Batman: The Animated Series: Season 1
1992 · 60 episodes · ★ 7.7
What Season 1 of Batman: The Animated Series
Season 1 of Batman: The Animated Series Has 60 episodes and premiered on September 5, 1992. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 The Cat and the Claw (1)
Catwoman steals a necklace to finance the purchase of land for a mountain lion reserve, but is stopped by a group of terrorists.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Jules Dennis, Richard Mueller · Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Neil Ross, Herb Edelman, Mary McDonald-Lewis
1x02 On Leather Wings
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.
Directed by Kevin Altieri · Written by Mitch Brian · Starring: Richard Moll, René Auberjonois, Pat Musick, Lloyd Bochner
1x03 Heart of Ice
Brilliant cryogenics expert Dr. Victor Fries is transformed into Mr. Freeze, a vengeful creature who can only survive in subzero temperatures.
Directing: Bruce Timm · Writing: Paul Dini · Starring: Mark Hamill, Michael Ansara, Mari Devon, Michael Bell
1x04 Feat of Clay (1)
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.
Directing: Dick Sebast · Writing: Marv Wolfman · Starring: Brock Peters, Ron Perlman, Richard Gautier, Scott Valentine
1x05 Feat of Clay (2)
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.
Directed by Kevin Altieri · Written by Marv Wolfman · Starring: Brock Peters, Ron Perlman, Richard Gautier, Ed Asner
1x06 It's Never Too Late
An aging mob boss learns his drug dealings have contributed to his son's drug addiction.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Tom Ruegger, Gerry Conway, Garin Wolf · Starring: Paul Dooley, John Vernon, Eugene Roche, Townsend Coleman
1x07 Joker's Favor
When a timid accountant accidentally runs afoul of the Joker, he promises the Joker anything if the villain will only let him go.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Paul Dini · Starring: Ed Begley Jr., Arleen Sorkin, Mark Hamill, Robert Costanzo
1x08 The Cat and the Claw (2)
When Catwoman infiltrates the underground headquarters of terrorists, both she and Batman are captured and left to die as victims of a viral plague.
Directing: Dick Sebast · Writing: Jules Dennis, Richard Mueller · Starring: Kate Mulgrew, Herb Edelman, Neil Ross, Mary McDonald-Lewis
1x09 Pretty Poison
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.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Tom Ruegger · Starring: Richard Moll, Ingrid Oliu, Lloyd Bochner, Melissa Manchester
1x10 Nothing to Fear
A horrifying villain named Scarecrow spreads fear gas and wreaks havoc at Gotham State University.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Sean Catherine Derek, Henry Gilroy · Starring: Kevin McCarthy, Mari Devon, Richard Moll, Clive Revill
1x11 Be a Clown
The Joker infiltrates the birthday party of Mayor Hill's son in order to plant a bomb.
Directing: Frank Paur · Writing: Steve Hayes, Ted Pedersen · Starring: Mark Hamill, Mari Devon, Lloyd Bochner, Jim Cummings
1x12 Appointment in Crime Alley
Batman's friend, Dr. Leslie Thompkins, is taken prisoner by a ruthless land developer after she uncovers his devious plans.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Gerry Conway · Starring: Diana Muldaur, Ed Asner, Mari Devon, Angel Harper
1x13 P.O.V.
Bullock's account of a botched sting operation is so at odds with the other officers' testimony that the police investigator suspends everyone involved.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Laren Bright, Sean Catherine Derek · Starring: Robby Benson, John Considine, Ingrid Oliu, Ron Perlman
1x14 The Clock King
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.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: David Wise · Starring: Alan Rachins, Mari Devon, Lloyd Bochner, Jeff Bennett
1x15 The Last Laugh
The Joker employs a lethal mind-altering laughing gas to transform the citizens of Gotham into total fools.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Carl Swenson · Starring: Mark Hamill, Mari Devon, Richard Moll, Pat Fraley
1x16 Eternal Youth
Alfred and his friend, Maggie Paige, visit a health spa that is actually run by the nefarious Poison Ivy.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Beth Bornstein · Cast: Paddi Edwards, Julie Brown, Lynne Marie Stewart, Carmen Zapata
1x17 Two-Face (1)
District Attorney Harvey Dent hides a deep dark secret—he has a second personality, Big Bad Harv, a tough gangster.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Randy Rogel · Starring: Richard Moll, Murphy Cross, John Vernon, Mari Devon
1x18 Two-Face (2)
Two-Face, the former Harvey Dent, begins an aggressive campaign against his hated rival, Rupert Thorne.
