Blind as a Bat

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“Blind as a cat”
Batman: The Animated Series episode

Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 28000
Written by	Mike Underwood and Len Wein
Directed by	Dan Riba
Production no.	1
Original airdate	February 22, 1993
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"Blind as a Bat" is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. It aired on February 22, 1993 and was written by Mike Underwood and Len Wein and directed by Dan Riba.

1 Plot synopsis
2 Cast
3 Notes
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Plot synopsis

The Penguin has pulled off a plot to hijack an armored helicopter and, in the course of The Penguin's raid, Bruce Wayne is temporarily blinded. Dr. Leslie Thompkins gives Bruce strict instructions to keep his eyes bandaged for forty-eight hours or risk losing his sight permanently. But when The Penguin starts using the chopper's weaponry to terrorize Gotham, it's up to the Batman to stop him — sight or no sight.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Kevin Conroy	Batman
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	Alfred Pennyworth
Lloyd Bochner	Mayor Hill
Robert Costanzo	Detective Bullock
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	Alfred Pennyworth
Paul Williams	Penguin
Haunani Minn	Dr. Lee
Walter Olkewicz	Falcone
John DeLancie	Eagleton
Barry Gordon	Sheldrake
Jeff Bennett	Computer
Diana Muldaur	Leslie Thompkins

[edit] Notes

The idea of a "blind Batman" could have been taken from the Marvel Comics character Daredevil. Also, the "radar" that Batman uses in order to see, makes him see everything in red, just like Daredevil's radar looked in Spiderman: The Animated Series.