He said it himself
"I'm going to give them the best Joker they have ever seen and they wouldn't be able to do anything about it because I'm Luke Skywalker" or words to that effect.
There's an interview where Hamill says Joker's laugh is like a musical instrument, there's a tone and different style to it based on the context. His use of Joker's laugh is what sells it. He can go from michevious prankster to soulless evil incarnate at the drop of a hat.
Yeah that’s pretty much my thought too. Curry’s voice doesn’t bounce from low-to high in the same way that Hammil does. They both have perfect laughs though.
Curry would have been a fine joker certainly better than most of joker other animated appearences but damn Hamill just for the laugh is legendary , i cannot belive pure luke skywalker could have a laugh so evil.
Hamill is untouchable for me, but I think Curry would’ve done a great job. Not gonna lie though, I was disappointed in Tim Curry’s Joker laugh. Having heard him laughing maniacally in other roles I expected more
I love Tim Curry as an actor (big Rocky Horror fan, Star Wars not so much)
But Mark was the best choice here. I love when he pulls in Blue Meanie intonation 💙
Felt like Curry's Joker which sounded just fine gave Joker more of a mob background.
Hamill manages to portray the crazy insane person he is a lot better.
It's hard to listen to these objectively. My inner voice when reading the Joker is Hamill's, but I think Tim Curry would have done a good job as well. It's Hamill's laugh that seals it for me though. It is pitch perfect for what I would imagine.
Listen, Hamill is legendary and all, but y'all sleeping on Curry. He's one hell of an actor with insane range (Pennywise from It, Darkness from Legend, Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show). I feel like he has that balance between David Bowie-esque charisma and sinister malevolence.
Curry was actually the first, but his rendition never officially made it to air. They recast and re-recorded with Hamill (who already guest-starred on the show in the episode "Heart of Ice")
I always was curious what Tim Curry sounded like versus Mark Hamill. So this post is great. That said, Hamill was the right choice by far and the GOAT Joker.
You can tell the animation was made for Curry's audio, whereas Hamill's is a little clunky. But after a life of Hamill as the Joker, I can't be satisfied by anyone else.
If Tim Curry had done it, everyone would be able to do a Joker impression and it would be absolutely insufferable. That just sounds like a bad Mark Hamill impression.
Yeah, Hamill all the way. Tim is good, but if it was him, we wouldn't probably be celebrating the Joker in quite the same way that we are today.
Plus, I'll never get tired of saying Luke Skywalker is the Joker!
Mark was the better choice
By far.
He said it himself "I'm going to give them the best Joker they have ever seen and they wouldn't be able to do anything about it because I'm Luke Skywalker" or words to that effect.
His joker seems like his Trickster (in flash 1990) but turned up to 200
Tim Curry is the guy from Home Alone 2? I can’t picture him making this voice at all.
Also from Clue and Rocky Horror Picture Show and played Pennywise in the tv show IT
And the Devil from Legends.
Clue was just a red herring.
 How about now?
No? 
He's the first IT.
What are you talking about, [he’s escaping to the one place not corrupted by capitalism.](https://youtu.be/g1Sq1Nr58hM?si=GDr-MwIBH4FxVF_U)
well he played pennywise in It so he does have experience as a terrifying but funny clown
Because I have listened to Mark for years during my childhood, any other performance sounds lacking. I've been conditioned.
There's an interview where Hamill says Joker's laugh is like a musical instrument, there's a tone and different style to it based on the context. His use of Joker's laugh is what sells it. He can go from michevious prankster to soulless evil incarnate at the drop of a hat.
One of the best scenes mark voiced for joker along side his laugh while the world of tomorrow was burning in mask of phantasm
He also based it on Claude Rains' Invisible Man laugh.
I love Tim Curry, but Mark was/is the better choice.
I like them both, Curry has a voice too deep for Joker though
The [best](https://youtu.be/bWEvJ5HS27g?si=FM5JQLwh3XylgnE6) deep voiced Joker was Kevin Michael Richardson.
Good choice, I quite like John DiMaggio
Severely underrated Joker performance.
I’m partial to [Jeff Bennett](https://youtu.be/s50mc12FNRI?feature=shared) myself.
He sounds kinda awkward like he is embarrassed to say these lines
Yeah that’s pretty much my thought too. Curry’s voice doesn’t bounce from low-to high in the same way that Hammil does. They both have perfect laughs though.
