Batman: The Animated Series

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Batman: The Animated Series
Series title:	Batman: The Animated Series
Abbreviation:	BTAS
Creators:	Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Alan Burnett
Distributors:	FOX Kids, Kids WB!, Cartoon Network
Production dates:	1992-1995
Episodes:	85

See Batman (disambiguation) for other uses of the word "Batman."

Batman: The Animated Series was an animated series that ran from 1992 to 1995. The series was based on the exploits of Batman and his crusade against injustice. It was arguably a children's show, yet its dark atmosphere and award-winning writing grew a more mature fanbase. The show is based in modern-day Gotham City, a dark, gothic, crime-ridden area. In 1994 the series was retitled The Adventures of Batman & Robin. It now focused more on Robin in an attempt to appeal to children. The rename and inclusion of Robin did not adversely affect the writing and the series bowed out in September 1995.

Two years later, another series entitled The New Batman Adventures would continue with the same creative crew and characters, but with new revamped character designs to match the style of Superman: The Animated Series.

In January 2009, IGN dubbed Batman: The Animated Series the second best animated television series.[1]

Cast

• Kevin Conroy as Batman (Bruce Wayne)
• Loren Lester as Robin (Dick Grayson)
• Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. as Alfred Pennyworth
• Bob Hastings as Commissioner James Gordon
• Robert Costanzo as Detective Harvey Bullock
• Mark Hamill as the Joker
• Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn (Harleen Quinzel)
• Paul Williams as the Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot)
• Richard Moll as Two-Face (Harvey Dent)
• Diane Pershing as Poison Ivy (Pamela Isley)
• Adrienne Barbeau as Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
• Michael Ansara as Mister Freeze (Victor Fries)
• John Glover as the Riddler (Edward Nygma)
• Henry Polic II as the Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane)
• David Warner as Ra's al Ghul
• George Dzundza as the Ventriloquist (Arnold Wesker)
• Roddy McDowall as the Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch)
• John Vernon as Rupert Thorne

Production Crew

Creators

• Eric Radomski — Series Co-Creator, Producer, Director
• Bruce Timm — Series Co-Creator, Producer, Director, Writer
• Bob Kane — Creator: Characters and Comic

Producers

• Tim Sarnoff — Executive in Charge of Production
• Anne Luiting — Executive Producer
• Alan Burnett — Producer, Writer
• Paul Dini — Producer, Writer
• Boyd Kirkland — Producer, Director, Writer
• Jean MacCurdy — Producer
• Benjamin Melniker — Producer
• Tom Ruegger — Producer
• Michael Uslan — Producer
• Alyson Brown — Production Administrator

Directors

• Kevin Altieri — Director, Writer
• Kent Butterworth — Director
• Frank Paur — Director
• Dan Riba — Director
• Dick Sebast — Director
• Bruce Timm — Director
• Boyd Kirkland — Director
• Eric Radomski - Director

Writers

Pat Allee — Writer Mike W. Barr — Writer Beth Bornstein — Writer Mitch Brian — Writer Laren Bright — Writer Gerry Conway — Writer Jules Dennis — Writer Sean Catherine Derek — Writer Buzz Dixon — Writer Diane Duane — Writer Henry Gilroy — Writer Eddie Gorodetsky — Writer Sam Graham — Writer Steve L. Hayes — Writer Chris Hubbell — Writer Marty Isenberg — Writer Samuel Warren Joseph — Writer Robert Kanigher — Writer Joe R. Lansdale — Writer Elliot S. Maggin — Writer Chuck Menville — Writer Richard Mueller — Writer Martin Pasko — Writer Ted A. Pederson — Writer Steve Perry — Writer Michael Reaves — Writer, Story Editor Garfield Reeves-Stevens — Writer Judith Reeves-Stevens — Writer Randy Rogel — Writer Tom Ruegger — Writer Mark Saraceni — Writer Robert N. Skir — Writer Brynne Stephens — Writer Carl Swenson — Writer Mike Underwood — Writer Len Wein — Writer Cherie Wilkerson — Writer David Wise — Writer Garin Wolf — Writer Marv Wolfman — Writer

