This episode was very loosely based on silver age Batman comics in which Alfred actually did write some stories like this, if my memory serves me correctly.
It's a bit psychotic that Alfred's fanfiction includes the death of his master/ward/pseudo adopted son and his wife, leaving their son an orphan just like his father was.
"I have an idea for a Father-Son legacy story... but hmm... how do I make a reluctant son take up his father's legacy as Batman? I know! I'll just copy Bruce's origin! It's so simple, it's genius!" I really don't think it's that messed up. Could just be the easy solution to writer's block.
I like how at the time, this was the first time Damian Wayne was ever used outside of comics, and probably one of the best since, he wasn't a jerk right out the gate... which probably isn't the best representation of him overall. Also, Alfred is a fanfic writer and a shipper, who is voiced by Avatar Roku.
3 things: 1. NICE TO SEE YOU HERE ⚡ 2. He was also great in Battle of Supersons Thx to Bat-Cow & Jon, everytime Jon & Bat-Cow appear they make Damien actually likeable 3. Brave & The Bold Alfred was also Voiced by King Bradley in the Spanish Dub
It actually might be funnier if Alfred writes fanfiction to make extra money and does commissions, and The Joker found out about this, and create a fake account, and paid in obscene amount of money for a Batman Batgirl slash fic… that seems like the kind of crazy things Joker would do just a mess with people lol
One has to wonder, if it's because he's a historically accurate butler, based on indoctrinated military operatives who can't function in society without a schedule or rewriting propaganda narratives, or it's because the adult authors are themselves so childlike with no beter understanding than the children they write about violence to. Maybe I'll ask Chelsea Manning.
8:38 Pretty sure the guy at the funeral is supposed to be Plastic Man. The hair checks out and it will explain why he has the glasses. Plus, he was a regular guest.
It is more likely to be Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, who would go semi-legit. He would become friends with Bruce Wayne, despite not knowing he was Batman.
@@strongbladeseems like a huge stretch. Plastic man makes more sense, considering he’s one of the most reoccurring heroes in this continuity. Plus both of his eyes being covered, since we never see Plast’s eyes. Not 100 percent on it being Plast, but I’m pretty confident it ain’t Oswald.
I’m picturing Bruce looking through the library in the manor and finding the fan fic and not recognizing it as something he owns and sits down to skim through it seeing if he knows it seeing his name in it a few times
I remember this one Damian Wayne is Composite Character of Himself, Bruce Jr Batman's son from those imaginary stories and Earth Two's Huntress aka Helena Wayne Batman and Catwoman's Daughter.
Also, this episode is partially based on Batman #131's story "The Second Batman and Robin Team". That's where "Damian's" attitude and it being a story told by Alfred come from. The differences are the Villains not being the Joker, and Robin being a version of Bruce Wayne Jr. and his mother being Katherine Kane/Wayne instead of Selena since it was written in the Batwoman era of comics, also his parents may not have died I'd have to double check. They likely changed it to Damian since he was more well known at the time as Bruce's biological son so more people would be familiar with the name and Selena for internal consistency as a love interest (and BTBATB's Batwoman's episode I don't think happened yet).
How? That none of them happened? There alternate earths stories from the comics. Brave and the bold depicted the else world's and silver age stories very well. I know huntress was originally batman and catwomans kid from earth 2 and it wasn't a faithful adaptation of that story but it was a nice story and a great episode.
I'm pretty sure that Silvery Batman costume is from that 1990s Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat, an Elseworlds story made to use all the rejected Azrael-as-Batman costume designs. Some were pretty cool, too.
"Alfred, I found your journal. I'm not sure what's more concerning: your story having me die horribly, or that you gave my prospective son the same name as the Devil's child in 'The Omen'."
It all makes Alfred seem pretty bizarre. Those are real people for him and he didn't even bother to change the names or disguise what he was doing with some of his own creativity like writers usually do when they crib from real life.
