The Rise of the Blue Beetle!

Episode aired Nov 13, 2008
TV-Y7
23m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

435

YOUR RATING

Action Adventure Animation Crime Family Fantasy Sci-Fi

Batman and the Blue Beetle attempt to stop an asteroid but end up on a distant planet fighting Kanjar Ro.Batman and the Blue Beetle attempt to stop an asteroid but end up on a distant planet fighting Kanjar Ro.Batman and the Blue Beetle attempt to stop an asteroid but end up on a distant planet fighting Kanjar Ro.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

435

YOUR RATING

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Diedrich Bader

Batman
(voice)

Dee Bradley Baker

Clock King
(voice)
…

Will Friedle

Jaime Reyes
(voice)
…

Jason Marsden

Paco
(voice)

James Arnold Taylor

Green Arrow
(voice)

Marc Worden

Kanjar Ro
(voice)

Director
- Heather A. Maxwell
Writers
- Michael Jelenic
- Bob Kane
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7Mr-Fusion

A blast from the past

What makes this show such a treat is that it goes against the grain. This Batman doesn't brood and seems just as likely to get kids to drink their milk as he would beating the snot out of criminals. Diedrich Bader nails the tough-guy voice while leaving this caped crusader open to a joke.

Campy isn't the right word, but it does harken back to a time when Batman was given to science fantasy. And true to form, this pilot opens with an elaborate death trap. I didn't give the show much attention when it was on, but I'm enjoying it now. The direction's lively, the one-liners are funny and Bader's earned a spot among the great Batman voices.

7/10

Trivia
Will Friedle provides the voice of Jamie Reyes/Blue Beetle. His first Batman role was as Terry McGinnis/Batman in Batman Beyond.

Quotes
Blue Beetle: The meteor! It's like no time's passed since we left.
Batman: Due to the quantum anomalies of wormholes, none has.
Batman: [Thinking to himself] Of course, that's just a fancy way of saying, "That's weird." But half of the things I encounter on this job make no sense. Take this mission. I wanted to see if this kid had hero potential. Instead, I got to see him become one.