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I can almost see the writers sitting down and be like "Okay, we have [this villain] who's main quirk is [whatever the main quirk is]. How do we give him a proper motivation to move the plot and what can we do to make it hard for Batman to beat him? Suggestions, please!"
I just recently rewatched the entire BTAS on my DVD collection two weeks ago My BTAS DVD's are old but still in really good condition. Anyway I've been thinking ever since I rewatched The Clock King's follow up appearance in Time Out of Joint where he comes back to torment Mayor Hill and defeat Batman with time warping technology. That there's no possible way he could've done everything he did like fall off a building twenty stories high and land safely onto a passing train, abduct The Mayor in front of hundreds of witnesses and a full police squad while The Mayor's dedicating a new subway line and survive the collapse of the clocktower without having the same time warping technology that he had in Time Out of Joint which btw is one of my all time favorite episodes I think Time Out of Joint is CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED
@@expendableindigo9639 Actually The Clock King is nothing like The Riddler except both wear fancy expensive suits and Bowler Hats The BTAS villian that is most like The Riddler is the bad guy from The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy one of my favorite episodes. He would lure his victims into deathtraps by giving them riddles just to get money or information out of them and BatMan pretends to be an associate of his and tasks him with obtaining The BatMan's Cape and Cowl just to catch him Now that is the villian who is most like The Riddler
I love how the Clock King figured out how long exactly it takes Batman to throw a punch. And I love even more how Batman reacted when he told him the number. Just a dry "Brilliant". Batman has this simple admiration for his opponents meticulous planning and intelligence.
I loved that later in the series all the way into Justice league unlimited, Clock King is the radio planning coordinator for the Suicide squad (re-branded Task Force X......because TV censors suck) you couldn't pick a more fitting villain to plan a heist.
@@expendableindigo9639 I wasn't aware the name existed beforehand BUT there is no way they didn't use the name because it would avoid offending the FCC, thats just how television works
@@Gojiro7 Would have been amazing if they instead had Amanda Waller have a liaison named Sue E. Slide, and tried to see how long it would take the FCC to catch on to the group being called The Sue E. Slide Squad and what that ACTUALLY means
And such a shame that in his second appearance, they handed him such an ignominious defeat. He went from a villain who fought Batman himself to a standstill, to a pushover who fell down the stairs, got tripped by Robin, and captured between a jump cut.
What i love about Clock King is he spent time studying Batman's fighting style, and memorized how fast each of his attacks are. Thus, he is able to evade every one of Batman's advances. Also, he's one of the few non-super villains to have legit almost killed Batman.
I always liked this version of the Clock King the most; it feels like the interpretation in which the core concept and gimmick is the most utilized and polished. The way the character is reinvented, from probably one of Batman's most ridiculous foes in the comics, to this really intimidating and intelligent character, kind reminds me of how Christopher Nolan reinterpretated The Joker and Bane. In fact, the Clock King here feels like a Christopher Nolan character, years ahead of the Christopher Nolan-trilogy.
Yeah, he was actually his first arch-enemy before Count Vertigo and Merlyn. Although, I think the first Clock King was a different character, called William Tockman. That's the version who showed up in Arrow.
@@ashleytuchin7693 William Tockman? XD XD XD What is it with Supervillains and having talking names? How is it that people that are named Villian McBadguy, or Ato Micdisaster always happen to be involved in a lab accident or come to hate a certain hero very much? The universe in Marvel and DC must be a huge dick on people who happen to have bad names. The best way to fight Supercriminals in these universes would be for all governments to force their citizens to change their names to boring names like John Doe.
@@wjzav1971 To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a supervillain couple named John and Jane Doe and their crimes before super villainy were identity theft related.
I'm a new generation fan of the series (meaning I've only started like 4 years ago) and I really liked this episode because it felt like an iconic comic book origin story. Like Spider man getting bitten, Batman's parents being shot, Clock man being late just felt iconic, yet I didn't even know the guy. Also loved his line where he said "I don't care about the jail time, you made me late"
yah, its just tonally really on point. I like it too because its not like they try to just pile on the drama, but just make it feel really “real” for his character and his character traits.
The Clock King is one of the most underrated villains in DC Universe. If this guy ever team up with Mad Hatter, I think he's going to be his "prisoner", at least being true to the mythos of _Alice's Adventure In Wonderland_ respectively.
And speaking of underrated Batman villains, I’m still waiting for someone to bring back Egghead! Even if he is subservient to a more well-known villain (like the Penguin) he needs to exist in a more serious Batman universe! Have him be voiced by Maurice LaMarche doing his Vincent Price impression!
I always liked the concept of Clock King. With his pin point precise planning, if he paired with such villains as Calendar Man and the Riddler, they’d make the most intellectually challenging caper EVER! That is, if they can get past their respective egos.
One thing that I also love about this episode is that (to my recollection) it took place entirely during the day. A very rare occurrence on the show that I don’t think may have ever happened again.
