9.2/103,184 votesLoading...#1 - Almost Got 'Im
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 11/10/1992
While hiding from the police, Batman's deadliest enemies exchange stories about their mutual nemesis--Batman.
Director: Eric Radomski
Writer: Paul Dini
9.1/104,245 votesLoading...#2 - Two-Face (1)
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/25/1992
District Attorney Harvey Dent hides a deep dark secret--he has a second personality, Big Bad Harv, a tough gangster.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: N/A
9.0/104,415 votesLoading...#4 - Heart of Ice
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/7/1992
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
9.0/104,015 votesLoading...#5 - Two-Face (2)
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/28/1992
Two-Face, the former Harvey Dent, begins an aggressive campaign against his hated rival, Rupert Thorne.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Randy Rogel
9.0/102,817 votesLoading...#6 - Perchance to Dream
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 10/19/1992
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: N/A
8.9/102,981 votesLoading...#7 - Beware the Gray Ghost
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 11/4/1992
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: N/A
8.8/102,226 votesLoading...#8 - The Man Who Killed Batman
Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 2/1/1993
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
8.6/103,156 votesLoading...#9 - Feat of Clay (2)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/9/1992
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: N/A
8.6/102,208 votesLoading...#10 - The Laughing Fish
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 1/10/1993
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
8.6/102,115 votesLoading...#11 - Harley and Ivy
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 1/18/1993
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
8.6/101,815 votesLoading...#12 - Harlequinade
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/23/1994
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
8.6/101,770 votesLoading...#13 - Harley's Holiday
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1994
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
8.5/103,169 votesLoading...#14 - Joker's Favor
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/11/1992
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
8.5/102,197 votesLoading...#15 - I Am the Night
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 11/9/1992
On the anniversary of the death of Bruce's parents, Batman expresses doubts about whether or not he should continue his one-man war against crime.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Michael Reaves
8.5/101,979 votesLoading...#16 - Second Chance
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1994
Batman and Robin are puzzled by the sudden kidnapping of Twoface, who was on his way to have his face fixed.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: N/A
8.3/103,167 votesLoading...#17 - Feat of Clay (1)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/8/1992
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: N/A
8.3/102,223 votesLoading...#18 - Dreams in Darkness
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 11/3/1992
Batman must thwart the Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply with a chemical that induces hallucinations.
Director: Dick Sebast
8.3/102,141 votesLoading...#19 - If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 11/18/1992
When Edward Nygma's greedy boss unjustly fires genius him, Nygma seeks revenge in a new guise--as the Riddler!
Director: Eric Radomski
Writer: David Wise
8.3/101,852 votesLoading...#20 - Shadow of the Bat (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1993
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
8.3/101,817 votesLoading...#21 - Shadow of the Bat (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1993
Robin, who discovers that Gil Mason is in league with a powerful crime boss, encounters Batgirl as she tries to clear her father's name.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Brynne Stephens
8.3/101,713 votesLoading...#22 - House & Garden
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/2/1994
Poison Ivy appears to have stopped her crime spree when she marries a doctor with two sons to raise. However, crimes continue occurring in the Poison Ivy style, leaving Batman to question her innocence.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Paul Dini
8.2/102,190 votesLoading...#23 - The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 10/29/1992
Dr. Hugo Strange's invention, a machine that reads people's thoughts, leads him to discover that Bruce is Batman.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: N/A
8.2/102,038 votesLoading...#24 - Joker's Wild
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 11/19/1992
When a billionaire builds a casino called the Joker's Wild, the Joker breaks out of Arkham Asylum to destroy it.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Paul Dini
8.2/1012 votesLoading...#25 - Robin's Reckoning (1)
Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 2/7/1993
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
The Best Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series
Every episode of Batman: The Animated Series ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series!
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationDramaMystery
Best Episodes Summary
"Almost Got 'Im" is the best rated episode of "Batman: The Animated Series". It scored 9.2/10 based on 3184 votes. Directed by Eric Radomski and written by Paul Dini, it aired on 11/10/1992. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Two-Face (1)".
