Honest Trailers - Batman: The Animated Series

[@screenjunkies]

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[@jackygomes]

No one can change your mind when it's the absolute truth! Mark Hamill is the greatest Joker of all time!

[@GoatPopsicle]

No need to change it. He is The Best voice actor for the Joker ever.

[@dwightk.schrute6743]

Three words. "Why so serious?"

[@angrymom1515]

Preach

[@longtran-rt3br]

COMMUNITY HONEST TRAILER!!!! #sixseasonsandamovie

[@ComradeLavender]

"A city trapped somewhere between 1932 and 1992" you described exactly what I miss about Gotham's true aesthetic.

[@Red-S-267]

Right? It just doesn't feel the same with more modernized looks. Even when it looked like it was in the 80's it was off.

[@theboi1885]

Ive always preferred an older, historic, more grungy looking Gotham, like the Arkham City area and the Animated Series Gotham.

[@amadeus6418]

@@theboi1885 the Gotham aesthetic always felt very gothic to me

[@theboi1885]

@@amadeus6418 Agreed. I would put it more under a Gothic Revival style.

[@jeanleon3537]

Gotham should look like a Old London, Gotham is an old city, makes sense and Batman would look so badass standing in a gargoyle like Daredevil stands in the top of old churchs in the comics

[@nickbode5211]

This show gave Mr. Freeze his incredible tragic backstory, introduced Harley Quinn & brought in the definitive voices for Batman & Joker! Not bad for a kid’s cartoon lol.

[@jliller]

Given that Harley Quinn has become something of a litmus test for people with unhealthy relationship fantasies I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

[@ShirokiMaki]

Introducing a litmus test will never be a bad thing

[@supernova582]

Mr freeze was not cool about it talk about the ice cold treatment! Ha ha ha pun intended!

[@shiehjohan7881]

jliller That's because the adaptation after DCAU did a terrible job defining their relationship. In Batman TAS, everyone knows that her relationship with Joker is toxic and helping her to leave joker.

[@parker469a]

The end of the Baby Doll episode legitimately hurts me which is weird since very few things do. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYbXfYeud76Nftk

[@MultiGodofrock]

"The best joker ever. Yeah, i said it." You said it, i said it, we all said it.

[@WellBeSerious12]

" *DON'T TOUCH ME!* _I don't know where you've been!_ "

[@RKStrikerJK5]

So say we all!

[@Eques_Umbra]

You said it! I said it! She said it! That one crazy hobo down the street said it!

[@1aundulxaldin]

@@Eques_Umbra I can probably walk down my street, find 10 different hobos, and 9 out of 10 would all agree on this Batman's Joker.

[@saboot.a8640]

[Everyone like that]

[@onemariobro]

RIP Kevin Conroy, we will never forget you no matter how many new Batmans come and go we will always remember you forever

[@Drawkcabi]

"This Batman Forever" 100% indeed.

[@emiliopenayo4738]

Thank you mario

[@cnkclark]

He is the standard by which Batmans are judged.

[@dashinhayes]

Seriously , it wasn't just the voice it was a mood

[@noneed4me2n7]

I hope he got to see this. It’s nicely done and doesn’t crap on his legacy. Plus it’s funny.

[@sammysardar7967]

Rest in peace Kevin Conroy. You were vengeance. You were the night. You were BATMAN.

[@pirbiswonderfulworld7295]

He always will be the Batman of Batman

[@1992balto]

More like he's heavens dark knight

[@renegade5522]

Such a nice way to honour him.

[@1992balto]

@@renegade5522 yup

[@aaronatkinson177]

That was originally my commitment when I first heard about his death 😢

[@wettergren1725]

The "Jim Gordon Scare" compilation was just pure gold, seriously, yes! Please stop haunting your one and only ally with actual authority!

[@danothedeckbuilder1227]

It's like he is trying to give him a heart attack

[@chwenhoou]

"I had cats that make more noise than you!" Jim Gordon

[@phantomsoldier87]

Commissioner Gordon: fapping after a long night of detective work Batman: comes from behind the TV playing Gotham City booty #27 "I got new leads on the joker" 🤨

[@GJBattles]

@@phantomsoldier87 BRUH XD

[@no1reallycaresabout2]

Commissioner Gordon shouldnt be in that position if he cant handle Batman entrances.

[@MaxLadik]

"I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman." Still gives me chills after all these years. Every time.

[@johnheuslerjr9623]

Best Line EVER!!

[@jbridge7962]

Everytime!

[@noumenine6474]

"Character defining portrayals" Literally, in Harley's case. She was created for this series.

[@not-so-obvious_autism777]

This show is the reason she’s one of my favorite Batman villains

[@sclark615]

“Gotham, it’s a city where the crime is up, the nights are long and the people are rectangles.” 🤣

[@andreiaromanesei9270]

It s a city under siege by the best rouge s gallery in animation history

[@kevinpardini8254]

When he said and the people are rectangles. I was dying. 😂

[@OdaKa]

And the children are all above average

[@cellano5223]

I died at the rectangles moment. lol

[@titanhades4331]

Only a complete idiot makes a comment repeating what was said in the video. Only thing worse are people who like their comments.

[@aceofspadesguy4913]

This show did more character development for Batman, his side kicks, and all the villains, than all the movies combined. It will always be a treasured classic.

[@michaelcubed]

To be fair, 85 episodes (Plus 24 more if you count The New Batman Adventures) is a lot more time to properly introduce/develop the entire Batman supporting cast than five reboots with 11 films.

