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Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series (often shortened Batman: TAS) is an American childrens' animated series adaptation of the comic book series starring the DC Comics superhero, Batman. The series is noted for being the first to take place in the DC Animated Universe. It was produced by Warner Bros....
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On Leather Wings

On Leather Wings is the pilot episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It first aired on September 6, 1992. It was written by Mitch Brian and directed by Kevin Altieri. This was the first episode of the series to feature the villain Man-Bat and was...

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  • Sep 6, 1992

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  • 1

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Christmas with the Joker

Christmas with the Joker is the thirty-ninth episode from Batman: The Animated Series to be aired, although it was the second one produced. First aired on November 13, 1992. Written by Eddie Gorodetsky and directed by Kent Butterworth It is...

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  • Nov 13, 1992

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  • 2

Nothing to Fear

Nothing to Fear is the third episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. Due to schedule changes it was the tenth episode to air. A criminal calling himself The Scarecrow starts a series of havoc and crimes in revenge against the...

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  • Sep 15, 1992

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  • 3

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The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh is the fourth episode of the Warner Bros. animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. It first aired on September 22, 1992 and was written by Carl Swenson and directed by Kevin Altieri. The Joker employs a lethal mind...

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  • Sep 22, 1992

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  • 4

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Pretty Poison

Pretty Poison is an episode of Batman: The Animated Series and the first to feature Poison Ivy. After Bruce meets Harvey Dent's new fiancee, Pamela Isley, Dent falls unconscious. He is rushed to the hospital, and is found to be poisoned by a...

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  • 5

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The Underdwellers

"The Underdwellers" is the 6th episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. It was directed by Frank Paur and written by Tom Ruegger, Jules Dennis and Richard Mueller. It was first broadcast on October 21, 1992. The episode was...

Original air date:

  • Oct 21, 1992

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  • 6

POV

P. O. V. is the seventh episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. When Bullock botches a sting operation, he, Montoya and rookie Wilkes are questioned by Internal Affairs. Bullock's face saving story is so at odds with the other...

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  • Sep 18, 1992

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  • 7

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The Forgotten

The Forgotten is the eighth episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. When indigent men start disappearing from the bowery, Bruce goes undercover as lowlife Gaff Morgan to investigate. He soon ends up as an amnesia victim forced...

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  • Oct 8, 1992

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  • 8

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Be a Clown

Be a Clown is the ninth episode of the first season of television animated series Batman: The Animated Series. Mayor Hill's son feels overlooked and unloved at his own birthday party that is more a political media event than a real celebration....

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  • Sep 16, 1992

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  • 9

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Two-Face

Two-Face is a two-part episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. Academy Award-winner Al Pacino was originally offered to voice Two-Face, but he turned it down. Richard Moll was then cast in the role. The episode starts with...

Original air date:

  • Sep 25, 1992

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  • 10

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It's Never Too Late

It's Never Too Late is the Sixth episode to air of the American animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. This is the third episode in a row to feature crime boss Rupert Thorne, and it's the first time Arnold Stromwell appears in the...

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  • Sep 10, 1992

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  • 12

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I've Got Batman in My Basement

I've Got Batman In My Basement is twelfth episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It's the first appearance of the Penguin in the series. It first aired on September 30, 1992. It was written by Sam Graham & Chris Hubbell and directed by Frank Paur. ...

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  • Sep 30, 1992

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  • 13

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Heart of Ice

Heart of Ice is the fourteenth episode of the American animated television series Batman: The Animated Series, first aired on September 7, 1992, written by Paul Dini, and directed by Bruce Timm. This episode features the first appearance in the...

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  • Sep 7, 1992

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  • 14

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The Cat and the Claw

The Cat and the Claw is a two part episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It was the first episode to air, but the thirteenth and sixteenth according to the production order. Catwoman steals a valuable necklace to fund the purchase of land for a...

