Batman (military) Blackadder's dogsbody Baldrick, a similar, non-military role. In the "Honor Bound" series the character of Sergeant Major Enrico Rodriguez served in this capacity to Cletus Frades father. In the "Eagle" comic strip "Dan Dare", Digby is Dan's batman. In the TV show "Archer" the titular character's valet, Woodhouse, was the batman of his superior officer in the Royal Air Force in the First World War. In DC Comics media, Alfred Pennyworth (Batman's butler) has been referred to multiple times as "Batman's batman." Currently unsubstantiated rumors have it that Alfred was also Thomas Wayne's (Bruce Wayne's late father) batman when both
Batman: The Animated Series dialogue from the trailer.<ref name="BTAS/TDKR trailer">BTAS/TDKR trailer on The Hub, Web Video.</ref> "Batman: The Animated Series" has been consistently ranked as one of the greatest animated television shows ever made, as well as the most faithful Batman animated series to date. It has been critically and commercially acclaimed for its sophistication, mature writing, voice acting, orchestrated soundtrack, artistic ambition, and faithfulness to the source material. In its 1992 year-end issue, "Entertainment Weekly" ranked the series as one of the top television series of the year. In his reference book, "Batman: The Complete History", Les Daniels described "The Animated Series" as