YMMV / Batman: The Animated Series E22 "Joker's Favor"

• Alternate Character Interpretation: It's entirely possible that Joker wasn't actually offended by Charlie's insults; he just found the perfect excuse to intimidate and kill someone.
• Catharsis Factor: After 2 years of torment and manipulation, Charlie not only scaring the Joker into backing off but getting Batman's respect and laughter is definitely what Charlie deserved.
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Charlie Collins, a white collar worker who was tormented by the Joker, only to turn the tables on him and make him BEG FOR BATMAN.
  • Harley Quinn was intended to be a one shot character for this episode. Needless to say she was popular with the fans.
• Harsher in Hindsight:
  • Compare the Joker's behavior towards Collins over a minor incident to how modern day internet trolls often stalk, harass and even threaten their targets, which often results from the troll becoming severely offended over a minor issue.
  • Charlie's Heroic Heelization Speech is horribly right, because Bruce's Batman will not be the one who brings out Joker's demise:
    Charlie: ...I found this blown out of the van. (reveals a Joker bomb) This is how it ends, Joker. No big schemes. No grand fight to the finish with the Dark Knight.
    • "Kinda funny. Ironic, really." Looks like Tim destroyed a man's dream.
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • In Batman: Arkham Knight, that's how Batman finally "kills" the Joker once and for all — making him a nobody and forgetting him. The game also explicitly states that the Joker's one true fear is being forgotten. In Batman: The Telltale Series, the harshest thing Bruce can do is tell The Joker is that he's a nameless punk who needs to be put down.
  • Harley disguised as Charlie's chauffeur made her resemble Mercy Graves, this was before Superman: The Animated Series was made. Harley even used Mercy's chauffeur suit in the episode "World's Finest, Part I".
• Memetic Badass: Charlie starts off as a timid Extreme Doormat blackmailed into becoming the Joker's accomplice, before taking a level in badass at the end of the episode. How badass you may ask? Well, in the span of two minutes, he punched the Joker hard enough that he couldn't strike back, scared the hell out of the Joker, made the Joker actually call Batman for help, pranked the Joker and made Batman laugh.
• One-Scene Wonder: Charlie Collins, the ordinary average joe who terrified the Joker, is highly beloved and the episode is considered one of the greatest Batman and Joker stories.
• Realism-Induced Horror: While the Joker may be cartoonishly insane, many fans find the episode so terrifying because Charlie is an Every Man living in fear of his life and family's safety all for snapping at the wrong man after having such a bad day, and it's all too easy to imagine themselves in his shoes.

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