When his family was killed by a criminal, young Bruce Wayne vowed to fight the villains in the crime abundant city of Gotham. Soon he became known as the one and only 'Batman', a vigilante known for his extreme stealth and 'charming' personality.Partnered with the young Robin, and the occasional Batgirl, the caped team continue their fight against the Riddler, the Joker, and many many more. In hope of bringing peace, order, and most of all, justice back to the dark and fearful city.

Created in 1992, Batman: The Animated Series was a near immediate hit with fans of animation and the caped crusader alike. The series introduced a new style of artwork to American animation, by using dark backgrounds. The series reintroduced classic characters from one of DC Comic's most lucrative franchises in a way most had not seen before. In 1995 the series ended after 85 episodes, but returned a few years later after popular demand and interested spawned from various sequels to Tim Burton's 1989 'Batman' movie, called "The Adventures of Batman and Robin" and "The New Batman Adventures". The new series featured many characters who saw little to no light in it's previous incarnation and reinvented others.

Batman The Animated Series graced Cartoon Network and Toonami in the year 2001, to much praise. Since it's time being syndicated on the network, several alternate universe series have been created, such as Batman Beyond, Static Shock, Teen Titans and Justice League. A handful of movies were also created, such as Batman - Mask of the Phantasm (which was released theatrically), Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero (Direct to Video), Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (Direct to Video) and even a Superman/Batman crossover movie which was also DTV.

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.:Episode Guide

Batman: The Animated Series 1: On Leather Wings 2: Christmas With The Joker 3: Nothing To Fear 4: The Last Laugh 5: Pretty Poison 6: The Underdwellers 7: P.O.V. 8: The Forgotten 9: Be A Clown 10: Two-Face: Part 1 11: It's Never Too Late 12: I've Got Batman In My Basement 13: The Cat and the Claw: [1] 14: Heart of Ice 15: See No Evil 16: The Cat and the Claw: [2] 17: Two-Face: Part 2 18: Beware the Gray Ghost 19: Prophecy of Doom 20: Feat of Clay: [1] 21: Feat of Clay: [2] 22: Joker's Favor 23: Vendetta 24: Fear of Victory 25: The Clock King 26: Appointment in Crime Alley 27: Mad As A Hatter 28: Dreams In Darkness 29: Eternal Youth 30: Perchance to Dream 31: The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy 32: Robin's Reckoning: [1] 33: The Laughing Fish 34: Night of the Ninja 35: Cat Scratch Fever 36: The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne 37: Robin's Reckoning: [2] 38: Heart of Steel: Part 1 39: If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? 40: Joker's Wild 41: Tyger, Tyger 42: Moon of the Wolf 43: Day of the Samurai 44: Heart of Steel: Part 2 45: Terror in the Sky 46: Almost Got 'Im 47: Birds of a Feather 48: What Is Reality? 49: I Am The Night 50: Off Balance 51: The Man Who Killed Batman 52: Mudslide 53: Paging The Crime Doctor 54: Zatanna 55: The Mechanic 56: Harley and Ivy 57: Shadow of the Bat: [1] 58: Blind As A Bat

59: The Demon's Quest: [1] 60: His Silicon Soul 61: Shadow of the Bat: [2] 62: Fire From Olympus 63: The Demon's Quest: [2] 64: Read My Lips 65: The Worry Men The Adventures of Batman and Robin 66: Sideshow 67: A Bullet For Bullock 68: Trial 69: Avatar 70: House and Garden 71: The Terrible Trio 72: Harlequinade 73: Time Out Of Joint 74: Catwalk 75: Bane 76: Baby-Doll 77: The Lion and the Unicorn 78: Showdown 79: Riddler's Reform 80: Second Chance 81: Harley's Holiday 82: Lock-Up 83: Make 'Em Laugh 84: Deep Freeze 85: Batgirl Returns The New Batman Adventures 86: Holiday Knights 87: Sins of the Father 88: Cold Comfort 89: Double Talk 90: You Scratch My Back 91: Never Fear 92: Joker's Millions 93: Growing Pains 94: Love is a Croc 95: Torch Song 96: The Ultimate Thrill 97: Over The Edge 98: Mean Seasons 99: Critters 100: Cult of the Cat 101: Animal Act 102: Old Wounds 103: The Demon Within 104: Legends of the Dark Knight 105: Girls' Nite Out 106: Mad Love 107: Chemistry 108: Beware the Creeper 109: Judgement Day Movies Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

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.:Misc.

• The introduction of the 1992 animated series was partly do to the sucess of Tim Burton's 1989 'Batman' movie and his sequel 'Batman Returns'.



• Further renewals of the animated series were also heavily influenced by the intrest in 'Batman' movie sequels.



• When the series moved to Sunday evenings on WB, it marked one of the first time an animated series created specifically as a Saturday morning cartoon had aired on Primetime.



• Many of the animators that worked on the series were from Sunrise studios in Japan. The influence this series had on them would later become apparent when they worked on a series titled Big O



• After Mask of the Phantasm performed mediocre success in the box office, further movies based off of this series were direct to video releases.



• The live action movie's music was composed by Danny Elfman. Later episodes of the series used a new theme written Shirley Walker.



• Warner Bros. Television Animation was honored November 14th 1998, with a total of six International Animated Film Society ("Annie") Awards for three of its animated series and a direct-to-video movie. The studio's super-hero saga, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, was named Outstanding Animated Daytime Television Series, and Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero was honored for Outstanding Home Video Production. Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and The Brain was thrice-honored, receiving Annies for Outstanding Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production (Barry Caldwell for the episode "Brain Acres"); Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production (Charles M. Howell IV, Earl Kress & John Ludin for the episode "The Family That Poits Together, Narfs Together"); and Outstanding Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production (Maurice LaMarche, as the voice of The Brain).

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