Action & Adventure•Animation•Drama

All Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series

Browse all episodes of Batman: The Animated Series

Binge this in 1d 7h•Peaking at 9.2/10

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".

Airs on

Select Season:

Season 1

7.7/104,671 votes
The Cat and the Claw (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/1992
Catwoman steals a necklace to finance the purchase of land for a mountain lion reserve, but is stopped by a group of terrorists.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Unknown
7.6/105,481 votes
On Leather Wings
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/1992
When a vicious bat creature known as Man-Bat, starts terrorizing Gotham City, everyone mistakenly thinks that Batman is the culprit. Batman must find out who the mysterious Man-Bat is and clear his own name.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Mitch Brian
9.0/105,586 votes
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
8.3/104,077 votes
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: Unknown
8.6/104,086 votes
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: Unknown
7.6/103,806 votes
It's Never Too Late
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/1992
An aging mob boss learns his drug dealings have contributed to his son's drug addiction.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Tom Ruegger, Gerry Conway
8.5/104,025 votes
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
7.6/103,689 votes
The Cat and the Claw (2)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/12/1992
When Catwoman infiltrates the underground headquarters of terrorists, both she and Batman are captured and left to die as victims of a viral plague.
Director: Dick Sebast
Writer: Unknown
7.9/104,040 votes
Pretty Poison
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/14/1992
When District Attorney Harvey Dent is poisoned after a dinner date, Batman makes the horrifying discovery that his date was Poison Ivy, a plant-obsessed villainess.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Unknown
8.0/104,305 votes
Nothing to Fear
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/15/1992
A horrifying villain named Scarecrow spreads fear gas and wreaks havoc at Gotham State University.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Sean Catherine Derek, Henry Gilroy
7.5/103,580 votes
Be a Clown
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/1992
The Joker infiltrates the birthday party of Mayor Hill's son in order to plant a bomb.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Steve Hayes, Ted Pedersen
7.6/103,151 votes
Appointment in Crime Alley
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/17/1992
Batman's friend, Dr. Leslie Thompkins, is taken prisoner by a ruthless land developer after she uncovers his devious plans.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Gerry Conway
7.5/103,592 votes
P.O.V.
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/18/1992
Bullock's account of a botched sting operation is so at odds with the other officers' testimony that the police investigator suspends everyone involved.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Unknown
7.6/103,089 votes
The Clock King
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/21/1992
When a maniacally punctilious man faces financial ruin because of attorney Hamilton Hill, he transforms into the devious Clock King and swears revenge on Hill, now the mayor of Gotham.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: David Wise
7.7/103,757 votes
The Last Laugh
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/22/1992
The Joker employs a lethal mind-altering laughing gas to transform the citizens of Gotham into total fools.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Carl Swenson
7.3/102,870 votes
Eternal Youth
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 9/23/1992
Alfred and his friend, Maggie Paige, visit a health spa that is actually run by the nefarious Poison Ivy.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Beth Bornstein
9.1/104,734 votes
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: Unknown
9.0/104,459 votes
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
7.6/102,904 votes
Fear of Victory
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/29/1992
The Scarecrow uses a fear chemical triggered by adrenaline on Gotham's greatest athletes, then bets against them to reap the winnings.
Director: Dick Sebast
Writer: Samuel Warren Joseph
6.5/103,192 votes
I've Got Batman in My Basement
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/30/1992
After the Penguin sprays Batman with nerve gas, a 12-year-old boy rescues the unconscious hero and hides him in his basement.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Sam Graham, Chris Hubbell
7.5/102,837 votes
Vendetta
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/5/1992
Batman suspects that an imprisoned Detective Bullock may be innocent after he is arrested for murder. The real murderer turns out to be Killer Croc, who framed Bullock to get revenge.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Michael Reaves
6.7/102,795 votes
Prophecy of Doom
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/6/1992
Bruce begins to worry when all of his wealthy friends join the same brotherhood group run by Nostromos, a so-called psychic.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Unknown
7.2/103,223 votes
The Forgotten
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/8/1992
When men begin disappearing at a bowery, Bruce Wayne decides to go undercover as a worker. He loses his memory after he is attacked, kidnapped and forced to work in a mining camp.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Sean Catherine Derek, Richard Mueller, Jules Dennis
8.0/102,977 votes
Mad as a Hatter
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/12/1992
The Mad Hatter puts the city of Gotham under his control in an attempt to impress a woman, Alice, with whom he is in love.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Paul Dini
7.5/102,706 votes
The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 10/14/1992
Batman investigates a theft of bearer bonds intended for the starving people of a poor country.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Elliot S. Maggin
9.0/103,512 votes
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: Unknown
6.7/103,175 votes
The Underdwellers
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 10/21/1992
Batman discovers a gang of forgotten runaways living deep within the Gotham sewer system.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Unknown
7.5/102,590 votes
Night of the Ninja
