‘Gotham’ Easter Egg Gives Nod To Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’

The latest episode of Gotham featured an Easter egg that paid tribute to Tim Burton’s Batman.

Last night’s episode of Gotham centered on Jeremiah’s twisted recreation of the murder of Bruce’s parents and his creation of a new toxin, culminating with a showdown in Ace Chemicals after Bruce and Selina rescued the captured Jim Gordan and Leslie Thompkins. However, when Gordan and Thompson initially snuck into the factory, fans could spot a vat of chemicals with on a sign on the side that read, “Ace Chemicals 1989.” This easter egg is a likely a nod to Tim Burton’s Batman.

Tim Burton’s first Batman movie was released in theaters in 1989 and depicted the Joker’s origin in a similar way as Detective Comics #168, in which the Caped Crusader foils a heist of Ace Chemicals by the Red Hood Gang. In both the film and the comics, Batman’s confrontation with the gang leader results in the latter falling into a vat of chemicals and emerging as the insane Joker.

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BULLOCK’S PAST COMES BACK TO HAUNT HIM ON AN ALL-NEW “GOTHAM” THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, ON FOX

Bullock’s past comes back to haunt him when he and Gordon investigate two murders at Sirens. Meanwhile, Bruce and Alfred explore the tunnels beneath the city, and Penguin and Nygma’s plans to escape are thwarted by the least likely of suspects in the all-new “Nothing’s Shocking” episode of GOTHAM airing Thursday, Feb. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Gotham stars Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Detective Harvey Bullock, Morena Baccarin as Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/The Riddler, and Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox.

Gotham airs on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. on FOX.