The Minstrel's Shakedown

[SockMonkee16]

Okay, so, after this I now know that musicians are naturally skilled in electronics. Good. Heavens, what would I do without you, Batman?

[kamurynavareyes]

8:35 to 8:50 translates to " I'm Batman, bitch"

[Dragonology04]

There was no need for the whole "Alfred Picks Up The Phone Scene" if it was going to lead to what transpired anyway.

[TheLycid]

"What shall we do Commissioner?"

"There's only one thing we can do."

Hmm, how about your jobs?

[Dragonology04]

@TheLycid YOU WERE THINKING THE EXACT SAME THING I WAS IN MY HEAD!!!

[BobChanceBand]

Interesting...they mentioned Clock King, but he doesn't show up for another few episodes...

[parkman35]

The Minstrel was my favorite non frequent Villian,,,love the song when he braks into the newscast...

[sustelsuk]

man,there some werid villians!

[sustelsuk]

man,there some werid villian!

[anton1990]

The Minstrel was another great one-shot villain. I loved the way he rolled his R's :)

[MissLori]

This had the potential to be a good episode but couldn't they have come up with a more convincing villain than a guy in a Ren-Faire costume playing a lute? The MINSTREL!! Oh Brother!

[RaynaKapek]

@MissLori No offense but that is an idiotic thing to say without the facts!, this was a famous actor reprising his role he did in a movie called "the pied piper of hamelin" from 1956, Van Johnson who just died last year was a screen idol and heart breaker of a guy in the old movies and was loved by all the bobby soxers of the 1940's I read it on Google and Wikipeadia!

Rayna

[MissLori]

@RaynaKapek lol I don't remember even writing that comment, but this episode and The Minstrel character actually grew on me. I know who Van Johnson was too btw.

[RaynaKapek]

@MissLori He was awesome in a movie I saw on TCM recently, Im 19 but in fact I wanted him as he was back then in that old b/w movie, lol.

[MissLori]

@RaynaKapek You have excellent taste in men, my dear! The actors from Old Hollywood had a certain panache and sex appeal that most modern actors do not have.

[menniej]

for some strange reason this is my favourite ep

[BATTY3459]

What does Minstrel sing when Aunt Harriet talks over him @ 1:23-1:27?

[FanOfBats]

"A Wandering Minstrel" by Gilbert And Sullivan.

[Wowsereno]

I like The Minstrel villian.

[Kevin90028]

They should make this episode the basis for the next big budget Batman movie. The Minstrel would make for a great big screen villain, and the stock market angle is very timely. (No, on second thought, that's an awful idea.)

[YellowZodiacRanger]

Robin cups his fist in his hand alot. Is that the only way he can look "dynamic"? Look at Robin in the new cartoons series and he's always kinda laid back and posing hotly. What's up with that?

[rldavis1959]

"Account 007"; "Broccoli Bank"? They can't be more subtle with the "James Bond" references, can they?

[dramaqueen4christ]

I was thinking that myself...although the minstrel is about as much James Bond as I am :)

[AyaKunRose]

@rldavis1959 The 60s loved them some Bond.

[Seahurst25]

R.I.P. Van Johnson

[Anynom]

Was about to post, he passed away today, December 12th, at 92. A fine actor and a big loss.

[snakes3425]

You know this explaines a lot

[vargaboy]

Topical!

God, the police are incompetent. The minute any yahoo shows up in fancy dress, it's "call Batman!"

[krunkmanSL]

the sound is ok

[BobbyDes]

You think Minstrel's offer of fixing the stock market for a thousand per member still is on the table - It would be a bargain now.

[BobbyDes]

0:33 Those newspapers could be newspapers from the past few weeks ........

[ChromeGhost0219]

is that villianess the joker's girl in this show?

[FanOfBats]

Harley Quinn? No.

[ChromeGhost0219]

no that chick from "the joker's last laugh"

[batmanrock3333]

is she in any

[FanOfBats]

who?

[batmanrock3333]

harly quin

[sevenpimp]

@ChromeGhost0219 Considering Harley Quinn didn't exist until 1992 invented for the cartoon it's highly unlikley

[ChromeGhost0219]

why does the villian look like charelton hestian?

[sean270674]

what do the police in gothem city do? they don't seem to do any police work

[mikesmovieroom]

lol was thinking the same thing

[BlackwoodCompany]

This is some interesting villian.