Joker in other media City villains the Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman. Jack Nicholson played the Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman". The "Newsweek" review of the film stated that the best scenes are due to the surreal black comedy portrayed in the Joker. In 2003, American Film Institute ranked Nicholson's performance #45 on their list of 50 greatest film villains. Hugo Blick and David U. Hodges play younger versions of the character in flashbacks in "Batman" and "Batman Forever", respectively. In the film, Jack Napier is the right-hand man of mob boss Carl Grissom prior to his transformation into the Joker. During
Joker in other media Scarecrow. The show is an adaptation of the "Batman" property, drawing inspiration from the 1966 television series, Tim Burton's series of "Batman" films, and the 1992 animated series, among others. The Joker appears as a recurring villain in the 1968–1969 Filmation series "The Adventures of Batman", voiced by Larry Storch. He also appears in five episodes of Filmation's 1977 series "The New Adventures of Batman", voiced by Lennie Weinrib. Storch reprises his role as the Joker in two crossover episodes of the 1972 series "The New Scooby-Doo Movies", in which he teams up with the Penguin and runs afoul of