Line #76 Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE7JokersMillions


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2	The episode begins with Batman chasing the Joker 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.
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4	Arriving at his apartment, Joker is shown to have money problems, including being late with the rent. He gets the news that he inherited millions from recently deceased mob boss King Barlowe, an old rival, much to his excitement. After hiring a high-priced legal team to have his criminal record expunged, he begins living large, tossing money left and right, even hiring a replacement Harley (with the real Harley getting even ''more'' enraged when she hears about it, stuck in Arkham).
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6	Eventually, Joker's accountant shows up with bad news: the Internal Revenue people want Joker for a massive amount of back taxes owed. Not wanting to go to war against the IRS ("I'm crazy enough to take on Batman, but the IRS? No thank you!"), the Joker starts checking the stash of money he has left... only to find out that while the first ten million was legitimate, the rest of Barlowe's money is counterfeit. Barlowe's will and fake inheritance was all one huge last gag at the Joker's expense, as explained by a final recording Barlowe left to be discovered among his fake millions:
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8	->'''Barlowe:''' ''[on his deathbed]'' Hiya, Joker. If you're playin' this tape, you've probably figured out [[OutGambitted you've been had]]. Yeah, I left you some cash, but only ten million -- which, knowing you, [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted you've already blown]]. All the other stuff, money, jewels, and gold, it's all fake. See, [[DyingDeclarationOfHate I always hated your guts]], and this was the perfect payback. By now, you're probably out of real money, the IRS is after you, and [[{{Pride}} you can't admit I fooled you]], or [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten you'll be the laughingstock of the underworld]]. The joke's on you, sucker! I got the last laugh after all! ''[laughs, [[IncurableCoughOfDeath chokes, uses his oxygen mask]], still cracks a smile]''
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10	Suddenly stuck back at poverty level and with the IRS now breathing down his neck, the Joker decides on doing what he does best: commit the biggest heist he can and save his hide.
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12	This episode is an adaptation of a 1952 comic.
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15	!!Tropes:
16	* AccidentalMisnaming: Fake Harley calls Joker "Mr. G".
17	* AdaptedOut: Several minor beneficiaries of Barlowe's SillyWill in the comic don't appear in the episode.
18	* AdaptationExpansion: In the comics, the characters who are upset over not inheriting any money from Barlowe do nothing about it but verbally express contempt over the late one's enemy getting everything. In the cartoon, one of these characters tries to ''kill'' the Joker.
19	* AdaptationDistillation: In the original comics, Joker manages to pull off a few heists (and single-handedly at that), and only gets thwarted due to a combination of bad luck and Batman's manipulations. Here, he gets nabbed in his first heist.
20	* AdaptationNameChange: Barlowe's first name is changed from William to Edward.
21	* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: The Joker sarcastically pats Ernie on the head when he suggests that he just pull another heist to raise the money he owes the IRS.
22	* AmusingInjuries: The final scene as Harley confronts a captured Joker in the police van. While we only hear the ensuing smack down, Harley getting her revenge (and Joker's pathetic pleas for mercy and shrieks of pain) are played for BlackComedy.
23	* AnnoyingLaugh: Fake Harley. After a while, the Joker has to be restrained from shooting her.
24	* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Part of the reason the IRS ''exists'' is to squash the very sort of UnexpectedInheritance scam that Barlowe pulled, as their job is to verify the inheritance ''and'' preemptively deduct back taxes before the inheritor can claim it. [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality We wouldn't have an episode (and the comedy therein) if things were realistic]], but if verification/taxes happened beforehand, Joker wouldn't get a single cent of the funny money. All he'd receive is the VideoWill of an obviously botched ThanatosGambit to laugh at.
25	* AsideGlance: Joker has at least three in this episode:
26	** First, when he finds Fake Harley, he turns to the audience as he names her as his new henchgirl.
27	** Again, when Perry from the IRS shows up, saying that the henchgirl position has been filled "quite nicely".
