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The Worst Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series

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The Worst 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".

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  1. 6.5/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Moon of the Wolf

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    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.

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    Director:Dick Sebast
    Writer:Len Wein
  2. 6.6/10(22 votes)

    #2 - I've Got Batman in My Basement

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    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.

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  3. 6.6/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Tyger, Tyger

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    S1:E30

    When a genetic engineer produces a man-cat hybrid, he kidnaps Selina Kyle to provide his creation with a mate.

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    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:N/A
  4. 6.6/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Fire from Olympus

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    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.

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  5. 6.7/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Christmas with the Joker

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    S1:E38

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

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  6. 6.8/10(20 votes)

    #6 - The Underdwellers

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    S1:E27

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

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    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 6.8/10(1.6k votes)

    #7 - The Terrible Trio

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    S4:E1

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

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    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:N/A
  9. 6.9/10(28 votes)

    #8 - Be a Clown

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    S1:E11

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

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  10. 6.9/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Prophecy of Doom

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    S1:E22

    Bruce begins to worry when all of his wealthy friends join the same Brotherhood group run by Nostromos, a so-called psychic.

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    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:N/A
  11. 6.9/10(24 votes)

    #10 - The Forgotten

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    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.

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  12. 7.0/10(24 votes)

    #11 - The Cat and the Claw (2)

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    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.

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    Director:Dick Sebast
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.1/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Zatanna

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    S1:E50

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

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    Writer:Paul Dini
  14. 7.2/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Eternal Youth

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    S1:E16

    Alfred and his friend, Maggie Paige, visit a health spa that is actually run by the nefarious Poison Ivy.

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  15. 7.2/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Cat Scratch Fever

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    S1:E33

    Selina Kyle uncovers a plot to infect stray animals with a deadly disease that will be transmitted to the human population.

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    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.2/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Terror in the Sky

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    S1:E37

    When a man-sized bat ransacks Gotham harbor, Batman suspects that Dr. Kirk Langstrom is drinking his Man-Bat formula again.

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    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.2/10(1.7k votes)

    #16 - The Worry Men

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    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!

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    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:Paul Dini
  18. 7.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #17 - The Lion and the Unicorn

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    S4:E5

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

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  19. 7.3/10(41 votes)

    #18 - On Leather Wings

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    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.

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    Director:Kevin Altieri
  20. 7.3/10(18 votes)

    #19 - The Clock King

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    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.

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    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:David Wise
  21. 7.3/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Night of the Ninja

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    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.

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    Director:Kevin Altieri
  22. 7.3/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Joker's Wild

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    S1:E42

    When a billionaire builds a casino called the Joker's Wild, the Joker breaks out of Arkham Asylum to destroy it.

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    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writer:Paul Dini
  23. 7.3/10(13 votes)

    #22 - What Is Reality?

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    S1:E45

    To prove that he has a superior mind, the Riddler lures Batman into a contest inside a virtual reality computer game.

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  24. 7.3/10(19 votes)

    #23 - The Laughing Fish

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    S1:E46

    The Joker becomes enraged when the Gotham copyright office rejects his demand for a copyright for his grinning Joker fish.

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    Director:Bruce Timm
    Writer:Paul Dini
  25. 7.4/10(30 votes)

    #24 - The Cat and the Claw (1)

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    S1:E1

    Catwoman steals a necklace to finance the purchase of land for a mountain lion reserve, but is stopped by a group of terrorists.

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    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.4/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Heart of Steel (1)

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    S1:E39

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Moon of the Wolf" is the worst rated episode of "Batman: The Animated Series". It scored 6.5/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Dick Sebast and written by Len Wein, it aired on 11/11/1992. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "I've Got Batman in My Basement".