This is general information about production inconsistences, mistakes and external references related to the episode It's Never Too Late from season one of Batman: The Animated Series.
There is some similarity between this episode and the stories of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and the film "It's a Wonderful Life", with Batman acting as an "angel" showing a man familiar places, and jogging memories of his past life in an effort to change his mind. It also seems to draw from Angels With Dirty Faces, about a gangster and a priest who were best friends in childhood found themselves on opposite sides.
Inconsistencies[]
In the news report, Commissioner is misspelled "commisioner".
Rupert Thorne's eyebrows are black, but toward the end of this episode there is a closeup of his face and his eyebrows are as white as his hair.