Mad As A Hatter

Mad As A Hatter - Bat-May

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4 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of under utilized Batman villains that were gloriously brought into the spotlight on the animated series and Mad Hatter might be the most underrated of them all. Walter continues his deep dive into Batman: The Animated series with "Mad as a Hatter".
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Mad As A Hatter is an episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. This episode introduces The Mad Hatter to the show. The villain was rarely used in comics and his appearance on the series helped improve his portrayal in the comics. "Mad as a Hatter" is the 27th episode produced and the 24th episode aired.
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@ChannelAwesome 4 жыл бұрын

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@LowellLucasJr. 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love Mad Hatter in the first few Seasons! He made me laugh just as hard as Mark Hamill's Joker with his delivery! Sad shame his redesigned was terrible in the last season.

@srstriker6420 4 жыл бұрын

Channel Awesome the best mad hatter ever

@danielbryant4349 4 жыл бұрын

The mad hatter was my favorite arc in Gotham. The actor was amazing. The story was creepy and disturbing in all the right ways, without going over the line. Highly recommended that you watch his arc.

@Dr.Gold-Dry-Bowser 4 жыл бұрын

Its one of my favorite episodes.

@srstriker6420 4 жыл бұрын

Dry Bowser good for you

@keithdean9149 4 жыл бұрын

In a later episode, Hatter had one of the best villain lines of the entire series, "I was willing to give you the life you want!! Just to get you out of mine."

@251to502 11 ай бұрын

Perchance To Dream.

@Avenger85438 4 жыл бұрын

Sad thing is, this is Hatter at his most stable. From here on, his ethics and motives erode considerably.

@MforMovesets 4 жыл бұрын

Which is a character development though, kinda like Ventriloquist. Not many of the villains have that.

@Ishtarru 4 жыл бұрын

Just look at this exchange between him and DA Janet Van Dorn in the episode "Trial": Hatter: Batman forced me to do it. He was going to take her away from me. I had no choice. Janet: You could have respected her wishes and left her alone. Hatter: I'd have killed her first!

@ChaosSepher 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ishtarru Hatter: May I request that last statement be stricken from the Record? Judge Joker: Record? Is someone writing this down? Janet: *Rubs her temples*

@vguyver2 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChaosSepher "Throw a rock at him!"

@lworthy2518 4 жыл бұрын

@@vguyver2 Oh Croc!

@Nasser851000 4 жыл бұрын

"You're entirely bonkers, but I'll tell you a secret...all the best people are."

@natethegreat5968 4 жыл бұрын

You think I’m psycho you think I’m gone

@chrisp.9385 4 жыл бұрын

"My brain is shattered You can be Alice i'll be the mad hatter"

@theodorelau9691 4 жыл бұрын

I’m peeling the skin off my face

@l0sts0ul89 4 жыл бұрын

@@theodorelau9691 the normals they make me afraid (idk)

@kirbysuperstar5494 4 жыл бұрын

Every single comment aside from mine is lyrics from the Melanie Martinez song

@Tadicuslegion78 4 жыл бұрын

This show hit so many grandslam homeruns when choosing voice actors for roles.

@MrGabeanator 4 жыл бұрын

Tadicuslegion78 ikr

@jeremykrause153 Жыл бұрын

This is probably my favorite voice actor for a villain in this show.

@tvccreator_elysius 4 жыл бұрын

Jervis is still one of my favorite Batman villains. He's sympathetic yet a dangerous threat to others. He's not physically threatening, but his technology is phenomenally ahead of its time. He wants to be loved, but his actions cause people to fear him. Roddy McDowall was the perfect voice for Jervis, and is almost always the voice I imagine for him. I love the Mad Hatter. :)

@silverblade357 4 жыл бұрын

In this context, Jervis could have marketed his tech to the Department of Defense or even just the civilian market. Like, soldiers could use the chips to overcome fatigue or trauma while artists could use them to work through creative blocks. Hell, he used them to shake his awkwardness and give himself more charisma, right? He could get another Alice or just wait for the marriage to collapse! EDIT: On that note, I'd love to see an AU where all the smarter villains never go villainous and use their brilliance for the greater good or even just legit personal profit.

@neonnwave1 4 жыл бұрын

@@silverblade357 You sort of just explained the plot point of nanomachines in Metal Gear Solid 4. They did just that and more in the game with nanomachines.

