Line #78 Trivia/JusticeLeagueAction


1	* ActingForTwo:
2	** Mark Hamill voices the Joker, the Trickster, And Swamp Thing. One of the online shorts features the first two kidnapping Hamill himself, and Swamp Thing rescuing him. He even actually '''''invokes''''' the trope by doing his Joker and Trickster voices as 'impersonations'.
3	** Creator/JasonJLewis voices Superman, Krypto, Carmine Falcone, and a whole slew of male characters.
4	** Tara Strong voices Harley Quinn, Ember, [[spoiler:Kid Batman]], and Lois Lane.
5	** John [=DiMaggio=] voices Lobo and Mongul
6	** Dana Snyder voices Plastic Man and the Penguin
7	** Trevor Devall voices Cain and Jonah Hex
8	** Rachel Kimsey voices four characters. They are Wonder Woman, Bleez, Jackie (who's later revealed to be the Joker in disguise), and Sis.
9	* ActorAllusion:
10	** Creator/JohnDeLancie portrays ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, a cosmic cyborg entity that has the power to [[ItOnlyWorksOnce upgrade and update his systems, machines, and weapons]] so as to better overpower his opponents. Needless to say, de Lancie is no stranger to [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho dealing with hyper-evolving cyborgs of death]], though he never portrayed one of them, barring [[VideoGame/StarTrekBorg that one PC game]].
11	** P.J. Byrne portrays Firestorm, a NiceGuy who is a CasanovaWannabe and has a childish sense of humor. Except here, [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra he firebends instead of earthbending]].
12	** Charlie Schlatter voices The Flash in the series. In one short, a ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' homage entitled "Beep Beep!," he quotes WesternAnimation/BugsBunny (from ''WesternAnimation/HighDivingHare''). Schlatter previously voiced Ace Bunny, a decendant of Bugs, in ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed''.
13	** Creator/JohnDiMaggio voices Lobo, another [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible biker dude]] with a hot headed attitude.
14	** Creator/BrentSpiner voices the ComicBook/TheRiddler, who's going up against ComicBook/TheJoker (voiced by Creator/MarkHamill) because the latter has a bone to pick with the former. Not only could this be a MythologyGag to "The War of Jokes and Riddles" arc from the comics, but Spiner previously voiced Joker himself [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 in a previous outing]].
15	** "Missing the Mark" is a big honking one, considering it involves the Joker, the Trickster, and Swamp Thing and the plot involves the former two kidnapping [[Creator/MarkHamill the voice actor for all three]], and he used his voice acting skill to confuse them all. Yes, it's an episode of Mark Hamill talking to himself.
16	*** Also counts as a MilestoneCelebration for Hamill's involvement in the DCAU, coming out 25 years after he first voiced The Joker.
17	** Booster Gold doing a Batman impersonation in "Phased And Confused". A reference to his VA Creator/DiedrichBader having [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold voiced the Dark Knight before.]]
18	** We have two Batman voice actors, Troy Baker and Roger Craig Smith, voicing two of Batman's allies, Hawkman and Mr. Miracle.
19	** In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatmanVsDracula'' , Tara Strong voiced Vicki Vale, Bruce's love interest and a reporter. Here, she voices Lois Lane, another reporter. The only difference here is that she's ''not'' Superman's love interest here.
20	** James Woods voicing Lex Luthor is not [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} the only time]] he voiced the enemy of a hero who started as a simple farm boy.
21	** Travis Willingham voices Bizarro, an imperfect duplicate of Superman. He's voiced the real deal [[VideoGame/LegoBatman in the past]].
22	* ActorExistenceLimbo: When some episodes have too many characters, they'll make the ones that just have a cameo silent. For example, Zatanna has technically appeared 8 times (9 if you count the shorts), yet she's only spoken in 4 episodes.
23	* BillingDisplacement: The end credits list the voice actors in alphabetical order, not in order of importance to the episode. The only time this rule was broken was in "Zombie King", where Kevin Conroy (Batman) was billed before Lacey Chabert (Zatanna) even though "h" comes before "o" .
24	* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BAil-2rR7fI This]] compilation video has a list of fights between Batgirl and Harley throughout the various series. What's the problem? Batgirl never appeared in this series (though promotional art was made for her), while the clip for this series is Harley against ''Stargirl'' .
25	* CrossdressingVoices:
26	** Creator/TaraStrong, Paula Rhodes, and Erica Lutrell voice [[spoiler: kid Batman, kid John Constantine, and kid Dr. Fate]] in the episode "Trick Or Threat".
