8.8/10321 votesLoading...#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
8.5/10278 votesLoading...#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
8.4/10276 votesLoading...#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
8.4/10216 votesLoading...#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
8.3/10231 votesLoading...#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
8.3/10240 votesLoading...#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: Anthony Chun, Matt Youngberg
Writer: Steven Melching, Paul Dini
8.2/10302 votesLoading...#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
8.2/10289 votesLoading...#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
8.2/10240 votesLoading...#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
8.2/10211 votesLoading...#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
8.1/10248 votesLoading...#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
8.1/10241 votesLoading...#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, Matt Youngberg
Writer: Steven Melching, Stan Berkowitz
8.1/10207 votesLoading...#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
8.0/10245 votesLoading...#14 - 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
8.0/10225 votesLoading...#15 - 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
7.9/10217 votesLoading...#16 - 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
7.9/10226 votesLoading...#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
7.9/10218 votesLoading...#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
7.9/10208 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10287 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10261 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10198 votesLoading...#22 - 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
7.7/10228 votesLoading...#23 - 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
7.7/10201 votesLoading...#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
7.7/10205 votesLoading...#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
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 321 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".