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Each Saturday and Sunday Matt Waters recaps an episode of the legendary Batman: The Animated Series, building an overall ranking along the way. Plus best performances, the ever-popular Villain Watch and more!
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Episodes (Chronological)
Season 1
Plus: Season 1 Findings and The Batman Adventures Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 (tie-in comic)
Season 2
Plus: ‘The Lost Episode‘, Season 2 Findings and The Batman & Robin Adventures
The New Batman Adventures
Plus: New Batman Adventures Findings, Superman: The Animated Series Crossovers and Gotham Adventures (tie in comic) Part 1 | Part 2
Films
Episode Ranking
- ‘The Laughing Fish‘
- ‘Mask of the Phantasm‘
- ‘Mad Love‘
- ‘Over the Edge‘
- ‘Almost Got ‘Im‘
- ‘Heart of Ice‘
- ‘Harlequinade‘
- ‘Trial‘
- ‘Riddler’s Reform‘
- ‘Double Talk‘
- ‘Judgment Day‘
- ‘Legends of the Dark Knight‘
- ‘Shadow of the Bat Part I‘
- ‘I Am the Night‘
- ‘Robin’s Reckoning Part I‘
- ‘Baby-Doll‘
- ‘Sins of the Father‘
- ‘Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero‘
- ‘The Man Who Killed Batman‘
- ‘Perchance to Dream‘
- ‘Two-Face Part I’
- ‘Girls’ Night Out‘
- ‘Torch Song‘
- ‘You Scratch My Back‘
- ‘Bane‘
- ‘Batgirl Returns‘
- ‘A Bullet For Bullock‘
- ‘Joker’s Favor‘
- ‘Read My Lips‘
- ‘Feat of Clay Part II‘
- ‘The Ultimate Thrill‘
- ‘Catwalk‘
- ‘The Demon’s Quest Part II‘
- ‘Harley and Ivy‘
- ‘Robin’s Reckoning Part II‘
- ‘House & Garden‘
- ‘Beware the Gray Ghost‘
- ‘Mean Seasons‘
- ‘Old Wounds‘
- ‘Growing Pains‘
- ‘Holiday Knights‘
- ‘Mystery of the Batwoman‘
- ‘Second Chance‘
- ‘Mad as a Hatter‘
- ‘Heart of Steel Part II‘
- ‘Appointment In Crime Alley‘
- ‘Two-Face Part II‘
- ‘Pretty Poison’
- ‘Deep Freeze‘
- ‘Chemistry‘
- ‘Harley’s Holiday‘
- ‘Lock-Up‘
- ‘Shadow of the Bat Part II’
- ‘Feat of Clay Part I‘
- ‘Cold Comfort‘
- ‘His Silicon Soul‘
- ‘Off Balance‘
- ‘Vendetta‘
- ‘Birds of a Feather‘
- ‘Joker’s Millions‘
- ‘Heart of Steel Part I‘
- ‘Never Fear‘
- ‘On Leather Wings‘
- ‘Love is a Croc‘
- ‘See No Evil‘
- ‘The Clock King‘
- ‘It’s Never Too Late‘
- ‘Make ‘Em Laugh‘
- ‘Joker’s Wild‘
- ‘Eternal Youth‘
- ‘The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy‘
- ‘The Cat and the Claw Part I‘
- ‘Zatanna‘
- ‘Day of the Samurai‘
- ‘Avatar‘
- ‘The Demon’s Quest Part I‘
- ‘The Mechanic‘
- ‘The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne‘
- ‘Terror in the Sky‘
- ‘P.O.V.‘
- ‘Christmas with the Joker‘
- ‘Fear of Victory‘
- ‘Be A Clown’
- ‘The Worry Men‘
- ‘What Is Reality?‘
- ‘Fire From Olympus‘
- ‘The Demon Within‘
- ‘Animal Act‘
- ‘Night of the Ninja‘
- ‘Mudslide‘
- ‘The Cat and the Claw Part II‘
- ‘Nothing to Fear‘
- ‘The Lion and the Unicorn‘
- ‘Prophecy of Doom‘
- ‘Tyger, Tyger‘
- ‘Cult of the Cat‘
- ‘Blind As a Bat‘
- ‘If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?‘
- ‘Dreams In Darkness‘
- ‘The Last Laugh’
- ‘Cat Scratch Fever‘
- ‘Moon of the Wolf‘
- ‘Paging the Crime Doctor‘
- ‘Time Out of Joint‘
- ‘Sideshow‘
- ‘Beware the Creeper‘
- ‘The Underdwellers‘
- ‘The Forgotten‘
- ‘Showdown‘
- ‘Critters‘
- ‘The Terrible Trio‘
- ‘I’ve Got Batman in My Basement‘
Villain Watch
- The Joker
- Harley Quinn
- Mr. Freeze
- Poison Ivy
- The Ventriloquist
- Catwoman
- Two-Face
- The Phantasm
- The Riddler
- Bane
- Baby Doll
- Mad Hatter
- The Penguin
- Clayface
- HARDAC (and Randa Duane)
- Ra’s al Ghul
- Livewire
- Calendar Girl
- Roxy Rocket
- Firefly
- Killer Croc
- Scarecrow
- Lock-Up
- Lloyd Ventrix
- Rupert Thorne
- Mutant Leader
- Count Vertigo
- Clock King
- Klarion (and Teekl!)
- Nivens
- Roland Daggett (and Germs & Bell!)
- Enrique el Gancho
- Josiah Wormwood
- Talia al Ghul
- Sid ‘The Squid’
- Queen Thoth Khapera
- Maxie Zeus
- Jimmy ‘Jazzman’ Peake
- Tony Zucco
- Man-Bat/She-Bat
- Hugo Strange
- Red Claw
- Arnold Stromwell
- Mad Bomber
- Tygrus
- Rhino, Ratso & Mugsy
- Kyodai Ken
- Condiment King/Pack Rat/Mighty Mom
- Farmer Brown (and Emmylou!)
- Grant Walker
- Gil Mason
- Nostromos (and Lucas!)
- Cameron Kaiser
- Dr. Emile Dorian (and Garth!)
- Carlton Duquesne
- Mad Dog
- Ubu
- Thomas Blake
- Professor Milo
- Romulus
- Arkady Duvall
- The Sewer King
- Boss Biggis
- Montague Kane
- The Terrible Trio