History Funny / TheDarkKnight

''[Batman smashes the Joker's hand; Joker pauses for effect, [[Web Video/Badman]]
who punches a hand?]''\\

''[Batman smashes the Joker's hand; Joker pauses for effect, who punches a hand?]''\\

''[Batman smashes the Joker's hand; Joker pauses for effect]''\\

** In context, [[spoiler:Joker is also basically saying "I just want to blow something up already. C'mon, c'mon. Just one guy's gonna blow."]]
* The Joker's reaction as he [[spoiler:escapes jail in a police car]]. He sticks his head out the window like a dog, cackles, and right before the cut, throws his head back and motorboats.

* When The Joker [[spoiler:sits down next to Harvey's hospital bed, grins and says, "Hiii."]]
** [[spoiler:Especially how ''awkward'' the grin is. Like, "Yeah, uh, sorry about that whole 'dead girlfriend' thing, that was my bad...are we cool?"]]
*** [[spoiler: It could also be taken as "Yeah... I'm dressed like a nurse. I know it's weird. Long story."]]
** [[spoiler: It's also funny because it sounds like he's channeling all of those stereotypically frumpy nurses with grating voices in one word. And he nails it.]]

* The Joker's failed attempt at an UnflinchingWalk [[spoiler:after blowing up the hospital. But the Joker dressed as a nurse, and ''skipping'' is already funny enough. It's even funnier when one of the bombs [[WheresTheKaboom fails to go off, and he stands there hitting the button until it blows up]].]]

-->'''Joker's henchman''': [[spoiler:[[TemptingFate He missed!]]]]\\
One second later: [[spoiler: The steel line tightens, ripping out lampposts and flipping the truck]]

* The truck's motto: [[spoiler:'''S'''LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE]]

** Most of reactions the SWAT officer riding shotgun has to what's happening. It's like if you put a [[OnlySaneMan real person]] into the kind of crap that happens in Gotham on a routine basis. The awesome is how the driver ([[spoiler:Gordon]]) stays calm and completely silent even when the Joker is raking the truck with a machine pistol and making a perfectly timed move to dodge the Tumbler.

* Two words: "panic room".

-->'''Mayor Anthony Garcia:''' You can get up. Both of you. ''[Gordon and Loeb depart]'' Sit down.

* Gorden and some officers burst into Loeb's office when they believe the Joker will try to kill him. Loeb calmly says that he's found the solution to such panics a long time ago - and pulls out a bottle of whiskey and a glass.

* When the Joker ambushes the convoy, he blocks the road with a fire engine... that is on fire.

--> '''The Joker:''' ''(fake laughter done in deadpan voice)'' Ah ha ha ha ha, hahaha, ha, ha, ha, oh, a-hee-hee, ha ha, oh, hee ha, ahaha. ''(returns to normal voice)'' And I thought ''my'' jokes were bad. ''[Meanwhile whilst Joker walks in, Gambol's "boy" gives him a double take and raises a hand to gesture at him, looking at a fellow gangster like "Is this motherfucka fruity loops or something?"]''

--> '''The Joker:''' ''(fake laughter done in deadpan voice)'' Ah ha ha ha ha, hahaha, ha, ha, ha, oh, a-hee-hee, ha ha, oh, hee ha, ahaha. ''(returns to normal voice)'' And I thought ''my'' jokes were bad.

'''Grumpy:''' [[GenreSavvy I'm bettin']] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness the Joker told you to kill me as soon as we loaded the cash.]]\\

** Causes a BrickJoke: later, Bruce and Alfred are going over plans for Bruce's trip to Hong Kong to capture Lau. Bruce asks if Alfred has an alibi in mind, and Alfred says, "Oh yes." [[GilliganCut The scene cuts]] to Harvey and Rachel showing up at the opera house, only to find the box office shuttered. Taped in the ticket window is a newspaper article with Bruce Wayne's photo, headlined "'''Love Boat''': Billionaire Absconds With ''Entire'' Russian Ballet."

-->'''Happy:''' ''[turns around]'' What, no-no-NO-! ''[Cuts to Bozo in the lobby with the sound of a gunshot]''

'''Grumpy:''' I'm bettin' the Joker told you to kill me as soon as we loaded the cash.\\
'''Bozo''': ''[sighs and checks his watch]'' No. No, no, no. [[WhamLine I kill the bus driver.]] ''[edges off to one side]''\\

--> '''Mobster:''' Holy shit!

--> '''Gambol:''' You think you can steal from us and just walk away?!

--> '''The Joker:''' ''(looks as if he's about to say something to Gambol, then changes his mind)'' So - listen, why don't you all give me a call when you want to start taking things a little - more - ''seriously?'' Here's - my - card.