[@aaronatkinson177]

That's honestly very good and sad judging by the amount of movies we have today Thanks to the dcau

[@bulldawgirwin8384]

This series was so good, there is one scene in it that cemented batman as my favorite superhero. The Joker kidnaps one of batmans ladies and takes her to a warehouse where she is tied up and on a conveyor belt pulling into a big crushing machine. Batman stands between the joker and his exit, so joker gives him an ultimatum. "If you try to stop me she will die, if you save her I get away." So Batman smiles, and reaches out of frame to hit a switch and shut the power off. It was hilarious, and I loved the idea that that it was resolved by just paying attention to your surroundings and being smart.

[@a721402]

The ultimatum is actually came from Harley Quinn, and the lady is Catwoman, in the later half of "Almost got 'im."

[@bulldawgirwin8384]

@@a721402 nice, it's been a long time since I saw that episode. It would have been when the show originally aired on tv.

[@joannaniedziaek8158]

@@a721402 I loved it how Harley Quinn had chosen a cat food producing line :D

[@bulldawgirwin8384]

@@joannaniedziaek8158 lol, that's awesome, I need to watch that series again

[@abramsullivan7764]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@spaghettiking7312]

When Honest Trailers had almost nothing negative to say, you know you've done something right.

[@MichaelParthum]

We need a compilation of Alfred’s sick burns.

[@Pinkranger87]

I think there is one

[@michaelmeyers4843]

"I drew you a bath, sir." Shows Bruce a picture of a bathtub.

[@comicboybook9009]

Some: “Imagine that sir, some dressed in a frightening costume running around scaring people, what will they think of next?” Batman: You think I’m crazy don’t you? Alfred: In what sense, Master Bruce?

[@VNightmoon]

Batman: You think you know me. Alfred: I diapered your bottom; I bloody well ought to!

[@twistsnakeanklesvids261]

Flash: "Hey, that's a giant dinosaur!" Alfred: "And I thought Batman was the detective."

[@burnthetrolls5971]

"They sell T-shirts of me, I've become a cliché" I want to see that line in a Deadpool movie

[@jameshill691]

Except Deadpool would most likely be flattered. Or try to get royalties. Certainly not think it cliche.

[@medexamtoolscom]

Better yet, I want there to be no more deadpool movies ever. Even better than that, no more marvel movies at all. Wait wait, even better than that, I want there to be no more disney movies ever. Where's a blue genie that sounds like robin williams when you need one, that would be good and ironic.

[@J_Kwan]

James Hill deadpool would make his own merch and wear it too

[@darlalathan6143]

Does he make any money off that??

[@johnmuselmann7886]

medexamtoolsdotcom I want there to be no more movies at all

[@unlimitedperseverance1706]

Did you know if it wasn't for this series Harley Quinn wouldn't have existed? The writers of this show are the ones who created Harley Quinn. This show was so good the comic books had to copy off them.

[@QwyattStorm]

everyone knows that.

[@kevinpardini8254]

This was the best animated batman series hands down.

[@thienbaongo7997]

Mr. Freeze was revitalized by the animated series.

[@conner3548]

Same with Batman Beyond... gotta love the community for coming up with such cool ideas.

[@unlimitedperseverance1706]

@@conner3548 My question is why did they end Batman Beyond so quickly? it was such a good show and it had so much potential but it ended so fast. Did it get cancelled? if it did get canceled why the hell would they cancel such an amazing show?

[@peterkrug2327]

Funny how the animated Batman was actually LESS cartoony than the Joel Schumacher films.

[@s4xtt]

The tone was based of the Tim Burton Batman movie which preceded the Joel Schumacher

[@MonstrousEthicist]

@@s4xtt Burton specializes in dark, artistic, and absurd. No one should try to copy his style except for Sam Raimi.

[@peterkrug2327]

@@MonstrousEthicist Actually copying Burtons style seemed to work quite well for this series.

[@HaunterOfKanto]

Ouch tho

[@bobbybraun464]

It was based off the Burton films but definitely not his style. Burton's gotham looked like Medieval England and B:TAS Gotham looked like 1940's New York.

[@wierdguy84]

Man the joker is easy to remember but seeing all these clips of the other villains makes me realize this show did such a fantastic job with all the villains

[@SuperSayinSolidSnek]

Really did, the redesign of two face, and Mr freezes back story stand out.

[@samgao3498]

Yes! Clayface, Two-face, Harley, Penguin, Riddler, Clock King, Ra's al ghul, Poison Ivy, and these are just a few great ones that came off from my head.

[@justinhunt4767]

Definitely

[@claybar3998]

Yea, it's so epic even honest trailers didn't have any real disses

[@MrHyjac]

Anyone who shot a gun in the animated series was trained by stormtroopers

[@lynnwest4307]

A lot of people say that about shooters with bad aim but my question is who trained the Stormtroopers?

[@RogerRoger420]

@@lynnwest4307 The Imperial Academy

[@lynnwest4307]

@@RogerRoger420 lol ok

[@pauldesigncomics2625]

And Cobra

[@akstormtrooper508]

Nah, stormtroopers would be embarrassed to have that bad of aim.

[@fatimaraisa116]

RIP Kevin Conroy. You had been a joy to listen to in my childhood. Indeed my most favourite portrayal of batman to date.

[@hardnewstakenharder]

"Think of it, Batman. To never again walk on a summer's day with the hot wind in your face, and a warm hand to hold. Oh yes... I'd kill for that."

[@Damianweibler]

And then the contemporary live action Freeze: Ice to meet you

[@Corax.S]

I'm not ashamed to admit I teared up when hearing that line again. I always felt bad for Dr. Fries, man. Dude just wanted to cure his wife.

[@mjolnir_swe]

"childrens shows" were different back then..

[@bozoforce]

@mjolnir, shows back then didn't treat children like soft morons.

[@noumenine6474]

@@bozoforce Yes they did.

[@MistuhRobe]

Batman suplexed an alligator. Your argument is invalid.

