That Time Batman The Brave And The Bold Got Too Saucy

[@khalidhamed8843]

Brave and the Bold is something I’ll always appreciate for introducing to how beautifully ridiculous comics can be.

[@oshkeet]

Honestly the formula of taking a potentially goofy thing and updating it with complete sincerity counts for a lot. Like BruceTimm/Batmite says it's certainly a very different interpretation of Batman, but at some point you just never consider it's NOT Batman.

[@JosephCantu-qq1yr]

This, will you ever be preaching to the choir or right over the heads of anti-Orwellian acolyyes, but here goes ... Born in 72 I remember as a young man being naive enough to have hope and one of the things I hoped for was the continuation and expansion of free speech, and lack of intrusion into our personal lives The works and philosophies of people like George Orwell Hunter s Thompson HL Mencken Gore Vidal, Anthony Burgess, and even writers as old as Walt Whitman are now viewed as passe, unconnected to the personal lives we now live today reveals the true intellectual purgatory we reside within If you're unfamiliar with the death spiral of an ant colony look it up and ask yourself how closely it resembles your everyday life It's why anti-heroes Armageddon fetishes and escapist works like Fight Club The walking Dead, Joker and v for vendetta to name a few have garnered so much cult adootation these days It's why so many people have death fetishes.... eschatology=the theology, oft fetishized, regarding death apocalypse and judgment. That says a whole lot about the current zeitgeist and how we feel about ourselves and others. And yet here we poked around wondering about innuendos the and dirty word's and words get videos demonetized We need to stop being sensitive if someone wants to use offensive words against minority groups of any kind I gladly encourage it. Let them yell it from the digital rooftops. this way we know who they are and where they are and what they think instead of allowing it to Fester inside of them until it comes out in a flurry of murder because it's been so long bottled up in the dark recess of their grey matter. And the minor censorship here in this cartoon is a small example of how the slippery slope keeps Us banning and discouraging word after word and thought afterthought , yet maybe that's the point But maybe I'm wrong and the corporate powers that be all right maybe if we keep people from speaking their minds their minds will suddenly become the clean light well-ordered machines that we want them to be. we'll find out one day . Hell, in actuality, we're finding out day by day in real time

[@vullord666]

It was amazing for silver age fans. Especially coming off of the 90s and early 2000s where comics at times felt ridiculously dark and serious. At the time editors for some reason decided comics weren't supposed to be fun and their now "adult" audience wanted every comic to copy DCAU animated Batman's darkness and get the grimdark status.

[@kingofdragons7]

​@@vullord666i mean, dark stories are always superior

[@kyla3635]

Well said

[@Thepopcornator]

Best line from this song: “Batman throws his Batarang. What a weapon! What a bang!”

[@bradtobin839]

Yeah. I remember Catwoman had a lot of fun lines in this episode, in and outside of the song. MEOW! She may not be everyone's favourite member of the Birds of Prey, but she's definitely one of the best!

[@iceace4277]

@@bradtobin839 I keep forgetting it's Catwoman, so used to her modern design. I'm perfectly aware, however, that her appearance in the series is a reference to her design in the comics's Golden Age.

[@andreochimal1077]

@@bradtobin839top 3 definitely

[@andrefantin832]

The silver agey interpretation of contemporary characters and arcs, like Damian and Birds of Prey, was one of the most original and interesting aspects of an already brillant show.

[@ricardomiles2957]

i just imagine what the show would do adapting Batman who laughs

[@Jay_Rodimus]

​@ricardomiles2957 MAN that's funny to think about 🤣. Alright gimme a sec. A Batman who got thrown into the vat of chemicals instead of Red Hood, and eventually created his own Phase Oscillator. That's my theory for what they would've done

[@JD-iu6rv]

I always love how they drew women in brave and the bold and the DCAU. They’re very strong physically and personality wise and I love how they look like pinup models

[@jimgillespie6109]

Agreed. The Sprang-esque women were my favorite part of this series.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

It's good the "classic" style they're going for, but the downside of it is female characters tend to blend together because there's very little diversity in their character shapes/silhouettes.