27	** "Supernatural Adventures In Babysitting" had Stargirl babysitting a little boy named Timmy. Creator/NatalieLander, who voices Stargirl, also voices Timmy.
28	** In "Nuclear Family Values", Melissa Disney voiced the young boy named Brat.
29	** Subverted with Granny Goodness, who's voiced by an actual woman, Cloris Leachman.
30	* DawsonCasting: Any and all young characters are voiced by adult actors.
31	* ExecutiveMeddling:
32	** While character designer Shane Glines was generally given free reign on character design, he said on his Facebook that one of the very few edicts he was given was that Superman wasn't allowed to be drawn with tights, presumably to keep in line with his new costume design from ''Film/ManOfSteel'' (Bizarro, on the other hand, was fair game when it came to the tights [[WeirdnessCoupon because, well, it's Bizzaro we're talking about]]). His design of Zatanna for the show was also forced to be toned down from his original more fanservicey idea, slightly reducing her breast size and changing her corset from pink to white to draw less attention to it. Star Saphire's design was also initially more {{Stripperiffic}}, but the final design was likewise censored.
33	** According to an interview with Butch Lukic at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con, the writers were given a list of characters that had to show up in the series, which included Space Cabbie. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools They admitted they didn't mind]], since the list included characters that the producers wanted to utilize anyway.
34	** The reason the show exists in the first place was because DC executives turned down a pitch for a new ''Batman'' cartoon, instead suggesting that it should be a new ''Justice League'' show to help promote [[Film/JusticeLeague2017 the 2017 movie]].
35	* FlipFlopOfGod: Creator/MarkHamill originally promised that ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke'' would be his swan song as the Joker after saying the same thing previously for his role in the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries''... And then he committed to this.
36	* InvisibleAdvertising: The series has had very little promotion from Creator/CartoonNetwork, even in the months leading to the series premiere. The [=McDonald=]'s tie-in toys were the only advertisement for the show for a while before the premiere.
37	* TheOtherDarrin:
38	** Chris Diamontopolous voiced Hive Master in "The Trouble With Truth" while Diedrich Bader voices him in "Time Out". Given that the latter's regular character Booster Gold appeared prominently in that episode while Green Arrow was absent, it makes sense.
39	** Merlin goes from Dan Donohue in "Speed Demon" to Patrick Seitz in "Hat Trick". Since the latter prominently featured Etrigan, and Brother Night was absent, it makes sense.
40	** Given that the series is hinted to take place in the same continuity as ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'', Creator/MichaelDorn replaces Creator/JonathanAdams as Atrocitus, Creator/ArminShimerman voices Zilius Zox instead of Creator/TomKenny, Creator/DarinDePaul replaces Creator/RonPerlman as the voice of Sinestro and Creator/RachelKimsey replaces Creator/GreyDeLisle as Bleez.
41	* OutOfHolidayEpisode: The Halloween episode "Trick Or Threat" first aired in the US on March 18, 2017. Its first airdate overall is in the UK on December 24, 2016.
42	* PlayingAgainstType:
43	** Creator/MarkHamill voices Swamp Thing who, while still cynical, is a heroic character. He's usually known for his villain roles, like Joker and Trickster in this series.
44	** Creator/DanaSnyder voices Plastic Man, who unlike his other roles is not A) a {{Jerkass}}, B) insane, C) a villain, or D) all of the above, though he’s still a bit hammy. The Penguin is also far more subdued and cold than his previous roles, especially noticeable because of its contrast with [[WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedAnimalInstincts his previous]] [[WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedMechsVsMutants take on the character,]] which was far more in line with his usual characters.
45	* PromotedFanboy: Jason J. Lewis, Superman's actor, said that he watched ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' when he was 15, and said that he had a hard time not fanboying when working with Creator/KevinConroy himself.
46	* RealLifeRelative: Creator/SeanAstin voices both Billy Batson and Shazam, and his adoptive father Creator/JohnAstin voices Billy's Uncle Dudley.
47	* RefittedForSequel: ''Garden Of Evil'' is based in part on an episode pitch for ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' that Paul Dini made, where Poison Ivy would seduce ComicBook/SwampThing; the episode was never made due to the rights to use Swamp Thing being unavailable at the time.
48	* RoleReprise: This show features the return of the following:
49	** From ''Series/TheFlash1990'': Creator/MarkHamill as the Trickster.
