Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series)

The Lion and the Unicorn (1995)

Kate Mulgrew: Red Claw

Quotes 

• Alfred Pennyworth : [after being drugged with a truth serum]  You'll get nothing but gibberish out of me, madam. I come from haunts of cootenfern and knicker sudden Sally. Uh... dee-dum dee-dum dee-dum dee-dum, and bicker down the valley.

  Red Claw : [shakes her head]  And people wonder why no one takes Britain seriously anymore.

• Red Claw : Give me the code, or I'll...

  Alfred Pennyworth : [muttering nonsensically]  The lion and the unicorn, fighting for the crown.

  Red Claw : He can't be resisting the drug this long. It's impossible!

  Alfred Pennyworth : The lion and the unicorn...

  Red Claw : [realizing]  Wait! He's not resisting. This doggerel *is* the code!

• Cameraman : Is it smart to make demands before we get the other half of the go code?

  Red Claw : I will have the code in a matter of minutes.

• Frederick : It's good to see you again, old man. I'm sorry it has to be under such circumstances.

  Alfred Pennyworth : Exactly what circumstances are we talking about?

  [his blindfold is removed] 

  Alfred Pennyworth : My heavens! Red Claw!

  Red Claw : So pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr. Pennyworth. If you do exactly as I say, you might live to see tomorrow.

• Red Claw : The code, old man, now!

  Frederick : [struggling to resist]  14... 14... Gurrier's Crescent... Blairquhan, upper.

  Red Claw : Absurdly simple, like most passwords. Now, as for you.

  Alfred Pennyworth : [sing-songy]  Half a league, half a league, half a league onward.

  Red Claw : Desperate valor to the last. Not that it will help you. Sooner or later, the serum always wins.

• Red Claw : Londoners, your ancient city may pride itself on having survived plagues, fires, even the Blitz, but unless £5 billion are delivered to me by midnight tonight, there'll be nothing left to survive. We have Blairquhan Castle and its missile installation, and the codes to operate the missile. You have one hour. Otherwise, I'll be forced to plant this warhead in the middle of Trafalgar Square. And if I do that, well...

  [laughing evily] 

  Red Claw : God save the Queen.

• Red Claw : I've wasted enough courtesy on you two.

  Frederick : Courtesy? None that I've seen.

  Red Claw : [slapping him]  I want this missile silo operational. I intend for the British government to give me £5 billion to keep me from wiping London off the map.

  Frederick : You understand, old man, I had no choice in the matter.

  Alfred Pennyworth : But of course, dear boy.

• Alfred Pennyworth : Truth serum?

  Red Claw : Of course. The old methods are still often the best. Fight it if you like. You won't hold out for long. But... it might be amusing.

  Alfred Pennyworth : Well, anything to amuse a lady, if "lady" is the word I want, which I doubt.