@srstriker6420 4 жыл бұрын

T. V. C. Creator yeah McDowell will be missed

@srstriker6420 4 жыл бұрын

Agustin Camejo yeah

@neonnwave1 4 жыл бұрын

@ It's 'the nice guy syndrome'. But you have the definition wrong. It's when a guy is nice to someone in the hopes of them loving him or sleeping with them, just because he has shown to be very nice. But when he is either rejected or things just don't turn in their favour (like Alice getting back together with her ex), he gets angry and becomes hostile towards their interest. A typical nice guy would have just been left sad & heartbroken and moved on with his life. Jervis isn't a nice guy. Just insane.

@RockySamson 4 жыл бұрын

"In my opinion, (The Mad Hatter) is the most underrated of the Dark Knight's foes." THAAANK YOOOUU!! His portrayal in Arkham City is a huge testament to what the Hatter is capable of when taken to an even darker extreme, as shown in the Joker's Asylum comics as well.

@bhunt799 Жыл бұрын

As someone who has unfortunately had to cope with a crush being taken, this episode is very relatable and in my opinion, one of the best episodes of the show.

@jeremykrause153 Жыл бұрын

Oh yes I’ve had that happen to me before too and it’s not fun. Lol

@nunka34ify Жыл бұрын

Happens to me all of the time. Guess that's what happens when you're the "nice guy"

@jeremykrause153 Жыл бұрын

The thing that sucks for Mad Hatter in this episode is that he probably had a crush on Alice for as long as she had worked there and also she probably had a boyfriend as long as he knew her. So when he heard she broke up and tried to win her feeling by taking her out only to discover she had gotten back together with her boyfriend the same night had to be devastating.

@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement Жыл бұрын

Jervis Tetch is a cautionary tale of the consequences of being an incel. *Don't. Be. An. Incel.*

@jordil6152 10 ай бұрын

Save yourself the hassle: 3 shots at the hoop then move on.

@thefanwithoutaface8105 4 жыл бұрын

Also I find it kind of funny how because all the villains had to be toned down due to the show being for younger audiences, it kind of forced the characters to be more relatable and human whereas in other medium like the Arkham games, most of them are monsters with little redeemable about them.

@Vadim_Slastihin Жыл бұрын

I mean you can say that this is what he become in Arkham games after this show. Obsesed with Alice serial killer and probably a rapist. Here we have his origin where he's more sane.

@SAPProd 4 жыл бұрын

I love that the later episode Trial actually addresses the events of this episode, pointing out that Batman only got involved after Tetch made his villainous move to kidnap Alice.

@Mysteryof89 4 жыл бұрын

"And I WOULD HAVE KILLED HER FOR IT!"

@mrcritical6751 4 жыл бұрын

That entire episode was just a middle finger response to the frequent argument of Batman creating his villains

@SAPProd 4 жыл бұрын

Mr Critical absolutely! In fact, my absolute favorite moment is when the DA-turned-defense attorney who had that very opinion of Batman changes her tune after interrogating all the witnesses. “I used to believe Batman was responsible for you people but now I see nearly everyone here would have ended up exactly the same, Batman or not. Oh, the gimmicks might be different, but you'd all be out there in some form or another that brings misery to Gotham. The truth is, you created him.” She doesn’t even realize how accurate she is in saying that.

@maldon3659 4 жыл бұрын

@@mrcritical6751 the only villain Batman created was the Joker and even that is dubious because of how Joker constantly lies about his backstory

@mrcritical6751 4 жыл бұрын

Although the Creeper episode in The New Batman Adventures seems to confirm that Batman was responsible for Joker’s creation, although he was still a ruthless monster before that night and did kill Andrea’s father

@theshadow4887 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, Mad Hatter was legitimately intimidating in Gotham. He was genuinely unnerving and unhinged. Show got really good after season 1, highly recommend taking another look at it.

@ChristinaMitchellwriter 4 жыл бұрын

Ditto. He was legit terrifying.

@user-wp2mr8zh5w 11 ай бұрын

I agree that the show was pretty good but they fucked it up a lot of times.

@BladeBlur 4 жыл бұрын

Bat May is the best thing that happened this month. I hope this becomes a yearly tradition. Thanks, Walter!

@mrcritical6751 4 жыл бұрын

I’m guessing this’ll last until Batman Beyond then they might stop making it, unless they want to cover other shows like The Batman and Batman The Brave And The Bold

@ReveiwKing999 4 жыл бұрын

Between most of the country still shut in thanks to COVID-19 and DeviantArt switching over to their stupid Eclipse format, I'm inclined to agree with you on it being the best thing to happen this month.

@WalterCulture 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@tarmaque 4 жыл бұрын

@@ReveiwKing999 Oh gods! I hadn't been to DA in a while, and hadn't noticed the permanent change. I hated it when they gave us the option to switch back, but now it's the only option? Bastages!

