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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. Background image for Strange New World
    8.9/10(353 votes)

    #1 - Strange New World

    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. Background image for Artifacts
    8.5/10(313 votes)

    #2 - Artifacts

    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. Background image for A Matter of Family
    8.4/10(305 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. 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. Background image for The Joining (2)
    8.4/10(243 votes)

    #4 - The Joining (2)

    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. Background image for Night and the City
    8.3/10(270 votes)

    #5 - Night and the City

    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. Background image for Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind
    8.3/10(260 votes)

    #6 - Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind

    S3:E13

    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".

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  8. Background image for The Clayface of Tragedy (2)
    8.2/10(336 votes)

    #7 - The Clayface of Tragedy (2)

    S1:E13

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

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  9. Background image for The Laughing Bat
    8.2/10(321 votes)

    #8 - The Laughing Bat

    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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  10. Background image for Seconds
    8.2/10(266 votes)

    #9 - Seconds

    S4:E8

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

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  11. Background image for The Joining (1)
    8.2/10(238 votes)

    #10 - The Joining (1)

    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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  12. Background image for Strange Minds
    8.1/10(278 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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  13. Background image for Riddler's Revenge
    8.1/10(270 votes)

    #12 - Riddler's Revenge

    S4:E9

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

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  14. Background image for The Batman/Superman Story (2)
    8.1/10(250 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  15. Background image for The Breakout
    8.0/10(245 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. Background image for The Batman/Superman Story (1)
    8.0/10(271 votes)

    #15 - 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, and employs a horde of the Batman's villains to do so.

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    Director:Unknown
  17. Background image for Lost Heroes (2)
    8.0/10(229 votes)

    #16 - Lost Heroes (2)

    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:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Rubberface of Comedy (1)
    7.9/10(321 votes)

    #17 - The Rubberface of Comedy (1)

    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
  19. Background image for Two of a Kind
    7.9/10(253 votes)

    #18 - Two of a Kind

    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
  20. Background image for Rumors
    7.9/10(244 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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  21. Background image for Lost Heroes (1)
    7.9/10(229 votes)

    #20 - Lost Heroes (1)

    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:Unknown
  22. Background image for Riddled
    7.8/10(291 votes)

    #21 - Riddled

    S2:E2

    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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  23. Background image for Meltdown
    7.8/10(256 votes)

    #22 - Meltdown

    S2:E7

    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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  24. Background image for Team Penguin
    7.8/10(228 votes)

    #23 - Team Penguin

    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
  25. Background image for The End of the Batman
    7.8/10(218 votes)

    #24 - The End of the Batman

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Everywhere Man
    7.7/10(235 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.

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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 353 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".