The Bat boys are back in action! Only this time they've been transported back to feudal Japan! Thankfully, Special Guest Investigator, film maker and YouTuber Stephanie Palacino (aka Caffine Jedi) also got caught in the time warp and is on hand to help us solve the case, reassemble the Quake Engine and get back to our own time! How else will we ever move on to Batman Returns otherwise? Along the way we will encounter mechas, monkeys... and mechas FIGHTING monkeys! This is a bonus episode not to ...
May 12, 2018•1 hr 30 min
"This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend, the end" Back for one last time this season, Jon and Niall take a look at the remaining credits and wrap things up. There's still plenty to discuss and fun to be had as our dynamic duo prepare to exit the stage... for now! That's right, folks - our heroes WILL be back... in Bat Minute Returns! The next episode follows... soon. Same Bat Pod, different Bat Minute! Image by Joseph Burke . Join us on Facebook at the Bat Minute '89 L...
Apr 09, 2018•41 min
As the list of names inches closer to a conclusion, we are played out by the smoooooth stylings of everybody's favourite sexy beast... no, not our Jon, but PRINCE, ladies, gentlemen and everybody else. Along the way you may just learn a thing or two about sculptors and standbys! Joining our Justice League as our FINAL Special Guest Investigator is one of the most prolific podcasters going. He is the mastermind behind ' Prince: Track by Track ', ' I've Made a Huge Mistake ' and ' A Talking Cast!?...
Apr 06, 2018•1 hr 5 min
The credits roll on and take us gasping and wheezing towards the finish line. Will our team make it or collapse at the last second? Hopefully they'll get all of their wonderful facts about these names out of the way first! Joining our dynamic duo as Special Guest Credits Investigator is the wonderful actor, stand-up comic and musician Jessi Milestone ! She can also FENCE, so who better to take a stab at skewering these names with razor sharp wit? The next episode follows on Friday. Same Bat Pod,...
Apr 04, 2018•50 min
The action is over, folks, but certainly not the scintillating Bat chat! We get one final shot of our victorious hero, the man of the hour himself and then... WE'RE BACK IN CREDITS TOWN! But that doesn't mean the fun has to end... Joining the team to wrap up this visual investigation is the musical maestro, the string-based superstar - it's composer, violinist and singer-songwriter extraordinaire, Chrysanthe Tan ! The next episode follows on Wednesday. Same Bat Pod, different Bat Minute! Chrysan...
Apr 02, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Does Vicki look up at the Bat signal thinking of her lovely future with Bruce, or does she glance upon it and realise that their courtship is already doomed? No matter - Alfred has brought the drinks, bay-bay! Mr Wayne is late? Who cares! Joining our team today to help save the DC universe are the Hawkmen themselves - it's Brad Mendenhall and Eric Deutsch of Flash Gordon Minute ! They don't fly into this minute blind but they certainly have the relentless momentum of a rocket cycle and will make...
Mar 30, 2018•53 min
Public safety used to be a laughing matter, it seems... but no longer! Thank god! Or the Borg, at least. Vicki blows off Allie with a "see ya, sport" as Lando reveals a letter and rather special gift from the Bat himself... Joining our crew as Special Guest Investigator is the Sultan of Sweet (Talking) himself - it's Ralph Attanasia of TLC's hit TV show Cake Boss ! Ralph kneads the truth, so what better way than by helping us crack the egg that is this case wide open? He's here to get a rise out...
Mar 28, 2018•55 min
A near-death experience is followed by a sweet bit of romantic hugging and deep stares. Aww. Things quickly change as we see it... the body of the fallen one himself - Joker lies dead. It's over, Jack. In his typical fashion, however, he can't go out without one last laugh... Joining the dynamic duo as Special Guest Investigator is somebody who can really take care of the business we have discussed - it's Suzen Tekla Kruglnska of The Shining 237 Podcast ! Heeere's Suzen, ready to bash this minut...
Mar 26, 2018•53 min
Gargoyles? No! THE TRUTH WILL SHOCK YOU! Or not, I dunno. Joker clings to dear life as he dangles dangerously in the air, holding on to the ladder! Will he fall? Does he deserve this fate? Will Batman and Vicki make it up in one piece? Here to dig his way to the truth, straight out of Marshall College (or is it Barnett College?) is a man seeking fortune and glory - it's Pete Mummert of Indiana Jones Minute ! We always knew Pete would come walking through our door and he's here to solve this once...
Mar 23, 2018•53 min
Tonight, a clown may die in Gotham. High above the city, the one-time Jack Napier is dancing like a maniac! BUT CHECK OUT THOSE BUNS! His suit changes colour, he retires AND he loses his hat! What a day for ol' Joker. He also says how he kills himself as Batman attempts to do it for him! Joining the crew as Special Guest Investigator and explaining his master stroke is the Minuteman himself - host of Watchmen Minute and the Reel Comic Heroes podcast - it's Travis Bow ! Travis is here to take dow...
