Batman: The Animated Series — Season 1

Aired 5 September 1992 • 22 min

Catwoman steals a necklace to finance the purchase of land for a mountain lion reserve, but is stopped by a group of terrorists.

Aired 6 September 1992 • 22 min

When a vicious bat creature known as Man-Bat, starts terrorizing Gotham City, everyone mistakenly thinks that Batman is the culprit. Batman must find out who the mysterious Man-Bat is and clear his own name.

Aired 7 September 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 8 September 1992 • 22 min

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.

Aired 9 September 1992 • 22 min

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.

Aired 10 September 1992 • 22 min

An aging mob boss learns his drug dealings have contributed to his son's drug addiction.

Aired 11 September 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 12 September 1992 • 22 min

When Catwoman infiltrates the underground headquarters of the terrorists, both she and Batman are captured and left to die as victims of a viral plague.

Aired 14 September 1992 • 22 min

When District Attorney Harvey Dent is poisoned after a dinner date, Batman makes the horrifying discovery that his date was Poison Ivy, a plant-obsessed villainess.

Aired 15 September 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 16 September 1992 • 22 min

The Joker infiltrates the birthday party of Mayor Hill's son in order to plant a bomb.

Aired 17 September 1992 • 22 min

Batman's friend, Dr. Leslie Thompkins, is taken prisoner by a ruthless land developer after she uncovers his devious plans.

Aired 18 September 1992 • 22 min

Bullock's account of a botched sting operation is so at odds with the other officers' testimony that the police investigator suspends everyone involved.

Aired 21 September 1992 • 22 min

When a maniacally punctilious man faces financial ruin because of attorney Hamilton Hill, he transforms into the devious Clock King and swears revenge on Hill, now the mayor of Gotham.

Aired 22 September 1992 • 22 min

The Joker employs a lethal mind-altering laughing gas to transform the citizens of Gotham into total fools.

Aired 23 September 1992 • 22 min

Alfred and his friend, Maggie Paige, visit a health spa that is actually run by the nefarious Poison Ivy.

Aired 25 September 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 28 September 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 29 September 1992 • 22 min

The Scarecrow uses a fear chemical triggered by adrenaline on Gotham's greatest athletes, then bets against them to reap the winnings.

Aired 30 September 1992 • 22 min

After the Penguin sprays Batman with nerve gas, a 12-year-old boy rescues the unconscious hero and hides him in his basement.

Aired 5 October 1992 • 22 min

Batman suspects that an imprisoned Detective Bullock may be innocent after he is arrested for murder. The real murderer turns out to be Killer Croc, who framed Bullock to get revenge.

Aired 6 October 1992 • 22 min

Bruce begins to worry when all of his wealthy friends join the same brotherhood group run by Nostromos, a so-called psychic.

Aired 8 October 1992 • 22 min

When men begin disappearing at a bowery, Bruce Wayne decides to go undercover as a worker. He loses his memory after he is attacked, kidnapped and forced to work in a mining camp.

Aired 12 October 1992 • 22 min

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.

Aired 14 October 1992 • 22 min

Batman investigates a theft of bearer bonds intended for the starving people of a poor country.

Aired 19 October 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 21 October 1992 • 22 min

Batman discovers a gang of forgotten runaways living deep within the Gotham sewer system.

Aired 26 October 1992 • 22 min

When Wayne Enterprises is robbed by a mysterious figure known as the Ninja, Batman and Robin discover that the Ninja is an old nemesis of Bruce Wayne.

Aired 29 October 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 30 October 1992 • 22 min

When a genetic engineer produces a man-cat hybrid, he kidnaps Selina Kyle to provide his creation with a mate.

Aired 3 November 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 4 November 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 5 November 1992 • 22 min

Selina Kyle uncovers a plot to infect stray animals with a deadly disease that will be transmitted to the human population.

Aired 9 November 1992 • 22 min

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.

Aired 10 November 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 11 November 1992 • 22 min

Professor Milo tries to use an old friend of Bruce Wayne's, Anthony Romulus, to destroy him after Milo injects Romulus with a serum that changes him into a wolf.

Aired 12 November 1992 • 22 min

When a man-sized bat ransacks Gotham harbor, Batman suspects that Dr. Kirk Langstrom is drinking his Man-Bat formula again.

Aired 13 November 1992 • 22 min

The Joker kidnaps three prominent citizens during Christmas and challenges Batman to find him before midnight.

Aired 16 November 1992 • 22 min

Karl Rossum, owner of Cyberton Labs has been replacing important authority figures with robot look-alikes. Batman invites a young woman to dinner, not knowing that she is a robot as well.

Aired 17 November 1992 • 22 min

Batman escapes from being attacked by his own Batcomputer, which was sabatoged by HARDAC. He now seeks to get back Gordon, Hill and Bullock, who have all been replaced with robots.

Aired 18 November 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 19 November 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 20 November 1992 • 22 min

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

Aired 23 November 1992 • 22 min

Batman investigates a notorious global crime cartel, The Society of Shadows, which has begun to operate in Gotham City.

Aired 24 November 1992 • 22 min

To prove that he has a superior mind, the Riddler lures Batman into a contest inside a virtual reality computer game.

Aired 10 January 1993 • 22 min

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

Aired 18 January 1993 • 22 min

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.

Aired 24 January 1993 • 22 min

While engaged in a high-speed chase, the Penguin's gang escapes and the Batmobile is virtually demolished.

Aired 1 February 1993 • 22 min

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.

Aired 2 February 1993 • 22 min

When glamorous female magician Zatanna is framed for a robbery during her act, Batman comes to her defense.

Aired 7 February 1993 • 22 min

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

Aired 8 February 1993 • 22 min

Veronica Vreeland, a socialite desperate to create a novel party, makes the mistake of inviting the Penguin as her guest of honor.

Aired 14 February 1993 • 22 min

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

Aired 22 February 1993 • 22 min

Bruce Wayne is temporarily blinded when the Penguin steals a new police helicopter with weaponry developed by WayneTech.

Aired 23 February 1993 • 22 min

Bruce Wayne and Alfred travel to Japan to help Bruce's old martial arts teacher, Sensei Yoru.

Aired 24 February 1993 • 22 min

After a fortune disappears from a gem exposition, Batman investigates. He discovers that the crime may have been committed by an invisible man, an ex-con named Lloyd Ventris.

Aired 3 May 1993 • 22 min

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.

Aired 4 May 1993 • 22 min

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.

Aired 10 May 1993 • 22 min

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.

Aired 24 May 1993 • 22 min

Believing he's the reincarnation of Zeus, a mad shipping magnate mounts a stolen electron cannon atop his penthouse to shoot 'lightning bolts' at the 'wicked mortals' below.