This is low-key one of my favorite episodes of the show. I loved the scene where Batman escapes the room. That is showing problem solving that we, as the viewer can see and understand, and shows Batman's intelligence in a way other than "I make gadgets and stuff" Actually it's one of my favorite scenes in the whole show. And the Clock King having an almost meta-human sense of time is such a clever concept, the fact that he knows down to the planck length how long something takes is genius, and whoever came up with that deserves 2x the pay. One of my top 10 episodes of the whole show
Clock King was always one of my favorite animated villains, an originally campy second-rate villain turned into a mastermind that could match the Bat despite probably being around 60
Xander PGK, it’s not my real name. Online name, my bad it wasn’t clear. I was actually thinking about Beauty and The Beast when I came up with it, thought that was his name. And used it for a HP game as username and it stuck.
I was honestly pretty excited about it and his role made a lot of sense. While he could probably hold his own in a fight, his forte is planning and timing. While Task Force X goes up to the Watch Tower, the Clock King stays at base and makes sure to keep everyone as much on schedule as possible to avoid getting trapped in enemy territory.
This is one of my top ten favorite episodes of the series. It also got stuck in my head since my childhood. When people talk about the series, it's one of the very first ones to come to my mind. The idea that this guy has such an innate understanding of time and is able to retain that information during fights and climaxes made him fascinating.
yah, its just all aroubd well made and self contained. pacing is good, constantly interesting, both visually and story wise. Its nothing knock your socks off, but its just so consistently solid.
If nothing else I find the character kind of fascinating, as he's essentially just a guy who sense time is always pinpoint accurate. That is a scary skill to have.
When in Lego Batman, Joker lists all the villains that are helping him on his scheme, and the airplane pilot says "Halve of them, you just made up.", I was like "Nope, they actually exist."
"If you have the *time* this one is definitely worth a rewatch"- I see what you did there ;) I'm very schedule-oriented so naturally, I LOVE this episode, and quote it often. The Clock King's re-interpretation fits this old-timey-era perfectly, and his precision, even when he speaks, is what makes the character shine. They gave him the type of neurosis any of Batman's best villains have, so he holds his own just as well, and I wish we got a lot more of him. I tend to favor baddies who are intellectual threats.
Temple Fugit's motivation for being the title villain "The Clock King" is both relatable and hilarious all at the same time. I mean, he's mad at the mayor, not for any political reason but just because he told him to take his coffee break at a later time... only for his time to get "out of joint" so to speak and arrive late which ruined him professionally. You'd probably demand vengeance too. LOL!!!
I alway found Clock King to be really sympathetic in this episode. I'm autistic, and growing up I was very obsessed with time and scheduling, everything happening when it was supposed to. Combine that with the fact that mechanical clocks were still a thing when I was younger, and I have autistic super hearing, and I could actually learn the sound of a clock reaching a certain time. It made of an interesting childhood. I'm better now thankfully, and while I would say Clock King serves as a "dark mirror" I will say I understand his pain, at least a little.
this is another one of my favorites just because I love the clock king so much and most of that has to do with this episode and how he is portrayed I always thought it was a shame that they never brought this character back cause he definitely deserved to have more appearances
I actually went back to rewatch this episode, and a really cool feature is with the playtime, if you take into concideration that the intro takes a full minute, the moment that the judge makes his verdict happens at 4:15 on the timer, but without the intro it would have been at 3:15 really awesome if I do say so myself.
This is a uniquely standout BTAS episode to me - when I was little, it was the only episode I had recorded on a VHS, so I've watched it a million times!
One of my favourite Batman: The Animated Series episodes and villains. This guy singlehandedly outsmarted Batman arguably better than most other villains, it was so awesome to see. Truly jealous of those clock glasses and clock hand walking stick. Also you missed the opportunity for a pun at the end: "this one is definitely worth your time."
Yeah, I would have thought he was a pushover otherwise, but he actually was a good threat to Batman in this one. I also appreciated him making a cameo in the “Suicide Squad” [Task Force X] episode of “Justice League: Unlimited.”
Easily one of tye BEST reinvented characters next to Mr. Freeze! Its so odd that the most calculated man can be taken seriously! Well done BTAS Crew!!!
@@rogue7723 Yeah! She was meant to represent the worst aspects of the beauty industry while at the same time being time themed like Clock King or Calendar Man, who sadly didn’t appear in this series.
I think this guy could be a main threat to The Suicide Squad in a movie for James Gunn’s upcoming DCU, and David Tennant would be fantastic in that part.
I actually really like this villain. Not in a sympathetic way but the way he's written and presented is just jarringly incredible. The very fact that he was able to face bat-man and getaway is in itself unbelievable! I really think he should be touched on more.
Can’t agree more on the rewatch. This guy is awesome. I would have loved if he came back in Batman Beyond or the Batman . The things they could do with him
@@KairuHakubi After appearing in the Green Arrow comic War Of The Clans, DC should've did a sequel bringing back The Clock King and making him the main villain!
I don’t know if it was intentional or an edit made to remove blood, but I always like at 3:17 having a rare moment showing that the bright yellow bat signal in the chest isn’t just a hubris design flaw to the shadow e,bracing dark blue/gray costume. They made that rip appear like there is extra padding underneath. It is to make villains AIM for a protective spot instead of targeting areas that affect mobility such as knees or wrists.