The man with the parrot on his shoulder is El Papagayo, a Mexican bandit Batman fought in the 40's, by the way Papagayo, is Portuguese not Spanish, I am Portuguese, anyway he was retconned into a 19th century Johan Hex foe if you look him up but I recall reading his story in one of those 80 page giants in the '60's, yes, I'm old.
I like to think like to think Alfred is the actual writer of superman’s girlfriend Lois Lane it started as Alfred being petty because Lois made some comment about the food or the house or something when at one point she interviewed Bruce Wayne, so Alfred got out his anger by writing story’s about her having failed marriages next thing you know it’s become a hobby he does every time Bruce is off with the league. Because no one questions Alfred ability as a butler.
I can't help but think of Neal Gaiman's "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" Where Alfred creates the Joker as an alternative identity to give Batman an arch-enemy and so let Bruce Wayne live out his fantasy.
The pirate with a parrot has gotta be El Papagayo, who was honestly more of a Jonah Hex villain, but did fight batman briefly back in the day and was then brought back in Morrisson's Batman Incorporated where he was a little less of a racial stereotype. But he did die, almost immediately.
Never gets old seeing just how much passion went to Brave and the Bold. Its a pure celebration of all of DC, mainly Silver Age but it brings in stuff from all comics and all media at the time. Its so much fun to rewatch and spot all these little references. Thanks so much for giving BnB the spotlight.
Since you've been talking about various superhero animated series lately - I'm kind of surprised you haven't yet touched on "My Adventures with Superman." Definitely one of the best superhero series in years!
I think Sasha's interest would be so piqued if they do an episode where Lois Lane for some reason begins doing all the crazy Silver Age nonsense that Silver Age Lois did. Marrying monsters and being a marriage obsessed schemer.
So, Alfred is writing a book about Bruce Wayne passing the mantle of Batman down to his son? And we thought Bruce was who doesn't understand what "secret identity" means.
The Damian Wayne Batman suit, has a few traces of the Knightfall Batman with the extending shoulder mantle, Rob Leifeld garter pouch, and the beefy gauntlets..
9:30 Personally i love Joker confirming you can Blow him up, falling into chimneys or even get eaten by Shark...Hes the Friggin' Joker! He'll always return! Face it, he's Gothams Penniwise!😂
Great Episode , & I’m betting Alfred made Damian ‘s sidekick Robin Dick & Babs son, who would surely be named Bruce Jim Grayson hahaha…Keep Up The Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾
Thank you Sasha, for all that you contribute to us Casually conversing on Comics.....we (I) really appreciate you thoroughness and LOVE of the medium. PEACE dear Sister, and God cover your steps and Family with Favor.
This reminds me of the comic where Alfred was at Batman’s funeral where he tells how he killed Batman. In that comic he tells how Alfred and his friends where once theater actors and to help Bruce they all dressed as silly villains to so Bruce can fight them and feel as though he is making a different until it goes to far and Bruce dies.
that final suit has some feeling of the batman one-million (and one million and one) suit. which is a pretty obscure as a character, but has that shiny 'chest piece going to the shoulders" setup also, cut that potential. but if italians cared, there would have been noticeable pushback already.
I feel like the armor is close to either Justice Lord Batman or the Batman armor from when they have to face Vandal Savage in the past, it's been awhile but they're both Justice League 2 parters
A 1, 2, 3 MUSIC MEISTER!~ We got do get an episode on the musical episode, I know for copy right strikes you can't do the songs but just looking over would be great. Thank and have a wonderful day.
Actually I think I might have something to contribute to the discussion. Emphasis on might. So I recently picked the first volume of Grant Morrison's JLA and I was really struck by the similarity between one of the stories and this episode. So I'm talking about issue 8 'under lock and key'. In this issue the villain The Key forces the League into strange dreams without their knowledge Dr Destiny style. And we get to see different what if's or whatever, but interestingly Batman's seems to be very similar to this episode. As in it's an older Bruce married to Selina, with a former Robin as the new Batman (in this case Tim) and Bruce's son as the Robin (in this case Bruce Wayne jr). In the brief look into this dream we get, we see that the Joker has suddenly returned and is now super old and still proposes a serious threat. Idk if the story actually did influence the episode, but i found it interesting when I read it. Even the fact that neither story is presented as real by the end.
