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The New Batman Adventures — Season 1

199713 episodes6.5/10 (145 votes)

About this season

After a long hiatus -- The Caped Crusader is back and cooler then ever, in the animated action-packed series -- The New Batman-Superman Adventures. Picking up years after Batman: The Animated Series, the series highlights Batman and his crimefighting cadre of Nightwing, Robin and Batgirl, as they join forces to battle Gotham City's classic super-villains.

Episodes (13)

Holiday Knights
E1

1. Holiday Knights

6.3

Aired 13 September 1997 • 21 min

During the Christmas season, Harley and Poison Ivy lure Bruce into a hypnotic shopping spree while Joker threatens Gotham with a sonic bomb loud enough to deafen anyone within earshot of its explosion.

Sins of the Father
E2

2. Sins of the Father

6.3

Aired 20 September 1997 • 21 min

The origins of Tim Drake are traced, from street-tough and member of Two-Face's gang to the new Robin.

Cold Comfort
E3

3. Cold Comfort

6.5

Aired 11 October 1997 • 21 min

Mr. Freeze returns and seeks revenge on Gotham City, with a big surprise for Batman.

Never Fear
E4

4. Never Fear

6.7

Aired 1 November 1997 • 21 min

The Scarecrow develops a new toxin that, rather than inducing fear, eliminates it, making average people incredibly reckless and dangerous.

You Scratch My Back
E5

5. You Scratch My Back

6.2

Aired 15 November 1997 • 21 min

In an effort to further distance himself from Batman, Nightwing tries to go it alone to stop a smuggling ring and gets unexpected help from the seductive Catwoman.

Double Talk
E6

6. Double Talk

6.9

Aired 22 November 1997 • 21 min

Arnold Wesker is released from Arkham, completely free of his Scarface persona. But Scarface's old gang, needing their old boss back, begin working to drive Wesker back to his old ways.

Joker's Millions
E7

7. Joker's Millions

7.4

Aired 21 February 1998 • 21 min

Crime boss Edward "The King" Barlow dies and in his will leaves his arch-rival, the Joker, a large fortune. Joker immediately goes on a shopping spree, even searching for a replacement for Harley Quinn, but realizes too late that all the money is fake.

Growing Pains
E8

8. Growing Pains

6.9

Aired 28 February 1998 • 21 min

Robin fights to protect a young girl with amnesia who is being stalked by her "father", who turns out to be Clayface. Having created the girl from his own body to scout out the city, he now intends to reabsorb her.

Mean Seasons
E9

9. Mean Seasons

6.5

Aired 25 April 1998 • 21 min

Batman pursues an ex-model, who is now looking for revenge and calling herself "Calendar Girl".

The Demon Within
E10

10. The Demon Within

5.5

Aired 9 May 1998 • 21 min

Batman and Robin assist occultist Jason Blood when Klarion the Witch-boy takes control of Blood's alter-ego, Etrigan the Demon.

Over the Edge
E11

11. Over the Edge

7.4

Aired 23 May 1998 • 21 min

During a fight with the Scarecrow, Batgirl is ambushed on a rooftop and falls to her death. Having watched his daughter's demise, Jim Gordon blames Batman for her fate and vows revenge, even recruiting Bane in the process.

Torch Song
E12

12. Torch Song

6.1

Aired 13 June 1998 • 21 min

A lovelorn pyrotechnic engineer, Garfield Lynns, gets dumped by a big time singer named Cassidy. Lynns becomes the supervillain Firefly, bent on burning the woman who burned him.

Love is a Croc
E13

13. Love is a Croc

5.4

Aired 11 July 1998 • 21 min

Baby Doll becomes enamored of Killer Croc, and the pair forms a very unlikely yet very successful criminal duo. However, their partnership soon falls apart when Baby Doll learns that Croc is only using her to further his own criminal career.

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