Line #19 Trivia/HarleyQuinn2019


1	* ActingForTwo:
2	** Lake Bell voices RecurringExtra Cheryl as well as Poison Ivy.
3	** Tony Hale voices Dr. Psycho and also did Felix Faust.
4	** Alan Tudyk voices both Clayface and The Joker, and also did Calendar Man, Condiment King, Dr. Trap and Firefly.
5	** Matt Oberg voices Kite-Man and also Killer Croc and [=KGBeast=].
6	** Tisha Campbell voices Tawny Young, the PoweredArmor Batsuit's A.I., "M.O.N.I.C.A.", and Amanda Waller.
7	** Jim Rash voices The Riddler and also did Mr. Isley (Poison Ivy's dad).
8	** James Adomian voices Bane and also the Ratcatcher.
9	** Andy Daly voices Two-Face and also the U.S. President, Mister Miracle, and Kite-Man's dad.
10	** Vanessa Marshall voices both Wonder Woman and Giganta.
11	** Rachel Dratch voices both Nora Fries and Queen Hippolyta.
12	** Phil [=LaMarr=] voices Lucius Fox, Black Manta, and Jason Praxis.
13	** Charlie Adler voiced both male Quinzels, Nick and Grandpa, and Susie Essman did both the older Quinzel women, Sharon and Grandma.
14	* AllStarCast: The voice cast is pretty big, especially compared to other animated series. It includes Creator/KaleyCuoco, Creator/LakeBell, Creator/DiedrichBader, Creator/AlanTudyk, Creator/SanaaLathan, Ron Funches, J.B. Smoove, Creator/JasonAlexander, Creator/WandaSykes, Creator/GiancarloEsposito, Natalie Morales, Jim Rash, Creator/TonyHale, Creator/ChristopherMeloni and Rahul Kohli.
15	* BillingDisplacement: By season 2 it's clear the show has two main protagonists, Harley and Ivy, with both of their actors getting about as many spoken lines. However, in the end credits only Creator/KaleyCuoco has a full credit card for herself, whereas Creator/LakeBell is listed among the supporting actors, probably because she's much less famous than Cuoco.
16	* ChannelHop: Seasons 1-2 were made for DC Universe. Starting with [[https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/18/21445329/harley-quinn-season-3-release-hbo-max season 3]], the show moved to Creator/HBOMax, due to DC Universe being rebranded as a digital comics app.
17	* ChildrenVoicingChildren: Damian Wayne is voiced by a kid, Creator/JacobTremblay, rather than an adult woman which is usually the norm for pre-pubescent boys in animation.
18	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Series director [[https://mobile.twitter.com/colinheck/status/1261360489147187200 Colin Heck]] says that "There's No Place To Go But Down" as his favorite episode, particularly with [[spoiler: Harley and Ivy's kiss]] at the end.
19	* CrossDressingVoices:
20	** "Til Death Do Us Part" has Joey voiced by Creator/VanessaMarshall.
21	** The episode "A High Bar" has Marcus and Benjamin voiced by Meryl Hathaway and Creator/NicoleSullivan.
22	* DescendedCreator: In addition to voicing Harley, Creator/KaleyCuoco is also an executive producer for the series.
23	* ExecutiveVeto: Although the team behind the show has said that the people at DC are very supportive and willing to let them do what they want, a scene where Batman preformed oral sex on Catwoman was cut out of season 3. The reasoning is that “heroes don’t do that” (in context, the quote is talking about how making a show about villains frees them up from content restraints) and Batman sells too many toys even though the show isn’t targeted at kids.
24	* InMemoriam: The Season 4 finale episode opens with a dedication to Creator/ArleenSorkin, the original voice and inspiration for Harley in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', who died midway through the season's airing.
25	-->'''IN MEMORY OF ARLEEN SORKIN 1955-2023'''
26	* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine:
27	** The show also brings [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Newman and George Costanza]] as the Penguin and Sy Borgman, respectively.
28	** Harley and her father have the same [[Creator/KaleyCuoco voice]] [[Creator/CharlieAdler actors]] as WesternAnimation/BrandyAndMrWhiskers and [[WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed as Weathervane and Optimatus]].
29	* NonSingingVoice: Jonah Platt sings for Clayface in the season 2 finale instead of Alan Tudyk.
30	* TheOtherDarrin: In Season 4, Creator/ZenoRobinson replaces Creator/ScottPorter as The Flash.
