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The Best Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series Season 1

Every episode of Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 35 - Almost Got 'Im
    9.2/10(3827 votes)

    S1:E35

    While hiding from the police, Batman's deadliest enemies exchange stories about their mutual nemesis—Batman.

    Director:Eric Radomski
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  2. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 17 - Two-Face (1)
    9.1/10(4759 votes)

    S1:E17

    District Attorney Harvey Dent hides a deep dark secret—he has a second personality, Big Bad Harv, a tough gangster.

    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 3 - Heart of Ice
    9.0/10(5629 votes)

    S1:E3

    Brilliant cryogenics expert Dr. Victor Fries is transformed into Mr. Freeze, a vengeful creature who can only survive in subzero temperatures.

    Director:Bruce Timm
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  4. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 18 - Two-Face (2)
    9.0/10(4479 votes)

    S1:E18

    Two-Face, the former Harvey Dent, begins an aggressive campaign against his hated rival, Rupert Thorne.

    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:Randy Rogel

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  5. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 26 - Perchance to Dream
    9.0/10(3536 votes)

    S1:E26

    Bruce Wayne wakes up to find that his parents are not dead, he is not Batman, and he's engaged to Selina Kyle.

    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 32 - Beware the Gray Ghost
    8.9/10(3687 votes)

    S1:E32

    Batman connects recent bombings in Gotham to an episode of an old television series featuring his favorite boyhood hero, the 'Gray Ghost.'

    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 49 - The Man Who Killed Batman
    8.8/10(2777 votes)

    S1:E49

    Sidney Debris, a small-time mobster, earns the hatred of all of Batman's enemies when he claims to have accidentally killed Batman during a brawl.

    Director:Bruce Timm
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  8. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 51 - Robin's Reckoning (1)
    8.7/10(2747 votes)

    S1:E51

    After learning the name of an extortion ringleader, Batman mysteriously refuses to let Robin continue the investigation with him.

    Director:Dick Sebast
    Writer:Randy Rogel

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  9. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 5 - Feat of Clay (2)
    8.6/10(4138 votes)

    S1:E5

    Clayface learns that the man responsible for his disfigurement is to appear on TV, promoting a skin conditioner containing the same chemical that deformed him.

    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 34 - I Am the Night
    8.6/10(2802 votes)

    S1:E34

    On the anniversary of the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, Batman expresses doubts about whether or not he should continue his one-man war against crime.

    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  11. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 47 - Harley and Ivy
    8.6/10(2638 votes)

    S1:E47

    Harley Quinn has broken off with the Joker and teams up with Poison Ivy. Together they wreck havoc on Gotham and now Joker wants a piece of the action.

    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  12. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 53 - Robin's Reckoning (2)
    8.6/10(2618 votes)

    S1:E53

    Despite Batman's orders not to, Robin pursues Tony Zucco, the criminal who was responsible for the death of Robin's parents.

    Director:Dick Sebast
    Writer:Randy Rogel

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  13. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 7 - Joker's Favor
    8.5/10(4049 votes)

    S1:E7

    When a timid accountant accidentally runs afoul of the Joker, he promises the Joker anything if the villain will only let him go.

    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  14. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 46 - The Laughing Fish
    8.5/10(2719 votes)

    S1:E46

    The Joker becomes enraged when the Gotham copyright office rejects his demand for a copyright for his grinning Joker fish.

    Director:Bruce Timm
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  15. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 59 - Read My Lips
    8.4/10(2279 votes)

    S1:E59

    Batman investigates a series of baffling crimes and discovers that the crime czar is a wooden dummy, manipulated by a mild-mannered man called the Ventriloquist.

    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 4 - Feat of Clay (1)
    8.3/10(4132 votes)

    S1:E4

    A popular actor renowned for his ability to play any part has a terrible secret—he's addicted to a strange chemical formula that enables him to alter his facial features without makeup.

    Director:Dick Sebast
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 31 - Dreams in Darkness
    8.3/10(2813 votes)

    S1:E31

    Batman must thwart the Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply with a chemical that induces hallucinations.

    Director:Dick Sebast
    Writers:Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens

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  18. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 41 - If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
    8.3/10(2685 votes)

    S1:E41

    When genius Edward Nygma's greedy boss unjustly fires him, Nygma seeks revenge as the Riddler.

    Director:Eric Radomski
    Writer:David Wise

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  19. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 57 - The Demon's Quest (1)
    8.3/10(2292 votes)

    S1:E57

    When Robin is mysteriously abducted, Batman's search leads him to meet Ra's Al Ghul, leader of The Society of Shadows, whose daughter, Talia, has also been kidnapped.

    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:Dennis O'Neil

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  20. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 58 - The Demon's Quest (2)
    8.3/10(2258 votes)

    S1:E58

    Batman discovers Ra's Al Ghul's plan to flood the Earth with chemicals and return it to a lush, green planet, destroying all existing life in the process.

    Director:Kevin Altieri
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 29 - The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne
    8.2/10(2730 votes)

    S1:E29

    Dr. Hugo Strange's invention, a machine that reads people's thoughts, leads him to discover that Bruce Wayne is Batman.

    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 42 - Joker's Wild
    8.2/10(2560 votes)

    S1:E42

    When a billionaire builds a casino called the Joker's Wild, the Joker breaks out of Arkham Asylum to destroy it.

    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  23. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 43 - His Silicon Soul
    8.2/10(2371 votes)

    S1:E43

    A confused robot that believes he is Batman causes problems for the real Dark Knight.

    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writers:Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg

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  24. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 10 - Nothing to Fear
    8.0/10(4335 votes)

    S1:E10

    A horrifying villain named Scarecrow spreads fear gas and wreaks havoc at Gotham State University.

    Director:Boyd Kirkland
    Writers:Sean Catherine Derek, Henry Gilroy

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  25. Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 24 - Mad as a Hatter
    8.0/10(2994 votes)

    S1:E24

    The Mad Hatter puts the city of Gotham under his control in an attempt to impress a woman, Alice, with whom he is in love.

    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:Paul Dini

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Almost Got 'Im" is the best rated episode of Batman: The Animated Series season 1. It scored 9.2/10 from 3,827 votes. Directed by Eric Radomski and written by Paul Dini, it aired on November 10, 1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Two-Face (1)".