Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series)

Christmas with the Joker (1992)

Loren Lester: Robin

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Quotes 

• Dick Grayson : [Robin and Batman are about to watch some It's a Wonderful Life]  Come on, Bruce. You're gonna love "It's a Wonderful Life".

  Bruce Wayne : It's not relentlessly cheerful, is it?

  Dick Grayson : No, it's about the difference one man can make to an entire city. Sound familiar?

• The Joker : [the Joker gives Batman a Christmas present]  Well, go on, open it!

  Robin : Don't do it, Batman!

  The Joker : [Batman opens the gift, a custard pie splatters in his face] 

  [laughs hysterically] 

  The Joker : Oh, I can't stand it!

• Robin : Come on, Batman! It's Christmas Eve. Let's kick back and get into the spirit.

  Batman : The Joker's escaped from Arkham Asylum, Robin.

  Robin : And you really think he's gonna make his move on Christmas Eve? Even scum spend the holidays with their families.

  Batman : He has no family.

  Robin : Okay, I'll make a deal with you. If we go out on patrol and Gotham is quiet, with no sign of the Joker, we come back here, have Christmas dinner and watch "It's A Wonderful Life".

  Batman : You know, I've never seen that. I could never get past the title.

  Robin : It's a deal, then?

  Batman : Deal.

• [in a toy factory, Batman and Robin are attacked by small flying planes; Batman swats them away with a baseball bat] 

  Robin : They don't call you "Bat-man" for nothing!

• Robin : Well, Batman, you were sure right about the Joker. Any leads?

  Batman : I've accessed Gotham's electrical mainframe. And I am zeroing in on the power surges to pinpoint the location of Joker's broadcast signal. That's it!

  Robin : I don't know, Batman. It seems too easy.

  Batman : It's never easy with the Joker.

• The Joker : [using his hand as a ventriloquist dummy]  Hi, I'm Laffy, Joker's helpful little elf. I'm here to present Batman with a very special Christmas surprise.

  Robin : Uh-oh, here it comes.

  The Joker : Gee, Joker, it sure is nice of you to get Bat Breath a present.

  [as himself] 

  The Joker : Ho, ho, I'm just that kind of guy.

  [as Laffy] 

  The Joker : It's an exact replica of Gotham City.

  [as himself] 

  The Joker : It has everything, even trains and bridges.

  [as Laffy] 

  The Joker : Bridges? I just love blowing up bridges.

  [as himself] 

  The Joker : Well, in that case, let's go live to Donner and Blitzen at the Presidents' Bridge. Greetings, Donner. How about singing us a merry tune while you blow up the bridge?

• The Joker : Well, I wonder what Mommy Lawful is getting for Christmas. Hoo hoo hoo, the suspense is killing me. Is it? Can it be? Oh, yes, it's a Betty Blooper doll. And what do Betty Blooper dolls do? Why, you wind them up, and they wreak havoc on Gotham City.

  [maniacal laughter] 

  Robin : I haven't seen one of those dolls in years.

  Batman : They don't make dolls like that anymore. Not since the LaffCo Toy Factory went out of business fourteen years ago.