In Tim Burtons 1989 film Batman, the Joker interrupted a television news report with a video "commercial" he had prepared, in which he warned inhabitants of Gotham City that personal-care products could kill them.
Events Surrounding[]
After the Joker had tainted all the chemical products at Axis Chemicals with components of Smylex nerve poison that needed to be blended to make the poison work, the Axis Chemicals scientist assured him that over a million canisters had shipped. Shortly thereafter, he prepared a video "commercial" to alert Gothamites that all beauty products could cause death.
The Joker's Commercial[]
Interrupting Action News[]
Becky Narita reported on the sudden deaths of models Candy Walker and Amanda Keeler, both of whom had fallen victim to the Joker's version of DDID nerve gas. Immediately after, Becky interrupted her co-host Peter McElroy's segment with uncontrollable laughter. After this, Becky fell backwards and Rene called for a paramedic. Suddenly their broadcast was interrupted by the Joker's commercial, and the Director of Action News was unable to figure out where it was coming from.
Bruce's office[]
Bruce Wayne watched the commercial at Wayne Manor in shock. As it ended, Alfred brought him the police file on Jack Napier. Reading it and noting that chemistry was one of Napier's aptitudes, Bruce said, "Alfred, let's go shopping." What they bought, presumably, was a wide variety of personal-care products, all of which were subsequently chemically analyzed.
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