Changes: Joker's Balloons

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"HE STOLE MY BALLOONS!!! Why didn't somebody tell me that he had one of those... THINGS?"

―The Joker to his Goons about Batman after the balloons are taken away.^[src]

Joker's Balloons were used by the Joker to gas the crowds of Gotham City's citizens with Smylex during the planned attack on Gotham's 200th Anniversary's Parade. While a few citizens perished in the fumes, Batman prevented further casualties by dragging away the balloons in the Batwing and released them into the sky, much to the Joker's outrage who then shot his head henchman Bob in frustration.

Balloons

A clown
A crying baby
A tiger
An elephant
A five-tentacled octopus

Appearances

Batman

Video games

Batman: Arkham Knight DLC race track

Behind the Scenes

In the original Sam Hamm script, Alexander Knox and Vicki project a makeshift Batsignal against a yellow oval on the clown balloon. This makes Batman realize the danger and gives him inspiration to create the Batsignal in the end, whereas in the film he just assumes that's what the Joker is planning when he sees them. In a 2014 interview, Hamm lamented the exclusion of the original Batsignal introduction, calling it "highly ingenious."^[1]

Gallery

References

↑ The Pen Is Truly Mightier Than The Sword: Screenwriter Sam Hamm Talks Batman ’89

[1] The Pen Is Truly Mightier Than The Sword: Screenwriter Sam Hamm Talks Batman ’89

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-'''Joker's Balloons''' were used by [[The Joker (Jack Nicholson)|the Joker]] to gas the crowds of [[Gotham City (Burton Films)|Gotham City]]'s citizens with [[Smylex]] during the planned attack on Gotham's [[200th Anniversary Parade|200th Anniversary's Parade]]. While a few citizens perished in the fumes, [[Batman (Burtonverse)|Batman]] prevented further casualties by dragging away the balloons in the [[Batwing (Burton films)|Batwing]] and released them into the sky, much to the Joker's outrage who then shot his head henchman [[Bob the Goon|Bob]] in frustration.
+'''Joker's Balloons''' were used by the [[The Joker (Jack Nicholson)|Joker]] to gas the crowds of [[Gotham City (Burton Films)|Gotham City]]'s citizens with [[Smylex]] during the planned attack on Gotham's [[200th Anniversary Parade|200th Anniversary's Parade]]. While a few citizens perished in the fumes, [[Batman (Burtonverse)|Batman]] prevented further casualties by dragging away the balloons in the [[Batwing (Burton films)|Batwing]] and released them into the sky, much to the Joker's outrage who then shot his head henchman [[Bob the Goon|Bob]] in frustration.
 ==Balloons==