I love this Joker because he's so unique. Most, if not every Joker, have that comedian look: the nice but ostentatious suit. The Batman's Joker is a circus sideshow freak, and it works. I like how this Joker can actually put up a fight compared to other Jokers. Joker can fight but when Batman gets a hold of him, its over. I can see this Joker holding his own against TAS Batman.

I like how this joker feels very clown-like. There aren't a lot of Jokers that I could imagine doing a circus performance as a performer. Most have ring-leader vibes, but this Joker I could see riding around on a unicycle while juggling knives or something.

Batman 2004 is amazing, Joker included

Ya know something funny? This show did The Batman Who Laughs better than the book itself in my opinion. Instead of a convoluted drawn-out story about Bruce getting corrupted or some bs, it’s instead Joker dressing up as Batman to get the police force off his back. But for very, very petty crimes at the cost. Less is more sometimes people

I still absolutely love that introductory shot of him swaying back and forth in the darkness with only his eyes and teeth visible.

The fact that some people have pointed out that this Joker basically INVENTED the Batman who laughs is just wild, so do with that as you will.

I don’t know where it came from but, I do remember hearing about an interview with the shows creators that said they very specifically wanted every villain to have their own fighting/martial art style, which is why Joker’s very much resembles monkey style

This joker was fire af One of my favorite renditions of him

I think I like this joker more then all the rest because of his uniqueness. And I honestly love that he started wearing the suit. Mostly because he wears it like a clown rather then a comedian. He’s trying to dress nice using well chosen bits of found clothes like a colorful vagabond. It’s slightly I’ll-fitting and missing proper pants. No shoes, but still wears spatter-dashers like a wealthy cartoon duck. All features found in the shared visual design source for clowns and toons, minstrel shows. It all fits him so well as the Clown Prince of Crime. How he drifted into being a gizmos-guy rather then a anarchic-acrobat on the other hand, that’s what always bugged me.

This Joker feels like what would happen if you crossed the Bruce Timm Joker with Freakazoid. The character design embodied the chaotic evil side of Joker that IMO few Jokers truly embodied. He represents the closest we'll ever get to the comic book meme of "what would happen if the Joker got a hold of The Mask?".

The batman show is very underated. I actually like how that batman ends up with Nightwing and oracle still being by his side before retirement It's a nice mirror of tas batman that ended up alone

He was clearly based on the Insane Clown Posse and the juggalo aesthetic mixed with an escaped insane asylum patient.

The Batman 2004 was very different in great ways and that's why I love it. The show wasn't scared at all to change things and experiment, and that's what makes it great. While I don't think any of it should be the definitive version of these characters, it's still a very good and unique Batman show. However, the reasons I love the show are reasons a lot of others don't like it, which I totally get. But I think everyone should at least give it a shot.

This Joker is very "Agent of Chaos" and I enjoy that. He feels like a circus performer instead of a stage performer and it's a fun route to take

Although Mark Hamill Joker is the definitive Joker, The Batman Joker is the clown I grew up with (I was born in1999) and some of his best episodes like Topsy Turvey and Strange Minds are up to par or even better than some BTAS joker episodes IMO. I'm glad to see someone out there standing up for the Kevin Michael Richardson Joker!

He didn’t mention my favorite Kevin Micheal-Richardson role, he was the most intimidating Shredder ever put to screen in TMNT 2012

I remember back in the day thinking the look of him was weird, mainly the straightjacket. But I quickly warmed up to him. I think they did what was right for the show they were making. They needed a Joker who could actually tussle with the bat on even footing, and the circus acrobat elements of the design fit perfectly.

This is the joker I grew up with, I used to think that the 90’s one was his dad, smh.

I like that this is the joker that made Clay face.

I think a mix of the traditional suit and the straight jacket would have worked better than the regular suit. Imagine a light purple, tattered long jacket with the swirls over the yellow jacket instead. Long, ripped trousers with the purple half shoes that he wears, complete with the fingerless gloves

I personally agree he probably didn't need to have an outfit/design change later on but honestly I actually amount that to how he starts the series seemingly imprisoned but after breaking out he begins to settle back into a healthier and more well kept state. Just one of those head canon things really but still I like both looks of this Joker just fine.

I love this iteration. His mannerisms, design, overall his chaotic personality as well as his fighting style, acrobatic & wild is perfect for the Joker, I hate that no one has ever done this again....

