History Narm / BatmanTheAnimatedSeries

* 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 redesign, which fails to visually represent his 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]].

* 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 redesign, which fails to visually represent his fearsome and manic personality and is severely lacking in expressive range, which results in a lot of ArtStyleDissonance. A good example is “Mad Love”, especially 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]].

* 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 being considered one of the best adaptations of Batman, even ''Batman: The Animated Series'' isn't immune to some [[{{Narm}} moments]] that could rival [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Mr. Freeze's ice puns]].

* The Mad Hatter's StalkerWithACrush behaviour toward Alice should have been creepy, but was somewhat undercut by the fact that she was TooDumbToLive even before he resorted to mind controlling her. He takes her out on a date after she and her boyfriend break up (temporarily), and she somehow [[FailedASpotCheck fails to notice]] the highly conspicuous mind-control devices that he puts on pretty much everyone they encounter.

* The scene where a very pissed off Robin (Dick Grayson) punches out Batman, is pretty dramatic... until it cuts to Batgirl gasping.

** It should be noted that when the above scene was shown again as a flashback in "Second Chance", it was both reanimated and the voice acting was re-done in a less Narm-y, likely as an AuthorsSavingThrow.

* 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. 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.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[ColdHam Nooo...]]]]

* Bane is absolutely impossible to take seriously in his 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. 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.

* 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]].

* "Heart of Ice" is an iconic, beloved episode that was remembered for being great story and giving Mr. Freeze his famous modern origin and turning him into a TragicVillain. So at the end of the episode, how is this serious, dramatic, tragic, villain defeated? [[AntiClimaxBoss Batman busts a Thermos full of warm chicken noodle soup open on Freeze's helmet, which ends up defeating him.]] The fact that [[WeaksauceWeakness THAT]] is what ends up defeating Mr. Freeze makes it feel like a ''huge'' EpicFail on Mr. Freeze's part and an AntiClimax for the question of "How can Batman beat this powerful foe?", and it clashes with the mature tone of this story like nails scraping a chalkboard.

** A minor but hilarious animation oversight: in a [[Tearjerker sad scene]] where Two-Face is looking at a picture of him and Grace in his wallet, you can see his credit card, which doesn't say Harvey Dent but ''Two-Face''.

* "Heart of Ice" is an iconic, beloved episode that was remembered for being great story and giving Mr. Freeze his famous modern origin and turning him into a TragicVillain. So at the end of the episode, how is this serious, dramatic, tragic, villain defeated? Batman busts a Thermos full of chicken noodle soup open on Freeze's helmet, [[WeaksauceWeakness which ends up defeating him.]] The fact that THAT is what defeats Mr. Freeze makes it feel like a ''huge'' EpicFail on Mr. Freeze's part and an AntiClimax for the question of "How can Batman beat this powerful foe?", and it clashes with the mature tone of this story like nails scraping a chalkboard.

* "Heart of Ice" is an iconic, beloved episode that was remembered for being great story and giving Mr. Freeze his famous modern origin and turning him into a TragicVillain. So at the end of the episode, how is this serious, dramatic, tragic, villain defeated? Batman busts a Thermos full of chicken noodle soup open on Freeze's helmet, [[WeaksauceWeakness which ends up defeating him.]] The fact that THAT is what defeats Mr. Freeze makes it feel like an EpicFail on Freeze's part and an {AntiClimax} for the question of "How can Batman beat this powerful foe?", and clashes with the mature tone of this story like nails scraping a chalkboard.

* "Heart of Ice" is an iconic episode that was remembered for being great story and giving Mr. Freeze his famous modern origin and turning him into a TragicVillain. So at the end of the episode, how is this serious, dramatic villain defeated? Batman busts a Thermos full of chicken noodle soup open on Freeze's helmet, [[{{Anticlimax}} which ends up defeating him.]]

* The Mad Hatter's StalkerWithACrush behaviour toward Alice should have been creepy, but was somewhat undercut by the fact that she was TooDumbToLive even before he resorted to mind controlling her. He takes her out on a date after she and her boyfriend break up (temporarily), and she somehow fails to notice the highly conspicuous mind-control devices that he puts on pretty much everyone they encounter.

Despite being considered one of the best adaptations of Batman, even ''Batman: The Animated Series'' isn't immune to some moments that could rival [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Mr. Freeze's ice puns]].