[@rynobehnke8289]

@@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth To be fair this is an issue that at times also hit the guys. Like the Superman episode made it a plot point how he and Batman look stupidly similar.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@rynobehnke8289 😂yup, they literally dressed in each other's costumes in that one episode

[@heroineburgh]

@@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth There didn't need to be. The costumes and appearances of Huntress, Black Canary and Catwoman look very different from each other (as do Poison Ivy and Harley, too). Nobody is going to even remotely confuse any of them. So, there's no downside - it's just a certain style of cartooning art, just like Bruce Timm.

[@dallasgrey4247]

I’m shocked a finger wag was the problem, and not the lyric: Plastic Man can expand, becomes putty in our hands

[@redchariot4006]

This show was the perfect love letter to the silver age... And I loved it!

[@pauld6967]

@redchariot4006 Agreed.

[@SpaceJawa]

@nickwilson5774 I like to head-canon that it's a de facto sequel to the Adam West 60's series.

[@Dougeb7]

This would've flown over my head as a pre-teen. As a teen, I would have been snickering like Beavis and Butthead.

[@thehonoredone2361]

I liked this episode as a kid. I love this episode as an adult. This show was a gem renting the new episodes whenever they came out was a blast.

[@GarrettTheViking]

This show introduced me to the wider DC Universe as a kid, and I will always love it for that.

[@legoking6165]

Me too.

[@mroboba]

same

[@josiah3820]

Yup.

[@williamjosephdunn5879]

I worked on the show this was my understanding of what happened: CN kept on preempting the show in the U.S. so the original version never aired here, however, CN Australia didn’t get that memo somehow and it aired when it was originally scheduled. Places like i09 and other outlets wrote about the musical number (lyrics by James Tucker and Michael Jelenic) and it went viral. CN America got a nervous about it and made us scramble to change finished animation before it was to be aired in the U.S. No one high up was paying attention to what we were doing on the show and they never promoted the show, so many people didn’t even know about B:TB&tB when it first aired. On one hand, no one saw the show, but on the other hand, we were probably allowed more creative freedom because of it. If it looked like the crew was having fun making that show, it’s because we were.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

I'm surprised it was the wag/innuendo combo that got Huntress in trouble and not her telling a lovestruck Blue Beetle to call her in five years.

[@morganakanan8204]

I really love this incarnation of batman. It's a shame that not many people know about this show

[@dananichols349]

My son recently started rewatching one of his favorite cartoons as a child, The Rug Rats. And decades later is shocked at some of the jokes they were able to get in. So, this Batman series has some good company.

[@Aaron-zt5ee]

The old 80s and 90s toons had a lot if this stuff but in more recent years, they got a little more prudish, I feel.

[@hisuiantyplosion]

generally brave and the bold was not just a kids' show in my opinion. it catered both to kids and adults (mostly via references and teamups that were missing from JL/JLU) ... the song is AMAZING... I used to put it on repeat after the first time I saw the episode...

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

It's an enjoyable show for all ages that's how any animated media should be. Instead of something like cocomelon.

[@savannahjohnson1106]

I watched this show RELIGIOUSLY as a kid with my dad and siblings. My dad asked after the song if we got any of the innuendos and I had no idea what he was talking about 😂 I remember watching the music meister special when it first aired and being so annoyed cause this one kid at summer camp would not stop singing the main song! The musical episodes of this show were very memorable.

[@jmurray1110]

Oh yeah from where’s the fun in that to aqua man’s rousing song if heroism this show new when to throw in a banger Mostly if not entirely diogetically to which is quite uncommon

[@dallasgrey4247]

When I was younger, I remember watching the finger wagging one first, and thinking she was mimicking a fish with her finger. Now watching it, I can’t help but laugh. That’s not a fish wriggling on a hook. That’s an eggplant on a stick.

[@ianfinrir8724]

I'd say it's more of a string bean than an eggplant.

[@dante_0962]

@@ianfinrir8724what about a rag?

[@tbuckley2031]

When it got to the flash I immediately realized at 9 what they meant and laughed my lil ass off then went back to figure out what innuendos I missed and didn’t know yet

[@patronofdragons]

The real crime is that the song isn't on spotify.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

This show is still one of my favorites. Embraced the campiness. Such a fun show. Gave the silver age and golden age the respect it deserved.