Casting

• Andrea Romano — Casting

Music

Stuart Balcomb — Music Kristopher Carter — Music Steve Chesne — Music Harvey Cohen — Music Wayne Coster — Music Todd Hayen — Music Michael McCuistion — Music Lolita Ritmanis — Music Carlos Rodriguez — Music James Stemple — Music Shirley Walker — Music Jeff Atmajian — Additional Music Lisa Bloom — Additional Music Richard Bronskill — Additional Music Lars Clutterham — Additional Music Peter Davison — Additional Music Beth Ertz — Additional Music Carl Johnson — Additional Music Mark Koval — Additional Music Brian Langsbard — Additional Music John Tatgenhorst — Additional Music Peter Tomashek — Additional Music Tamara Kline — Additional Score

Sound Department

• Felipe Morrell — Background Supervisor
• J.J. Gorge — Music Editor
• Daryl B. Kell — Music Editor
• Bradley Carow — Track Reader
• Jeff M. Sliney — Recording Engineer
• Andrew I. King — Sound Effects, Dialogue/ADR Recordist

Art Department

• Mike Mignola — Character Designer
• Lynne Naylor — Character Designer
• Keith Nowlan — Character Designer
• Rob House — Lead Effects TD
• Gary Graham — Storyboard Artist
• Debra Pugh — Storyboard Artist
• Douglas Vandergrift — Storyboard Artist

Assistants

• Steve Walby — Production Assistant
• Xandy Sussan — Assistant to Writers

Episodes

Batman: The Animated Series

Pilot

• The Dark Knight's First Night

Season 1

Airdate Order	Prod. Order	Title	Airdate	Opponent(s)
01	15	The Cat and the Claw, Part I	September 05, 1992	Red Claw
02	01	On Leather Wings	September 06, 1992	Man-Bat
03	14	Heart of Ice	September 07, 1992	Mr. Freeze
04	20	Feat of Clay, Part I	September 08, 1992	Roland Daggett
05	21	Feat of Clay, Part II	September 09, 1992	Clayface
06	12	It's Never Too Late	September 10, 1992	Rupert Thorne
07	22	Joker's Favor	September 11, 1992	Joker
08	16	The Cat and the Claw, Part II	September 12, 1992	Red Claw
09	05	Pretty Poison	September 14, 1992	Poison Ivy
10	03	Nothing to Fear	September 15, 1992	Scarecrow
11	09	Be A Clown	September 16, 1992	Joker
12	26	Appointment in Crime Alley	September 17, 1992	Roland Daggett
13	07	P.O.V.	September 18, 1992	"The Boss"
14	25	The Clock King	September 21, 1992	Clock King
15	04	The Last Laugh	September 22, 1992	Joker
16	29	Eternal Youth	September 23, 1992	Poison Ivy
17	10	Two-Face, Part I	September 25, 1992	Rupert Thorne
18	11	Two-Face, Part II	September 28, 1992	Two-Face
19	24	Fear of Victory	September 29, 1992	Scarecrow
20	13	I've Got Batman in My Basement	September 30, 1992	Penguin
21	23	Vendetta	October 05, 1992	Killer Croc
22	19	Prophecy of Doom	October 06, 1992	Nostromos
23	08	The Forgotten	October 08, 1992	Boss Biggis
24	27	Mad as a Hatter	October 12, 1992	The Mad Hatter
25	31	The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy	October 14, 1992	Josiah Wormwood
26	30	Perchance to Dream	October 19, 1992	the Mad Hatter
27	06	The Underdwellers	October 21, 1992	Sewer King
28	35	Night of the Ninja	October 26, 1992	Kyodai Ken
29	37	The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne	October 29, 1992	Hugo Strange
30	42	Tyger, Tyger	October 30, 1992	Emile Dorian
31	28	Dreams in Darkness	November 03, 1992	Scarecrow
32	18	Beware the Gray Ghost	November 04, 1992	Mad Bomber
33	36	Cat Scratch Fever	November 05, 1992	Roland Daggett
34	49	I Am the Night	November 09, 1992	Jazzman
35	46	Almost Got 'Im	November 10, 1992	Various
36	43	Moon of the Wolf	November 11, 1992	Anthony Romulus
37	45	Terror in the Sky	November 12, 1992	Man-Bat
38	02	Christmas With the Joker	November 13, 1992	Joker
39	38	Heart of Steel, Part I	November 16, 1992	HARDAC
40	39	Heart of Steel, Part II	November 17, 1992	HARDAC
41	40	If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?	November 18, 1992	The Riddler
42	41	Joker's Wild	November 19, 1992	Joker and Cameron Kaiser
43	62	His Silicon Soul	November 20, 1992	HARDAC
44	50	Off Balance	November 23, 1992	Count Vertigo
45	48	What Is Reality?	November 24, 1992	the Riddler
46	34	The Laughing Fish	January 10, 1993	Joker
47	56	Harley and Ivy	January 18, 1993	Joker, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn
48	55	The Mechanic	January 24, 1993	Penguin
49	51	The Man Who Killed Batman	February 01, 1993	Sidney Debris
50	54	Zatanna	February 02, 1993	Montague Kane
51	32	Robin's Reckoning, Part I	February 07, 1993	Tony Zucco
52	47	Birds of a Feather	February 08, 1993	Penguin
53	33	Robin's Reckoning, Part II	February 14th, 1993	Tony Zucco
54	59	Blind as a Bat	February 22, 1993	Penguin
55	44	Day of the Samurai	February 23, 1993	Kyodai Ken
56	17	See No Evil	February 24, 1993	Lloyd Ventrix
57	60	The Demon's Quest, Part I	May 03, 1993	Ra's al Ghul
58	61	The Demon's Quest, Part II	May 04, 1993	Ra's al Ghul
59	64	Read My Lips	May 10, 1993	Ventriloquist & Scarface
60	63	Fire From Olympus	May 24, 1993	Maxie Zeus