[@younglove3362]

Wrestling is a form of fighting

[@FamousWolfe]

Oh yeah? Well Sabin Fígaro suplexed an actual goddam evil freight train while outrunning it in Final Fantasy VI 😂

[@SHADOWofJUSTiCE]

@@FamousWolfe "ghost" train, actually...

[@SHADOWofJUSTiCE]

@@FamousWolfe that was the best part of that game. defeating the train like Zangief. he trained Sabin well...

[@ayushmalviya8011]

Raiden suplexed a metal gear.. metal gear rising revengeance.

[@shadydurags5074]

"The best Joker ever. Yeah! I said it!" And no one's disagreeing with you. We all agreed upon this years ago.

[@KatKaleen]

We did? He was my favorite JOKER. I'm sure other people have a different favorite Joker.

[@SomeRandomGuy164]

Exactly my thoughts!

[@Flipindabird23]

KatKaleen those people don’t deserve opinions.

[@Flipindabird23]

Anton A. I don’t know about the infinity war thing, but yeah I have a different opinion then you. You want to fight about it?

[@raosiddharth4726]

yeah

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

My favorite episode of this is when a nobody SEEMS to have killed Batman and the Joker falls to pieces in grief and holds a wake for him. They have Batman's cowl on which the Joker has put a "kick me" sign, all the while crying through the eulogy. It was awesome.

[@not-so-obvious_autism777]

“The Man Who Killed Batman”… That episode was a good one

[@Johnnythefirst]

One of the major reasons the Arkham video game series was so good, was because they based it primarily on this Batman universe, and not on many of the others.

[@clur136]

It was also inspired by an original batman horror comic with pretty much the same story. I forgot the exact name but it is something like Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. (Feel free to correct me on the name if it is wrong.) I tried to read it but it honestly freaked me out too much. The style of it is so chilling.

[@rafay8516]

"See DC, that's all we want. A definite portrait of a beloved character that balances multiple tones across dozens of hours that can only happen with a perfect creative team and lands at the perfect time in the cultural zeitgeist ." Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@sirsupesafro7637]

Exactly. I was like, "Yeah, EpicVoiceGuy gets it."

[@rty876]

Well they could have said Warner Bros, the company that actually makes the adaptations.

[@dsuki4416]

Not dc you mean WB

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Is that so hard!?

[@ethanjones8041]

The genius behind this quote shows the issue with the DC movies. No matter how good or bad they are people arent going to enjoy them because they arent the tone that most want. Everyone expects the dc films to be just like marvels but when they arent the same tone or theme everyone just says they’re bad. DC cant win with a darker/gritty tone if they made the best movie ever because it’s not a bright and colorful comedy superhero movie like most people want.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Update: Kevin Conroy, the voice actor of Batman for 3 decades has passed away at November 10th, 2022. R.I.P for the man who voiced Batman and be part of our childhood.

[@aaronatkinson177]

Rip 🙏 🪦

[@martyguy5713]

Forgot to mention this series is what gave us Harley Quinn! First introduced and was so loved that she became canon, and the rest is history.

[@lahalhalha]

Scott Shadday This was the best portrayal of Harley

[@chrisharmon2682]

@@lahalhalha Best and First

[@h.knight]

Episode name "Mad Love" and since then many people are in Love with Hearly Quinn.

[@tornadragon4047]

Oh wow i came just into the comment section to spread this

[@TheWealthGenerator]

Conroy and Hamill were born to voice Batman and Joker

[@ldystardust6392]

I always hear their voices when I read the comics.

[@DougGlendower]

Michael Ansara as Mr. Freeze was also definitive.

[@WellBeSerious12]

@@ldystardust6392 I read that in Batman's voice.

[@musicadictor]

My external drive broke and I lost almost all data from the last 8 years. But I didn't lose Batman the animated series and Avatar the last airbender, because I had them backed up.. Priorities.

[@JazzyUnderscoreTrumpeter]

If only you had Showbox...

[@andypereira362]

This show was my childhood. The nostalgia after watching this is immeasurable. Truly a masterpiece. Pity children today have to watch filtered animation.

[@_RichardOrtega]

I literally only have those two shows as well.

[@drr6357]

A true intellect

[@rectoraakor8843]

Right priorities! 90's Batman and Superman still best!

[@jamesdickson6622]

Rupert Thorne's observation "The brighter the picture, the darker the negative" is still one of my favorite lines in all of everything.

[@-DarkKnight-]

I remember running home from school as fast as I could just to catch the last 10-15 minutes of Batman Animated.

[@CEDtalks85]

Dark Knight me too

[@thekodex1186]

I just waited and bought the box set ready for a binge

[@KyleRayner12]

1:54 - Really? Come on. There were loads of sick burns to choose from there. Personally, I'd have gone with, "Sir, the police just received a call about a giggling, lemon-yellow maniac trashing a thrift shop. But *here's* the strange part..."

[@AndreNitroX]

“ if I may be so bold” when in Rome sir.

[@williamschaeffer409]

ha creeper episode 😏

[@farlong4948]

I liked it just fine.

[@schattentaenzerin]

I can just see Gordon sitting in a mental institution, shuddering and speaking to himself "he came out of nowhere. He was just suddenly there. Then disappeared again" over and over again D: Poor guy.

[@rawyld]

Or having a Heart Attack

[@rahmaahmed7569]

You just made my day with ur comment thank u

[@bemusedbandersnatch2069]

He's the police commissioner of ****ing Gotham City, home of a ridiculous number of super and regular villains. He's a tough cookie.

[@mikecarton6994]

baaahhahaahah this scene was to good

[@geoffreyherrick3443]

If he didn't die of a heart attack first!

