Mad as a Hatter is a critically acclaimed episode of Batman: The Animated Series and it's the first appearance of the Mad Hatter in the DC Animated Universe. It was written by Paul Dini and directed by Frank Paur and it first appeared on October 12, 1992.
Jervis Tetch is a scientist at Wayne Industries experimenting with mind control. Tetch is, unfortunately, infatuated with Alice, the beautiful secretary with an uncanny likeness to the girl fr...
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Mad as a Hatter is a critically acclaimed episode of Batman: The Animated Series and it's the first appearance of the Mad Hatter in the DC Animated Universe. It was written by Paul Dini and directed by Frank Paur and it first appeared on October 12, 1992.
Jervis Tetch is a scientist at Wayne Industries experimenting with mind control. Tetch is, unfortunately, infatuated with Alice, the beautiful secretary with an uncanny likeness to the girl from Alice in Wonderland. She has a boyfriend, however, and Jervis resorts to mind control to be with her, forcing Batman to interfere.
The story, much like many episodes of the series, focuses on the idea of self-delusion. Many Batman villains delude themselves into becoming villains (Harley Quinn deludes herself into believing the Joker loves her). Jervis Tetch is no exception, as he deludes himself into believing Alice could never love him the way he was, and so he made her into a soulless puppet. Like many tragedies, the episode shows a...
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