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| Title = The Man Who Killed Batman |
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'''''The Man Who Killed Batman''''' is the fifty-first ] of '']''. It first aired on February 1, 1993. It was written by ] and directed by ]. |
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== Plot == |
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As it pours on ], a man hurriedly runs to ]'s office. He gets inside and introduces himself, but Thorne already knows who he is — Sidney, The Man Who Killed Batman. Sidney, however, doesn't appreciate his newfound fame, as now everyone wants to kill or fight him. So Sidney tells his story... |
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Sidney is an insignificant, meek man who wants to move up in the underworld, and agrees to go on a drug run as a lookout. However, he does not do this for evil, but to make himself much more worthy on the Earth. The other mobsters, however, see Sidney as bait for Batman if he attempts to stop the run. Unfortunately, Batman does show up, and Sidney apparently fights him, while actually the "fight" is nothing but a simple tussle exaggerated by the shadows of the warehouse they were fighting in, unbeknownst to the other gangsters. Suddenly, Sidney falls off the roof, and Batman grabs onto his hands. Sidney attempts to climb to the building, and as Sidney gets onto the building, Batman falls on top of a gas tank. As it seems impossible to survive such an explosion, the gangsters assume that Sidney has done the impossible: He has killed the Batman. |
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The rest of the ] hold a celebration for Batman's death and toast Sidney, but a tough fighter challenges Sidney, leading to a huge barroom fight. The group of criminals end up in prison as ] and a surprisingly-saddened ] receive the news that Batman has been killed. Luckily for Sidney, however, a woman claiming to be his lawyer announces his ], and the two leave. Once in the car, the lawyer reveals herself to be ], which means that ] wants to see Sidney. |
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At the theater, the Joker is delighted to meet Sidney, and wants to test whether or not the Batman is "really" dead. The Joker and Harley stage a jewelry heist, and wait for the Batman. Surprisingly, the Batman doesn't show up, and the Joker sadly comments, "Without Batman, crime has no punchline." They leave without any jewels and Joker decides to hold a funeral. The funeral is held in the ] plant where the Joker had his first encounter with Batman and "became the happy soul I am today". The coffin holds Batman's cape and cowl, to which Joker attaches a "Kick me" sign. As Joker delivers a ] describing the death of the Joker's dream to kill Batman, wishing his jokes could have outsmarted his cold, equanimous logic (Harley cries through the entire speech), he denounces Sidney for killing Batman at all. |
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When he is done, however, the two hoods place Sidney in the coffin, and the coffin is put in an acid bank while Harley plays '']'' on a ]. The Joker sheds a tear, but then immediately cheers up. Just as the acid seeps in, Sidney is apparently saved by getting sucked into a drainpipe. Winding up on the bank of the Gotham River, he runs over to Thorne's house and tells his story. |
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At Thorne's house, Sidney requests a way of getting out of town to avoid the Joker and other hoods. Thorne, however, doesn't believe his story, and thinks he's trying to get in on his drug operation. As Thorne points a gun at Sidney, Batman suddenly arrives, completely unharmed, and knocks Thorne unconscious. Batman explains to Sidney that he faked his death and laid low for a while, observing what happened. Sidney realizes that Batman saved him from the acid, and attempts to walk out. Batman then stops him, explaining that he was still in the drug run, but explains that for a few months in prison, a man like Sidney would garner high respect. |
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As Sidney is led to prison, the prisoners cheer him on for almost killing Batman, setting Thorne up and fooling the Joker, and Sidney says, "A big shot at last!", proud to finally feel as though he has meaning. |
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== Cast == |
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| ] || Sidney |
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| ] || Murphy |
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| ] || Eddie |
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== Production notes == |
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* The plot for this episode is loosely based upon a story from '']'' #524: "Deathgrip" by ] and ]. In the original story, Sid the Squid apparently kills Batman, but this is revealed to be only a delusion that the character is suffering as a result of his conflict with Batman. |
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* ] stated that the idea for the episode came when he and Dini debated on what it would be like if Batman was not present for the majority of the episode. Indeed, it is one of the most-acclaimed episodes of the series. |
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* ] was actually worried that people would think Harley playing '']'' on a ] as the coffin containing Sidney is lowered into waste was sacrilegious, but nothing came out of it. Apparently, ] did the entire song in one take as many staff members were laughing as she did it.<ref>http://anbat.toonzone.net/btas/tmwkb.html</ref> |
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* In an interview, Dini stated that it was fortunate that Sorkin was able to complete the song in one take, as immediately after that, she and the remainder of the voice cast also broke into uncontrollable laughter, and "''we'd have never gotten a second take of it.''" |
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* Sidney's nickname, "Sid the Squid", was apparently popular with the writers at ] at the time, as it was also used for ] of '']'' character ]. It also appeared in the previous episode "]" as a past alias of ]. |
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== See also == |
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* '']'' |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* {{imdb title|id=0103359|title=Batman: The Animated Series}} |
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* {{imdb title|id=0118266|title=The New Batman Adventures}} |
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* {{imdb title|id=0129700|title=The New Batman/Superman Adventures}} |
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