In my opinion, if Mark Hamill set the bar for Joker voice actors, then Kevin Michael Richardson did freaking gymnastics on it. And that’s why he’s one of my faves. 😍

Kevin has such crazy range and you won't believe how high pitched he can go while also going very low pitched. His role as Demongo in Samurai Jack is probably is recording of his highest pitched voice work he has done and to me I think that role probably made him idle for the Joker role. Can't say that is exactly how it is, but if you heard demongo's voice then it's pretty clear this man made for a good joker performance.

People disliked and some _still_ dislike this Joker?? This Joker's awesome! I love how this one is so different from any other cartoon, live action, or comic version of him. The Batman's Joker is absolutely bat shit insane, even by Joker standards. He's so wacky and wild, utilising the clown and playful aspects of the character in such unique ways while still making him a threat, due to his more animalistic side. The episode where he dressed up as Batman for reasons, only to end up deluding himself into _thinking_ he's Batman was both hilarious and kind of freaky to see. He was being a hero, but doing it in a lethal way to both villains _and_ bystanders because he's nuts. Kevin Michael Richardson did a phenomenal job voicing him as well. He deserves all the credit he gets for this and other performances. Additionally, this is a Joker and Harley partnership that actually kind of _works_ for once, in _both_ of their favours ... for the most part. That's very different to see, but welcome, nonetheless.

7:53 strange how this predates Arkham Asylum titan Joker, most likely the inspiration

I don't know why people dislike this Joker but I love his character, his design, everything. He's the second iteration I was introduced to but one I really resonated with. The BTAS Joker is still number 1 for obvious reasons but I think 2004 Joker stands out & deserves his own gold.

The BTAS Joker was always portrayed as man that was criminally insane. He was dangerous, sure, but he was still just a man. And that’s how almost every single portrayal of the Joker has been depicted since then. “The Batman” (2004) Joker was chaos incarnate. Sure, he didn’t actually have anymore superpowers than Batman did, but he was always treated as less of a person and more of a force of nature. Which, in a lot of ways, is how most Batmen are seen and treated as in Gotham, making this Joker a lot more like an anti-Batman both thematically and narratively. Also, like he mentioned I like how this Joker could hold his own in a fight against Batman. With most Jokers, as soon as Batman is within punching range, the fight’s over. With the ‘04 Joker, even if you found him, he was still very much a threat.

I love this Joker, one of the best in my opinion. He's scary, unhinged and funny. But also terrifyingly, he's competent, he sometimes wins. That's what I love, sometimes he actually won. Like with Clayface, he wanted to see if he could break a man mentally AND physically and did it. Batman couldn't save him. I also think Joker becoming more "civilized and clean" is because as time passed he became more and more driven by his obsession with Batman, and that obsession was manifested in him having a more put-together look. He was no longer animalistically running around everywhere, instead he was methodically walking towards his goal, the Batman. A form of symbolism

I like the outfit and demeanor change because it fits with time passing because a few years pass during the duration of the show so Joker is becoming more skilled and adding the refinement he lacked when he first began his career. Its like he was a blade that has been polished and sharpened to look more elegant but is even more dangerous.

My third favorite Joker, after Ledger and Hamill. In that order.

This is probably my favourite Joker next to Mark's. It's really true to the aspect of the character that just wants to make people laugh. I find modern adaptations have a habit of completely missing that and misunderstanding the point of the character.

You should do an episode on The Batman's Penguin, which kind of revived the character after BTAS had no idea what to do with him and TNBA demoted him to snitch

That vampire scene in the blood bank legitimately scared the crap out of me when I was younger

I always liked this version of Joker. I really dig how acrobatic he is and how unique his voice is compared to most other animated Jokers.

Love it or hate it, this version was a BOLD move and and honestly kinda respect it. You can't say they didn't have an idea

This show really grew on me. When it first came out, I was mad salty when this replaced the series before it.

Hamill and M. Richardson both playing different Jokers in a multiversal story. I'd pay to see that.

I loved this version of the joker. He's acrobatic and athletic, can put up a proper fight like you pointed out, and Kevin knocked it out of the park with the voice acting.

I wouldn't mind The Batman making a bit of a return in the public consciousness, because for about twenty years it felt like outside of me and my siblings no one remembered this show. Still love this version of the Joker. It's easy to mess up the idea of a fighting Jester, but for this version it just felt right. Especially with all the wacky inventions that he would weaponize each episode and all the energy that exploded out of him.