@Nicky2414 4 жыл бұрын

@@mrcritical6751 "Oh yes...I would kill for that." *Mr Freeze*

@LucyLioness100 4 жыл бұрын

The irony is that Roddy McDowell was more utilized on the animated show than the ‘60s show; he was practically a one-off villain as Bookworm. His reading of “Batman” is quite entertaining especially when he starts laughing after Jack Napier goes bananas

@skrawnyn3rd 4 жыл бұрын

"Tragic villain" or "Unstable incel with delusions of entitlement."

@Mysteryof89 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this mad hatter interpretation so much. Then I played arkham city and listened to the interview files for him and got even more creeped out

@Goleon 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t look up the comic version as he’s even more creepy.

@angrytheclown801 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it truly says something when this Mad Hatter is the tame version, and not because network censors.

@jenniferschillig3768 4 жыл бұрын

This wasn't Roddy McDowall's first involvement with Alice in Wonderland, either...he was the March Hare in the 1985 made-for-TV version.

@paulrawsonjr.2423 4 жыл бұрын

I love that version of Alice, it was a cavalcade of old celebrities, much like the 60’s Batman show. I liked Ringo as the mock turtle and Sammy Davis Jr. as the caterpillar.

@raheemhamilton8624 2 жыл бұрын

Roddy McDowall was great as the Mad Hatter

@jonathanlarsson4608 4 жыл бұрын

The Mad Hatter in this show isn't sympathetic or despicable in the same way as some of the other villains. He isn't someone who has been wronged or someone scarred by some tragic circumstances (as far as we know). He is just a lonely and awkward eccentric who feels that he should be given his due, and it is when he doesn't get it, that he finally snaps and uses amoral and aggressive means to get it. While just wanting to be loved by a girl who doesn't love him back is a very human and relatable motivation, the fact that he'll try and get it by any means necessary ultimately unveils a deep-seated selfishness and narcissism, which in the end reveals what a monster he is. He is a sad monster, but a monster all the same.

@ShadowAkatora 4 жыл бұрын

"But I don't want to go among mad people." "oh, you can't help that. Most everyone's mad here." -Alice In Wonderland

@thegreatmonacage3782 4 жыл бұрын

As a watcher of Gotham, I can say that his portrayal in Gotham was one of the best.

@DJVaughan 4 жыл бұрын

I liked it, but we never saw him snap, he was just always unhinged and his sister dying just made him worse.

@randallflagg3700 3 жыл бұрын

Benedict Samuel was indeed incredible as *Gotham* 's Mad Hatter. You could argue that his scheme in season 3 was a tad too long, with many fans loving Jervis Tetch but feeling that his arc was stretching a bit too much... Luckily, his appearances in seasons 4 & 5 felt fresh and new, and he never felt like he overtstayed his welcome like the later parts of season 3. *Gotham* is a fantastic show, but sadly, much like the live action Batman show from the 60s, many comic book fans don't give it a chance because they feel it's too goofy or something... The live action shows "Doom Patrol" & "Legends of Tomorrow" kinda suffer from the same fate... and many fans finally gave it a shot and started to love it, but back when it was airing, it was also a common complaint with "Batman: The Brave and the Bold".

@deanospimoniful 4 жыл бұрын

McDowall killed it in this role. Another great, although different, voiceover he did was Snowball in Pinky and the Brain. His next appearance is one of my favorite episodes of the show.

@gameboi617 4 жыл бұрын

I got to agree using the wonderland motif as the central part of this story really works I've been always interested in the wonderland way of telling stories I mean it's wacky it's crazy it's kooky it's just a way of telling a good story.

@MrBoyYankee 4 жыл бұрын

Roddy McDowell was a national treasure. R.I.P.

@arthurteixeira9866 4 жыл бұрын

Gotham's Mad Hatter was OP as can be, having no need for any tech to hypnotize his victims but using a mere pocket watch. Great portrayal and one of the best Gotham Villains.

@Marco_Onyxheart 4 жыл бұрын

Those voice lines really are good. It's so subdued. Almost like a great actor pretending to be a bad actor. It's kind of unorthodox. And it's very good.

@LucasTigy2 4 жыл бұрын

i feel like he is a tragic villain for the sense that, he has the potential for being a nice guy, and he seemed to be a successful scientist, but he threw it all away for jealousy. it's a tragedy not because of what happens to him but what he does to himself

@nadirzenith5302 Жыл бұрын

Actually, he never had a chance with Alice. He had been friendzoned from the beginning by Alice because he is not a handsome man. Billy, in contrast, was a handsome man, so from the very beginning, Alice fell in love with him due to his looks.

