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New episode out now! He is vengeance. He is the night. He’s Batman! We have our first encounter with the Dark Knight in 1993’s Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and listeners, Mack is excited. Seriously, he’s like a Batman encyclopedia! We learn about the origins of the animated series that gave way to the film, discuss the iconic and game-changing animation style that only half of us noticed, and rave over the brilliant voice acting by Kevin Conroy and the Joker himself, Mark Hamill. We discuss different iterations of both Batman and the Joker and judge how the animated series stacked up. (Spoiler alert: Hamill may be the best one?) We also really enjoy how sassy Alfred is, think that Andrea calling out Bruce Wayne’s self-destructing tortured-man tendencies is very refreshing, critique Batman's detective work, and wonder why Gotham has so many dilapidated warehouses and amusement parks but somehow the municipal government has high rise offices. Katy shares a Girl Scout camp story, Carrie appreciates a good voice note recorder, Maddy comes up with a new tagline, and Mack just—really knows a lot about Batman. We also collectively share a surprising knowledge about various world’s fairs, learn that cartoon code for “we had sex” is one person wearing the other's shirt while thinking on a balcony, and we all try out a voice acting technique by imitating our favorite cartoon laughs. And don't worry - there’s also plenty of Batman impressions. Starting literally 60 seconds in. Enjoy!  Show Corrections/Notes: Katy fully meant Ghost of Christmas Future and not Ghost of Future Past. No idea what happened there. I Know That Voice trailer Saxophone magic: The credits song I Never Even Told You by Shirley Walker, the SNL Sergio digital short, Tim Cappello I Still Believe from The Lost Boys music video College Humor - Pete Holmes as Batman Compilation This is the video Maddy referenced that she used to quote all the time: Batman’s Night Out