The Matt Signal – A Batman The Animated Series Recap

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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!

Episodes (Chronological)

Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 9
Episode 13
Episode 17
Episode 21
Episode 25
Episode 29
Episode 33
Episode 37
Episode 41
Episode 45
Episode 49
Episode 53
Episode 57
Episode 6
Episode 10
Episode 14
Episode 18
Episode 22
Episode 26
Episode 30
Episode 34
Episode 38
Episode 42
Episode 46
Episode 50
Episode 54
Episode 58
Episode 7
Episode 11
Episode 15
Episode 19
Episode 23
Episode 27
Episode 31
Episode 35
Episode 39
Episode 43
Episode 47
Episode 51
Episode 55
Episode 59
Episode 8
Episode 12
Episode 16
Episode 20
Episode 24
Episode 28
Episode 32
Episode 36
Episode 40
Episode 44
Episode 48
Episode 52
Episode 56
Episode 60

Episode Rankings

  1. ‘The Laughing Fish‘
  2. ‘Almost Got ‘Im‘
  3. ‘Heart of Ice‘
  4. ‘Shadow of the Bat Part I‘
  5. ‘Robin’s Reckoning Part I‘
  6. ‘I Am the Night‘
  7. ‘The Man Who Killed Batman‘
  8. ‘Perchance to Dream‘
  9. ‘Two-Face Part I’
  10. ‘Joker’s Favor‘
  11. ‘Feat of Clay Part II‘
  12. ‘Harley and Ivy‘
  13. ‘Robin’s Reckoning Part II‘
  14. ‘Beware the Gray Ghost‘
  15. ‘Mad as a Hatter‘
  16. ‘Heart of Steel Part II‘
  17. ‘Appointment In Crime Alley‘
  18. ‘Two-Face Part II‘
  19. ‘Pretty Poison’
  20. ‘Feat of Clay Part I‘
  21. ‘Off Balance‘
  22. ‘Vendetta‘
  23. ‘Birds of a Feather‘
  24. ‘Heart of Steel Part I‘
  25. ‘On Leather Wings‘
  26. ‘See No Evil‘
  27. ‘The Clock King‘
  28. ‘It’s Never Too Late‘
  29. ‘Joker’s Wild‘
  30. ‘Eternal Youth‘
  31. ‘The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy‘
  32. ‘The Cat and the Claw Part I‘
  33. ‘Zatanna‘
  34. ‘Day of the Samurai‘
  35. ‘The Mechanic‘
  36. ‘The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne‘
  37. ‘Terror in the Sky‘
  38. ‘P.O.V.‘
  39. ‘Christmas with the Joker‘
  40. ‘Fear of Victory‘
  41. ‘Be A Clown’
  42. ‘What Is Reality?‘
  43. ‘Night of the Ninja‘
  44. ‘Mudslide‘
  45. ‘The Cat and the Claw Part II‘
  46. ‘Nothing to Fear‘
  47. ‘Prophecy of Doom‘
  48. ‘Tyger, Tyger‘
  49. ‘If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?‘
  50. ‘Dreams In Darkness‘
  51. ‘The Last Laugh’
  52. ‘Cat Scratch Fever‘
  53. ‘Moon of the Wolf‘
  54. ‘Paging the Crime Doctor‘
  55. ‘The Underdwellers‘
  56. ‘The Forgotten‘
  57. ‘I’ve Got Batman in My Basement‘

dVillain Watch

  1. The Joker
  2. Mr. Freeze
  3. Poison Ivy
  4. Harley Quinn
  5. Two-Face
  6. Mad Hatter
  7. Catwoman
  8. Clayface
  9. The Penguin
  10. The Riddler
  11. Clock King
  12. Killer Croc
  13. HARDAC
  14. Lloyd Ventrix
  15. Count Vertigo
  16. Josiah Wormwood
  17. Scarecrow
  18. Roland Daggett (and Germs & Bell!)
  19. Rupert Thorne
  20. Sid ‘The Squid’
  21. Jimmy ‘Jazzman’ Peake
  22. Tony Zucco
  23. Man-Bat/She-Bat
  24. Hugo Strange
  25. Red Claw
  26. Arnold Stromwell
  27. Mad Bomber
  28. Tygrus
  29. Kyodai Ken
  30. Talia al Ghul
  31. Ra’s al Ghul
  32. Nostromos (and Lucas!)
  33. Cameron Kaiser
  34. Dr. Emile Dorian (and Garth!)
  35. Mad Dog
  36. Professor Milo
  37. Romulus
  38. The Sewer King
  39. Boss Biggis
  40. Montague Kane