[@ChillyRelleno]

And can we take a moment to recognize the amazing talent of the voice actors on this song? Grey Griffin, Nika Futterman & Tara Strong CRUSHED this episode!

[@Scienceguy721]

At the time I thought Batman the Brave and the Bold was a terrible incarnation of Batman (my first introduction to Batman was Christian Bale), but over time I did grow to appreciate it. I sorta had the same arc that Bat-Mite had in the show. Also, Gail Simone's "Cruise Shipping" joke is comedy genius.

[@ravenwilder4099]

I was already an adult when this came out, but I'm pretty sure that if I'd seen it as a kid, that innuendo would have gone entirely over my head. Sure, you've got the suggestive finger wag, but a finger wag can also just be a general "nuh uh" gesture.

[@daniel154]

Brave and the Bold is probably my favorite Batman cartoon. Between the definitive characterization of Aquaman (OUTRAGEOUS!), the first Bat-Mite episode, and Diedrich Bader's portrayal of Batman (also great on Harley Quinn), this show was an underrated gem.

[@aproposreeve]

The fact that the Aquaman 2 trailer appeared just as Huntress said he has a tiny "fish" is hilarious

[@mummyjones9761]

This episode is available on Max, with the finger wiggle. I never watched Brave and the Bold at the time because I thought it looked aimed at little kids. Now I've watched a few episodes (thanks to Sasha) and I really enjoyed it!

[@chrisk3824]

Here from the International Daily Planet - Polish division, we report that here the finger wiggling version used to be played quite often... the whole team of jurnalists has this song stuck in their heads every now and then, as well as the Music Meister or "To Król Muzyki" episode... Both were great. Edit: Spelling

[@Polycomical]

"Won't someone please think of the children?" First of all- wonderful show and a great reminder that campy doesn't have to mean bad. Second, this is a bit silly and a reminder that even the mildest form of innuendo is somehow worse than decades of violence in cartoons. Then again, this is after the time when a song about repressed urges could get in Hunchback of Notre Dame and the film got a U rating in the UK (definitely wouldn't happen now!)

[@Polycomical]

Also the UK had its fair share of daft censorship- the original Ninja Turtles was called Hero Turtles (for some reason the Conservative government of the time had a problem with ninjas. But then Labour government came in and John Prescott had a sweet right hook so there was no issue there). Also for a time Top Cat was called Boss Cat because there was a product called Top Cat in the UK and for some reason people thought idiots couldn't tell the difference.

[@circleman628]

This show was my introduction to Silver Age elements of Batman and tons of lower level villains and heroes. As a kid I was exposed to much less subtle innuendo and it all went over my head just like this moment. I just thought it was a cool show, and it's still one of my favs.

[@anthonychang1426]

All the songs in Batman: The Brave and The Bold are amazing and will forever be stuck in my head.

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

I remember watching and loving this show as a kid

[@katiebowins8841]

I loved this episode growing up, it felt like the first time male superhero’s got talked about in a similar way to how people talk about female hero’s

[@X_Blake]

I remember this. When I was a teen I had to find this on KZbin. It was a pretty good episode. Sucks it was banned.

[@sanjayraju988]

I can’t believe something so insignificant was censored. Most children wouldn’t have understood that reference anyway.

[@GenerationWest]

I was already adult when this aired, so I knew they were doing, Brave and the Bold did a lot lol Also, all the male heroes mentioned in the song who have to see Dinah and Helena later on: "Ladies, what the FU-! We heard about the song, and why did Bats and BB get off easy?!"

[@PrincessOzaline]

I saw the finger wag version and I'm in Canada... I'm also surprised that was the line, I thought "I'd like to see his secret cave," was the most gasp inducing joke.

[@mikecunningham4682]

I'm in shock every time i hear that birds of prey song, i cannot believe the BATB team got away with it! I'm so glad they did though, its absolute gold, a masterclass in toeing the family-friendly line. Brave and the Bold is so underrated, im really glad you mention it a lot

[@gamelairtim]

That facial expression during the finger wiggle though! It’s harmless fun. If your kids are old enough to ask you about these innuendo, they are old enough to get answers. The ones who just giggle already know.

