Batman Beyond: Black Out

Episode score 8.6 Great

Black Out

  • 3.
  • Season: 1
  • Episode: 3
  • First Aired: 1/30/1999
  • Prod Code: 03
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TRIVIA

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QUOTES

  • Dana: Mr. Wayne? (He's) sure got you on a short leash, doesn't he?
    Terry: He needs me. Sorry.
    Dana: It isn't normal.
    Terry: (to himself) You have no idea. edit »
  • Bruce: In case you're worried, I didn't come here to set up shop again.
    Derek: Why Bruce, you've misread me. I don't worry. edit »
  • Inque: (Bruce) knows too much.
    Derek: He's just fishing. I'll send him an extra basket of oranges this Christmas and he'll be happy. edit »
  • (After vomiting Inque out of himself)
    Batman: (choking) What kept you?
    Bruce: Sudden case of shyness. edit »
  • Bruce: McGinnis! Get out of there!
    Batman: In a second, I'm looking around.
    Bruce: I said get out. Now!
    Batman: Why?
    (gets beaten up by Inque) edit »
  • Batman: So Powers is crippling the competition with sabotage.
    Bruce: And until we can stop him, you're FoxTecna's guardian angel. Now tell me what you see.
    Batman: Looks like somebody's celebrating July 4th inside their office. I'm going in. edit »
  • (Whispering)
    Terry: So did you beat it out of him?
    Bruce: Not exactly. But I do have some things to check out.
    Terry: Okay if I get some time of my own tonight?
    Bruce: Don't count on it.
    (Terry frowns) edit »
  • Derek: (sees Terry) The McGinnis boy.
    Terry: I work for Mr. Wayne now.
    Derek: So I suppose with your father gone that would make you the bread winner now. edit »
  • Barbara: Gordon. I thought I would hear from you. Word on the street is you wrangled a new errand boy.
    Bruce: I didn't wrangle anyone. You all came to me.
    Barbara: Maybe once you should talk someone out of it.
    Bruce: Would it have worked for you? I don't suppose you want to meet him.
    Barbara: You know I can't.
    Bruce: Because he's leaving you a reaquaint gift right now.
    edit »
  • Batman: That's it! You're showing me everything. edit »
  • Terry: Look, you might be used to dealing with monsters and freaks but I'm a little new at this. I don't even know what half this stuff is!
    Bruce: Way before your time. edit »
  • Terry: What did you send me into, it was like some kind of blob! You should have warned me!
    Bruce: I tried. edit »
  • Inque: He has an accomplice, I heard him speak with someone over on a radio link.
    Derek: Then do them both! I'll pay you whatever you want.
    Inque: No wonder I like working with you. edit »
  • (While flying the Batmobile)
    Batman: Wahoo!!
    Bruce: Mind not doing that!
    Batman: Sorry. edit »
  • (Batman flying the Batmobile)
    Batman: This is unbearably cool.
    Bruce: Remember, easy gesture. Let the suit do the work. edit »
  • Batman: Wayne, you there?
    Bruce: Go ahead.
    Batman: Is there any time of day I get a social life?
    Bruce: Not in this business.
    Batman: You get a real kick out of this, don't you? edit »
  • Terry: (On the phone) Yeah. But... on my way.
    Dana: Mr.Wayne. Sure got ya on a short leash, doesn't he.
    Terry: He needs me. Sorry.
    Dana: It isn't normal.
    Terry: You have no idea. edit »
  • Bruce: If you scratch (the Batmobile) no allowance. edit »
  • (To elderly Bruce Wayne)
    Derek: So how are you holding up, Bruce?
    Bruce: With a cane. edit »
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NOTES

  • This episode won a Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production. edit »
  • First appearance of Inque. edit »
  • This episode, along with "Disappearing Inque" and "Shriek" were released on VHS as Batman Beyond: Disappearing Inque. It was later paired up with the VHS release of Batman Beyond: Tech Wars (consisting of "Heroes", "Lost Soul" and "Splicer") on DVD. edit »
  • Although Commissioner Barbara Gordon was mentioned in "Rebirth," this episode marks her first appearance on the show. edit »
  • The company Inque is sabotaging, Foxtecha, is owned by the Fox family, Lucius Fox's offspring. Lucius was Bruce's right-hand man at Wayne Enterprises in the original series. edit »
  • When Bruce Wayne is wearing a mask to disguise himself while hosing down Inque, he is wearing the mask of The Gray Ghost, his favorite TV hero in the Batman episode "Beware the Gray Ghost." edit »
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