LOL!!! There's just something so damn amusing about Bruce sitting in the back seat of a regular car as Batman! With that said, this was a fun outing and showed that even villains outside of the Dark Knight's traditional rouge's gallery can offer something new. Liked Bruce and Alfred's dynamic when trying to solve the case and the finally at the clock tower was a nice touch.
It becomes a part of what increasingly makes the show successfully setting the right tone, the show had a good villain, a good motivation for his villainy and a good setting posed throughout the storyline setting the right pace and cinematic connection with the audience.
The clock kings laugh is the scariest. The voice for the clock king always sticked with me. Time is Batmans best friend but know he's got a new time loving enemie. Love the clock tower battle. Love this episode.
Despite Fugate being known for his precision, he actually gets the math wrong during the climax when he explains to Hill that the latter will be crushed by the clock's hands at 3:15. Between every two sequential numbers on a clock of the type on a tower, there are 4 tick marks, and since a clock takes 60 minutes to go from one number to the next, that means every 12 minutes, the hour hand moves to the next tick mark. So at 3:12, the clock's hour hand would have moved to the next tick mark, and thus the hands wouldn't have fully closed together until 3:16. The man obsessed with precise timin2 was off by a single minute.
Clock King needs to be an actual main to Batman cause i love this episode and believe he needs more comic time with skills like his he could actually be a worthy foe to Batman
OH BABY YES....Next up is "Appointment in Crime Alley"...Another hidden gem episode that focused on the area where Batman's parents were killed and is about to be demolished by Roland Daggett with everyone inside...This is one of my favorites because it beings in even more world building and more emotional ties...No lie, when I was a kid and I saw the ending shot of this episode, a tear actually dropped from my eye..it was a powerful episode that deserved way more attention than it did
Between Clock King and Baby Doll, I'm not sure which villain was more menacing in an unexpected way. You've got a time-obssessed white collar civilian who could easily have his ass handed to him by Batman. Yet because of one bad day, along with his knowledge of time, he proved to be one of The Dark Knight's most underrated foes. Then there's Baby Doll. A former child star with a genetic disorder that prevented her from fully growing as the star of a TV series. Her series gets cancelled due to her own ego, and she finds herself on the outs. Yet in desperation, she's able to hire able bodied muscle to kidnap her castmates and nearly kill them all. Even in failing to exact revenge, Baby Doll puts up a surprisingly good fight with Batman that leads to one of the saddest endings in animated history! Shame both characters couldn't be worked into the GOTHAM series. Hell, even a brief storyline for Nolan's Batman trilogy. I mean, he worked in a snooty version of Roland Daggett. You'd think Fuget and Dahl would have fit in his universe somehow...🤔🇵🇷🇺🇸📽🤔🦂😎
I always loved this exchange between Batman and the Clock King: Batman: Give it up, Fugate. Hill committed no crime against you. CK: He did worse! HE MADE ME LATE! It's both a perfect justification for Fugate's turn to crime and, at the same time, absolutely pathetic.
(🤔MG) This is one of my favorite episodes!!! as a kid I remember very rarely, would I miss out on watching a "BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES"episode. I’m looking forward to purchasing the complete dvd series online. Just gotta find the best value/box set.👨💻🧐
I love the whole prologue of this episode the way it depicts the chaotic mania of how one bad day can wreck a man's life to the point of no return because of an unfortunate mishap with a serio-comic edge that Kafka or Dostoevsky would have touched on. It's those kind of mishaps that people either recover from to start again or get consumed by and Clock King shows an outrageously absurd and creepy portrait of how far someone can sink when they lose control from a single day of errors and have only vengeful power left in their clutches.
Like most of the villains in this show the Clock King has a very sympathetic origin story. I felt truly sad for him that everything spiraled out of control because he decided to try to go outside his schedule for once. The worst luck at the worst time and he reacts in the worst way.
The clock tower fight between BatMan and Temple Fugate was lifted directly from Disney's The Great Mouse Detective and Hayao Miyazaki's Lupin The III film The Castle of Cagliostro I would say The Clock Tower fight between BatMan and Temple Fugate was lifted more from The Castle of Cagliostro than The Great Mouse Detective but both had significant influences on the script as The Ending to Back To The Future Part I where Doc Brown is hanging from The Clock Tower. AWESOME EPISODE
What my surprised was that this episode featured Gotham at daylight. Even if it was an excuse to write Alfred as a scoffer, it was an interesting nuance and given us a bit mundane vibe of a city which according to the Arkham games always rainy and pure sunshine never reached.
I'm just waiting for the two parter episode with the machines that were taking over, i fondly remember it being really cool. Oh and i hope to see Batman Beyond being covered on this show. Thanks for continuing posting these!
