History Recap / TheNewBatmanAdventuresE7JokersMillions

The episode begins with Franchise/{{Batman}} chasing ComicBook/TheJoker in an electronics fair. During the chase, Joker and Harley Quinn have difficulties like running out of bullets and their car not having any gas. As soon as Batman and Batgirl catches up to them, Joker makes an escape with the ''only'' [[EjectionSeat parachute]]. This outrages Harley as she gets sent to Arkham.

* IntimidatingRevenueService: Even [[ComicBook/TheJoker the Clown Prince of Crime]] is afraid of them. "I'm crazy enough to take on Batman, but the IRS? No-o-o-o, thank you!" (Ironically, the agent who appeared actually [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure seemed like a nice guy]].)

* CounterfeitCash: Most of Joker's "inheritance" consists of fake money and valuables. The bills even have King Barlowe's face on them as an extra "fuck you" to the Clown Prince of Crime.
* CuteButCacophonic: Fake Harley considered InUniverse even more beautiful than original Harley … until she opens her mouth. Then you realise she has a nasally voice and AnnoyingLaugh.

* EvilLaughTurnedCoughingFit: After [[KarmaHoudini King Barlowe]] finished explaining his ThanatosGambit (which is also a BatmanGambit) to make Joker's life hell, he finishes his speech with gloating and laughing. But because he's on his deathbed, he suffers from IncurableCoughOfDeath mid-laughter and must use an oxygen breathing mask to stop it.

** The Joker gets one when he finds that the money he intended to use to pay off the IRS is fake and later finding out from the video will that he's been had.

* CounterfeitCash: Most of Joker's "inheritance" consists of fake money and valuables.

* PeopleFallOffChairs: The Joker tips over in his chair upon learning how much money he owes the IRS, complete with a silly-sounding scream.

* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: The figure that Agent Perry of the IRS shows the Joker how much tax he owes, the Joker screams and slides back in his desk chair until it tips over.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: If someone received an inheritance (even if it's [[UnexpectedInheritance unexpected]]), it must be verified for authenticity before accepting it. The inheritor must also pay the taxes and debts on the inheritance right after taking it. Joker would have been informed of the counterfeit before he even ''saw'' the money and would likely have received whatever sum was left ''after'' the IRS deducted the appropriate amount (for the real portion of the money) from taxes. In other words, [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality if law was played realistic, the entire episode wouldn't have happened at all]].

* DyingDeclarationOfHate: This is combined with ThanatosGambit and PosthumousVillainVictory. In his video will, Barlowe exploited Joker's greed via his fake UnexpectedInheritance scam, knowing the clown will binge-spend before realizing the taxman cometh. He even rubs it in Joker's face with a MortonsFork: get jailed for tax evasion (something he won't do), or admit he's been conned by a dead man and become the punchline of Gotham (something he can't accept due to his tremendous ego).

* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: The Joker quickly burns through the real money he inherited, just as Barlowe [[ThanatosGambit expected]].

* BuxomIsBetter: Implied with the replacement Harley with the Joker even commenting that she "filled up the position nicely" while winking at the audience.

-->'''Joker:''' Harley?

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: In real life, the entire fortune must be verified for authenticity before being offered to the owner and the taxes and debts must be deducted from the amount immediately after the owner agrees to take the fortune; Joker would have been informed of the counterfeit before he even ''saw'' the money, and would likely have received whatever sum was left ''after'' the IRS deducted the appropriate amount (for the real portion of the money) from taxes. In other words, [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality if law was played realistic, the entire episode wouldn't have happened at all]].

* TranquilFury: Joker's reaction to seeing Barlowe's VideoWill where he's revealed to have been had, is to growl furiously, and then silently ShootTheTelevision.

* SpannerInTheWorks: As stated under LockedOutOfTheloop, Barlowe's Bodyguard wasn't briefed by Barlowe on the plan before his death. So his gunning for Joker at the Iceberg Lounge unwittingly nearly ends up derailing the posthumous revenge Barlowe had planned for Joker.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: In real life, the entire fortune must be verified for authenticity before being offered to the owner and the taxes and debts must be deducted from the amount immediately after the owner agrees to take the fortune; Joker would have been informed of the counterfeit before he even ''saw'' the money, and would likely have received whatever sum was left ''after'' the IRS deducted the appropriate amount (for the real portion of the money) from taxes. In other words, [[NecessaryWeasel if law was played realistic, the entire episode wouldn't have happened at all]].