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  • Sep 5, 1992

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  • 15

See No Evil

See No Evil is the fifteenth episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. Somewhere in a middle-class suburb of Gotham, little Kimberly Ventrix is regularly visited by her imaginary playmate, "Mojo." However, the mysterious, unseen...

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  • Feb 24, 1993

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  • 17

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Beware the Gray Ghost

"Beware the Gray Ghost" is an episode from Batman: the Animated Series. In flashback, a young Bruce Wayne is watching an episode of his favorite show, "The Gray Ghost". Cutting between the past and the present, the same thing is seen happening in...

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  • Nov 4, 1992

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  • 18

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Prophecy of Doom

Prophecy of Doom is the nineteenth episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. Bruce Wayne becomes concerned when some of his richest friends are seduced into a new age Brotherhood scam by Nostromos, a fraudulent psychic. Nostromos...

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  • Oct 6, 1992

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  • 19

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Feat of Clay

"Feat of Clay'" is the two-part episode of the American animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. First aired on September 9, 1992. It was written by Marv Wolfman & Michael Reaves. The teleplay of the first part was by Marv Wolfman and...

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  • Sep 9, 1992

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  • 20

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Joker's Favor

Joker's Favor is the twenty-second episode from Batman: The Animated Series. First aired on September 11th, 1992. Written by Paul Dini and directed by Boyd Kirkland. It features the first appearance of the Joker's occasional sidekick, Harley Quinn....

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  • Sep 11, 1992

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  • 22

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Vendetta

Vendetta is the twenty-third episode from Batman: The Animated Series. It features the first appearance of Killer Croc in the DC Animated Universe Someone's framing Harvey Bullock when a witness disappears and it's up to Batman to figure out who.

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  • Oct 5, 1992

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  • 23

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Fear of Victory

Fear of Victory is the nineteenth episode of Batman: The Animated Series and the second appearance of The Scarecrow and Robin in the DC Animated Universe. The episode begins with Robin and his roommate at collage discussing the roommates upcoming...

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  • Sep 29, 1992

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  • 24

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The Clock King

The Clock King is the twenty-fifth episode of Batman: The Animated Series and the first appearance of The Clock King in the DC animated universe. Unlike most Batman episodes the entire episode is set in the day time. Temple Fugate was a stiff,...

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  • Sep 21, 1992

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  • 25

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Appointment in Crime Alley

Appointment at Crime Alley was the 26th episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It is a rare episode in that it features no iconic Batman villains. Despite having no Bat-villains this episode is loved by fans for originality. Every year at the...

Original air date:

  • Sep 17, 1992

Episode number:

  • 26

Mad as a Hatter

Mad as a Hatter is a critically acclaimed episode of Batman: The Animated Series and it's the first appearance of the Mad Hatter in the DC Animated Universe. It was written by Paul Dini and directed by Frank Paur and it first appeared on October 12,...

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  • Oct 12, 1992

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  • 27

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Dreams In Darkness

Dreams in Darkness is the 28th episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It also marks the final time that Scarecrow is an episode's main villain (in the original series). The episode starts with Batman's voice from a cell in Arkham Asylum. From...

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  • Nov 3, 1992

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  • 28

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Eternal Youth

Eternal Youth is the sixteenth episode of the Warner Bros. animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. First aired on September 29, 1992. Written by Beth Bornstein and directed by Kevin Altieri. A health spa which advertises a 'back to...

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  • Sep 29, 1992

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  • 29

Perchance to Dream

Perchance To Dream is the twenty-sixth episode of the Warner Bros. animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. First aired on October 19, 1992. Story by Laren Bright, Michael Reaves. Teleplay by Joe R. Lansdale. Directed by Boyd Kirkland...

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  • Oct 19, 1992

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  • 30

The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy

The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy is the thirty-first episode of the American animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. First aired on October 14, 1992. Written by Elliot S. Maggin. Directed by Frank Paur. The nobleman Baron Waclow Jozek...

