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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Batman Season 3 Episode 19 - Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club
    5.7/10(496 votes)

    #1 - Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club

    S3:E19

    Nora Clavicle, a women's rights activist, uses her influence to have Commissioner Gordon, Chief O'Hara, and the whole police force fired and replaced with women. She cuts ties with Batman and Robin, then launches her plan to blow up Gotham City with explosive-packed mice and collect on the insurance. The Terrific Trio look for a way to neutralize her mechanical hordes before it's too late.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Stanford Sherman

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  2. Batman Season 3 Episode 18 - Louie's Lethal Lilac Time
    6.5/10(377 votes)

    #2 - Louie's Lethal Lilac Time

    S3:E18

    Louie the Lilac is in town, planning to corner the lilac perfume market in Gotham City. His concoction requires the glands of several animals, so he kidnaps Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson to make the extractions. With "Batman and Robin" unable to respond, Batgirl attempts a rescue, only to be captured herself. The trio rely on their wits (and the latest bat-invention) to attempt an escape.

    Director:Sam Strangis
    Writer:Charles Hoffman

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  3. Batman Season 2 Episode 1 - Shoot a Crooked Arrow
    6.7/10(516 votes)

    #3 - Shoot a Crooked Arrow

    S2:E1

    Archer and his gang have come to Gotham City, winning the public's favor with their Robin Hood style deeds of stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Batman and Robin set out to discover the location of their hideout and stop these villains, only to find themselves caught by a trap in the Archer's lair.

    Director:Sherman Marks
    Writer:Stanley Ralph Ross

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  4. Batman Season 2 Episode 2 - Walk the Straight and Narrow
    6.8/10(500 votes)

    #4 - Walk the Straight and Narrow

    S2:E2

    Batman and Robin escape their previous peril and are back in action seeking to foil the Archer and his gang. After pulling off a counterfeit job, the villains head for their boat, planning to take their loot safely to Switzerland. The Dynamic Duo set off in the Bat boat to try to stop their escape.

    Director:Sherman Marks
    Writer:Stanley Ralph Ross

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  5. Batman Season 2 Episode 32 - The Duo Is Slumming
    6.8/10(409 votes)

    #5 - The Duo Is Slumming

    S2:E32

    The Puzzler continues with his plan to hijack Artemus Knab's new airplane, the Retsoor, all the while leaving puzzles behind for Batman and Robin to ponder. He familiarizes himself with the jet's designs, then prepares to fly his prize to a foreign country where he will hold it for ransom. But the Dynamic Duo have an easier time with his clues than he expected, resulting in a climactic confrontation at the airplane hanger.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:Fred De Gorter

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  6. Batman Season 3 Episode 4 - The Sport of Penguins
    6.8/10(407 votes)

    #6 - The Sport of Penguins

    S3:E4

    The Penguin teams up with parasol collector Lola Lasagne. Together, they plan to rig the upcoming Bruce Wayne Handicap to make a fortune from Lola's prize racehorse Parasol. They break into Glu Gluten's Glue Factory to steal a condemned horse, planning to switch horses before the race and make their money by betting on the real Parasol. When Batman, Robin, and Batgirl catch up with them at the glue factory, Penguin sneaks outside and plasters the Batmobile with a sticky glue.

    Director:Sam Strangis
    Writer:Charles Hoffman

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  7. Batman Season 2 Episode 31 - The Puzzles Are Coming
    6.9/10(422 votes)

    #7 - The Puzzles Are Coming

    S2:E31

    The Puzzler, a villain with a fondness for both Shakespeare and aviation, indicates he is after the fortunes of Artemus Knab. He convinces the billionaire to invest in his puzzle balloon business, but when the Dynamic Duo find that Knab seems too intelligent to fall for a phony scheme, they look deeper for the criminal's true intentions. Their search leads them to Knab's airplane monopoly, but unknown to them, the Puzzler has plans to halt their investigation - permanently.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:Fred De Gorter

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  8. Batman Season 2 Episode 56 - Caught in the Spider's Den
    6.9/10(394 votes)

    #8 - Caught in the Spider's Den

    S2:E56

    The Black Widow adjusts her cerebrum short-circuiting device to successfully alter Batman's brain. With Batman powerless to resist, and Robin captured, she disguises herself as the Boy Wonder and brings along a dummy Batman to rob another bank. Commissioner Gordon initially believes Batman is setting a trap for the villainess. But when word comes of the successful robbery, the commissioner puts out an all-points bulletin to bring in the Caped Crusaders dead or alive.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Robert Mintz

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  9. Batman Season 3 Episode 7 - Louie the Lilac
    6.9/10(417 votes)

    #9 - Louie the Lilac

    S3:E7

    Louie the Lilac has cornered the flower market in Gotham City, hoping to gain control over the entire "flower generation." He kidnaps the organizer of their planned flower-in, Princess Primrose, and brainwashes her with his Stupefying Aromatic Spray. Batman and Robin follow a clue to the villain's lair only to be captured by Louie and fed to his giant man-eating lilacs. With the Caped Crusaders out of the way, Louie heads back to the flower-in to continue his evil plan. Alfred, meanwhile, has been alerted to Batman and Robin's situation, and goes looking for Batgirl to aid in the fight.

