List of Batman: The Animated Series episodes
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Season 1 (Sept 1992-Aug 1993)
Title Card | Title | No. | Director | Writer | Airdate |
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On Leather Wings | 001 | Kevin Altieri | Mitch Brian | September 6th, 1992 | |
When a terrifying bat creature terrorizes Gotham City, the authorities conclude it must be Batman and put out an all-points bulletin on the Dark Knight. Batman's investigation leads him to the laboratory of Kirk Langstrom, who has been experimenting with a formula that turns him into the ManBat creature. Not only does Batman have to capture Man-Bat in order to save Langstrom, but also to set the police straight and clear his name. | |||||
File:Christmas with the Joker.jpg | Christmas With the Joker | 002 | Kent Butterworth | Eddie Gorodetsky | November 13th, 1992 |
The Joker takes over Gotham's airwaves and terrorizes the city during Christmas. Holding Commissioner Gordon, Detective Bullock, and Summer Gleason hostage, he challenges Batman to find him before midnight, or else the hostages will have a very un-merry Christmas. | |||||
File:Nothing to Fear.jpg | Nothing to Fear | 003 | Boyd Kirkland | Henry T. Gilroy & Sean Catherine Derek | September 15th, 1992 |
The Scarecrow, is spreading fear gas and wreaking havoc on Gotham State University. Under the influence of a treacherous fear gas, Batman must fight this wily strawman and his worst fear at the same time. | |||||
File:The Last Laught.jpg | The Last Laugh | 004 | Kevin Altieri | Carl Swenson | September 22nd, 1992 |
The Joker employs a lethal mind altering laughing gas to transform the citizens of Gotham into total fools. If Batman doesn't stop the Clown Prince of crime, everyone will soon go totally mad, including his friend and butler, Alfred. | |||||
File:Pretty Poison.jpg | Pretty Poison | 005 | Kevin Altieri | Carl Swenson | September 14th, 1992 |
Harvey Dent becomes romantically involved with a mystery woman named Pamela Isley. When Dent is poisoned after a dinner date, Batman investigates and winds up fighting for the life of his best friend, as well as his own. | |||||
File:The Underdwellers.jpg | The Underdwellers | 006 | Tom Ruegger | Jules Dennis & Richard Mueller | October 21, 1992 |
Batman encounters mysterious 'wee green people,' who have been committing petty crimes. He saves one and soon learns that the boy belongs to a gang of forgotten runaways who live deep within the Gotham sewer system. Their leader, the crazed Sewer King, forces the children to steal food and supplies for him. | |||||
P.O.V. | 007 | Kevin Altieri | Mitch Brian (Teleplay by Sean Catherine Derek & Lauren Bright) | September 18, 1992 | |
When Bullock botches a sting operation, he, Montoya and rookie Wilkes are questioned by Internal Affairs. Bullock's face saving story is so at odds with the other testimonies that the I.A. believes no one and suspends them all. Eager to clear her name, Montoya follows up on some clues which lead her to the location of the gangsters they were after during the sting. | |||||
File:The Forgoten.jpg | The Forgotten | 008 | Boyd Kirkland | Jules Dennis, Richard Mueller & Sean Catherine Derek | October 8, 1992 |
When indigent men start disappearing from the bowery, Bruce goes undercover as lowlife Gaff Morgan to investigate. He soon ends up as an amnesia victim forced to work with other kidnapped men in a treacherous and remote mining camp. | |||||
File:Be a Clown.jpg | Be a Clown | 009 | Frank Paur | Ted Pedersen & Steve Hayes | September 16, 1992 |
Mayor Hill's son feels overlooked and unloved at his own birthday party that is more a political media event than a real celebration. Meanwhile, the Joker infiltrates the party dressed as a clown in order to plant a bomb. The Mayor's son, a budding magician, becomes so enamored of the clown's tricks that he steals away in the clown's truck when the Joker leaves. When Batman tracks down the Joker to a closed amusement park, the wily villain plays on the kid's naiveté and uses him to trap the Batman. | |||||
File:TwofaceTC.jpg | Two-Face | ||||
Two-Face: Part I | 010 | Kevin Altieri | Alan Burnett (Teleplay by Randy Rogel) |
September 25, 1992 | |
Two-Face: Part II | 017 | Kevin Altieri | Randy Rogel | September 28, 1992 | |
District Attorney Harvey Dent is hiding a deep dark secret. He has a second personality, that of Big Bad Harv, a hard nosed gangster. When Rupert Thorne learns of Dent's sickness, he tries to blackmail him. Unfortunately, Dent's "bad" side comes to the fore. He attacks Thorne, leading to an explosion which allows Dent's second personality to become dominant and begin a criminal campaign against his hated rival, who puts out a two-million dollar contract an him. | |||||
File:It's Never Too Late.jpg | It's Never Too Late | 011 | Boyd Kirkland | Tom Ruegger | September 10, 1992 |
An aging mob boss, Arnold Stromwell, is about to be rubbed out by a rival boss, Rupert Thorne. Batman saves Stromwell from Thorne's men and must keep the crime boss one step ahead of his enemies. | |||||
File:I've Got Batman In my Basement.jpg | I've Got Batman In My Basement | 012 | Frank Paur | Sam Graham & Chris Hubbell | September 30, 1992 |