Directed by Kevin Altieri · Written by Randy Rogel · Starring: Richard Moll, Murphy Cross, John Vernon, Robert DoQui
1x19 Fear of Victory
The Scarecrow uses a fear chemical triggered by adrenaline on Gotham's greatest athletes, then bets against them to reap the winnings.
Directing: Dick Sebast · Writing: Samuel Warren Joseph · Starring: Loren Lester, Mark Hamill, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Chuck Moshontz
1x20 I've Got Batman in My Basement
After the Penguin sprays Batman with nerve gas, a 12-year-old boy rescues the unconscious hero and hides him in his basement.
Directed by Frank Paur · Written by Sam Graham, Chris Hubbell · Starring: Paul Williams, Lindsay Crouse, Denise Marco, Matthew Brooks
1x21 Vendetta
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.
Directing: Frank Paur · Writing: Michael Reaves · Starring: Aron Kincaid, John Vernon, Mari Devon, Ingrid Oliu
1x22 Prophecy of Doom
Bruce begins to worry when all of his wealthy friends join the same brotherhood group run by Nostromos, a so-called psychic.
Directing: Frank Paur · Writing: Sean Catherine Derek · Starring: William Windom, Aron Kincaid, Heather Locklear, Michael Des Barres
1x23 The Forgotten
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.
Directed by Boyd Kirkland · Written by Sean Catherine Derek, Richard Mueller, Jules Dennis · Starring: Richard Moll, Lorin Dreyfuss, Dorian Harewood, George Murdock
1x24 Mad as a Hatter
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.
Directing: Frank Paur · Writing: Paul Dini · Starring: Kimmy Robertson, Roddy McDowall, Steve Bulen, David Haskell
1x25 The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy
Batman investigates a theft of bearer bonds intended for the starving people of a poor country.
Directing: Frank Paur · Writing: Elliot S. Maggin · Cast: Bud Cort, John Rhys-Davies, Gaille Heidemann, Mark L. Taylor
1x26 Perchance to Dream
Bruce Wayne wakes up to find that his parents are not dead, he is not Batman, and he's engaged to Selina Kyle.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Joe R. Lansdale · Cast: Diana Muldaur, Roddy McDowall, Brian Cummings, Adrienne Barbeau
1x27 The Underdwellers
Batman discovers a gang of forgotten runaways living deep within the Gotham sewer system.
Directed by Frank Paur · Written by Jules Dennis, Richard Mueller · Starring: Victoria Carroll, Michael Pataki
1x28 Night of the Ninja
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.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Steve Perry · Starring: Loren Lester, Chao Li Chi, Mari Devon, Buster Jones
1x29 The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne
Dr. Hugo Strange's invention, a machine that reads people's thoughts, leads him to discover that Bruce Wayne is Batman.
Directing: Frank Paur · Writing: Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens · Starring: Loren Lester, Paul Williams, Richard Moll, Ray Buktenica
1x30 Tyger, Tyger
When a genetic engineer produces a man-cat hybrid, he kidnaps Selina Kyle to provide his creation with a mate.
Directing: Frank Paur · Writing: Cherie Dee Wilkerson · Starring: Marc Singer, Joseph Maher, Jim Cummings, Adrienne Barbeau
1x31 Dreams in Darkness
Batman must thwart the Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply with a chemical that induces hallucinations.