28	** When Ernie stops him from shooting Fake Harley when she annoys him one time too many, asking, "Who'd ever think I'd miss the real one?"
29	* AskAStupidQuestion: Batgirl suggests that the Joker might give up crime now that he's rich. When [[NotSoStoic Batman angrily crushes a device he's working on]], Batgirl grabs Nightwing and rushes off to keep an eye on the Joker.
30	* BackingAwaySlowly: New Harley and the other henchmen back away from Joker as he plays Barlowe's tape, knowing full well how he'd react.
31	* BatmanGambit: Barlowe wills millions of dollars to the Joker, knowing that a) he'll spend all the real money before finding out the rest is fake, and b) when the taxes come due for the full amount, Joker can't just present the forgeries to get the bill adjusted for fear of admitting that he got played.
32	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: At one point, Joker wanted to use his new millions to hire himself a new hench girl to replace the real Harley. He indeed gets a new one who is pretty and voluptuous, but she comes with a nasally voice and obnoxious laugh. What's more, when Joker learns his newfound wealth is fake, he tries to figure out how to go about fixing his problem and looks to fake Harley for any sound suggestions. Her response is an air-headed "[[BlindObedience Anything you say, Mr. G]]." Joker finds himself realizing his wish for a new Harley isn't all it's cracked to be.
33	* BigNo: Ernie tries to give one when Batman demands that he give up the Joker’s location, but it’s interrupted by the Dark Knight giving him a swirlie.
34	* BillBillJunkBill: Joker plays out this trope looking for a replacement for Harley Quinn. He takes a ''long'' pause on a large, fat man before dismissing him. Then after he makes his choice, he promptly wonders if he should have gone with the fat guy. Even funnier when you realize the guy was an [[InkSuitActor animated caricature]] of Harley Quinn creator Creator/PaulDini.
35	* BluntYes: The Joker and Harley Quinn run out of gas during a escape. When he berates her for not refueling the car, she reminds him they're broke and asks what he wanted her to do: "fill the tank, shoot the guy and drive off?" The Joker nods with an "mmhm" and she complains he didn't tell her before.
36	* BrainlessBeauty: Fake Harley is cute but it's pretty obvious that she's not the sharpest tool in company. At least the real Harley had brains even if she was a fool for the Joker.
37	* BreatherEpisode: A lighthearted tale about the Joker gaining and losing a fortune, sandwiched between the dark Robin-grows-up episodes [[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE6NeverFear "Never Fear"]] and [[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE8GrowingPains "Growing Pains"]].
38	* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Subverted -- "Joker" not remembering something that happened only a month ago is Bruce's first hint that he's a body double.
39	* BuxomBeautyStandard: Implied with the replacement Harley with the Joker even commenting that she "filled up the position nicely" while winking at the audience.
40	* CallBack:
41	** Ernie, Joker's accountant, mentions [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE34TheLaughingFish the laughing fish]].
42	** Later on, when Joker (actually Ernie disguised as him) invites Bruce Wayne to sit with him at his table in the Iceberg Lounge, Bruce says he's a bit apprehensive since the last time he and the Joker encountered each other, Joker threw him off a rooftop. This happened in the "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E16To18WorldsFinest World's Finest]]" crossover episode with ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''.
43	** The "World's Finest" crossover is also where it's established that the Joker is strapped for cash. We see how broke he is in this episode: running out of ammunition during a robbery, no more acid in his squirting flower, behind on rent in a sleazy, rundown apartment, and not even able to put gas in his getaway car.
44	** Also, this isn't the [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE22JokersFavor first time]] that Harley's disguised herself as a police officer.
45	** Ernie's Joker disguise looks near-identical to Joker's first design before the revamp, minus the red lips.
46	* CallingCard: Joker comments this is how Batman will know it's him if he tries to commit a crime to rebuild his fortune.