[@kryptoknightmk1]

I was one of those people that wasn't sold on the art style right away when this show came.out. However after watching a few episodes I grew to appreciate it. Even more than that though it was the writing that won me over. Brave and the Bold was so much fun and borrowed from all over comics history in a way that should delight any long time bat fan. I vaguely remember seeing the version with the finger waggle when I first watched it. To be honest I feel like anyone getting worked up over this bit is engaging in a little pearl clutching. The song is probably going to go over the heads of the majority of the younger audience. Teens and adults though? Its perfect for them. Which isn't unusual for this show. Like many good animated shows this one made sure to appeal to a broader audience. It made sure that even if its target audience, kids, were watching with an older sibling, or parent, or whomever, the odds were that you'd find at least some part of the episode that interested you.

[@daverhoden445]

I would say an Aquaman size-joke will always be pearl-clutching.

[@kadegetslaid634]

Brave and the bold was my literal introduction to batman and the dc universe as a kid, it was phonomenal

[@belasco2]

The episode aired unedited in Australia first, and when clips of the song made it onto KZbin in advance of it being shown in the States, CN censors saw the KZbin comments ie "How did this get past censors?" etc and that's what motivated the cut aways and new animation. Ultimately the episode never aired in the States and the first appearance, besides youtube, was the blu-ray as I recall (or maybe as an extra feature on the dvd release).

[@stefanvivona4858]

This was literally my favorite episode growing up, the song still comes into my head sometimes

[@crows2808]

Here's the power of animation. The most suggestive thing about that clip is Huntress looking at her finger with a smirk before wagging it. That's punctuation. You know exactly what she's talking about without even hearing it. If there wasn't that initial emphasis, I bet it would have gone through without issue.

[@ramblingRJ]

Seeing the three ladies singing together reminds me of the "Gilligan's Island" episode where Ginger, Mary Anne & Mrs. Howell form their girl group, " the Honeybees", and sing a song called "You need us". There was a line "like a ding-dong needs a bell." The slang meaning of dong and the alternative spelling of belle ( girl) raised some questions about hidden subtext.

[@zachwise476]

I live for these kinds of videos. More of this please!

[@RetroGamerRanting]

I remember picking up a DVD of Batman The Brave And The Bold for my kids back in the day, thinking it looked childish, then when i watched it with them it became one of my favorite Batman animated shows right up there with the original animated series.

[@somerandomsmarta556]

I need a Birds of Prey tv show where this song is the theme

[@darthGOLDAR]

Solid reporting as usual, miss Casual. Keep up the great work!🔍😏👍

[@rocketguardian2001]

My takeaway was that three of the most talented voice actors in the business are also fantastic singers.

[@Magicbased121]

If animaniacs can get away with "finger prints" being shown to kids I think brave and the bold can get away with aquaman's fish

[@1000bip]

I think Shrek has more “inappropriate” content and most people don’t have a problem with that

[@chuckhush916]

The Brave & The Bold was like an 8 year old me reading comic books and loving every second.

[@BladeRedwind]

Brave and the Bold was an awesome series and an underrated gem. It introduced fans to older heroes and villains they would have never know otherwise; especially younger fans.

[@JasperForge]

Aquaman can never catch a break 😂

[@SimonBuchanNz]

This might be the most infamous episode, but despite it's reputation as being the camp and silly Batman show this series did get way darker than any of the previous animated shows. I especially remember the episode where Batman has gone back in time and has to handle being around his good friend the original Blue Beetle who had died. The episode ends basically with Batman saying goodbye for the last time, knowing he's going off to die. There's also the one time we see him take the mask off, when he confronts Joe Chill, struggling to not kill his parents' killer. And there's an opening short where some judgemental magic hero who's name I forget turns a criminal into cheese. Ha ha! So silly! Except then they fade out on his still aware, terrified eyes as the sounds of rats squeaking is getting louder... 😬

[@stephenvelez9710]

Sasha, thank you, as always, for the great work that you do🙏💖

[@dcworld4349]

Funny how the finger wagging is the thing that got heat when the song literally suggest that they would like to do things to batman's secret cave. I guess that joke went over their heads.

[@biffstrong1079]

Poor old Aquaman. Never any respect.