Personally I loved this Joker. He was very different, but that was like 90% off The Batman stuff. And the design was something I REALLY liked. It clicked to me as a Jester, which is really fitting considering he's named after the card that uses a jester as its depiction. And making him act almost animalistic really sold him as a maniac. And his agility matched that design choice, jesters are lively and chaotic (due to them all being insane). It was just so visually great to watch, especially since his design was made to match with the looseness. The hanging sleeves and long hair flew around as he did, it was great.

When this Joker originally debuted, I wasn't a fan, I was just too used to Mark Hamil's definitive performance, but in retrospect, that's exactly why this version of the Joker needed to be so different... anything else would have felt like a lackluster imitation. That pretty much goes for this particular series as a whole, because it wasn't just the Joker either. So much of what we think of as modern Batman was defined, or in some cases outright invented by BtAS, and the only way for _The Batman_ to make any kind of name for itself was to be as different as possible.

I first came across The Batman 2004 universe when I rented The Batman vs. Dracula for my kid. At first, I hated the Joker, but he soon grew on me, to the point where I ended up getting all 5 seasons on DVD. That version of the cartoon is underrated.

_The Batman_ (2004) is probably my second favorite version of the Joker, only beaten out by the DCAU Joker as performed by Mark Hamill. I actually favor his "hybrid" look when he ditches the straightjacket *not* because I hated the straightjacket *but* because I hated the straightjacket's colors. I didn't even realize this until your video, where you showed some toys with different color schemes for it. The black-and-white stripped looked _really_ good! Channeling a bit of Beetlejuice, or just blending vintage psychiatric ward with vintage prison garb.

Him? A bad Joker? HA! Now that's a laugh!

Being black myself, I’ve always accepted this Joker as the first and only “black joker”. Sure he’s canonically white, sure his dreads and voice actor are only coincidence, but Richardson is such a noticeably different breed of Joker and I certainly welcome more black villains in ANYTHING

Probably one of my favorite designs for how it captured the more "greasy disgusting feral goblin" side of the Joker, which is also a trait used well for Ledger Joker.

This Joker was a good setup after Batman the Animated series. Best episode with him was with Riddler, Penguin, and Joker having a competition to take down the Batman

I love the design and that he's much more themed after a circus/asylum combo. He has a lot more circus and toy themed gadgets and weapons, not just a prop gun or an electro shocker or the acid flower. The "normal" Joker is, if you think about it, just a generic sociopath wearing a purple suit and clown face paint. This version meanwhile is more "thematic" and closer to other Batman's Rogues.

This is one of those things that only ever works in this specific iteration but should never be done again.

This Joker is personally my favourite Joker, i love the voice, the look and the more acrobatic fighting style, most of all i love the hair, it's awesome

The Batman joker was literally so cool to me. Sure, I haven’t actually watched watched it but I’ve seen like a couple of episodes online and I’m in love. I’m literally in love with the way he looks the way he talks everything so this is one of the best ones ever

This was my first joker. With my first Batman movie being Batman vs Dracula

Kevin Michael Richardson’s portrayal of Joker was both unique and a joy to watch. He was one of my first introductions to The Joker and I will always love his version.

Loved the kind of chaos that radiated from this joker. Going full unhinged clown-creature-man

This Joker is in my top 3 Animated Jokers, along with Joe Dimaggio for being the creepiest one you would NOT want to see outside your bedroom as a kid and Mark Hamill. I like him because he CAN ACTUALLY FIGHT with a wild and unpredictable style. This Joker was like a crazed hobo which made it stand out from the other versions. Him going to a suit was just him going "Oh, wait, OTHER villains are here, well I can play dress-up too!" and doing an attempt at one. I really like the black circles around the eyes because it helps make the red eyes stand out more. The Joker + Harley relationship here isn't toxic because this is THE START of the relationship; years down the line when being abused, *these* good times are what she will remember.

This joker was my childhood joker despite having so many incarnations around. I always liked that he was not only to be very smart but able to physically match batman, it made him feel more of a threat then most versions imo. And since he had a deeper voice he just had such an intimidating vibe

This has always been my favorite joker.