Mar 21, 2018•56 min
You wouldn't hit a guy with glasses, would you? This movie shows us that Batman is just the type of guy to go against the grain on that one! As Joker appears to fall to his grisly end, he makes a last ditch effort to take Bats and Vicki with him! Complete with funny little jigs and japes-a-plenty, this is one minute not to miss! Joining our dynamic duo as Special Guest Investigators are Mitch and Dando of the Simpsons-themed Four Finger Discount podcast! Acting as our own Radioactive Man and Fal...
Mar 19, 2018•48 min
BAT MINUTE '89 - THE SHOW THAT YOU MADE, DEAR LISTENERS! A comedy 'dong' is the funniest thing going as Batman's attempt at a 'cool' line falls totally flat. Shame. Shame. BATMAN PUNCHES JOKER'S TEETH RIGHT OUT OF HIS SKULL! GOOD LORD! "You made me first..." Back to deliver one final verbal stake through the heart is filmmaker, writer and host of the Sunnydale Study Group podcast - it's Omar Najam ! With Omar on the scene you know that this show will be five by five and Joker and co. will foreve...
Mar 16, 2018•45 min
It's the beauty of the Joker up against the beastly Vicki Vale - at least, in Jack's mind! There's also the possibility of a Blood Eagle on offer - lovely stuff. Vicki grimaces as she gets a mouthful of Joker's purple and Bats prepares his attack... Back again to say such beautiful things is filmmaker, writer and host of Sunnydale Study Group - it's Omar Najam ! This seasoned Watcher is going rogue and he doesn't have any damn Council to hold him back! Omar is here to bring it Once More With Fee...
Mar 14, 2018•45 min
D-VON! GET THE TABLES! Or the wooden staircase, at least - Batman is about to take a tumble! Bats takes a vicious knee and BAH GAWD, HE'S BROKEN IN HALF! Amidst the carnage, Joker continues his devilish dance... Joining our dynamic duo as Special Guest Investigator is writer, filmmaker, podcaster and knowledge keeper of anything whatsoever to do with both Buffy and Tegan & Sara - it's Omar Najam! Can Omar help our team slay these demons, or will he prove to be more of an Angelus than an Ange...
Mar 12, 2018•44 min
BANG BANG! HAVE A NICE DAY! Joker clasps Vicki tight and waltzes through the beautiful brutality of Bat vs bodyguard. Quickly, the clown comes to the conclusion that without Ms Vale, life has no point... so points a gun at his own noggin! Here to cleanse these crooks of ignorance and sin... kind of... is the ever-so-wonderful host of Cabin Minute Cast - it's Molly Bailen ! Molly has already tackled a Zombie Redneck Torture Family so a few cheap gangsters can't stop her on this quest! The next ep...
Mar 09, 2018•51 min
There's a Bat in the belfry but Joker is more concerned with having a wee dance - his goons will take care of the rest! IN FLIPPING FASHION! As our hero takes care of business, a new challenger appears... and falls for Bats! Goon after goon is failing... not much stands in Bruce's way now! Back to crack this case with our Dark Knights is the f-bomb-dropping-yet-dharma-studying, artist, screenwriter and host of Cabin Minute Cast - it's Molly Bailen ! The scenario has been chosen and these goons a...
Mar 07, 2018•38 min
Hell's bells! This thing is trying to send Bats and the cops straight down below! Can Gordon shift it solo? Not a damn chance! His new plan? Just shine some lights... that'll do it. Meanwhile, out hero is relentless in his pursuit. The showdown awaits... Joining the dynamic duo as Special Guest Investigator is none other than Whedonverse expert, artist, cat aficionado and host of Cabin Minute Cast - it's Molly Bailen ! The ritual has begun and this Joker had better run! The next episode follows ...
Mar 05, 2018•38 min
Gordon finally leaps into action! Will he become the character we have since come to know and love? I wouldn't bet on it! Joker spews his venom again in a bid to aid his exit and take Bats and the cops out of the game once and for all! Despite a shocking lack of surfboards in this movie, Point Break Minute 's Murren Kennedy and Jessa Lowe are back and bringing the fight to all these cowboys! They're here to deliver a wake-up call to any non-believers - WE'RE BAT... MINUTE... '89! They're gonna h...
Mar 02, 2018•45 min
Joker... walks. Vicki... walks. Batman... walks. It's all action, all the time, folks! Throw in some foot fetishism, a discussion of average police response times and an equally slow moving Gordon and we've got one hell of a show for you, Bat fans! Back once more to push the boundaries as Special Guest Investigators are Murren Kennedy and Jessa Lowe of Point Break Minute ! The FBI may have paid them to learn to surf, but they're so ready to crack this case that they're doing it pro bono! This ep...
Feb 28, 2018•40 min
From the wreckage he climbs - battered, beaten... but not defeated. The Bat is back and he's gunning for Jack! The Joker enacts his bold and daring plan - aerial escape escapades! In the meantime, however, a little silent play is in order. Joining our dynamic duo as Special Guest Investigators are Murren Kennedy and Jessa Lowe of Point Break Minute ! They know all about zen philosophy, bank-robberies, sky-diving and Presidential cosplay, so who better to take down the crooks? Somebody in this mo...