While attempting to regain a stolen Faberge Egg from the Penguin, Batman is sprayed with nerve gas by the fowl fellow. Now unconscious, Batman is rescued by a 12-year-old aspiring detective who hides him in his basement. It's up to the precocious kid to figure out how to revive the comatose crime fighter before the Penguin finds him. | |||||
File:The Cat and the Claw.jpg | The Cat and the Claw | ||||
The Cat and the Claw: Part I | 013 | Frank Paur | Sam Graham & Chris Hubbell | September 5, 1992 | |
The Cat and the Claw: Part II | 016 | Kevin Altieri | Sean Derek & Lauren Bright (Teleplay by Jules Dennis & Richard Mueller) |
September 6, 1992 | |
Selina/Catwoman, a new person in both Batman and Bruce Wayne's love life, learns that a land she wants has been snatched up by a suspicious cartel and discovers evidence of a military facility inside a mountain on the land in question. As it turns out, the cartel is fronting for an international terrorist group headed by the Red Claw, a mysterious terrorist planning to steal a virulent strain of plague which they use to hold the city for ransom. | |||||
Heart of Ice | 014 | Dick Sebast | Sean Derek & Lauren Bright (Teleplay by Jules Dennis & Richard Mueller) | September 12, 1992 | |
Mr. Freeze, thirsting for revenge against the sleazy CEO who destroyed his life, begins to steal various equipment from GothCorp. Batman's sympathy is with Freeze, but first he has to stop him from using the equipment to destroy a building filled with innocent people in order to carry out his vendetta. | |||||
File:See no Evil.jpg | See No Evil | 015 | Dan Riba | Martin Pasko | February 24, 1993 |
Somewhere in a middle-class suburb of Gotham, little Kimberly Ventrix is regularly visited by her imaginary playmate, "Mojo." However, the mysterious, unseen Mojo seems awfully tangible -- and vocal -- for an "imaginary" friend. At about the same time, a fortune in valuables disappears as if by magic. Batman investigates, and finds himself battling an invisible man! | |||||
File:Beware of the Gray Ghost.jpg | Beware The Gray Ghost | 018 | Boyd Kirkland | D. O'Flaherty & T. Ruegger | November 4th, 1992 |
Batman realizes that a pattern of recent bombings in Gotham is based on an episode of an old television series featuring his favorite boyhood hero, the "Gray Ghost." Seeking information, Batman visits the actor who played the TV hero, who later becomes a suspect. | |||||
File:Prophecy of Doom.jpg | Prophecy of Doom | 019 | Frank Paur | Dennis Marks | October 6th, 1992 |
Bruce Wayne becomes concerned when some of his richest friends are seduced into a new age Brotherhood scam by Nostromos, a fraudulent psychic. Bruce joins the Brotherhood in an attempt to debunk Nostromos' claims. Nostromos, predicting the fall of civilization, urges his acolytes to transfer their bank funds to the Brotherhood's coffers. | |||||
File:Feat of Clay.jpg | Feat of Clay | ||||
Feat of Clay: Part I | 020 | Dick Sebast | Marv Wolfman & Michael Reaves | September 9th, 1992 | |
Feat of Clay: Part II | 021 | Kevin Altieri | Marv Wolfman & Michael Reaves | September 9th, 1992 | |
Matt Hagen, a popular actor, is addicted to a strange chemical formula developed by Roland Daggett's labs. This chemical gives him the ability to alter his facial features without makeup, keeping his looks so that his public doesn't know he was horribly disfigured in an accident years ago. But in return for the stuff, Daggett has him play 'roles' that aren't entirely legal. Hagen decides he wants more, and in the resulting conflict, he is doused in the formula, becoming the deadly shape-shifter, Clayface. | |||||
File:Joker's Favor.jpg | Joker's Favor | 022 | Boyd Kirkland | Paul Dini | September 11th, 1992 |
Charlie Collins, a nondescript accountant, accidentally runs afoul of the Joker. Pleading for his life, the run-of-the-mill every man promises the Joker anything, if he will only let him go. Joker makes Charlie promise to do him a favor. The favor: Charlie must distract the Batman while the Joker infiltrates a testimonial dinner for Commissioner Gordon to plant a bomb. | |||||
Vendetta | 023 | Frank Paur | Michael Reaves | October 5th, 1992 | |
Detective Harvey Bullock is framed for suspected murder and goes to jail. Batman, though he has no great love for Bullock, thinks he's innocent. His investigation reveals that the real criminal is Killer Croc, a mutant hit man who wants revenge on Bullock because Bullock sent him to jail years ago. | |||||
File:Fear of Victory.jpg | Fear of Victory | 024 | Dick Sebast | Samuel Warren Joseph | September 29th, 1992 |
The Scarecrow has come up with a fear chemical that is triggered by the release of adrenaline. He uses the chemical on Gotham's greatest athletes, then bets against them to rake in the winnings. Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Robin, learns about this scheme, but while trying to help Batman track down the Scarecrow, Robin is infected by the chemical and becomes stricken senseless with fear. | |||||
File:The Clock King.jpg | The Clock King | 025 | Kevin Altieri | Kevin Altieri | September 21st, 1992 |
Strange things begin happening in Gotham, all having to do with time - synchronized traffic lights go awry, subway trains collide, etc. These disasters are a result of Temple Fugate, The Clock King, who is attempting to discredit Mayor Hill. He finally kidnaps Hill and ties him to the minute hand of the Gotham Clock Tower. Unless Batman can rescue him, when the clock strikes 3:15, Hill will be crushed. | |||||
