History Awesome / BatmanTheAnimatedSeries

** And on top of that, Charlie managed to scare the Joker so badly with his bomb threat that the clown prince of crime himself was screaming for Batman, terrified of being offed by a nobody. Icing on the cake? ''The bomb was fake.'' Charlie throws it at Joker's feet, leading him to cower behind Batman, and it just "pops" in a shower of confetti and a "Boom" banner. Batman ''[[NotSoStoic can't help but]] [[ActuallyPrettyFunny laugh]].'' It's just one more way Charlie managed to one-up the Joker; the Joker has never gotten a laugh out of Batman.

** Subtle yet extremely awesome moment for Charlie. It's fairly well known that Joker has his "One Bad Day" philosophy: Essentially, that anyone can be become just like him with just one extremely bad day being all it takes. Well, Charlie didn't just receive one bad day, Joker gave him ''two'' bad days. Hell, if we're being honest, it's more like Charlie had two bad ''years'' worth of psychological torment and paranoia. And as Collins is about to get himself and the Joker killed, it seems that he's finally cracked as well... Except it was (at least mostly) an act to get Joker to give up on harming him and/or his family. Sure enough, the episode ends with Charlie reverting back to his normal bumbling self. In other words, not only did Charlie manage to scare the Joker, not only did get Batman to laugh, but, despite taking around two years worth of psychological torment, he also inadvertently ''[[MachiavelliWasWrong proved Joker's philosophy wrong!]]''

* The entire series is awesome in its treatment of Bruce Wayne, Batman's "alter ego." In nearly every other incarnation, including the mainstream comics, and the Nolan trilogy (otherwise praised for its seriousness and adult treatment of the subject matter), Bruce feels it necessary to deliberately play up the role of the spoiled, self-absorbed, and clueless boy billionaire, to distract people from the thought that he might be Batman. In the series, however, Bruce is in every way a serious character, and there are plenty of moments which show that, while he may not be as gruff and menacing as Batman, Bruce Wayne is '''not'' someone to be taken lightly. Some highlights include:

** Crossing over with Heartwarming Moments: At the end of the episode, Bruce Wayne goes to visit Simon Trent at a merchandise signing, as the recent crime wave has revitalized interest in the Gray Ghost and given him a new start to his career. As they talk, Bruce uses the same language he did while fighting alongside Trent. That's right--Bruce Wayne, who guards his SecretIdentity so closely that only one villain ever sussed it out, has enough respect and gratitude for Simon that he lets him in on the truth.

* The '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEx9r5enZsk opening credits]]''' pulled off a crowning moment of awesome. By demonstrating [[EstablishingCharacterMoment everything you need to know about Batman]] [[http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/04/ask-chris-78-why-the-batman-the-animated-series-opening-is/ in less than 30 seconds]]. [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The music]] and [[AnimationBump awesome animation]] (helmed by TMS, which also animated the opening sequences to ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'') helped, too. And, as the creators noticed after the fact, it ''[[ShowDontTell never explicitly stated]]'' "Batman" anywhere in the credits. Its first scene also makes a clever use of Warner's logo, shaping a blimp's front view after it.

** Crossing over with Heartwarming Moments: At the end of the episode, Bruce Wayne goes to visit Simon Trent at a merchandise signing, as the recent crime wave has revitalized interest in the Gray Ghost and given him a new start to his career. As they talk, Bruce uses the same language he did while fighting alongside Trent. That's right--Bruce Wayne, who guards his SecretIdentity so closely that only one villain ever sussed it out, has enough respect and gratitude for Simon that he lets him on the truth.

* In "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE50OffBalance Off Balance]]", Batman has to get himself and Talia through a room full of booby traps while they're both affected by Vertigo's hallucinations. He pulls it off flawlessly...how? By KEEPING HIS EYES CLOSED and relying on his other senses.

** And on top of that, Charlie managed to scare the Joker so badly with his bomb threat that the clown prince of crime himself was screaming for Batman, terrified of being offed by a nobody. And that was when Charlie punched him hard enough to knock him over. Icing on the cake? ''The bomb was fake.'' Charlie throws it at Joker's feet, leading him to cower behind Batman, and it just "pops" in a shower of confetti and a "Boom" banner. Batman ''[[NotSoStoic can't help but]] [[ActuallyPrettyFunny laugh]].'' It's just one more way Charlie managed to one-up the Joker; the Joker has never gotten a laugh out of Batman.

** Another moment for Creator/KevinConroy: Batman/Bruce Wayne has a few Japanese lines in this episode, and Kevin [[SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage inflects them absolutely flawlessly]], which can take one by surprise if they're used to gaijin using their native accent to pronounce Japanese words.