[@Omegaroth666]

8:20 in the original Yu-Gi-Oh series, there was an episode on which a couple security guys point guns at Seto Kaiba, but the scene was redrawn to make it look like they were just pointing their fingers at him. It looked so janky.

[@CasuallyComics]

I remember those lol

[@Omegaroth666]

@@CasuallyComics Classic 4kids shenanigans... Oh, do you remember in Dragonball or Dragonball Z, young Goku or Gohan (I can't quite remember which series it was in), but in which ever scene, they were just naked, and in the American localisation, they added kinda floating, black underwear, that looked like they were on a different cell, covering his "lower waist" area. PS- I'm leaning toward it being Goku in Dragonball. He was also catching fish and cooking them....

[@brucebezold2714]

This may be off topic But in the og the outer limits One espisode caled ZZZZZZ had a women named V(a certian part of her body) were her name is used through out the episode.

[@the-G-Man2022]

They sure made a mountain out of a mole hill with this one. 😂 Brave and the Bold was great viewing.

[@googleisacruelmistress1910]

It aired with the finger wiggle in Europe, repeatedly

[@MAMoreno]

This episode is one I point to when I want to talk about why BATB is easily BTAS's biggest competition for "Best Batman Animated Series." Simone's work here is brilliant.

[@russellsimmons6671]

This and Batman 66 are my favorite versions of Batman. Thanks for covering it. When I was watching it on saturdays I watched the unedited version. I actually didn't even know there was a version where they changed it.

[@eyeseer1]

Batman: The Brave and the Bold along with Justice League Action were impressive follow-ups from Justice League Unlimited from the Cartoon Network series that could have extended 5 seasons.

[@noahhutchins5164]

Something that always catches me off guard with this song is how low Catwoman can sing. One minute, she's singing like the others, and the next she takes low notes that only dogs can hear.

[@kratoscraken5614]

6:14 "a Kur fuffle" this made me smile and this is why ill always be a loyal fan. Sasha your the greatest 👍

[@stephenschroeder6567]

I can't recall seeing any of this series. I don't think it aired at all in my area. Will have to track this down and binge watch. Thank you for sharing this!

[@louispiggott5847]

I watched this as a kid in Australia and I reamber the figer joke as what was shown I did not know there was a version that cut to a fish tank. Every time this episode was shown I saw the finger joke. So cool bit of info I just learned thanks

[@joelrobinson5457]

Let us not forget that huntress groped bats mid death trap and his only reaction was annoyance that she did it then

[@burnum]

No, "over the head" jokes should be allowed no matter what. It let's people think back to what they used to see and visualize a light bulb above their heads turning on.

[@TheMixzero6]

Back when I was a kid I saw many cartoons with adult jokes, etc and I just didn't understood, the thing now is that adults also watch cartoons 😂

[@Angelalex242]

Fun fact: Notice how they don't mention Superman or Martian Hunter. Why? Superman is A: The man of steel and B: Entirely devoted to Lois so the 3 of them have no idea what he's like in bed. Martian Manhunter is a shapeshifter, so he can become whatever they want in bed, so they can't really diss him either.

[@enochroot9438]

innuendo is my favourite innuendo

[@newjerseyyouth4853]

3:33 appreciate her not using the other shut it down meme

[@ella_cupcake]

Seeing this title my first thought was “THE time? Singular?” Some weird stuff happens in this show

[@Teowashere]

This is definitely one of those things that completely flew over my head when I was kid. Like, seriously, the whole thing. I’ll never forget watching it for the first time, when I was 11 years old, and felt so empowered by these female characters asserting their dignity in a very feminine way. It wasn’t til a year or so ago when I was scrolling through insta reels and came across a re uploaded version of this clip, and I heard the Flash finishes too fast line . . . 😅 and from there I felt propelled to rewatch the episode and I was like ooooooooooooo 😂 😂

[@MoramothHauntz]

Aquaman doesn't have a small fish. He has an octopus, Topo

[@idkIamBORED]

As a kid who watched this episode as a kid. Every single joke went over my head, but looking back now it's super funny

[@mihaifloares2503]

I was 7 years old when I first saw it, and being from Europe, I saw the finger wiggle version, but I didn't understand anything

[@Canibar13]

I haven't seen this series in quite a few years. And while I couldn't recall seeing this episode, that scene with the fish tank i do remember seeing (so maybe I just forgot watching it). Either way, I'm certainly shocked and amused with the amount of innuendos in the song number. Definitely a brilliant use of word-play humor.🤣

[@kaplooeygames8515]

I don't even remember this episode even being in the boxed set from the library when I watched the show. Huh

[@flexiblenerd]

Looking fabulous as always. Great vid.

