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The Best Episodes of The Batman

Every episode of The Batman ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Batman!

A young billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious vigilante, The Batman.
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Best Episodes Summary

"Strange New World" is the best rated episode of "The Batman". It scored 8.8/10 based on 328 votes. Directed by Anthony Chun and written by Joseph Kuhr, it aired on 11/18/2006. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Artifacts".

  • Strange New World
    8.8/10328 votes
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    #1 - Strange New World

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2006

    Hugo Strange infects the population of Gotham City with a virus that transforms them into zombies, and only Batman and Robin are left to find and distribute the antidote. But when Robin falls, only Batman can save the day. But not everything is at it seems ...

    Director: Anthony Chun

    Writer: Joseph Kuhr

  • Artifacts
    8.5/10286 votes
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    #2 - Artifacts

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 2/3/2007

    A thousand years into the future, the citizens of new Gotham must uncover the history of the Batman in order to stop a new Mr. Freeze.

    Director: Brandon Vietti

    Writer: Greg Weisman

  • A Matter of Family
    8.4/10282 votes
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    #3 - A Matter of Family

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2006

    After a young circus performer named Dick Grayson loses his parents to a criminal named Tony Zucco, Bruce Wayne adopts the young boy. Once Bruce's secret is revealed, Dick joins Batman as his new sidekick, Robin. Together, they set out to find Zucco and bring him to justice.

    Director: Brandon Vietti

    Writer: Michael Jelenic

  • The Joining (2)
    8.4/10221 votes
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    #4 - The Joining (2)

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 5/5/2007

    Martian Manhunter's prediction of an alien invasion by The Joining has come true. As Batman tries to stop them on his own, he learns that even working with a team will stop The Joining.

    Director: Brandon Vietti

    Writer: Jane Espenson, Douglas Petrie

  • Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind
    8.3/10236 votes
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    #5 - Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 5/13/2006

    Hugo Strange creates a AI database called DAVE (Digitally Advanced Villain Emulator), encoded with the minds of Gotham's greatest criminals, in order to better predict their crimes. However, DAVE breaks free and proclaims himself to be "Gotham's ultimate criminal mastermind".

    Director: Brandon Vietti

    Writer: Alexx Van Dyne

  • Seconds
    8.3/10245 votes
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    #6 - Seconds

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/10/2007

    The Bat Team goes up against an unstoppable thief who knows their every move.

    Director: Matt Youngberg

    Writer: Steven Melching

  • The Clayface of Tragedy (2)
    8.2/10309 votes
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    #7 - The Clayface of Tragedy (2)

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/7/2005

    Batman investigates a villain known as Clayface, who is able to transform into other people.

    Director: Seung Eun Kim, Sam Liu

    Writer: Greg Weisman

  • The Laughing Bat
    8.2/10296 votes
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    #8 - The Laughing Bat

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/4/2005

    The Joker decides to take on the role of "Batman" and doses Bruce with Joker venom to create an arch-rival of his own.

    Director: Seung Eun Kim

    Writer: Michael Jelenic

  • Night and the City
    8.2/10246 votes
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    #9 - Night and the City

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/10/2005

    Joker, Penguin, and Riddler battle over control of the city, until finally deciding to settle their differences by giving all of Gotham over to whoever is able to capture and discover the true identity of the Batman.

    Director: Brandon Vietti

    Writer: Steven Melching

  • The Joining (1)
    8.2/10216 votes
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    #10 - The Joining (1)

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 4/28/2007

    Bruce discovers that Wayne Industries is distributing alien technology across the world, and gains the aid of a mysterious new ally.

    Director: Anthony Chun

    Writer: Jane Espenson, Douglas Petrie

  • Strange Minds
    8.1/10254 votes
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    #11 - Strange Minds

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/3/2005

    Joker takes Detective Yin hostage, but once captured he refuses to tell of her whereabouts. Convinced it's the only way to learn Yin's location before she meets her demise, Batman uses a device created by Professor Hugo Strange to enter the bizarre brain of the Joker in search of an answer.

    Director: Brandon Vietti, Sam Liu

    Writer: Greg Weisman, Adam Beechen

  • Riddler's Revenge
    8.1/10248 votes
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    #12 - Riddler's Revenge

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/17/2007

    The Riddler and Batman are dropped at the bottom of Gotham Harbor ... and the Riddler reveals his origins.

