In the liner notes for v.3, John Takis states that the BATMAN tv show with Adam West will live on in posterity as a fan favorite whilst the films will likely be forgotten. I am not sure if he was being facetious here. ????
In the ep P>O>V< there is a scene where Harley Quinn, posing as a lawyer, has a confrontation with Bullock:
"Bullock : Haven't we met before? Harley: I served you a subpeona once. A very small subpeona."
Is that a risque double entendre or did i just imagine it?
First, here's the sentence I wrote: "One may suppose that Adam West’s campy crusader of the 1960s will be remembered and cherished many years hence, while his screen predecessors—though not without influence—will remain of interest mainly to Bat-historians."
Key word there is "predecessors"—as in, those who came BEFORE West. Specifically, the old motion picture serials from the 1940s. They had some influence on the franchise, but most of today's general public couldn't tell you anything about them. Whereas everyone knows "Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Bat-maaaaan!"
Second, the episode you're remembering is "The Man Who Killed Batman," not "P.O.V." But yeah, that line (which isn't exactly as you've remembered, but close enough) is about as double as entendres get!
They made quite a few risqué jokes with Harley. There are a couple far less subtle ones in revamp eps "Mad Love" and "Beware the Creeper."
Superman: The Animated Series is not without its moments either. Lois, on first seeing Superman: "Nice S."
It's kind of amazing what the creators of B:TAS and S:TAS were able to get away with. Like in one episode of Superman, there's the bit where Metallo says to Lois Lane, "You know, I've been thinking about you a lot. Especially these last few months in prison!" Or the entirety of the episode "The Harley & The Ivy", which is drenched in none-too-subtle sexual puns.
There's even a line in that episode where the creators snuck a REALLY dirty pun through standards and practices, and decided to soften it themselves because they realized they went too far. The revised line was the Joker saying to Harley and Poison Ivy, "My, you've been the busy little bees...!", but in the original line, he went, "My, you've been the busy little beavers...!"
First, here's the sentence I wrote: "One may suppose that Adam West’s campy crusader of the 1960s will be remembered and cherished many years hence, while his screen predecessors—though not without influence—will remain of interest mainly to Bat-historians."
Sincerely, John
John. Your notes are generally superb but please, do not confuse me, ever again! bruce
Or the entirety of the episode "The Harley & The Ivy", which is drenched in none-too-subtle sexual puns.