@nadirzenith5302 Жыл бұрын

@Tin Watchman Yes, that is what I wrote. Alice put Jarvis in the friendzone from the beginning.

@kyndrablankenship1758 Жыл бұрын

@@nadirzenith5302 I don't think looks had anything to do with it. I think it was more about whether or not you love someone the way they love you.

@nadirzenith5302 Жыл бұрын

@@kyndrablankenship1758 Yes, looks was the reason why he got friendzoned. It is called hypergamy. Look it up.

@kyndrablankenship1758 Жыл бұрын

@@nadirzenith5302 I did look it up, but I still think looks had nothing to do with it. In the beginning of the episode, Alice did say that Billy like Jervis felt that she was the only one who understood him. There's definitely an emotional connection there. And you can't convince me otherwise so don't try to.

@mr.lafitte336 4 жыл бұрын

Jervis in Gotham is really great. His relation with Alice (his sister who apparently he sexual abused) is really disturbing and Alice blood sickness is what move Gotham for almost 2 season.

@Drawkcabi 4 жыл бұрын

Years ago I read somewhere on the internet the line "Johnny Depp cast as The Max Hatter", for a good while I thought Max Hatter was going to be a villain in Chris Nolan's third Batman movie, eventually I learned no it was for a live action remake of Alice in Wonderland. I felt kind of disappointed.

@srstriker6420 4 жыл бұрын

Drawkcabi 😂 Max hatter

@Drawkcabi 4 жыл бұрын

@@srstriker6420 small tablet + chubby fingers = Max Hatter

@shainewhite2781 4 жыл бұрын

Roddy McDowell voices the Mad Hatter! Had no idea till I saw his filmography.

@mleighqs 4 жыл бұрын

I agree. I actually enjoy this character and the whole Alice in Wonderland theme. Also I do think the Mad Hatter is very underrated :)

@langbo9999 3 жыл бұрын

A villain who go for genius to madness with time.

@NichtcrawlerX 4 жыл бұрын

Gotham's Mad Hatter? I really liked the character, but that has more to do with the actor than the writing probably. Then again, that is Gotham in a nutshell, brilliant character portrayals, but the writing was all over the place.

@mrcritical6751 4 жыл бұрын

Gotham’s tone was all over the place, it started out as a serious crime drama then suddenly turned into a dark comedy in season 2

@UltimateGamerCC 4 жыл бұрын

i honestly prefer Gotham's version of Hatter, less Alice in Wonderland but MORE Mad.

@realjoemavro 4 жыл бұрын

As whimsical and wild a villain as he is, I would've liked him a lot more if he didn't diddle his god-damned sister.

@JimmyBoy9878 4 жыл бұрын

@@realjoemavro I think that just adds how far from reality he is

@jacklovejoy5290 4 жыл бұрын

@@UltimateGamerCC Alice in Wonderland is a central part of his character though

@SkiKoala 3 жыл бұрын

"Tweedle-Bane and Tweedle-Brain? If it's all the same, I'll play your game."

@jp3813 4 жыл бұрын

4:10 My issue w/ Hatter's mind control is that depictions of it often come close to Ivy's pheromones or Scarecrow's toxin hallucinations (ex: Arkham City). They really need to get Inception-like w/ it, such as in a particular episode of this show that I won't spoil. I feel the same way about the Ventriloquist coming close to Two-Face territory. It'd be better if he has more than one puppet character.

@rangerfanboy1710 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Roddy McDowall has had some serious history with the Batman franchise!🦇

@ritselabuan6513 Жыл бұрын

Best known as the bookworm

@ShawnRavenfire 4 жыл бұрын

I remember the Mad Hatter from the 60 Adam West show, where his whole gimmick was stealing hats.

@MadHatter42 4 жыл бұрын

Can’t put my finger on just why, but I’ve always really liked this episode...

@Bostonterrierslol 4 жыл бұрын

Me too bub

@mattdamutt5681 4 жыл бұрын

It's probably not a single element - perhaps it's how the episode is put together - they don't appear special on their own; but when talent combines it in a unique manner, they transform into the art you thoroughly enjoy. Honestly, many episodes of Batman are like that to me - leaving one small element out risks losing the entire quality.

@DracoMagnius 4 жыл бұрын

Who can say? Oh and a very Merry Unbirthday to you btw.

@MadHatter42 4 жыл бұрын

@@DracoMagnius A very merry unbirthday, From all of me to you! When hats are worn upon our feet, And on our heads, a shoe! But why is this one episode So perfect? Who can say? Let's turn it off, and watch again On this, our unbirthday!

@marya5925 3 жыл бұрын

@@MadHatter42 It's my unbirthday today too!

