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A JOKER WEEK BIRTHDAY SALUTE to the legendary actor…
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Welcome to JOKER WEEK! One of the greatest characters in comics history debuted 85 years ago, in Batman #1, on April 24, 1940 — and we’re celebrating with a series of features saluting the Clown Prince of Crime, just like we did with CATWOMAN WEEK. For the complete index of JOKER WEEK features, click here.
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UPDATED 4/22/25: Hey, it’s Jack Nicholson’s 88th birthday! It’s also JOKER WEEK! Time for our annual salute to the legendary actor’s Clown Prince of Crime! This piece first ran in 2016 in slightly altered form. Dig it. — Dan
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You can thank me for Jack Nicholson’s Joker.
Really, you can.
When I was, I dunno, 10 or 11 — right around the time I was reading this — I would write to DC Comics with my dream cast for a Batman movie, and the only actor I wanted as the Joker was Jack Nicholson.
Wouldn’t you know that a decade later, he was cast in Tim Burton’s Batman.
So you’re welcome!
By the way, if it were a Ra’s al Ghul movie, I’d want Christopher Lee as the Demon’s Head (click here for more on that coolness) and Caroline Munro as Talia (click here for more on that awesomeness).
But back to the Joker.
Jack Nicholson is 86 — he was born April 22, 1937 — and so I figured the best way to celebrate his birthday is with his 13 best quotes as the Clown Prince of Crime. I’m even going to rank them!
Here goes:
13. “I have given a name to my pain, and it is Batman.”
12. “Hello, Vinny. It’s your Uncle Bingo. Time to pay the check!”
11. “We have a flying mouse to kill, and I wanna clean my claws.”
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10. “Nice outfit.”
9. “I didn’t ask.” (OK, it was as Jack Napier. But still.)
8. “Rememberrrr youuuuu… are my Number One-uh… guyyyyy!”
7. “I’m glad you’re dead!”
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6. “My balloons. Those are my balloons. He stole my balloons! Why didn’t somebody tell me he had one of those… things?!”
5. “This town needs an enema!”
4. “You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?”
3. “Where does he get those wonderful toys?”
2. “You can call me… Joker. And as you can see, I’m a lot happier.”
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1. “Wait till they get a load of me.”
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MORE
— The Complete BATMAN ’89 WEEK Index. Click here.
— 13 THINGS I Still Love About BATMAN ’89 (Mostly). Click here.
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