    Director:George Waggner
    Writer:Dwight Taylor

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  10. Batman Season 3 Episode 9 - How to Hatch a Dinosaur
    6.9/10(388 votes)

    #10 - How to Hatch a Dinosaur

    S3:E9

    Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Cossacks, steal two pounds of Radium from the Gotham City Radium Center. Using it in their "Zapping Machine," they attempt to hatch an ancient Neosaurus egg, planning to feed the baby dinosaur a meal of Batman, Robin, and Batgirl. Surprisingly, the machine seems to be working. But when the egg cracks, the baby Neosaurus is more than they can handle.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Stanford Sherman

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  11. Batman Season 3 Episode 13 - The Bloody Tower
    6.9/10(394 votes)

    #11 - The Bloody Tower

    S3:E13

    Batman, ably assisted as always by Alfred, saves Robin from being crushed by a winch at the Tower of Londinium. He also rescues Batgirl from the dungeon at Ffog Place. But Robin gets stung by an African Death Bee as Lord Ffogg and Lady Peasoup get ready to steal the crown jewels at the Bloody Tower.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Batman Season 3 Episode 26 - Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires
    6.9/10(386 votes)

    #12 - Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires

    S3:E26

    Minerva has been using her "Deepest Secret Extractor," disguised as a piece of equipment at her mineral spa, to discover where her wealthiest customers hide their valuables. With this info in hand, Minerva has been able to pull off a string of robberies with ease. When Batman and Robin's investigation is cut short by the villainess, butler Alfred goes undercover to help foil her criminal operations.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Charles Hoffman

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  13. Batman Season 1 Episode 9 - Zelda the Great
    7.0/10(684 votes)

    #13 - Zelda the Great

    S1:E9

    The Dynamic Duo arrange a trap for an elusive annual bank robber, but the female magician they are hunting is on to them with a new scheme of her own.

    Director:Norman Foster
    Writer:Lorenzo Semple Jr.

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  14. Batman Season 1 Episode 10 - A Death Worse Than Fate
    7.0/10(662 votes)

    #14 - A Death Worse Than Fate

    S1:E10

    Told that her loot is genuine money after all, Zelda is forced to lure Batman and Robin into a possibly unsolvable deathtrap, with hitmen waiting outside to shoot them if they escape.

    Director:Norman Foster
    Writer:Lorenzo Semple Jr.

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  15. Batman Season 2 Episode 24 - Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds
    7.0/10(431 votes)

    #15 - Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds

    S2:E24

    Hoping to obtain the Batcave's bat-diamond, Marsha searches for a new potion to use on the Caped Crusaders. Batman and Robin do some searching of their own and arrive at the criminal's hideout. But after Marsha douses them with her concoctions, the villainess seems to have a unique bargaining chip - two tiny caped toads - with which to gain Commissioner Gordon's help in locating the Batcave.

    Director:James B. Clark
    Writer:Stanford Sherman

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  16. Batman Season 2 Episode 26 - It's How You Play the Game
    7.0/10(439 votes)

    #16 - It's How You Play the Game

    S2:E26

    With his special truck finished, Shame goes to work on his final caper - the theft of four prize cattle worth over one million dollars. Batman and Robin deduce his plan, but realize they are too late to stop him and too slow to catch him. With little left to go on, the Dynamic Duo employ their "bat-logic" to try to figure out his next move.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Stanley Ralph Ross

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  17. Batman Season 2 Episode 46 - A Riddling Controversy
    7.0/10(411 votes)

    #17 - A Riddling Controversy

    S2:E46

    After two more robberies, the Riddler has enough money to purchase Professor Charm's Demolecularizer. He demonstrates his weapon on a park statue, then issues an ultimatum - if all criminal statutes are not rescinded within two hours, he will begin dissolving every building in Gotham City. He rigs his device to automatically fire on police headquarters if his demands are not met. The city's only hope is Batman, who believes he has a plan to counteract the device.

