The New Batman Adventures (TV Series)

Old Wounds (1998)

Loren Lester: Nightwing, Dick Grayson

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Quotes 

• Robin : [after Nightwing knocks out a mugger Robin was after]  I could'a handled him.

  Nightwing : Could'a, would'a, didn't.

  Robin : You sound just like Batman.

  Nightwing : I'm nothing like him.

  Robin : Yeah, right. The Mask, the attitude, the long underwear.

  Nightwing : Drop it!

  Robin : I'd love to know what happened between you two.

  Nightwing : Things change.

  Robin : No kidding. You guys used to be the greatest. Batman and Robin, the Dynamic Duo.

  Nightwing : Maybe you should ask him.

  Robin : I did. And you'll never guess what he said. "Things change."

• Batman : Where's the Joker?

  Connor : I- I don't know.

  [Batman slams Connor against the wall] 

  Connor's Son : Daddy!

  Batman : Remember now?

  [Robin watches as Connor's wife and child huddle in the corner in fear] 

  Robin (Dick Grayson) : Batman, not like this. Not in front of his family.

  Batman : The sooner he talks, the sooner we leave.

  Robin (Dick Grayson) : [Sees Connor's son starting to cry]  I'm out of here now!

• Robin (Dick Grayson) : Batgirl. I still can't believe it. How could you keep something like this from me?

  Batgirl : You weren't exactly honest with me, either.

  Robin (Dick Grayson) : But you told him.

  Batgirl : He knew.

  Batman : It wasn't my place to tell you.

  Robin (Dick Grayson) : But it was your place to put her in danger.

  Batgirl : It wasn't like that. I volunteered!

  Robin (Dick Grayson) : You think you did. You don't know him like I do. He manipulates, pulls strings, anything to get what he wants.

  Batman : I thought we had the same goals.

  Robin (Dick Grayson) : Things change. I've changed. The game's over, Batman. I quit.

  Batman : Robin, wait.

  [Batman grabs Robin's shoulder. Robin then turns around and hits Batman in the face] 

• Batman : I've got a lead on a heist tonight at GothSpace. Meet me there.

  Dick Grayson : This isn't a great time.

  Batman : I'm not making the schedule.

• [Nightwing and Robin are waiting for Connor in his office] 

  Connor : You almost gave me a heart attack. I thought you were the Batman.

  Nightwing : No.

  Connor : I ran up against him once. It was a real eye-opener. Forced me to get my life together. Now I've got this great job. Even Mr. Wayne knows me. Terrific guy. Never too busy to stop and ask how my boy's doing.

  [pause] 

  Nightwing : Mr. Wayne is a good man.

• Nightwing : I never put on that costume again.

  Robin : And you still haven't forgiven him?

  Nightwing : Why should I? He'll never change.

• Robin : Guess Batman had a change of heart. Who'd have thought he had one?

  [seeing the Bat-Signal in the sky] 

  Robin : Speak of the devil. You comin'?

  Nightwing : I guess it's about time.

• Dick Grayson : I saw Barbara's car parked out front. Where is she?

  Alfred Pennyworth : She and Master Bruce are running an errand.

  Dick Grayson : [seeing the Batmobile is gone]  What kind of errand?

• The Joker : [Batgirl takes down two of his goons]  What? You should be sidewalk stroganoff.

  Robin (Dick Grayson) : I changed the menu.

  [he punches another thug, who drops his machine gun] 

  The Joker : [picking it up]  Honestly, must I do everything myself?

• Robin (Dick Grayson) : You blew it, Joker.

  The Joker : Au contraire, Bird Boy. I'm just getting fired up.

  [as he pulls a lever, a missile fires; in the aftermath of the explosion, Batman and Robin are buried under rubble] 

  The Joker : Hmm. That was easier than usual.

  [with effort, Robin manages to free himself] 

  The Joker : Whoops! Time to fly!

• Batman : You're late.

  Robin (Dick Grayson) : Excuse me for having a life.

• Barbara Gordon : So, Mr. Grayson, tell me, now that you're out of school, what will you do? Become another one of the idle rich?

  Dick Grayson : Ha! Don't think so. I'm ready to be my own man. No more sponging off Bruce.

  Barbara Gordon : Oh, a vow of poverty?

  Dick Grayson : No. I've got a trust fund from the circus. It's an insurance settlement from when my folks died.

  [taking her hand] 

  Dick Grayson : But whatever my future holds, I hope it includes you.