47	-->'''Ernie:''' Maybe you can raise the cash by pulling [[ContinuityNod one of your classic routines]], like [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE34TheLaughingFish them laughing fish]].\
48	'''Joker:''' [[SarcasmMode Good idea, Ernie.]] Let's let Batman know I did it, SO HE CAN KICK MY KEISTER RIGHT BACK INTO ARKHAM! ''[shoves Ernie away, where he crashes into something]'' Dope!
49	* CastAsAMask: Ernie's Joker disguise has Mark Hamill provide the voice.
50	* ComedicSociopathy: Batman giving a swirlie to Joker's accountant is possibly one of his most cruel yet hilarious moments in the show. It works precisely because NothingIsFunnier; all we get to hear is the following exchange, forcing the audience to visualize the comedically unkind scene for themselves:
51	--> '''Batman:''' Where is [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker he]]?\
52	'''Ernie:''' I dunno what you're talking about!\
53	'''Penguin:''' ''[outside the bathroom, under his breath]'' He can't threaten my guests...!\
54	'''Batman:''' Let me jog your memory!\
55	'''Ernie:''' [[BigNo NOOOOGBLBGLBLBLG]]!\
56	''[upon hearing the sound of '''repeated''' flushing, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Penguin decides to walk away without a word]]]''
57	* 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 "in your face" to the Clown Prince of Crime.
58	* CuteButCacophonic: Fake Harley considered InUniverse even more beautiful than original Harley… until she opens her mouth. Then you realize she has a nasally voice and AnnoyingLaugh.
59	* DartboardOfHate: In Harley's Arkham cell, there's a picture of Batman full of darts.
60	* DidntThinkThisThrough: The entire episode wouldn't have happened had Joker verified the UnexpectedInheritance he received from a dead rival.
61	** He also didn't think of how Harley might react to being replaced.
62	* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the original comic, Barlowe dies in a botched prison escape. Here, he dies from an illness.
63	* TheDitz: The replacement Harley is even ditzier than the original, referring to the Joker as "Mister G".
64	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Once he becomes rich, the Joker dumps the woman who's loyally stayed with him [[TrophyWife for a brainless beauty]].
65	* TheDogBitesBack: Harley is abandoned early on, replaced, and left to rot in Arkham. In the end, she escapes and is disguised as the guard overseeing the newly arrested Joker. She proceeds to clobber him with a baton.
66	* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Harley beats up Joker off-screen while being shipped back to Arkham. That said, it does bear mention that he's, you know, ''[[DomesticAbuse The Joker]]'', which makes it rather karmic.
67	* DrivenByEnvy:
68	-->'''Joker:''' I'm sure old Batboy is eating his heart out.\
69	'''Penguin:''' Living well is the best revenge.
70	* DrivenToSuicide: The Joker’s reaction when the money he was going to steal gets blown into the ocean and torn up by the propeller, and he’s about to be caught by the Bat Family.
71	-->'''Batgirl:''' Don't be stupid! You can't save that money!\
72	'''Joker:''' I don't wanna save it! I wanna go ''with'' it!
73	* DumbassHasAPoint: Fake Harley may be TheDitz, but she's also the first one to notice that the counterfeit $100 bills don't have Ben Franklin's face on them.
74	* 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). Bonus points for Barlowe as Joker can't go after him as he's dead by then.
75	* EjectionSeat: When the getaway car runs out of gas and the Batmobile closes in, Joker uses one to escape. Unfortunately, since he could only afford one, Harley ends up getting caught.
76	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Ernie stops Joker from shooting Fake Harley in a fit of rage.
77	* EvilLaughTurnedCoughingFit: After [[KarmaHoudini Barlowe]] finished explaining his ThanatosGambit (which is also a BatmanGambit) to make Joker's life hell, he finishes his speech by 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.
78	* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Joker hits this when taking a closer look at the money Barlowe willed him, and sees a different face on the bills.
79	-->'''Joker:''' It's just a plain old pack of hundreds. See? There's [[Creator/BenjaminFranklin Ben Franklin]]'s chubby little-- What? ''King Barlowe?!'' He's on ''this'' stack! And ''this'' one!