Directed by Dick Sebast · Written by Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens · Starring: Loren Lester, Ron Taylor, Henry Polic II, Richard Dysart
1x32 Beware the Gray Ghost
Batman connects recent bombings in Gotham to an episode of an old television series featuring his favorite boyhood hero, the 'Gray Ghost.'
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Tom Ruegger, Garin Wolf · Starring: Adam West, Mari Devon, Joe Leahy, Bruce Timm
1x33 Cat Scratch Fever
Selina Kyle uncovers a plot to infect stray animals with a deadly disease that will be transmitted to the human population.
Directed by Boyd Kirkland · Starring: Treat Williams, Brock Peters, Ed Asner, Ingrid Oliu
1x34 I Am the Night
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.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Michael Reaves · Starring: Loren Lester, Diana Muldaur, Mari Devon, Melissa Gilbert
1x35 Almost Got 'Im
While hiding from the police, Batman's deadliest enemies exchange stories about their mutual nemesis—Batman.
Directing: Eric Radomski · Writing: Paul Dini · Starring: Paul Williams, Richard Moll, Aron Kincaid, Arleen Sorkin
1x36 Moon of the Wolf
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.
Directing: Dick Sebast · Writing: Len Wein · Starring: Treat Williams, Peter Scolari, Harry Hamlin, Janet May
1x37 Terror in the Sky
When a man-sized bat ransacks Gotham harbor, Batman suspects that Dr. Kirk Langstrom is drinking his Man-Bat formula again.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Mark Saraceni · Starring: Marc Singer, René Auberjonois, Pat Musick, Peter Renaday
1x38 Christmas with the Joker
The Joker kidnaps three prominent citizens during Christmas and challenges Batman to find him before midnight.
Directing: Kent Butterworth · Writing: Eddie Gorodetsky · Starring: Loren Lester, Mark Hamill, Mari Devon, Clive Revill
1x39 Heart of Steel (1)
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.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Brynne Stephens · Cast: William Sanderson, Brock Peters, Melissa Gilbert, Leslie Easterbrook
1x40 Heart of Steel (2)
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.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Brynne Stephens · Cast: William Sanderson, Lloyd Bochner, Melissa Gilbert, Leslie Easterbrook
1x41 If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
When genius Edward Nygma's greedy boss unjustly fires him, Nygma seeks revenge as the Riddler.
Directing: Eric Radomski · Writing: David Wise · Cast: Loren Lester, Brock Peters, John Glover, Gary Frank
1x42 Joker's Wild
When a billionaire builds a casino called the Joker's Wild, the Joker breaks out of Arkham Asylum to destroy it.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Paul Dini · Cast: Mark Hamill, Mari Devon, Harry Hamlin, Ernie Hudson
1x43 His Silicon Soul
A confused robot that believes he is Batman causes problems for the real Dark Knight.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg · Starring: William Sanderson, Richard Moll, Jeff Bennett
1x44 Off Balance
Batman investigates a notorious global crime cartel, The Society of Shadows, which has begun to operate in Gotham City.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Len Wein · Starring: David Warner, Helen Slater, Michael York, Brock Peters
1x45 What Is Reality?
To prove that he has a superior mind, the Riddler lures Batman into a contest inside a virtual reality computer game.
Directing: Dick Sebast · Writing: Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg · Cast: Loren Lester, John Glover, Bever-Leigh Banfield, Hal Rayle
1x46 The Laughing Fish
The Joker becomes enraged when the Gotham copyright office rejects his demand for a copyright for his grinning Joker fish.
Directing: Bruce Timm · Writing: Paul Dini · Starring: Arleen Sorkin, Mark Hamill, Robert Costanzo, George Dzundza
1x47 Harley and Ivy
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.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Paul Dini · Starring: Arleen Sorkin, Mark Hamill, Ingrid Oliu, Robert Costanzo
1x48 The Mechanic
While engaged in a high-speed chase, the Penguin's gang escapes and the Batmobile is virtually demolished.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Randy Rogel · Starring: Loren Lester, Paul Williams, Steve Franken, Candy Ann Brown
1x49 The Man Who Killed Batman
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.