    Director: Brandon Vietti

    Writer: Stan Berkowitz

  • Lost Heroes (2)
    8.1/10209 votes
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    #13 - Lost Heroes (2)

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/8/2008

    The heroes fight their android counterparts to recover the Justice League's powers, while the Joining prepares for its final assault on Earth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Alexx Van Dyne

  • The Breakout
    8.0/10223 votes
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    #14 - The Breakout

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2006

    After Batman apprehends Black Mask, his henchmen plan to spring him from Gotham P.D. so that Black Mask can activate his doomsday device. When Batman is captured, Batgirl and Robin must stop the villain on their own.

    Director: Matt Youngberg

    Writer: Alexx Van Dyne

  • The Batman/Superman Story (1)
    8.0/10250 votes
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    #15 - The Batman/Superman Story (1)

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2007

    Batman and Superman find themselves teamed up when Lex Luthor begins his operations in Gotham City to take down his arch-nemesis, and employs a horde of the Batman's villains to do so.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Alan Burnett

  • The Batman/Superman Story (2)
    8.0/10229 votes
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    #16 - The Batman/Superman Story (2)

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2007

    Batman and Robin must battle Superman, who is under Lex Luthor's mind control, as the villain plans to launch a wave of robots and take over the world's armies.

    Director: Christopher Berkeley

    Writer: Steve Cuden

  • Two of a Kind
    7.9/10232 votes
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    #17 - Two of a Kind

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 2/24/2007

    When Harleen Quinzell is cancelled from her television program, Joker takes an interest and decides to groom her as his new partner in crime, Harley Quinn.

    Director: Brandon Vietti, Anthony Chun

    Writer: Stan Berkowitz, Paul Dini

  • Rumors
    7.9/10224 votes
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    #18 - Rumors

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 3/3/2007

    The villains of Gotham City are disappearing, each one defeated and captured by an invisible vigilante named Rumor. Batman and Robin must defeat Rumor before he has a chance to execute the villains.

    Director: Matt Youngberg

    Writer: Joseph Kuhr

  • Lost Heroes (1)
    7.9/10210 votes
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    #19 - Lost Heroes (1)

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/8/2008

    The super-powered members of the Justice League begin disappearing one by one. Only Batman and Green Arrow are left to investigate and discover that old enemies are involved.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Stan Berkowitz

  • The Rubberface of Comedy (1)
    7.8/10293 votes
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    #20 - The Rubberface of Comedy (1)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/2005

    The Joker uses a new weapon that turns anything into rubber or putty; the police chief wants Batman arrested.

    Director: Sam Liu

    Writer: Greg Weisman

  • Riddled
    7.8/10267 votes
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    #21 - Riddled

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/21/2005

    A mysterious villain known as the Riddler challenges Yin, secretly helped by Batman, to a number of riddles. Things are not what they seem from the riddles...

    Director: Seung Eun Kim

    Writer: J.D. Murray, Christopher L. Yost

  • Meltdown
    7.8/10233 votes
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    #22 - Meltdown

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/25/2005

    Ethan Bennett is captured and put on trial for his crimes as Clayface. He's released on probation but he may find the temptations of a criminal life too great.

    Director: Seung Eun Kim

    Writer: Michael Jelenic, Greg Weisman

  • The End of the Batman
    7.8/10200 votes
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    #23 - The End of the Batman

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 2/9/2008

    Wrath and Scorn, two twins of the Dynamic Duo, are helping the villains of Gotham City. But what happens when both Batman and Wrath uncover each other's identities?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Apprentice
    7.7/10206 votes
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    #24 - The Apprentice

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/11/2006

    Inspired by the Batman/Batgirl partnership, the Joker decides to recruit his own sidekick and gain a partner in crime.

    Director: Brandon Vietti

    Writer: Steven Melching

  • Team Penguin
    7.7/10210 votes
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    #25 - Team Penguin

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2006

    After watching a movie about criminal masterminds, Penguin gets the idea to form a team of Gotham's greatest villains in order to finally take Batman down. Meanwhile, Batgirl and Robin must learn how to work together.

    Director: Anthony Chun

    Writer: Joseph Kuhr