6.5/102,482 votesLoading...#1 - 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
6.7/102,171 votesLoading...#3 - 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: N/A
6.7/102,481 votesLoading...#4 - 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: N/A
6.7/101,844 votesLoading...#5 - 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
6.8/101,512 votesLoading...#6 - The Terrible Trio
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1995
Batman tracks three wealthy playboys who commit crimes out of boredom.
Director: Frank Paur
Writer: N/A
7.0/101,951 votesLoading...#7 - 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: N/A
7.2/101,901 votesLoading...#8 - 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: N/A
7.2/101,591 votesLoading...#9 - The Worry Men
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/1993
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
7.2/101,436 votesLoading...#10 - The Lion and the Unicorn
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/15/1995
Alfred, a former British spy, is called into duty and becomes of the target of the Red Claw.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Diane Duane, Steve Perry, Peter Morwood
7.3/102,225 votesLoading...#11 - 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
7.3/102,532 votesLoading...#12 - 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: Jules Dennis, Richard Mueller, Sean Catherine Derek
7.3/101,844 votesLoading...#13 - 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: N/A
7.4/1012 votesLoading...#15 - 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
7.4/1012 votesLoading...#16 - The Demon's Quest (2)
Season 1 Episode 58 - Aired 5/4/1993
Batman discovers Ra's Al Ghul's plan to flood Earth with chemicals and return it to a lush, green planet--which will destroy all life that now exists!
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: N/A
7.5/102,783 votesLoading...#17 - 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
7.5/102,789 votesLoading...#18 - 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: N/A
7.5/102,019 votesLoading...#19 - 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
7.5/101,733 votesLoading...#20 - 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: N/A
7.5/101,543 votesLoading...#21 - Avatar
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/9/1994
Ra's Al Ghul steals a sacred Egyptian scroll that Bruce Wayne donated to the Gotham museum.
Director: Kevin Altieri
Writer: Michael Reaves
7.5/101,503 votesLoading...#23 - Make 'Em Laugh
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1994
Batman and Robin investigate a string of crimes committed by a group of famous comedians brainwashed by the Joker.
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Writer: Paul Dini, Randy Rogel
7.5/101,554 votesLoading...#25 - Showdown
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1995
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: N/A
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".
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationDramaMystery
Worst Episodes Summary
"I've Got Batman in My Basement" is the worst rated episode of "Batman: The Animated Series". It scored 6.5/10 based on 2482 votes. Directed by Frank Paur and written by Sam Graham, Chris Hubbell, it aired on 9/30/1992. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Fire from Olympus".
