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Batman: Season 1, Episode 49The Man Who Killed Batman (1 Feb. 1993)A small time crook tells his story of how he accidentally seemed to kill Batman, and how now everyone wants to kill him next. Director:Bruce W. Timm |
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| Kevin Conroy | ... |
Batman /
Bruce Wayne
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| Robert Costanzo | ... |
Harvey Bullock
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| Ingrid Oliu | ... |
Officer Renée Montoya
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| Mark Hamill | ... |
The Joker /
Jack Napier
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| Arleen Sorkin | ... |
Harley Quinn /
Harleen Quinzel
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| Matt Frewer | ... |
Sid the Squid /
Sidney Debris
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| John Vernon | ... |
Rupert Thorne
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| Robert Picardo | ... |
Eddie G.
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| Maurice LaMarche | ... |
Murphy
(voice) (as Maurice La Marche)
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A small time crook tells his story of how he accidentally seemed to kill Batman, and how now everyone wants to kill him next.
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[arriving at Rupert Thorne's manion]
Sidney Debris: [agitated] I have to speak to Mr Thorne!
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The story was loosely taken from Detective Comics # 524: "Deathgrip." However, in the story Sid the Squid's apparent killing of Batman is only a delusion Sid is suffering as a result of his fight with Batman. See more »Quotes
[first lines][arriving at Rupert Thorne's manion]
Sidney Debris: [agitated] I have to speak to Mr Thorne!
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This episode was very entertaining, thanks to four things: (1) The Joker; (2) Harley; (3) Sidney; (4) the artwork.
As I've mentioned several times, you can't beat fantastic artwork in this animated series and this episode is a good example. This is film noir with color, a look and atmosphere right out of the mid-to-late 1940s or early 1950s, with the automobiles, clothing and language. It looks like it comes right off the ages of a pulp fiction novel.
None of the episodes, by and large, are more entertaining than when The Joker is involved. Mark Hamill does a super job doing his voice and the writers even a better job with the Joker's dialog, which always is funny. To a lesser degree, the same can be said for The Joker's girl "Harley Quinn" who, with her bimbo NYC accent, also has some fabulous lines in this episode.
The co-star of the story, though, is a mousy little guy called "Sidney," a gangster-wannabe. who appears to have accidentally killed Batman. That makes him a hero in the Gotham underworld, led in sorts by Rupert Thorne. The Joker enters the story about halfway through and really livens things up, big-time.
How meek-but-misguided little "Sid The Squid" (voiced beautifully by Matt Frewer) deals with Thorne, The Joker and Batman all makes for a memorable and extremely-entertaining episode.