Can you name a notable case of Folie à Deux? The murder of Bridget Cleary? Never heard of it, but what about Joker and Harley Quinn? Let’s go!
Pop Quiz Hot Shot!
1) Lady Gaga has had plenty of number one singles. One just came out in late 2024 though called Die with a Smile, a collaboration with which other artist?
2) Harley Quinn is actually a relatively recent addition to Batman comic canon, first appearing in 1992. In the comics (and the HBO animated series) who is Quinn’s primary love interest (it isn’t the Joker)?
3) This film is, somehow, a Jukebox Musical. What 1952 film classic featuring Jean Hagen (who was nominated for an Oscar for this film) is technically a Jukebox Musical (although I would have hard pressed to know that)?
4) One of the many songs in the film, sung multiple times, is Get Happy written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Which singer is the song most associated with, having been sung in the 1950 film Summer Stock?
5) Now, in this film Joker is housed at Arkham Asylum (well, Arkham State Hospital). In the comics this is the prison that houses Batman villains who are criminally insane (or have, basically, paranormal medical issues like Mr. Freeze possibly). But what is the name of the actual prison in Gotham that houses everyone else?
Bonus NYTimes Listing Question: On July 8th, 1990, Batman premiered on HBO primetime. Going up against it is this BMT classic:
Name this film.
Answers
1) That would be Bruno Mars. This was a moment for me where people were talking about this a bunch and I was like … wait, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars just released a single? Amazingly, if you were to ask for a Bruno Mars number one single I would have said Uptown Funk, but that is actually a Mark Ronson song and merely features Bruno Mars.
2) It is Poison Ivy. In the comics it is directly alluded to in the second run (I think in 2017? It is very hard to tell from the Wikipedia page when it actually occurred). In the show I think they are quite direct about it ultimately.
3) Singin’ in the Rain. The entire film apparently was conceived to feature songs by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown that had been featured in other movies. Singin’ in the Rain was apparently from The Hollywood Revue of 1929. And not so fun fact: It didn’t get nominated for Best Picture, and even then The Greatest Show on Earth won that year, which is considered one of the worst Best Picture winners ever. Crazy.
4) That would be Judy Garland. Fun fact, it was also the original theme music for Merrie Melodies (aka Looney Tunes). The famous Looney Tunes song you would recognize is probably The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin.
5) That would be Blackgate Penitentiary. This question is maybe impossible, but I was bowled over that there was a normal prison in Gotham! Batman Begins is a sham. There is no way Carmine Falcone should have ever seen The Scarecrow as he should have been at Blackgate.
Bonus NYTimes Listing Answer: That is of course Rambo III. Really this was just a challenge to see if you could read that crazy bad Sunday Times quality.
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