History Fridge / BatmanTheAnimatedSeries

** It might have started as a club for old-time gentlemen explorers (the "Art Deco" period atmosphere of the series suggests a compatible time frame), with the temple reproduction as a thematically appropriate side annex. Admittedly, that wouldn't explain actual lethal deathtraps; maybe the Joker made a few modifications in advance [[CrazyPrepared just in case]] he needed to cover his retreat.

* The Joker's fear of the [[IntimidatingRevenueService IRS]] being greater than his fear of Batman as seen in "Joker's Millions" may seem like just a gag, but it's actually very logical. Batman won't kill him, only capture him, and he won't go to jail because he'll just plead insanity and instead go to Arkham, where he can recruit more goons for his gang, and then eventually escape. But you can't plead insanity for not giving Uncle Sam his cut. The Joker will definitely go to jail when fighting the IRS over tax evasion charges, and he'll be torn apart since a lot of the grunts he abandoned in the past would run into him. He wouldn't even have time to fashion a weapon of any kind.

** There is, however, a subtler brilliance to the scene - Not only did Joker believe he ''was'' about to die, which probably exhilirated him, but the revelation that the gun was a dud probably confirmed in his mind some sort of perceived immortality that was played up a lot with Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker.

* In "Joker's Favor," it seems a bit odd that Joker would become so obsessed with a guy who yelled at him on the highway. When the poor sap is begging Joker to let him go, he mentions that he [[TheKillingJoke had a really bad day...]]

*** Yet another one. Step One: Play ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' and take down a few goons with Suicide Collars on, taking careful note of the mechanical laughing noise the collar alarms make. Step Two: Watch "The Joker's Wild" and listen to the mechanical laughter the giant Joker sign on the casino makes. Step Three: Remember that MarkHamill [[HeyItsThatVoice is the voice of]] SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker in both ''Arkham Asylum'' AND ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''. Congratulations, you are now seeing the Animated Series' Joker doing everything that the Joker does in ''Arkham Asylum''. [[HellIsThatNoise Enjoy your heebie-jeebies]].

* At ''Joker’s favor'', The Peregrinator’s Club offers an homage to Gordon that TheJoker wants to spoil… when Batman chases him, the Joker flees to an exact reproduction of a MayIncaTec temple built exactly like the original… including the {{BoobyTrap}}s… ''Just what kind of club does that?''
* In ''Baby Doll'' remember when she put the dynamite on the cake? She wasn't stepping away. She wanted to kill herself together with her former cast members.

* The episode ''A bullet for Bullock'' has a classic EnemyMine: A [[CondescendingCompassion condescending Batman]] is helping a distrusting Bullock to discover who is trying to kill him. It’s a character study about Bullock, a NobleBigotWithABadge who, despite being an honest cop, his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] has managed to alienate everyone around him. When Bullock invokes a NotSoDifferent scenario, Batman is insulted. At the end, when Bullock shows he is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold as he genuinely tries to thank TheBatman for his help, TheBatman answers ''Forget it, Bullock. You’ve got enough problems.''. You could interpret this as CondescendingCompassion. It's not. Batman is genuinely scared by Bullock’s fate. Cue WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond and we see Bruce Wayne with an even worse case of LonelyAtTheTop.

*** Well, the other villains never seem to suspect anything, so it's probably safe to assume they think he's just that dumb on a regular basis. He is sitting at a table with a bunch of ingenious, but narcissistic baddies, after all, and just because he's "not stupid" doesn't mean they think he's smart.

* The Joker's fear of the [[IntimidatingRevenueService IRS]] being greater than his fear of Batman as seen in "Mad Love" may seem like just a gag, but it's actually very logical. Batman won't kill him, only capture him, and he won't go to jail because he'll just plead insanity and instead go to Arkham, where he can recruit more goons for his gang, and then eventually escape. But you can't plead insanity for not giving Uncle Sam his cut. The Joker will definitely go to jail when fighting the IRS over tax evasion charges, and he'll be torn apart since a lot of the grunts he abandoned in the past would run into him. He wouldn't even have time to fashion a weapon of any kind.4

** Well, the other villains never seem to suspect anything, so it's probably safe to assume they think he's just that dumb on a regular basis. He is sitting at a table with a bunch of ingenious, but narcissistic baddies, after all, and just because he's "not stupid" doesn't mean they think he's smart.

