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"Best Day Ever" is the thirty-third episode of Justice League Action.

Summary

The Joker springs Luthor from prison using a 'Mother Box' but only to take him on apparent holiday excursions, and the pursuing Justice League are unable to determine his real intention.

Featuring

CHARACTER	VOICED BY
Heroes
Batman	Kevin Conroy
Superman	Jason J. Lewis
Wonder Woman	Rachel Kimsey
Flash	Charlie Schlatter
Cameos by Zatanna, Cyborg, Green Arrow, Hawkman	-
Villains
Joker	Mark Hamill
Lex Luthor	James Woods

Story

The Flash is making his nightly visit to a high-security prison and runs around at super-speed checking the prisoners' cells. As he talks to one of the guards, the Joker (dressed as though he's been on vacation in Hawaii) suddenly appears out of thin air and greets Flash before disappearing again through a travel portal. Flash instructs the guard to lock down the prison. Elsewhere, Lex Luthor is in his cell - complaining innocently that he had only built a bomb of ultimate destruction and had not used it - when Joker appears and disposes of the guard. He enters the cell using a travel portal, and Luthor can see that he is holding a 'Mother Box.' Joker tells him that he has obtained it from Desaad and, as Flash appears, he vanishes taking Luthor with him.

They re-materialise knee deep in water near a beach, and Joker tells Luthor that he intends to treat him to the best day ever to allow him to get over the debâcle with his bomb, but Luthor does not trust him. Joker warns him against going ashore, and when he does, is confronted by an irate Wonder Woman - they are on Paradise Island. Joker grabs him before the superheroine does and they disappear. Later, in the Watchtower, the Justice League (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Flash) observe them remotely but only see them harmlessly enjoying themselves in a theme park. Batman, determined to discover Joker's true motives, zooms in to his 'to do' list and sees his next stop is the North Pole.

The League move to the Fortress of Solitude but only find it daubed with graffiti, as Krypto has already chased off the villainous pair. Returning to the Watchtower, they find that Joker has been there too, but this time Ace has seen him off, and Batman decides to warn other League members to be vigilant. Joker then visits a series of holiday locations where there happen to be superheroes present: Zatanna in a casino, Cyborg at a racing car circuit, and Green Arrow in an art gallery. Only at the Pyramids, where Joker uses the Mother Box to shoot at Hawkman, does he ask the now bored Luthor where he wants to go, and the latter decides to travel to his secret hideout.

There, as he tells Joker about the hidden bomb of ultimate destruction, he realises too late what the Joker's plan is. The latter, threatening him with the Mother Box, instructs him to reveal the bomb and start the countdown. Luthor now sees that the places visited have attracted many pursuing superheroes so that they will all be destroyed in the blast. Duly, all eight heroes arrive and battle begins, but they are unable to get the better of Joker and his Mother Box and begin to fall. Luthor dons his battle suit and finishes the rest. But as the countdown ticks down he changes his mind and, tricking the Joker, knocks him out and stops the bomb. He then surrenders to the recovered Batman and Superman, handing them the Mother Box.

Luthor is returned to his prison cell, thankful for some peace at last but only until he realises that the Joker is now his cellmate.

Video Excerpts

Justice_League_Action_-_Joker's_Big_Day_Out_-_DC_Kids — Justice League Action - Joker's Big Day Out - DC Kids

Justice_League_Action_-_Last_Day_Ever_-_DC_Kids — Justice League Action - Last Day Ever - DC Kids

Notes

Big Belly Burger, the fast food joint Joker stops at, is a chain of fast food restaurants made famous in the Arrow Multiverse.
Joker vandalizing the paintings in a museum is a reference from the 1989 "Batman" movie.
One of the storyboard artists, Jay Baker, has posted images and animated clips with sound from the production stage of this episode: Link 1, Link 2, Link 3, Link 4, Link 5