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* At the end of "His Silicon Soul" when a robot double of Batman kills himself after thinking he killed the real Batman. As if his anguished cries ("I'VE TAKEN A LIFE! MY CITY! MY PEOPLE! [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone WHAT HAVE I DONE?!]]") weren't bad enough, the real Batman later muses, completely seriously, "What if he had a soul... a soul of silicon, maybe, but a soul no less."
* In "Blind as a Bat", Bruce gets temporarily blinded by an explosion. Pretty harsh; unfortunately, this is revealed in one of the most silly, needlessly dramatic way possible - Alfred asks why doesn't his master want to go to a regular hospital, which our hero answers with "Because... I don't want anyone to find out... that I can't... SEE!!". The random use of dramatic silence by itself was quite funny, but the scene also goes alongside some pretty tragic BGM, and the animation team [[http://imgur.com/GNjX1sv didn't help it]].

---> '''Man #1''': Looks like the helicopter crew!
---> '''Man #2''': But if you guys are here, who's flying the chopper?!
* Any time Poison Ivy 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.
* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'', there's a flashback to Bruce proposing to a girlfriend. She happily agrees to marry him, even though her father was planning to move them to Europe. But a few days later, Bruce gets the ring back in the mail, along with a note reading "Left with Dad. Too young. Need time. Forget about me." This could have been a sad scene, except he reads it aloud in a confused monotone.

---> '''Barbara''': That man is not my father.
---> '''Batman''': (wide-eyed) What do you mean he's not your father?
---> (...)
---> '''Barbara''': He doesn't have bolts in his neck or anything that obvious. (note the unintentional pun on her part) He's so... cold to me... (as she says the word 'cold', she hunchbacks and rubs her arms like it's really cold)

* "Heart of Ice" is an iconic episode that was remembered for being great story and giving Mr. Freeze his famous modern origin and turning him into a TragicVillain. So at the end of the episode, how is this serious, dramatic villain defeated? Batman busts a Thermos full of chicken noodle soup open on Freeze's helmet, which ends up defeating him.

* "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE7JokersMillions Joker’s Millions]]" has an off screen moment where Batman intimidates a Joker impersonator from giving him the location of the real Joker by giving him a swirlie. It comes across less of Batman as brutal and hilariously more as him being a school bully.

* And when Mavis tells Batman that Catwoman is in love with him, his reaction is supposed to look shocked and/or regretful-but he just ends up looking mildly peeved, as if he's tired of being hit on by criminals.
* 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]].
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Despite being considered the best adaptation of Batman, even ''Batman: The Animated Series'' isn't immune to some moments that could rival [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Mr. Freeze's ice puns]].

* "Heart of Ice" is an iconic episode that was remembered for being great story and giving Mr. Freeze his famous modern origin and turning him into a TragicVillain. So at the end of the episode, how is this serious, dramatic villain defeated? Batman busts a can of chicken noodle soup open on Freeze's helmet, which ends up defeating him.

* At the end of one episode where a robot double of Batman kills himself after thinking he killed the real Batman. As if his anguished cries ("I'VE TAKEN A LIFE! MY CITY! MY PEOPLE! [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone WHAT HAVE I DONE?!]]") weren't bad enough, the real Batman later muses, completely seriously, "What if he had a soul... a soul of silicon, maybe, but a soul no less."
* In the episode "Blind as a Bat", Bruce gets temporarily blinded by an explosion. Pretty harsh; unfortunately, this is revealed in one of the most silly, needlessly dramatic way possible - Alfred asks why doesn't his master want to go to a regular hospital, which our hero answers with "Because... I don't want anyone to find out... that I can't... SEE!!". The random use of dramatic silence by itself was quite funny, but the scene also goes alongside some pretty tragic BGM, and the animation team [[http://imgur.com/GNjX1sv didn't help it]].

* Any time Poison Ivy 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.

* "Avatar," wherein Ra's Al-Ghul resurrects an ancient Egyptian queen who quickly goes OneWingedAngel on the hapless supervillain, thus prompting Batman and Talia to rescue him, is genuinely creepy until it's time for Batman to slay the hideous queen-mummy. He urges the others to run, shouting that "I'll do what I can to stop that... ''thing''!" It's supposed to be a tense moment, but the way he says "thing" makes you immediately picture the letters of the word festering and oozing slime down their sides, like some really bad horror movie poster.