@SukoYote 4 жыл бұрын

The Mad Hatter is one of my favorite Batman villains.

@Nicky2414 4 жыл бұрын

Roddy Mcdowall did an incredible job as the Mad Hatter, he truly felt like he jumped straight from Wonderland to Gotham.

@robchuk4136 4 жыл бұрын

For what it's worth, I wanted Mad Hatter in the 3rd Nolan movie ;) This character was a high-functioning delusional that I always found incredibly creepy, even compared to other Bat villains. Some comics have played up his predatory subtext on young girls to an even more unsettling degree. The Mad Hatter is an excellent villain that I wish more directors would see potential in. As for the show, phenomenal music, voice acting ("Curiouser and curiouser" is the best line reading, that other Mad Hatter/Alice actors never quite nail) and the almost toxic stalker story make this another one of my absolute favorites.

@Thespeedrap 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you Dark Knight Rises was a total let down.Sure the direction was suitable but why Bane I don't like him there's plenty of rogues gallery that would had been perfect seriously.Lets hope Reeves bring the Burton era back again😁

4 жыл бұрын

If the upcoming Batman movie is successful and gets a sequel, I hope the Mad Hatter will be the main villain, and the story should get a horror route where Tech is a serial killer.

@Zeeblud-Music 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you someone finally said it. Hes one of my favorite batman villians, along with the ventriloquist.

@Bostonterrierslol 4 жыл бұрын

This is another favorite of mine. I kinda wish they’d touch on Tetch again in other media. Especially with a backstory like this one

@jkie89 4 жыл бұрын

Roddy McDowell is my favorite of all time. I love The Bookworm and literally listen to the Batman audiobook every night to fall asleep to (its soothing, fun, and I've heard it so many times). His turn as the Mad Hatter was amazing and is a constantly re-watched episode.

@julesrules7297 4 жыл бұрын

A lot of cartoons have an episode paying homage to Alice in Wonderland and I really enjoyed the personal touches of it on this show. I also enjoyed the shades of grey from both Mad Hatter AND Alice herself. This so easily could've been a total creep perving on a terrified woman but Jervis having a sensitive side and a kind of devotion to Alice, who appreciated and trusted him, gave the story a strong vision and I appreciated the deviation from stereotypes. Alice wasn't too naive to me given that she knew and trusted Jervis, who only showed one side of himself to her because of his infatuation, but that's just my opinion and experience as a young woman with workplace friends who wanted to cross the line here and there a few years ago. When someone is only ever nice, polite, hardworking and interested in you, it can blind you to some red flags if you're not very experienced.

@anothergingeronthetheinternet Жыл бұрын

My favourite moment with hatter is in trial “I’D HAVE KILLED HER FIRST oh I’d like that stricken from the record.” “Record is someone meant to be writing this down?”

@krock90 2 жыл бұрын

Roddy McDowall is such a underrated actor. His work in the Planet of the Apes films is great.

@naughtycicero1460 4 жыл бұрын

Even though I never seen this show, I really love Mad Hatter in Arkham City. He talks and acts like someone who believes himself to be the Mad Hatter. His short stature also emphasizes his connection to the character. And his meetup with Batman at the tea party is incredibly chilling, especially when Jervis places a demented rabbit mask over Batman's cowl. His screaming and the visual will never leave my mind.

@jacklovejoy5290 4 жыл бұрын

I have always had a soft spot for the Hatter, he's such a unique character and it's a shame he isn't seen more, he didn't even really make it to the other animated shows like Brave and the Bold

@fearlessartist3457 4 жыл бұрын

People should start campaign to revive this show on HBO max, BTAS is so damn good

@SpongicX 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite episodes. I just loved the scene with the wonderland park. I wish there was one in real life.

@joew1237 3 жыл бұрын

Mad Hatter is definitely underrated

@Aarzu 4 жыл бұрын

This is another one of the episodes where, rewatching it and remembering it now that I understand more things about it brings to light some really interesting things. Jervis sees himself as a dogged nice guy. The guy who wants to enter into a romance with that one, specific, special girl. Buuuut she's already in a romantic relationship with another guy and it's getting more serious. I liked how, near the beginning, he considers using one of his mind control chips on Alice, but decides against because she wouldn't be her at that point. As the story progresses though, she refuses to go anywhere with him, so he uses a chip on her anyways. Batman points this out to him, but of course Jervis says it's everyone's fault but his. I'm not going to beat around the bush here, I'm seeing some "date rape" subtext in this episode. Guy wants something from a girl he likes. She can't or won't give it to him. He begins to feel entitled and eventually takes it in whatever way he can.

