Jon Gabrus (High & Mighty, Action Boys) joins the pod to get introduced to one of my personal favorite Batman: The Animated Series episodes, THE LAUGHING FISH! We talk Joker schemes, getting into cartoons later in life, and the state of superhero movies at the moment. Sponsored by Joker Fish!

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Hector Navarro (DC Daily, The 500 Greatest Films podcast) returns to talk about our very first Superman: The Animated Series episode - a Batman crossover called KNIGHT TIME! We talk about our love of STAS and Brainiac, crossovers, villain team-ups, and compare the symbolic importance of Supes vs. Bats. Plus, we talk Superman Smashes the Klan, one of my recent favorite comics. Sponsored by Easter Island Heads!

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Podcast: The Ride's very own Mike Carlson and Jason Sheridan pop by to talk about the very theme park influenced Batman episode Deep Freeze! We talk about our love of Paul Dini's take on Mr. Freeze and how this episode riffs on EPCOT, play an impromptu game of "guess that BTAS action figure accessory," and of course, imagine the ideal Batman: The Animated Series theme park attraction. Sponsored by Oceana!

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VO superstar Lauren Tom pops by to talk about playing Dana on Batman Beyond, her other DC animated roles, as well as her career in comedy and drama, from Futurama and King of the Hill to Friends and The Joy Luck Club. We talk about the Dana-centric episode Rats!, what she'd like to see from a Batman Beyond reboot, and discusses her experience as a woman of color in and the importance of developing well-rounded characters who aren’t just men. Sponsored by Empathy For Rat Men!

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Harry Chaskin (Steel Cut Oats, Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck, voice of Bedtime Bear on Care Bears: Unlock the Magic) returns to the podcast to talk one of the greatest two-parters in the series! We discuss how the animated series transformed Clayface from a C-list villain into an emotional A-lister, the use of horror in a show aimed at children, and the coded relationship inherent to Matt Hagen’s backstory. Sponsored by Renuyu!

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Jeff Trammell (Craig of the Creek, The Owl House, Amphibia) virtually sits down to chat Batman’s first crossover with Static Shock, sing the praises of Dwayne McDuffie and his work on the DCAU, and question the number of fire trucks necessary for any Joker scheme. Sponsored by Unnecessary Fire Trucks!

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We’re back for a very special episode recorded live from San Francisco Sketchfest! VO superstar Maurice LaMarche (Animaniacs, Disenchantment) returns with writer and comedian Ify Nwadiwe (Nerdificent, White Women) to chat about their favorite iterations of Batman, the body horror of Clayface, and stories from Maurice’s career in VO.

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Veteran voice actor Pat Fraley (Krang on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TaleSpin!, The Addams Family) talks about how playing dead as a kid inspired a career in voice over, his Joker audition for Batman: The Animated Series, and why he finally feels more comfortable playing parts closer to himself nowadays.

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Alex Horab (writer on Cartoon Network's Infinity Train) talks about his love of The Mad Hatter, why scale matters when it comes to supervillains, and why Paul Dini's The Worry Men holds up as a fun detour and sly commentary.

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