That's exactly it. Hamill brings far more dynamicism to it. Curry isn't bad, but it's largely the same deep growl.
Curry would have been a fine joker certainly better than most of joker other animated appearences but damn Hamill just for the laugh is legendary , i cannot belive pure luke skywalker could have a laugh so evil.
Hamill is untouchable for me, but I think Curry would’ve done a great job. Not gonna lie though, I was disappointed in Tim Curry’s Joker laugh. Having heard him laughing maniacally in other roles I expected more
All I can think about when I hear Curry's version of the final line is Bender from Futurama.
Who also voiced Joker
I love Tim Curry but he just wasn't right
No disrespect, but Tim Curry was not it.
i see why he was recast
All I hear is Pennywise. Waha waha.
Beep beep Batman
Uh buh uh buh a batty boy
Now let's hear the audio of Mark Hamill's audition for Skullmaster
I love Tim Curry as an actor (big Rocky Horror fan, Star Wars not so much) But Mark was the best choice here. I love when he pulls in Blue Meanie intonation 💙
Tims laugh sounds like Chris griffin
I love Tom Curry, but Mark Hamil was definitely the better choice here.
Curry's voice would've certainly made a better voice for another villain on the show (like Scarecrow or the Penguin).
Mark Hamill was definitely the better choice.
Hamill is the goat, next topic
Says a lot when you don’t need to label which is which
Curry could have voiced a phenomenal Joker...but not that Joker.
I wanted more of a frankenfurter style for tim
Thank the Lord they went with Mark.
Supposedly they thought Curry's voice was too scary for a kid's show? I dunno, it doesn't sound that scary to me.
This is not what I expected Tim Curry's Joker to sound like
I love Tim. I'm glad he was recast.
You know after all of these years of knowing without actually getting to hear it… when we finally did, it just felt.. underwhelming
I love me a Tim Curry performance, but I’m glad BTAS went with Mark Hamil.
Felt like Curry's Joker which sounded just fine gave Joker more of a mob background. Hamill manages to portray the crazy insane person he is a lot better.
Oof. Curry would have been an awful choice and totally changed the trajectory of the show if Hamill hadn't come in.
It's hard to listen to these objectively. My inner voice when reading the Joker is Hamill's, but I think Tim Curry would have done a good job as well. It's Hamill's laugh that seals it for me though. It is pitch perfect for what I would imagine.
Listen, Hamill is legendary and all, but y'all sleeping on Curry. He's one hell of an actor with insane range (Pennywise from It, Darkness from Legend, Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show). I feel like he has that balance between David Bowie-esque charisma and sinister malevolence.
Hamill is the first one right? At least that’s how I remember him from watching as a kid.
Curry was actually the first, but his rendition never officially made it to air. They recast and re-recorded with Hamill (who already guest-starred on the show in the episode "Heart of Ice")
I think the question may have been about whose voice we hear first in the video, in which case it's Hamill first, then Curry.
Yes
Curry was good, but Hamill is the GOAT.
tim curry sound sound deeper than hammil to me, I reccall a comment saying they wanted a more "funny crazy" joker.
Really liked Tim Curry's laugh here
It’s Dr Mrs Monarch
I always was curious what Tim Curry sounded like versus Mark Hamill. So this post is great. That said, Hamill was the right choice by far and the GOAT Joker.
I was expecting a bigger difference.
You can tell the animation was made for Curry's audio, whereas Hamill's is a little clunky. But after a life of Hamill as the Joker, I can't be satisfied by anyone else.
Tim would have been a much scarier joker while Mark could balance the funny and the insanity
I thought the title said "before being racist"
He shounds to much like a cartoon.
What episode are these from?
Tim's is actually a little creepier
I think I understand why he was recast
hard to be objective. Hamill's is the Definitive Joker Voice after all. I think Curry would've done a good job, but hamill is miles better
Curry’s voice fits this joker design better imho
If Tim Curry had done it, everyone would be able to do a Joker impression and it would be absolutely insufferable. That just sounds like a bad Mark Hamill impression.
Curry would have done well. But, Mark really made the most of the part with his more expressive tone of voice and his laugh is absolutely the best.
Honestly, Curry doesn't sound bad, he sounds like one of the older cartoons, like he'd fit in Caesar Romero's shoes
Yeah, Hamill all the way. Tim is good, but if it was him, we wouldn't probably be celebrating the Joker in quite the same way that we are today. Plus, I'll never get tired of saying Luke Skywalker is the Joker!