[@anthonybranch4712]

Hands-down, the best, most nuanced, and ACCURATE depiction of The Dark Knight, outside of the comics themselves. The Paul Dini team should give lectures on their understanding of the Batman character. THEY GET IT. They understand WHY this character has been a cultural icon for 80 years. And quite right, it didn't 'dumb down' things to 'children's level.' It assumed kids' intelligence and their ability to deal with the darker story elements which sometimes came up. Great characters, great storytelling, great SHOW.

[@Moondarq]

Possibly even a BETTER depiction than some of the comics versions.

[@edgeworth097]

@@Moondarq Some, absolutely. I'm quite new to the comics and have only read some of the main ones, but I love most of the ones I've read. Unfortunately, since this franchise has been around since 1939, it's bound to have some missteps, though the only one I didn't like from what I've read was Hush (Jim Lee was amazing, though)

[@OctacleEdits]

Oh no you did not just ignore Bruce Timm

[@adityanarain9428]

​@@OctacleEditsDini is most of the reasom why BTAS is so good. The Art style is from Timm but he was no more than a Feige in this universe. Dini is the true Dark Knight of this entire period.

[@Xanman22512]

Mark Hamill is the greatest Joker. Kevin Conroy is the greatest Batman. These two things were somehow even more awesome once they got into Justice League (the cartoon, obviously).

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

Arleen Sorkin was the greatest Harley Quinn.

Welcome to the Metaverse she’s been the only Harley Quinn until Suicide Squad lol

[@pablobarriaurenda7808]

And the Task Force X episode of Justice League Unlimited should've been required watching for the makers of godawful Suicide Squad (stretching the limits of relevance to your comment, but still true)

[@MrCyion]

Sometime between TAS and Justice League he lost what remained of his emotions and gained god status. I never knew/remembered Batman could feel fear till I saw this trailer.

[@Grassphobic]

Couldn't stop laughing at the "Batman startling Gordon" montage. You think he'd give him a break at some point

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Kinda surprise Gordon didn't have a heart attack

[@warrmalaski8570]

"Bat man! Have pity on a old mans hart." Gordon

[@vikaskashyap307]

You would think he would get used to it after a point but hell no!!

[@SarajevoKyoto]

I wonder if everyone else at GCPD can see Batman sneaking around, they just ignore him so he can scare Gordon.

[@umjammerlammy9993]

@@SarajevoKyotoLmao thats the funniest shit. Batman just gives them a "shhhh" and the try to contain laughter as he tip toes behind Gordon

[@wilsonmlin]

I grew up watching this batman and never thought about the intro in this way. Those two poor guys... Wrong place, wrong time

[@sacamania]

Poor guys? They had shifty eyes; Batman obviously felt threatened; he was "standing his ground" .

[@BoredPotato0]

My perception was almost changed...until I remembered the intro is basically a shortened version of the pilot episode.

[@ervannorman3557]

Wilson Lin Maybe they had planted bombs in the bank and were leaving 🤷🏾‍♂️ But really it’s probably because it looked cool lol

[@Coolman13355]

I tripped out when I realized that the windows of the bank look like the Android logo..

[@Kinos141]

I knew something was off about the intro.

[@tobecontinued5290]

"Does this batman dance?" Me: No but he sings

[@Necro2Juggalo]

Am I Blue

[@Coolman13355]

Trippy Justice League ep.

[@OliverTCrowe]

Let alone well enough to where Circe and Zatana were swooning hard (and I think Circe was even in joyful tears).

[@itchyisvegeta]

Anyone else remember the Grey Ghost episode, based on an older retired character that was Batman's inspiration? Anyone else remember Grey Ghost played by Adam West?

[@GothamKnight-hsw4vx526430]

Fantastic episode, classic!

[@steverogers8163]

yes one of the better episodes with a double meta wink at the audience.

[@Harkness78]

Do you member???

[@zharper]

Wasn't it against the mad toy bomber, ethier way great episode

[@etheru]

They supposedly would never have done the episode if they couldn't get Adam West.

[@MrDemarius1]

FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES THAT ANIMATED JOKER IS THE BEST ONE, NO CONTEST

[@wratched]

Finally? Everyone agrees that. Literally everyone.

[@MrDemarius1]

@@wratched the Heath Ledger fan boys dont

[@Thy_Boss]

FINALLY SOMEONE SHARES AN OPINION THAT MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE AND HAVE SAID ALOUD

[@TrivatorGaming]

but the best live action Joker is Heath Ledger

[@Nexus9_KD6-4.8]

Don't forget Jack Nicholson. He was awesome as joker as well.

[@Byrvurra]

lmao the Commissioner Gordon "jump scares" are brutal when you edit them together like that, poor guy. Batman leave him alone!

[@rosePetrichor]

man, drawing everything on black cels was genius. everything looks dark and moody but the lighting pops and the explosions look fantastic

[@nonya_bidness]

woah woah woah, let's not hold the killing joke movie's sins against batman TAS. they're two _very_ separate things.

[@radfordra]

Go look up the Batman relaunch comic for this show, then come back when you’ve gotten over that.

[@TheBoldImperator]

Yeah, we have plenty of modern Timmverse sins to hold against it now. Someone retire that man before he goes full Lucas.

[@radfordra]

@@TheBoldImperator He's been pushing the bat x Babs relationship since the end of batman tas.

[@Ur12b4got]

@@radfordra eh the comics canonicity is questionable at best. I choose to ignore them

[@radfordra]

Ur12b4got Go watch Batman beyond

[@diegobareno5820]

"Terrible Marksmanship" is the best statement of all.

[@thehiddenninja3428]

AKA Stormtrooper aim

[@darthparallax5207]

@@thehiddenninja3428 worse than Stormtrooper aim. multiple times the range was 0 with a fucking machine gun. and they missed. I mean barrel poking into his gut.

