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The Best Episodes of The New Batman Adventures

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

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After a long hiatus -- The Caped Crusader is back and cooler then ever, in the animated action-packed series -- The New Batman Adventures. Picking up years after Batman: The Animated Series, the series highlights

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 11 - Mad Love
    9.4/10(1552 votes)

    S2:E11

    Harley reflects on her first meeting with the Joker as she plots to eliminate her main competition in his attentions—Batman.

    Director:Butch Lukic
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  2. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 11 - Over the Edge
    9.2/10(1488 votes)

    S1:E11

    During a fight with the Scarecrow, Batgirl is ambushed on a rooftop and falls to her death. Having watched his daughter's demise, Jim Gordon blames Batman for her fate and vows revenge, even recruiting Bane in the process.

    Director:Yuichiro Yano
    Writers:Paul Dini, Bruce Timm

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  3. The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 5 - Old Wounds
    8.8/10(1231 votes)

    S2:E5

    Nightwing tells Robin the story of how he and Batman grew apart. The story reveals how Batgirl discovered Batman and Robin's true identities, and also explains some of the romantic flare between Barbara and Dick.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Rich Fogel

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  4. The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 9 - Judgment Day
    8.6/10(1219 votes)

    S2:E9

    A new, mysterious vigilante known as the Judge appears and targets Gotham's rogue's gallery with ruthless fury.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writers:Alan Burnett, Rich Fogel

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  5. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 8 - Growing Pains
    8.4/10(1193 votes)

    S1:E8

    Robin fights to protect a young girl with amnesia who is being stalked by her "father", who turns out to be Clayface. Having created the girl from his own body to scout out the city, he now intends to reabsorb her.

    Director:Atsuko Tanaka
    Writers:Paul Dini, Bob Goodman

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  6. The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 6 - Legends of the Dark Knight
    8.4/10(1241 votes)

    S2:E6

    A group of Gotham City youths tell their stories about what they believe the Dark Knight to really be like. One story is reminiscent of the Dick Sprang era comics from the 1950s and/or the 1960s live-action Batman television series. Another is reminiscent of Frank Miller's 1986 graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Bob Goodman, Bruce Timm

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  7. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 4 - Never Fear
    8.2/10(1161 votes)

    S1:E4

    The Scarecrow develops a new toxin that, rather than inducing fear, eliminates it, making average people incredibly reckless and dangerous.

    Director:Kenji Hachizaki
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  8. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 6 - Double Talk
    8.1/10(1094 votes)

    S1:E6

    Arnold Wesker is released from Arkham, completely free of his Scarface persona. But Scarface's old gang, needing their old boss back, begin working to drive Wesker back to his old ways.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  9. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 7 - Joker's Millions
    8.1/10(1175 votes)

    S1:E7

    Crime boss Edward "The King" Barlow dies and in his will leaves his arch-rival, the Joker, a large fortune. Joker immediately goes on a shopping spree, even searching for a replacement for Harley Quinn, but realizes too late that all the money is fake.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  10. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 2 - Sins of the Father
    7.8/10(1166 votes)

    S1:E2

    The origins of Tim Drake are traced, from street-tough and member of Two-Face's gang to the new Robin.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Rich Fogel

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  11. The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 10 - Beware the Creeper
    7.7/10(1042 votes)

    S2:E10

    Exposure to a weird mixture of chemicals, including the Joker's laughing gas, changes straitlaced newsman Jack Ryder into the crazed Creeper. He looks to kill the Joker, and develops a much unwanted crush on Harley.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Steve Gerber

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  12. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 1 - Holiday Knights
    7.6/10(1293 votes)

    S1:E1

    During the Christmas season, Harley and Poison Ivy lure Bruce into a hypnotic shopping spree while Joker threatens Gotham with a sonic bomb loud enough to deafen anyone within earshot of its explosion.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  13. The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 7 - Girl's Night Out
    7.6/10(1024 votes)

    S2:E7

    Livewire escapes during a prison transfer and runs amok in Gotham, joining forces with Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn. With the Dark Knight away, Batgirl teams up with Supergirl to face the deadly trio.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  14. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 5 - You Scratch My Back
    7.5/10(1088 votes)

    S1:E5

    In an effort to further distance himself from Batman, Nightwing tries to go it alone to stop a smuggling ring and gets unexpected help from the seductive Catwoman.

    Directors:Dan Riba, Butch Lukic
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  15. The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 8 - Chemistry
    7.5/10(946 votes)

    S2:E8

    Bruce Wayne, along with other wealthy denizens of Gotham, fall in love with their ideal mate, who all happen to have green eyes. Wayne decides to marry, and gives up being Batman forever. However, an old enemy's latest plot is being set into motion...

    Director:Butch Lukic
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  16. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 3 - Cold Comfort
    7.3/10(1113 votes)

    S1:E3

    Mr. Freeze returns and seeks revenge on Gotham City, with a big surprise for Batman.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  17. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 9 - Mean Seasons
    7.2/10(1013 votes)

    S1:E9

    Batman pursues an ex-model, who is now looking for revenge and calling herself "Calendar Girl".

    Director:Hiroyuki Aoyama
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  18. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 12 - Torch Song
    7.0/10(959 votes)

    S1:E12

    A lovelorn pyrotechnic engineer, Garfield Lynns, gets dumped by a big time singer named Cassidy. Lynns becomes the supervillain Firefly, bent on burning the woman who burned him.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Rich Fogel

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  19. The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 1 - The Ultimate Thrill
    6.9/10(1004 votes)

    S2:E1

    Former stuntwoman and adrenaline junkie Roxanne Sutton becomes the rocket-riding thief Roxy Rocket, to chase danger and excitement.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  20. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 10 - The Demon Within
    6.8/10(985 votes)

    S1:E10

    Batman and Robin assist occultist Jason Blood when Klarion the Witch-boy takes control of Blood's alter-ego, Etrigan the Demon.

    Director:Atsuko Tanaka
    Writers:Rusti Bjornhoel, Stan Berkowitz

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  21. The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 3 - Critters
    6.8/10(951 votes)

    S2:E3

    A genetic engineer goes overboard in creating bigger livestock and loses all his money. A year later, an army of mutant farm animals terrorize Gotham City.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Joe R. Lansdale

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  22. The New Batman Adventures Season 1 Episode 13 - Love is a Croc
    6.7/10(967 votes)

    S1:E13

    Baby Doll becomes enamored of Killer Croc, and the pair forms a very unlikely yet very successful criminal duo. However, their partnership soon falls apart when Baby Doll learns that Croc is only using her to further his own criminal career.

    Director:Butch Lukic
    Writer:Steve Gerber

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  23. The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 4 - Animal Act
    6.7/10(916 votes)

    S2:E4

    A series of thefts is being committed by circus animals in a town where Nightwing's old circus is performing. Is it an old friend that is training the animals to steal, or someone else?

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  24. The New Batman Adventures Season 2 Episode 2 - Cult of the Cat
    5.7/10(961 votes)

    S2:E2

    Batman tries to help Catwoman, who is being chased by a cat cult due to a statue she stole.

    Director:Butch Lukic
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mad Love" is the best rated episode of "The New Batman Adventures". It scored 9.4/10 based on 1552 votes. Directed by Butch Lukic and written by Paul Dini, it aired on 1/16/1999. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Over the Edge".