* When the Joker and his men are crashing Bruce's fundraiser, apparently he was short on clown masks and some of his men had to come in ''pantyhose'' to improvise.

** Considering that one of his men at the attempted assassination on the Mayor had "RACHEL DAWES" on his name tag, it's more likely that he did know her name, and is happily bullshitting Harvey here as part of his...ahem...[[MindRape therapy]].

** Bruce doesn't; he just heads out on his mission, leaving poor Al to give the ballerina a resigned "turn around" with his hand.

* When Batman is chasing the Joker on the Batpod, he drives right past a man sitting in a parked car, examining himself in the drivers mirror and flicking out a cigarette. Batman zooms past, shattering the guy's mirror, surprising him, and then his face changes to an "um...okaaay" kind of expression.

* The difference between you and the Batman is that HE'S NOT WEARING HOCKEY PADS!!!!!

*** And the copycat's hanging his head at the same time.

* When the judge and Loeb are being killed, we see Harvey Dent talking with Rachel at Bruce's fundraiser. As he's just [[RightBehindMe mentioning Bruce's name]] in response to Rachel having someone else in her life, Bruce suddenly walks up from behind, locks him in a sleeper hold, and drags him into another room. He has a reason, but still.
* When Bruce is trying to get to his batman costume at the party:
--> '''Joker's lackey''' (to Bruce): Hands up, pretty boy!
--> ''(Bruce swiftly disarms him and takes apart his shotgun without slowing down)''

--> *beat*
--> '''Fox''': ''*sly smile*'' Now that's more like it, Mr. Wayne.

--> '''The Joker:''' ''(fake laughter done in deadpan voice)'' Ah ha ha ha ha, hahaha, ha, ha, ha, oh, a-hee-hee, ha ha, oh, hee ha, ahaha. ''(returns to normal voice)'' And I thought ''my'' jokes were bad!

* The Joker gets rid of Gambol. He tells Gambol's cronies, "So, which of you ''fine'' gentlemen would like to join our team? Oh. There's only one spot open right now, so we're gonna have... ''[breaks the pool cue in half]'' tryouts."
* When the Joker and his men are crashing Bruce's fundraiser, apparently he was short on clown masks and some of his men had to come in pantyhose to improvise.

** "''Very'' poor choice of words!"

* Joker stumbling out of the wrecked truck and [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace accidentally letting off a quick burst of negligent fire]] from his submachine gun.
* When a mook tries to pull off Batman's mask only to be shocked by its built-in taser, Joker mockingly imitates the man's spasms.

'''Joker:''' Never start with the head! The victim gets all... fuzzy. He can't feel the next...\\

* The sight of the Joker wearing a nurse's costume. Not a uniform, [[NaughtyNurseOutfit a costume]]. Not only is the thought of a terrorist keeping such a thing lying around just in case seem funny, but the fact that he managed to fool at least one person with it.
* When The Joker [[spoiler:sits down next to Harvey's hospital bed, grins and says "Hiii."]]

--> '''Joker''': When you and...uh...

--> '''Joker''': ''Rachel'' were being abducted...I was sitting in Gordon's cage.
** Since this is the first time the Joker even uses Rachel's name, it's possible that he ''never'' knew her real name until Harvey said it.
*** On the other hand, considering that one of his men at the attempted assassination on the Mayor had the name on his tag, it's more likely that he did know, and is happily bullshitting Harvey.

** It's made even better by the fact that [[ThrowItIn the explosive actually did fail to go off]], and Heath Ledger stayed in character.

--> Dent's face afterwards has [[OhCrap to be seen.]]

** What makes it even better is the "OhCrap, he's right" look that appears on Reese's face while Fox is talking.

--->: '''Bruce''': "This isn't what I meant, when I said I wanted to inspire people."

---.: "This isn't what I meant, when I said I wanted to inspire people."

* When the Joker ambushes the convoy, he blocks the road with a fire engine... that is on fire. [[DontExplainTheJoke A]] '''[[DontExplainTheJoke fire]]''' [[DontExplainTheJoke truck]].

--> ...and as for the, uh - the ''television's'' so-called "plan"? Batman has no jurisdiction. He'll find him, and make him ''squeal!'' I know the squealers when I see them, and...

'''Grumpy''': ''[confused]'' Bus driver? ''[Bozo glares at him]'' [[KilledMidSentence What bus dri]]-''[The back end of a school bus bursts through the doors, and runs him over]''\\

-->''*[[spoiler:Gordon]] yanks him away*''

* When a mook tries to pull off Batman's mask only to be shocked by its built-in taser, Joker mockingly imitates the man's spasms.

-->'''The Joker''': ''(Annoyed groan)'' Could you ''please'' just give me a minute?!