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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!

The Best Episodes of The New Batman Adventures

After a long hiatus -- The Caped Crusader is back and cooler then ever, in the animated action-packed series -- The New Batman-Superman Adventures. Picking...
  1. 9.4/10(1.4k votes)

    #1 - Mad Love

    S2:E11

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

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    Director:Butch Lukic
    Writer:Paul Dini
  2. 9.2/10(1.3k votes)

    #2 - Over the Edge

    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.

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  3. 8.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #3 - Old Wounds

    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.

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    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Rich Fogel
  4. 8.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #4 - Judgment Day

    S2:E9

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

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  5. 8.5/10(1.1k votes)

    #5 - Legends of the Dark Knight

    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.

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  6. 8.4/10(1.0k votes)

    #6 - Growing Pains

    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.

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  8. 8.2/10(1.0k votes)

    #7 - Never Fear

    S1:E4

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

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  9. 8.1/10(929 votes)

    #8 - Double Talk

    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.

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    Director:Curt Geda
  10. 8.1/10(1.0k votes)

    #9 - Joker's Millions

    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.

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    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini
  11. 7.8/10(986 votes)

    #10 - Sins of the Father

    S1:E2

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

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    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Rich Fogel
  12. 7.8/10(894 votes)

    #11 - Beware the Creeper

    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.

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    Director:Dan Riba
  13. 7.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #12 - Holiday Knights

    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.

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    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini
  14. 7.6/10(914 votes)

    #13 - You Scratch My Back

    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.

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  15. 7.6/10(882 votes)

    #14 - Girl's Night Out

    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.

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    Director:Curt Geda
  16. 7.5/10(803 votes)

    #15 - Chemistry

    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...

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  17. 7.4/10(933 votes)

    #16 - Cold Comfort

    S1:E3

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

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    Director:Dan Riba
  18. 7.3/10(847 votes)

    #17 - Mean Seasons

    S1:E9

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

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  19. 7.0/10(811 votes)

    #18 - Torch Song

    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.

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    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Rich Fogel
  20. 6.9/10(832 votes)

    #19 - The Demon Within

    S1:E10

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

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  21. 6.9/10(849 votes)

    #20 - The Ultimate Thrill

    S2:E1

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

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    Director:Dan Riba
  22. 6.9/10(812 votes)

    #21 - Critters

    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.

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    Director:Dan Riba
  23. 6.8/10(824 votes)

    #22 - Love is a Croc

    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.

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    Director:Butch Lukic
  24. 6.8/10(778 votes)

    #23 - Animal Act

    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?

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    Director:Curt Geda
  25. 5.7/10(818 votes)

    #24 - Cult of the Cat

    S2:E2

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

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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 1361 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".