_This_ one stuck out for me. I often watched BTAS after school and I wasn't that into it but the realistic legal portrayals in this one (for a cartoon I mean), the lack of exaggerated near-impossible events and the scenery of subways, offices and a park being frequented by this weird yet oddly sympathetic man was compelling in a way most episodes weren't. What SUCKED was I remember getting to the "Then perhaps this will teach you to be on time for a change!" part and I had to leave for art class. Found myself thinking of it the whole evening and what happened to the guy... No net in 1993! I also thought Scarecrow was an actual scarecrow in those days...
I love the concept of clock king and think he could be reused as a modern day cyber warfare version of the tas version of the show . In fact his cameo in justice league cartoon 10 years later is a perfect demonstration of a more modern or realistic clock king foe.
This version of the clock king is definitely the most dangerous and insane version, this episode and Time out of joint are the two most underrated episodes in the show imo.
Remember when the Joker in Lego Batman listed off all the villains and that pilot was like "Those can't all be real" and Joker was like "Nope, all real. Probably worth a google." He wasn't joking at all. All those villains are real including Condiment king.
Just a correction, Fugate was always a Batman villain, Green Arrow's Clock King was Willian Tockman. The CW Clock King use Fugate likeness but his name is Tockman. In the Justice League cartoon, Fugate made another appearance as the hacker of Task Force X, which was led by Waller and Rick Flagg
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The moment I read the title I remembered the entire episode. LOVED this show as a kid, especially this one, really stuck with me, not sure why.
I could have told you how I felt sooner, but the Mayor MADE ME LATE!!!
The episode did a great job in humanising a gimmicky villain.
As did other episodes like the origins of Baby Doll & Mad Hatter.
Pretty friggin sick character
A fav of mine as well... Now, picture this: Malcolm McDowell as The Clock King in a live-action...! ;)
He wasn't created for this show, but he might as well have been. BTAS turned a gimmick villain into a genuine threat. Great episode.
Much like it did with Mr. Freeze, only with much less impact on the fandom and comic books.
I can almost see the writers sitting down and be like "Okay, we have [this villain] who's main quirk is [whatever the main quirk is]. How do we give him a proper motivation to move the plot and what can we do to make it hard for Batman to beat him? Suggestions, please!"
I just recently rewatched the entire BTAS on my DVD collection two weeks ago My BTAS DVD's are old but still in really good condition. Anyway I've been thinking ever since I rewatched The Clock King's follow up appearance in Time Out of Joint where he comes back to torment Mayor Hill and defeat Batman with time warping technology. That there's no possible way he could've done everything he did like fall off a building twenty stories high and land safely onto a passing train, abduct The Mayor in front of hundreds of witnesses and a full police squad while The Mayor's dedicating a new subway line and survive the collapse of the clocktower without having the same time warping technology that he had in Time Out of Joint which btw is one of my all time favorite episodes I think Time Out of Joint is CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED
I love him but he’s pretty similar to Riddler or Calendar Man.
@@expendableindigo9639 Actually The Clock King is nothing like The Riddler except both wear fancy expensive suits and Bowler Hats The BTAS villian that is most like The Riddler is the bad guy from The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy one of my favorite episodes. He would lure his victims into deathtraps by giving them riddles just to get money or information out of them and BatMan pretends to be an associate of his and tasks him with obtaining The BatMan's Cape and Cowl just to catch him Now that is the villian who is most like The Riddler
Worst crime Hill ever committed: making someone late.
And sometimes that's enough to make an enemy... in real life.
"Give it up, Fugate! Hill commited no wrong against you!"
"He did WORSE than that -- HE MADE ME LATE!"
I love how the Clock King figured out how long exactly it takes Batman to throw a punch.
And I love even more how Batman reacted when he told him the number.
Just a dry "Brilliant". Batman has this simple admiration for his opponents meticulous planning and intelligence.
I loved that later in the series all the way into Justice league unlimited, Clock King is the radio planning coordinator for the Suicide squad (re-branded Task Force X......because TV censors suck) you couldn't pick a more fitting villain to plan a heist.
And they succeeded too.
Task Force X was always the name of the ARGUS division that runs Suicide Squad. The show just extended that name to the squad as well, IIRC.
@@expendableindigo9639 I wasn't aware the name existed beforehand BUT there is no way they didn't use the name because it would avoid offending the FCC, thats just how television works
@@Gojiro7 Would have been amazing if they instead had Amanda Waller have a liaison named Sue E. Slide, and tried to see how long it would take the FCC to catch on to the group being called The Sue E. Slide Squad and what that ACTUALLY means
I agree completely, especially with that particular plan. When time is everything, the Clock King is the man to go to for maximum efficiency
This guy really needed more than two appearances in the show. He was so unique.
Wait what other episode was he in? I though this was his only ep.
@@DarkKnightForte "Time out of Joint" is the other one
And such a shame that in his second appearance, they handed him such an ignominious defeat. He went from a villain who fought Batman himself to a standstill, to a pushover who fell down the stairs, got tripped by Robin, and captured between a jump cut.
*Clock King's opinion on **_Tik Tok_*
"What a waste of time"
lol you win
Batman: Stop this, Fugate! Hill committed no crime against you!
Temple Fugate: He did worse than that! He made me late!
What i love about Clock King is he spent time studying Batman's fighting style, and memorized how fast each of his attacks are. Thus, he is able to evade every one of Batman's advances.
