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Splicers

Episode Number: 14    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Saturday September 18, 1999    Prod Code: 16
Splicing, mixing animal DNA into one's genes for an appearance change, has become the latest teen rage. But the D.A. wants to outlaw it, claiming that tests show it causes a dangerous increase in aggressive behavior.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Evan Dorkin, Sara Dyer
Director: Curt Geda
Star: Lauren Tom (Dana Tan),  Cree Summer (Max Gibson),  Will Friedle (Terry McGinnis / Batman),  Teri Garr (Mary McGinnis),  Ryan O'Donohue (Matt McGinnis),  Yvette Lowenthal (Chelsea Cunningham),  Stockard Channing (Commissioner Barbara Gordon (1999-2000)),  Kevin Conroy (Bruce Wayne)
Guest Star: Timothy Dang (King Cobra),  Mark Jonathan Davis (Virtual Newsman),  Ice-T (Ramrod),  Paul Winfield (D.A. Sam Young),  Ian Buchanan (Dr. Able Cuvier)

Notes

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This episode, along with "Heroes" and "Lost Soul" were released on VHS as Batman Beyond: Tech Wars. It was later paired up with the VHS release of Batman Beyond: Disappearing Inque (consisting of "Black Out", "Disappearing Inque" and "Shriek") on DVD. (edit)
Max Gibson appears for the first time. (edit)
This episode has a reference to Arkham Asylum from Batman The Animated Series, although the closed captioning misspells it as "Archam." (edit)

Quotes

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Ms. McGinnis: A harmless little tattoo is hardly comparable to having antlers stuck on your head.
Matt: Terry doesn't need splicing, Mom, because he's already a donkey. (edit)
(after beating up two splicers on the train)
Terry: So, will you petting zoo rejects be needing a doctor, or a vet? (edit)
Sam: Right now, I just can't relax, knowing that Cuvier and his guinea pigs are out there, doing God knows what.
Barbara: I bet I could relax you. (edit)
Batman: (to Cuvier) I fixed your pet stock, now it's just you and me. So why not come on out and fight me man to freak show? (edit)
Barbara: You can't live a life of narrow escapes forever. It's a thankless existence, and the rewards are small, if any.
Terry: Well, sometimes the small rewards are the best ones. (edit)

Trivia

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Trivia: There's a portrait of James Gordon in the background in Barbara and Sam's house. (edit)

Allusions

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Reborn to be wild
This is the slogan used by the Chimera Institute. This is a play on words on the title of the hit 1968 Steppenwolf song, Born to Be Wild. The song has since been covered several times, featured in several films, and is often used in pop culture to denote a biker appearance or mentality. (edit)
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8.8
Great
Splicers
"Adventurous"
spilicing i will try that
Continue » Posted Sep 16, 2007 7:50 am PST
8.5
Great
Splicers
"Fine example"
Great episdoe Great Concept Splicing
Continue » Posted Jul 13, 2007 5:37 pm PST
7.6
Good
Splicers
"Series classic"
Batman meets doctor merieux
Continue » Posted Apr 23, 2007 9:37 am PST

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8.2
Great
Splicers
"Filler episode"
n/a
Continue » Posted Jul 25, 2005 11:02 am PST
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Season Number: 2
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