Robin 3000 is an excellent overlooked and underappreciated series. Sci-Fi writer Bryon Priess (sp?) and P. Craig Russell present an awesome story, as a normally non-comic book writer his writing really leans into Sci-Fi but given a excellent comic book editor the story is a good mashup of both types of writing.
“I’m going to be honest, I wrote myself into the corner with the whole “Damian doesn’t wanna be Batman” thing, and needed an excuse to get back on track, so…” - Alfred Pennyworth, currently being sued for liable.
This is so great. I always love legacy characters, and this really scratches the itch I have of, ok, the day is saved, then what? Why won’t the world move on!?
I liked this episode. It sums up what I think all adaptations try and do. A different take on many stories. In a way, each run on a comic is some form of fanfiction.
I was expecting a mention of how, in the (Silver Age I think, could be Golden Age) comics, Alfred would write stories where Dick Grayson grew up to be Batman II (with the II prominently on his chest), while Bruce's son became Robin II.
I remember the episode, but the only thing that stuck out was thinking that is a rather random story for Alfred to be jotting down. If they needed a framing device wouldn't Batmite have been a better idea.
I am fascinated by learning Bill Finger didn't think Batman would be effective if the villain didn't die. Just thinking about that in the context of modern debates about whether Batman should kill his villains blows my mind!!!
I could be totally off on this but my first instinct is to guess that the mystery guest at the funeral is the Penguin, Oswald Cobblepot, of all people.
Okay the part that screwed me up with this ep is hearing Alfred’s voice. It’s literally there voice of avatar rooku and it’s messing with my brain. It’s not bad casting it’s just really funny in hindsight
Great video! This episode always seemed so cool and interesting to me, also the new Batman suit reminds me of the Batman Knight suit Batman wore in that episode(of this show) where Batman and Green Arrow meet Merlin and Morgana Le Fay.
More Alfred Writing Fanfiction Tales
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Alfred writing a fanfic about his surrogate son getting married and starting a family is one of the most adorable and funny things I’ve ever heard
One of the only funnier things is that it's also about him and his wife dying horribly and their son going down the same road as Bruce.
This was one of my favourite episodes. This is how batman should be handled.
Alfred is a fanfic writer confirmed.
He needs to have hobbies since he cannot die from old age.
The best he is
This episode was very loosely based on silver age Batman comics in which Alfred actually did write some stories like this, if my memory serves me correctly.
The fact Alfred wrote this possible future is both funny and disturbing at the same time.
It's a bit psychotic that Alfred's fanfiction includes the death of his master/ward/pseudo adopted son and his wife, leaving their son an orphan just like his father was.
"I have an idea for a Father-Son legacy story... but hmm... how do I make a reluctant son take up his father's legacy as Batman? I know! I'll just copy Bruce's origin! It's so simple, it's genius!"
I really don't think it's that messed up. Could just be the easy solution to writer's block.
Bro plays no favorites, that's better than most fanfic writers
@@danielendlessand many comic writers
“It’s called Kill Your Darlings, my dear, one mustn’t play favorites in the grand art of fanfiction literature.”
This is Gotham we're talking about
I like how at the time, this was the first time Damian Wayne was ever used outside of comics, and probably one of the best since, he wasn't a jerk right out the gate... which probably isn't the best representation of him overall. Also, Alfred is a fanfic writer and a shipper, who is voiced by Avatar Roku.
3 things:
1. NICE TO SEE YOU HERE ⚡
2. He was also great in Battle of Supersons Thx to Bat-Cow & Jon, everytime Jon & Bat-Cow appear they make Damien actually likeable
3. Brave & The Bold Alfred was also Voiced by King Bradley in the Spanish Dub
Woh Woh what his voice actor is that of Roku awesome
@@ArcTrooperRod-269 hey do you think Damian likes rock n roll?
Alfred took the "canon convergence" Ao3 tag and ran with it.
