The New Batman Adventures: Season 1
1997 · 13 episodes · ★ 6.4
What Season 1 of The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman Adventures is an animated series from Warner Bros. Animation that continues Batman: The Animated Series. It airs on The WB as part of the Kids' WB children's block. The story takes place in Gotham City, where Batman faces villains such as the Joker, Catwoman and the Penguin. The hero keeps a serious, restrained tone, while the cast around him is much lighter. Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl work alongside him and gain prominence. The season opens with Christmas episodes in which Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn put Bruce Wayne in a tight spot. Later, Batman recruits Tim Drake, and the team takes on Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow and Firefly.
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 Holiday Knights
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.
Directing: Dan Riba · Writing: Paul Dini · Starring: Marilu Henner, Robert Costanzo, Mark Hamill, Ron Perlman
1x02 Sins of the Father
The origins of Tim Drake are traced, from street-tough and member of Two-Face's gang to the new Robin.
Directing: Curt Geda · Writing: Rich Fogel · Starring: Loren Lester, Peter Jason, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Richard Moll
1x03 Cold Comfort
Mr. Freeze returns and seeks revenge on Gotham City, with a big surprise for Batman.
Directing: Dan Riba · Writing: Hilary Bader · Starring: Michael Ansara, Jeff Bennett, Tress MacNeille, Ian Patrick Williams
1x04 Never Fear
The Scarecrow develops a new toxin that, rather than inducing fear, eliminates it, making average people incredibly reckless and dangerous.
Directing: Kenji Hachizaki · Writing: Stan Berkowitz · Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Charles Rocket, Ken Berry, Pamela Adlon
1x05 You Scratch My Back
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.
Directing: Dan Riba, Butch Lukic · Writing: Hilary Bader · Starring: Sal Lopez, Michael Donovan, Joe Lala, Steve McGowan
1x06 Double Talk
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.
Directing: Curt Geda · Writing: Bob Goodman · Starring: Earl Boen, Billy Barty, Mel Winkler, George Dzundza
1x07 Joker's Millions
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.
Directing: Dan Riba · Writing: Paul Dini · Starring: Maggie Wheeler, Jeff Bennett, Allan Rich, Sam McMurray
1x08 Growing Pains
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.
Directing: Atsuko Tanaka · Writing: Paul Dini, Bob Goodman · Starring: Francesca Marie Smith, Matt Landers, John Rubano, Ron Perlman
1x09 Mean Seasons
Batman pursues an ex-model, who is now looking for revenge and calling herself "Calendar Girl".
Directing: Hiroyuki Aoyama · Writing: Hilary Bader · Starring: Robert David Hall, Tippi Hedren, Mel Winkler, Barry Bostwick
1x10 The Demon Within
Batman and Robin assist occultist Jason Blood when Klarion the Witch-boy takes control of Blood's alter-ego, Etrigan the Demon.
Directing: Atsuko Tanaka · Writing: Rusti Bjornhoel, Stan Berkowitz · Starring: Peter Renaday, Billy Zane, Stephen Wolfe Smith, Mathew Valencia
1x11 Over the Edge
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.
Directing: Yuichiro Yano · Writing: Paul Dini, Bruce Timm · Starring: Henry Silva, Roddy McDowall, Jeff Bennett, Lloyd Bochner
1x12 Torch Song
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.
Directing: Curt Geda · Writing: Rich Fogel · Starring: Jane Wiedlin, Karla DeVito, Thomas F. Wilson, David Paymer
1x13 Love is a Croc Season Finale
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.
Directing: Butch Lukic · Writing: Steve Gerber · Starring: Lauri Johnson, Laraine Newman, Jeff Bennett, Richard Doyle
Season 1 Cast
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Alfred (voice)7 episodes
Loren LesterNightwing / Dick Grayson (voice)4 episodes
Robert CostanzoDetective Harvey Bullock (voice)4 episodes
Bob HastingsCommissioner Gordon (voice)4 episodes
Arleen SorkinHarley Quinn (voice)3 episodes
Mel WinklerLucius Fox (voice)2 episodes
Charles RocketFrederick Fournier / Henchman (voice)2 episodes
Diane PershingPoison Ivy (voice)2 episodes
Liane SchirmerDetective Renee Montoya (voice)2 episodes
Marilu HennerVeronica Vreeland (voice)Episode 1
Earl BoenRhino (voice)Episode 1
Robert David HallReporter (voice)Episode 1
Sal LopezEnrique El Gancho / Ricky the Hook (voice)Episode 1
Peter RenadayAuctioneer (voice)Episode 1Where to Watch Season 1 of The New Batman Adventures
It is currently not available on the major streaming platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Episodes Does Season 1 of The New Batman Adventures Have?
Season 1 of The New Batman Adventures has 13 episodes.
When Did Season 1 of The New Batman Adventures Premiere?
Premiered on September 13, 1997.
Where to Watch Season 1 of The New Batman Adventures?
Currently not available on the major subscription platforms (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 1?
According to the TMDB audience rating, episode 1x11, "Over the Edge", with a 7.3.