. G. Carl Francis, and starts to talk business. He heads up to a random worker, Mr. G. Carl Francis, and starts to talk business. Bullock: Oh, this is just dandy, Commish! "The Laughing Fish" Your pet bat's playing dress-up while the Joker's poppin' off pencil-pushers right and left! The Joker starts threatening the patent office staff when they refuse to patent his disfigured fish. The Joker then starts to lower Bullock into a tank with an enormous shark, but realizes that Batman will arrive soon and he's the one Joker really wants. to Mr. Francis and the tune he makes before closing the shark tank are imitations of Curly from The Three Stooges. “The Laughing Fish” is the first Dini and Timm episode since the Emmy winning “Heart of Ice. Batmanwatches from afar and mutters, "He's made his move". After he storms out, Batman notices that the Joker fish the cat was carrying is an exotic Japanese species, not native to Gotham's waters. Alfred: This could cause a stampede to pork. Batman watches from afar and mutters, "He's made his move". Batman manages to straddle the shark and use his wrist shackles as a crude bridle. He heads up to a random worker, Mr. G. Carl Francis, and starts to talk business. Joker: If this lunch meat figured out where we are, Batman won't be far behind. (Detective Comics #475-476), however, the final act is largely drawn from the unrelated comic story "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge" (Batman #251). Registrarse. I'm really going to miss him! A reference to the fictional tool company of, When Joker says, "Oh, trying to cheat the Joker, are ya?" In the end the shark appears again, but there is no sign of the Joker. G. Carl Francis (Only appearance; dies) 5. List of Batman: The Animated Series Episodes. There’s no doubt that Batman: The Animated Series is the greatest superhero cartoon of all time. After a brief fight in the roof of the Aquarium, Joker realizes that he has nowhere to run and he decides to drop down to the sea below. Batman: The Animated Series episode Colonel What's-His-Name has chickens, and they don't even have moustaches! The Joker would vary the strength of his venom doses according to whim, and it is very likely he had different versions of the lethal toxin; some v… Francis: Great Scott! Combining two classic Batman tales, Denny O’Neill and Neal Adams’ “The Joker’s Five-Way Revenge!” from Batman #251 and Steve Englehart … 34 Facing arrest yet again, he jumps off the roof towards the harbor below. Batman deduces that the toxin affects only fish, but in a later scene, Thomas Jackson's cat is clearly seen to have been infected by the same toxin, and Jackson himself is infected when the cat subsequently scratches him. James Gordon Antagonists: 1. Just then, a commercial for the Joker fish comes on and Joker repeats his threat against Francis. ◄ Previously aired "What Is Reality?" The Laughing Fish. Batman then heads to the roof to face Joker. (notices Joker's glare) Uh, no offense, Mr. J. Bullock: I didn't need no Batcomputer to tell me that wired-looking minnow came from an aquarium! Joker shows Batman his resemblance to the shark. Victims of the venom would first begin laughing uncontrollably until the convulsions became so violent that they would begin to inflict painful self-injury. Featured Characters: 1. Batman and Bullock are both dropped in the shark's tank and Batman manages to tame the shark using the handcuffs Joker had used to tie him. Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD., with layout services by Spectrum Animation Co. I HATE fish! Harley: Yeah. When Batman fires his grapple gun at the ceiling of the aquarium, the "clink" of the grapple catching is heard while the wire is still wrapping around the pole. It sprays a gas, and when Francis breathes it, he begins laughing hysterically and a Joker grin appears on his face. Batman saves the man by injecting his antidote and Joker soon lets everyone know that he plans to murder a second victim. Gordon then arrives to round up Harley and the remaining goons. The fish that Joker mentioned such as smelt and tuna are not amongst these fish and therefore the toxin should not have worked on them. He attacks Batman with a wrench, but is ultimately outdone, and Joker is left with no place to run. However, he warns Francis not to speak, and hits him with a fish to drive home his poin… Gotham City 1.1. Batman: The dissection