Shippy Alfred amuses me. How about that Catwoman, huh Master Wayne? Huh?
Bruce: well she can maybe replace my missing heart piece of the joker
Based on this episode, my head cannon is that The Killing Joke (2016) is Alfred’s fan faction after a few too many glasses of wine one night lol
That's somehow more disturbing than it being canon
It actually might be funnier if Alfred writes fanfiction to make extra money and does commissions, and The Joker found out about this, and create a fake account, and paid in obscene amount of money for a Batman Batgirl slash fic… that seems like the kind of crazy things Joker would do just a mess with people lol
Don't insult Alfred's fanfiction writing skills, man. He wouldn't write Barbara so out of character in his Real Person fanfic AU.
Please the one without the animated parts
So Alfred basically spent his time off writing What If Batman Fanfiction? Basic fanboy.
A frustrated father wondering when he's going to get some damn grandkids already
One has to wonder, if it's because he's a historically accurate butler,
based on indoctrinated military operatives who can't function in society without a schedule or rewriting propaganda narratives,
or it's because the adult authors are themselves so childlike with no beter understanding than the children they write about violence to. Maybe I'll ask Chelsea Manning.
Convinced now Alfred can only ask Bruce to settle down in the most convoluted ways.
8:38 Pretty sure the guy at the funeral is supposed to be Plastic Man. The hair checks out and it will explain why he has the glasses. Plus, he was a regular guest.
I was thinking it might somehow be the Penguin but Plastic Man makes far more sense.
It is more likely to be Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, who would go semi-legit. He would become friends with Bruce Wayne, despite not knowing he was Batman.
@@strongbladeseems like a huge stretch. Plastic man makes more sense, considering he’s one of the most reoccurring heroes in this continuity. Plus both of his eyes being covered, since we never see Plast’s eyes. Not 100 percent on it being Plast, but I’m pretty confident it ain’t Oswald.
@@TheShockVoxhehe "stretch"
I remember a few Silver Age stories that Alfred "wrote" in continuity. One involved Bruce marrying Kathy Kane and lawd girl it was a mess
I have Batman 145 (Feb, 1962) with a future Batman II fighting Joker II , in a story written by Alfred
@@Valohir666 I think that was collected in "Batman: From the 30s to the 70s" or some such thing
I can't believe I've never read that one! It has ginger Robin and everything! Looks like a follow up is in order :)
@@CasuallyComics YASSSS
@@Therese504yes, that's where I know it from.
I’m picturing Bruce looking through the library in the manor and finding the fan fic and not recognizing it as something he owns and sits down to skim through it seeing if he knows it seeing his name in it a few times
I remember this one Damian Wayne is Composite Character of Himself, Bruce Jr Batman's son from those imaginary stories and Earth Two's Huntress aka Helena Wayne Batman and Catwoman's Daughter.
Damian: I don't like rock n roll but I don't know why
I love this episode. The ending with Alfred writing it all as a fanfiction was wild to me.
Also, this episode is partially based on Batman #131's story "The Second Batman and Robin Team". That's where "Damian's" attitude and it being a story told by Alfred come from. The differences are the Villains not being the Joker, and Robin being a version of Bruce Wayne Jr. and his mother being Katherine Kane/Wayne instead of Selena since it was written in the Batwoman era of comics, also his parents may not have died I'd have to double check. They likely changed it to Damian since he was more well known at the time as Bruce's biological son so more people would be familiar with the name and Selena for internal consistency as a love interest (and BTBATB's Batwoman's episode I don't think happened yet).
Someone also tossed Batman 145 into the mix, this vid is going to need a follow up. I'm excited lol two episodes for the price of one.
@@CasuallyComics What a deal!
Thank you. I knew I had read a story where Alfred was writing a fanfic marriage of Batman and Batwoman and Dick becoming Batman II.
@@CasuallyComics there were quite a few of these tales, all handily collected in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories Vol 2 Batman and Robin
I think Alfred writing Fanfic can explain all the Elseworld's stories.