@christianwright5874 Жыл бұрын

For what it’s worth, Paul Dini said in an interview that he based this version of the Mad Hatter on the perpetrator of a workplace shooting.

@nunka34ify Жыл бұрын

Honestly, dude should be a billionaire with his genius and be able to get any girl he wants

@Bluesit32 3 жыл бұрын

The ending always gets me. "Would not. Could not. Would not. Could not. Could not join the dance..."

@InTheHouse27 4 жыл бұрын

The Mad Hatter was a main villain in Gotham and I thought was well portrayed.

@mrcritical6751 4 жыл бұрын

He was very creepy and well executed despite not being comic accurate (although all the villains in Gotham weren’t comic accurate)

@areyousureyouenteredyourna85 4 жыл бұрын

For real. That show dealt like a bad fanfic written by some poser that didn't know the source material.

@UltimateGamerCC 4 жыл бұрын

@@areyousureyouenteredyourna85 they were not going for authenticity though, they created their own take on the Batman Franchise, much like Tim Burton did with the first two movies.

@randallflagg3700 3 жыл бұрын

@@UltimateGamerCC - Indeed. Plus, *Gotham* season 5 was a big homage to Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises", much like *Arrow* season 3 was an homage to Nolan's "Batman Begins". *Gotham* is one of my favorite live action "comic books show", with some incredible performances by Robin Lord Taylor (Penguin), Cory Michael Smith (Riddler), Cameron Monaghan (... let's say "Proto-Joker") and many more.

@UltimateGamerCC 3 жыл бұрын

@@randallflagg3700 i didnt know that, it's cool that Nolan got a homage like that, i wasnt as big a fan of Rises though tbh.

@thenarrator8781 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this one! Mad Hatter was always my favorite batman villain from his portrayal in this show. He's inspired a lot of my own story villians and it stinks that he's barely used, let alone in any portrayal close to this one.

@PandaMonium92827 Жыл бұрын

I rewatched this and remember getting so creeped out by the mad hatter's attraction to this woman who straight up looks and sounds like an overgrown child.....it adds to why he's a villain without promoting that kind of behavior.

@zackleburg7429 4 жыл бұрын

Mad hatter is brilliant

@davidchisholm5322 4 жыл бұрын

The Mad Hatter is an underrated Batman villain and needs to get proper justice on the big screen someday. I even liked David Wayne's portrayal of Mad Hatter on the '60s television series.

@masonhenderson0221 4 жыл бұрын

I recommend giving Gotham another go. After season 1, they embrace the insanity of Gotham a bit more and it's a pretty fun/dark show. By the time Tetch enters the show, he fits in perfectly with the fun insanity the show brings.

@randallflagg3700 3 жыл бұрын

Even season 1 is pretty damn good, with the mobs war between Falcone and Maroni. It really has a Batman Begins/Batman Year One feeling to it. But I agree that the show really finds its footing in season 2...

@80MWH 4 жыл бұрын

This one stuck with me over the years as well, and I also saw some similarities to the scene with Nygma in “Batman Forever.” His design was also a nice touch, mixing in the Hatter’s features with the show’s stylings. Jervis as a character does start out seeming sympathetic, but then when he gets to the point of using his mind-control device on Alice, he definitely crosses a major line...one that it seems he’s never gonna come back from. I do like him figuring into another plot involving messing with Bruce, and even the allusion to his past when Batman is put on trial, and he gets angered on the witness stand about how Batman ruined his chance with Alice.

@sipioc 4 жыл бұрын

“Would not...could not...join the dance.”

@keystrix3704 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy how so many characters have a section in Gotham City that completely fit them.

@Thedrumerdude-le5vn 4 жыл бұрын

Hatters last line gave me goosebumps

@withiethewither1993 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, I used to think the Mad Hatter was legitimately and canonically the exact same Mad Hatter from the Disney movie, and I thought he just somehow found his way from Wonderland into Gotham city.

@lunamoonstone2350 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the mad hatter, he is one of my favorite villains. in some ways I really wanted him to win the girl. yet sadly kidnapping and brainwashing her not the best way to go about it. still he is vastly entertaining

@wattsink2009 4 жыл бұрын

For a while, The Mad Hatter was my favorite underrated villain in the Batman universe, and this was a good episode to introduce him! Mind control is one of my least favorite modus operandi for a villain (along with nano-bots and environmental destruction) because it has the tendency to make things too easy for the villain, and they have to have some obvious incompetence or contrived inconvenience for the hero to exploit. Also, the very nature of mind control involves temporarily turning one or several characters into helpless mindless pawns for the villain. That being said, I think they handled it well in this episode!

