EPISODE NUMBER: 40, Production Code 401

PLOT SUMMARY:

After a young circus performer named Dick Grayson loses his parents to a criminal named Tony Zucco, Bruce Wayne adopts the young boy. Once Bruce's secret is revealed, Dick joins Batman as his new sidekick, Robin. Together, they set out to find Zucco and bring him to justice.

WRITTEN BY: Michael Jelenic

DIRECTED BY: Brandon Vietti

CAST:
Rino Romano (Bruce Wayne / Batman)
Evan Sabara (Dick Grayson / Robin)
Danielle Judovits (Barbara Gordon / Batgirl)
Alastair Duncan (Alfred Pennyworth)
Kevin Conroy (John Grayson)
Mark Hamill (Tony Zucco)
Maurice LaMarche (Bruiser)
Grey DeLisle (Mary Grayson)

QUOTES:
Alfred: "We should prepare for dinner. Perhaps Master Bruce will even join us this evening."
Dick: "And perhaps monkeys will fly out of my butt!"

(About being a knife-thrower with his dad)
Batman: "Why'd you give up such a promising career?"
Tony Zucco: "Well, one day ... I missed."

INTERESTING NOTES:
- Twice Robin's name is referred to "like the bird," but the name Robin is actually derived from Robin Hood.

- Playing John Grayson, Kevin Conroy is the second actor to guest voice in The Batman that has played the Dark Knight. The first was Adam West.

- In "The Cat, the Bat and the Very Ugly," Batman said that he would only hold onto one of the rare artifacts (the cat or penguin). However, in his villain gallery in the batcave, we see both..Click Here To See!

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