Also, he's one of the few non-super villains to have legit almost killed Batman.
If poison ivy is mother nature that means fugit is father time.
except poison ivy actually has control over time fugit is just obsessed with keeping a schedule
He gets power over time in Time Out Of Joint
Mr Critical It’s just “Time Out of Joint”, sorry for the correction.
There will be shipping!!
@@Nickster891 You mean control over plants.
The climax of the episode reminds me a lot of "The Castle of Cagliostro" and "The Great Mouse Detective".
And all these three pieces are incredible. Greatness can inspire greatness.
I always liked this version of the Clock King the most; it feels like the interpretation in which the core concept and gimmick is the most utilized and polished. The way the character is reinvented, from probably one of Batman's most ridiculous foes in the comics, to this really intimidating and intelligent character, kind reminds me of how Christopher Nolan reinterpretated The Joker and Bane. In fact, the Clock King here feels like a Christopher Nolan character, years ahead of the Christopher Nolan-trilogy.
Even the name is more serious. William Tockman is such a goofy name, while Temple Fugate feels more sophisticated
He’s a batman and a green arrow villain and probably the weirdest but still awesome villain
so is kingping with daredevil and spiderman. Most people put him as a spiderman villains, but he was originally a daredevil villain
Yeah I guess so
He is daredevils arch enemy he is barely a Spiderman villains
Yeah he’s daredevils it’s just there like “we’re putting him in spider man as a villain!!!!!!”
@@motor4X4kombat well, Kingpins first appearance was in a Spider-man comic and he remained a Spider-man villain until Frank Millers run on Daredevil
So, he was a Green Arrow villain first, huh? That’s neat.
Yeah, he was actually his first arch-enemy before Count Vertigo and Merlyn. Although, I think the first Clock King was a different character, called William Tockman. That's the version who showed up in Arrow.
Yeah, it's one of the few times Batman stole something from Green Arrow and not the other way around.
@@ashleytuchin7693 William Tockman? XD XD XD
What is it with Supervillains and having talking names?
How is it that people that are named Villian McBadguy, or Ato Micdisaster always happen to be involved in a lab accident or come to hate a certain hero very much? The universe in Marvel and DC must be a huge dick on people who happen to have bad names.
The best way to fight Supercriminals in these universes would be for all governments to force their citizens to change their names to boring names like John Doe.
@@wjzav1971 To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a supervillain couple named John and Jane Doe and their crimes before super villainy were identity theft related.
@@wjzav1971 John Doe is the villain in David Fincher's "Se7en".
There's so many great episodes to this series, I really think Bat-May should extend into Bat-June too
Bat- march
Just do the whole damn series. I want to hear his thoughts on some of the bad episodes. The Christmas one from the final season comes to mind.
Bat- Life
@@lucask3675 Too late.
I'm a new generation fan of the series (meaning I've only started like 4 years ago)
and I really liked this episode because it felt like an iconic comic book origin story.
Like Spider man getting bitten, Batman's parents being shot, Clock man being late just felt iconic, yet I didn't even know the guy. Also loved his line where he said "I don't care about the jail time, you made me late"
Actually the line came from BatMan Give it up Fugit Hill committed no crime against you and Fugit said he did worse he made me late
yah, its just tonally really on point. I like it too because its not like they try to just pile on the drama, but just make it feel really “real” for his character and his character traits.
I wonder if Fuggett was ever late to school when he was younger
That's probably why he puts himself through alot of stress for being late.
His mother caused him to be late one time and it was on a day a test was being done, he had to repeat that grade because of it
Nah his mother probably said (with a brooklyn accent) dont fuuget about getting to school on time 😅😂🤣
Now that I see his name written down I wonder if he was ever made fun of for it
I love how he was one of the few BTAS villains/characters that made it all the way to Justice League Unlimited.
Say what?
@@manuelalbertoromero9528 He showed up in an episode about The Suicide Squad.
The Clock King is one of the most underrated villains in DC Universe. If this guy ever team up with Mad Hatter, I think he's going to be his "prisoner", at least being true to the mythos of _Alice's Adventure In Wonderland_ respectively.
That's true!
The Mad Hatter is also a very underrated Batman villain. In fact, he was one of my favorites for a while!
And speaking of underrated Batman villains, I’m still waiting for someone to bring back Egghead! Even if he is subservient to a more well-known villain (like the Penguin) he needs to exist in a more serious Batman universe!
Have him be voiced by Maurice LaMarche doing his Vincent Price impression!
“Mad as a Hatter” is my fave BTAS episode.
Temple would be his "White Rabbit", in that case, how eerily fitting, considering his obsession with time and schedules.
Have the Clock King and Calendar Man teamed up yet?🤔
dc.fandom.com/wiki/Time_Foes
No, sadly, on account of scheduling conflicts.
@@Princess_Ruto dc.fandom.com/wiki/Time_Foes
@@Princess_Ruto they can only team up during a blue moon on Friday 13th which is near impossible if not completely
= master of time
The beauty of this episode is that it took a really lame d list villain and made him AWESOME.