tray, please, Alfred. Meanwhile, Joker tries to escape through the ceiling but Batman follows him. Summary Short summary describing this episode. In, While trying to "cheer up" Harley Quinn, Joker says she can be his "Little Mermaid". NOW! Next produced ► Few toothed fish have the large, flat teeth required to make the Joker's smile. Batrope 2… And why spoil my sharky's appetite, when I can feed him bigger fish? The Laughing Fish Alfred: (seeing Batman with a Joker Fish) Dining in tonight, sir? He plunges into the ocean, and the shark dives in, seemingly devouring him. -"The Laughing Fish," a pretty straightforward adaptation of the seventies comic tale in which Joker tries to collect royalties on fish he has mutated to look like him -"If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?," the Riddler's origin story and a far more interesting take on the character than the laughing buffoon seen in the Adam West TV series or the mid-nineties film Gordon: Do you think he's gone for good? TMS also animated the first season's opening theme sequence. The Joker 1.1. Following the last clue left by Joker on his second murder attempt, Batman does the same. Alfred: Dining in tonight, sir? They're a natural resource! hace 2 años | 279 visualizaciones. Batman: The Animated Series - split-screen clip - "The Laughing Fish" El señor de los cielos. ... About Batman: The Animated Series . A Diamond Select Toys release! Batman: The Animated Series - split-screen clip - "The Laughing Fish" Buscar. Batman (Bruce Wayne) Supporting Characters: 1. Joker's plan is far less ambitious than his usual fare, as, in this episode, … The Laughing Fish is an episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. based on the famous Batman: the animated series Episode "the laughing fish," this rendition of the Joker shows him holding the titular marine life, with one foot on a chained and partially submerged Batman! Ugh! Biblioteca. But the best example of the Joker's true nature was in this … The shark breaks one of the tank's walls, freeing both Bullock and Batman. This diluted toxin only affects fish. Airdate: Blue-Eyes (Only appearance; dies) Other Characters: 1. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. In order to complete the first season's 65 episodes, Warner Bros. Outside, a Joker van with a swordfish on top drives up. Ver en pantalla completa. The Laughing Fish is an episode of season 1 of Batman. this approximately 9-inch figure is in scale to all DC gallery and Femme Fatales PVC dioramas, is sculpted … Francis: (calmly) Oh, sure. The shark is instantly attracted to the blood from the hamburger. Batman: And in his sick mind, that's the joke, Mr. Francis. Batman looks out to the sea, and bluntly responds that as much as he wishes it were true, he doubts it deep inside. The cat attacks and scratches Batman, poisoning him with the same venom. https://batmantheanimatedseries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Laughing_Fish?oldid=26310. Harley: Eee-yuck! Joker explains his plan: since all the fish in Gotham Harbor now bear his likeness, he is entitled to royalties. Instead, his plan is far more bizarre: He attempts to copyright the fish, and thus gain a percentage over all sold in the Gotham area, and holds Gotham's Copyright Office ransom when they refuse. Batman: Well, he's not out to poison people. Harvey Bullock becomes tired of waiting for the Joker to act and he decides to start looking for the clown. Home / Batman: The Animated Series / The Laughing Fish. Other busts in the Batman: TAS series, including Batman, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy, capture the iconic characters in basic poses that don’t really indicate specific shows, but this Clown Prince of Crime comes straight from the Batman: The Animated Series episode, The Laughing Fish. Gotham City Police Department 4. Joker: Since my side-splitters don't tickle you, how 'bout a skull-splitter? Joker: Oh, tryin' to cheat the Joker, are ya? Felt Bad: Make 'Em Laugh. Upon returning to the Batcave with a Joker fish, Bruce asks Alfred to fetch the dissection tray. Animation and originally aired on Fox from 1992 to 1995; lasting 85 episodes. The Joker's real intention is to copyright the smiling fish, but when he goes to the Gotham Office of Copyright, he is told that it is not possible since fish are a natural resource and nobody can copyright natural resources.