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Dead Man's Hand

Episode Number: 8    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Saturday March 20, 1999    Prod Code: 06
Batman faces a gang dressed up as playing cards, whose leader has a grudge against his former incarnation. Meanwhile, Terry has a falling out with Dana and ends up seeing a girl who seems to carry as much weight on her shoulders as he does.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Stan Berkowitz
Director: Dan Riba
Star: Lauren Tom (Dana Tan),  Teri Garr (Mary McGinnis),  Will Friedle (Terry McGinnis / Batman),  Ryan O'Donohue (Matt McGinnis),  Stockard Channing (Commissioner Barbara Gordon (1999-2000)),  Kevin Conroy (Bruce Wayne)
Guest Star: George Lazenby (King),  Amanda Donohoe (Queen),  Olivia d'Abo (Melanie Walker / Ten),  Scott Cleverdon (Jack),  Candi Milo (Nicole),  Brian George (Samir),  Joe Lala (Sailboat Captain)

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This episode, along with "The Winning Edge" and "Golem" were released on VHS as Batman Beyond: School Dayz. It was later paired up with the VHS release of Batman Beyond: Spellbound (consisting of "Spellbound", "Hooked Up" and "A Touch Of Curare") on DVD. (edit)
This episode, along with "Golem", "The Winning Edge", and "Meltdown" were released on DVD with "Rebirth" (parts one and two) a.k.a. Batman Beyond: The Movie. (edit)
The Royal Flush gang is introduced. (edit)
While not exactly a Goof, it will later be revealed that there are two earlier incarnations of the Royal Flush Gang in the DC Animated Universe, in the 20th century. Both are seen in Justice League Unlimited. The first is a gang of five super-powered teenage mutants that appear in "Wild Cards". The second gang, created by the mental powers of one of the first gang's members, Ace, appear in "Epilogue". This incarnation of the Gang isn't mentioned in either episode, despite the fact they date back generations. Neither of those incarnations are related to this one. (edit)

Quotes

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Melanie: Two of a kind. That's what we are. (edit)
Bruce: The Royal Flush Gang's been around a long time. They bring in new members, sons, daughters, husbands, wives, as the older ones retire or go to jail. They think they're better then everyone else. The aristocrats of crime! (edit)
Terry: I got this... afterschool job. Takes up a lot of my time. Too much
Melenie: Maybe you should ask your boss for more time off.
Terry: Not this guy. Him you don't ask for time off. (edit)
Bruce: Everything all right there?
Batman: Fine. Perfect. Except they got away. (edit)
Socialite: Mine's bigger then yours.
King: All the money in the world and not an ounce of refinement. (edit)

Trivia

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When Ten looks at her watch during the fight with Batman, it's 11:32. They fight, take a hostage and escape. Right after he saves the guard, Batman looks at a clock, it's 12:32. It seems unlikely that that little exchange took a whole hour. (edit)
The chairs in the center of the hotel room change between shots. They go from plain wood, to upholstered with white cushions. (edit)
When Batman is thrown against the hotel room wall by the playing-card explosion, a lamp and a four-legged table also hit the wall. However, the floor plan Terry examined shows no four-legged table in that room. (edit)
Trivia: Bruce compares Terry's relationship with Melanie to his own relationship with Selina Kyle/Catwoman. (edit)
As Terry and Melanie say goodbye after their second "date" (after the Royal Flush Gang breaks into the museum), she runs off while still wearing Terry's trademark jacket. However, when Melanie calls him a few hours later, Terry is seen wearing his jacket. (edit)

Allusions

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King: We have all the time in the world.
King utters this line twice. George Lazenby does the voice of King. The same line is the last line he ever utters as James Bond in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. (edit)
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Dead Man's Hand
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Terry takes on a futuristic incarnation of the Royal Flush Gang and unwittingly falls for the "King's" daughter(10)
Continue » Posted Jul 22, 2005 10:28 am PST
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