Season 2

Airdate Order	Prod. Order	Title	Airdate	Opponent(s)
01	57	Shadow of the Bat, Part I	September 13, 1993	Gil Mason
02	58	Shadow of the Bat, Part II	September 14, 1993	Two-Face
03	52	Mudslide	September 15, 1993	Clayface
04	53	Paging the Crime Doctor	September 17, 1993	Rupert Thorne
05	65	The Worry Men	September 16, 1993	The Mad Hatter
06	70	House & Garden	May 02, 1994	Poison Ivy
07	66	Sideshow	May 03, 1994	Killer Croc
08	69	Avatar	May 09, 1994	Ra's al Ghul
09	68	Trial	May 16, 1994	Arkham Asylum inmates
10	72	Harlequinade	May 23, 1994	Joker

The Adventures of Batman & Robin

Season 3

The logo for the season renamed The Adventures of Batman & Robin

Airdate Order	Prod. Order	Title	Airdate	Opponent(s)
01	75	Bane	September 10, 1994	Bane and Rupert Thorne
02	80	Second Chance	September 17, 1994	Two-Face
03	79	Riddler's Reform	September 24, 1994	Riddler
04	76	Baby-Doll	October 1, 1994	Baby-Doll
05	73	Time Out of Joint	October 9, 1994	Clock King
06	81	Harley's Holiday	October 15, 1994	Harley Quinn
07	83	Make 'Em Laugh	November 5, 1994	Joker
08	85	Batgirl Returns	November 12, 1994	Catwoman and Roland Daggett
09	82	Lock-Up	November 19, 1994	Lock-Up
10	84	Deep Freeze	November 26, 1994	Mr. Freeze and Grant Walker

Season 4

Airdate Order	Prod. Order	Title	Airdate	Opponent(s)
01	71	The Terrible Trio	September 11, 1995	The Terrible Trio
02	78	Showdown	September 12, 1995	Ra's al Ghul
03	74	Catwalk	September 13, 1995	Catwoman and The Ventriloquist
04	67	A Bullet For Bullock	September 14, 1995	Vincent Starkey
05	77	The Lion and the Unicorn	September 15, 1995	Red Claw

See also

• Full episode list
• The Dark Knight's First Night
• "The Lost Episode"
• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
• Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
• The New Batman Adventures
• The New Superman Adventures
  • "World's Finest"

External links

• Batman: The Animated Series at Wikipedia
• Batman: The Animated Series at the World's Finest
  • Batman: The Dark Knight Adventures, also at World's Finest, is an online fan continuation of the various Batman series that connects it heavily with the rest of the DCAU.
• Official website of Batman: The Animated Series
• Batman: The Animated Series at Filmaffinity
• Batman: The Animated Series at the Internet Movie Database