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Poison Ivy example is general, and its subbullet is too low context. The one about Batman's quips is played for laughs, so it can't count as Narm. The Bane entry and Joker redesign entry are also too general.


* Any time ComicBook/PoisonIvy starts making hammy eco-terrorist speeches. While the woman's insane, it still contributes for a hilarious moment. Bruce Timm and company seem to have realized the narminess too; in ''The New Batman Adventures'' and comics set in its continuity, the speeches have all but vanished. The problem honestly lay in the delivery -- Creator/DianePershing's deranged anger sounded very forced. Ivy's insane ranting worked much better when the character was [[DissonantSerenity eerily calm]].
** In particular, the way she indignantly says “Cardboard! CARDBOARD!” in “Eternal Youth” is especially ridiculous.

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* Any time ComicBook/PoisonIvy starts making hammy eco-terrorist speeches. While the woman's insane, it still contributes for a hilarious moment. Bruce Timm and company seem to have realized the narminess too; in ''The New Batman Adventures'' and comics set in its continuity, the speeches have all but vanished. %%* The problem honestly lay in the delivery -- Creator/DianePershing's deranged anger sounded very forced. Ivy's insane ranting worked much better when the character was [[DissonantSerenity eerily calm]].
** In particular, the
way she Poison Ivy indignantly says “Cardboard! CARDBOARD!” in “Eternal Youth” is especially ridiculous.



* "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE9BeAClown Be a Clown]]" has a few moments where Batman uncharacteristically attempts to make wisecracks. They do come off as funny, but mainly due to how bizarre and out of place they are rather than being genuinely humorous. You should probably leave the pun-making to your sidekicks, Bruce.
-->'''Batman:''' "Get ready for a little Bat-Magic!"



* Batman cruising around in full costume in "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE5HouseAndGarden House & Garden]]" in ''broad daylight'', and [[http://i.imgur.com/fBqmS.jpg not picking very good hiding places either]].
* Bane is absolutely impossible to take seriously in his [[Recap/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE10Bane debut episode]]. He [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130111063031/batmantheanimatedseries/images/d/d4/Bane_Design.jpg looks]] more like a goofy luchador than an assassin, his voice is high-pitched with a heavy South American accent. And on top of that, when Batman [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/batman/images/0/04/Bane_BTAS_unmasked.png/revision/latest?cb=20120223141519 unmasked]] Bane following his defeat, he looks rather babyfaced and non-threatening, to say nothing of his uncanny resemblance to Creator/SylvesterStallone. Fortunately, Bane's [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110330222548/batmananimatedseries/images/8/88/Bane.gif redesign]] in ''TNBA'' looked far more menacing and Henry Silva toned down the accent and spoke in a lower tone of voice.
* Despite [[Creator/MarkHamill Mark Hamill’s]] top-notch acting, a lot of Joker’s moments in ''The New Batman Adventures'' are undermined by his infamous [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/431712314258854711/ redesign]]. With how oversimplified and downright cartoonish it is, it fails to visually represent Joker's fearsome and manic personality and severely lacks expressive range, which results in a lot of ArtStyleDissonance. A good example is “Mad Love”, most notably the climax, where Joker assaults Harley in a fit of psychotic rage and pushes her out of a window before engaging in a vicious fight with Batman. It’s hard to take such moments seriously when the Joker looks like a doodle someone drew on their high school desk, [[https://comiconlinefree.net/the-batman-adventures-mad-love/issue-Full/53 especially if you compare it to the comic version]], [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/14918242491439042/ which retained Joker’s original design]].

