Poison ivy never made any appearances in other media prior to her debut in the fifth episode of batman. Wealthy bachelors are being poisoned and robbed across gotham city, but batmans main suspect appears to have turned a new leaf. However, the idea was scrapped when the rights of swamp thing were found unavailable. The animated series original title card, working as the midseason break and climax episode for the series. After the expositionladen opening, the next sequence is batman fighting his way through a ton of irony that his friend harvey dent is unintentionally laying on as he describes bruce waynes rich idiot with no day job lifestyle big no. Harley quinn teams up with poison ivy after she is kicked out of the jokers gang.
Only instead of getting eternal youth, he gets something much worse. Later, she either met with district attorney harvey dent, and the two began courting. Batman the animated series episode 40 if youre so smart why arent you rich. Poison ivy gets several, most notably when she almost loses her rare rose. Sep 21, 2019 this isnt just an essential episode, its arguably the essential episode.
Ivy s biography gives her age at this time as 28, her height at 52 and her weight 105 lbs. When they do not return, batman is forced to investigate, discovering that the spa is run by poison ivy, and that she has been using a formula to turn the. Unlike most of batmans rogues, ivy had little interest in money or power, but instead was obsessed with preserving plant life, and taking revenge against those who she believed had harmed it. Batman and harley quinn 38 nightwing,batman,harley vs poison ivy and jason. Jun 23, 2018 batman the animated series episode 56 harley and ivy. In contrast to the majority of batmans foes, ivy had little interest in. When harvey dent is poisoned with derivative from an extinct flower, batman must hunt down the assailant who has the antidote, the villainous plant fanatic poison ivy. Fangrrls is about kicking down doors, breaking boundaries and celebrating female fans with fun, witty and entertaining content.
Animation and its creators, i do not own any rights of batman. I grew up during the 90s, and for me this is the definitive batman. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5, 1992, to september 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. The best joker movie would star harley quinn and poison. Episodes of batman 1992 tv series images from batman 1992 tv series gallery for the batman 1992 tv series series. Batman the animated series episode 56 harley and ivy video.
In contrast to the majority of batman s foes, ivy had little interest in money or power, but instead was obsessed with preserving plant life, and taking revenge against those who she believed had harmed it. The animated series season 1 episode 56 harley and ivy. More significantly, the episode marks the series writing debut of producer paul dini, joined on. The series has since aired in reruns on various other broadcast and cable networks, including the wb, cartoon network, boomerang and the hub.
During the christmas season, harley and poison ivy lure bruce into a hypnotic shopping spree while joker threatens gotham with a sonic bomb loud enough to kill anyone within earshot of its explosion. Everyone has their batman the batman that is the quintessential batman, that they grew up with and which serves as their canon for all things batman related. Batman, meanwhile, winds up in the middle of all these criminals and finds a way to solve things, as he usually does. Batman the animated series poison ivy episodes for two face i. Harley quinn made her first appearance in a batman universe in 1992, on the mid90s tv show batman. The animated series had some serious voice talent locked in for their regular actors, but bringing in adam west who. History talk 0 this is a list of episodes featuring poison ivy as the main villains. Dark and brooding in tone, with a fair amount of lighthearted cartoony humor, batmas. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics. Dec 01, 2016 harley quinns best appearances from the show that launched her. Harley is clearly the best character to come out of batman. Harley quinn showrunners tease flashback episode that changes. Jun 18, 20 such is the case with house and garden and poison ivy. Pictured here is poison ivy from the new batman animated series, yet i received the poison ivy from the original animated series, which looks completely different and frankly i.
Harley and ivy is the fortyseventh episode of batman. The animated series 29th episode, alfred finally takes a vacation. The animated series harley and ivy tv episode 1993 diane pershing as poison ivy, dr. First airing in 1992, the tv series was a groundbreaking show that ran for 86 episodes and achieved critical acclaim for its dark tone, film noir visual style, complex writing and faithfulness to the comics. Almost every appearance by poison ivy diane pershing in this series acts as a. This is the 56th episode to be produced and the 47th to be aired. A more noticeable retool occurred in 1997, where a channel. Its another night in gotham city, and once again the. Voiced by diane pershing, this ivy is intelligent, dedicated, direct all admirable traits used to unfortunately futile, generally murderous ends. The animated series returns to introducing gothams rogues gallery with pretty poison, the first appearance of botanist turned ecoterrorist poison ivy. Pretty poison introduces us not only to poison ivy diane pershing for the first time but also gothams new district attorney harvey dent. Harley quinns been a fan favorite long before suicide squad hit the big screen. Poison ivy dc animated universe batman wiki fandom. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner bros.