50	** From the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, in addition to the Trickster: Creator/KevinConroy as Franchise/{{Batman}}, Creator/MarkHamill as ComicBook/TheJoker and Creator/GilbertGottfried as Mr. Mxyzptlk.
51	** From ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': Creator/KharyPayton as ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}.
52	** From ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'': Creator/JoshKeaton as Hal Jordan[=/=]Franchise/GreenLantern and Creator/GreyDeLisle Griffin as [[spoiler: Aya]], although the latter is never directly called that.
53	** From the WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse: Creator/SeanAstin as ComicBook/{{Shazam}} and Jake T. Austin as ComicBook/BlueBeetle.
54	** From the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', in addition to Batman himself and the Joker: Creator/TaraStrong as ComicBook/HarleyQuinn and Creator/FredTatasciore as Solomon Grundy.
55	** From ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': Creator/LaceyChabert as ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}.
56	** From ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': Creator/CharlieSchlatter as Franchise/TheFlash (as it's Barry Allen, not [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Wally West]]).
57	** From [[WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedAnimalInstincts the]] ''{{WesternAnimation/Batman Unlimited\|MonsterMayhem}}'' [[WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedMechsVsMutants movies]] in addition to the Flash, Cyborg and Grundy: Chris Diamantopoulos as ComicBook/GreenArrow and Creator/DanaSnyder as the Penguin.
58	** From ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'' in addition to Batman, Zatanna, and Solomon Grundy: Creator/NatalieLander as Stargirl.
59	** From ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': Tara Strong as [[spoiler: [[TimeShiftedActor Child Batman]].]]
60	** From the Series/{{Arrowverse}}, in addition to the Trickster and Harley Quinn: Creator/DavidSobolov as Gorilla Grodd.
61	** From ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' in addition to Harley Quinn: Julianne Grossman as Hippolyta.
62	** In the Italian dub, Marco Balzarotti is once again Batman and Luigi Ferraro reprises his role as Cyborg from seasons 3+ of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''.
63	** In the French dub, several voice actors reprise their roles from previous adaptations:
64	*** From ''Film/BatmanReturns'': Creator/PhilippePeythieu as the Penguin[[note]]but only in the episode "E. Nigma, Consulting Detective"[[/note]].
65	*** From the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse: In addition to the Penguin, Creator/EmmanuelJacomy as Superman/Clark Kent, Creator/VeroniqueAugereau as Lois Lane, Creator/ChristopheLemoine as Jimmy Olsen, and Kelvine Dumour as Harley Quinn.
66	*** From ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans\|2003}}'': Daniel Lobé as Cyborg/Victor Stone.
67	*** From ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': In addition to the Penguin and Jimmy Olsen, Creator/AdrienAntoine as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Christophe Lemoine as The Flash/Barry Allen, and Edwige Lemoine as Poison Ivy.
68	*** From ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse'': In addition to Superman and Batman, Delphine Braillon as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince and Michel Vigné as Darkseid [[note]]but only in the episode "Superman's Pal, Sid Sharp" regarding Vigné as Darkseid[[/note]].
69	*** From ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Lois Lane, the Penguin, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Perry White, Christophe Lemoine as Blue Beetle/Jaime Reyes, Creator/EmmanuelGarijo as Plastic Man and Mister Miracle, Jérôme Pauwels as Booster Gold and Shazam[[note]]formerly known as Captain Marvel prior to the ComicBook/New52[[/note]], Paolo Domingo as Billy Batson, Philippe Peythieu as Martian Manhunter, Kelvine Dumour as Vixen [[note]]but only in the episode "Plastic Man Saves the World"[[/note]] and Big Barda [[note]]but only in the episode "It'll Take a Miracle"[[/note]], Xavier Fagnon as the Joker and Mister Mxyzptlk, Thierry Murzeau as Darkseid, Solomon Grundy, and Gorilla Grodd, Jean-Claude Donda as Mongul and Sinestro, Michel Vigné as Steppenwolf, Creator/VincentRopion as Felix Faust [[note]]except in the episode "Hat Trick"[[/note]], and Marc Perez as Mister Mind [[note]]but only in the episode "Brain Buster"[[/note]] and Deadshot [[note]]but only in the online shorts[[/note]]. Averted with Paolo Domingo as Firestorm. In TBATB, his character's alter-ego was Jason Rusch. Here, it's Ronnie Raymond instead.
70	*** From the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'': In addition to Batman and the Penguin, Jérôme Pauwels as Two-Face/Harvey Dent.