I always liked the concept of Clock King. With his pin point precise planning, if he paired with such villains as Calendar Man and the Riddler, they’d make the most intellectually challenging caper EVER! That is, if they can get past their respective egos.
One thing that I also love about this episode is that (to my recollection) it took place entirely during the day. A very rare occurrence on the show that I don’t think may have ever happened again.
Dont forget his iconic glasses and sword
*Cane*
@@theswapmeetflea More like clock hands that acted like a sword.
I liked when they used clock king in task force x (suicide squad) in justice league unlimited
I was surprised at how physically capable the dude was.
This is low-key one of my favorite episodes of the show. I loved the scene where Batman escapes the room. That is showing problem solving that we, as the viewer can see and understand, and shows Batman's intelligence in a way other than "I make gadgets and stuff" Actually it's one of my favorite scenes in the whole show. And the Clock King having an almost meta-human sense of time is such a clever concept, the fact that he knows down to the planck length how long something takes is genius, and whoever came up with that deserves 2x the pay.
One of my top 10 episodes of the whole show
Clock King was always one of my favorite animated villains, an originally campy second-rate villain turned into a mastermind that could match the Bat despite probably being around 60
My name is Clocksworth. This is perfect.
I don't like to make fun of other people's names. but, were you parents high while watching beauty and the beast?
Xander PGK, it’s not my real name. Online name, my bad it wasn’t clear. I was actually thinking about Beauty and The Beast when I came up with it, thought that was his name. And used it for a HP game as username and it stuck.
Remember when he showed up in Justice League Unlimited as part of Task Force X. That was wacky.
I was honestly pretty excited about it and his role made a lot of sense. While he could probably hold his own in a fight, his forte is planning and timing. While Task Force X goes up to the Watch Tower, the Clock King stays at base and makes sure to keep everyone as much on schedule as possible to avoid getting trapped in enemy territory.
This is one of my top ten favorite episodes of the series. It also got stuck in my head since my childhood. When people talk about the series, it's one of the very first ones to come to my mind. The idea that this guy has such an innate understanding of time and is able to retain that information during fights and climaxes made him fascinating.
yah, its just all aroubd well made and self contained. pacing is good, constantly interesting, both visually and story wise. Its nothing knock your socks off, but its just so consistently solid.
If nothing else I find the character kind of fascinating, as he's essentially just a guy who sense time is always pinpoint accurate. That is a scary skill to have.
The guy is so accurate they put him on Task Force X, he’s so skilled he’s on the same team as trained killers
@@mrcritical6751 To be fair in dc pretty much any dc villain can get in there.
@@elijahblechman8633 could Condiment King end up on there?
One of the many batman characters no one talks about.
When in Lego Batman, Joker lists all the villains that are helping him on his scheme, and the airplane pilot says "Halve of them, you just made up.", I was like "Nope, they actually exist."
“Probably worth a google”
"If you have the *time* this one is definitely worth a rewatch"-
I see what you did there ;)
I'm very schedule-oriented so naturally, I LOVE this episode, and quote it often. The Clock King's re-interpretation fits this old-timey-era perfectly, and his precision, even when he speaks, is what makes the character shine. They gave him the type of neurosis any of Batman's best villains have, so he holds his own just as well, and I wish we got a lot more of him. I tend to favor baddies who are intellectual threats.
You must be big on literary baddie Professor Moriarty, then. 🙂
RIP to Alan Rachins who voiced the Clock King
Temple Fugit's motivation for being the title villain "The Clock King" is both relatable and hilarious all at the same time.
I mean, he's mad at the mayor, not for any political reason but just because he told him to take his coffee break at a later time... only for his time to get "out of joint" so to speak and arrive late which ruined him professionally.
You'd probably demand vengeance too. LOL!!!
1:00 I love this version of Clock King better than the Clock-faced Clock King
It's a good episode, but I absolutely love Time Out of Joint. The animation involved in showing time slowing down, and speeding up, is fantastic!
They made Clock King legit; I was so happy when I saw this episode. This is one of my favs!
I alway found Clock King to be really sympathetic in this episode. I'm autistic, and growing up I was very obsessed with time and scheduling, everything happening when it was supposed to. Combine that with the fact that mechanical clocks were still a thing when I was younger, and I have autistic super hearing, and I could actually learn the sound of a clock reaching a certain time.
It made of an interesting childhood. I'm better now thankfully, and while I would say Clock King serves as a "dark mirror" I will say I understand his pain, at least a little.
It’s about TIME you talked about this episode
It’s with a heavy heart I bring news that Alan Rachins, the voice of the clock king, has passed away.
I just finished Volume 1 of the show, so this and these episodes you've covered are all fresh in my mind.
this is another one of my favorites just because I love the clock king so much and most of that has to do with this episode and how he is portrayed I always thought it was a shame that they never brought this character back cause he definitely deserved to have more appearances
This was honestly my favorite episode for a long time, due to the different tone from most episodes, and an entertaining antagonist.
