Season: 5
Episode: Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack
Length: 2:13
Cast: Mark Hamill (Joker), Seth Green (Batman, Judge Brown, Commissioner Gordon (laughing)), Keith Ferguson (Commissioner Gordon), Matthew Senreich (Guard)
Characters: Batman, Joker, Judge Brown, Bailiff, Joker's Lawyer, Priest, Guards, Commissioner Gordon
Segment Summary: Batman catches the Joker.
Written By: Doug Goldstein
Themes: Bleeped, Blood, Comics, Death, Film, Prison, Superheroes, Violence, Vomit
Allusions:
- The sponge on the Joker's head being dry, and the protracted suffering he goes through as a result of it references a scene from The Green Mile. Joker previously referenced the film in the segment The Arkham Redemption when he flushes the toilet after using it while Batman crawls through the sewer line, believing Joker has escaped Arkham.
- When Commissioner Gordon mentions that he removed the sponge for 'Barbara', it alludes to the fact that the Joker crippled his daughter, Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) and forced her to rely upon a wheelchair and become Oracle, an event that occured in Batman: The Killing Joke.
Trivia / Info:
- Mark Hamill reprises his role as the Joker from Batman: The Animated Series.
- The Joker's full name of "Maurice P. Joker" could likely be a reference to the Steve Miller Band song "The Joker", which features the lyric "Some people call me Maurice cause I speak of the pompatus of love".
- Keith Ferguson provided Commissioner Gordon's vocal effects in LEGO Batman: The Videogame.
Goofs / Nitpicks:
- The Joker's real name is actually given as Jack Napier in the 1989 film Batman, and as Arthur Fleck in the 2019 film Joker, while in the comics, his true identity remains unknown.
- At the end of this sketch, when Commissioner Gordon laughs along with Batman/Bruce Wayne, Commissioner Gordon is voiced by Seth Green, instead of Keith Ferguson.
- In the comics, despite the number of people he has murdered, Joker's insanity prevents him from being sentenced to death as he is usually found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent back to Arkham Asylum.
- Joker notes this running gag, which is why Batman convinces the court to deem Joker eligible for execution; it doesn't break his No Killing Rule as lawfully he is not killing and Joker is finally being punished.
- When Gordon backs away thowards the end of the skit, he's clearly not holding anything, however, when Batman grabs him, he's suddenly holding the sponge. Batman also clearly has nothing in his hands shortly before it's revealed he has the second sponge.
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