80	* FakeAlibi: Joker tries to set one up for his robbery of the armored cars by having his henchman Ernie disguise himself as Joker and go to the Iceberg Lounge. Unfortunately, Ernie [[BadLiar isn't very good at lying under pressure]] and [[PaperThinDisguise his makeup comes off when he starts sweating.]]
81	* FallingChandelierOfDoom: A chandelier falls on a {{mook\|s}} after getting shot up in the Iceberg Lounge.
82	* FeetFirstIntroduction: The replacement Harley is introduced in this way, with the camera slowly panning up her legs as {{Sexophone}} music plays.
83	* FilmTheHand: Barlowe's bodyguard angrily blocks the camera with a hand at the end of his interview.
84	* FlawExploitation: The Joker could save himself all sorts of grief if he had just admitted that much of Barlowe's fortune is fake, but Barlowe correctly knew the clown wouldn't admit under any circumstances that someone got the better of him and end up becoming the Gotham underworld's ButtMonkey. The VideoWill even openly mocks him for it.
85	* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: Just as Barlowe [[ThanatosGambit expected]], Joker quickly burns through the real money he inherited.
86	* ForgotToPayTheBill: The Joker is so strapped for cash that he runs out of bullets, squirting-flower acid, and gas during the heist he attempts at the beginning of the episode.
87	* FriendshipMoment: The Penguin shares a drink with Joker, congratulating him on his newfound fortune.
88	* FrivolousLawsuit: Parodied this with an [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed unnamed Johnnie Cochran lookalike]] popping up to say a catchy line to support a lawsuit. Joker used high-powered lawyers to get acquitted of his various crimes (clearly referencing Cochran's most famous case): "If a man's filled with glee, that man must go free!" According to the commentary, the creators knew this joke would end up very dated, but they just couldn't resist it.
89	* AGlassInTheHand: When Barbara suggests that the Joker might give up crime now that he's rich, Batman breaks a device he's working on.
90	* GoodTimesMontage: One shows Joker enjoying the perks of his wealth...[[OnlyOneFindsItFun while also terrorizing everyone else around him with his activities]].
91	* HorribleHousing: The Joker, unable to afford anything better, lives in a messy, dilapidated apartment in an ApartmentComplexOfHorrors.
92	* HorrifyingTheHorror: PlayedForLaughs, as it turns out even The Joker is terrified of the IRS.
93	-->'''Joker:''' I’m crazy enough to take on Batman, but the IRS!? Noooooo thank you!
94	* HypocriticalHumor: 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.
95	* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Barlowe's deathbed message ends with him coughing and breathing from an oxygen tank. It doesn't seem to have dampened his mood at putting one over on the Joker, though.
96	* InkblotTest: The psychiatrist the Joker hires to help clear his name gives him an obviously fake inkblot test made up of the Bat Family’s logos.
97	* IntimidatingRevenueService: Even 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 appears actually [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure seemed like a nice guy]].)
98	* KeepTheReward: The Joker tries to give Batgirl and Nightwing money after they [[SaveTheVillain save his life]]; the heroes disdainfully crumple up the cash and drop it at his feet.
99	* LearnedFromTheNews: The Joker left Harley behind to be taken to Arkham, but she's confident he'll come back for her... until Poison Ivy shows her the newspaper she'd been reading with the front page headline "Joker Seeks New Henchgirl".
100	* LighterAndSofter: Probably due to it adapting a [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks '50s]] story (one that was as campy and lighthearted as any other Batman story from the Silver Age), this is the airiest episode of BTAS' (otherwise rather [[DarkerAndEdgier dark]]) fourth season. Given some of the stuff he's pulled before, Joker having his slate wiped clean already hinges on RuleOfFunny, as is the idea that obtaining millions of dollars would make him semi-retire into an obnoxious but mostly harmless UpperClassTwit instead of spending it on a nuke or something.