Directing: Bruce Timm · Writing: Paul Dini · Cast: John Vernon, Matt Frewer, Arleen Sorkin, Mark Hamill
1x50 Zatanna
When glamorous female magician Zatanna is framed for a robbery during her act, Batman comes to her defense.
Directing: Dick Sebast, Dan Riba · Writing: Paul Dini · Starring: Julie Brown, Zale Kessler, Vincent Schiavelli, Bruce Timm
1x51 Robin's Reckoning (1)
After learning the name of an extortion ringleader, Batman mysteriously refuses to let Robin continue the investigation with him.
Directing: Dick Sebast · Writing: Randy Rogel · Starring: Loren Lester, Eugene Roche, Diane Pershing, Paul Eiding
1x52 Birds of a Feather
Veronica Vreeland, a socialite desperate to create a novel party, makes the mistake of inviting the Penguin as her guest of honor.
Directed by Frank Paur · Written by Brynne Stephens · Starring: Paul Williams, Marilu Henner, Sam McMurray, Neil Ross
1x53 Robin's Reckoning (2)
Despite Batman's orders not to, Robin pursues Tony Zucco, the criminal who was responsible for the death of Robin's parents.
Directing: Dick Sebast · Writing: Randy Rogel · Starring: Loren Lester, Thomas F. Wilson, Rebecca Gilchrist, Linda Gary
1x54 Blind as a Bat
Bruce Wayne is temporarily blinded when the Penguin steals a new police helicopter with weaponry developed by WayneTech.
Directing: Dan Riba · Writing: Len Wein · Cast: Paul Williams, Diana Muldaur, Lloyd Bochner, Jeff Bennett
1x55 Day of the Samurai
Bruce Wayne and Alfred travel to Japan to help Bruce's old martial arts teacher, Sensei Yoru.
Directed by Bruce Timm · Written by Steve Perry · Starring: Robert Ito, Goh Misawa, Julia Kato
1x56 See No Evil
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.
Directing: Dan Riba · Writing: Martin Pasko · Starring: Brock Peters, Richard Erdman, Danny Goldman, Michael Gross
1x57 The Demon's Quest (1)
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.
Directing: Kevin Altieri · Writing: Dennis O'Neil · Starring: Loren Lester, David Warner, Helen Slater, Manu Tupou
1x58 The Demon's Quest (2)
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.
Directed by Kevin Altieri · Written by Len Wein · Starring: Loren Lester, David Warner, Helen Slater, George DiCenzo
1x59 Read My Lips
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.
Directing: Boyd Kirkland · Writing: Joe R. Lansdale · Starring: Joe Piscopo, Neil Ross, George Dzundza, Earl Boen
1x60 Fire from Olympus Season Finale
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.
Directed by Dan Riba · Written by Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens · Starring: Steve Susskind, Bess Armstrong, Nick Savalas, Vernee Watson
Season 1 Cast
Robert CostanzoRocco (voice)16 episodes
Mari DevonSummer Gleeson (voice)15 episodes
Loren LesterRobin (voice)13 episodes
Brock PetersLucius Fox (voice)7 episodes
Ingrid OliuRenee Montoya (voice)7 episodes
Bob HastingsCommissioner Gordon (voice)7 episodes
Paul WilliamsPenguin (voice)6 episodes
Neil RossChairman (voice)6 episodes
Diane PershingPoison Ivy (voice)6 episodes
Adrienne BarbeauCatwoman (voice)6 episodes
John VernonRupert Thorne (voice)5 episodes
Arleen SorkinHarley Quinn (voice)5 episodes
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Alfred (voice)5 episodes
Diana MuldaurDr. Leslie Thompkins (voice)4 episodes
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in Season 1 of Batman: The Animated Series?
Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 has 60 episodes.
When did Batman: The Animated Series Season 1 premiere?
Premiered on September 5, 1992.
Where to watch Batman: The Animated Series Season 1?
In Spain, on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
What is the best episode of Season 1?
According to the audience rating on TMDB, episode 1x03, "Heart of Ice," with a 8.6.