This would always be my favourite version of batman and Joker was *chef kiss*! His voice, his antics, his look everything was just great. And seeing a Joker that can ACTUALLY FIGHT was a breath of fresh air honestly

This Joker feels much more like an actual lunatic psycho than the usual Joker. He truly feels unpredictable to me and when i was kid he actually gave me nightamares. skipped all the episodes with him for years

Glad you included the interview from talking toons. Loves how he poured his emotion into the role and it’s what gave him the part. I’ve always loved this very of Joker and his showmanship. This was the Joker I grew up on and his portrayal is up there with Hamill. I revisit The Batman for KMR as Joker and the sibling rivalry of Robin and Batgirl.

I love the fact you talked about The Batman 2004. Quite underrated.

He never looked better than his very first appearance with the long unripped sleeves. Not only the most unique Joker look to date, it also increases the sense of unease as you can never be sure exactly what hes doing or hiding even while staring right at him.

One thing I really like about this joker was that he was the only one that seemed to be able to go toe to toe with Batman in concerns to physicality. He’s a fit acrobatic madman who can easily parkour his way out of most entanglements.

I know people considered Mark Hamill The joker when it comes to animated Jokers both in well, animation and video games, but this joker is honestly The joker I grew up with when I was first introduced to Batman ever in my life as a little kid. And now watching this video it's crazy to think that he himself was not very happy about playing The joker once upon a Time just out of respect for Mark. No I did not grow up with the original Batman animated series but I have seen some of it and I have heard a lot of his voice work in many iterations of the joker where he voices him. The man is fucking fantastic and I do not deny that he is one of THE Jokers when it comes to animation and video games. But I cannot give this guy some love because he did such a fantastic job, and honestly again I just grew up with this joker. And that's not just childhood bias, I can recognize just how fucking fantastic Mark Hamill as the joker. And I can understand why nobody can ever imagine anybody else but him as the joker. There's a reason why I say he's one of *'THE' Joker's* . Unless you're only talking about animations and video games and people will say he is THR Joker. But I say one of because I'm including all of the iterations including live action. But again, he was the one I grew up with so this is the joker that was part of my childhood. And he did a pretty damn good job and in all honesty, I did not know he played all those other roles mentioned. I love it when voice actors are in more rolls than you realize. You don't notice when they're right in front of you speak. Because you're too immersed in their role & acting.

I like to call him the 'Demonic Carnie Joker' :D

I LOVED this Joker as a kid. Especially with the Clayface Arc. I remember I finished 4 seasons of it on Netflix, but it got deleted before I could finish the series.

This Joker has always been one of my favourites perhaps even my second favourite after Mark Hamill's but I can understand that it's not for everyone. Even though I've never seen any hate for Kevin Richardson's Joker.

Absolutely love this version. The design, physicality, looniness, *the voice*

Joker’s inspiration from the Man Who Laughs, to a white painted mustache, to having a dragon tattoo on his back, to being a dragon. Yeah, this isn’t too wild.

KMR absolutely killed it with this portrayal. Something about how he went from a deep tone to a light tone in the same sentence was so unsettling.

Honestly this Joker being different is a fantastic thing. More traditional takes on the Joker are great too, but I'm a big sucker for creativity and so I love seeing new and original versions of popular characters. The same old thing and the same old stories told on repeat get old and tired and the versions that already exist aren't going anywhere and you can always go back and watch them again. But this, this gets it. This knows that it's not one of the prior series, and isn't trying to hide it. This has its own identity, its own creative vision and feel to it. It's not just more of the same, it's new and fresh and unique, at least for its time. We need more series that completely reimagine the main cast similar to this and do their own thing with the story. Get weird, get wacky, or take something weird and wacky and find a compelling way to make it serious. Just make sure that through it all the storytelling fundamentals aren't forgotten. Don't be different just to be different, have a well thought out story to tell. Follow a theme. Have an identity. That's the recipe for success.

The batman is super underrated. That joker is perfect for what the show is going for.

I love this version of Joker, to the point I'd put him in my top 5 (behind Cesar Romero and tied with Hamill), but I've definitely noticed how many people hate this iteration. But hey, we can all agree they did Hugo Strange amazingly, right?

His huge singular middle tooth never stopped bothering me.

It's also funny how this Joker still sounds very Mark Hamill inspired. But he's still his own thing. And all around just a good performance.