How? That none of them happened? There alternate earths stories from the comics. Brave and the bold depicted the else world's and silver age stories very well. I know huntress was originally batman and catwomans kid from earth 2 and it wasn't a faithful adaptation of that story but it was a nice story and a great episode.
I'm pretty sure that Silvery Batman costume is from that 1990s Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat, an Elseworlds story made to use all the rejected Azrael-as-Batman costume designs. Some were pretty cool, too.
Damian's batman suit may have taken some inspiration from the batman one million suit
"Alfred, I found your journal. I'm not sure what's more concerning: your story having me die horribly, or that you gave my prospective son the same name as the Devil's child in 'The Omen'."
"Master Bruce I swear I gave him the name before I watched 'The Omen'."
It all makes Alfred seem pretty bizarre. Those are real people for him and he didn't even bother to change the names or disguise what he was doing with some of his own creativity like writers usually do when they crib from real life.
The man with the parrot on his shoulder is El Papagayo, a Mexican bandit Batman fought in the 40's, by the way Papagayo, is Portuguese not Spanish, I am Portuguese, anyway he was retconned into a 19th century Johan Hex foe if you look him up but I recall reading his story in one of those 80 page giants in the '60's, yes, I'm old.
10:47 The suit honestly looks like a hybrid of Tim’s 90’s costume and One Year Later costume
Yikes. Alfred's fanfic gives Bruce rather a horrific death. Freud would have a field day.
Four weddings and jokers funeral.
That scene in The Return of The Joker where Joker explains what he did to Tim remains one of my favorite animated Batman scenes ever!
What other stories is Alfred writing?
probably all the great stories DC doesn’t wanna do
I like to think like to think Alfred is the actual writer of superman’s girlfriend Lois Lane it started as Alfred being petty because Lois made some comment about the food or the house or something when at one point she interviewed Bruce Wayne, so Alfred got out his anger by writing story’s about her having failed marriages next thing you know it’s become a hobby he does every time Bruce is off with the league. Because no one questions Alfred ability as a butler.
Alfred writes about Bruce's "playboy exploits" and sells them to tabloids.
@@alexanderf8451 I just created a whole head canon with Alfred Beagle and Vicki Vale lol
I can't help but think of Neal Gaiman's "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" Where Alfred creates the Joker as an alternative identity to give Batman an arch-enemy and so let Bruce Wayne live out his fantasy.
3:55 ok now i wanna see the footage of comic stores with wedding cakes
NGL whenever I saw this I was confused but also one my favorite episodes.
Looking back it the ultimate love letter to what could it be.
I think that future Batman in the black and silver costume is slightly based on the future Batman from the DC One Million crossover.
Damien's batsuit looks kinda like Batman One Million, first appearance in '98
The pirate with a parrot has gotta be El Papagayo, who was honestly more of a Jonah Hex villain, but did fight batman briefly back in the day and was then brought back in Morrisson's Batman Incorporated where he was a little less of a racial stereotype. But he did die, almost immediately.
In my head alfred has always been righting fan fiction to past time
Never gets old seeing just how much passion went to Brave and the Bold. Its a pure celebration of all of DC, mainly Silver Age but it brings in stuff from all comics and all media at the time. Its so much fun to rewatch and spot all these little references. Thanks so much for giving BnB the spotlight.
For damien's suit at 12:37, it reminds me of batman from dc one million, with the silver bat that goes all the way to the shoulders
12:30 That metallic costume remind me to the futuristic Blue Falcon from the "Scooby Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon" movie
I would love it if you tackled the Superman BatB episode. So many amazing silver age Superman references.
Since you've been talking about various superhero animated series lately - I'm kind of surprised you haven't yet touched on "My Adventures with Superman." Definitely one of the best superhero series in years!
I think Sasha's interest would be so piqued if they do an episode where Lois Lane for some reason begins doing all the crazy Silver Age nonsense that Silver Age Lois did. Marrying monsters and being a marriage obsessed schemer.
Damian's silver batsuit reminds me a little of the Kingdom Come batsuit.