[@PolynicesEteocles]

My sons were just the right age to love this show when it originally aired and I loved watching it with them. A really wonderful example of a kids show that parents could sincerely enjoy too.

[@abbycollins4820]

I didn’t understand the innuendoes as a kid so I think they’re fine.

[@sahilhossian8212]

Lore of That Time Batman The Brave And The Bold Got Too Saucy momentum 100

[@DaPopeANata]

It's not like this show didn't do out their things like this before right? Remember that episode where Jaime Reyes was crushing on his teacher/Huntress hard? Or that episode where characters shrunk down to microscopic size to enter someone's body and Aquaman found a white blood cell shaped like a seahorse, named it Platelet, then rode it into battle. Or that time Aquaman dresses up like Black Canary for an "outrageus" song and dance number?

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Ok yeah it's great.

[@jackelam3088]

I remember this episode being one of my favorites of the series. I really just loved the dynamics all the characters had, and it was fun to see a Batman who committed crimes.

[@obiwanquixote8423]

"Incredibly poor taste, they clearly went too far." - Aquaman

[@wildwind413]

I didn’t get the innuendo at first, but Huntress’s finger was enough to make me understand

[@petersimpson4648]

I'm pretty sure that I saw the original version. I also thought that the "last straw" moment was the line about Batman's "secret cave."

[@tg24020]

the mask episode actually just reran yesterday on Cartoon Network australia

[@davidmcmahon4633]

Here I thought I had seen all the episodes of this show but this is a show I didn't remember at all. My favorite episodes were the ones where B'Wana Beast showed up.

[@randpelton911]

Batman throws his batarang, what a weapon, what a bang.🥲🤨🤣

[@erikbihari3625]

Honestly love how despite the innuendo laden song, still find some versions that youtube Kids claimed! Like when you see sandokan eps there.

[@mskiara18]

The finger wag being censored is hilarious, as if that makes the lyrics to Aquaman any less degrading 😆

[@sephirothii13]

I love Gail Simone and her twitter... That redheaded bear must be protected at all cost. (the bear is an inside joke for those that don't follow her twitter). for every joke about Flash being too fast we get the wonderful statements Wonder Woman made, "We have a saying, my people. Don't kill if you can wound, don't wound if you can subdue, don't subdue if you can pacify, and don't raise your hand at all until you've first extended it” I feel one of the best writers in comics.

[@El_Mexicutioner666]

Just found this channel. I love the presentation. This was definitely a bit over the top, even for sneaky adult jokes, but honestly DC has always been a little more edgy, so it sails in my book. Keep up the great content! Looking forward to future videos.

[@CyclopsWasRight616]

i have never seen the edited version of the song. The unedited version is the one on DC's page here on KZbin.

[@pauld6967]

Now I'm going to have to check my collection of DVDs. 😀 I enjoyed it when it was broadcast, so I definitely think this is a case of pearl clutching. I cannot say with any certainty if what I saw on television that first time was the finger wag or the fish tank version. I was too busy laughing at the zingers while, at the same time, continuing to appreciate the eye candy.

[@iordanvassilev8091]

Funnily enough, i am not american and remember this episode as a kid. It was translated and it was exactly the version with Huntress wagging her finger. So, outside of the US it was distributed

[@richardabia9735]

I hope we all understand that they were just singing a song and that probably none of what they said was true right ? 1) The three of them couldn't possibly know all of that. 2) The song was literally about how the Birds of prey were Great at fighting crime and that no one did it better. All the insults, were just because they were singing in a room full of criminals and praising them would be suspicious of them. 3) None of that can be true . Man, I LOVE this episode and I REALLY LOVE this show. It is my second favorite cartoon ever !!! After BTAS. God bless you and this great channel Sasha !!!