Joker's Favor

"**Joker's Favor**"
"Joker's Favor"
Batman: The Animated Series episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 22
Directed by	Boyd Kirkland
Written by	Paul Dini
Original air date	September 11, 1992
Guest appearances
	Mark Hamill as the Joker; Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn; Ed Begley Jr. as Charlie Collins; Neil Ross as Henshaw;
Episode chronology
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	List of episodes

"Joker's Favor" is the 22nd episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It was directed by Boyd Kirkland and written by Paul Dini, and first aired on September 11, 1992.^[1] The episode features the first appearance of the Joker's sidekick and love interest Harley Quinn, who was later introduced into the Batman comic book and eventually become a popular character in her own right.^[2] Batman himself only appears briefly in the episode.^[3]

^ Padnick, Steven (December 16, 2012). "Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: "Joker's Favor" & "Vendetta"". Tor.com. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
^ Couch, Aaron (August 5, 2016). "The Story of Harley Quinn: How a '90s Cartoon Character Became an Icon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
^ Bond, John-Michael (March 4, 2018). "The 30 greatest episodes of 'Batman: the Animated Series'". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

[rewatch-1] Padnick, Steven (December 16, 2012). "Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: "Joker's Favor" & "Vendetta"". Tor.com. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

[Harley-2] Couch, Aaron (August 5, 2016). "The Story of Harley Quinn: How a '90s Cartoon Character Became an Icon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

[greatest-3] Bond, John-Michael (March 4, 2018). "The 30 greatest episodes of 'Batman: the Animated Series'". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

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