When the going gets tough...the tough go shopping. 
- —Joker
The Last Laugh is an episode of season 1 of Batman. It premiered on September 22, 1992.
Synopsis for "The Last Laugh"
The Joker releases a load of his toxic laughing gas in Gotham City on April Fool's Day. The gas spreads fast and incapacitates the people allowing the Joker and his henchmen to steal everything in the city. In the Batcave, Batman analyzes the effects of the gas on people when he notices something wrong with Afred; the butler inhaled some of the gas and was breaking everything in Wayne Manor.
Batman sets out to find the Joker to stop him. Batman finds the submarine the Joker was using and engages in combat with the clown's henchmen and beat them but he is unable to defeat a robot controlled by the Joker. Batman is locked inside a metal can with holes in it and is left to drown in the river. He manages to escape with help of the batboat controlled remotely from his utility belt.
Batman follows the Joker to the Ace Waste Disposal Plant, takes down the henchmen and destroys Captain Clown the robot. This upset the Joker and he leads Batman in a wild goose chase across the plant. After going through a number of death traps Batman finally manages to take the Joker down.
In the end, back in Wayne Manor, Alfred is upset for his behavior when he was under the effects of the laughing gas. Bruce plays a little April Fool's joke on him and tells him not to worry because he would take it out of his salary for the next couple of years. In the end, Bruce laughs of his own joke.
Appearing in "The Last Laugh"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- The Joker
- Captain Clown (Single appearance; dies)
- Jest (Single appearance)
- Unnamed Joker Henchman (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Ace Waste Disposal Plant
- Downtown Gotham
- Financial District
- Gotham River
- Wayne Manor
Items:
- Batcomputer
- Joker Venom
- Razor-Sharp Playing Cards
- Utility Belt
Vehicles:
Notes
- No notes.
Trivia
- This is the first episode to be produced with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. voicing Alfred.
- Fourth episode produced; fifteenth episode aired.
- Alfred plays a joke on Bruce in the beginning and Bruce is not amused. Alfred remarks "not a funny bone in his entire body". Bruce then proves him wrong when he plays a joke on Alfred.
- Not to be confused with the Batman episode "The Joker's Last Laugh", the DC Super Friends episode "The Last Laugh", or the Gotham episode "The Last Laugh".
See Also
- 4 Images from Batman (1992 TV Series) Episode: The Last Laugh
- Episodes of Batman (1992 TV Series)
- Images from Batman (1992 TV Series)
- Gallery for the Batman (1992 TV Series) series
Recommended Media
- None.
Links and References
Footnotes