    Director:James B. Clark
    Writer:William P. D'Angelo

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  18. Batman Season 2 Episode 55 - Black Widow Strikes Again
    7.0/10(417 votes)

    #18 - Black Widow Strikes Again

    S2:E55

    The Black Widow uses her cerebrum short-circuiting device to rob bank after bank in Gotham City. Batman and Robin soon catch up with her, but actually capturing the villainess proves harder than expected. Despite her nerve paralyzer spray, and two remote-control dummies that try to throw the Dynamic Duo off course, they finally make it inside the Black Widow's lair. But soon after entering, they are trapped in a giant web with two deadly black widow spiders.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Robert Mintz

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  19. Batman Season 3 Episode 8 - The Ogg and I
    7.0/10(401 votes)

    #19 - The Ogg and I

    S3:E8

    Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Bessarovian Cossacks, team up to kidnap Commissioner Gordon. In exchange for his safety, they demand a ten cent tax for every egg eaten in Gotham City. Batman and Robin suspect that Olga may also be after the giant Samovar of Genghis Khan and use it to find a way into her hideout. However, it turns out that the Duo have been expected. While Olga targets Batman as her future husband, her cook prepares a wedding borscht which will contain Commissioner Gordon and Robin.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Stanford Sherman

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  20. Batman Season 3 Episode 12 - The Foggiest Notion
    7.0/10(395 votes)

    #20 - The Foggiest Notion

    S3:E12

    Lord Ffogg and Lady Peasoup plan to steal a ship-worth of mod clothing material with which they can control the fashion world of Londinium. Ffogg and his men subdue Batman, Peasoup and her girls grab Robin and Lady Prudence uses the paralyzing fog on Batgirl.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Batman Season 3 Episode 15 - The Ogg Couple
    7.0/10(381 votes)

    #21 - The Ogg Couple

    S3:E15

    Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Cossacks, kick off their return with several thefts from the Gotham City Museum. Egghead begins planning a series of heists - intended to provide him with the dowry needed to marry Olga. Swiping 500 pounds of dehydrated caviar goes off without a hitch. But when Batgirl attempts to outfox Egghead, she is instead captured by the villain. It's up to Batman and Robin to find the villains' hideout before Olga's Cossacks make mincemeat out of their crime fighting friend.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Stanford Sherman

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  22. Batman Season 3 Episode 17 - The Joke's on Catwoman
    7.0/10(387 votes)

    #22 - The Joke's on Catwoman

    S3:E17

    Following a tip from Batgirl, the Dynamic Trio meet up at the Grimalkin Novelty Company, hideout of the Joker and Catwoman. There, they overhear the arch-criminals' plot and secretly trail them to a stash of hidden gunpowder. A careless mistake spoils the villains' evil plan, however, and they are captured and brought before the Gotham City judge. But when the jury seems less than interested in justice, courtroom mayhem ensues.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Stanley Ralph Ross

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  23. Batman Season 3 Episode 20 - Penguin's Clean Sweep
    7.0/10(373 votes)

    #23 - Penguin's Clean Sweep

    S3:E20

    The Penguin taints the ink at the U.S. Mint with Lygerian Sleeping Sickness. As word of the infected money gets out, citizens of Gotham City empty their cash right onto the streets - and into Penguin's pockets. But when Bruce Wayne spreads word of the infected bills worldwide, the Penguin realizes his ill-gotten gain is worthless and threatens a more devilish plot if the warning is not retracted.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Sam Sherman

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  24. Batman Season 2 Episode 5 - The Minstrel's Shakedown
    7.1/10(484 votes)

    #24 - The Minstrel's Shakedown

    S2:E5

    The Minstrel, a villain with both musical talent and electronic ingenuity, is wrecking havoc with the Gotham City Exchange in an attempt to blackmail the exchange members. When he soon realizes Batman and Robin are equally skilled with electronics, he deems them a threat to his plan and sets a trap for their demise.

    Director:Murray Golden
    Writers:Marian B. Cockrell, Francis M. Cockrell

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  25. Batman Season 2 Episode 6 - Barbecued Batman?
    7.1/10(459 votes)

    #25 - Barbecued Batman?

    S2:E6

    Failing to destroy Batman and Robin, the Minstrel enacts "Plan High C." He shakes the building of the Gotham City Exchange, and promises to send it crumbling down if his demands are not met in one hour. Batman assumes cutting off the building's power will thwart the villain, but when that plan fails, it's up to the Dynamic Duo to track down the Minstrel before it's too late.

    Director:Murray Golden
    Writers:Marian B. Cockrell, Francis M. Cockrell

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club" is the worst rated episode of "Batman". It scored 5.7/10 based on 496 votes. Directed by Oscar Rudolph and written by Stanford Sherman, it aired on 1/18/1968. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Louie's Lethal Lilac Time".