[@ArikadoZeke]

Wait until you see the enemies in Rambo lol

[@graciegj63]

They must be part time storm troopers.

[@gelilakebede7575]

At 5:05 they guy literally shoots around them.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

Before Teen Titans. Before Spectacular Spiderman. Before Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heros. There was Batman!

[@dzezuz8300]

Dont forget JL

[@cosmicmcmoon5773]

@@dzezuz8300 And Batman Beyond and Static Shock.

[@penny1545]

Don't forget X-Men the Animated Series!

[@cosmicmcmoon5773]

@@penny1545 They already did that

[@whoknows7968]

When there was nothing there was Batman! There, happy people!

[@KeoniPhoenix]

Kevin Conroy's passing sent me here. RIP the voice of Batman.

[@aaronatkinson177]

The definitive voice

[@dinha10ok]

Fun fact: Harley first appearance was on this series.

[@Juan_x_Pedro]

O Universo Leitor everyone knows that except for some fangirls who are going to dress up as her tonight but only know the Harley from Suicide Squad

[@monsieurpanda4451]

Yup, Freeze was a clown before, the tragic issue is on this Freeze.

[@anonfinally1692]

They should've titled the show: "Batman Animated: The Series" so the acronym would be BATS.

[@umjammerlammy9993]

This is the most galaxy brain thing ever holy hell man

[@richardnelson1013]

Holy shi-!!

[@danarseti]

Brilliant-Ass Thesis, Slick.

[@aesthete18]

Wow

[@sharilshahed6106]

*sniff* we're almost 30 years too late to suggest that.

[@ItsBunnyBuns]

Notes on BTAS: 1. This show was really magical. 2. They used an orchestra for every episode. 3. Those guns? They called them "dark deco weapons" in the script to be able to slide them past the censors. 4. "Dark deco" is what they called the visual style of Gotham, which the comics then adapted FROM the show. 5. Adam West makes a guest appearance on the show as the washed up tv superhero. 6. Harley Q originated from this show. 7. The reason why Batman could launch so many bad guys off of rooftops is because they added an "after groan", which is a shot of the villain on the ground and groaning, showing he wasnt dead. (censors wanted it)

[@extremeragnarok]

Arkham Asylum has been around since 1974. Mark Hamil wasn't even a household name until '77, when Star Wars came out. Cool coincidence, nevertheless.

[@frankf684]

Arkham was taken from the town in Lovecraft lore,Arkham,Massachusetts.

[@ItsBunnyBuns]

@@frankf684 thank you for the correction! ill remove it :)

[@TonySpike]

Their is a speck of dust that appears on one of the intro cells making batman look like he has a white mole

[@petercampi2840]

@@frankf684 Not just that, Arkham Asylum is a copy of the fictional Arkham Sanitarium. Well, with the exception that AA is an asylum (a quarantine for the mentally ill) and AS is a sanitarium (a quarantine for the disease ridden).

[@animegamelover6368]

Rest In Peace, Kevin Conroy (the best Batman ever).

[@onatgz]

Say "I am vengeance. I am the night. I AM BATMAN!"

[@alanalexander7560]

I am now wondering which came first: BtAS or Darkwing Duck. Because as soon as Conroy started that line, I suddenly pictured Batman saying "I am the terror that flaps in the night!"

[@Ranjithkumar-vn1bd]

Its knight not night

[@tomasu301]

@@Ranjithkumar-vn1bd you should correct yourself with google. The orginal line is night not knight. He meant to bring night (darkness) to bring fear on criminals

[@dibbage]

@@Ranjithkumar-vn1bd no it is night

[@younglove3362]

I think he did it way before this trailer

[@starc_4907]

FUN FACT: this was the first appearance of Harley Quinn in any media. Also how the hell did they forgot about Nightwing?

[@sparkydoodle696]

Pikachu_ dead I knew about Harley Quinn was the same true for Nightwing?

[@joshuanishanthchristian5217]

Nightwing was in The New Batman Adventures, which is technically a sequel to this show. That’s why he’s not mentioned. It’s also why all the clips are in the old character design

[@sparkydoodle696]

Joshua Nishanth Christian I meant was he introduced in the cartoon before the comics

[@Mr44andMore]

Sparky Dood that’s not true

[@sparkydoodle696]

Mr44andMore Yes she was, I have no idea about Nightwing though which is why I was asking

[@JeremyWS]

I will always love this version of Batman. It never gets old. Ever time you watch an episode, it feels new.

[@benabramowitz18]

In honor of Kevin Conroy, please say “I am vengeance, I am the night, I am Batman!”

[@WellBeSerious12]

[Batman grabs Batgirl's ass.] "Commissioner Gordon, a humble civil servant tormented by a billionaire psychopath; determined to drive him insane."

[@adrianwekesa51]

True

[@chancesmith6197]

WellBeSerious12 🤣😂🤣😂

[@anouk356]

made by the same dude and acts like it's in this universe

[@Thegregcoulson]

This particular bit has made me cry laughing...I don’t even know why 😂 the bit when he does his neck is priceless

[@Patrick-bf6uh]

You didn't mention the fact that they chose the creepiest way to kill people since they couldn't actually kill them..... with the giant smiles....

[@thibaldus3]

Yep freaking traumatized me at the time 0_0

[@SarajevoKyoto]

Yep, even a "kiddie" version of Joker Venom is traumatizing.

[@graciegj63]

@@SarajevoKyoto Yea, they really screwed it up in Batman Beyond movie. The Joker getting shot is way less traumatic than getting electrocuted.

[@SarajevoKyoto]

@@graciegj63 I dunno, it works on a few levels. By shooting the Joker, instead of tackling him into the electric cables or however, Tim was showing just how irreparably broken he was. Even "redeemed" he still used a gun, a deliberately lethal method on a criminal. The Joker sort of won, he made Batman's protege violate the One Rule, and thus twisted the knife to Batman one last time. The metaphorical one anyways, the literal one got jammed into ol' Brucie's knee.

