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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Batman Season 4 Episode 6 - Strange New World
    8.9/10(420 votes)

    #1 - Strange New World

    S4:E6

    Hugo Strange infects the population of Gotham City with a deadly toxin that transforms everyone into zombies. Uninfected, Batman and Robin must race against time to find and distribute the antidote before the change becomes permanent.

    Director:Anthony Chun
    Writer:Joseph Kuhr

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  2. The Batman Season 4 Episode 7 - Artifacts
    8.5/10(373 votes)

    #2 - Artifacts

    S4:E7

    A thousand years into the future, the citizens of new Gotham City are terrorized by a dangerous villain from the past. They must uncover the history of the Batman in order to defend themselves without him.

    Director:Brandon Vietti
    Writer:Greg Weisman

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  3. The Batman Season 4 Episode 1 - A Matter of Family
    8.4/10(366 votes)

    #3 - A Matter of Family

    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 and, as Batman, tries to help him capture the crime boss who is responsible for killing his family.

    Director:Brandon Vietti
    Writer:Michael Jelenic

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  4. The Batman Season 4 Episode 13 - The Joining (2)
    8.4/10(298 votes)

    #4 - The Joining (2)

    S4:E13

    Martian Manhunter's prediction of an alien invasion by The Joining has come true. After failing to save the city on his own, the Batman learns that even the greatest heroes have to sometimes rely on help.

    Director:Brandon Vietti
    Writers:Jane Espenson, Doug Petrie

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  5. The Batman Season 1 Episode 13 - The Clayface of Tragedy (2)
    8.3/10(412 votes)

    #5 - The Clayface of Tragedy (2)

    S1:E13

    Batman is pitted against a new villain named Clayface, who can transform his body as if it were clay and impersonate anyone he chooses! Before The Batman can stop him, he will learn Clayface's shocking dark secret!

    Directors:Seung Eun Kim, Sam Liu
    Writer:Greg Weisman

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  6. The Batman Season 2 Episode 4 - The Laughing Bat
    8.3/10(399 votes)

    #6 - The Laughing Bat

    S2:E4

    Joker, dressed as Batman, begins a new reign of terror in Gotham. When the real Batman tries to stop him, Joker injects him with a poison that will cause him to laugh to death, unless he can come up with an antidote.

    Director:Seung Eun Kim
    Writer:Michael Jelenic

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  7. The Batman Season 2 Episode 13 - Night and the City
    8.3/10(341 votes)

    #7 - Night and the City

    S2:E13

    Joker, Penguin and Riddler battle over control of the City. They finally decide 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

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  8. The Batman Season 3 Episode 13 - Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind
    8.3/10(319 votes)

    #8 - Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind

    S3:E13

    Hugo Strange creates a AI database called D.A.V.E. (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

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  9. The Batman Season 2 Episode 12 - Strange Minds
    8.2/10(348 votes)

    #9 - Strange Minds

    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.

    Directors:Brandon Vietti, Sam Liu
    Writers:Adam Beechen, Greg Weisman

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  10. The Batman Season 4 Episode 8 - Seconds
    8.2/10(318 votes)

    #10 - Seconds

    S4:E8

    After a seemingly ordinary criminal continues to get the better of Batman and his partners it is discovered that he has the ability to travel back in time by several seconds. Batman is now faced with the seemingly impossible task of stopping a foe that knows his every move before even Batman himself does.

    Director:Matt Youngberg
    Writer:Steven Melching

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  11. The Batman Season 4 Episode 12 - The Joining (1)
    8.2/10(292 votes)

    #11 - The Joining (1)

    S4:E12

    John Jones, a new officer in Gotham, claims to know the true identity of Batman. Batman must learn whether the officer is an ally or not. Meanwhile, Wayne Industries is distributing alien technology across the world.

    Director:Anthony Chun
    Writers:Jane Espenson, Doug Petrie

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  12. The Batman Season 4 Episode 9 - Riddler's Revenge
    8.1/10(317 votes)

    #12 - Riddler's Revenge

    S4:E9

    The Riddler and Batman are dropped at the bottom of Gotham Harbor where he discovers what role he played in the origin of the villainous Riddler. Batman must find a way to save them both from certain death.