File:Appointment In Crime Alley.jpg | Appointment in Crime Alley | 026 | Boyd Kirkland | Gerry Conway | September 17th, 1992 |
Every year at the same time, Batman makes a pilgrimage to meet Dr. Leslie Thompkins. But this time a series of dangerous distractions keeps the Batman occupied, causing him to miss his appointment. Next to that, Daggett has hired arsonists to make sure that the part of Crime Alley goes up in flames to make way for his new condo development. | |||||
File:Mad as a Hatter.jpg | Mad as a Hatter | 027 | Paul Dini | Paul Dini | October 12th, 1992 |
The Mad Hatter develops a form of mind control which he implements by placing devices in people's hats. He uses this to impress Alice, a woman he's smitten with, turning all of Gotham into a wonderland to please her every whim. When he learns she's in love with another, the jealous Hatter decides to use his mind control power to do away with her beau. | |||||
File:Dreams In Darkness.jpg | Dreams In Darkness | 028 | Dick Sebast | Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens | November 3rd, 1992 |
When Batman attempts to thwart the Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply with a chemical that induces non-stop nightmares and hallucinations, the Dark Knight is infected with the concoction. Unable to tell reality from fantasy, he is committed to Arkham Asylum. He must find a way to escape and stop the Scarecrow from plunging the people of Gotham into a nightmare without end. | |||||
File:Eternal Youth.jpg | Eternal Youth | 029 | Kevin Altieri | Beth Bornstein | September 29th, 1992 |
A health spa which advertises a 'back to nature' rejuvenating potion lures Alfred and his friend, Maggie Paige, there. It is in fact being run by Poison Ivy, who is using a new form of chlorophyll to turn people into trees. | |||||
File:Perchance to Dream.jpg | Perchance To Dream | 030 | Joe R. Lansdale | Laren Bright, Michael Reaves | October 19th, 1992 |
Bruce Wayne wakes up to find his dearest wish has come true: his parents are not dead, and he is not and has never been Batman. Not only that, but he's engaged to Selina Kyle. At first he's ecstatic, but a number of clues force him to the conclusion that somehow this is all an elaborate charade. His quest to find the truth eventually pits Bruce against Batman in a surreal battle atop a church tower. | |||||
File:The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy.jpg | The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy | 031 | Frank Paur | Elliot S. Maggin | October 14th, 1992 |
Batman investigates a theft of bearer bonds intended for the starving people of Byelocroatia. One suspect is Baron Waclow Jozek, a European nobleman. He confronts Jozek, who tells him that Josiah Wormwood, the 'deathtrap specialist', is responsible for theft. Jozek contacts Wormwood and sets him a task; to use his talents to get Batman's cape and cowl. | |||||
File:Robin's Reckoning.jpg | Robin's Reckoning | ||||
Robin's Reckoning: Part I | 032 | Dick Sebast | Randy Rogel | February 7th, 1993 | |
Robin's Reckoning: Part II | 037 | Dick Sebast | Randy Rogel | February 14th, 1993 | |
When Batman and Robin bust up an extortion, Batman learns the name of the gang leader. To Robin's surprise, he refuses to let Robin continue the investigating with him, preferring to work alone instead. When Robin discovers the truth, he finds that the case is connected with Tony Zucco, a gangster who was responsible for the death of Robin's parents. Robin heads off in hot pursuit of Tony Zucco, despite Batman's forbidding him to do it. | |||||
File:The Laughing Fish.jpg | The Laughing Fish | 033 | Bruce W. Timm | Paul Dini (Based on a Steve Englehart story) | January 10th, 1993 |
The Joker has developed a chemical which induces "Joker" smiles on fish. He makes a visit to the Gotham copyright offices, demanding a copyright for his Joker fish. When the frightened bureaucrats tell him that such a copyright is impossible, he threatens to kill them one by one until he gets what he wants. | |||||
File:Night of the Ninja.jpg | Night of the Ninja | 034 | Kevin Altieri | Steve Perry | October 26th, 1992 |
Wayne Enterprises' various companies are robbed by a mysterious figure known as the Ninja. Batman and Robin discover that the Ninja is actually Kyodai Ken, the only man who could beat Bruce Wayne when they studied martial arts together as boys in Japan. Bruce exposed Kyodai's attempt to rob the dojo, which got Kyodai expelled and now Kyodai is back for revenge. | |||||
File:The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne.jpg | The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne | 036 | Frank Paur | David Wise (Based on a Steve Englehart story) | October 29th, 1992 |
When Judge Vargas, a friend of Bruce Wayne's, is blackmailed by Dr. Hugo Strange, Bruce journeys to Strange's health resort in Yucca Springs to investigate. Strange has invented a machine that can see people's thoughts, and he uses this on Bruce to discover that Bruce is Batman. He then attempts to auction Batman's secret identity to the Joker, Two-Face and the Penguin. | |||||
File:Heart of Steel.jpg | Heart Of Steel | ||||
Heart Of Steel: Part One | 038 | Kevin Altieri | Brynne Stephens | November 16th, 1992 | |
Heart Of Steel: Part Two | 044 | Kevin Altieri | Brynne Stephens | November 17th, 1992 | |