[@graciegj63]

@@SarajevoKyoto Yea, you do have a point there.

[@michaelcachela5118]

Ahhhhh... '90s childhood. How I miss you.

[@CyN_SpiKe]

As do I, but dial-up can stay dead.

[@RaviKumarTiwari]

@@CyN_SpiKe yeh dial up should be dead 😂

[@Koinoyokan01]

@@RaviKumarTiwari Remember those AOL free trial CDs that came in the mail? 100 hours free!

[@chaihill1837]

Now that I’ve finally watched the series, I can say without a doubt… Holy crap, that “terrible marksmanship” bit was right on the money. Seriously, some scenes the bad guys are shooting directly AROUND the completely stationary targets. It’d be funny if it weren’t so pathetic. Oh what the heck, I’ll laugh anyway. Still though, great show.

[@porterjones6022]

Ay, nice reference. That's a super dark cartoon right there.

[@Elvisbackpack]

At least they had guns they could actually shoot. Most cartoons around then had lasers they could just wave around and never actually do anything with.

[@Mercurial_Phantom]

“If you don’t like the movie, I’ve got slides!”

[@robertcortez4956]

I will never get over the fact that the goons literally shot AROUND bats and Montoya.

[@jiado6893]

"See DC? That's all we want! A definitive portrait of a beloved character that balances multiples tones across dozens of hours that can only happen with a perfect creative team and lands at a perfect time in the cultural zeitgeist! Is that so hard?"

[@dinha10ok]

Yes...?

[@casterfokyrell3702]

This was the best part!!

[@Ent229]

Yes, that is exactly what we want. Sure it is hard, but nobody said making movies is as easy as going to the loo.

[@linux750]

Rocksteady used THIS version of Batman as the inspiration for their Batman Arkham games.

[@icantthinkofaname1009]

As a kid that grew up on The Animated Series, one of the things I loved about the Arkham games was that they felt like the series but darker. Like they knew that the the kids that had grown up on the series were now the teens and adults going to watch the Nolan movies and were inspired to update the feel of the cartoon to have an appeal that was both nostalgic and modern.

[@DoomFinger511]

That's why they're the best! God it felt good to play those video games. he characters acted exactly as I expected but were a little more mature because they weren't locked into a kids TV show.

[@jayglenn837]

Everyone used this version of Batman for inspiration.

[@Soress9]

More importantly, they got Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill for their voice actors too. I remember my friend started playing it when I was over one time and instantly recognized Kevin Conroy's voice and was just ecstatic.

[@kimifw58]

That's because they were also written by Paul Dini.

[@Ltp1305]

1:50 ""Butler of Batman, but King of SICK BURN""

[@AndyKusanagi86]

that's just one of Alfred's multiple skills, and let's be honest: he's a master in this department.

[@MKDumas1981]

@@FirstnameLastname-us7mx: Watson: "I hear he has a British butler." Holmes: "Good. That means he's used to getting served by Englishmen!" Erperc Rerp Berterls erf Hersterer. #ERB

[@cassiusribeiro9351]

Missed that joker burn on two face when says "Get out of my face clown" and he replies "Which one?"

[@PlanetAwesomenessProductions]

I am vengeance. I am the night. I AM BATMAN! HISHE Batman: *BECAUSE I'M BATMAN!*

[@1lobster]

P.A. Productions, but the furry cat woman tho😭 that shat is so bad!

[@Ladykyra101]

"BECAUSE I'M BATMAN!" - The justification for every one of his actions. LOL! 😂

[@OscarMelon1]

You can’t really hate this show it was amazing

[@La-familia-de-Fazio]

All of the after school WB cartoons were great! Only cartoon I didn't care for was the Animaniacs ! That show was trash IMO!

[@DrawsomeDrawer]

You're not blinded by nostalgia

[@GalahadFranco]

@@DrawsomeDrawer Actually not. A few years ago I've rewatched the whole show, and loved it even more. It's different from any Adam Sandler movie you might enjoy in the younger days.

[@damonika09]

@@DrawsomeDrawer I’ve been recently watching it again. Definitely not blinded by nostalgia. It still holds up.

[@JudoP_slinging]

The artstyle and aesthetic of this series is unrivalled

[@wolfshade5020]

We need more people shaped like rectangles in cartoons again

[@carlosdanger1033]

It just occurred to me: this show had guns. What other cartoon from that time shows bad guys trying to riddle people with bullets? Batman TAS was more badass then I realized.

[@a-blivvy-yus]

It had less successful kills with those guns than the average stormtrooper, however, so it wasn't *THAT* far ahead...

[@Paulafan5]

They had to fight hard to get guns in the show, but I think the fact they generally used Tommy Guns, which don't exist anymore, is why they could get away with that. Kids don't have access to Tommy Guns anymore. True, they did use handguns but mostly Tommy Guns.

[@cesarvictoriano8072]

The Disney Afternoon line up. Talespin had guns and Negaduck in Darkwing Duck pulled out a shotgun several times

[@mattm7798]

LOL true...guns and the worst marksmen on planet earth ever.

[@melkhiordarkfell4354]

Gargoyles not only had guns but had a gun safety episode that actually dove into how everyone is at fault and equally resonsible for safety.

[@villie86]

You know the show was good when people still compare if the live action portrayals live up to a cartoon for kids from two and a half decades ago.

[@CMGThePerson]

Fun Fact: Batman The Animated Series is actually Harley Quin's first debut in anything ever.

[@KirbyOnCronic]

Fun fact: Everyone knows that.

