Love is a Croc
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| The New Batman Adventures episode | |
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| "Love is a Croc" | |
| Airdate: | July 11th, 1998 |
| Production Number: | 09 |
| Airdate Order: | 13 |
| Animation Services by: | Koko/Dong Yang |
| Written by: | Steve Gerber |
| Story by: | Butch Lukic |
| Episode images (2) | |
"Love is a Croc" is the 13th and last episode of the first season of The New Batman Adventures.
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[edit] Plot
The episode begins with two people coming home from the store with groceries, only to find that their entire house has been overloaded with soap. This is a TV rerun of "Baby-Doll", a popular show from the past. It's revealed that the TV is in a Motel lobby. A man and woman walk in as the man complains about his back problems. The woman goes to the manager to tell her that her husband lost their room key. The manager reveals herself to be Mary Louise-Dahl, the former star of "Baby-Doll". (She is also a criminal wanted by the police for her crimes, shown in the episode "Baby-Doll"). The husband rudely points out that she was the star of said show and that she had a condition that wouldn't allow her to grow. He messes her hair up, and tells her to "Do something funny". She responds in kind by shoving his head into a book and slamming the cover on him. She runs out of the lobby and into her room, where she goes into a rage about how she's just "different" from everyone else. She then turns on the television and watches a Courtroom trial, the prisoner being Killer Croc, who pleads to the judge that he's just "different" from everyone else. Baby-Doll finds a kindred spirit. The judge then finds him guilty of murder. Croc gets mad and breaks free of his straightjacket, causing a panic. Workers try to sedate him but to no effect. Baby-Doll cheers for him to escape. Croc jumps out a window and goes on a rampage but Batman arrives and throws a Batarang at him. Croc grabs it and chews it, spitting it out at Batman's feet. He then rips off part of a truck and hurls it at Batman. Batman continues to give chase and tackles him, knocking him out. Baby-Doll has left the Motel and gone to the courtroom just in time to see Batman sedate Croc.
Later, in jail Croc is being held in a water tank. A guard brings Baby-Doll to see him as a visitor. She gives him a whole cooked chicken, which he eats in one bite. She tells him how they are kindred spirits because they're both different, and gives him another chicken. He tells her he's "Going up the river tomorrow".
That night, as they are taking Croc to another prison in a police van, Baby-Doll poses as a child in the middle of the road, causing them to swerve off the road and fall into the forest. Baby-Doll liberates Croc after electrocuting the guards.
Sometime later, they have made a home in the sewer, patterning it after a fifties family home. Croc, however, grows tired of the "mushy stuff", and shows her a newspaper that describes them as Bonnie & Clyde. He opens a cupboard containing piles of money, and takes some, storing it in his coat, telling her he'll be back for dinner. She tries to convince him to stay, but to no effect.
Batman and Batgirl, riding in the Batboat, deduce that Baby-Doll is basing all of their crimes near water, playing to Croc's strength. Batgirl wonders what they do on a date, to which Batman responds, "I don't want to think about it."
Meanwhile, on a luxury cruise liner, Baby-Doll distracts a security guard, and Croc robs the casino onboard. Croc and Baby-Doll empty the money into bags, and everyone in the casino runs out screaming. Batman and Batgirl come to stop Croc and Baby from making their escape, and Croc physically bests Batman by tossing a table at him. The table instead hits a hanging neon sign, causing it to fall and catch fire. Baby-Doll and Croc escape without the money, but Batman sees them going into the sewer.
Inside the sewer, Croc throws and breaks a lamp, angry at Batman. Baby-Doll tries to stop him from leaving again, but he slaps her out of the way. She follows him and finds out he's been seeing other women. Back at the hide-out, she wakes him up to tell him that she's sorry for getting angry at him and that they have one more job to pull.
Later, Batman and Batgirl find their home in the sewers to be empty, save for a bomb that they narrowly escape. Before the sewer blew up, Batman managed to see that their next target is a nuclear power plant.
At the plant, Bay-Doll and Croc have incapacitated the guards, and she tells him how the reactor will blow up Gotham. He asks if they're going to demand a payoff, but she tells him how she knows about his other girlfriends and that they will die together and take Gotham with them. Batman comes in and starts beating up Croc while Batgirl takes care of Baby-Doll. The reactor is about to go critical, and Batgirl tries to fix it, and succeeds. Baby-Doll escapes and so does Croc. Batman goes after them. Croc finds Baby-Doll and holds her over spinning blades. He drops her but Batman saves her. Croc then punches Batman and holds him over the blades. Baby-Doll hits him with the sedative, and Batman punches him. Croc drops Batman, who gets the upper hand. Croc grabs a valve and breaks it but scalding water sprays at his face. Baby-Doll runs over to him and laments how happy they could have been together.
[edit] Continuity
[edit] Background Information
[edit] Production Notes
- When Baby-Doll's bouncing ball explodes, for one frame there is a flash of light that is reused footage from the gas canisters that Superman ignites in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "The Way of All Flesh."
- Likewise, when the bomb in Baby-Doll's lair blows up the ensuing explosion is reused footage from "My Girl" when Mr. Eelan blows up a vat of hot led from its support. Right after that, there's another explosion that is reused footage from the scene of "World's Finest, Part III" in which two Wayne/Lex T-7 droids blow up after Batman electrocutes them.
[edit] Production Inconsistencies
- When Croc shows the Daily Planet article, a smaller headline on the page says "Supermans hands are full". An apostrophe is missing. Another says "when will it end" without a question mark.
- Jeff Glen Bennett's name is spelled with three f's in the credits.
[edit] Trivia
- The episode's title is a pun on the proverb "Love is a crutch".
- Laraine Newman replaces Alison LaPlaca as the voice of Baby-Doll.
- Brooks Gardner replaces Aron Kincaid as the voice of Killer Croc.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Quotes
| Previously produced episode: "Growing Pains" | Episodes of The New Batman Adventures | Next produced episode: "Torch Song" |
| Previously aired episode: "Torch Song" | Next aired episode: "The Ultimate Thrill" |