101	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: 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.
102	* MarshmallowHell: When the Joker tells Fake Harley that she got the position, she excitedly hugs his face right into her ample chest.
103	* TheMole: Ernie poses as The Joker, apparently to provide the real Joker with an alibi, and Batman leans on Penguin to help flush him out.
104	* MoneyToThrowAway: Hopefully most of the money Mistah J was tossing was the counterfeit stuff King Barlowe had tricked him with.
105	* MortonsFork: Having been had by King Barlowe's UnexpectedInheritance scam, Joker is torn between admitting he was [[ThanatosGambit conned by a dead man]] (and become Gotham's ButtMonkey), get jailed for tax evasion (which he won't do either), or return to crime so he could pay off the taxes and not have his reputation sullied.
106	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Fake Harley sounds like Creator/FranDrescher. The inspiration becomes more obvious when she's seen unmasked, showing her long dark hair.
107	* NotWhatISignedOnFor: Joker hires a replacement for Harley, claiming that it's cheaper than buying the real one out of jail. The one he gets isn't nearly as good as the real one, and she says twice that this "wasn't in the job description" (the second time when she's arrested; still, this was the Joker... [[TooDumbToLive she should have known better]]. Still, she can take comfort with the fact that [[WomanScorned the real Harley did get revenge on the Joker]] for the insult...)
108	* NowYouTellMe:
109	-->'''Joker:''' I thought I told you to get gas!\
110	'''Harley:''' WE'RE BROKE, remember? [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder What was I supposed to do? Fill the tank, shoot the guy, and drive off?!]]\
111	'''Joker:''' [[BluntYes Mmhmm.]]\
112	'''Harley:''' ''[{{beat}}]'' ''NOW'' ya tell me!
113	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Downplayed, but Joker using standard knockout gas and none of his usual party favors during the Gotham Mint robbery. Normally, Joker's pathological need for showmanship would override common sense. Instead, it's a sign of just how terrified he is of losing everything that Joker actually swallows his ego and pride for perhaps the first and only time in the DCAU.
114	* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Barbara uses this to persuade Penguin in letting her and Dick in the Iceberg Lounge.
115	* 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.
116	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Harley not only manages to escape Arkham, but also somehow disguise herself as a police officer well enough to fool the entire force so she could end up in the back of Joker's prison van to beat him up with a nightstick.
117	* OhCrap:
118	** The Joker gets a conga line of these when he finds out he owes a large amount of money to the IRS. First when he sees [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill the tax he owes]] and screams. Then when he finds that the money he intended to use to pay off his taxes is fake. The final one is when he finds out from the video will that he's been had.
119	** His henchmen and new Harley after Barlowe reveals his scheme in said tape. Once they see Joker seething, they quickly make themselves scarce.
120	** At the end when Joker is arrested. He expects a nice quiet ride back to Arkham... only to find out his guard is a very angry Harley in disguise. With a nightstick...
121	* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Once he realizes the windfall "money" Barlowe willed him was fake, Joker knows that he'll be mocked by Gotham if he admitted publicly he's been suckered.
122	* OverlyNervousFlopSweat: Under Bruce Wayne’s icy gaze, Ernie, disguised as the Joker, starts sweating nervously. This causes his makeup to run and tips Bruce off that he’s an imposter.
123	* ParanoiaGambit: When asked by Penguin what his scheme is, Joker remarks that he has none; the knowledge that the Bat-family can't touch him and that it's upsetting Batman is good enough.
124	* PassedOverInheritance: The gangster who'd worked for Barlowe for years was upset that the Joker inherited the money instead of him. It's not known how he reacted if and when he learned the truth.
125	* PeopleFallOffChairs: Joker tips over in his chair upon learning how much money he owes the IRS, complete with a silly-sounding scream.
126	* PosthumousVillainVictory: A case of a villain doing this to another, but there's Barlowe's prank from beyond the grave, getting one on Joker via his SpitefulWill willing the clown a bunch of counterfeit money with only ten million real dollars.