I think the top hat baddie in the montage is supposed to be Deadshot, his early look was a top hat wearing guy with a pencil mustache
i want alfred writing more fanfics, and not just about batfamily, but others.
and maybe some smuts? lol
The future suit gives strong Azrael Batman vibes to me
Happy Friday and happy Brave and the Bold video!
Also, maybe that person behind Gordon is Chief O'Hara?
12:45 The suit kind of reminds me of Jean Paul Valley's Batman suit, though I doubt it's referencing that haha
Little know fact; Strange like getting punched by Batman and Catwoman. That’s were the strange part of his name came from.
So, Alfred is writing a book about Bruce Wayne passing the mantle of Batman down to his son? And we thought Bruce was who doesn't understand what "secret identity" means.
Thanks for covering this show! Its so great!
Yay! More brave and the bold content!
I'm pretty sure Damien's future Batsuit is a reference to Batman One Million
12:30
that suit looks very Batman One Million inspired
That future Bat-suit reminds me of something from the 1995 'Brotherhood of the Bat' story.
Based on Commissioner Gordon's other appearances in Brave and the Bold, it was Chief O'Hara, who is always by his side like in the 60s show.
The pirate might be El Papagayo from Batman #56 (1949).
The Damian Wayne Batman suit, has a few traces of the Knightfall Batman with the extending shoulder mantle, Rob Leifeld garter pouch, and the beefy gauntlets..
Damian’s Batman suit has Batman 1,000,000 vibes.
9:30 Personally i love Joker confirming you can Blow him up, falling into chimneys or even get eaten by Shark...Hes the Friggin' Joker! He'll always return! Face it, he's Gothams Penniwise!😂
Great Episode , & I’m betting Alfred made Damian ‘s sidekick Robin Dick & Babs son, who would surely be named Bruce Jim Grayson hahaha…Keep Up The Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾
Thank you Sasha, for all that you contribute to us Casually conversing on Comics.....we (I) really appreciate you thoroughness and LOVE of the medium. PEACE dear Sister, and God cover your steps and Family with Favor.
This reminds me of the comic where Alfred was at Batman’s funeral where he tells how he killed Batman. In that comic he tells how Alfred and his friends where once theater actors and to help Bruce they all dressed as silly villains to so Bruce can fight them and feel as though he is making a different until it goes to far and Bruce dies.
that final suit has some feeling of the batman one-million (and one million and one) suit. which is a pretty obscure as a character, but has that shiny 'chest piece going to the shoulders" setup
also, cut that potential. but if italians cared, there would have been noticeable pushback already.
Batman 457 changed my world when I bought it from my local comic shop the week it came out
I feel like the armor is close to either Justice Lord Batman or the Batman armor from when they have to face Vandal Savage in the past, it's been awhile but they're both Justice League 2 parters
Batman brave and the bold is one of the best Batman shows of all time
12:30 I think the suit takes inspiration from Batman One Million exactly for the accents
I always enjoy these Brave and the Bold episode retrospectives from you Sasha. I'm still hoping you eventually cover the Doom Patrol episode.
Brave & the Bold generally kicked ass.
I think Damian's Batsuit might be a reference to DC One Million, but that could just be the logo more than anything else
12:45 I think Azrael's Batman suit was definitely an influence as well
This and Chill of the Night are my favorite episodes.
A 1, 2, 3 MUSIC MEISTER!~ We got do get an episode on the musical episode, I know for copy right strikes you can't do the songs but just looking over would be great. Thank and have a wonderful day.
mr toad should team up with killer croc
*12:38* also the helmet reminds me of sonar suit batman from lego batman
I could see Alfred writing about himself in his supervillain alter-ego the Outsider also him writting Merry Little Batman.
