I found some evidence!

November 7, 2009 4:25 PM

Batman's "disappear into the shadows" routine goes wrong. (SLYT, via)
posted by aheckler (29 comments total)

Ok, that was pretty funny. Three batarangs out of five.
posted by turgid dahlia at 4:30 PM on November 7, 2009

I'm going to analyze the evidence...with SCIENCE!
posted by juv3nal at 4:35 PM on November 7, 2009

Is it Time For Batman to Tone it Down?
posted by PostIronyIsNotaMyth at 4:39 PM on November 7, 2009 [1 favorite]

Evidently this was during Gordon's midlife crisis, when he started dyeing his hair.
posted by permafrost at 4:40 PM on November 7, 2009

I really loved what that video had to say about "Russian Guy Thrown by Garbage Explosion".
posted by Horace Rumpole at 4:44 PM on November 7, 2009 [2 favorites]

It was pretty funny, until it stopped being funny.

They need to learn when to pull it in and finish.
posted by five fresh fish at 4:49 PM on November 7, 2009 [3 favorites]

Is it Time For Batman to Tone it Down?

Further lulz. "I'm going to murder every one of you!"
posted by turgid dahlia at 5:09 PM on November 7, 2009 [3 favorites]

What fivefreakfish said. Sometimes repetition makes things funnier. Sometimes it's just repetition.
posted by Jimmy Havok at 5:16 PM on November 7, 2009

It's funny because Batman can't quite disappear and Commissioner Not-Gordon keeps turning around too quickly and seeing him. (Also, Marmaduke is an asshole.)
posted by Nelson at 5:33 PM on November 7, 2009

Roger Ebert need to get out more. I'm all for parodies, but beat up more than just one cliche. The Glenn Beck video was funnier.
posted by cjorgensen at 5:44 PM on November 7, 2009

Yeah. Went on too long.
posted by delmoi at 5:52 PM on November 7, 2009

mmmmmmmmmmmeh.
posted by shmegegge at 6:47 PM on November 7, 2009

That was painful to watch, although the "I'll analyze it WITH SCIENCE" made me smirk. Even if that does sound more like something Dr. Insano would say than Batman.

Anyway, David Willis did this joke a lot better years ago.
posted by Target Practice at 7:22 PM on November 7, 2009

...and apparently I screwed up that second link. Gorram it.

Here:

http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20051230.html
posted by Target Practice at 7:24 PM on November 7, 2009 [1 favorite]

Not to be a dick, but I work in a comic book store and I've had this sent to me like 34 times in the last week. Mostly because the Commissioner Gordon character looks just like Counter Monkey Jim here at the shop. Adds an extra layer of HAHA.
posted by Ron Thanagar at 7:40 PM on November 7, 2009

I loved how they made fun of Bale's 'Batman' voice.

Jimmy Havok - just curious... do you suffer from astigmatism, or did I just miss something there?
posted by porpoise at 7:47 PM on November 7, 2009

Little kid does worlds best Batman spoof
posted by abc123xyzinfinity at 7:53 PM on November 7, 2009 [4 favorites]

I thought the video was pretty good. Mostly because of the guy who played Batman; he did the growly voice but he did it kind of goofy and I thought it was great.
posted by Nedroid at 8:50 PM on November 7, 2009

Thank you, Target Practice. For some reason, I totally thought the post was going to link to that comic. And when it didn't, I tried to google it but, no luck. I only made it a minute into the video.
posted by nooneyouknow at 8:56 PM on November 7, 2009

I read it too quick...I know, I'll blame presbyopia!
posted by Jimmy Havok at 9:02 PM on November 7, 2009

Is it Time For Batman to Tone it Down?

Commissioner Gordon: Are those fangs?

Batman: You like them? They're haunted.
posted by kirkaracha at 10:05 PM on November 7, 2009

I loved how they made fun of Bale's 'Batman' voice.

Riiiiiicolaaaaaa!
posted by bwg at 11:15 PM on November 7, 2009

Tangerine.
posted by Evilspork at 12:19 AM on November 8, 2009

Whenever anyone asks me about my new glasses, or a shirt I'm wearing, or a bear I'm drinking, my response is now going to be "You like them? They're haunted."
posted by Hollow at 1:20 AM on November 8, 2009 [3 favorites]

Don't drink me bro.
posted by ursus_comiter at 1:40 AM on November 8, 2009 [3 favorites]

Little kid does worlds best Batman spoof

That was funny for the first few seconds until he was yelling directly at that poor dog and now I just want to crush his little shithead face under a brick.
posted by turgid dahlia at 4:40 AM on November 8, 2009 [1 favorite]

Is it Time For Batman to Tone it Down?

No way! Don't you know HIS PARENTS ARE DEAD!!!
posted by dnesan at 9:36 AM on November 8, 2009

(Also, Marmaduke is an asshole.)

Why don't they just put Marmaduke to sleep?
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 11:52 AM on November 8, 2009

I liked the Batman parody from Community's Halloween episode. Am I a bird? No. I'm a bat. I am Batman. Or am I? Yes, I am Batman.
posted by borkencode at 5:16 PM on November 8, 2009