This week Kieran, Colin, and Liam recap PRETTY POISON, the 5th episode of Batman: The Animated Series.

BUT FIRST! Kieran lays down the storied origins of Poison Ivy (1:48), including telling us how Milton Berle's 'Louie the Lilac' robbed us of an Ivy appearance in the 1960s Batman TV show, and how Ivy connects to the other "green" characters in the DCU.

Then, Liam drops a commercial for the very famous and rich and definitely real WAYNE FOUNDATION (9:30).

THEN!, Colin LEAVES US LIKE A JERK and Kieran continues with a recap of PRETTY POISON (11:30). It's a fun episode. We see the first notable appearances of Renee Montoya and Harvey Dent, discover why Batman has a red hot hate for Moe from the 3 Stooges, and how Bruce Wayne's fashion sense is eerily similar to Dwight Schrute's.

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The guys deliver the third straight Joker story to your podcast feed with this recap of Batman: The Animated Series’ THE LAST LAUGH!

Colin kicks us off by giving us the (various) origins of the Clown Prince of Crime himself, the Joker (1:13), including how he was almost killed after his second appearance, but was saved thanks to his massive popularity (5:00). Later, Colin takes us through the evolution of the character from scary murderer, whimsical jester, and something in between (12:48), before the guys reveal some of their favorite Joker stories of all time.

Then, after a super real ad read—special thanks to Sexy Bruce’s Mid-Thigh Lounging Robes (27:30), Liam dives into the recap of episode 4 of Batman: The Animated Series—The Last Laugh (28:30)!

Later, the guys discuss Captain Clown, one of the most tragically under-appreciated characters in Batman lore (37:45) and possible lover/motivation for HARDAC’s upcoming campaign to exterminate the whole human race, and the production team’s continued dominance of 3rd act set pieces (46:28).

Afterwards, they discuss the changing and confusing relationship between Bruce and Alfred (52:10), before finishing off the episode pondering what Captain Clown’s voice sounds like.

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm’s theatrical release, Kieran, Liam, and Colin recap the very first BTAS film in this super-extra-long-bonus pod!

The guys kick it off by getting pumped up about seeing Batman: Mask of the Phantasm on the big screen (0:06), before shouting out the production team and giving some ~tantalizing~ production history (6:30).

Then, they kick off recapping Batman: Mask of the Phantasm including the best anecdote from composer Shirley Walker about the movie’s opening credits (17:30). Later, Liam explains the next-level storytelling the film uses to get us on Phantasm’s side (26:10), they discuss the very first Batman training origin story in film (43:30), and Colin questions the thematic impact of the discovery of the Batcave in various Batman origin stories (1:31:30) and how different color choices subconsciously differentiate between good and bad characters (2:02:30). Then, they finish off the pod by recapping the film’s incredible third act finale between Phantasm, Batman, and the Joker (2:14:58).

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Liam conducts some #PODCASTBUSINESS (0:00) before the guys jump into a special holiday recap of Christmas with the Joker (3:30).  Within the recap they discuss Mark Hamill legendary portrayal of The Clown Prince of Crime (4:07),  the socio-economic complexities of the Awful Lawful Family (17:00), the long hours of planning and construction that goes unappreciated in the Joker’s holiday plot (28:00), Colin’s twisted love for the Farmer Brown episode (38:00), and finish out the episode reading a super real sponsor read (46:00), questioning the Joker’s true intentions, and giving their most Batman-y moments (53:30).

Remember! Next Monday we’ll have a special BONUS recap of Mask of the Phantasm in honor of the 25thanniversary theatrical re-release! See you then.

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In this special Halloween episode, the guys skip ahead to recap the very first appearance of The Scarecrow in Batman: The Animated Series: NOTHING TO FEAR!

Liam starts with a brief history of The Scarecrow (AKA Jonathan Crane) in comics, movies, and TV (1:10) and explains why the world should weep for the Coolio and Nicolas Cage Scarecrow depictions we’ll never see :(. Then, Colin recaps season 1, episode 3 of Batman: The Animated Series, NOTHING TO FEAR (14:10), and tells us why Scarecrow episodes are an Art Director’s dream.

Kieran, Liam, and Colin have a blast recapping the first episode of Batman: The Animated Series (ON LEATHER WINGS), which pits the Dark Knight against Man-Bat (AKA Kirk Langstrom).