I’ve never seen any hate for KMR’s joker

Can we hear your takes on some of the other villains on this show, because they were all pretty interesting and different. This show had a completely different origin of Clayface, a Mr Freeze that was actually meta human, and a really fun Penguin that wasn’t just the boring mobster that he usually is nowadays.

This rendition of Joker is everything I enjoy in an alternate setting, and I wish more people would be brave enough to try this. He's my favorite Joker, personally and I'm glad for the run he had.

I always thought this version of the Joker was very underrated. I liked his crazy aesthetic and how he can actually fight Batman physically. It's rare to see a Joker who can fight so well.

My favorite Joker(love when he impersonates Batman). The Batman 2004 was one of my favs. Only thing I hated was Bane's design.

This Joker is probably my FAVORITE animated Joker ever. He's the first one I remember growing up with besides Heath Ledger. Even then, I didn't understand The Dark Knight as a kid. I love how different he's to every other Joker to exist. I agree that his original attire fit him best, but like the redesign's darker shaded eyes. Please do a Mark Hamill video, I have yet to watch all his Joker work and see in full why he’s so beloved as the Crowned Prince of Crime!

So sad to see this Joker sapped of his uniqueness, especially nowadays where the Joker character-milking has made him so bloated and overdone... This was, and could've still been, a breath of fresh air.

It's one of my favorite Joker and that series as a whole while signing the death of the DCAU at the time... was amazing. It holds some of my favorite portrayal of Batman's Villains if not my favorite aside from the OG Animate Batman Series and the Arkham Video Games. Also Kevin Michael Richardson **needs** to return as the Joker, sure Mark Hamill is great but without Kevin Conroy in picture I feel it's time for new blood to take on the roles. Having Hamill here will only accentuate how much we miss Kevin and it wouldn't truly be the same.

The Batman forever changed what i enjoy in a comic adaptation: Old things lade new Almost all the other Jokers are... the same, almsot all the other adaptations of comics are.. the same, retellings qith no other real variation, they don't feel... distinct beyond their medium, specially something like comic booka, i enjoy havjng ideas played around with and turned into something new and u iqje, and its why The Bathman is on my top 3 shows

Batman 2004 was so underrated. I loved their interpretation of Joker as well as Mr. Freeze

The Batman's Joker is so good, he's iconic in his own way. He looks and acts like a mad baboon, much more physical than your average Joker. And KMR nailed the line between sounding goofy and scary!

Fun Fact: That super pixelated Joker in the gray straight jacket that doesn't match up with the others animation is from a kids learning video game on an old platform called a Leapster made by a toy company called Leapfrog. They make baby toys and such. However, the speakers on the Leapster were garbage and that iconic laugh was like nails on a chalkboard. Me and my brother got really good at putting it in silent right before the cutscene began because once it did, we couldn't mute it.

Batman: Let the boy go Joker! (joker actively trying to throw a boy into chemicals) Joker: am trying too! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Dude I take this jokers voice as the next main one anytime really also his hiss in the Batman vs Dracula is amazing

I like this version of the joker. Feels intimidating, yet cool. Familiar, yet different. This is how you make a character in an adaptation stand on their own without essentially making a new character

Kevin Michael Richardson is definitely my 3rd favorite Joker, really only getten beaten by Hamill and Ledger. A very different and underrated depiction of the clown prince of crime, but in my opinion, the most chaotic

I love this joker due to the fact that he reminds me to a mad jester, similar to Cicero from Skyrim. It is undeniably my favorite iteration

Really wish Kevin Michael Richardson voice joker more often

One thing that always stood out to me was the creepy circus music that accompanied his appearances. Really sells the vibe they were going for.

This is legit my favourite animated cartoon joker he's just so insane wacky slapstick, and scary, not to mention legit funny. The Batman 2004 series is GOATED

One of the most underrated of all Jokers. Had the balls to be different but still true to the character. Every Joker these days seems like a POSER

I think the only problem I have with this joker is the same problem I have with 2004’s penguin. they’re my favorite animated versions of those characters, but they overstay their welcome HARD, and barely let any other villains into any other episodes

First off I move this joker because he’s an essential part of my childhood. But I remember as a kid loving this joker because he reminded me of if a jack in the box was a person. He’s very springy and slinky especially with his limbs hence why I also love the straight jacket look. It really complimented that.

7:49 Don’t show me that, you’re gonna give me flashbacks to Arkham Asylum’s final boss