History Fridge / BatmanTheAnimatedSeries

* In "Love Is A Croc" (I think that's the one), it actually makes sense that Croc would cheat on Baby Doll. She may be an adult, but she has the body of ''a five-year-old!'' Croc's a cannibal, not a pedophile.

** It gets better: at the end of the HourglassPlot, Charlie Collins manages to convince Joker that he has been DrivenToMadness because HeWhoFightsMonsters... (this is the effect Joker has on normal people). So, what does Joker say when Charlie menaces to kill him instead of theBbatman, ruining Joker’s dream of TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou?

** It gets better: at the end of the HourglassPlot, Charlie Collins manages to convince Joker that he has been DrivenToMadness because HeWhoFightsMonsters... (this is the effect Joker has on normal people). So, what does Joker say when Charlie menaces to kill him instead of the batman, ruining Joker’s dream of TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou?

* In "Mad as a Hatter," there are some subtle hints that Jervis Tetch's StartOfDarkness happened ''before'' he saw his chance with Alice after her boyfriend (briefly) dumps her. Early on, Bruce Wayne asks about Tetch's progress on his proposal to use microchips to enhance the brain....''after'' the episode has established he's secretly created Mind Control technology instead. And later that same day, he notes that he's already created plenty of mind-chips powerful enough to control human beings, which are already marked with the Mad Hatter's logo.

* In the opening of "Harley's Holiday", Harley calls the Scarecrow "Professor Crane" and he cuts off in the middle of his rant to greet her as "child." We learn in "Mad Love" that Harley used to be a psychologist, and in ''ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures'' that Scarecrow, after being fired from the university, still secretly wants to teach.

* The white lines in [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070220101906/dcanimated/images/f/f9/Btas.gif this logo]] resembles the skeleton of a bat's wing. Wether this is intentional or not is up to debate.

* The white lines in [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070220101906/dcanimated/images/f/f9/Btas.gif this logo]] resembles the skeleton of a bat's wing.

*** [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83cttRyOU1r6cnz4o1_1280.jpg Somehow I]] [[http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83cttRyOU1r6cnz4o2_1280.jpg don't think he'd]] [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83cttRyOU1r6cnz4o3_1280.jpg have a problem.]]

* In '"Baby Doll", remember when Mary Dahl put the dynamite on the cake? She wasn't stepping away. She wanted to ''kill herself together with her former cast members.''

** There is, however, a subtler brilliance to the scene - Not only did Joker believe he ''was'' about to die, which probably exhilarated 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 Creator/HeathLedger's portrayal of the Joker.

** It gets better: at the end of the HourglassPlot, Charlie Collins manages to convince Joker that he has been DrivenToMadness because HeWhoFightsMonsters… (this is the effect Joker has on normal people). So, what does Joker say when Charlie menaces to kill him instead of the batman, ruining Joker’s dream of TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou ?

* In "Zatanna" the titular character tries to read Bruce's future, but fails to say the right card. The right card, however, is a joker. As in, she really did tell his future with the playing cards.

* In the 3rd episode "Nothing to Fear", Scarecrow does an arson with a helicopter as a getaway vehicle, and then, later, uses a blimp, to gas the fundraiser. Why not ride the helicopter? So he can conceal enough fear toxin to gas hundreds of people, in a wide area (The fundraiser halls), for several minutes, its STILL been pumped through the air ducts when they leave.

** It's also not a bad plan if you think about it. The other super-villains roll their eyes and look down on Croc for his plan, but that's because they all suffer from crippling cases of ComplexityAddiction; their plans are all elaborate and complicated DeathTrap-laden schemes that inevitably fall apart because of one little thing they didn't anticipate that lets Batman PullTheThread and unravel everything. But if you really want to whack someone, there's a reason that bludgeoning is one of the oldest forms of murder known to man; it's simple and it gets the job done. Croc isn't stupid; unlike the other villains, Croc is ''practical''. [[spoiler: And also unlike the other villains, Batman recognises that.]]

** Speaking of familiarity, that's another reason for this attitude: the Joker is used to fighting Batman but is out of his element fighting the IRS.

* In "Heart Of Ice" Mr. Freeze's arch enemy is Ferris Boyle. What is the polar opposite of water freezing? Boiling!
* In "Love Is A Croc" (I think that's the one) it actually makes sense that Croc would cheat on Baby Doll. She may be an adult, but she has the body of ''a five-year-old!'' Croc's a cannibal, not a pedophile.

* In "Animal Acts," animal trainer Miranda Kane mentions that her parents have retired to Sarasota. Not only is Sarasota, Florida full or retirees, but it's also the location of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, which includes the Circus Museum.
* In the opening of "Harley's Holiday", Harley calls the Scarecrow "Professor Crane" and he cuts off in the middle of his rant to greet her as "child." We learn in "Mad Love" that Harley used to be a psychologist, and in ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures that Scarecrow, after being fired from the university, still secretly wants to teach.

* In "Baby-Doll", two famous plays are mentioned in the story; William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' and Arthur Miller's ''Death of a Salesman''. Seems like a random reference...but not so much when used in context.

