List of The Batman episodes

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The following is an episode list for the Kids' WB animated television series The Batman, starring the titular character. The series premiered on September 11, 2004, and ended on March 8, 2008. [1] Although the series borrows many elements from previous Batman storylines, it does not follow the continuity set by the comic books nor that of the previous Batman: The Animated Series or its spin-offs. Also, the animation style bears a strong resemblance to that of Jackie Chan Adventures, since Jeff Matsuda was the chief character designer for both shows. The designs of many supervillains, like the characters Joker, Penguin and Riddler, are very different from those of their comic counterparts.

As of March 8, 2008, 65 episodes of The Batman have aired.

So far, the first four seasons are available on DVD. A Direct-To-DVD movie titled The Batman vs. Dracula, based on the series, was released in on October 18, 2005 and made its television debut on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on October 22, 2005. There is also a spin-off comic book series, The Batman Strikes!, published by DC Comics which is set in the same continuity and style of The Batman.

Contents

[edit] Seasons

Season Episodes Originally
aired		 Prod.
line		 DVD release date Discs
1 13 2004 – 2005 1xx February 7, 2006 2
2 13 2005 2xx September 12, 2006
3 13 2005 – 2006 3xx April 10, 2007
4 13 2006 – 2007 4xx November 20, 2007
5 13 2007 – 2008 5xx July 22, 2008

[edit] Season 1: 2004-2005

Season one comprised 13 episodes, aired over a period of eight months between September 2004 and May 2005. These episodes were released on The Complete First Season DVD in March 2006.

Title Production # Episode # Director Writer Airdate
"The Bat in the Belfry" 101 1 Seung Eun-Kim Duane Capizzi September 11, 2004
"Traction" 102 2 Brandon Vietti Steven Melching September 25, 2004
"Call of the Cobblepot" 103 3 Sam Liu Adam Beechen September 18, 2004
"The Man Who Would Be Bat" 104 4 Sam Liu Thomas Pugsley, Greg Klein October 30, 2004
"The Big Chill" 105 5 Seung Eun-Kim Greg Wiesman November 6, 2004
"The Cat and the Bat" 106 6 Brandon Vietti Adam Beechen October 2, 2004
"The Big Heat" 107 7 Seung Eun-Kim Christopher Yost, J.D. Murray November 13, 2004
"Q&A" 108 8 Brandon Vietti Steven Melching November 20, 2004
"The Big Dummy" 109 9 Sam Liu Robert Goodman November 27, 2004
"Bird of Prey" 110 10 Sam Liu Steven Melching February 12, 2005
"Topsy Turvey" 111 11 Brandon Vietti Adam Beechen February 5, 2005
"The Rubberface of Comedy, Part One" 112 12 Sam Liu Greg Weisman April 30, 2005
"The Clayface of Tragedy, Part Two" 113 13 Seung Eun-Kim Greg Weisman May 7, 2005

As an added gag bonus, Batman: The Animated Series producers Alan Burnett, Bruce Timm, and Glen Murakami appear as escaped inmates at Arkham Asylum in "The Bat in the Belfry".

[edit] Season 2: 2005

The production order for season two comprised 13 episodes and a direct to video movie. This episode introduces Riddler with a very new look. The episodes ran on Kids' WB from May until September 2005, and the movie was released on DVD in October 2005. The Complete Second Season (without the movie) was released on DVD in September 2006. At the end of this season, Batman was accepted by the Gotham City Police Department.

Title Production # Episode # Director Writer Airdate
"The Cat, the Bat, and the Very Ugly" 201 14 Brandon Vietti Thomas Pugsley, Greg Klein May 14, 2005
"Riddled" 202 15 Seung Eun-Kim Christopher Yost, J.D. Murray May 21, 2005
"JTV" 203 16 Sam Liu Michael Jelenic July 9, 2005
"Swamped" 204 17 Seung Eun-Kim Thomas Pugsley, Greg Klein June 11, 2005
"Pets" 205 18 Brandon Vietti J.D. Murray, Christopher Yost June 18, 2005
"Meltdown" 206 19 Sam Liu Greg Wiesman June 25, 2005
"The Butler Did It" 207 20 Brandon Vietti Alexx Van Dyne August 20, 2005
"Fire and Ice" 208 21 Seung Eun-Kim Michael Jelenic May 28, 2005
"Ragdolls to Riches" 209 22 Seung Eun-Kim Adam Beechen July 16, 2005
"Strange Minds" 210 23 Brandon Vietti Greg Weisman July 3, 2005
"Grundy's Night (a.k.a. Solomon Grundy)" 211 24 Sam Liu Adam Beechen August 27, 2005
"The Laughing Bat" 212 25 Seung Eun-Kim Michael Jelenic June 4, 2005
"Night and the City" 213 26 Brandon Vietti Steven Melching September 10, 2005

[edit] Season 3: 2005-2006

The third season comprised 13 episodes which aired over eight months from September 2005 through May 2006. Like the first two seasons, it began directly following the end of the previous season. This season also aired with a brand new intro and musical theme. The season introduces Poison ivy and Batgirl with a inspiring relationship but, was changed when different paths were taken. The Complete Third Season was released on DVD in April 2007. The third season of The Batman introduces Batgirl. This is the last season before The WB shuts down and becomes The CW