127	* PrettyInMink: Some of the {{socialite}}s at The Penguin's club are wearing fur wraps.
128	* PunchClockVillain: Ernie (an accountant and human resources manager) and Fake Harley (an actress) start out working for Joker while he's reformed and not up to anything illegal. They continue serving him once he returns to crime, but Fake Harley is hinted to be ObliviouslyEvil and Ernie tries to keep his boss from killing Fake Harley in a fit of rage.
129	* RememberTheNewGuy: Barlowe had never been mentioned before now, even though he was supposedly one of the Joker's biggest and most hated rivals in the Gotham underworld.
130	* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: In his posthumous [[SpitefulWill Spiteful]] VideoWill, Barlowe trolls Joker for failing to realize that most of the fortune he willed was counterfeit.
131	* RiddleForTheAges: Downplayed with Joker's return after "World's Finest". Even taking JokerImmunity into account, just how the hell Joker was able to survive the Lexwing crash and explosion and pop a month later no worse for wear?
132	* SadisticChoice: Turns out Barlowe was trying to force Joker into one of these: either admit he was fooled and become the laughingstock of Gotham's criminal underbelly or pretend he wasn't and go to prison for tax evasion.
133	* SaveTheVillain: Batgirl and Nightwing do this when Joker is attacked by a rival gangster, [[IDidWhatIHadToDo much to]] [[IWasJustPassingThrough their dismay]].
134	-->'''Nightwing:''' ''[to Joker]'' We were trying to save innocent lives. You're just an unpleasant bonus.
135	* SchmuckBait: When Harley escapes, the guards note that the laundry chute is the best possibility, but dismiss it, as [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough it's laundry day]]. [[DescriptionCut Cut to Harley stuck in the washing machine.]]
136	* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: As you might expect, Nightwing and Batgirl do ''not'' accept the cash the Joker gives them as an insincere "thank you".
137	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: When the Joker becomes a patron of his club, Penguin turns away everyone else at the door. When Barbara mentions out loud that she’s “the police commissioner’s daughter,” Penguin is [[PapaWolf scared enough of the threat]] to let her and Dick in.
138	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: It's heavily implied The Joker bribed a psychiatrist into declaring him sane. The doctor denies this when questioned by a reporter, while getting into his [[SuspiciousSpending brand new car]] with a pretty girl about half his age.
139	* ScrewThisImOutOfHere:
140	** Penguin loudly tries to demand that Batman leave "Joker" (the fake decoy) alone. But after listening to the interrogation for a moment outside the door, Penguin quietly and nervously tiptoes away.
141	** Joker's new henchmen ''very wisely'' decide to bolt out of the room after seeing him get increasingly angry watching King Barlowe's {{spiteful will}}.
142	* SequelEpisode: A subtle example, as this episode follows up on the [[CutLexLuthorACheck money problems]] the Joker briefly mentioned having in the ''[[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Superman]]'' crossover episode "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E16To18WorldsFinest World's Finest]]." And it's indicated by Bruce that the events of this episode occur at least a month after the above crossover.
143	* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: The figure that Agent Perry of the IRS shows the Joker for how much he owes in taxes makes the clown scream and slide back in his desk chair until it tips over. The clown is further screwed when he realizes most of the "inheritance" was fake and that he binge-spent on the ''real'' cash.
144	* ShootTheTelevision: The Joker shoots the VideoWill in anger when his benefactor reveals most of the money is fake.
145	* SignatureStyle: A plot point in the Third Act. After hearing Barlowe's posthumous message, Joker needs cash fast, but he ''can't'' fall back on usual 'fundraising' methods (ex. The Laughing Fish). Doing so will only bring Batman down on his head and land Joker right back in Arkham. When he and his men eventually rob the Gotham Mint shipment, Joker is ''very'' careful to ensure they use conventional knockout gas rather than Laughing Gas (and thus won't leave telltale evidence behind that could connect Joker to the robbery). It might've worked if Bruce hadn't interrogated Ernie at the Iceberg Lounge earlier and learned the plan.
