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    To love a character like Batman, one must over look his greatest irony. The fact that Batman is a criminal. No matter how you rationalize this fact it is undeniable. With the animated series this had to be addressed. The character used to argue this fact is Harvey Bullock.
    Harvey Bullock is a out of shape, dimwitted, and rude detective. He is constantly questioning the Batman. He argues that Batman should not be involved in police affairs. He also has questionable morals and tends to be portrayed in a negative way.
    Harvey is portrayed this way very purposely. Batman being a vigilantly, makes him not only in opposition to the law, but in conflict with what many in the audiences hold as views. In order to bridge this view they poke fun at the view point. The audience will more likely accept Batman in Harvey is his argument.
    The Ideological critic is that the show is trying to send off the message that Batman is a hero. Heroes always do the right thing. Therefore, we should trust Batman because as a hero he will always do whats right.
    This can be a tough sell to many people. The show in order to be successful also had to make Batman a good guy. In connection with his comic roots he does not kill.
    By not killing Batman does break a moral code. He becomes a good guy to the audience. By doing this Batman stops being a criminal in many eyes and becomes a hero.The show creators use morality to help the audience. As the audience becomes more comfortable with the idea of Batman and what he stands for.
    Whether or not the creators agree with vigilantly justice, they had to make Batman likable to the audience. As a ideological critique, the creators had to influence the view point of the audience to accept ideas that were different from their own views. 
    It can be very difficult to change this views. In order to do so they used as listed the character of Harvey Bullock, as well as make the audience comfortable with his morals. By doing so, people accepted a criminal into their living rooms ,and to be loved by them and their children.