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* Batman cruising around in full costume in "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE5HouseAndGarden House & Garden]]" in ''broad daylight'', and [[http://i.imgur.com/fBqmS.jpg not picking very good hiding places either]].
* Bane is absolutely impossible to take seriously in his [[Recap/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE10Bane debut episode]]. He [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130111063031/batmantheanimatedseries/images/d/d4/Bane_Design.jpg looks]] more like a goofy luchador than an assassin, his voice is high-pitched with a heavy South American accent. And on top of that, when Batman [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/batman/images/0/04/Bane_BTAS_unmasked.png/revision/latest?cb=20120223141519 unmasked]] Bane following his defeat, he looks rather babyfaced and non-threatening, to say nothing of his uncanny resemblance to Creator/SylvesterStallone. Fortunately, Bane's [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110330222548/batmananimatedseries/images/8/88/Bane.gif redesign]] in ''TNBA'' looked far more menacing and Henry Silva toned down the accent and spoke in a lower tone of voice.
* Despite [[Creator/MarkHamill Mark Hamill’s]] top-notch acting, a lot of Joker’s moments in ''The New Batman Adventures'' are undermined by his infamous [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/431712314258854711/ redesign]]. With how oversimplified and downright cartoonish it is, it fails to visually represent Joker's fearsome and manic personality and severely lacks expressive range, which results in a lot of ArtStyleDissonance. A good example is “Mad Love”, most notably the climax, where Joker assaults Harley in a fit of psychotic rage and pushes her out of a window before engaging in a vicious fight with Batman. It’s hard to take such moments seriously when the Joker looks like a doodle someone drew on their high school desk, [[https://comiconlinefree.net/the-batman-adventures-mad-love/issue-Full/53 especially if you compare it to the comic version]], [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/14918242491439042/ which retained Joker’s original design]].
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* Any time ComicBook/PoisonIvy starts making hammy eco-terrorist speeches. While the woman's insane, it still contributes for a hilarious moment. Bruce Timm and company seem to have realized the narminess too; in ''The New Batman Adventures'' and comics set in its continuity, the speeches have all but vanished. The problem honestly lay in the delivery -- Creator/DianePershing's insane anger sounded very forced. Ivy's insane ranting worked much better when the character was [[DissonantSerenity eerily calm]].

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* Any time ComicBook/PoisonIvy starts making hammy eco-terrorist speeches. While the woman's insane, it still contributes for a hilarious moment. Bruce Timm and company seem to have realized the narminess too; in ''The New Batman Adventures'' and comics set in its continuity, the speeches have all but vanished. The problem honestly lay in the delivery -- Creator/DianePershing's insane deranged anger sounded very forced. Ivy's insane ranting worked much better when the character was [[DissonantSerenity eerily calm]].
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* Any time ComicBook/PoisonIvy starts making hammy eco-terrorist speeches. While the woman's insane, it still contributes for a hilarious moment. Bruce Timm and company seem to have realized the narminess too; in ''The New Batman Adventures'' and comics set in its continuity, the speeches have all but vanished. The problem honestly lay in the delivery -- Creator/DianePershing's insane anger sounded very forced. Ivy's insane ranting worked much better when the character was eerily calm.

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* Any time ComicBook/PoisonIvy starts making hammy eco-terrorist speeches. While the woman's insane, it still contributes for a hilarious moment. Bruce Timm and company seem to have realized the narminess too; in ''The New Batman Adventures'' and comics set in its continuity, the speeches have all but vanished. The problem honestly lay in the delivery -- Creator/DianePershing's insane anger sounded very forced. Ivy's insane ranting worked much better when the character was [[DissonantSerenity eerily calm.calm]].
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* Despite [[Creator/MarkHamill Mark Hamill’s]] top-notch acting, a lot of Joker’s moments in ''The New Batman Adventures'' are undermined by his infamous [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/431712314258854711/ redesign]]. With how oversimplified and downright cartoonish it is, it fails to visually represent Joker's fearsome and manic personality and severely lacks expressive range, which results in a lot of ArtStyleDissonance. A good example is “Mad Love”, most notably the climax, where Joker assaults Harley in a fit of psychotic rage and pushes her out of a window before engaging in a vicious fight with Batman. It’s hard to take such moments seriously when the Joker looks like a doodle someone drew on their high school desk, [[https://comiconlinefree.net/the-batman-adventures-mad-love/issue-Full/53 especially if you compare it to the original comic version]], [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/14918242491439042/ which retained Joker’s original design]].

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* Despite [[Creator/MarkHamill Mark Hamill’s]] top-notch acting, a lot of Joker’s moments in ''The New Batman Adventures'' are undermined by his infamous [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/431712314258854711/ redesign]]. With how oversimplified and downright cartoonish it is, it fails to visually represent Joker's fearsome and manic personality and severely lacks expressive range, which results in a lot of ArtStyleDissonance. A good example is “Mad Love”, most notably the climax, where Joker assaults Harley in a fit of psychotic rage and pushes her out of a window before engaging in a vicious fight with Batman. It’s hard to take such moments seriously when the Joker looks like a doodle someone drew on their high school desk, [[https://comiconlinefree.net/the-batman-adventures-mad-love/issue-Full/53 especially if you compare it to the original comic version]], [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/14918242491439042/ which retained Joker’s original design]].

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