The Best Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series

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9.2/10(3831 votes)
#1 - Almost Got 'Im
S1:E3511/10/1992
While hiding from the police, Batman's deadliest enemies exchange stories about their mutual nemesis—Batman.
Director:Eric Radomski
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Eric Radomski
Writer:Paul Dini
9.1/10(4770 votes)
#2 - Two-Face (1)
S1:E179/25/1992
District Attorney Harvey Dent hides a deep dark secret—he has a second personality, Big Bad Harv, a tough gangster.
Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Unknown
9.0/10(5640 votes)
#3 - Heart of Ice
S1:E39/7/1992
Brilliant cryogenics expert Dr. Victor Fries is transformed into Mr. Freeze, a vengeful creature who can only survive in subzero temperatures.
Director:Bruce Timm
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Bruce Timm
Writer:Paul Dini
9.1/10(2666 votes)
#4 - Trial
S2:E95/16/1994
All of Batman's enemies team together to put Batman on trial and send him to Arkham Asylum.
Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Dan Riba
Writer:Unknown
9.0/10(4489 votes)
#5 - Two-Face (2)
S1:E189/28/1992
Two-Face, the former Harvey Dent, begins an aggressive campaign against his hated rival, Rupert Thorne.
Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Randy Rogel
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Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Randy Rogel
9.0/10(3542 votes)
#6 - Perchance to Dream
S1:E2610/19/1992
Bruce Wayne wakes up to find that his parents are not dead, he is not Batman, and he's engaged to Selina Kyle.
Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Unknown

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8.9/10(3693 votes)
#7 - Beware the Gray Ghost
S1:E3211/4/1992
Batman connects recent bombings in Gotham to an episode of an old television series featuring his favorite boyhood hero, the 'Gray Ghost.'
Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Unknown
8.8/10(2785 votes)
#8 - The Man Who Killed Batman
S1:E492/1/1993
Sidney Debris, a small-time mobster, earns the hatred of all of Batman's enemies when he claims to have accidentally killed Batman during a brawl.
Director:Bruce Timm
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Bruce Timm
Writer:Paul Dini
8.7/10(2755 votes)
#9 - Robin's Reckoning (1)
S1:E512/7/1993
After learning the name of an extortion ringleader, Batman mysteriously refuses to let Robin continue the investigation with him.
Director:Dick Sebast
Writer:Randy Rogel
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Director:Dick Sebast
Writer:Randy Rogel
8.6/10(4150 votes)
#10 - Feat of Clay (2)
S1:E59/9/1992
Clayface learns that the man responsible for his disfigurement is to appear on TV, promoting a skin conditioner containing the same chemical that deformed him.
Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Unknown
8.6/10(2804 votes)
#11 - I Am the Night
S1:E3411/9/1992
On the anniversary of the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, Batman expresses doubts about whether or not he should continue his one-man war against crime.
Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Michael Reaves
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Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Michael Reaves
8.6/10(2643 votes)
#12 - Harley and Ivy
S1:E471/18/1993
Harley Quinn has broken off with the Joker and teams up with Poison Ivy. Together they wreck havoc on Gotham and now Joker wants a piece of the action.
Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Paul Dini
8.6/10(2626 votes)
#13 - Robin's Reckoning (2)
S1:E532/14/1993
Despite Batman's orders not to, Robin pursues Tony Zucco, the criminal who was responsible for the death of Robin's parents.
Director:Dick Sebast
Writer:Randy Rogel
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Director:Dick Sebast
Writer:Randy Rogel
8.6/10(2252 votes)
#14 - Harlequinade
S2:E105/23/1994
Harley Quinn agrees to help Batman and Robin find the location of a stolen atomic bomb placed somewhere in Gotham by the Joker.
Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Paul Dini
8.6/10(2198 votes)
#15 - Harley's Holiday
S3:E610/15/1994
Harley gets herself into a whole mess of trouble after she steals Bruce Wayne's car and kidnaps his girlfriend.
Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Paul Dini
8.5/10(4052 votes)
#16 - Joker's Favor
S1:E79/11/1992
When a timid accountant accidentally runs afoul of the Joker, he promises the Joker anything if the villain will only let him go.
Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Paul Dini
8.5/10(2727 votes)
#17 - The Laughing Fish
S1:E461/10/1993
The Joker becomes enraged when the Gotham copyright office rejects his demand for a copyright for his grinning Joker fish.
Director:Bruce Timm
Writer:Paul Dini
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Director:Bruce Timm
Writer:Paul Dini
8.5/10(2279 votes)
#18 - Second Chance
S3:E29/17/1994
Batman and Robin are puzzled by the sudden kidnapping of Two-Face, who was on his way to have his face fixed.
Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Unknown
8.4/10(2284 votes)
#19 - Read My Lips
S1:E595/10/1993
Batman investigates a series of baffling crimes and discovers that the crime czar is a wooden dummy, manipulated by a mild-mannered man called the Ventriloquist.
Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Boyd Kirkland
Writer:Unknown
8.3/10(4145 votes)
#20 - Feat of Clay (1)
S1:E49/8/1992
A popular actor renowned for his ability to play any part has a terrible secret—he's addicted to a strange chemical formula that enables him to alter his facial features without makeup.
Director:Dick Sebast
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Dick Sebast
Writer:Unknown
8.3/10(2815 votes)
#21 - Dreams in Darkness
S1:E3111/3/1992
Batman must thwart the Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply with a chemical that induces hallucinations.
Director:Dick Sebast
Writers:Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens
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Director:Dick Sebast
Writers:Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens
8.3/10(2687 votes)
#22 - If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
S1:E4111/18/1992
When genius Edward Nygma's greedy boss unjustly fires him, Nygma seeks revenge as the Riddler.
Director:Eric Radomski
Writer:David Wise
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Director:Eric Radomski
Writer:David Wise
8.3/10(2309 votes)
#23 - Shadow of the Bat (1)
S2:E19/13/1993
Commissioner Gordon is rumored to be taking bribes from Rupert Thorne. His daughter Barbara sets out to prove that he's innocent.
Director:Frank Paur
Writer:Brynne Stephens
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Director:Frank Paur
Writer:Brynne Stephens
8.3/10(2296 votes)
#24 - The Demon's Quest (1)
S1:E575/3/1993
When Robin is mysteriously abducted, Batman's search leads him to meet Ra's Al Ghul, leader of The Society of Shadows, whose daughter, Talia, has also been kidnapped.
Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Dennis O'Neil
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Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Dennis O'Neil
8.3/10(2262 votes)
#25 - The Demon's Quest (2)
S1:E585/4/1993
Batman discovers Ra's Al Ghul's plan to flood the Earth with chemicals and return it to a lush, green planet, destroying all existing life in the process.
Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kevin Altieri
Writer:Unknown