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+{{Infobox episode
-{{Episode|title1 = Best Day Ever|image1 = Jla episode 33.jpg|tooltip1 = Joker and Luthor are given the green light to end the Justice League.|season = 1|episode = 33
+|title=
-|original_airdate = August 26, 2017 (US)<br/>November 19, 2017 (UK)<br/>October 27, 2017 (Canada, [[Teletoon]])
+|image=Jla episode 33.jpg
-|written_by = Paul Dini|producers = Butch Lukic<br>Alan Burnett<br>Jim Krieg|directed_by = Jake Castorena|previous_episode = [[Booray for Bizarro]]|next_episode = [[The Cube Root]]|season_code = 117a}}'''"Best Day Ever"''' is the <span>thirty-third</span> episode of the first season of [[Justice League Action]]. It is the overall <span class="">thirty-third</span> episode of the series.
+|img_tooltip=Joker and Luthor get the green light to end the Justice League.
+|number=33
+|airdate=Aug. 26, 2017
+|writer=Paul Dini
+|director=Jake Castorena
+|previous=[[Booray for Bizarro]]
+|next=[[The Cube Root]]
+}}
+"'''Best Day Ever'''" is the thirty-third episode of [[About the series|Justice League Action]].
-== Synopsis ==
+==Summary==
-Joker frees Luthor with a mother box and forces him to spend the day together, hopping all over the world, with the Justice League hot on their trail trying to catch up.
+The Joker springs Luthor from prison using a 'Mother Box' but only to take him on apparent holiday excursions, and the pursuing [[Justice League]] are unable to determine his real intention.
-== Plot ==
+==Featuring==
+{| style="width: 100%; text-align: left;"
-The Flash is making his nightly visit to a high-security prison and runs around at super-speed checking the prisoners' cells. As he talks to one of the guards, the Joker (dressed as though he's been on holiday in Hawaii) suddenly appears out of thin air and greets Flash before disappearing again through a travel portal. Flash instructs the guard to lock down the prison. Elsewhere, Lex Luthor is in his cell - complaining innocently that he had only built a bomb of ultimate destruction and had not used it - when Joker appears and disposes of the guard. He enters the cell using a travel portal, and Luthor can see that he is holding a motherbox. Joker tells him that he has obtained it from [[Desaad]] (one of [[Darkseid's Elite]] from [[Apokolips]]) and, as Flash appears, he vanishes taking Luthor with him.
+! style="width: 220px;" | CHARACTER!! VOICED BY
+|-
+! Heroes
+|-
+| [[Batman]]||[[Kevin Conroy]]
+|-
+| [[Superman]]||[[Jason J. Lewis]]
+|-
+| [[Wonder Woman]]||[[Rachel Kimsey]]
+|-
+| [[Flash]]||[[Charlie Schlatter]]
+|-
+| Cameos by [[Zatanna]], [[Cyborg]], [[Green Arrow]], [[Hawkman]]||-
+|-
+! Villains
+|-
+| [[Joker]]||[[Mark Hamill]]
+|-
+| [[Lex Luthor]]||[[James Woods]]
+|}
+==Story==
-They rematerialise knee deep in water near a beach and Joker tells Luthor that he intends to treat him to the best day ever to allow him to get over his debacle with his bomb. Luthor does not believe him but cannot get a straight answer. Joker warns him against going ashore and, when he does, is confronted by an irate Wonder Woman with sword and shield - they are on [[Paradise Island]]. Joker grabs him before the superheroine can apprehend him and they disappear, travelling to a theme park with a high water slide.
+The Flash is making his nightly visit to a high-security prison and runs around at super-speed checking the prisoners' cells. As he talks to one of the guards, the Joker (dressed as though he's been on vacation in Hawaii) suddenly appears out of thin air and greets Flash before disappearing again through a travel portal. Flash instructs the guard to lock down the prison. Elsewhere, Lex Luthor is in his cell - complaining innocently that he had only built a bomb of ultimate destruction and had not used it - when Joker appears and disposes of the guard. He enters the cell using a travel portal, and Luthor can see that he is holding a 'Mother Box.' Joker tells him that he has obtained it from [[Desaad]] and, as Flash appears, he vanishes taking Luthor with him.
+They re-materialise knee deep in water near a beach, and Joker tells Luthor that he intends to treat him to the best day ever to allow him to get over the ''debâcle'' with his bomb, but Luthor does not trust him. Joker warns him against going ashore, and when he does, is confronted by an irate Wonder Woman - they are on [[Paradise Island]]. Joker grabs him before the superheroine does and they disappear. Later, in the Watchtower, the Justice League (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Flash) observe them remotely but only see them harmlessly enjoying themselves in a theme park. Batman, determined to discover Joker's true motives, zooms in to his 'to do' list and sees his next stop is the North Pole.