146	* SmartBall: Fake Harley is actually the first to realize that the money Barlowe supposedly left Joker is "weird."
147	* SnootySports: Now that he’s rich, the Joker is shown playing golf in a GoodTimesMontage; albeit in the most chaotic way possible.
148	* SoreLoser: Realizing he's been had by Barlowe, Joker shoots the VideoWill playing the tape. Barlowe knew the clown would splurge on his "inheritance" very quickly and got the last laugh posthumously.
149	* SoYouWereSaying: When Batgirl comments that now that Joker's rich, maybe he'll give up crime. This really pisses Batman off.
150	-->''[Batman breaks the device he's working on in anger]''\
151	'''Batgirl:''' Right, I'll call Dick.
152	* 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 it (as Barlow's preference was unrecoverable humiliation and/or prison time for Joker instead of just outright killing him).
153	* 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.
154	* StealthPun: The Joker nervously comments that he's happy to see Harley as she's escorting him to jail disguised as a policewoman. She responds by brandishing her nightstick and saying "Welcome to the ''club''"… right before ''clubbing'' the Joker with said nightstick.
155	* SuccessAsRevenge: After getting Barlowe's millions, the Joker decides to stop being a crook and take glee in the fact that Batman is going batty expecting him to do evil stuff. The Penguin even compliments him for the decision. Subverted eventually when it turns out that Barlowe's millions are mostly fake money and Joker tries to do a big heist [[IntimidatingRevenueService to pay his taxes]].
156	* SueDonym: When heading into his cheap apartment, the Joker addressed at the front desk as a "Mr. Ker" implying he signed his name as "Joe Ker" when renting the place.
157	* SuspiciousSpending: A psychiatrist denies that there was anything untoward in his certification of Joker's sanity, then drives off in a fancy sports car with a hot babe.
158	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: "Fake Harley" is a deliberate example. The Joker hired her because it was cheaper than paying for the real Harley's release from Arkham, but he grows to regret it since she's no help at all, and [[WomanScorned a pissed-off Harley]] gets back at him for it in the end.
159	* {{Swirlie}}: Batman tortures the newly wealthy Joker's accountant Ernie into [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique divulging the clown's whereabouts]] by sticking the guy's head in an Iceberg Lounge toilet and flushing. Repeatedly.
160	* TalkingYourWayOut: Attempted in the final scene. Joker ''tries'' this before Harley can begin clubbing him (and then keeps on trying it ''while'' she's clubbing the crap out of him).
161	* TakeAThirdOption: Since Joker has two choices (either go to jail for tax evasion or admit that he's been fooled and become a laughing stock), he chooses to commit a crime to get his fortune back.
162	* TaxmanTakesTheWinnings: Downplayed. While Joker owes a substantial amount of money to the IRS in back taxes, it's implied he'd still have plenty of money to spare... but then it's revealed that he's spent all the real money and the remainder is counterfeit.
163	* TemptingFate: Right after Harley expresses her belief the Joker will come back for her, Poison Ivy shows the headline about him looking for a new henchgirl.
164	* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: The Joker trying out new Harley Quinns after abandoning the original in prison (she gets her revenge at the end of the episode). A string of less-than-stellar ladies (and a CreatorCameo of Creator/PaulDini in a Harley suit) meet his ad. He ends up hiring a [[BrainlessBeauty busty but not-too-bright actress]], who can't even spell Joker and calls him "Mistah G"; best summed up by the Joker's muttered line, "Maybe I should've hired the fat guy."
165	* ThanatosGambit: King Barlowe's will, designed to strike out at the Joker from beyond the grave.
166	* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Joker's ''very'' nervous laughter in the final scene as Harley breaks out the club and advances towards him.