* FlawExploitation: The Joker could save himself all sorts of grief if he had just admitted that much of Barlowe's fortune is counterfeit cash, but Barlowe correctly anticipates that the Joker wouldn't admit under any circumstances that someone got the better of him and end up becoming [[NeverLiveItDown the Gotham underworld's]] ButtMonkey. The VideoWill even openly mocks him for it.

* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: Inverted; in this episode, it seems the Joker can no longer access whatever method he uses to fund himself. He and Harley are broke.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: It didn't dawn on Joker's mind that most of Barlowe's inheritance was fake. He should have verified its authenticity ''well before'' splurging on it. Barlowe even rubbed it in Joker's face in his taped SpitefulWill.

* DyingDeclarationOfHate: This is combined with ThanatosGambit and PosthumousVillainVictory. In his video will, Barlowe exploited Joker's greed via his fake UnexpectedInheritance scam, knowing the clown will binge-spend before realizing the taxman cometh. He even rubs it on Joker's face with a MortonsFork.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[spoiler: Barlowe's Bodyguard was not made aware of Barlowe's plan before his death. So he doesn't understand why his boss left all of his money to his most hated enemy. His attempt to go after Joker himself unwittingly nearly derails the posthumous vengeance Barlowe had planned.]]

* SpannerInTheWorks: As stated under LockedOutOfTheloop, [[spoiler: Barlowe's Bodyguard wasn't briefed by Barlowe on the plan before his death. So his gunning for Joker at the Iceberg Lounge unwittingly nearly ends up derailing the posthumous revenge Barlowe had planned for Joker.]]

* FlawExploitation: The Joker could save himself all sorts of grief if he had just admitted that much of Barlowe's fortune is counterfeit cash, but Barlowe correctly anticipates that the Joker wouldn't admit under any circumstances that someone got the better of him. The VideoWill even openly mocks him for it.

* PosthumousVillainVictory: A case of a villain doing this to another, but there's Barlowe's prank from beyond the grave, getting one on the Joker via his SpitefulWill willing Joker a bunch of counterfeit money with only ten million real dollars.

* SpitefulWill: How Barlowe gets his posthumous {{revenge}} on the Joker. He gives the clown his millions, revealing in his tape that most of it is fake. Expecting the Joker to splurge on it, he won't have enough to pay off the IRS, and won't admit Barlowe tricked him, allowing Barlowe to get the "last laugh" after his death, without the Joker coming after him.

* {{Troll}}: You can't be a bigger troll than Barlowe, who upstaged the Joker with an UnexpectedInheritance full of CounterfeitCash, knowing he'd binge-spend the real cash and not have enough to pay off the IRS. Barlowe even rubbed it in his face with a postmortem VideoWill. Joker's reaction to being fooled by his dead rival is to ShootTheTelevision in rage.
* TroubleEntendre: Harley invokes this trope before [[TheDogBitesBack exacting revenge]] against The Joker by beating him with her nightstick.

-->'''Quinn:''' Hiya, Mistah J... Welcome to the club.

* HypocriticalHumour: When one of Joker's henchmen asks if he's going to pay Harley's bail to get her out of Arkham, Joker replies that they can't be too extravagant with their money, despite being seen earlier throwing money away.

* CuteButCacophonic: Fake Harley considered InUniverse even more beautiful than original Harley … until she open her mouth. Then you realise she has a nasally voice and AnnoyingLaugh.

%%* CuteButCacophonic: Fake Harley.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: In real life, the entire fortune must be verified for authenticity before being offered to the owner and the taxes and debts must be deducted from the amount immediately after the owner agrees to take the fortune; Joker would have been informed of the counterfeit before he even ''saw'' the money, and would likely have received whatever sum was left ''after'' the IRS deducted the appropriate amount (for the real portion of the money) from taxes. In other words, [[NecessaryWeasel if law was realistic, the entire episode wouldn't have been at all]].

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: In real life, the entire fortune must be verified for authenticity before being offered to the owner and the taxes and debts must be deducted from the amount immediately after the owner agrees to take the fortune; Joker would have been informed of the counterfeit before he even ''saw'' the money, and would likely have received whatever sum was left ''after'' the IRS deducted the appropriate amount (for the real portion of the money) from taxes. In other words, if law was realistic, the entire episode wouldn't have been at all.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: In real life, the entire fortune must be verified for authenticity before being offered to the owner and the taxes must be deducted from the amount immediately after the owner agrees to take the fortune; Joker would have been informed of the counterfeit before he even ''saw'' the money, and would likely have received whatever sum was left ''after'' the IRS deducted the appropriate amount (for the real portion of the money) from taxes.