@colinmiller1130 4 жыл бұрын

I think Mad Hatter isn’t popular among many fans is because at base level, he seems a lot like the Joker-but this episode definitely opposes that.

@BugsyFoga 4 жыл бұрын

Talk about a fan with dedication.

@ThenewTchannel 4 жыл бұрын

I agree. The Mad Hatter is an incredibly underrated villain, and his debut in this episode shows that he has a lot of potential

@wdcain1 4 жыл бұрын

I wish Joel Shuemacher used Mad Hatter in a film. With his flair for visuals would make an amazing movie.

@mrcritical6751 4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t be surprised if he originally wrote Batman Forever to be about Mad Hatter but then WB ordered him to use Riddler instead

@kasrasadrehashemi174 4 жыл бұрын

@@mrcritical6751 yes it feels that way with the mind control box.Also I think there was a joke in the film where they made a reference to the hatter.

@captainrex6484 4 жыл бұрын

This was definitely one of my favorite episodes. Mad Hatter needs to be in a movie and he's in my top 3 favorite Batman villains. I really liked him in Gotham as well. I hope to see more of Hatter in the future

@LowellLucasJr. 4 жыл бұрын

I know this line wasn't said until 'The Trial', but I love it! Mad Hatter: "I'd have killed her first! I'd like that stricken from the record." Joker: "Record? Is anyone supposed to be writing this down?"

@alexandrefrauches132 4 жыл бұрын

I had a idea of how Mad Hatter could be adapt in a live action Batman movie : He could be the main villain in adaptation of "Arkham Asylum". The plot could have Jarvis as scientist working for Jeremiah Arkham, Administrative Director of Arkham Asylum, who would be trying to use Jarvis mind chips to control Arkham's inmates, forcing the villains into become "good citzens". Due to the abuse he suffers from Jeremiah, Jarvis would eventually betray his boss, and use his technology on Arkham doctors and security guards, allowing the villains to take over the Asylum. Meanwhile, Batman would have infiltrated the Asylum, investigating Jeremiah's illegal experiments, and would end up witness Jarvis betrayl. From this point, the movie would be Batman having now to defeat the Mad Hatter and also save Jeremiah from the villain and all his rogues gallery.

@mikeshirleyforever 2 жыл бұрын

The more I see Alice in this episode, the more her mannerisms remind me of Bibi Dahl from the James Bond 007 film For Your Eyes Only. I love this episode so much, a wonderful analysis and I can't fathom why The Mad Hatter hasn't been portrayed as a villain on the big screen yet. So much potential.

@matthiasneidenberger9471 4 жыл бұрын

Gotham is underrated. It’s a good show, the villains especially get good later on.

@DawnOfTheOzz 4 жыл бұрын

"Would not, could not... would not, could not... oh, could not join the dance."

@daliborjovanovic510 2 жыл бұрын

I do consider Mad Hatter a tragic villain. Not to the same extent as others like Two-Face and Mr. Freeze, but this episode shows that Jervis was ultimately a very lonely, ignored, and socially awkward man who seems to have suffered from mental issues even before becoming the Mad Hatter, given his strange and eccentric mannerisms and idiosyncrasies. Maybe if he had found love or at least friends that supported and appreciated him, he could have kept his demons in check, but of course, that's not BTAS's M.O and Jervis ultimately gave in to his desperate desire for love and affection, and became a deranged supervillain. It's not hard to imagine that in a more optimistic show, a character like him might have gotten redemption and a happy ending, but here, nope, it's a big side of brutal and uncompromised reality in BTAS.

@Goleon 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite TAS villain to the point that I bought his toy of him at a con without hesitation (was pretty cheap too, 12 bucks I think) as well as made an oc to be his Alice (that is her name and she too is obsessed with the Wonderland stories) and right hand woman ala Harley to Joker except they actually have a good healthy like relationship. She’s my favorite oc that I made cause like Tetch, she has two sides to herself that she can easily switch between and it’s best to avoid the second side of you want to live.

@disneyvillainsfan1666 4 жыл бұрын

I was first introduced to The Mad Hatter, in The Lego Batman video games and The 60s show. I really hope he does appear in that upcoming The Batman movie. Same with Firefly to be honest.

@wolves2husky 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this episode

@frankiehealey4674 4 жыл бұрын

You were right to stop after season 1. Gotham was an amazing show! It had a feeling between gritty and campy that I haven’t seen in any other show. That feeling was definitely lost in the later seasons

@mikechicago6200 4 жыл бұрын

"Curiouser and Curiouser"!

