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Feat of Clay (1)

Episode Number: 4    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Tuesday September 8, 1992    Prod Code: 406520
An actor who uses a miracle cream to fix the scars left by an accident has the ability to change his face into anyone else's. The trouble is that he has deceived an employee of Bruce Wayne's into thinking the he was Bruce Wayne. This does not go well with Bruce's alter-ego. On top of that, the supplier (Daggett) has lost interest in the actor (Hagen).

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Marvin Wolfman, Michael Reaves, Marvin Wolfman
Director: Dick Sebast
Star: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (Alfred Pennyworth),  Kevin Conroy (Bruce Wayne / Batman)
Recurring Role: Edward Asner (Roland Daggett),  Mari Devon (Summer Gleeson),  Brock Peters (Lucius Fox)
Guest Star: Ed Begley Jr. (Germs),  Dick Gautier (Teddy),  Ron Perlman (Matt Hagen),  Scott Valentine (Bell)

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According to Batman's all points bulletin: Raymond Bell is 5'9", 170 lbs, and about 35 years old. (edit)
First Appearances: Matthew Hagan/Clayface (origin episode), Roland Daggett, Germs and Teddy. (edit)
Hagen's pre-Clayface transformations look a lot like those done by Falseface in the Batman: Beyond episode Plague. (edit)

Quotes

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(After Germ and Bell pour the beaker of Renuyu down Haggen's throat they take his unconscious body to his car and put him in it)
Bell: Sweet dreams, slimeball.
(Haggen's hand starts to turn to putty and a blob drips off) (edit)
Batman: Listen up scum wad, 'cause I'm only gonna ask you once. Who was Lucius Fox meeting at the tram?
Bell: Wayne... Bruce Wayne!
Batman: You lying sleaze. You wanna rethink that answer? (edit)
Daggett: Frankly, I think our Mr. Hagen has outlived his usefulness. I want him dealt with.
Germs: But, Mr. Daggett, the man's a master of disguise. He was even before he had his accident and you gave him this stuff.
Bell: Yeah. It's not easy finding somebody who can change the way he looks.
Daggett: (chuckles) You needn't bother searching for him. This is the only place in the world where he can get what he needs. And when his supply runs out... he'll come to us. (edit)
Teddy: You can't go on like this, Matt. You hurt all the time now.
Hagen: You're just my stand in, Lupus. Nobody promoted you to nursemaid.
Teddy: That stuff makes your face like putty, Matt. It can't be good for you.
Hagen: It probably ain't good for me. But unless I only want to do horror pictures, it ain't bad for me either. (edit)

Trivia

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When Batman drops Bell into the rooftop pool, the police immediately tell him that he is under arrest. Why would they arrest someone when they don't even know who it is? Even if they saw Bell's face, they have no reason to arrest him. (edit)
When Germs and Bell catch Hagen in the Daggett Industries laboratory, he turns around and claims he's Bruce Wayne. Surely he doesn't think this will work, since they were with him when he originally impersonated Wayne? (edit)
When Bell first appears inside the tramway, he isn't wearing his headphones. However, he's suddenly wearing them on his first closeup after Lucius Fox is pinned under the sign. (edit)
When Bell and Germs catch Hagen before the first commercial break, they're both armed with pistols. After the break, not only is Germs now holding a shotgun, but Bell's weapon has disappeared entirely. (edit)
The jar of Renuyu that Hagen hurls at the window is empty (or so he claims), but when Teddy looks at it on the floor, it's still got some of the cream in it. (edit)

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Community Reviews (3)

 
8.6
Great
Feat of Clay (1)
"Well written"
Batman finds himself in a sty when he is going after an addicted/druggy Actor, in this dramatic episode.
Continue » Posted Feb 1, 2008 8:23 pm PST
8.4
Great
Feat of Clay (1)
"Well written"
Bruce Wayne is accused of attacking an executive for Wayne Enterprises. Actor Matt Hagen uses one of Daggett's invention to fix his deformed face.
Continue » Posted Oct 28, 2007 10:57 pm PST

Darknight57
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9.1
Superb
Feat of Clay (1)
"Series classic"
Great episode, while not as good as the conclusion , still a classic
Continue » Posted Mar 28, 2006 1:47 pm PST
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