The World's Finest Presents
Episode #057 - Shadow of the Bat: Part 1
Original Airdate - September 13th, 1993 - Second Season Premiere

When Gordon is framed for taking bribes from Rupert Thorne, his daughter Barbara pleads with Batman to show up at a rally being put on in the commissioner's behalf. But when Batman disappears after finding the person behind the frame-up, Barbara takes the law into her own hands as Batgirl. 

Media by Bird Boy
Review by Robin III
Credits
Story by D. O'Flaherty & T. Ruegger
Teleplay G. Wolf & T. Ruegger
Directed by B. Kirkland
Supervising Composer Shirley Walker
Music Composed by Carl Johnson
Animation Services by Spectrum Animation Studio

Voices
Kevin Conroy as Batman
Robert Costanzo as Detective BUllock
Bob Hastings as Commissioner Gordon
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Alfred
Greg Burson as Mad Dog
Mari Devon as Summer Gleeson
Melissa Gilbert as Barbara Gordon
Loren Lester as Robin
Tim Matheson as Gil Mason
Lynette Mettey as Janet Van Dorn
Richard Moll as Two-Face
John Vernon as Rupert Thorne

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Pans



Quotes
MASON: Don't make this hard on yourself, Thorne! Step out where we can see you!
THORNE: Not even if I could, flatfoot!
BULLOCK: Look!
HE POINTS UP TO THORNE WHO IS TIED UP TO A POLE AND HANGING UPSIDE DOWN.
GORDON: Don't you just love it when he gives 'em to you gift wrapped?
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BARBARA: I just got you to stop treating me like a kid and now you're trying to marry me off!
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINE READS "COMMISSIONER GORDON ARRESTED".
BRUCE: We'll see about this.
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BATMAN: The best thing for you to do is to keep out of this. The people behind this are dangerous.
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BULLOCK: Grand standin' psycho!
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ROBIN TEARS THE BACK OF THE BAT-MAN'S COWL REVEALING LONG ORANGE HAIR.
ROBIN: A girl!?
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BULLOCK: Batgirl! Seesh! What's next? Weasel-Woman?
BULLOCK LOOKS UP TO SEE BARBARA AND MONTOYA.
BULLOCK: Heh heh!
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BARBARA: What am I gonna do? If Gil's involved in this, then there's no one that I can trust. And if Batman's not around. . . What do you think Woobie?
BARBARA HOLDS UP HER CAPE AND COWL.
Could use a little work, hun?
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BARBARA: So Batman can't help me? Fine. Let's see what Batgirl can do!


Review: A nice little extortion scheme worthy of a Batman title, but the kids probably had no clue what was going on at all. Highlights include the first Batgirl's debut (in her makeshift Batman costume), Batman's fight with Rupert Thorne, and Matches Malone's small lip reading scene.

The animation was off all together, with bad movement and the worst part, Barbara Gordon's face. It was totally wrong in some parts, especially in Gil Mason's home where one eye was larger than the other and her mouth was huge. Although Barbara Gordon is a hard character to draw for some reason, this time she was extremely badly done.

It was nice to see Robin do a bit of detective work, (not much, but a bit) rather than Batman helping him along and Robin just clues into the final answer, or doesn't at all. Also, Batman's involvement with Barbara was good since he would not want anyone to muscle in on his patterns.

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