Batman und Robin Over the Edge (1997–1999) Online

Batman und Robin Over the Edge (1997–1999) Online

Batman and his allies apparently have their secret identities exposed and are now are hunted by the police.

During the final scene it is implied that Commissioner Gordon knows that Barbara is Batgirl, further confirmed during the DVD audio commentary for this episode.

The lawyer hired by the villains is the same one from "Joker's Millions." He is a parody on Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., one of the lawyers on O.J. Simpson's defense team during his trial. Much like in "Joker's Millions", Johnnie's infamous line "If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit" line is parodied as "If the Bat's on a spree, Wayne must pay the fee."

Paul Dini said that he got the inspiration for writing this episode while watching Симпсоны (1989), even though this isn't a funny episode.

Despite being the villain who triggered all of this, the Scarecrow has no lines in this episode outside of his grunts and sinister laugh. However, these were provided by Jeff Glen Bennett rather than Jeffrey Combs. Bane's only appearance in The New Batman Adventures. However, he would appear in Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman -- his final DCAU appearance, production-wise.

This episode marks the only time where Alfred Pennyworth and James Gordon, two major supporting characters in the series, appear in a scene together.

It is somewhat appropriate that the Mad Hatter would lead the lawsuit against Bruce Wayne, as he used to work for Wayne Enterprises before he went crazy in "Mad as a Hatter". For that matter, Harley Quinn is pretty much her own expert witness. As a trained and formerly licenced clinical psychologist, she can diagnose and testify firsthand as to the mental trauma Batman inflicted upon herself and her co-plaintiffs. Whether or not she would be accepted by the court as a credible witness, however, would be another hearing altogether.

Mayor Hill sympathizes with Gordon, saying "If it were my child", referring to his son Jordan, who was almost killed by the Joker in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Be A Clown".

The plot device of the main plot turning out to be an induced dream was also used in the Batman: The Animated Series episode, "Perchance to Dream". Coincidentally or not, the Mad Hatter appears in both episodes.

In the tie-in comic Batman Beyond #13 elaborates on the long-term effects from events in this episode. It reveals that, ever since her exposure to the high dose of Scarecrow toxin she experienced during this episode, Barbara Gordon is stricken every three or four years by a "relapse" that causes her to experience heightened fear while awake, progressing to the point where she must retreat to a secure location and enter a deep sleep for three or four days to wait out the experience as a nightmare. However, when her latest relapse takes place during a search for a missing girl, Barbara is forced to keep herself awake, contacting Terry McGinnis to keep her awake and focused until the girl is found.

Sometimes when this episode is rerun, the programming guide's episode description reads "The Scarecrow influences Batgirl's dreams," which gives away the big reveal when Barbara wakes up in the Batcave

The subject of the Bat-villains having their day in court with the Caped Crusader has come up before. In the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Trial", the villains joined forces to capture Batman and take him to Arkham Asylum, where they literally put him on a full-blown mock trial for "crimes" the Dark Knight had allegedly committed against them.

This is one of two The New Batman Adventures episodes that features all four Bat Family team members in costume, though here Nightwing only appears in the dream sequence. The other episode was "Old Wounds" (which showed Batman and Batgirl in a flashback). However, neither episode features all four heroes together at any one time.

Originally, the scene where Batgirl crashed onto her dad's squad car was supposed to be animated to portray the crash as being head-on, but the network told them to rewrite it as it was far too directly violent.