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 10/26/1992
When Wayne Enterprises is robbed by a mysterious figure known as the Ninja, Batman and Robin discover that the Ninja is an old nemesis of Bruce Wayne.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Steve Perry
8.2/102,714 votes
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 Wayne is Batman.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Unknown
7.0/102,503 votes
Tyger, Tyger
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 10/30/1992
When a genetic engineer produces a man-cat hybrid, he kidnaps Selina Kyle to provide his creation with a mate.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Unknown
8.3/102,795 votes
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
Writer: Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens
8.9/103,672 votes
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: Unknown
7.2/102,445 votes
Cat Scratch Fever
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 11/5/1992
Selina Kyle uncovers a plot to infect stray animals with a deadly disease that will be transmitted to the human population.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Unknown
8.6/102,785 votes
I Am the Night
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 11/9/1992
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
9.2/103,807 votes
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
6.7/102,357 votes
Moon of the Wolf
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 11/11/1992
Professor Milo tries to use an old friend of Bruce Wayne's, Anthony Romulus, to destroy him after Milo injects Romulus with a serum that changes him into a wolf.
Director: Dick Sebast
Writer: Len Wein
7.3/102,344 votes
Terror in the Sky
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 11/12/1992
When a man-sized bat ransacks Gotham harbor, Batman suspects that Dr. Kirk Langstrom is drinking his Man-Bat formula again.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Unknown
7.8/104,014 votes
Christmas with the Joker
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 11/13/1992
The Joker kidnaps three prominent citizens during Christmas and challenges Batman to find him before midnight.
Director: Kent Butterworth
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
7.8/102,442 votes
Heart of Steel (1)
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 11/16/1992
Karl Rossum, owner of Cyberton Labs has been replacing important authority figures with robot look-alikes. Batman invites a young woman to dinner, not knowing that she is a robot as well.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Brynne Stephens
7.9/102,431 votes
Heart of Steel (2)
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 11/17/1992
Batman escapes from being attacked by his own Batcomputer, which was sabatoged by HARDAC. He now seeks to get back Gordon, Hill and Bullock, who have all been replaced with robots.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Brynne Stephens
8.3/102,667 votes
If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 11/18/1992
When genius Edward Nygma's greedy boss unjustly fires him, Nygma seeks revenge as the Riddler.
Director: Eric Radomski
Writer: David Wise
8.2/102,541 votes
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
8.2/102,353 votes
His Silicon Soul
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 11/20/1992
A confused robot that believes he is Batman causes problems for the real Dark Knight.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg
7.6/102,269 votes
Off Balance
Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 11/23/1992
Batman investigates a notorious global crime cartel, The Society of Shadows, which has begun to operate in Gotham City.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Len Wein
7.7/102,349 votes
What Is Reality?
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 11/24/1992
To prove that he has a superior mind, the Riddler lures Batman into a contest inside a virtual reality computer game.
Director: Dick Sebast
Writer: Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg
8.5/102,701 votes
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
8.6/102,618 votes
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
7.5/102,196 votes
The Mechanic
Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 1/24/1993
While engaged in a high-speed chase, the Penguin's gang escapes and the Batmobile is virtually demolished.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Unknown
8.8/102,763 votes
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
7.8/102,321 votes
Zatanna
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 2/2/1993
When glamorous female magician Zatanna is framed for a robbery during her act, Batman comes to her defense.
Director: Dick Sebast, Dan Riba
Writer: Paul Dini
8.7/102,726 votes
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
7.7/102,207 votes
Birds of a Feather
Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 2/8/1993
Veronica Vreeland, a socialite desperate to create a novel party, makes the mistake of inviting the Penguin as her guest of honor.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: Unknown
8.6/102,599 votes
Robin's Reckoning (2)
Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 2/14/1993
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
7.3/102,069 votes
Blind as a Bat
Season 1 Episode 54 - Aired 2/22/1993
Bruce Wayne is temporarily blinded when the Penguin steals a new police helicopter with weaponry developed by WayneTech.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Unknown
7.8/102,218 votes
Day of the Samurai
Season 1 Episode 55 - Aired 2/23/1993
Bruce Wayne and Alfred travel to Japan to help Bruce's old martial arts teacher, Sensei Yoru.
Director: Bruce Timm
Writer: Steve Perry
7.7/102,469 votes
See No Evil
Season 1 Episode 56 - Aired 2/24/1993
After a fortune disappears from a gem exposition, Batman investigates. He discovers that the crime may have been committed by an invisible man, an ex-con named Lloyd Ventris.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Martin Pasko
8.3/102,277 votes
The Demon's Quest (1)
Season 1 Episode 57 - Aired 5/3/1993
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
8.3/102,244 votes
The Demon's Quest (2)
Season 1 Episode 58 - Aired 5/4/1993
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
8.4/102,265 votes
Read My Lips
Season 1 Episode 59 - Aired 5/10/1993
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
6.9/102,093 votes
Fire from Olympus
Season 1 Episode 60 - Aired 5/24/1993
Believing he's the reincarnation of Zeus, a mad shipping magnate mounts a stolen electron cannon atop his penthouse to shoot 'lightning bolts' at the 'wicked mortals' below.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens