Batman (1992 TV Series) Episode: Almost Got 'Im

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 * Title              = Batman (1992 TV Series)
 * Image              = Giant Penny (DCAU).jpg
 * Season             = 1
 * Episode            = 35
 * Year               = 1992
 * Month              = November
 * Date               = 10th


 * Director           = Eric Radomski


 * PreviousEpisode    = I Am the Night
 * NextEpisode        = Moon of the Wolf


 * Quotation          = I threw a rock at him! It was a big rock.
 * Speaker            = Killer Croc


 * StoryTitle1        = Almost Got 'Im


 * Synopsis1          = The Joker, Two-Face, Killer Croc and the Penguin are sitting down in a dimly lit club playing poker. In walks Poison Ivy who kicks Croc's chair over and decides that she wants in on the game. Croc doesn't like being made a fool of and lunges at Ivy, but she knees him in the crotch and Croc decides to behave.

After Ivy settles herself into the game, each of the villains take turns regaling one another with tales of how they almost defeated the Batman.


 * Poison Ivy's tale


 * Poison Ivy last encountered Batman last Halloween when she was infecting a pumpkin patch with her patented toxic spray. She succeeded in getting the drop on Batman, but Batman used the remote control on his Batmobile to chase Ivy up a tent pole, trapping her.


 * Two-Face's tale


 * Two-Face had captured Batman and took away his utility belt. He strapped him down to a giant penny which was resting upon an over-sized coin-flipping device. Two-Face activated the device, sending Batman flying through the air, but Batman managed to snatch Two-Face's lucky coin and used the jagged edge to cut the ropes and free himself. Landing on his feet, he pushed Two-Face into a bag of stolen loot, flipped his coin at him and said, "I owe you a dollar".


 * Killer Croc's tale


 * Killer Croc tells about the time he encountered Batman in a quarry. He then says that he threw a rock at him. The others look at Croc bemused expecting there to be more to his story. Croc qualifies his abridged account by citing that it was a "big rock".


 * The Penguin's tale


 * The Penguin once baited the Batman into his "Aviary of Doom" where he unleashed a flock of poisonous humming birds at him. The Batman avoided their dangerous beaks with his cape and managed to incapacitate the birds by turning on the sprinkler systems. The Penguin then sent a giant, mutant ostrich after him which began tearing through Batman's costume with its talons. Batman picked up one of the unconscious hummingbirds and stabbed the ostrich in the leg. The fast-acting poison knocked the creature out and Batman was free to apprehend the Penguin.


 * The Joker's tale


 * The Joker once caught Batman and strapped him to an electric chair. The chair was positioned on a theater stage before a literal captive audience. With his assistant Harley Quinn at his side, the Joker demonstrated that the chair was activated through the power of laughter. Forcing the audience members to laugh at his jokes caused thousands of volt of electricity to shoot through the machine. Fortunately for Batman, the Catwoman arrived in time to rescue him from the Joker’s clutches.

Once the villains finish telling their tales, the Joker reveals that he has since captured the Catwoman and had Harley tie her down to an assembly line at a cat food processing plant, where she was to be ground up and mixed with supplies of cat food.

At this point, Killer Croc reveals that he is actually Batman in disguise. The other patrons of the club are members of the GCPD who all pull their weapons on the villains simultaneously. They force the Joker to reveal where Catwoman is being held.

Batman goes to the cat food cannery and easily rescues Catwoman, knocking Harley out in the process. The two then go to the roof of the building where Catwoman attempts to show her gratitude and obvious affection for Batman. Batman smiles then dives off of the building, leaving Catwoman standing by herself. She coyly smiles, "I almost got 'im".