High-tech secrets are stolen from Wayne Enterprises by a robot and Barbara Gordon suspects that her father is not himself. Both instances lead to a plan by HARDAC, an Artificial Intelligence computer created by Karl Rossum, to supplant humanity with machines. Batman soon investigates, only to put his identity and life on the line. | |||||
File:If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't you Rich.jpg | If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? | 039 | Eric Radomski | David Wise | November 18th, 1992 |
When Edward Nygma, the creator of the computer game, "Riddle of the Minotaur," demands his share of profits he is fired. Nygma vows revenge, and years later when his former boss is selling his company Nygma makes his move, in a new guise, that of the Riddler! | |||||
File:Joker's Wild.jpg | Joker's Wild | 040 | |||
An enraged Joker breaks out of Arkham Asylum when he learns billionaire developer Cameron Kaiser has built a gambling casino exploiting the evil clown's likeness. | |||||
File:Tyger Tyger.jpg | Tyger, Tyger | 041 | Boyd Kirkland | Paul Dini | November 19th, 1992 |
Selina Kyle is kidnapped by genetic engineer Dr. Emile Dorian and becomes his latest experiment to provide his man-cat hybrid named Tygrus with a mate. Batman learns of this and comes to the island to rescue Selina. He is captured and forced into a deadly game of cat-and-flying mouse as Tygrus hunts Batman through the island's jungles. | |||||
File:Moon of the Wolf.jpg | Moon of the Wolf | 042 | Dick Sebast | Len Wein | November 12th, 1992 |
Batman investigates the appearance of a wolf creature in Gotham, not realizing that the monster happens to be one of Bruce Wayne's associates - Anthony Romulus, ex-Olympic champion and media spokesman. | |||||
File:Day of the Samurai.jpg | Day Of The Samurai | 043 | Bruce W. Timm | Steve Perry | February 23rd, 1993 |
Kyodai Ken kidnaps the daughter of Yoru Sensei, the martial arts instructor who taught both Kyodai and Bruce. The Ninja's ransom for her is a scroll that teaches the location of the fabled Death Touch. | |||||
File:Terror in the Sky.jpg | Terror in the Sky | 045 | Boyd Kirkland | Steve Perry, Mark Saraceni | November 9th, 1992 |
When a man-sized bat ransacks Gotham harbor, Batman suspects that Dr. Kirk Langstrom is up to his old tricks, taking the Man-Bat formula again. Batman isn't the only one. Kirk's wife, Francine, is so distrustful of her husband that she decides to leave him. After further investigation, Batman discovers that the Man-Bat is no longer Kirk, but someone else. | |||||
File:Almost Got Him.jpg | Almost Got 'Im | 046 | Eric Radomski | Paul Dini | November 11th, 1992 |
While hiding out from the police, The Joker, The Penguin, Two-Face, Poison Ivy and Killer Croc gather at the criminals-only Stacked Deck Club to play cards and swap stories about their mutual nemesis. | |||||
Birds of a Feather | 047 | Frank Paur | Chuck Menville | February 8th, 1993 | |
Veronica Vreeland is looking for a way to create a splash with her next party and arrives at the idea of having a criminal in attendance -- especially if there's one whose manners would create a stir. Penguin fits the bill perfectly. In the process of convincing the Penguin to come to her party, Veronica finds she likes the corpulent little guy. For his part, the Penguin begins to fall in love with her. | |||||
File:What is Reality.jpg | What Is Reality? | 048 | Dick Sebast | Marty Isenberg, Rober N. Skir | November 24th, 1992 |
Seeking to prove once and for all that his is the superior mind, the Riddler lures Batman into a riddle-solving contest inside a computer game of virtual reality. In the course of solving the riddles and escaping the Riddler's traps, Batman learns that he is able to manipulate the virtual reality landscape much like the Riddler does. | |||||
File:I Am the Night.jpg | I Am the Night | 049 | Boyd Kirkland | Michael Reaves | November 10th, 1992 |
On the anniversary of the death of Bruce's parents, Batman accompanies Leslie Thompkins to Crime Alley to place roses on the spot where they were gunned down. Meanwhile, Commissioner Gordon is on stakeout to arrest the Jazzman. Batman had promised to be there, but arrives late to find a gun battle going on. He helps defeat the gangsters and arrest the Jazzman, but at a high cost -- Gordon is severely wounded. | |||||
File:Of Balance.jpg | Off Balance | 050 | Kevin Altieri | Len Wein | November 21st, 1992 |
While following Count Vertigo's trail, Batman encounters a Lady In Black and learns that she is Talia, daughter of the head of the Society of Shadows who was sent by her father to prevent the capture of a sonic drill that the Count stole. But after his identity is mistakenly revealed to Talia, Batman remains off-balance as to where her true loyalties lie. | |||||
File:The Man who Killed Batman.jpg | The Man Who Killed Batman | 051 | Bruce W. Timm | Paul Dini | February 1st, 1993 |
While third-rate mob stumble-bum Sidney DeBris was acting as look-out for drug-runners, Batman surprised him on a warehouse roof. The two struggled, and Sid's bumbling caused Batman to pitch off the roof and into a shed of explosive gas. After the ensuing fire, the only thing found was Batman's cape and cowl. It seemed Sidney had done the impossible and become the man who killed Batman. | |||||