As the lovestruck harvey dents new fiancee, shes also the one who lands him in the hospital, thus establishing both the arrival of a new villain and the bond between harvey and bruce. Batman the animated series is one of the most beloved versions of batman, but some episodes are massively underrated. Her ruthless methods frequently landed her in arkham asylum. Jun 27, 2018 batman the animated series episode 56 harley and ivy. Batman the animated series episode 56 harley and ivy. The animated series, and it aired on january 18, 1993. Batman the animated series unfortunately wasnt something i discovered during my childhood on saturday mornings, i in fact found out about this series when i was about, i loved the whole batman mythology so back then i was delighted to hear they made a cartoon series. Since the wbs broadcast standards were more relaxed than foxs, the producers were allowed to use more action and violence than before. When the joker fires harley, she tries going on a crime spree of her own, joining up with poison ivy, and the two become gothams queens of crime, much to the jokers fury. In honor of batmans 75th anniversary we turn out attention back to the dark knights more memorable moments on the big and small screen with another episode from batman. It originally aired on september 14, 1992, and introduces poison ivy. The following is an episode list for the kids wb animated television series the batman. Harley quinn teams up with poison ivy and both become the queens of crime, after the joker and batman find out.
The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. What is not necessarily the best episode, but the one that is a perfect unit of batman. Pamela lillian isley was a botanist who led a secret life as the ecoterrorist poison ivy. Dec 23, 2019 trial is the last episode in this viewing order to have the batman. The series was based on the popular batman comics created by bob kane.
Such is the case with house and garden and poison ivy. The animated series ruthless but complex portrayal of doctor pamela isley remains the definitive take on the character. Hill commends district attorney harvey dent as the driving. Unlike most of batman s rogues, ivy had little interest in money or power, but instead was obsessed with preserving plant life, and taking revenge against those who she believed had harmed it. The animated series as well as subsequent cartoons set within the dc.
Unknown to dent, isley regarded him as a murderer for his part in organizing the diggings of land for the future site of stonegate penitentiary. The animated series, paul dini originally pitched an story for an episode involving poison ivy seducing swamp thing. Tas, which originally aired on the fox kids block from 1992 to 1995, is one of the most popular and groundbreaking series in western animation. The animated series harley and ivy season 1 episode 47. Now that season 2 of harley quinn has kicked off on dc universe, ew caught up with coshowrunners justin halpern and patrick schumacker to find out what to expect from the animated series going. After a tragic accident transforms her into the evil halfhumanhalfplant that she names poison ivy, she is. Instead, poison ivy and harley quinn become a goto pairing on batman. Arleen sorkin does a wonderful job with the voice of harley. Aug 6, 2016 batman the animated series poison ivy episodes for two face i hope they go.
As the title suggests, it depicts the first acquaintance of harley quinn and poison ivy, who team up and embark on a crime spree. Harley quinn showrunners tease flashback episode that changes everything for harley, poison ivy, and the joker. This is a list of episodes featuring poison ivy as the main villains. The animated series harley and ivy tv episode 1993. The new designs in the second series, the new batman adventures, notably restored the penguin to the comics version and emphasized poison ivy s plantlike nature. When the joker fires harley, she tries going on a crime spree of her own, joining up with poison ivy, and the two become gothams queens of crime. The animated series, pamela isley was a botanist who led a secret life as the ecoterrorist poison ivy. Harley quinn teams up with poison ivy and both become the queens. The best version of a joker movie already happened, with harley quinn and poison ivy after rewatching a classic batman. The animated series did a tremendous job of distilling everything great about batman and his world down to.
The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics superhero batman, which was produced by warner bros. They meet periodically at the stacked deck club, where they trade tales of batman, and exchange other bits of gossip, such as the revelation that ivy and twoface were once a couple a reference to ivys animated debut in pretty poison. Pretty poison takes an unusual route in formally introducing poison ivy, certainly one of the nicer looking members of batmans rogues gallery. Here, the animated poison ivy was more of a chipontheshoulder ultrafeminist, spewing all the manhatred she could. Harvey dent, bruces friend, is put in peril by pamela isley, a woman who holds dent responsible for the extinction of a rare flower species. The introduction of poison ivy in pretty poison reveals more about bruce wayne and more about the ambitions of the animated series.
The character first appeared in an episode of batman. The animated series in 1992, evolving along with the show as it eventually became the new batman adventures. For the final fifteen episodes, the series was given the onscreen title. So far, ivy has been a parodic extreme of environmentalismfeminism, using sympathetic causes to justify her selfish crimes, giving her. Animation and originally aired on fox from 1992 to 1995. In the episode revelations, poison ivy works with her.