The Best Episodes Written By Paul Dini

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(39 votes)

   #1 - Heart of Ice

   S1:E39/7/1992

   Brilliant cryogenics expert Dr. Victor Fries is transformed into Mr. Freeze, a vengeful creature who can only survive in subzero temperatures.

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   8.5/10(17 votes)

   #2 - Trial

   S2:E95/16/1994

   All of Batman's enemies team together to put Batman on trial and send him to Arkham Asylum.

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   8.4/10(21 votes)

   #3 - Almost Got 'Im

   S1:E3511/10/1992

   While hiding from the police, Batman's deadliest enemies exchange stories about their mutual nemesis—Batman.

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   8.3/10(18 votes)

   #4 - Harlequinade

   S2:E105/23/1994

   Harley Quinn agrees to help Batman and Robin find the location of a stolen atomic bomb placed somewhere in Gotham by the Joker.

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   8.3/10(18 votes)

   #5 - Harley's Holiday

   S3:E610/15/1994

   Harley gets herself into a whole mess of trouble after she steals Bruce Wayne's car and kidnaps his girlfriend.

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   8.2/10(18 votes)

   #6 - The Man Who Killed Batman

   S1:E492/1/1993

   Sidney Debris, a small-time mobster, earns the hatred of all of Batman's enemies when he claims to have accidentally killed Batman during a brawl.

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   8.1/10(37 votes)

   #7 - Voyage of Temptation

   S2:E132/5/2010

   Duchess Satine travels from Mandalore to Coruscant on a diplomatic mission, with Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and a team of troopers to defend her. As her luxurious starship, Coronet, makes its way through hyperspace, the Jedi must stop several assassination attempts, and Anakin discovers that Obi-Wan and the Duchess have a history together.

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   8.1/10(17 votes)

   #8 - House & Garden

   S2:E65/2/1994

   Poison Ivy appears to have stopped her crime spree when she marries a doctor with two sons to raise. However, crimes continue occurring in the Poison Ivy style, leaving Batman to question her innocence.

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   7.9/10(74 votes)

   #9 - The Moth

   S1:E711/3/2004

   Charlie begins a painful journey of withdrawal from drugs, surprisingly aided by Locke, whose true motive for helping Charlie is a mystery. Meanwhile, survivors struggle to find and free Jack when he's buried alive in a cave collapse, and someone might be secretly thwarting Sayid, Kate, and Boone when they enact a plan to find the source of the French transmission.

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    7.9/10(47 votes)

    #10 - Cloak of Darkness

    S1:E912/5/2008

    Ahsoka and Jedi Master Luminara escort the captured notorious Separatist leader Nute Gunray to Coruscant so he can stand trial for his crimes. However, they are unaware that Count Dooku has sent his assassin, Asajj Ventress, to free their captive. With the help of Senate Commandos, the Jedi have to thwart Ventress's efforts to free their prisoner, despite the traitorous plans of Senate Guard Captain Argyus.

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    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Second Chance

    S3:E29/17/1994

    Batman and Robin are puzzled by the sudden kidnapping of Two-Face, who was on his way to have his face fixed.

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12. 

    7.9/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Joker's Favor

    S1:E79/11/1992

    When a timid accountant accidentally runs afoul of the Joker, he promises the Joker anything if the villain will only let him go.

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13. 

    7.8/10(38 votes)

    #13 - Holocron Heist

    S2:E110/2/2009

    Cad Bane has been hired by Darth Sidious to steal a Jedi holocron. The holocrons -- data storage systems that can only be opened through the Force -- are protected within a vault inside the Jedi Temple. Recruiting a changeling posing as a Jedi in his plot, Bane infiltrates the building's security systems and leads Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka on a chase.

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    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Baby-Doll

    S3:E410/1/1994

    Baby-Doll, a former child star, pours out her frustrations on her TV family by kidnapping them and holding them hostage.

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15. 

    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Mad as a Hatter

    S1:E2410/12/1992

    The Mad Hatter puts the city of Gotham under his control in an attempt to impress a woman, Alice, with whom he is in love.

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    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Deep Freeze

    S3:E1011/26/1994

    Aging billionaire Grant Walker breaks Mr. Freeze out of prison so he can use the scientist's knowledge to can gain immortality and cover the world in a new ice age.

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    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Make 'Em Laugh

    S3:E711/5/1994

    Batman and Robin investigate a string of crimes committed by a group of famous comedians brainwashed by the Joker.

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    7.6/10(38 votes)

    #18 - Pretty Poison

    S1:E99/14/1992

    When District Attorney Harvey Dent is poisoned after a dinner date, Batman makes the horrifying discovery that his date was Poison Ivy, a plant-obsessed villainess.

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    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #19 - Joker's Wild

    S1:E4211/19/1992

    When a billionaire builds a casino called the Joker's Wild, the Joker breaks out of Arkham Asylum to destroy it.

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    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Catwalk

    S4:E39/13/1995

    Catwoman's attempt to go straight runs into problems when she is enticed into one last job by the Ventriloquist.

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    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #21 - Lock-Up

    S3:E911/19/1994

    Lyle Bolton, Arkham's former chief of security, becomes the vigilante Lock-Up and kidnaps Commissioner Gordon and Mayor Hill, seeing them as the cause of rampant crime in Gotham City.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Great Responsibility

    S1:E24/1/2012

    Spider-Man accepts Nick Fury’s offer to become the Ultimate Spider-Man and meets his new allies of young heroes consisting of Nova, White Tiger, Power Man and Iron Fist. Meanwhile, Norman Osborn orders Doctor Octopus to send the Frightful Four to target Spider-Man. Spider-Man ends up having to get help from his new allies to fight off the Frightful Four.

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    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #23 - The Laughing Fish

    S1:E461/10/1993

    The Joker becomes enraged when the Gotham copyright office rejects his demand for a copyright for his grinning Joker fish.

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    7.5/10(21 votes)

    #24 - Harley and Ivy

    S1:E471/18/1993

    Harley Quinn has broken off with the Joker and teams up with Poison Ivy. Together they wreck havoc on Gotham and now Joker wants a piece of the action.

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    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Riddler's Reform

    S3:E39/24/1994

    The Riddler appears to have gone straight when he develops a new and successful puzzle based toy.

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