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  • Oct 14, 1992

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  • 31

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Robin's Reckoning

Robin's Reckoning is a two part episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. The first part aired on February 7, 1993 and was written by Randy Rogel and directed by Dick Sebast; it earned the series an Emmy for Most Outstanding...

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  • Feb 7, 1993

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  • 32

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The Laughing Fish

The Laughing Fish is the 33rd episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. The story is based on Detective Comics #475 and #476 , with segments adapted from The Joker's Five-Way Revenge (Batman #251). It first premiered on January 10,...

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  • Jan 10, 1993

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  • 34

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Night of the Ninja

"Night of the Ninja" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on October 26, 1992 and was written by Steve Perry and directed by Kevin Altieri. Wayne Enterprises' various companies are robbed by a mysterious...

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  • Oct 26, 1992

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  • 35

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Cat Scratch Fever

"Cat Scratch Fever" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on November 5, 1992 and was written by Sean Catherine Derek and directed by Boyd Kirkland. While Selina Kyle is at court facing her charges as...

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  • Nov 5, 1992

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  • 36

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The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne

"The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on November 5, 1992 and was written by David Wise and directed by Frank Paur. This episode is a fan favourite because it features all...

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  • Oct 29, 1992

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  • 37

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Heart Of Steel

"Heart Of Steel" is a two part episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. The first part aired on November 16, 1992 and was written by Brynne Stephens and directed by Kevin Altieri. The second part aired on November 17. High...

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  • Nov 16, 1992

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  • 38

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If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?

If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? is the Forty-First episode of the Warner Bros. animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. It was the first appearance of The Riddler. It first aired on November 18th, 1992 and was written by...

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  • Nov 18, 1992

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  • 40

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Joker's Wild

Joker's Wild is the 40th episode of the American animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. First aired on November 19, 1992. Written by Paul Dini. Joker is out for revenge when a billionaire opens a casino bearing his likeness and...

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  • Nov 19, 1992

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  • 41

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Tyger, Tyger

"Tyger, Tyger" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on October 30, 1992 and was written by Michael Reaves and directed by Frank Paur. Selina Kyle is kidnapped by genetic engineer Dr. Emile Dorian and...

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  • Oct 30, 1992

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  • 42

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Moon of the Wolf

"Moon of the Wolf" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on November 12, 1992 and was written by Len Wein and directed by Dick Sebast. Batman investigates the appearance of a wolf creature in Gotham, not...

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  • Nov 12, 1992

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  • 43

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Day of the Samurai

"Day of the Samurai" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on February 23, 1992 and was written by Steve Perry and directed by Bruce W. Timm. Kyodai Ken kidnaps the daughter of Yoru Sensei, the martial...

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  • Feb 23, 1992

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  • 44

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Terror in the Sky

"Terror in the Sky" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on November 9, 1992 and was written by Steve Perry and Mark Saraceni and directed by Boyd Kirkland. It is the second and last time that Man-Bat...

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  • Nov 9, 1992

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  • 45

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Almost Got 'Im

Almost Got 'Im is the thirty-fifth episode of the Warner Bros. animated television series Batman: The Animated Series, which first aired on November 11, 1992, and was written by Paul Dini and directed by Eric Radomski. This episode features seven of...

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  • Nov 11, 1992

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  • 46

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Birds of a Feather

"Birds of a Feather" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on February 8, 1993 and was written by Chuck Menville and directed by Frank Paur. Paul Williams was critically acclaimed for his performance as The...

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  • Feb 8, 1993

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  • 47

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What Is Reality?

What is Reality? is the title of an episode of Batman: The Animated Series. On recent occasions, several Gotham City citizens have fallen victom to a mysterious computer hacker. And whats more, a strange riddle is left at every scene. First, a...

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  • Nov 24, 1992

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  • 48

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I am the Night

"I am the Night" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on November 10, 1992 and was written by Michael Reaves and directed by Boyd Kirkland. On the anniversary of the death of Bruce's parents, Leslie...

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  • Nov 10, 1992

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  • 49

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Off Balance

"Off Balance" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on November 21, 1992 and was written by Len Wein and directed by Kevin Altieri. This episodes marks the first appearance of Talia and Ra's Al Ghul. While...

