Mad Love & Chemistry

Mad Love & Chemistry

Author: The Pensky File October 27, 2021 Duration: 1:31:12





Love is a funny thing, isn’t it? Makes people do things that are truly mad! This week we’ve got two episodes about love – weird, unhealthy, monstrous love – and it’s not even Valentine’s day! But this is love that takes Batman to the edge of defeat by his greatest enemy’s best girl, and love that sends Bruce Wayne out to sea and almost ruins his life in Mad Love and Chemistry!



First up, in Mad Love, Harley Quinn tries to impress the Joker and truly win his heart by finally catching Batman, while the origin of her career as The Joker’s sidekick is revealed. This episode, based on the critically acclaimed comic book of the same name,  gives us a glimpse at what Harley is truly capable of when she puts her mind to something, as well as seeing what she used to be like back when she put her mind to work on a regular basis as Joker’s psychiatrist!



Next up in Chemistry, all the rich single people of Gotham are falling in love, and Bruce Wayne is no exception! Guest-starring Terminator’s Linda Hamilton as the green-eyed beauty Bruce finally falls for, it’s a Bat-filled wedding and a Poison-filled honeymoon that sends Bruce into marital bliss, only to break his heart when the dark secret of his new blushing (blooming?) bride is finally revealed!



Though not the final episode produced, Mad Love was the final episode of Batman to air in this classic run of episodes we refer to as “the animated series” (despite changing titles and about a four-year’s break in the middle), and it’s really a great one to go out on. Chemistry is no slouch either – this show is bringing the heat on its way out the door! So water your plants, spritz yourself with some perfume, make those piranhas smile and join us for Mad Love and Chemistry!

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 98

BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Mask of the Phantasm | Q&A [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:53:41
In this animated feature set in the 1940s, the troubled yet heroic Batman (Kevin Conroy) is pitted against a mysterious figure who is rubbing out Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, and who many believe is the caped…
Mad as a Hatter | Dreams in Darkness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:55
In Mad as a Hatter, miserable Wayne Industries scientist Jervis Tetch is unable to pursue the girl he loves, Alice the secretary. When she splits up from her boyfriend, he makes an advance and develops a fast friendship…
The Clock King | Appointment in Crime Alley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:37
In The Clock King, after his company goes bankrupt, Temple Fugate becomes the Clock King. Fugate sets out to seek his revenge against the man whom he blames for his misfortunes: Mayor Hamilton Hill. Fugate kidnaps Hill,…
Vendetta | Fear of Victory [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:01
In Vendetta, Detective Bullock is arrested for kidnapping. Batman, who dislikes Bullock but nevertheless believes him to be a good man, investigates, and discovers the identity of the real criminal: Killer Croc, who harb…
Prophecy of Doom | Joker’s Favor [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:38
In Prophecy of Doom, Batman investigates a cult, called the Brotherhood, founded by the “mystic” Nostromos, after hearing about a number of stories from his colleagues about his ability to predict the future. Batman find…
Feat of Clay [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:40
In Feat of Clay, Bruce Wayne is framed for the attempted murder of Lucius Fox. The real perpetrator is an actor and master of disguise named Matt Hagen, who was disfigured in a car accident years ago. In order to keep hi…
See No Evil | Beware the Gray Ghost [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:25:24
In See No Evil, Lloyd “Eddie” Ventrix is on the verge of losing his daughter, Kimberly, to his ex-wife, Helen, due to his past as a con artist. Determined not to lose Kimberly, Ventrix dons a suit, stolen from where he u…
The Cat and the Claw (Part 1 and 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:58
In The Cat and The Claw, Batman encounters a new cat burglar calling herself Catwoman, and around the same time, meets a woman named Selina Kyle (as Bruce Wayne), to whom he is visibly attracted. When Selina runs into tr…
I’ve Got Batman in My Basement | Heart of Ice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:25
This week, Clay and Sean discuss “I’ve Got Batman in My Basement” and “Heart of Ice”! During a fight with Batman over a stolen Fabergé egg, the Penguin incapacitates Batman with poison gas. The Dark Knight is rescued by…
Two Face (Parts 1 and 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:47
In Two Face, Mobster Rupert Thorne attempts to use Harvey Dent’s secret split personality to blackmail him. But when Dent meets with Thorne at a chemical plant, “Big Bad Harv” takes over, and the resulting confrontation…