    Director:Brandon Vietti
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  13. The Batman Season 5 Episode 1 - The Batman/Superman Story (1)
    8.1/10(331 votes)

    #13 - The Batman/Superman Story (1)

    S5:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alan Burnett

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  14. The Batman Season 5 Episode 2 - The Batman/Superman Story (2)
    8.1/10(306 votes)

    #14 - The Batman/Superman Story (2)

    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.

    Director:Christopher Berkeley
    Writer:Steve Cuden

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  15. The Batman Season 5 Episode 13 - Lost Heroes (2)
    8.1/10(278 votes)

    #15 - Lost Heroes (2)

    S5:E13

    The Joining attempts a second invasion of Earth with the stolen powers of the newly formed Justice League. Only the non-powered heroes Batman and Green Arrow remain to gain back their friends' powers and stand between the Joining and world conquest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alexx Van Dyne

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  16. The Batman Season 4 Episode 5 - The Breakout
    8.0/10(300 votes)

    #16 - The Breakout

    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.

    Director:Matt Youngberg
    Writer:Alexx Van Dyne

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  17. The Batman Season 1 Episode 12 - The Rubberface of Comedy (1)
    7.9/10(394 votes)

    #17 - The Rubberface of Comedy (1)

    S1:E12

    Joker wreaks havoc on all of Gotham with a new gizmo that can morph any object into rubber or putty. Meanwhile, the Chief of Police pressures his detectives to take down The Batman once and for all.

    Director:Sam Liu
    Writer:Greg Weisman

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  18. The Batman Season 2 Episode 2 - Riddled
    7.9/10(359 votes)

    #18 - Riddled

    S2:E2

    The GCPD find themselves dealing with a new threat in the form of Riddler, who has planted a bomb at Gotham's city hall. Fearing that Riddler will make good on his threat to destroy the city, Detective Yin, secretly aided by Batman, must work to solve a string of riddles that have been scattered throughout Gotham.

    Director:Seung Eun Kim
    Writers:Christopher L. Yost, J.D. Murray

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  19. The Batman Season 4 Episode 10 - Two of a Kind
    7.9/10(306 votes)

    #19 - Two of a Kind

    S4:E10

    After Batman takes down Punch and Judy, Joker takes an interest in the TV pop psychologist Harleen Quinzell and decides to groom her to become his new partner in crime, Harley Quinn.

    Director:Anthony Chun
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  20. The Batman Season 5 Episode 12 - Lost Heroes (1)
    7.9/10(279 votes)

    #20 - Lost Heroes (1)

    S5:E12

    When super-powered members of the Justice League begin disappearing one by one, Batman, Robin and Green Arrow must discover the mystery surrounding their disappearance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  21. The Batman Season 2 Episode 7 - Meltdown
    7.8/10(322 votes)

    #21 - Meltdown

    S2:E7

    Despite intensive rehabilitation, Ethan Bennett once again takes the form of Clayface in order to seek revenge against Joker, the man who turned him into that monster. He's released on probation after standing trial for his crimes, but he may find the temptations of a criminal life too great.

    Director:Seung Eun Kim
    Writers:Greg Weisman, Michael Jelenic

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  22. The Batman Season 4 Episode 11 - Rumors
    7.8/10(296 votes)

    #22 - Rumors

    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.

    Director:Matt Youngberg
    Writer:Joseph Kuhr

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  23. The Batman Season 5 Episode 10 - The End of the Batman
    7.8/10(270 votes)

    #23 - The End of the Batman

    S5:E10

    The Batman meets his opposite in the form of Wrath and his partner Scorn who are helping Joker, Penguin, Killer Croc, and Ventriloquist and Scarface with a job. Batman and Robin must stop their evil counterparts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Batman Season 4 Episode 2 - Team Penguin
    7.7/10(282 votes)

    #24 - Team Penguin

    S4:E2

    After watching a movie about criminal masterminds, Penguin assembles an all-star team of Gotham's most dangerous villains to take down Batman. Meanwhile, Batgirl and Robin try to work together for the first time.

    Director:Anthony Chun
    Writer:Joseph Kuhr

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  25. The Batman Season 4 Episode 4 - The Everywhere Man
    7.7/10(286 votes)

    #25 - The Everywhere Man

    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.

    Director:Brandon Vietti
    Writer:Greg Weisman

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Best Episodes Summary

"Strange New World" is the best rated episode of "The Batman". It scored 8.9/10 based on 420 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".