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| episode = Nothing to Fear
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'''Nothing to Fear''' is the third episode of the first season of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''. Due to schedule changes it was the tenth episode to air.
 
'''Nothing to Fear''' is the third episode of the first season of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''. Due to schedule changes it was the tenth episode to air.
   
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*The security guard at the bank is reading a ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' comic book.
 
*The security guard at the bank is reading a ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' comic book.
   
*The Danny Elfman theme is twice in this episode.
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*The Danny Elfman theme is used twice in this episode.
   
 
==Background Information==
 
==Background Information==
   
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==Cast==
==Links and References==
 
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==Cast==
===Starring the Voices of===
 
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*[[Kevin Conroy]] as [[Batman I|Batman]]
 
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*[[Robert Costanzo]] as [[Harvey Bullock|Detective Bullock]]
 
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! Actor !! Role
*[[Bob Hastings]] as [[James Gordon|Commissioner Gordon]]
 
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*[[Clive Revill]] as [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]]
 
 
| [[Kevin Conroy]] || [[Bruce Wayne]]/[[Batman]]
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| [[Robert Costanzo]] || [[Harvey Bullock]]
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| [[Bob Hastings]] || [[James Gordon|Commissioner Gordon]]
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| [[Clive Revill]] || [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]]
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| [[Mari Devon]] || [[Summer Gleeson]]
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| [[Kevin McCarthy]] || [[Dr. Long]]
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| [[Richard Moll]] || Bat-Computer
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| [[Henry Polic II]] || [[Scarecrow]]
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===Guest Stars===
 
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*[[Mari Devon]] as [[Summer Gleeson]]
 
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| prevprod = [[Christmas With the Joker]]
*[[Kevin McCarthy]] as [[Long|Dr. Long]]
 
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| prevaired = [[Pretty Poison]]
*[[Richard Moll]] as Computer
 
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| nextprod = [[The Underdwellers]]
*[[Henry Polic II]] as [[Scarecrow]]
 
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| nextaired = [[The Last Laugh]]
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===References===
 
COMMA-SEPARATED LIST OF ITEMS REFERENCED IN EPISODE
 
(BUT NOT YET MENTIONED IN SUMMARY OR CHARACTERS)
 

Revision as of 02:55, 2 February 2008

Nothing to Fear is the third episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. Due to schedule changes it was the tenth episode to air.

Plot

A criminal calling himself The Scarecrow starts a series of havoc and crimes in revenge against the Gotham University, stealing founds while intoxicating people with a gas that causes victims fear hallucinations.

When Batman first tries to stop him, he gets intoxicated, being only able to tear off a piece of the Scarecrow’s clothes. Batman then chases the criminals to a zeppelin they are using to escape, but the fear induced hallucinations start kicking in, leading to thoughts of rejection from his father, and fails to catch Scarecrow.

After successfully escaping, the Scarecrow reveals to his henchmen, he was actually a college professor at Gotham University. Since his childhood he was obsessed with fear, and when he later started conducting fear experiments on his students, the Gotham University board fired him, so he swore revenge.

Thanks to the piece of fabric Batman got from the Scarecrow and the Bat-computer, Batman is able to identify him as Professor Jonathan Crane, owner of a chemical factory, and get to his hiding place to apprehend him.

Trivia

  • This was the first episode of the series to feature Batman's past. Only the 1989 movie from Tim Burton, and an episode of the Super Powers Team (the last season of the Superfriends), incidentally also featuring the Scarecrow as main villain, explored the Dark Knight’s origins outside comics medium before this episode.
  • Bullock mentions Batman's refusal to comply with the investigation, saying to Gordon "Zorro here's been holding evidence." Ironically, Bruce's origin of Batman began when his parents were gunned down after seeing The Mark of Zorro. Bob Kane has said Zorro influenced the creation of Batman.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of the Scarecrow, as well as the first of Bruce's late father, Dr. Thomas Wayne.
  • Near the end of the episode, Batman exposes the Scarecrow to the fear toxin, which causes him to hallucinate that Batman is a monstrous bat-like creature. A similar scenario later happens in Batman Begins.
  • Water sprinklers do not work on gasoline fires; the bank would have burned to the ground within minutes even faster.
  • The security guard at the bank is reading a Tiny Toon Adventures comic book.
  • The Danny Elfman theme is used twice in this episode.

Background Information

Cast

Cast

Actor Role
Kevin Conroy Bruce Wayne/Batman
Robert Costanzo Harvey Bullock
Bob Hastings Commissioner Gordon
Clive Revill Alfred
Mari Devon Summer Gleeson
Kevin McCarthy Dr. Long
Richard Moll Bat-Computer
Henry Polic II Scarecrow

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