Episode #09 - Love is a Croc
Original Airdate - July 11th, 1998 - First Season Finale
After seeing Killer Croc sentenced for his latest crime on TV, Mary
Dahl, aka Baby Doll, feels a kindred bond to the criminal and frees him.
After the gruesome duo go on a crime spree, Baby Doll learns that Croc
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Credits
Written by Steve Gerber
Directed by Butch Lukic
Music by Harvey R. Cohen
Animation by Koko/Dong Yang
Voices
Kevin Conroy as Batman/Bruce Wayne
Tara Charendoff as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
Laraine Newman as Baby Doll/Mary Louise Dahl
Brooks Gardner as Killer Croc
Lauri Johnson as Mom
Jefff Glen Bennett as Dad
Richard Doyle as Harry
Buster Jones as Judge
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Quotes
HARRY: You sure this is the right hotel? I don't remember the
floor going up hill.
MRS. FEDDERS: It's your head that's tilting. What now?!
HARRY: The key. It must have fell out when the sidewalk hit me.
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JUDGE: Have you anything to say before I pass judgement?
CROC: Yeah. I'm a victim of prejudice. Look at me! Nobody understands
how rough my life's been. Just 'cause I'm different.
JUDGE: Nevertheless, it is the judgement of this court that you, Killer
Croc, are competent to stand trial for murder in the first degree.
CROC: Competent! Competent? That's an insult, you old bag of gas! I'm
not just competent, I'm as good as it gets!
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CROC: Hey, Babe! I'm home!
DOLL: *gasp!* Crocky Wockle! Where have you been? Baby miss her precious
so-o-o-o much!
CROC: All right, all right! Enough of the mushy stuff.
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BATGIRL: What do you suppose they do on a date?
BATMAN: I don't want to think about it.
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OFFICER: I'm sorry, honey. Children aren't allowed in the casino.
DOLL: I'm not a children. I'm all growed up!
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BATGIRL KICKS A CRAPS TABLE OFF OF HER AND SITS UP, RUBBING HER HEAD.
BATMAN: They're getting away!
BATGIRL: I'm fine. Thanks.
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BATGIRL: Ordinarily, I don't approve of spanking, but in her case. . .
BATMAN: You'll get your chance. Come on.
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DOLL: What's black and white and radioactive for twenty-thousand years?
CROC: What?
DOLL: Gotham City after the big boom, silly!
CROC: Uh huh. So now what? We call the cops and demand a pay off, right?
DAHL: No. We don't do anything.
CROC: What?! What are you saying?
DAHL: The "Kewpie Doll" knows all about your little excursions down to
the docks. I won't let you betray me again. When the reactor reaches
critical mass, you and I will die together, and take all of Gotham with
us!
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BATMAN: Can you stop it?
BATGIRL: In a minute you'll either know, or won't care.
Review: This episode wasn't
that great and it was partly because of the new voices. Both Baby Doll
and Killer Croc were re-cast, and not for the better. Baby's 'real'
voice of Mary Dahl wasn't as aged and serious as in the first series and
Croc wasn't as hoarse and reptilian. His voice was too calming and
almost soft, not aggressive and gruff. Batman was even off tune in this
episode, sounding a little gruff in places, possibly due to a cold.
The writer lost the whole sense of Croc as well. Killer Croc is merely a
human with a skin disorder, not really a crocodile. No human eats whole
chickens. Crocs, yes, humans, no. Also, he can't eat a batarang, and he
can survive in a normal jail cell. It was interesting to see him as more
of an animal, but since this was not his introduction, it was all wrong.
Plus, one of the reasons he is a criminal is because nobody liked him.
If no one likes him, how is he getting all of these girls?
The Croc in love story has also been played once. The story would have
been much more interesting if, say, Scarface had fallen in love with
Baby Doll and Baby didn't accept him since he was made of wood. This
could have been a lot more funny than Croc since Scarface could glamour
himself up, bring her flowers, and take her places. Meanwhile, poor
Ventriloquist could be stuck in behind Scarface while the gangster is on
dates. Naturally, things go bad and Batman shows up, but you can see
what I mean. Just a thought.
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