Batman caught up with Tetch shortly after he had mind-controlled Billy into breaking off the engagement over the phone and run to Alice's rescue to comfort her again. Tetch went over the edge a day later, when he discovered that after he escorted Alice home she was greeted by her ex-boyfriend, Billy, who was waiting with an engagement ring and a proposal. Related: Batman Shows Why He's The World's Greatest Detective Ironically, it was this last act which got Batman's attention, as he had to save the two muggers from jumping off of Gotham Bridge, after Tetch dismissively told them to " go jump in the river." Cates that her boyfriend had dumped her after she had asked him where their relationship was going, Jervis surprised Alice with an invitation to dinner, dancing and an after-hours visit to a storybook theme-park. Tetch used his technology to mind control the restaurant staff and park security, and even to fend off two muggers. Tetch wanted more than friendship, however, but he never made a move because he knew Alice had a boyfriend and believed that even if she were single she would never be interested in someone like him. When he overheard her crying to Dr. Cates' assistant, Alice, who was the only person to show Jervis any kindness. The one bright spot in Tetch's work life was Dr. The Mad Hatter's most infamous gimmick, the ability to control the minds of others, wasn't introduced until several decades after his first appearance in the comics. The Mad Hatter is no exception to this, yet he is one of the few villains whose variations as time went by were so extreme they resulted in the creation of another character. It's fairly commonplace for portrayals of Batman's rogues gallery to vary wildly from medium to medium, and most Batman's best villains have evolved over time.
While the Mad Hatter in the Batman franchise is an obvious reference to Lewis Carroll's iconic character, the villain has changed overtime, as many comic characters do. Batman TAS changed the character's origin story from the comics - and improved it. Yet, this aspect of the popular cartoon wasn't retroactively introduced into the comics, when so many other elements were. Batman: The Animated Series presented what many consider to be the definitive version of Jervis Tetch, the scientist turned super-criminal known as the Mad Hatter.
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