[@SmashLiXs]

she was just a random joker henchwoman with no name

[@PolarisCastillo]

Yes we're all well aware

[@Ladykyra101]

Thanks for that. I actually didn't know. 👍

[@justamoogle5268]

Pretty much everyone knows that.

[@ryansteiner1445]

"This Batman is Forever" RIP Kevin Conroy.

[@adivingqueen2155]

This cartoon was what led me to become a huge Batman fan. I would never have met Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Two-Face or Poison Ivy without it. And Scarecrow and Mad Hatter wound up becoming my top two all-time favorite Batman villains.

[@andrewthorne3570]

no-one would have seen Harley quinn without it, she was created for the cartoon

[@newname34695]

Same

[@JJ_R]

Mr. Freeze would still just be some weirdo with a cold fetish without this show.

[@TheOnlyGimmeturben]

i loved the weird art deco style of batman animated because for me - batman and superman best work in a weird alternate universe where time is muddy and styles are mixed and matched

[@GeorgeMutambuka]

Yeah. It looks cool. It reminds me of the images of how people in the thirties thought the nineties would look.

[@MegaroadProducciones]

Not just best Joker ever, best Batman, best Catwoman, best everything!! Also...the opening... LOL, I never notice!!

[@cheeseburger12]

Justice League's Jonah Hex was better? But they both still had Jonah HEX!

[@protokhaniapetos3158]

Megaroad Producciones the opening wasn’t necessarily supposed to be crooks robbing a bank. They could’ve been anarchists trying to create chaos, and maybe Batman had been tracking them.

[@rafetizer]

A dignified Mister Freeze!

[@emperorclaudius5499]

RIP Kevin Conroy best Batman of all time😔

[@louief2]

This is what we are all missing today..A truly passionate rendition of one of the greatest characters of all time by a team who only wanted to entertain.

[@EmperorZarikar]

I recommend the current DC Animated Movie universe. The way it's going, it's on par with the MCU.

[@lajeandom]

Watch the Dark Knight Return Part 2, it's so good!

[@EmperorZarikar]

@@lajeandom *Watch part 1 first.

[@BionyX1993]

@@EmperorZarikar, on par with the MCU? I take it as a bad thing.

[@BionyX1993]

@@EmperorZarikar, MCU is garbage. TDK trilogy is gold. End of story. The OP was a moron, too. Because he clearly forgot that the only superhero movie to win an Oscar in a major category was a Batman movie. So clearly the character was getting good renditions after this show ended.

[@RoninDave]

Best Batman, best Joker, best Alfred. Mask of the Phantasm - best Batman movie.

[@RoninDave]

@@antona.1327 shaddup

[@0okamino]

Anton A. - That's fine (except the last part), but it still stands that, since the animated series, whenever I've read any Batman comics, the voices from the animated series are the voices I associate with the characters. Not Christian Bale. Not Heath Ledger. Not Michael Caine. Not Liam Neeson. None of that. I know I'm nowhere near alone in that.

[@kermita12]

Best drawn Ivy...

[@jiromelendez5144]

What's best Batman game? Of course, the Batman Arkham series

[@itsmezed]

It's a shame Mask of the Phantasm gets overlooked by so many.

[@thecateyedoracle5087]

The GOAT of cartoons. Best joker. Best catwoman. Best Batman. Best poison ivy. Best Harley. Best storylines. I could go on forever.. 🤷🍿😩👑

[@majkus]

Let me add: best storyboarding. Scene setups, camera angles (well, point of view angles. No camera), use of light and shadow, all as professional as it gets.

[@ericburton3963]

It’s the best Harley because that series invented her

[@dmilner5333]

When batgirl died, I aged a few years in 30 minutes

[@savievere9759]

Dont forget Best Mr. Freeze

[@baditude41]

I agree, completely! This Batman made all the late nights I stayed up doing homework, worth it. I'd watch it as soon as I got home.

[@chiakarchun8673]

Rest in peace kevin conroy the truly legend batman 😢

[@nathanshorter85]

The best Joker ever but you forgot also the BEST Harley Quinn EVER as well 😁

[@aaronrumph3291]

The oiginal is usually always the best, Batman: the Animate Movie created the character, every other form tried to emulate it

[@cabrondemente1]

IDK, _Arkham_ Harley would give her a run for her money.

[@BFedie518]

@@cabrondemente1 The Arkham version essentially *is* The Animated series version--it's the same voice actor (just like the Joker).

[@ashishkalam9337]

@@BFedie518 Well the Arkham Harley Quinn's Voice was done by Tara strong ,so not the same

[@iloathepeoplewhorestilltal2774]

Ashish Kalam the first Arkham game was arleen sorkin, the animated version, a google search can show you this, or if you’d played the games you’d notice the change

[@Momo_2-4]

King of sick burns "clay face is losing his integrity I was unaware he had any to begin with *thug life alfrid*

[@lothian1941]

All my childhood. I watched it on French TV, everyday after school, eating bread with chocolate spread on it. I don't think I missed any episode. Just having all these images dropped within the few minutes of this trailer brought so many emotions and memories. Thank you Screen Junkies. We didn't have Mark Hamill's voice of course, but the French overvoicing of the cartoon was excellent too.

[@rogerschneider5971]

Wait, bread with chocolate spread??? 😯😯😯

[@prion42]

Nutella

[@leovk5779]

I did the same, the hour was convenient (for once French TV did something right), PLUS I saved almost all of them on VHS tapes. Yeah, kid me managed to learn how to program the hour on a f***ing VHS tape recorder. That's how good this show was and how much I wanted to watch it. Used to watch them often, until VHS went out of style. But it's ok, now I have the internet, I always know where to find them.

[@ArtKO171]

Ahah me too. C'était de très bons moments à chaque fois. Jamais déçu par la qualité de ce show.

