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The Best Episodes of The Batman Season 1

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Batman Season 1 Episode 13 - The Clayface of Tragedy (2)
    8.3/10(422 votes)

    S1:E13

    Batman is pitted against a new villain named Clayface, who can transform his body as if it were clay and impersonate anyone he chooses! Before The Batman can stop him, he will learn Clayface's shocking dark secret!

    Directors:Seung Eun Kim, Sam Liu
    Writer:Greg Weisman

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  2. The Batman Season 1 Episode 12 - The Rubberface of Comedy (1)
    7.9/10(404 votes)

    S1:E12

    Joker wreaks havoc on all of Gotham with a new gizmo that can morph any object into rubber or putty. Meanwhile, the Chief of Police pressures his detectives to take down The Batman once and for all.

    Director:Sam Liu
    Writer:Greg Weisman

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  3. The Batman Season 1 Episode 4 - The Cat and the Bat
    7.6/10(464 votes)

    S1:E4

    After a news report links her with Batman, Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, designs to meet her nighttime counterpart. After drawing out her prey, Catwoman steals Batman's utility belt.

    Director:Sam Liu
    Writer:Adam Beechen

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  4. The Batman Season 1 Episode 11 - Bird of Prey
    7.5/10(376 votes)

    S1:E11

    Penguin breaks into Wayne Manor while Bruce is being interviewed for a TV show. Bruce must figure out a way to escape the cameras to become Batman.

    Director:Brandon Vietti
    Writer:Steven Melching

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  5. The Batman Season 1 Episode 1 - The Bat in the Belfry
    7.4/10(689 votes)

    S1:E1

    Batman finds himself dealing with a new breed of criminal when Joker takes over Arkham Asylum, then plans to release a poisonous gas over Gotham City.

    Director:Seung Eun Kim
    Writer:Duane Capizzi

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  6. The Batman Season 1 Episode 3 - Traction
    7.4/10(540 votes)

    S1:E3

    Batman battles the masked criminal Bane, but once Bane activates his chemical-steroid-infusion, Batman finds himself outmatched by brute strength.

    Director:Sam Liu
    Writer:Adam Beechen

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  7. The Batman Season 1 Episode 6 - The Big Chill
    7.3/10(460 votes)

    S1:E6

    Batman is on the trail of Mr Freeze, a villain who uses ice technology as a means of stealing the objects of his passion: the rarest, most valuable diamonds.

    Director:Brandon Vietti
    Writer:Greg Weisman

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  8. The Batman Season 1 Episode 10 - Topsy Turvy
    7.3/10(383 votes)

    S1:E10

    Batman investigates a series of revenge crimes bearing the stamp of his archenemy Joker, despite the fact that Joker is currently locked up in Arkham Asylum.

    Director:Seung Eun Kim
    Writer:Adam Beechen

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  9. The Batman Season 1 Episode 5 - The Man Who Would Be Bat
    7.2/10(466 votes)

    S1:E5

    When Dr Langstrom, a scientist in Wayne's genome division, tests the experimental serum he's been devising on himself, he transforms into the hideous Man-Bat.

    Director:Seung Eun Kim
    Writers:Greg Klein, Tom Pugsley

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  10. The Batman Season 1 Episode 7 - The Big Heat
    7.2/10(400 votes)

    S1:E7

    Batman finds himself on the trail of Firefly, a pyromaniac supervillain, while Bruce tries to secure a charity contract with Mayor Grange.

    Director:Seung Eun Kim
    Writers:Christopher L. Yost, J.D. Murray

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  11. The Batman Season 1 Episode 2 - Call of the Cobblepot
    7.0/10(539 votes)

    S1:E2

    Oswald Cobblepot, the Penguin, has delusions of rebuilding the lost Cobblepot fortune with his birds that perform robberies.

    Director:Brandon Vietti
    Writer:Steven Melching

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  12. The Batman Season 1 Episode 9 - The Big Dummy
    7.0/10(387 votes)

    S1:E9

    Batman's attempts to thwart the latest in a series of heists finds him pitted against a team being led by a ventriloquist and a puppet called Scarface. Meanwhile, Alfred plays matchmaker for Bruce.

    Director:Sam Liu
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  13. The Batman Season 1 Episode 8 - Q&A
    6.7/10(396 votes)

    S1:E8

    A series of bizarre and dramatic kidnappings lead Batman into the den of the Cluemaster, a washed-up and demented ex-game show champion.

    Director:Brandon Vietti
    Writer:Steven Melching

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Clayface of Tragedy (2)" is the best rated episode of The Batman season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 422 votes. Directed by Seung Eun Kim, Sam Liu and written by Greg Weisman, it aired on May 7, 2005. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Rubberface of Comedy (1)".