@nvm9040 Жыл бұрын

His two stand alone episodes are so good that makes you feel for the character and the motivations behind his schemes

@TheJoeschmoe777 4 жыл бұрын

This was one of my favorite episodes! I agree, the Mad Hatter is seriously underrated. Also I love that his voice actor read the Batman novelization, it's so funny picturing the Hatter reading that out loud lol

@nickdorenkamp959 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised that the mad hatter is one of Batman's villains because when you take a look at the entire rogue gallery of Batman villains he fits right in.

@Merit2397 2 ай бұрын

It's so strange to me that some Batman villains stand out better in this show than in other incarnations. Case in point, while I don't know of any great Mad Hatter stories from the comics that fans talk about, I can think of three terrific episodes of his in BTAS and "Mad As A Hatter" is no exception. Roddy McDowall makes Jervis Tech feel sympathetic and naive yet equally threating. Making his version of the Mad Hatter a fun addition to Batman's Rouges Gallery. 🎩🦇

@CHAKE-LIX 4 жыл бұрын

"...but Mad as A Hatter and another episode made me a big fan of this guy." Me: Then I'll see you in your nightmares (Just saying).

@TheGuardDuck 4 жыл бұрын

Shocked nobody is making "nice guy" references. This guy kinda fits. Although really, it's probably better to not drag such concepts into Batman.

@colbystearns5238 3 жыл бұрын

I just watched this episode, and I was just thinking about how the Mad Hatter is apparently a "nice guy" here.

@TheTrevortrowbridge 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, no. The comics version of the hatter, is creepy and disturbing as all hell. The reason Alice acts like a child in this episode, despite being so old…..is because they had to tone down the Hatter himself. In the comics, Jarvis is a Pedophile.

@user-ok2lw9cc1z 4 жыл бұрын

Van Dorne: And yet, as I recall your case, you brainwashed and kidnapped a woman who rejected you. Mad Hatter: Batman forced me to do it. He was going to take her away from me. I had no choice. Van Dorne: You could have respected her wishes and left her alone. Mad Hatter: I'd have killed her first! Ooh. I'd like that last statement stricken from the record, please. Joker: Record? Is someone supposed to be writing this down? - Batman Season 2 Epsiode 3: The Trial

@trigunlover11 4 жыл бұрын

Mad as a Hatter like the Mad Hatter. He is something else, who just can't let things go. Even when his heart is broken from a girl he loves. I also love Alice in Wonderland.

@kirbysuperstar5494 9 ай бұрын

I think my favourite thing about his design is the smile, he's like the mad hatter and the Cheshire cat combined

@Filmation77 4 жыл бұрын

This was one of favorite episodes

@ashleytuchin7693 4 жыл бұрын

I love Mad Hatter, thanks for giving him some much needed recognition. As you said, he is criminally underrated and would work great in a movie. I actually think he would have been great in one of the Burton movies, with a lot of twisted fairytale imagery (hopefully better than his actual Alice i Wonderland). As for that upcoming episode you referenced, I'm pretty sure I know what you're talking about, and if so, it's one of my favourites.

@shadowm2k7 4 жыл бұрын

Omg my sister is obsessed with this character

@TheBatbike 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe she is mind controlled by him

@milkiassamuel780 4 жыл бұрын

Is this the last Bat-May episode. If so I've truly enjoyed every episode andd review with you talking so much about nearly everyone's favourite/childhood Batman.

@milkiassamuel780 4 жыл бұрын

@@samuelwilliams1619 Oh great...I really wasn't sure. Thank you.

@comicboybook9009 4 жыл бұрын

I love the Alice and Wonderland reference at the end when Jervis sees Alice reunite with her fiancée Jervis: Would not Batman: Could not. Would not, could not Jervis: Could not join the dance

@Drakin292 4 жыл бұрын

I think that was all Jervis talking, but yeah, that ending felt so sad for him despite all he'd done.

@mrcritical6751 4 жыл бұрын

All he wanted was companionship, and Alice was more than willing to be his friend but she didn’t see him as a romantic partner and that’s unfortunately the only way he would take her companionship

@BlackCover95 4 жыл бұрын

The shot of the Mock Turtle was a nice touch.

@Bluesit32 3 жыл бұрын

Gracious, no. Batman didn't say a word. It was all Jervis mumbling to himself. That, the music, and the crying mock turtle statue gave the episode a striking ending.

@ShadowSonic2 4 жыл бұрын

Ah, the late great Roddy McDowell. This launched his voice acting side-career, which gave us MadKat and Snowball! Admittedly, this version of the Mad Hatter doesn't have a lot of life to him seeing how even Batman pointed out by "The Worry Men" that he's just degraded to a normal thief but when he was used right it gave us this episode and "Perchance to Dream".