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The Worst Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series

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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".

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 60 - Fire from Olympus
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Fire from Olympus

    S1:E60

    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
    Writers:Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens

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  2. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 20 - I've Got Batman in My Basement
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    #2 - I've Got Batman in My Basement

    S1:E20

    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
    Writers:Sam Graham, Chris Hubbell

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  3. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 36 - Moon of the Wolf
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #3 - Moon of the Wolf

    S1:E36

    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

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  4. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 38 - Christmas with the Joker
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    #4 - Christmas with the Joker

    S1:E38

    The Joker kidnaps three prominent citizens during Christmas and challenges Batman to find him before midnight.

    Director:Kent Butterworth
    Writer:Eddie Gorodetsky

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  5. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 22 - Prophecy of Doom
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #5 - Prophecy of Doom

    S1:E22

    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

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  6. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 23 - The Forgotten
    7.1/10(35 votes)

    #6 - The Forgotten

    S1:E23

    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
    Writers:Sean Catherine Derek, Richard Mueller, Jules Dennis

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  7. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 27 - The Underdwellers
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #7 - The Underdwellers

    S1:E27

    Batman discovers a gang of forgotten runaways living deep within the Gotham sewer system.

    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 30 - Tyger, Tyger
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #8 - Tyger, Tyger

    S1:E30

    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

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  9. Batman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 5 - Time Out of Joint
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Time Out of Joint

    S3:E5

    The Clock King plots against Mayor Hill after he steals an invention that allows him to travel at super speed.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 8 - The Cat and the Claw (2)
    7.3/10(33 votes)

    #10 - The Cat and the Claw (2)

    S1:E8

    When Catwoman infiltrates the underground headquarters of the terrorists, both she and Batman are captured and left to die as victims of a viral plague.

    Director:Dick Sebast
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 11 - Be a Clown
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    #11 - Be a Clown

    S1:E11

    The Joker infiltrates the birthday party of Mayor Hill's son in order to plant a bomb.

    Director:Frank Paur
    Writers:Ted Pedersen, Steve Hayes

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  12. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 50 - Zatanna
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    #12 - Zatanna

    S1:E50

    When glamorous female magician Zatanna is framed for a robbery during her act, Batman comes to her defense.

    Directors:Dick Sebast, Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  13. Batman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 8 - Batgirl Returns
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Batgirl Returns

    S3:E8

    Batgirl and Catwoman team up to investigate the theft of a rare cat statue.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Brynne Stephens, Michael Reaves

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  14. Batman: The Animated Series Season 4 Episode 1 - The Terrible Trio
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #14 - The Terrible Trio

    S4:E1

    Batman tracks three wealthy playboys who commit crimes out of boredom.

    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Batman: The Animated Series Season 4 Episode 5 - The Lion and the Unicorn
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #15 - The Lion and the Unicorn

    S4:E5

    Alfred, a former British spy, is called into duty and becomes of the target of the Red Claw.

    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writers:Diane Duane, Steve Perry, Peter Morwood

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  16. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 16 - Eternal Youth
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #16 - Eternal Youth

    S1:E16

    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

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  17. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 54 - Blind as a Bat
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Blind as a Bat

    S1:E54

    Bruce Wayne is temporarily blinded when the Penguin steals a new police helicopter with weaponry developed by WayneTech.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Batman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 4 - The Worry Men
    7.4/10(20 votes)

    #18 - The Worry Men

    S2:E4

    Wealthy socialite Veronica Vreeland returns from Central America bringing tiny handmade dolls for all her friends—but the dolls are controlled by the Mad Hatter.

    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  19. Batman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 5 - Paging the Crime Doctor
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Paging the Crime Doctor

    S2:E5

    Crime boss Rupert Thorne forces his older brother, a doctor, to perform delicate surgery on Rupert—and kidnaps Dr. Leslie Thompkins to assist.

    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Batman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 8 - Avatar
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Avatar

    S2:E8

    Ra's Al Ghul steals a sacred Egyptian scroll that Bruce Wayne donated to the Gotham museum.

    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  21. Batman: The Animated Series Season 4 Episode 2 - Showdown
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #21 - Showdown

    S4:E2

    Batman and Robin learn about the exploits of Jonah Hex, an Old West crimefighter who once dealt with the immortal Ra's Al Ghul.

    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 2 - On Leather Wings
    7.5/10(54 votes)

    #22 - On Leather Wings

    S1:E2

    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

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  23. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 14 - The Clock King
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #23 - The Clock King

    S1:E14

    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

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  24. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 28 - Night of the Ninja
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Night of the Ninja

    S1:E28

    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

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  25. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 37 - Terror in the Sky
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #25 - Terror in the Sky

    S1:E37

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Fire from Olympus" is the worst rated episode of "Batman: The Animated Series". It scored 6.7/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Dan Riba and written by Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens, it aired on 5/24/1993. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "I've Got Batman in My Basement".