File:Mudslide.jpg | Mudslide | 052 | Eric Radomski | Alan Burnett | September 15th, 1993 |
Clayface is falling apart -- literally. His clay like body is virtually disintegrating. Fortunately, a woman scientist he knew from his movie star days is working on a remedy. However, Hagen is forced to steal money to pay for the expensive components of the remedy. | |||||
File:Paging the Crime Doctor.jpg | Paging The Crime Doctor | 053 | Frank Paur | Mike W. Barr, Laren Bright | September 17th, 1993 |
Dr. Matthew Thorne, forced into losing his medical license and becoming the crime doctor by his younger brother, crime boss Rupert Thorne, must perform delicate surgery on Rupert. He can't do it alone, and kidnaps Dr. Leslie Thompkins to assist. Batman discovers Leslie's disappearance, and rushes to track her down. | |||||
File:ZatannaTC.jpg | Zatanna | 054 | Dick Sebast, Dan Riba | Paul Dini | February 2nd, 1993 |
When the glamorous magician Zatanna is framed for a robbery during her act, Batman swings to her defense. Zatanna is grateful though a little puzzled by the Dark Knight's commitment to prove her innocence, but the two heroes unite and use the skills her father, Zatara, taught them to expose and combat an evil illusionist. | |||||
File:The Mechanic.jpg | The Mechanic | 055 | Kevin Altieri | Steve Perry, Laren Bright | January 24th, 1993 |
Thanks to a freak accident during a high-speed chase, the Batmobile is virtually demolished. After Batman takes the car to his personal mechanic, Earl Cooper, the Penguin makes his move and tampers with the Batmobile, putting it under his control. | |||||
File:Harley & Ivy.jpg | Harley and Ivy | 056 | Boyd Kirkland | Paul Dini | January 18th, 1993 |
After being booted out of the Joker's service, Harley Quinn forms a partnership with Poison Ivy. The Joker has a fit when he hears of their "Thelma and Louise"-style crime spree, and sets out to get Harley (and more important, the loot she stole) back. | |||||
File:Shadow of the Bat.jpg | Shadow of the Bat | ||||
Shadow of the Bat: Part I | 057 | B. Kirkland | D. O'Flaherty & T. Ruegger | September 13th, 1993 | |
Shadow of the Bat: Part II | 061 | Frank Paur | Brynne Stephens | September 14th, 1993 | |
When Gordon is framed for taking bribes from Rupert Thorne, his daughter Barbara pleads with Batman to show up at a rally being put on in the commissioner's behalf. But when Batman disappears after finding the person behind the frame-up, Barbara takes the law into her own hands as Batgirl. | |||||
File:Blind as a Bat.jpg | Blind as a Bat | 058 | Dan Riba | Mike Underwood, Len Wein | February 22nd, 1993 |
The Penguin has pulled off a plot to hijack an armored helicopter and, in the course of The Penguin's raid, Bruce Wayne is temporarily blinded. Dr. Leslie Thompkins gives Bruce strict instructions to keep his eyes bandaged for forty-eight hours or risk losing his sight permanently. But when The Penguin starts using the chopper's weaponry to terrorize Gotham, it's up to the Batman to stop him -- sight or no sight. | |||||
File:The Demons Quest.jpg | The Demon's Quest | ||||
The Demon's Quest: Part I | 059 | Kevin Altieri | Dennis O'Neil | May 3rd, 1993 | |
The Demon's Quest: Part II | 063 | Kevin Altieri | Dennis O'Neil & Len Wein | May 4th, 1993 | |
When Robin is mysteriously abducted from his college campus, the Batman begins a fruitless search ... until he is astounded by the sudden appearance in the Batcave of Ra's Al Ghul. Ra's quickly reveals that his daughter, Talia, has been abducted under circumstances similar to Robin's, suggesting that the same persons are responsible. In the second part, Batman learns that Ra's is a fanatic with a plan to destroy all the life that exists to repopulate the Earth. | |||||
File:His Silicon Soul.jpg | His Silicon Soul | 060 | Boyd Kirkland | Marty Isenberg, Robert N. Skir | November 20th, 1992 |
When a Batman impersonator appears in Gotham City, the real Batman deduces that Karl Rossum is somehow involved and confronts the inventor. The other Batman, a duplicate, then shows up and a battle between the two takes place. After the duplicate Batman escapes, it begins its campaign to recreate HARDAC's goals of a robotic society. | |||||
File:Fire From Olimpus.jpg | Fire From Olympus | 062 | Dan Riba | Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens | May 24th, 1993 |
Believing himself to be the reincarnation of the Greek God Zeus, mad shipping magnate Maxie Zeus hijacks an experimental electron cannon. Mounting the weapon atop his penthouse, Maxie plans to rain 'lightning bolts' down on the wicked mortals' of Gotham City. | |||||
File:Read my Lips.jpg | Read My Lips | 064 | Boyd Kirkland | Alan Burnett & Michael Reaves | May 10th, 1993 |
Gotham Police are baffled by a series of crimes executed with clockwork-like precision. Batman investigates and discovers that the crimes. are planned by a mob boss known as Scarface. He traces Scarface to his lair -- a deserted mannequin warehouse -- and discovers, to his astonishment, that the crime czar is a wooden dummy, manipulated by a mild-mannered man called the Ventriloquist. | |||||
File:The Worry Men.jpg | The Worry Men | 065 | Frank Paur | Paul Dini | September 16th, 1993 |
Wealthy socialite Veronica Vreeland returns from Central America bringing tiny handmade dolls for all her friends. According to native legend, once placed under a pillow the dolls do the sleeper's worrying for them. Unknown to Veronica or her guests, each of the dolls contains a tiny microchip which plants hypnotic suggestions inside the sleepers' brains, even Bruce's. |
Season 2 (1993-1995)
Title Card | Title | No. | Director | Writer | Airdate |
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File:SideshowTC.jpg | Sideshow | 066 | Boyd Kirkland | Michael Reaves | May 3rd, 1994 |
En route to an upstate prison, Killer Croc escapes and leads Batman on a dangerous chase through the wilderness. After throwing Batman temporarily off his trail, the reptile-man takes refuge with a group of retired circus freaks, and convinces them to help him. When Batman arrives, Croc and the freaks band together to capture him. | |||||
File:A Bullet for Bullock.jpg | A Bullet for Bullock | 067 | Frank Paur | Michael Reaves | September 14th, 1995 |
Someone has put a hit out on Gotham's toughest cop, Harvey Bullock. After surviving several near misses, Bullock realizes he has no choice but to ask his arch-rival Batman to help him discover who is behind the murder attempts. During their investigation Bullock learns that his gruff and mean-spirited manner has created enemies in the unlikeliest of people. | |||||
Trial | 068 | Dan Riba | Paul Dini, Bruce W. Timm | May 16th, 1994 | |
Gotham's deadliest criminals, The Joker, Two-Face, Mad Hatter, Ventriloquist, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, kidnap Batman and put him on trial in Arkham Asylum. The Dark Knight's only hope rests with District Attorney Janet Van Dorn who, despite her anti-Batman stance, is forced into defending the Caped Crusader's life as well as her own. | |||||
File:AvatarTP.jpg | Avatar | 069 | Kevin Altieri | Michael Reaves | May 9th, 1994 |
A mystic Egyptian scroll donated to the Gotham museum by Bruce Wayne is stolen by Ra's Al Ghul, and Batman and Talia must join forces to prevent the power-mad Ra's from unlocking the scroll's secrets of life and death. Their quest takes them to a hidden temple deep beneath the Egyptian desert. There the Dark Knight is forced into a terrifying battle with an ancient Egyptian sorceress who seeks to destroy them all. | |||||
House and Garden | 070 | Boyd Kirkland | Paul Dini | May 2nd, 1994 | |
Not only has Poison Ivy been released from Arkham Asylum, she's also married her doctor and settled down to help him raise his two sons. Still, wealthy Gotham bachelors are being poisoned and robbed in ways that exactly mirror Ivy's old crimes. The attacks take a personal turn when Dick Grayson is kidnapped by the mysterious assailant. Is Ivy responsible? And if so, how can Batman prove it? | |||||
File:The Terrible Trio.jpg | The Terrible Trio | 071 | Frank Paur | Alan Burnett, Michael Reaves | September 11th, 1995 |
Three wealthy, bored friends of Bruce Wayne's decide to seek new thrills by becoming master criminals. As the Fox, the Shark and the Vulture, the Terrible Trio pick Gotham clean, until they encounter the one person who cannot be bought off -- Batman. | |||||
File:Harlequinade.jpg | Harlequinade | 072 | Kevin Altieri | Paul Dini | May 23rd, 1994 |
Batman and Robin form an uneasy alliance with Harley Quinn in order to learn where the Joker has hidden a stolen atomic bomb. Harley leads them on a madcap hunt through Gotham, and eventually into a deadly show-down with the Clown Prince of Crime himself. Harley is torn between her promise to help Batman and her twisted love for the Joker. | |||||
File:Time Out of Joint.jpg | Time Out of Joint | 073 | Dan Riba | Alan Burnett | October 9th, 1994 |
The Clock King returns to carry out his vendetta against Mayor Hill. This time the clock-mad criminal hopes to murder Hill with the help of a stolen invention that allows him to warp time and travel at super-speed. Securing another device from its creator, Batman and Robin take on the Clock King in a furious high-speed battle for the mayor's life. | |||||
File:CatwalkTC.jpg | Catwalk | 074 | Boyd Kirkland | Paul Dini | September 13th, 1995 |
Anxious to take up her old ways as Catwoman, Selina Kyle joins forces with the Ventriloquist and Scarface to humiliate socialite Veronica Vreeland. But the real victim is Catwoman herself, who has been secretly set up by Scarface to take the fall for another robbery. Batman has to intercede before the furious feline makes things worse by killing the double-talking Ventriloquist. | |||||
File:BaneTC.jpg | Bane | 075 | Kevin Altieri | Mitch Brian | September 10th, 1994 |
Batman comes face to face with his most powerful adversary yet, the chemically charged assassin, Bane. Originally hired by Rupert Thorne to kill Batman, Bane plans on taking control of Thorne's criminal empire once Batman is destroyed. It's a fight to the death with all of Gotham in the balance as Batman takes on the man who has vowed to break the Bat. | |||||
File:BabydollTC.jpg | Baby Doll | 076 | B. Kirkland | D. O'Flaherty & T. Ruegger | October 1st, 1994 |
A former child star, now grown bitter and insane, kidnaps her TV family and holds them prisoner on an abandoned sound stage. While Robin works fast to free the actors from Baby-Doll's explosive death-trap, Batman pursues the tiny fiend through a deadly carnival fun house. | |||||
File:The Lion and the Unicorn.jpg | The Lion and the Unicorn | 077 | Boyd Kirkland | Diane Duane, Philip Morwood, Steve Perry | September 15th, 1995 |
International terrorist Red Claw has Alfred kidnapped when the butler makes a visit to his native England. It seems Alfred once worked for the British Secret service, and Red Claw has learned he was entrusted with the firing code to a hidden long range missile. Batman and Robin have to rescue Alfred before Red Claw learns the firing code, or else she will use the missile to bring England to its knees. | |||||
File:ShowdownTC.jpg | Showdown | 078 | Kevin Altieri | Kevin Altieri, Paul Dini, Bruce W. Timm | September 12th, 1995 |
While attempting to rescue one of his immortal followers from a hospital, Ra's Al Ghul tells Batman and Robin a tale from his mysterious past. Along with Batman and Robin, we learn of Ra's attempts in the 1800's to destroy the fledgling railroad and seize control of the US government. The one person standing in his way is the renegade bounty hunter, Jonah Hex. How Ra's battle with Hex is tied to his present-day battle with Batman is revealed in a surprise ending. | |||||
File:Riddler's Reform.jpg | Riddler's Reform | 079 | Dan Riba | Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Randy Rogel | September 24th, 1994 |
Upon his release from Arkham, the Riddler becomes an instant celebrity with his own line of toys and games. Soon he's rich, well-liked and happy, except for the fact that he's never managed to best Batman in a battle of wits. Realizing that he's still obsessed with beating the Dark Knight and that the obsession will lead to his downfall, the Riddler lures Batman into a death-trap puzzle to get rid of his opponent and end the riddle games. | |||||
Second Chance | 080 | Boyd Kirkland | Paul Dini, Michael Reaves | September 17th, 1994 | |
Just before he is to undergo the operation that will restore his face, Harvey (Two-Face) Dent is kidnapped by a mysterious villain. Batman and Robin split up to nab the criminal mastermind behind the scheme. Is it the Penguin, Rupert Thorne, or someone with a more personal reason for hating Harvey Dent? | |||||
File:Harley's Holiday.jpg | Harley's Holiday | 081 | Kevin Altieri | Paul Dini | October 15th, 1994 |
Discharged from Arkham Asylum, Harley Quinn tries to lead a sane, normal life. Sadly, she just can't seem to stay out of trouble, and when a misunderstanding occurs, Harley makes the situation worse by stealing Bruce Wayne's car and kidnapping his girlfriend. This ignites a screwball chase that not only involves Batman and Robin, but the police, army, and Gotham's most dangerous gangsters as well. | |||||
File:Lock-Up.jpg | Lock-Up | 082 | Dan Riba | Paul Dini | November 19th, 1994 |
Several Arkham inmates lodge complaints against Lyle Bolton, the Asylum's sadistic new chief of security. When Bolton is fired, he vows revenge on societies' true lunatics, the officials whose policies have turned Gotham City into a haven for crime. Taking on the new identity of master jailer Lock-Up, Bolton kidnaps several prominent Gothamites and locks them away on an abandoned prison ship. It's up to Batman and Robin to confront Lock-Up and battle him for the lives of those he's wrongfully imprisoned. | |||||
File:Make 'Em Laugh.jpg | Make 'Em Laugh | 083 | Boyd Kirkland | Paul Dini, Randy Rogel | November 5th, 1994 |
Gotham City is plagued by a rash of crazy crimes all committed by bizarre villains. Batman and Robin investigate, discovering the "criminals" are actually famous comedians brainwashed by the Joker. It seems the comedians had the disguised Joker tossed out of the annual Gotham Comedy Competition the year before and the jealous clown has sworn to destroy their reputations in return. | |||||
File:Deep Freeze.jpg | Deep Freeze | 084 | Kevin Altieri | Paul Dini, Bruce W. Timm | November 26th, 1994 |
Mr. Freeze is sprung from Arkham by aging billionaire Grant Walker, who is looking to freeze the world and recreate it according to his own design. Batman and Robin infiltrate the billionaire's underwater city and combat both high-tech robots and Mr. Freeze himself, who has decided to do Walker's bidding and cover the earth in a new ice age. | |||||
File:Batgirl Returns.jpg | Batgirl Returns | 085 | Dan Riba | Michael Reaves, Brynne Stephens | November 12th, 1994 |
Barbara Gordon has given up her double life as Batgirl. That is, until a rare cat statue is stolen from her university museum. All clues point to Catwoman as the thief, but when Batgirl investigates, she discovers another crook actually committed the crime. |
The New Batman Adventures Season 1 (September 1997-August 1998)
Image | Title | No. | Writer | Director | Airdate |
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Hollyday Knights | 001 | Paul Dini | Dan Riba | Sept. 13, 1997 | |
Three unrelated vignettes occurring around Christmastime, highlighting the Bat-family's Yuletide-inspired encounters with Joker, Harley and Ivy, and Clayface, ending with a scene of Batman and Commissioner Gordon engaging in an annual tradition of New Year's coffee together. | |||||
Sins of the Father | 002 | Rich Fogel | Curt Geda | Sept. 20, 1997 | |
A plot of Two-Face's to threaten Gotham City brings a young deliquint kid by the name of Tim Drake to Batman's attention. | |||||
Cold Comfort | 003 | Hilary J. Bader | Dan Riba | Oct. 11, 1997 | |
Mr. Freeze comes back to Gotham with new fury towards what people cherish and a startling secret about his own health. | |||||