I actually went back to rewatch this episode, and a really cool feature is with the playtime, if you take into concideration that the intro takes a full minute, the moment that the judge makes his verdict happens at 4:15 on the timer, but without the intro it would have been at 3:15 really awesome if I do say so myself.
One of my favorite episodes. What a simple, clever villain. His economy of movement makes him stand out.
This is a uniquely standout BTAS episode to me - when I was little, it was the only episode I had recorded on a VHS, so I've watched it a million times!
One of my favourite Batman: The Animated Series episodes and villains. This guy singlehandedly outsmarted Batman arguably better than most other villains, it was so awesome to see. Truly jealous of those clock glasses and clock hand walking stick.
Also you missed the opportunity for a pun at the end: "this one is definitely worth your time."
Yeah, I would have thought he was a pushover otherwise, but he actually was a good threat to Batman in this one.
I also appreciated him making a cameo in the “Suicide Squad” [Task Force X] episode of “Justice League: Unlimited.”
Easily one of tye BEST reinvented characters next to Mr. Freeze! Its so odd that the most calculated man can be taken seriously! Well done BTAS Crew!!!
I felt that way about Calendar Girl.
@@rogue7723 Yeah! She was meant to represent the worst aspects of the beauty industry while at the same time being time themed like Clock King or Calendar Man, who sadly didn’t appear in this series.
I always saw Clock King is an alternate version of their re-do of The Riddler.
Some episodes I don’t remember until you summarize the episode but this one is one that I remembered the moment I saw the thumbnail
This episodes also stood out in my memories as well from when I was kid. Still one of my favorites.
I think this guy could be a main threat to The Suicide Squad in a movie for James Gunn’s upcoming DCU, and David Tennant would be fantastic in that part.
I actually really like this villain. Not in a sympathetic way but the way he's written and presented is just jarringly incredible. The very fact that he was able to face bat-man and getaway is in itself unbelievable! I really think he should be touched on more.
One of my fave episodes, def memorable with really cool animation in this one.
Can’t agree more on the rewatch. This guy is awesome. I would have loved if he came back in Batman Beyond or the Batman . The things they could do with him
@@KairuHakubi After appearing in the Green Arrow comic War Of The Clans, DC should've did a sequel bringing back The Clock King and making him the main villain!
That Castle of Cagliostro clocktower though.
going to miss Bat-May in a few days, not gonna lie
I don’t know if it was intentional or an edit made to remove blood, but I always like at 3:17 having a rare moment showing that the bright yellow bat signal in the chest isn’t just a hubris design flaw to the shadow e,bracing dark blue/gray costume. They made that rip appear like there is extra padding underneath. It is to make villains AIM for a protective spot instead of targeting areas that affect mobility such as knees or wrists.
LOL!!! There's just something so damn amusing about Bruce sitting in the back seat of a regular car as Batman!
With that said, this was a fun outing and showed that even villains outside of the Dark Knight's traditional rouge's gallery can offer something new.
Liked Bruce and Alfred's dynamic when trying to solve the case and the finally at the clock tower was a nice touch.
His motive alone made him epic. "He did worse! He made me late!"
It becomes a part of what increasingly makes the show successfully setting the right tone, the show had a good villain, a good motivation for his villainy and a good setting posed throughout the storyline setting the right pace and cinematic connection with the audience.
A great episode among so many great episodes.
When it comes to Clocks, I'm the King! I remember this episode when I was a kid and that was one of the lines that had always stuck in my head!
The clock kings laugh is the scariest. The voice for the clock king always sticked with me. Time is Batmans best friend but know he's got a new time loving enemie. Love the clock tower battle. Love this episode.
Despite Fugate being known for his precision, he actually gets the math wrong during the climax when he explains to Hill that the latter will be crushed by the clock's hands at 3:15. Between every two sequential numbers on a clock of the type on a tower, there are 4 tick marks, and since a clock takes 60 minutes to go from one number to the next, that means every 12 minutes, the hour hand moves to the next tick mark. So at 3:12, the clock's hour hand would have moved to the next tick mark, and thus the hands wouldn't have fully closed together until 3:16. The man obsessed with precise timin2 was off by a single minute.
Really enjoyed his follow up in JSUs task force X episode. Older DCAU, hell even now, does a great job doing call backs and lore tie-ins. Deep cuts.
Clock King needs to be an actual main to Batman
cause i love this episode and believe he needs more comic time with skills like his he could actually be a worthy foe to Batman
OH BABY YES....Next up is "Appointment in Crime Alley"...Another hidden gem episode that focused on the area where Batman's parents were killed and is about to be demolished by Roland Daggett with everyone inside...This is one of my favorites because it beings in even more world building and more emotional ties...No lie, when I was a kid and I saw the ending shot of this episode, a tear actually dropped from my eye..it was a powerful episode that deserved way more attention than it did
Between Clock King and Baby Doll, I'm not sure which villain was more menacing in an unexpected way. You've got a time-obssessed white collar civilian who could easily have his ass handed to him by Batman. Yet because of one bad day, along with his knowledge of time, he proved to be one of The Dark Knight's most underrated foes. Then there's Baby Doll. A former child star with a genetic disorder that prevented her from fully growing as the star of a TV series. Her series gets cancelled due to her own ego, and she finds herself on the outs. Yet in desperation, she's able to hire able bodied muscle to kidnap her castmates and nearly kill them all. Even in failing to exact revenge, Baby Doll puts up a surprisingly good fight with Batman that leads to one of the saddest endings in animated history! Shame both characters couldn't be worked into the GOTHAM series. Hell, even a brief storyline for Nolan's Batman trilogy. I mean, he worked in a snooty version of Roland Daggett. You'd think Fuget and Dahl would have fit in his universe somehow...🤔🇵🇷🇺🇸📽🤔🦂😎
I always loved this exchange between Batman and the Clock King:
Batman: Give it up, Fugate. Hill committed no crime against you.
