slackforce t1_isur7p6 wrote
Reply to comment by mikexmachina in Return to Gotham: In Its Scariest Episodes, Batman: The Animated Series Went “Over the Edge” by PetyrDayne
Wasn't there an episode or two where Joker uses some kinda gas on people that not only kills them but leaves their corpses with a rictus grin? I remember being very creeped out by that imagery. Definitely not something they would put in Saturday morning cartoons anymore.
MulciberTenebras t1_isut3jz wrote
In the early seasons that aired of FoxKids, it only made them laugh non-stop (they weren't allowed to show corpses). Then the 4th season on WBKids and the film Mask of the Phantasm actually showed his Joker gas killing people.
SideshowMantis t1_iswbbt7 wrote
In a way, the nonstop laughing thing is kinda worse...
MulciberTenebras t1_iswc34e wrote
They implied it leads to permenant insanity if not immediately treated (as was the case when Alfred was infected by it on April Fool's Day).
As opposed to simply dying of exhaustion due to the laughing.
SideshowMantis t1_iswfaic wrote
Yeah, I remember Bats followed up on a criminal that was in a hospital who had been dosed with the toxin and he was terrifyingly exhausted
DMPunk t1_isx7dey wrote
Mask of the Phantasm. God that's such a good movie
SideshowMantis t1_isxuzk5 wrote
Thanks for reminding me to watch it again, it's been too long since my last viewing
DMPunk t1_isx7bzu wrote
It's not implied, it's directly stated that if left untreated, it will lead to permanent insanity
Smrtguy85 t1_iswbso0 wrote
It's ironic because in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, the laughing gas was considered the tame way for Joker to kill someone. He kills one of the goons at the start of the movie when the goon argues with him. In the censored version of the film, the goon gets gassed to death with the grin on his face and everything. In the uncensored version, Joker just straight up shoots him in the chest.
HiddenKING t1_isyevg5 wrote
I always felt the censored death of Joker electrocuting himself was darker than Robin shooting him.
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