Batman: The Animated Series
Episode 49
I Am the Night
Batman questions if he’s doing any good in the world, Commissioner Gordon get’s hurt during a police raid, ends up on a coma. Batman feels guilty and considers quitting. The Jazzman wants revenge on Gordon for putting him in jail so he escapes prison and goes to the hospital but Batman is there to save him. Gordon comes out of his coma and inspires Batman to keep fighting. He tells him he wishes he was younger so get could be just like Batman and how much he admires him. A nice message.
The weirdest part of the episode is when Batman and Jazzman are fighting on a rope outside Gordon’s hospital window, they crash through and the fight continues inside. Barbara Gordon moves a screen in front of the window as if that will protect them from anything. The reason for the weird animation action is Fox Kids had some weird rule about no breaking through glass. It went beyond the typical network TV standards and practices rules the FCC had. So to comply with Fox’s request the creators had to make a work around to get Batman and Jazzman from outside the window to inside. Opening the window and climbing through didn’t make much sense during a fight scene.
Written by
Joseph Ammendolea
Owner/President
“I Like To Play With Toys” Productions®
ILikeToPlayWithToysProductions@Yahoo.com