-In the Watchtower, the Justice League (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Flash) observe them remotely but only see them harmlessly enjoying themselves. Batman is determined to discover Joker's true motives and zooms in to his to-do list to see the next stop as the North Pole. The League move to the [[Fortress of Solitude]] but only find it daubed with grafitti, as [[Krypto|Krypto the Super Dog]] has chased off the villainous pair. Returning to the Watchtower, they find that Joker has been there too, but this time [[Ace the Bat-Hound]] has seen him off. Batman warns other League members to be vigilant, so when Joker, less the seat of his pants, visits a casino, Zatanna is there but can't detain him. At a racing car circuit, Cyborg has no better luck, and Green Arrow's arrows can't stop him at an art gallery. Only at the Pyramids, where Joker uses the motherbox to shoot at Hawkman, does he ask Luthor where he wants to go.
+The League move to the [[Fortress of Solitude]] but only find it daubed with graffiti, as [[Krypto]] has already chased off the villainous pair. Returning to the Watchtower, they find that Joker has been there too, but this time [[Ace]] has seen him off, and Batman decides to warn other League members to be vigilant. Joker then visits a series of holiday locations where there happen to be superheroes present: Zatanna in a casino, Cyborg at a racing car circuit, and Green Arrow in an art gallery. Only at the Pyramids, where Joker uses the Mother Box to shoot at Hawkman, does he ask the now bored Luthor where he wants to go, and the latter decides to travel to his secret hideout.
-The latter decides to seek refuge in his secret hideout but when there, as he tells Joker about the hidden bomb of ultimate destruction, he hears the motherbox charge up as though to shoot him and realises what the Joker's plan is. The latter instructs him to reveal the bomb and then starts the countdown. Luthor now sees that the many locations visited have attracted many superheroes in pursuit so that they will be destroyed in the blast. Duly, all the previously mentioned heroes now arrive and a battle begins and yet they are unable to get the better of Joker and his motherbox and begin to fall. Luthor dons his battle suit and takes out the rest but, as the countdown ticks down, he changes his mind. Tricking the Joker, he knocks him out and stops the bomb.
+There, as he tells Joker about the hidden bomb of ultimate destruction, he realises too late what the Joker's plan is. The latter, threatening him with the Mother Box, instructs him to reveal the bomb and start the countdown. Luthor now sees that the places visited have attracted many pursuing superheroes so that they will all be destroyed in the blast. Duly, all eight heroes arrive and battle begins, but they are unable to get the better of Joker and his Mother Box and begin to fall. Luthor dons his battle suit and finishes the rest. But as the countdown ticks down he changes his mind and, tricking the Joker, knocks him out and stops the bomb. He then surrenders to the recovered Batman and Superman, handing them the Mother Box.
-Luthor is returned to prison where he expects to get some peace and quiet but finds that he now has a cellmate: the Joker.
+Luthor is returned to his prison cell, thankful for some peace at last but only until he realises that the Joker is now his cellmate.
-== Appearing in “Best Day Ever” ==
-'''Featured Characters '''
-* [[Justice League]]
-** [[Batman]]
-** [[Superman]]
-** [[Wonder Woman]]
-** [[Flash]]
-** [[Zatanna]]
-** [[Cyborg]]
-** [[Green Arrow]]
-** [[Hawkman]]
-'''Villains '''
-* [[Joker]]
-* [[Lex Luthor]]
-== Cast ==
+==Video Excerpts==
+<div style="overflow: hidden;">
-[[Kevin Conroy]] - [[Batman]]
+[[File:Justice League Action - Joker's Big Day Out - DC Kids|thumb|330px|left]]<br />
+[[File:Justice League Action - Last Day Ever - DC Kids|thumb|330px|left]]
+</div>
+==Notes==
-[[Mark Hamill]] - [[Joker]]
+* [http://arrow.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Belly_Burger Big Belly Burger], the fast food joint Joker stops at, is a chain of fast food restaurants made famous in the Arrow Multiverse.
+* Joker vandalizing the paintings in a museum is a reference from the 1989 "Batman" movie.
+* One of the storyboard artists, Jay Baker, has posted images and animated clips with sound from the production stage of this episode: [https://jaybakerart.com/2019/02/01/justice-league-action-best-day-ever-excerpt/ Link 1,] [https://jaybakerart.com/2019/03/05/7756/ Link 2,] [https://jaybakerart.com/2019/02/01/justice-league-action-best-day-ever-excerpt-joker-cyborg-race-car-sequence/ Link 3,] [https://jaybakerart.com/2019/03/20/justice-league-action-ep-30-best-day-ever-animatic-excerpt-5-joke-bomb-finale/ Link 4,] [https://jaybakerart.com/2019/03/20/justice-league-action-ep-30-best-day-ever-excerpt-6-animatic-back-in-jail/ Link 5]
+==Gallery==
-[[Rachel Kimsey]] - [[Wonder Woman]]
-[[Jason J. Lewis]] - [[Superman]]
-[[Charlie Schlatter]] - [[Flash]]
-[[James Woods]] - [[Lex Luthor]]
-== Continuity ==
-Quotes
-"I'm obeying the rules, WW! No men's foot on the island."
-- The Joker to Wonder Woman.
-"And by best day you mean last day."Lex Luthor to The Joker.
-== Trivia ==
-=== Cultural References ===
-* [http://arrow.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Belly_Burger Big Belly Burger], the fast food joint Joker stops at, is a chain of fast food restaurants made famous in the Arrow Multiverse.
-* Joker vandalizing the paintings in a museum is a reference from the 1989 "Batman" movie.
-=== Errors ===
 [[Category:Episodes]]
-[[Category:Season 1]]