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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!

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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  1. 8.9/10(344 votes)

    #1 - Strange New World

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    S4:E6

    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 ...

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    Director:Anthony Chun
  2. 8.5/10(305 votes)

    #2 - Artifacts

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    S4:E7

    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.

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  3. 8.4/10(299 votes)

    #3 - A Matter of Family

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    S4:E1

    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.

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  4. 8.4/10(236 votes)

    #4 - The Joining (2)

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    S4:E13

    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.

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  5. 8.3/10(261 votes)

    #5 - Night and the City

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    S2:E13

    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.

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  6. 8.2/10(327 votes)

    #6 - The Clayface of Tragedy (2)

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    S1:E13

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

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  8. 8.2/10(312 votes)

    #7 - The Laughing Bat

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    S2:E4

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

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  9. 8.2/10(259 votes)

    #8 - Seconds

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    S4:E8

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

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  10. 8.2/10(232 votes)

    #9 - The Joining (1)

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    S4:E12

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

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  11. 8.1/10(269 votes)

    #10 - Strange Minds

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    S2:E12

    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.

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  12. 8.1/10(262 votes)

    #11 - Riddler's Revenge

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    S4:E9

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

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  13. 8.1/10(222 votes)

    #12 - Lost Heroes (2)

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    S5:E13

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

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    Director:N/A
  14. 8.0/10(237 votes)

    #13 - The Breakout

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    S4:E5

    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.

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  15. 8.0/10(263 votes)

    #14 - The Batman/Superman Story (1)

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    S5:E1

    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.

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    Director:N/A
  16. 8.0/10(242 votes)

    #15 - The Batman/Superman Story (2)

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    S5:E2

    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.

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  17. 7.9/10(311 votes)

    #16 - The Rubberface of Comedy (1)

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    S1:E12

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

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    Director:Sam Liu
  18. 7.9/10(247 votes)

    #17 - Two of a Kind

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    S4:E10

    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.

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    Director:Anthony Chun
    Writer:Paul Dini
  19. 7.9/10(238 votes)

    #18 - Rumors

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    S4:E11

    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.

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  20. 7.9/10(223 votes)

    #19 - Lost Heroes (1)

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    S5:E12

    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.

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    Director:N/A
  21. 7.8/10(281 votes)

    #20 - Riddled

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    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...

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  22. 7.8/10(248 votes)

    #21 - Meltdown

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    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.

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  23. 7.8/10(222 votes)

    #22 - Team Penguin

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    S4:E2

    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.

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    Director:Anthony Chun
  24. 7.8/10(212 votes)

    #23 - The End of the Batman

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    S5:E10

    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?

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.7/10(229 votes)

    #24 - The Everywhere Man

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    S4:E4

    When evidence from a series of art thefts by the Everywhere Man, a new costumed villain with the power to replicate, implicates Bruce's close friend John Marlowe, Batman believes there must be another explanation. Now, Batman must unmask the identity of the "Everywhere Man" and prove his friend's innocence.

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  26. 7.7/10(225 votes)

    #25 - Ring Toss

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    S5:E7

    Green Lantern seeks out Batman's help in locating renegade Green Lantern Sinestro, but when the villain comes to Earth, the Penguin ends up with the hero's power ring.

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    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Strange New World" is the best rated episode of "The Batman". It scored 8.9/10 based on 344 votes. Directed by Anthony Chun and written by Joseph Kuhr, it aired on 11/18/2006. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Artifacts".