* In "Heart of Steel" Part 2, Commish Gordon got replaced by [[RobotMe a robot duplicate]] and his daughter Barbara started suspecting he's an impostor. The scene in which she tells Batman about it was this:

** When Bruce's guilt fuelled dream in "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE11TwoFacePart2 Two-Face: Part 2]]" isn't being tragic, it's this.

* "Heart of Ice"is an iconic episode that was remembered for being great story and giving Mr.Freeze his famous modern origin and turning him into a TragicVillain. So at the end of the episode, how is this serious,dramatic villain defeated? Batman busts a can of chicken noodle soup open on Freeze's helmet,which ends up defeating him.

* Catwoman and Batman's first kiss in "The Cat and the Claw" is a bit odd. Catwoman initiates it, and Batman just sort of keeps looking ahead with his mouth closed. He apparently doesn't even notice the kiss for about 10 seconds, which is when his eyes suddenly widen in surprise.

* And when Mavis tells Batman that Catwoman is in love with him, his reaction is supposed to look shocked and/or regretful-but he just ends up looking mildly peeved, as if he's tired of being hit on by criminals.

Despite being considered of of if not the best interpretations of ''Batman'', even the Animated Series isn't immune to some moments that could rival [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Mr. Freeze's ice puns]].

** In the episode "Blind as a Bat", Bruce gets temporarily blinded by an explosion. Pretty harsh; unfortunately, this is revealed in one of the most silly, needlessly dramatic way possible - Alfred asks why doesn't his master want to go to a regular hospital, which our hero answers with "Because... I don't want anyone to find out... that I can't... SEE!!". The random use of dramatic silence by itself was quite funny, but the scene also goes alongside some pretty tragic BGM, and the animation team [[http://imgur.com/GNjX1sv didn't help it]].
*** In the same episode, the Penguin hijacks a helicopter by having his {{Mooks}} replace the crew. Two men find the real pilots BoundAndGagged behind some oil drums, and feel the need to [[ShowDontTell spell it out to the audience]].

** Any time Poison Ivy 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.
** In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'', there's a flashback to Bruce proposing to a girlfriend. She happily agrees to marry him, even though her father was planning to move them to Europe. But a few days later, Bruce gets the ring back in the mail, along with a note reading "Left with Dad. Too young. Need time. Forget about me." This could have been a sad scene, except he reads it aloud in a confused monotone.
** The Mad Hatter's StalkerWithACrush behaviour toward Alice should have been creepy, but was somewhat undercut by the fact that she was TooDumbToLive even before he resorted to mind controlling her. He takes her out on a date after she and her boyfriend break up (temporarily), and she somehow fails to notice the highly conspicuous mind-control devices that he puts on pretty much everyone they encounter.
** "Avatar," wherein Ra's Al-Ghul resurrects an ancient Egyptian queen who quickly goes OneWingedAngel on the hapless supervillain, thus prompting Batman and Talia to rescue him, is genuinely creepy until it's time for Batman to slay the hideous queen-mummy. He urges the others to run, shouting that "I'll do what I can to stop that... ''thing''!" It's supposed to be a tense moment, but the way he says "thing" makes you immediately picture the letters of the word festering and oozing slime down their sides, like some really bad horror movie poster.
** The scene where a very pissed off Robin (Dick Grayson) punches out Batman, is pretty dramatic... until it cuts to Batgirl gasping.
** In "Heart of Steel" Part 2, Commish Gordon got replaced by [[RobotMe a robot duplicate]] and his daughter Barbara started suspecting he's an impostor. The scene in which she tells Batman about it was this:

*** It gets even more narmy when you consider that she might actually be meaning that in a literal sense, as in an earlier scene, we saw her touch his hand and comment on how cold it was (he's made of steel, after all). Otherwise, it was another (unintentional?) pun.
** While Creator/KevinConroy is usually pretty good at delivering ridiculous lines in a completely serious tone, his reaction to Harvey Dent's disfigurement in "Two-Face" is a bit... [[DullSurprise lacking]].

** "Heart of Ice"is an iconic episode that was remembered for being great story and giving Mr.Freeze his famous modern origin and turning him into a TragicVillain. So at the end of the episode, how is this serious,dramatic villain defeated? Batman busts a can of chicken noodle soup open on Freeze's helmet,which ends up defeating him.
** The end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnfat0NXNLs this clip]] from "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy" gives us Batman's out of nowhere growl. Coupled with him only wearing a bandana over his face at the time, it's led to people saying that he's doing his best pirate impression.