Double Talk | 004 | Robert Goodman | Curt Geda | Nov. 22, 1997 | |
Arnold Wesker, the Ventriloquist, gets released with a clean slate of mental health - but the old gang of his alter-ego Scarface wants him back... | |||||
You Scratch My Back | 005 | Hilary J. Bader | Dan Riba | Nov. 15, 1997 | |
In an effort to bust a South American smuggling ring, Nightwing teams up with Catwoman, much to the chagrin of Batman and Batgirl. | |||||
Never Fear | 006 | Stan Berkowitz | Kenji Hachizaki | Nov. 1, 1997 | |
A devious new plot by the Scarecrow to eliminate fear from Gotham's masses leaves Batman affected by the gas, perhaps with terrible results. | |||||
Joker's Millions | 007 | Paul Dini | Dan Riba | Feb. 21, 1998 | |
An old crime boss rival of the Joker's wills him his massive fortune, allowing the Joker to abandon crime for good. At least, that's what he thinks. | |||||
Growing Pains | 008 | Paul Dini and Robert Goodman | Atsuko Tanaka | Feb. 28, 1998 | |
Tim/Robin encounters a lost girl on the streets that he becomes smitten with, but she's being pursued by a massive man claiming to be her father. Can he protect her? | |||||
Love is a Croc | 009 | Steve Gerber | Butch Lukic | July 11, 1998 | |
Baby Doll, dissatisfied with her new normal life, finds new purpose by falling in love with the abrasive Killer Croc. | |||||
Torch Song | 010 | Rich Fogel | Curt Geda | June 13, 1998 | |
Spurned pyrotechnics expert Garfield Lynns adopts the criminal persona of Firefly and begins stalking his ex-girlfriend, pop idol Cassidy. |
The New Batman Adventures Season 2 (September 1998-January 1999)
Image | Title | No. | Writer | Director | Airdate |
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The Ultimate Thrill | 011 | Hilary J. Bader | Dan Riba | July 14, 1998 | |
The brash tactics of the new thief in town, the thrill-seeking Roxy Rocket, attracts the negative attention of the Penguin. | |||||
Over the Edge | 012 | Paul Dini | Yuichiro Yano | May 23, 1998 | |
The death of Batgirl brings the full force of Jim Gordon's fury down on Batman's head, threatening to destroy everything Bruce Wayne has ever fought for. | |||||
File:Calendar girl.jpg | Mean Seasons | 013 | Hilary J. Bader | Hiroyuki Aoyama | Apr. 25, 1998 |
A disfigured and forgotten model takes on the identity of Calendar Girl and seeks revenge against the corporate forces that wasted her away. | |||||
Critters | 014 | Steve Gerber and Joe R. Lansdale | Dan Riba | Sept. 19, 1998 | |
The appearances of huge, monstrous farm animals in Gotham are traced by Batman back to a genetic scientist with a distinctly Midwestern rural sensibility. | |||||
Cult of the Cat | 015 | Paul Dini and Stan Berkowitz | Butch Lukic | Sept. 18, 1998 | |
Catwoman angers a cult of cat worshippers with her thefts of their valuables, and runs to Batman to keep her safe. | |||||
Animal Act | 016 | Hilary J. Bader | Curt Geda | Sept. 26, 1998 | |
The arrival of Dick Grayson's old circus in town coincides with bizarre thefts perpetrated by circus animals. Is Nightwing's former family to blame? | |||||
Old Wounds | 017 | Rich Fogel | Curt Geda | Oct. 3, 1998 | |
Dick's graduation from college sets ablaze long-simmering resentment that Dick feels towards Bruce, culminating in him leaving the post of Robin for good. | |||||
The Demon Within | 018 | Rusti Bjornhoel and Stan Berkowitz | Atsuko Tanaka | May 9, 1998 | |
Bruce purchases a mystical branding iron for his friend Jason Blood, but the machinations of a witch-boy named Klarion may relieve him of it. | |||||
Legends of the Dark Knight | 019 | Robert Goodman and Bruce Timm | Dan Riba | Oct. 10, 1998 | |
Three Gotham kids, fans of the elusive Batman, find it impossible to agree on what the Dark Knight is really like. | |||||
Girls' Night Out | 020 | Hilary J. Bader | Curt Geda | Oct. 17, 1998 | |
When Livewire teams up with Harley and Ivy, the only heroes in town who can track them down and stop them are Supergirl and Batgirl. | |||||
Mad Love | 021 | Paul Dini and Bruce Timm | Butch Lukic | Jan. 16, 1999 | |
Harley Quinn recounts the way she came to be the Joker's foil, and then tries to implement one of Mr. J's schemes to get Batman out of the way of their love forever. Based on the award-winning comic book by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. | |||||
Chemistry | 022 | Stan Berkowitz | Butch Lukic | Oct. 24, 1998 | |
It's the marrying season: Veronica Vreeland's finally getting hitched and Bruce Wayne is in love with somebody he met at Ronnie's wedding. Is this mere coincidence? | |||||
Beware the Creeper | 023 | Steve Gerber | Dan Riba | Nov. 7, 1998 | |
On the Joker's seventh anniversary, he douses newsman Jack Ryder with doses of chemicals and his laughing gas. Jack becomes the cartoonishly-kooky Creeper, who seeks his revenge. | |||||
Judgment Day | 024 | Rich Fogel and Alan Burnett | Curt Geda> | Oct. 31, 1998 | |
There's a new vigilante in town named the Judge, whose methods are much more brutal than Batman's. He becomes a politician's favored crimefighter, but that may soon be a decision to regret. |
Continuity
The Batman: The Animated Series episodes are a prequel to:
- The Animated Series episodes
- Static Shock episodes
- Justice League episodes
- Batman Beyond episodes
- The Zeta Project episodes
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