31	* PermanentPlaceholder: Creator/CharlieAdler [[https://mobile.twitter.com/charlie_adler/status/1388968766529150977 revealed]] that he wasn't the first choice to play Nick Quinzel. A famous actor was considered for the role while he did temp dialogue, but Dean Lorey liked his performance and he was cast in the role proper.
32	* PlayingAgainstType:
33	** Creator/CharlieAdler is best known for voicing ComedicReliefCharacters who are either NiceGuy[=s=] or villains that are [[HarmlessVillain too silly]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain to take seriously]]. Nick Quinzel, however, has no likable traits whatsoever and only a select few of his moments are PlayedForLaughs.
34	** Creator/TonyHale’s two most [[Series/{{Veep}} famous]] [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment roles]] have him as [[TokenGoodTeammate one of the most likable characters in a group of mostly unlikable people.]] Here, he’s the TokenEvilTeammate, to such an extreme degree that he [[spoiler: becomes the main villain of the second season.]]
35	** Creator/HarveyGuillen, a CampGay comedic actor, voices TheComicallySerious Nightwing, and he does so in a gruff voice that's all but unrecognizable. But it's implied that Dick is purposely deepening his voice to sound more intimidating, as [[OohMeAccentsSlipping his voice is much higher when he's upset]], at which point it sounds closer to Guillen's.
36	* PlayingWithCharacterType: Creator/MichaelIronside reprises his role as Darkseid from the DCAU, though his depiction here is slightly sillier than his other roles.
37	* ProductionPosse:
38	** The show reunites the showrunners of ''Series/{{Powerless}}'', Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker and Dean Lorey, with two of its lead actors, Alan Tudyk (Van) and Ron Funches (Ron).
39	** Harley and Ivy's Season 4 future daughter is voiced by Kaley Cuoco's ''Series/TheFlightAttendant'' co-star, Creator/ZosiaMamet.
40	* RealLifeRelative: Creator/KaleyCuoco (Harley) and Creator/BrianaCuoco (Batgirl) are sisters in real life.
41	* ReleaseDateChange: [[https://mobile.twitter.com/PMSchumacker/status/1246660248200335360 Season 2]] was originally going to come out in fall 2020, but was moved to April 3.
42	* RoleReprise:
43	** Creator/DiedrichBader reprises his role as Batman from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.
44	** Creator/VanessaMarshall [[https://mobile.twitter.com/vanmarshall/status/1154050656170369024 reprises]] her role as Wonder Woman from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths''.
45	** Creator/PhilLaMarr reprises the role of Lucius Fox from ''WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls'' & ''VideoGame/Injustice2''.
46	** Creator/MichaelIronside reprises his role as Darkseid from both the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse and ''VideoGame/LegoDCSuperVillains''.
47	** [[spoiler:Creator/MattRyan reprises his role as John Constantine from the ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}''.]]
48	** Creator/AlanTudyk reprises his role of Ocean Master from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' of all places.
49	** In the French dub, Harley is voiced by Creator/DorotheePousseo, reprising her role from the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse.
50	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
51	** Originally, Harley's Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse actress Creator/MargotRobbie was on top of the wishlist to voice her here. For unknown reasons, this never came to be, and Creator/KaleyCuoco voiced her instead.
52	** [[https://mobile.twitter.com/shaneglines/status/1271529153704062976 Being Harley Quinn]] was originally going to show many versions of young Harley before eventually settling on one version.
53	** According to [[https://variety.com/2021/tv/features/subverting-superhero-tv-wandavision-harley-quinn-umbrella-academy-1234992069/ an interview]] conducted with the show's creators by Variety, they originally planned to have a sex scene between Batman and Catwoman in season 3. DC rejected their proposal, telling them that "heroes don't do that" and that "It’s hard to sell a toy if Batman is also going down on someone.".
54	** According to [[https://ew.com/tv/how-harley-quinn-made-bane-so-hilariously-lovable/ an Entertainment Weekly interview]], Justin Halpern considered {{retcon}}ning Bane's [[AdaptationalDumbass stupidity compared to his classic genius portrayals]] as ObfuscatingStupidity as part of [[TheChessmaster a larger mastermind plan]], but this idea was quickly shot down.
55	* WriteWhatYouKnow: The spin off comic "The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour" has a plethora of queer black women. The author Tee Franklin is self described as a "black, queer, autistic, disabled comic writer".

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