Feb 26, 2018•38 min
Batman is dead. For real this time... right? The Batwing lies in ruins, much like our hero's DAMN BONES. Joker had one shot and made it count - now he needs some of mom's spaghetti. The deed done, the clown prince takes hold of Vicki and escorts her up, up, up, to the brink of heaven. In his mind, at least. Only the very best will do to help us tackle this trickster and this time our illustrious guests have called in their own reinforcement - Adam the Creator and Darth Laric of The Dark Knight M...
Feb 23, 2018•49 min
Batman is switching to... targeting... computer. Joker's goons feel the full force of Bat might, Bat Minute Mites, as they get blown to the moon and back! The clown prince is next in line but he stands there, confident, bold as brass. Bring it, Bats! A trouser cannon is on hand to even the odds... This duel of the ages requires only the finest of backup. It must be those so versed in the Batverse that they could take these crooks on themselves. They don't need cheap parlour tricks to conceal the...
Feb 21, 2018•40 min
As the big 1-0-0 lands it's sadly not party time in Gotham as Bob... our beautiful, wonderful, masterful Bob, is no more. There's panic in the streets of Gotham as clown chaos reigns and bat-demons rule the skies. Joker and the Batman are moments away from a showdown for the ages - head-first! To manage this melange of madness requires a special form of back-up, so our dynamic duo have called in for heavy reinforcements - it's Adam the Creator and Darth Laric of The Dark Knight Minute podcast! W...
Feb 19, 2018•42 min
Batman is a thief! HE'S STEALING JOKER'S BALLOONS! Somebody stop this jackanapes! Sadly, things take a turn for the EVEN WORSE and we bid farewell to a good, dear, friend. Rest in peace, sweet child. This is officially the saddest minute in Movies by Minutes history. In movie history, period. Joining the dynamic duo as Special Guest Investigator is Dave Pallas of the 5 Minutes of Mystery podcast! Dave may usually be something of a Cassanova, but the death in this scene has left him so Furious he...
Feb 16, 2018•58 min
Falling! Tumbling! A smashing time is had by this goon, at least. The Action News Truck bites the big one! NO! OUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER! Knox goes for one hell of a ride, complete with a feathery end. Has Knox bitten the big one too?!? Joining the crew one more time to discuss this sweet, sugary, nightmarish, minute is a very special Guest Investigator - surreal comedian Zoë Tomalin ! Zoë joins us as this investigation turns into a cruise through the horrifying scenes amid Gotham's streets! Sadly...
Feb 14, 2018•49 min
Smylex ™ spews into the city streets and pandemonium ensues! It might not be the most effective locale for his mission, but this Joker sure is giving it his all! Knox leaps into action with a bit of wood! He's finally snapped folks - enough is enough! As the Batwing descends and Bruce pouts once more, we prepare for the beginning of the end... Bringing the Smylex ™ to our listeners is today's Special Guest Investigator - none other than surreal, nihilistic, comedian, assistant television produce...
Feb 12, 2018•41 min
Winged battle flies through the night and finds Bat Minute ready! Also ready for action are the Christ-like clown Joker and bemasked Bob! POISON GAS FILLS THE STREETS! GOTHAM IS DOOMED! Here to help save the day once again is the priestess of puppetry herself - it's the comedy queen Phoebe Bottoms ! Let Phoebe lead you through the forest of funny as she turns every villain in sight into her playthings. It's time for Phoebe's Playhouse and the word of the day is "JUSTICE!" The next episode follow...
Feb 09, 2018•50 min
And now, folks, it's time for "Who Do You Trust?"! Gotham's greed is on full display and Knox is just SICKENED! UTTERLY SICKENED! While the cash-obsessed crowd clamour for more, The Bat returns to action to rescue them from their vices. This time, however... he's flyin' in style! Hubba, hubba, hubba! Money, money, money! Bats is washin' those undies. Citizens! Upright and otherwise! Fear not, for our dynamic duo are joined once again by the woman of 10,000 laughs - actor, stand-up comic, writer ...
Feb 07, 2018•45 min
"Another world awaits us Another power to see Close, don't worry about nobody else From now on you'll be here with me" - Prince Rogers Nelson Minute 94 (94) is full of trustworthy characters. I mean, they're throwing cash! Nothing suspicious about that at all ... Vicki isn't so sure, however. She's going to have to take a closer look at this cake-crazy clown. Somebody we can certainly trust to help on our Great Bat Caper is this week's special guest - Upright Citizen, Henson-trained puppet maste...
Feb 05, 2018•39 min
You call this an outtake? Yes. That's precisely what it is. Jon and Niall were recently, yet again, guest hosts over at the excellent Die Hard Minute podcast! For five days in this second stint (beginning 22/01/18) they dug into the classic film Die Hard, along with a few wonderful guests. Here is a sample to whet your appetite for more. This clip had to be edited out of the final show, but they thought that it would amuse the good listeners all the same. This is a clip from the second episode i...
Feb 02, 2018•5 min
