Batman: The Animated Series
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It's Never Too LateEpisode Number: 6 Season Num: 1 First Aired: Thursday September 10, 1992 Prod Code: 406511 |
Batman throws himself into the middle of a mob war and rescues aging mob boss Arnold Stromwell. He forces the crime lord to take a hard look at the life he's created for himself, and Stromwell has to confront his dreaded past.
| Writer: | Garin Wolf, Tom Ruegger |
| Director: | Boyd Kirkland |
| Star: | Kevin Conroy (Bruce Wayne / Batman), Bob Hastings (Commissioner Jim Gordon) |
| Recurring Role: | Robert Costanzo (Detective Harvey Bullock), John Vernon (Rupert Thorne) |
| Guest Star: | Eugene Roche (Arnold Stromwell), Alan Roberts (Young Arnie), Peter Jason (Mason), Katherine Helmond (Connie), Linda Gary (Constance Blaine), Jeff Doucette (Gabe), Paul Dooley (Father Michael), Townsend Coleman (Chick), Josh Keaton (Young Michael) |
This episode is the first episode of the series to not include a usual supervillain (Such as Joker, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, etc.) as the antagonist.
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This episode marks the first appearance of Rupert Thorne and Arnold Stromwell.
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Onlooker: He was just leaping on the rooftops, carrying somebody on his shoulders. I seen it. Like a dark angel snatching the guy from the fires of Hades, man.
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Batman: (to Stromwell) All your power and money has bought you an empire of misery.
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Stromwell: I don’t need your help.
Michael: Is that a fact? An empire crumbling, a marriage shattered, a son lost? Sure, you’re doing fine
(edit) Batman: These are dummy books.
Stromwell: Yeah, and you're the dummy! (edit) Commissioner Gordon: What are you looking at?
Detective Bullock: Your hair. It looked better on TV... (edit)
Michael: Is that a fact? An empire crumbling, a marriage shattered, a son lost? Sure, you’re doing fine
(edit) Batman: These are dummy books.
Stromwell: Yeah, and you're the dummy! (edit) Commissioner Gordon: What are you looking at?
Detective Bullock: Your hair. It looked better on TV... (edit)
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Community Reviews (4)
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7.5
It's Never Too LateGood "Average" Batman tries to get one of Gotham cities aging crimelords to come clean and change the city for the better, this all during a gang war between the young and the old. Continue » Posted Oct 31, 2007 11:01 pm PST |
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7.0
It's Never Too LateGood "Not my favorite storyline" A somewhat different episode Continue » Posted Apr 22, 2007 4:31 pm PST |
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6.4
It's Never Too LateFair "Not my favorite storyline" An aging mob boss, who is at war with Rupert Thorne, has his son missing. Continue » Posted Feb 22, 2007 7:52 am PST |
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8.1
It's Never Too LateGreat "Fine example" Shows that superhero shows don't need supervillans to be cool Continue » Posted Mar 27, 2006 1:37 pm PST |
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Episode: It's Never Too Late
Season Number: 1
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Season Number: 1
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Score: 8.2 Great 97 votes
Score: 8.2 Great 97 votes
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