CK: He did worse! HE MADE ME LATE!
It's both a perfect justification for Fugate's turn to crime and, at the same time, absolutely pathetic.
(🤔MG) This is one of my favorite episodes!!! as a kid I remember very rarely, would I miss out on watching a "BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES"episode.
I’m looking forward to purchasing the complete dvd series online. Just gotta find the best value/box set.👨💻🧐
I love the whole prologue of this episode the way it depicts the chaotic mania of how one bad day can wreck a man's life to the point of no return because of an unfortunate mishap with a serio-comic edge that Kafka or Dostoevsky would have touched on. It's those kind of mishaps that people either recover from to start again or get consumed by and Clock King shows an outrageously absurd and creepy portrait of how far someone can sink when they lose control from a single day of errors and have only vengeful power left in their clutches.
By far the best design for him ever!
The entire finale is one big Castle Of Cagliostro reference, and I love it.
2:55 Oh lord you are right. Clock king is a perfect personification of Batman's aspect
Like most of the villains in this show the Clock King has a very sympathetic origin story. I felt truly sad for him that everything spiraled out of control because he decided to try to go outside his schedule for once. The worst luck at the worst time and he reacts in the worst way.
The clock tower fight between BatMan and Temple Fugate was lifted directly from Disney's The Great Mouse Detective and Hayao Miyazaki's Lupin The III film The Castle of Cagliostro I would say The Clock Tower fight between BatMan and Temple Fugate was lifted more from The Castle of Cagliostro than The Great Mouse Detective but both had significant influences on the script as The Ending to Back To The Future Part I where Doc Brown is hanging from The Clock Tower. AWESOME EPISODE
I love the clock kings glasses in this show there amazing
If you have the TIME ... it's definitely worth a WATCH... i see what you did there.
What my surprised was that this episode featured Gotham at daylight. Even if it was an excuse to write Alfred as a scoffer, it was an interesting nuance and given us a bit mundane vibe of a city which according to the Arkham games always rainy and pure sunshine never reached.
I'm just waiting for the two parter episode with the machines that were taking over, i fondly remember it being really cool.
Oh and i hope to see Batman Beyond being covered on this show.
Thanks for continuing posting these!
I always loved the look of this guy. It's so simple, but that's why it works.
_This_ one stuck out for me. I often watched BTAS after school and I wasn't that into it but the realistic legal portrayals in this one (for a cartoon I mean), the lack of exaggerated near-impossible events and the scenery of subways, offices and a park being frequented by this weird yet oddly sympathetic man was compelling in a way most episodes weren't.
What SUCKED was I remember getting to the "Then perhaps this will teach you to be on time for a change!" part and I had to leave for art class. Found myself thinking of it the whole evening and what happened to the guy... No net in 1993!
I also thought Scarecrow was an actual scarecrow in those days...
That final confrontation is a nod to Castle of Caliostro. Or so I’m told.
Batman is such a good series, gah. Thank you for reviewing this bat may ;)
I love the concept of clock king and think he could be reused as a modern day cyber warfare version of the tas version of the show
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In fact his cameo in justice league cartoon 10 years later is a perfect demonstration of a more modern or realistic clock king foe.
This version of the clock king is definitely the most dangerous and insane version, this episode and Time out of joint are the two most underrated episodes in the show imo.
Honestly I wanted him to get revenge on those kids. They’re the real villains
Remember when the Joker in Lego Batman listed off all the villains and that pilot was like "Those can't all be real" and Joker was like "Nope, all real. Probably worth a google." He wasn't joking at all. All those villains are real including Condiment king.
Joker is my favorite. But I was waiting for this one. I like the quirky characters. Also the Mad Hatter is cool 😎
The clock king is one of my most favorite episodes.
Woah, this is one I actually haven't seen before! Looks good.
I looooove this episode. It's one of my favorites!
The Clock King is basically an insane male Karen, it’s hilarious and awesome.
Just a correction, Fugate was always a Batman villain, Green Arrow's Clock King was Willian Tockman. The CW Clock King use Fugate likeness but his name is Tockman. In the Justice League cartoon, Fugate made another appearance as the hacker of Task Force X, which was led by Waller and Rick Flagg
This one had a really neat visual idea, of being stuck in slow time!
I love this episode soooooo freaking much!
Always wanted to see more of this underated underused villain ☠️