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  • Nov 21, 1992

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  • 50

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The Man Who Killed Batman

The Man Who Killed Batman is the fifty-first episode of Batman: The Animated Series. It first aired on February 1, 1993. It was written by Paul Dini and directed by Bruce Timm. As it pours on Gotham City, a man hurriedly runs to Rupert Thorne's...

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  • Feb 1, 1993

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  • 51

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Mudslide

"Mudslide" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on September 15, 1993 and was written by Alan Burnett and directed by Eric Radomski. Clayface made his last appearance in this episode. Clayface is falling...

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  • Sep 15, 1993

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  • 52

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Paging The Crime Doctor

"Paging The Crime Doctor" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on September 17, 1993 and was written by Mike W. Barr and Laren Bright and directed by Frank Paur. Dr. Matthew Thorne, forced into losing his...

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  • Sep 17, 1993

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  • 53

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Zatanna

"Zatanna" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on February 2, 1993 and was written by Paul Dini and directed by Dick Sebast and Dan Riba. When the glamorous magician Zatanna is framed for a robbery during...

Original air date:

  • Feb 2, 1993

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  • 54

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The Mechanic

"The Mechanic" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on January 24, 1993 and was written by Steve Perry and Laren Bright and directed by Kevin Altieri. The plot is similar to the film Batman Returns, in...

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  • Jan 24, 1993

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  • 55

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Harley and Ivy

Harley and Ivy is the fifty-sixth episode of Batman: The Animated Series and the first team-up of Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. After his latest foiled caper, The Joker takes out his frustration on Harley and kicks her out of the gang. To prove...

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  • Jan 18, 1993

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  • 56

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Shadow of the Bat

"Shadow of the Bat" is a two part episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. The first part aired on September 13, 1993 and was written by D. O'Flaherty and T. Ruegger and directed by Boyd Kirkland. The second part aired on...

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  • Sep 13, 1993

Episode number:

  • 57

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Blind as a Bat

Original air date:

  • Feb 22, 1993

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  • 59

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The Demon's Quest

The Demon's Quest is a Batman: The Animated Series episode. It features Ra's Al Ghul as the main villain. When Robin is mysteriously abducted from his college campus, the Batman begins a fruitless search ... until he is astounded by the sudden...

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  • May 3, 1993

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  • 60

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His Silicon Soul

"His Silicon Soul" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on November 20, 1992 and was written by Marty Isenberg and Robert N. Skir and directed by Boyd Kirkland. When a Batman impersonator appears in...

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  • Nov 20, 1992

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  • 62

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Fire From Olympus

Fire From Olympus is the 62nd episode of Batman: The Animated Series and the only appearance of Maxie Zeus in the DC Animated Universe. Maximillian Zeus is a shipping tycoon with underworld connections. In his debut episode, "Fire From Olympus",...

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  • May 24, 1993

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  • 63

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Read My Lips

Read My Lips is the 64th episode of Batman: The Animated Series and the first appearance of the Ventriloquist in the DC Animated Universe. When Gotham Police are baffled by a series of crimes executed with clockwork-like precision, Batman...

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  • 64

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The Worry Men

"The Worry Men" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on September 17, 1993 and was written by Paul Dini and directed by Frank Paur.It marked the final time The "Mad Hatter" was the main villain. Although he...

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  • Sep 17, 1993

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  • 65

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Sideshow

Sideshow is the first episode of the second season of Batman: The Animated Series. It was Killer Croc's last main villlain appearance. En route to an upstate prison, Killer Croc escapes and leads Batman on a dangerous chase through the wilderness....

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  • May 3, 1994

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  • 1

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A Bullet for Bullock

"A Bullet for Bullock" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on September 14, 1995 and was written by Michael Reaves and directed by Frank Paur. Someone has put a hit out on Gotham's toughest cop, Harvey...

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  • Sep 14, 1995

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  • 2

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