* The episode ''A bullet for Bullock'' has a classic EnemyMine: A [[CondescendingCompassion condescending Batman]] is helping a distrusting Bullock to discover who is trying to kill him. It’s a character study about Bullock, a NobleBigotWithABadge who, despite being an honest cop, his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] has managed to alienate everyone around him. When Bullock invokes a NotSoDifferent scenario, Batman is insulted. At the end, when Bullock shows he is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold as he genuinely tries to thank TheBatman for his help, TheBatman answers ''Forget it, Bullock. You’ve got enough problems.''. You could interpret this as CondescendingCompassion. It's not. Batman is genuinely scared by Bullock’s fate. Cue BatmanBeyond and we see Bruce Wayne with an even worse case of LonelyAtTheTop.

* The episode ''A bullet for Bullock'' has a classic EnemyMine: A [[CondescendingCompassion condescending Batman]] is helping a distrusting Bullock to discover who is trying to kill him. It’s a character study about Bullock, a NobleBigotWithABag who, despite being an honest cop, his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] has managed to alienate everyone around him. When Bullock invokes a NotSoDifferent scenario, Batman is insulted. At the end, when Bullock shows he is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold as he genuinely tries to thank TheBatman for his help, TheBatman answers ''Forget it, Bullock. You’ve got enough problems.''. You could interpret this as CondescendingCompassion. It's not. Batman is genuinely scared by Bullock’s fate. Cue BatmanBeyond and we see Bruce Wayne with an even worse case of LonelyAtTheTop.

* The Joker's fear of the [[IntimidatingRevenueService IRS]] being greater than his fear of Batman as seen in "Mad Love" may seem like just a gag, but it's actually very logical. Batman won't kill him, only capture him, and he won't go to jail because he'll just plead insanity and instead go to Arkham, where he can recruit more goons for his gang, and then eventually escape. But you can't plead insanity for not giving Uncle Sam his cut. The Joker will definitely go to jail when fighting the IRS over tax evasion charges, and he'll be torn apart since a lot of the grunts he abandoned in the past would run into him. He wouldn't even have time to fashion a weapon of any kind.

** Also this; If Harley ''did'' kill the Joker this would have given his the final victory, having make Harley into a killer like himself

* "Over the Edge". Although Gordon's grief over [[spoiler:the death of Barbara]] is highly understandable, he quickly goes from remorseful to irrational and finally outright ''delusional'' in his vendetta against the Batfamily, acting severely out of character to the point that [[spoiler:he blames Batman for most of his RoguesGallery coming to be (at least the Arkham ones), and willingly makes a deal with ''Bane'' just to take Batman down]], something he would ''never'' do in his right mind. [[spoiler:This makes the reveal that the entire episode was a [[AllJustADream fear-gas induced hallucination by Batgirl]] all the more believable. Her greatest fear is that, because she never told her father the truth, her possible death would set him against Batman, so of ''course'' he would act utterly irrational in the dream.]]

* Step One: Watch ReturnOfTheJoker. Step Two: Watch any Batman episode that focuses on Tim Drake, especially if it features his trademark recklessness and devil-may-care attitude. Step Three: Hide under a blanket; eat ice cream out of the carton; try not to cry.

* Why is the Riddler missing from the second half of ''Trial''? Because, while he may be crazy, he's not AS crazy as the rest of the villains there. He takes the opportunity to just play his own get out of jail free card.
* The Joker's fear of the [[IntimidatingRevenueService IRS]] being greater than his fear of Batman as seen in ''Mad Love'' may seem like just a gag, but it's actually very logical. Batman won't kill him, only capture him, and he won't go to jail because he'll just plead insanity and instead go to Arkham, where he can recruit more goons for his gang, and then eventually escape. But you can't plead insanity for not giving Uncle Sam his cut. The Joker will definitely go to jail when fighting the IRS over tax evasion charges, and he'll be torn apart since a lot of the grunts he abandoned in the past would run into him. He wouldn't even have time to fashion a weapon of any kind.

* The Joker's fear of the [[IntimidatingRevenueService IRS]] being greater than his fear of Batman as seen in ''Mad Love'' may seem like just a gag, but it's actually very logical. Batman won't kill him, only capture him, and he won't go to jail because he'll just plead insanity and instead go to Arkham, where he can recruit more goons for his gang, and then eventually escape.
But you can't plead insanity for not giving Uncle Sam his cut. The Joker will definitely go to jail when fighting the IRS over tax evasion charges, and he'll be torn apart since a lot of the grunts he abandoned in the past would run into him. He wouldn't even have time to fashion a weapon of any kind.

* At ''Joker’s favor'', The Peregrinator’s Club offers an homage to Gordon that TheJoker wants to spoil… when Batman chases him, the Joker flees to an exact reproduction of a MayIncaTec temple built exactly like the original… including the {{BoobyTrap}}s… ''Just what kind of club does that?''