167	* TooDumbToLive: While this Trope applies to ''anyone'' who volunteers to work for the Joker, Harley's replacement is even dumber. She doesn't even know who he is.
168	* 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.
169	* {{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 reacts by [[ShootTheTelevision shooting the TV]] in rage.
170	* TroubleEntendre: Harley invokes this trope before [[TheDogBitesBack exacting revenge]] against Joker by beating him with her nightstick.
171	-->'''Joker:''' It'll be nice to see the old gang again.
172	-->'''Harley:''' One of them's dying to see you too, puddin'.
173	-->'''Joker:''' [[OhCrap Harley?]]
174	-->'''Harley:''' ''The one and only.''
175	-->'''Joker:''' You, you don't know how happy I am to see you!
176	-->'''Harley:''' Welcome to the '''club.'''
177	* UnexpectedInheritance: The Joker certainly doesn't expect to inherit his rival's wealth. The visit from the IntimidatingRevenueService and the rival's VideoWill make him understand.
178	* VideoWill: Barlowe left a tape explaining why he gave his fortune to Joker. Joker doesn't find it until it's too late, [[TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat which Barlowe anticipated]]. Turns out most of it is fake, and Barlowe did it as a [[SpitefulWill posthumous up-yours]] against his rival.
179	* VillainEpisode: This is the closest BTAS ever came to an episode with the Joker as the protagonist; the plot focuses far more on his personal life than any of the good guys', and each CommercialBreakCliffhanger hinges on ''him'' being in trouble.
180	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: This episode introduces the "revamped" Penguin, no longer a bird-themed thief but a [[TotallyNotACriminalFront "legitimate businessman" running the Iceberg Lounge]]. That said, he doesn't actually ''do'' anything evil in this episode besides rubbing shoulders with the "reformed" Joker (who [[ZigZaggedTrope zigzags the trope]]; while his method of "reforming" is less than ethical, he does seem content to retire from supervillainy until he starts needing money again).
181	* VocalDissonance: Poison Ivy's voice doesn't sound quite the same as in all the other episodes.
182	* WannabeLine: The Penguin's club, The Iceberg Lounge, has such a line. The only way Barbara and Dick get in is by Barbara mentioning her father as the Penguin is walking by.
183	* WhamShot: Joker picks up a bundle of hundred-dollar bills... and sees they have King Barlowe's face on them instead of Benjamin Franklin's.
184	* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: The Arkham guards dismiss the idea of Harley going down the laundry chute.
185	-->'''Guard:''' [[NobodysThatDumb None of these yahoos are crazy enough to pull]] ''[[NobodysThatDumb that]]'' [[NobodysThatDumb old stunt.]]\
186	'''Ivy:''' ''[overhearing]'' Ha!\
187	''[[[DescriptionCut cut]] to Harley stuck in a washing machine yelling for help]''
188	* WickedWastefulness: The Joker is shown being extremely wasteful and frivolous with his newly acquired wealth, to the point of making paper airplanes out of bills and [[MoneyToThrowAway throwing them out his convertible]] as a crowd of people snatch them out of the sky behind him. This was actually part of Barlowe's ThanatosGambit that was designed as a posthumous up-yours against his hated rival.
189	* WomanScorned: Harley doesn't take it well when the Joker abandons her to be caught by Batman at the start of the episode. To twist the knife further, the Joker dumps Harley for a new hench-girl while she's incarcerated in Arkham, much to her dismay.
190	-->'''Harley:''' ''[reads newspaper]'' "Joker seeks new hench-girl?" '''''I'LL KILL HIM!!!!!'''''
191	* XanatosGambit: Barlowe traps Joker in what seems like a situation where he wins posthumously either way. Option 1: Joker admits he was tricked and makes himself look like an idiot. Option 2: Joker pretends he wasn't and gets locked up for not paying his taxes. To try and get out of this seemingly no-win situation, Joker decides he needs to get enough money to pay Uncle Sam his due... illegally, of course.

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