71	*** From ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': Vincent Ropion as General Zod.
72	*** From ''Film/Supergirl1984''[[note]]second dub, made for the director's cut[[/note]]: Karine Foviau as Supergirl/Kara Zor-El.
73	*** From ''WesternAnimation/AllStarSuperman'': In addition to Superman, Thierry Murzeau as Perry White.
74	*** From ''WesternAnimation/BatmanYearOne'': In addition to Batman, Vincent Ropion as Carmine Falcone.
75	*** From ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice\|2010}}'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Captain Marvel, Billy Batson, the Joker, Poison Ivy, and Mongul, Creator/PaulBorne as Lex Luthor, Vincent Ropion as the Atom/Ray Palmer, Paolo Domingo as Klarion, Mark Lesser as Toyman, Marc Perez as Desaad, Creator/AlexandreGillet as the Riddler and Thierry Murzeau as the Brain and Dudley H. Dudley.
76	*** From ''Film/{{Green Lantern\|2011}}'': Creator/PierreTessier as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan.
77	*** From ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'': In addition to Green Lantern and Sinestro, Thierry Murzeau as Atrocitus, Jean-Claude Donda as Zilius Zox, Kelvine Dumour as Bleez, and [[spoiler:Céline Melloul as Aya]].
78	*** From ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Luthor, Lois, and the Flashpoint version of Captain Marvel[[note]]AKA Captain Thunder[[/note]], Thierry Murzeau as Etrigan.
79	*** From ''WesternAnimation/JLAAdventuresTrappedInTime'': In addition to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Cyborg, Lex Luthor, Toyman, Grodd and Solomon Grundy, Thierry Murzeau as Bizarro.
80	*** From ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedAnimalInstincts'': In addition to Batman, Flash, and the Penguin, Lionel Tua as Green Arrow/Oliver Queen.
81	*** From ''WesternAnimation/SupermanUnbound'': In addition to Superman, Lois, Supergirl and Perry White, Bernard Métraux as Brainiac.
82	*** From ''WesternAnimation/WonderWoman2009'': In addition to Wonder Woman, Malvina Germain as Hippolyta.
83	*** From ''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Stéphane Marais as the Penguin[[note]]except in the episode "E. Nigma, Consulting Detective"[[/note]].
84	*** From ''WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}}'': In addition to Green Arrow and Flash, Creator/MarieEugenieMarechal as Vixen[[note]]but only in the episode "Garden of Evil"[[/note]].
85	* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Most branches of Cartoon Network did little to advertise the show, with the premiere being showcased without fanfare. Apparently due to the TroubledProduction and later critical failure of ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'', Warner Media lost all faith in the show and Cartoon Network decided to burn through all the completed episodes just to get rid of the show.
86	** The show completely disappeared from Cartoon Network UK in July 2017, and hasn't aired since.
87	* ShortRunInPeru: The UK had already aired 18 episodes when the US was just getting started.
88	* SimilarlyNamedWorks: "Best Day Ever" is a title also used for episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' .
89	* StarMakingRole: Creator/RachelKimsey had some minor voice roles and on camera roles before, but her popularity became more pronounced when she voiced Wonder Woman here.
90	* VoicesInOneRoom: The actors record all their lines in the same room, although due to busy schedules, usually only 80% of the cast are around, according to Jason J. Lewis.
91	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
92	** Butch Lukic said he and Alan Burnett were aiming for another ''Batman'' TV series, but DC suggested they do a ''Justice League'' series instead to promote the [[Film/JusticeLeague2017 2017 movie]] and there having not been a ''Justice League'' series in the interim.
93	** The ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' homage from the Toyman episode was going to be longer, complete with a gag of Aquaman standing in for Dan Hibiki.
94	** At [[https://youtu.be/8bimJaKrDeU 7:15]] , Tim Sheridan said how "Unleashed" originally focused on Flash instead of Plastic Man. At 9:25, he mentioned how there was an episode called "And Then There Was Mod" that would've featured [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Mad Mod]] . It was shot down for being too ambitious for an 11 minute episode.
95	** Shane Glines' design for [[https://mobile.twitter.com/shaneglines/status/1311286562924060674 Poison Ivy]] showed that she wore light green dress, unlike the final show where she wore a dark green dress.
96	** [[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2021/04/exclusive-interview-justice-society-world-war-ii-co-writer-jeremy-adams/ Jeremy Adams]] mentioned in this interview how he wanted to do an episode about the Justice Society of America, with Hourman taking on Nazis.

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