"Justice League" The Great Brain Robbery (2006)

Director:

Dan Riba

Writers:

Matt Wayne (teleplay) and
Dwayne McDuffie (story)

TV Series:

"Justice League" (2001)

Original Air Date:

4 March 2006 (Season 5, Episode 8)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Lex Luthor and The Flash find they've accidentally exchanged personalities in each other's body. |

Plot Keywords:

Martian | Justice League | Forces Of Evil | Hate | Cult Cartoon

Cast

Clancy Brown	...	Lex Luthor (voice)
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Wally West / The Flash / Dr. Polaris (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	John Stewart / Green Lantern / Angle Man (voice)
Powers Boothe	...	Gorilla Grodd / Red Tornado (voice)
Juliet Landau	...	Tala (voice)
Michael Beach	...	Michael Holt / Mr. Terrific (voice)
Oded Fehr	...	Kent Nelson / Dr. Fate (voice)
Ted Levine	...	Sinestro (voice)
George Newbern	...	Bizarro / Evil Star (voice)
Lauren Tom	...	Rampage (voice)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Trivia:

While in Flash's body, Lex Luthor threatens a technician's life by promising to vibrate his fingers into the man's brain. In the Flash comic #275 (July 1979), Iris Allen (the wife of the Barry Allen version of the Flash) loses her life when the villain (the Reverse-Flash) does exactly that to her.

Quotes:

The Flash: Guys! I was starting to think I was gonna go out as the bottom of a super villain dog pile.
John Stewart: It sounds like Wally, but is there any way to be *sure*?
The Flash: You want proof? Until he went off to the Marines, GL's nickname was...
John Stewart: STOP! It's him! You promised never to repeat that story.
The Flash: I know. I was just messing with your head.

Clancy Brown is GENIUS!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I really like what they did with the sometimes trite "brain switch" plot in this episode. It's great to hear Michael Rosenbaum play Lex Luther trapped in Flash's body since he plays Lex on Smallville. But Clancy Brown captures Rosenbaum's characterization of Flash perfectly. I TiVo'd this episode and watched it twice, each time forgetting that it wasn't Rosenbaum voicing Lex. He gets the inflection and cluelessness of the character while he's trying desperately to not be discovered as an impostor so down it's unbelievable.

Best line of the show happens in the Mens Room in the Secret Society of Super Villains HQ after FlashLex tries to call the Justice League on Lex's Cell phone and is called out of the stall by Dr. Polaris to go to the big meeting to discuss Lex's plans for a huge heist:

Dr. Polaris: "Wait. Aren't you going to wash your hands?"

FlashLex: "... No... 'cuz I'm EEEVIL!"