Time Out of Joint (The Adventures of Batman & Robin)

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Time Out of Joint
The Adventures of Batman & Robin episode
Episode no. Season 02
Episode 008
Written by Alan Burnett
Directed by Dan Riba
Original airdate October 9, 1994
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Time Out of Joint is the eight episode of the second season of Batman: The Animated Series. This marks the second and last time Temple Fugate is an episodes main villain.

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[edit] Plot

The Clock King returns to carry out his vendetta against Mayor Hill. This time the clock-mad criminal hopes to murder Hill with the help of a stolen invention that allows him to warp time and travel at super-speed. Securing another device from its creator, Batman and Robin take on the Clock King in a furious high-speed battle for the mayor's life.

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Actor Role
Kevin Conroy Bruce Wayne / Batman
Loren Lester Dick Grayson \ Robin
Bob Hastings Commissioner Gordon
Lloyd Bochner Mayor Hamilton Hill
Alan Rachins Clock King
Roscoe Lee Browne Dr. Wataki
Tress MacNeille Woman
Alan Oppenheimer Auctioneer

[edit] Trivia

  • The title of this episode is presumably taken from the Philip K. Dick novel of the same name.
  • When moving with Superspeed, Robin says "Faster than a speeding bullet!", an homage to the Superman radio serial from the 1940/50s.
  • The name "Cranston Estates" is an homage to Lamont Cranston, a.k.a. The Shadow - one of the inspirations for Batman.
  • The auctioneer seems to have been based on English actor Terry Thomas. include the gap in the teeth.
  • The Clock King makes his next animated appearance in the Justice League Unlimited episode, "Task Force X". He is once again voiced by Alan Rachins

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