Actually I think I might have something to contribute to the discussion. Emphasis on might. So I recently picked the first volume of Grant Morrison's JLA and I was really struck by the similarity between one of the stories and this episode. So I'm talking about issue 8 'under lock and key'. In this issue the villain The Key forces the League into strange dreams without their knowledge Dr Destiny style. And we get to see different what if's or whatever, but interestingly Batman's seems to be very similar to this episode. As in it's an older Bruce married to Selina, with a former Robin as the new Batman (in this case Tim) and Bruce's son as the Robin (in this case Bruce Wayne jr). In the brief look into this dream we get, we see that the Joker has suddenly returned and is now super old and still proposes a serious threat. Idk if the story actually did influence the episode, but i found it interesting when I read it. Even the fact that neither story is presented as real by the end.
Robin 3000 is an excellent overlooked and underappreciated series.
Sci-Fi writer Bryon Priess (sp?) and P. Craig Russell present an awesome story, as a normally non-comic book writer his writing really leans into Sci-Fi but given a excellent comic book editor the story is a good mashup of both types of writing.
WHAT! There’s a Ned Kelly bushranger style villain called SWAGMAN?
As an Australian, I absolutely hate Captain Boomerang, but this is TOO COOL
But but but he has a boomerang!
“I’m going to be honest, I wrote myself into the corner with the whole “Damian doesn’t wanna be Batman” thing, and needed an excuse to get back on track, so…” - Alfred Pennyworth, currently being sued for liable.
For some reason I watched a follow up video before watching this. So don't worry about mistakes and what not, future Sasha has you covered.
This is so great. I always love legacy characters, and this really scratches the itch I have of, ok, the day is saved, then what? Why won’t the world move on!?
I liked this episode. It sums up what I think all adaptations try and do. A different take on many stories. In a way, each run on a comic is some form of fanfiction.
The guy in the top hat was the robber baron I believe he was featured in the third volume of the Batman golden age omnibuses.
That's such a deep cut but so cool
TO be fair, Mr. Toad ends up in hell for a reason. (Thinking of the Disney ride.)
I was expecting a mention of how, in the (Silver Age I think, could be Golden Age) comics, Alfred would write stories where Dick Grayson grew up to be Batman II (with the II prominently on his chest), while Bruce's son became Robin II.
I love that the elderly Joker is taken straight out of the Earth 2 version from Justice Society of America Vol. 3's Annual #1
I'm Joker Jr, but you can call me Jo-Ju.
I remember the episode, but the only thing that stuck out was thinking that is a rather random story for Alfred to be jotting down. If they needed a framing device wouldn't Batmite have been a better idea.
even just batmite sitting beyond alfred. could have even put in a "the public's never happy" joke
I am surprised brave and the bold didn't include PIDGEON PERSON!!!!
Yes that's a real villainess
NGL she kinda bad tho
@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 and she could've been in the montage
Can you do a video on Proto Bat-Bot from the Batman the brave and the bold episode “Plague of the Prototypes”?
I am fascinated by learning Bill Finger didn't think Batman would be effective if the villain didn't die. Just thinking about that in the context of modern debates about whether Batman should kill his villains blows my mind!!!
I could be totally off on this but my first instinct is to guess that the mystery guest at the funeral is the Penguin, Oswald Cobblepot, of all people.
I don't think you've talked about it yet but please go over the Brave and the Bold finale! Jumping the Shark was such a wild episode
Nah, if shops ordered cakes, and Batman and Catwoman didn't get married, it's the funniest thing on the planet.
Okay the part that screwed me up with this ep is hearing Alfred’s voice. It’s literally there voice of avatar rooku and it’s messing with my brain. It’s not bad casting it’s just really funny in hindsight
Great video.
Geriatric Joker has maybe my favorite Joker line ever: "The doc gave me six months to live... 😢 I gave him six seconds. 😂"
I like to the elderly Joker reminds me of the Earth 2 Joker in terms of design
"I AM THE PASTA MAKER!!!"
(I know, completely rando and totally OTS, but anytime Batman comes up, I can't help but think about Harley Quinn!)
Great video! This episode always seemed so cool and interesting to me, also the new Batman suit reminds me of the Batman Knight suit Batman wore in that episode(of this show) where Batman and Green Arrow meet Merlin and Morgana Le Fay.
will you talk about The meyham of the Music Maister?