[@silverdragon710]

sorry no there’s only one way to watch this

[@kareningram6093]

RIP Kevin Conroy, you are dearly missed by so many. Thank you for being a part of our lives. And thank you to Honest Trailers and Epic Voice Guy for doing a marvelous job with this video. It made me chuckle and get all nostalgic.

[@aether8344]

4:03 Batman predicted the Cats movie

[@multiverse_media2023]

Man, he does a lot, but can he DANCE?

[@oscargarciarey6355]

oh no

[@faerveldir]

This is probably the best animated series of any kind IMO. Definitely my favorite too. And yes..Mark Hamill is the greatest joker of all time.

[@captainrex6484]

BTAS holds a special place in my heart because I met so many cool villains like Scarecrow, Mad Hatter and Harley Quinn. Without BTAS, I would never have fallen in love with Batman

[@CygnusTheSilly]

I hate to say that but I identify with you captain rex with BTAS I would have never discovered the best comic book ever created the killing joke

[@andrewthezeppo]

This series actually created Harley Quinn and fans begged the comic writers to introduce her

[@AngelacLee]

This cartoon is my childhood. It never gets old.

[@nognit]

Every time an episode started with “Written by Paul Dini”, I knew **** was about to go down.

[@aegis2108]

You're 100% right though

[@notyetawomen5257]

Which episodes did he write?

[@ProxyMinePro]

He wrote my favorite episode, Heart of Ice. It even won an emmy.

[@notyetawomen5257]

@@ProxyMinePro OH so he's the one who did Heart of Ice. Thank you for answering my question

[@Astraeus..]

This trailer here has the one thing that the film adaptations of Batman definitely should have had; Batman suplexing a crocodile.

[@hariashwath8189]

Mark Hamill *IS* the best Joker ever. PERIOD.

[@jamesrawlins735]

That is pretty remarkable considering that Ledger and (most likely) Phoenix won/will win Oscars for playing him

[@multiverse_media2023]

It’s not about the fancy awards. It’s about sending a message. Mark Hamill and Heath Ledger are the only Jokers out there. I should know, I’ve met Mark in Comic Con once and he gave us a performance that even rattled the Force.

[@jameshewitt684]

"This Batman Forever" . YES!

[@jerdasaurusrex557]

I wouldn't be an artist and an animator if it wasn't for BTAS.

[@jimb.7523]

Wow. Is it ironic what happens when you switch the "T" and the "A" around?

[@shanegallagher3524]

Well....every show has its faults

[@jerdasaurusrex557]

@@shanegallagher3524 Ha. Good roast, mate.

[@anthonyfrancois-ospina]

Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm is an amazing animated movie!

[@robertpalmer8080]

It was the first thing I ever watching from the animated series, boy did I watch that movie heaps.

[@theshowstopper0119]

I own it on VHS, DVD, and Blu Ray. Lol

[@anthonyfrancois-ospina]

@@theshowstopper0119 Same. That black vhs box is awesome. Gonna get it again with the complete series set lol

[@nicolasriveros943]

And it was Batman Begins before Batman Begins even existed

[@variousthings6470]

@Jared Dowty It's a good film, and probably better than any of animated direct-to-video DC movies I've seen since then (Return of the Joker and Under the Red Hood probably came closest). But I have to disagree that it's better than the series; there are plenty of episodes of the animated series that I'd prefer to rewatch. (For example, I think many of the Joker/Harley-centric episodes of TAS are more entertaining than their appearances in Mask of the Phantasm.)

[@guthax30]

"Barbara, you've grown!" okay...when ya juxtapose the two scenes like that, it's just a little bit Woody-Alan-ish.

[@AndyKusanagi86]

Allen.

[@vanyadolly]

it's creepy no matter how you turn it.

[@AndreNitroX]

I mean we all knew that they might have had a relationship like that but to see it feels so wrong

[@CEDtalks85]

She was a college student correct?

[@AndreNitroX]

@@CEDtalks85 she was, but it doesn't feel morally right for batman to do that, but he did

[@jtrevor99]

Batman TAS is also the only place I have EVER seen a henchman smart enough to pretend he didn't see Batman.

[@cameronhodgetts920]

Don't forget the character defining portrayals of Scarecrow, Mad Hatter and Riddler

[@damc8415]

Actually, the 1960s Batman show defined the Riddler, who had been seen only once in the comic book, but who entered the pantheon of great Batman villains after comedic actor Frank Gorshin fleshed out the character.

[@mechajay3358]

_"Those two guys in the Opening Did Nothing Wrong"_

[@SHADOWofJUSTiCE]

pulling out guns and pointing them at people is illegal. doing this at Batman gets your ass kicked and tied up.

[@awesome1ru]

They had him at gun point

[@titanhades4331]

Not if you think your life is in danger from some weird psycho in a mask.

[@SHADOWofJUSTiCE]

@@titanhades4331 you must live in florida

[@OfMiceAndMegabytes]

Glad this was a positive take and not just making fun of the best Batman. And yes dial up internet SUCKED.

[@darthparallax5207]

it was both hero worshipping DC's greatest contribution to mankind and at the same time mercilessly crucifying them with sick burns about how all the sequels sucked forever in comparison to.....well, perfection.

[@noxid1974]

Dial up sucked compared to today standard, but back then, what are you comparing to?

[@chupasaurus]

@@noxid1974 I had a direct internet connect at university :)

[@OfMiceAndMegabytes]

@@noxid1974 I just remember not even wanting to use the internet back in '98 after a while. Loading a simple pic could take a whole minute let alone a video!

[@noxid1974]

I first used the in 1996, after I was out of school. Personally, back then, I wouldn't have known if there was something better than dial-up.

[@renleung]

RIP Kevin Conroy. The definitive portrayal of Bruce Wayne/ Batman