* In Heart of Steel Pt. 1 & 2, the untold origin of "Randa Duane." H.A.R.D.A.C. was unable to build a duplicate that had a human-like personality unless it had observed or captured the original person, or had detailed information (Bullock, Rossum, and Batman.) The Gordon duplicant is present when Commissioner Gordon is kidnapped, which is likely why it's behavior is cold and robotic, H.A.R.D.A.C. had little to base a personality off of, leading to Barbara figuring out something was wrong. However, the Randa Duane duplicant acts just like an ordinary human, and Rossum doesn't seem to give any indication he is aware she is a robot, showing no concern when she goes on a date with Bruce. In fact, he is surprised that the duplicant process has been used. At some point, the real Randa Duane probably was Rossum's assistant, until H.A.R.D.A.C. replaced, and killed her.
* In "Fires From Olympus," Maxie Zeus shoots down a police blimp with his lightning cannon, presumably killing the cops piloting it. The flaming blimp then falls into Gotham City, where we see hundreds of people running away. There's no way all of those people could've gotten away in time...

* In "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?''

** It can view into even worse territory than that. The plant-men go from "son" to "Husband" in a matter of days, maybe a couple of weeks. So, are the "husband" stage plant-men engaging in...marital favors...with what is, in all essence, their own mother? After all, Ivy did say that this was her attempt to have a family "on her own terms". Did she just mean the superficial appearance of a domestic family, or, in her own twisted way, all the deeper things that go with it, including a physical relationship?
* In "Almost Got Him", Two-Face mentions that if the giant coin lands on Batman it'll crush him, after Batman escapes the coin lands on two grunts...

* We see more men than women in Arkham Asylum. In the episode "Trial", the entire staff and doctors were under Mad Hatter's mind control, meaning the non-super powered women were left unprotected in a place full of wild mad men. We don't know what horrible crimes these guys have committed that got themselves in Arkham...

** As for ''Death of a Salesman'', that play is about Willie Loman and his desire to relive the glory days through his sons, one of whom rebels. Guess what Baby-Doll's motives are for kidnapping her former costars? Reliving the glory days.

** It's also not a bad plan if you think about it. The other super-villains roll their eyes and look down on "Croc" for his plan, but that's because they all suffer from crippling cases of ComplexityAddiction; their plans are all elaborate and complicated DeathTrap-laden schemes that inevitably fall apart because of one little thing they didn't anticipate that lets Batman PullTheThread and unravel everything. But if you really want to whack someone, there's a reason that bludgeoning is one of the oldest forms of murder known to man; it's simple and it gets the job done. Croc isn't stupid; unlike the other villains, Croc is ''practical''. [[spoiler: And also unlike the other villains, Batman recognises that.]]

* "Over the Edge" is already bad enough as it is but what if [[spoiler: it was all real? At least one author ran with the idea and by the end of the story, Bruce and Tim have fled Gotham forever after Gordon turns a blind eye to Tim's leg wound getting so infected it eventually has to be amputated.]]

* "Over the Edge" is already bad enough as it is but what if [[spoiler: it was all real? At least one author ran with the idea and by the end of the story, Bruce and Tim have fled Gotham forever after Gordan turns a blind eye to Tim's leg wound getting so infected it eventually has to be amputated.]]

* We see more men than women in Arkham Asylum. In the episode "Trial", the entire staff and doctor were under Mad Hatter's mind control, meaning the non-super power women were left unprotected in a place full of wild mad men. We don't know what horrible crimes these guys have committed that got themselves in Arkham.
* In "Lock-Up", two of the inmates who are ''terrified'' of the titular jailer are Scarecrow, a man who lives and breathes fear, and Harley Quinn, who spends her free time with The Joker and who has experienced quite a bit of pain because of it. Two people who really shouldn't be able to be affected by a normal human are absolutely shaking with fear about the possibility of one guy coming anywhere ''near'' them, even when he's being pinned down by about six guards. Just what did he ''do'' to them?

** It gets better: at the end of the HourglassPlot, Charlie Collins manage to convince Joker that he has been DrivenToMadness because HeWhoFightsMonsters… (this is the effect Joker has on normal people). So, what does Joker say when Charlie menaces to kill him instead of the batman, ruining Joker’s dream of TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou ?

* In the ending of ''Harlequinade'', the Joker, perhaps for the first time ever, shows genuine love and affection to Harley, after the she tries to blow his head with a machine gun and fails by no fault of her own. The obvious FridgeBrilliance is that the Joker revelled in seeing Harley pushed far enough to pull the trigger. In his own twisted mind, she finally matched up to a standard that he did not believe she could.

* In "Zatanna" the titualar character tries to read Bruce's future, but fails to say the right card. The right card, however, is a joker. As in, she really did tell his future with the playing cards.

* In Heart of Steel Pt. 1 & 2, the untold origin of "Randa Duane." H.A.R.D.A.C. was unable to build a duplicant that had a human-like personality unless it had observed or captured the original person, or had detailed information (Bullock, Rossum, and Batman.) The Gordon duplicant is present when Commissioner Gordon is kidnapped, which is likely why it's behavior is cold and robotic, H.A.R.D.A.C. had little to base a personality off of, leading to Barbara figuring out something was wrong. However, the Randa Duane duplicant acts just like an ordinary human, and Rossum doesn't seem to give any indication he is aware she is a robot, showing no concern when she goes on a date with Bruce. In fact, he is surprised that the duplicant process has been used. At some point, the real Randa Duane probably was Rossum's assistant, until H.A.R.D.A.C. replaced, and killed her.

*** 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 Creator/MarkHamill 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''. Enjoy your heebie-jeebies.

*** 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''. Enjoy your heebie-jeebies.

* We see more men than women in Arkham Asylum. In the episode "Trial", the entire staff and doctor were under Mad Hatter's mind control, meaning the non-super power women were left unprotected in a place full of wild mad men. We don't know the horrible crimes these guys committed to get themselves in Arkham.