Joker's Favor

"Joker's Favor"
Batman: The Animated Series episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 22
Directed byBoyd Kirkland
Written byPaul Dini
Based onBatman
by Bob Kane (credited) and Bill Finger (uncredited)
Featured musicMichael McCuistion
Original air dateSeptember 11, 1992 (1992-09-11)
Guest appearances

"Joker's Favor" is the 22nd episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It was directed by Boyd Kirkland and written by Paul Dini, and first aired on September 11, 1992. The episode features the first appearance of the Joker's sidekick and love interest Harley Quinn, who was later introduced into the Batman comic book and eventually become a popular character in her own right. Batman himself only appears briefly in the episode.