The New Batman Adventures

[Joker bursts from the door, to see Batman hanging above a tank filled with piranas]

The Joker:
HARLEY!

Harley Quinn:
Hi, Puddin'! You're just in time to see the...

[Joker slaps Harley across the room, then turns to Batman]

The Joker:
Excuse me just a minute.

Harley Quinn:
But Puddin', I-I don't understand! Didn't you want to finally get rid of Batman?

The Joker:
Only if I do it, idiot!

Harley Quinn:
But it's still your plan, see?

[shows him his blueprints]

Harley Quinn:
Everything just like you said, except I hung the guy upside down so he sees the little frowns as little smiles. Now it all works!

[Joker grabs the blueprints and tears them up]

The Joker:
Except you had to *explain* it to me! If you have to explain a joke, THERE IS NO JOKE!

[He advances on Harley, growling. Nervously, she grabs hold of a swordfish]

Harley Quinn:
Now calm down, Puddin'...

The Joker:
You've forgotten what I told you a long time ago. One of the painful truths of comedy...

[grabs the swordfish out of her hands]

The Joker:
YOU ALWAYS TAKE SHOTS FROM FOLKS WHO JUST DON'T GET THE JOKE!

[Joker whacks Harley with the swordfish, sending her crashing out the window and plunging down several stories to land in a pile of garbage, apparently dead]

The Joker:
And don't call me Puddin'.