Sideshow
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| Batman: The Animated Series episode | |
|---|---|
| "Sideshow" | |
| Airdate: | May 3, 1994 |
| Production Number: | 66 |
| Airdate Order: | 67 |
| Teleplay by: | Michael Reaves & Brynne Stevens |
| Story by: | Michael Reaves |
| Directed by: | Boyd Kirkland |
"Sideshow" is the seventh episode of the second season of Batman: The Animated Series. It originally aired on May 3, 1994.
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[edit] Plot
[edit] Background Information
- The episode is based on the comics story "A View from the Grave!" (Detective Comics #410, April 1971) by Dennis O'Neil.
- Richard refers to Shakespeare's, and the quote is from Richard III.
- Other Shakespearean references include:
- "rudely stamp'd" (a reference to Richard being born deformed, a hunchback):
| “ | But I,—that am not shap'd for sportive tricks, Nor made to court an amorous looking-glass; I, that am rudely stamp'd, and want love's majesty To strut before a wanton ambling nymph; | ” |
| — Richard III, Richard III, Act I: Scene 1 | ||
- "the evil that men do"
| “ | The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones: So let it be with Caesar. | ” |
| — Antony, Julius Caesar, Act III: Scene 2 | ||
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kevin Conroy | Bruce Wayne/Batman |
| Brad Garrett | Goliath |
| Whit Hertford | Billy |
| Aron Kincaid | Killer Croc |
| Kenneth Mars | Richard |
| JoBeth Williams | May & June |
[edit] External links
- Episode Review on World's Finest: [1]
| Previously produced episode: "The Worry Men" | Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series | Next produced episode: "A Bullet For Bullock" |
| Previously aired episode: "House & Garden" | Next aired episode: "Avatar" |