Title Production # Episode # Director Writer Airdate
"Batgirl Begins, Part One" 301 27 Brandon Vietti Michael Jelenic September 17, 2005
"Batgirl Begins, Part Two" 302 28 Christopher Berkley Michael Jelenic, Adam Beechen September 24, 2005
"A Fistful of Felt" 303 29 Anthony Chun Steven Melching October 8, 2005
"A Dark Knight to Remember" 304 30 Joseph Kuhr Brandon Vietti October 1, 2005
"RPM" 305 31 Christopher Berkley Christopher Yost November 5, 2005
"Cash for Toys" 306 32 Anthony Chun Steven Melching February 4, 2006
"Brawn" 307 33 Brandon Vietti Alexx Van Dyne November 12, 2005
"The Laughing Cats" 308 34 Joseph Kuhr Christopher Berkeley November 19, 2005
"Fleurs du Mal" 309 35 Anthony Chun David Slack November 26, 2005
"The Apprentice" 310 36 Brandon Vietti Steven Melching February 11, 2006
"Thunder" 311 37 Christopher Berkley Paul Giacoppo February 18, 2006
"The Icy Depths" 312 38 Anthony Chun Steven Melching May 6, 2006
"Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind" 313 39 Brandon Vietti Alexx Van Dyne May 13, 2006

[edit] Season 4: 2006-2007

Season four introduces Robin, Tony Zucco, Harley Quinn (veteran Bat-writer Paul Dini, creator of the character, wrote her debut episode), Black Mask, Killer Moth, Everywhere Man, Penguin's version of The Injustice Gang, a new Clayface (Basil Karlo), and the Martian Manhunter. New episodes air on The CW, which launched in September 2006 and is the new home of Kids WB. The Complete Fourth Season was released on DVD in November 2007.

Title Production # Episode # Director Writer Airdate
"A Matter of Family" 401 40 Brandon Vietti Michael Jelenic September 23, 2006
"Team Penguin" 402 41 Anthony Chun Joseph Kuhr September 30, 2006
"Clayfaces" 403 42 Adam Youngberg Steven Melching October 7, 2006
"The Everywhere Man" 404 43 Brandon Vietti Greg Weisman November 4, 2006
"Strange New World" 405 44 Anthony Chun Joseph Kuhr November 18, 2006
"The Breakout" 406 45 Matt Youngberg Alexx Van Dyne November 11, 2006
"Artifacts" 407 46 Brandon Vietti Greg Weisman February 3, 2007
"Two of a Kind" 408 47 Anthony Chun Paul Dini February 24, 2007
"Seconds" 409 48 Matt Youngberg Steven Melching February 10, 2007
"Riddler's Revenge" 410 49 Brandon Vietti Stan Berkowitz February 17, 2007
"Rumors" 411 50 Matt Youngberg Joseph Kuhr March 3, 2007
"The Joining, Part One" 412 51 Anthony Chun Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson April 28, 2007
"The Joining, Part Two" 413 52 Anthony Chun Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson May 5, 2007

[edit] Season 5: 2007-2008

Season 5 expands the series further into the rest of the DC Universe, introducing superheroes from the Justice League of America and their enemies, both of which include Superman, Hawkman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, and Flash; and the supervillains are Phosphorus, Wrath, Lex Luthor, Toyman, Metallo, Shadow Thief, Count Vertigo, Sinestro, The Terrible Trio, and the Mirror Master. Also, Batman supervillains such as Bane, Hugo Strange, Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Arnold Wesker and Scarface, and Joker return. This season is the last of the series. The series finale aired on March 8, 2008. The Complete Fifth Season is scheduled to be released on DVD in July 2008.


Title Production # Episode # Director Writer Airdate
"The Batman/Superman Story, Part One" 501 53 Vinton Heuck Alan Burnett September 22, 2007
"The Batman/Superman Story, Part Two" 502 54 Christopher Berkeley Steven Cuden September 29, 2007
"Vertigo" 503 55 John Fang Stan Berkowitz October 6, 2007
"White Heat" 504 56 Vinton Heuck Joseph Kuhr October 13, 2007
"A Mirror Darkly" 505 57 Christopher Berkeley Steven Melching November 3, 2007
"Joker Express" 506 58 John Fang Brian Swenlin November 10, 2007
"Ring Toss" 507 59 Christopher Berkeley Len Uhley December 8, 2007
"The Metal Face of Comedy" 508 60 Vinton Heuck Alexx Van Dyne December 15, 2007
"Attack of the Terrible Trio" 509 61 John Fang Stan Berkowitz February 2, 2008
"The End of the Batman" 510 62 Vinton Heuck Robert Goodman February 9, 2008
"What Goes Up..." 511 63 Christopher Berkeley Alexx Van Dyne February 16, 2008
"Lost Heroes, Part One" 512 64 John Fang and Vinton Heuck Stan Berkowitz and Alexx Van Dyne March 8, 2008
"Lost Heroes, Part Two" 513 65 John Fang and Vinton Heuck Stan Berkowitz and Alexx Van Dyne March 8, 2008

[edit] Movie

The 2005 direct-to-video feature film The Batman vs. Dracula was released after four episodes of the third season had aired. An intended sequel based on Batman: Hush was in pre-production before the project was cancelled. The movie was released to DVD on October 18, 2005 and made its television debut on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on October 22, 2005. It was released on DVD as a tie-in with the live-action Batman Begins.

Title Movie # Director Writer Release date
"The Batman vs. Dracula" 1 Michael Goguen Duane Capizzi October 18, 2005

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Batman renewed for 5th season. Toonzone.net. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.

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