Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!
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| Network | Cartoon Network |
| Premiere date | April 1, 2011 |
| Starring | Frank Welker Matthew Lillard Grey DeLisle Mindy Cohn "Weird Al" Yankovic Jason Marsden Jeff Bennett Corey Burton |
| Writer(s) | Paul Dini |
| Storyboard artist(s) | Brett Belvins Tim Divar Tim Eldred Ben Jones Chuck Patton |
| Director(s) | Ben Jones |
| Voice director(s) | Andrea Romano |
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"Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!" is the twenty-fifth episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold season two, and the fifty-first episode overall. It aired on April 1, 2011 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Paul Dini, voice directed by Andrea Romano, and directed by Ben Jones.
Bat-Mite—a fifth dimensional imp and Batman's obsessive fanboy—hosts a series of the Caped Crusader's strangest cases from alternate universes. One of those tales is an "episode" of The New Scooby-Doo Movies with Batman and Robin as guests.
Detailed summary
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Memorable quotes
Shaggy: Like, there he is, Scoob! Our favorite wacky songster: "Weird Al" Yankovic.
Scooby: "Another Rone Rides the Rus"! Ree-hee-hee-hee-hee!
(Bat-Mite pauses the screen)
Bat-Mite: Scooby-Doo, Batman, and Weird Al! It's the holy trinity of pop culture!
Bat-Mite: You see this? Someone mispainted Batman's neck. I hate that!
Bat-Mite: You know, back when this show was made, Batman couldn't even throw a punch! Lucky for us, I possess near infinite, reality-warping magical powers. Let the Bat-fight begin!
Batman: My good friend, millionaire Bruce Wayne, is a big polka fan. I'm reasonably sure he'd match your contribution now.
Weird Al: Ha, ha! That's wonderful, Batman! Done!
Shaggy: Or, like, we could still split it up...
Weird Al: We did it, gang. Let's celebrate with a polka!
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
Objects
Vehicles
- Batmobile (mentioned)
Production
Development
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Filming
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The episode was copyrighted in 2011.
Crew credits
- Producers: James Tucker, Michael Jelenic
- Additional writers: Ben Jones, James Tucker
- Line producer: Amy McKenna
- Production manager: Kimberly S. Moreau
- Assistant production managers: Evan Burse, Angela O'Sullivan
- Animation clerk: Moni Harrion
- Animation timing director: James Tim Walker
- Storyboard artists: Brett Belvins, Tim Divar, Tim Eldred, Ben Jones, Chuck Patton
Music
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: April 1, 2011 on Cartoon Network
- United Kingdom and Ireland:
Behind the scenes
- Outside of the Scooby-Doo segment, the episode also has two others based on the "Bat Boy and Rubin" comic from Mad #8 (published in 1953), and Jiro Kawata's Batman manga from the 1960s.
- Bat-Mite's room in the in-between segments contain images of various Batman merchandise throughout the years, including those from the 1960s that are based on the TV show starring Adam West.
- The Scooby-Doo segment has a laugh track.
- Scooby mentions Weird Al's 1981 song "Another One Rides the Bus", a parody of the Queen song "Another One Bites the Dust".
- Velma refers to herself and her friends as Mystery Incorporated to the ticket girl.
- The shark PSA segment is likely a reference to an infamous scene in the 1966 Batman film, in which Batman wards off a shark with an explosive Bat Spray repellant.
- Shaggy says "Zoinks" once.
- Mindy Cohn and Frank Welker are uncredited as the ticket girl and a shark, respectively.
- The last scene of this episode—which involves Bat-Mite bursting out of a drum and proclaiming "That's all, Folks!"—is an homage to the classic end title of various Looney Tunes animated shorts from the early-to-mid 1940s, which feature Porky Pig doing the same thing. The theme song of the Looney Tunes shorts, "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down," also plays in the background of this scene.
Errors
- There are purposful mistakes made for the Scooby-Doo segment:
- Part of Robin's cape goes missing during the shark PSA scene. His insignia goes missing in an earlier shot of this same scene.
- When Mystery Inc. and the Dynamic Duo talk about finding Bulldog's money, the piece of cowl on Batman's neck is missing and the insignia on his chest has inverted colors. The former is pointed out by Bat-Mite.
- Robin's insignia disappears again for one shot in the conversation mentioned above.
- Batman's left glove is replaced with a ring on his finger, when he tells Weird Al that Bruce Wayne will contribute to his polka museum plan.
- The Scooby-Doo segment would theoretically not exist in real life, as The New Scooby-Doo Movies aired from 1972 to 1973, and Weird Al wasn't even a recognized musician until the debut single "My Baloogna" in 1979. (But then again, what even was the point of explaining such a minute detail?)
Connections
- The Scooby-Doo crossover segment is a parody/tribute to The New Scooby-Doo Movies, in which Batman and Robin guest starred in the episodes "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair" and "The Caped Crusader Caper." It even includes the opening title card that announced the guests, just without Shaggy's narration.
- The creepy usher resembles Pietro from the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "The Backstage Rage."
- When Batman and Robin arrive, the scene shifts to a Super Friends-like PSA on how to neutralize a shark.
- When Batman and Robin reveal themselves to Joker and Penguin, Joker says, "Exit stage, left," in reference to one of Snagglepuss's catchphrases.
- When Joker and Penguin hide from Batman and Robin, they wear the dryad troll costumes they wore in "The Cased Crusader Caper."
- Also among the costumes are those that resemble the villains Redbeard, the Black Knight, the Ghost Clown, and Captain Cutler from the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Go Away, Ghost Ship," "What a Night for a Knight," "Bedlam in the Big Top," and "A Clue for Scooby-Doo."
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- United States:
- March 20, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Season Two, Part Two on DVD.
- September 9, 2014: Warner Archive Collection releases Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Complete Season Two on Blu-ray Disc.
- April 7, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Complete Second Season on DVD.
Footnotes
- ^ Bruce is only mentioned.
