GUIDES

Continue below to check out the episode guide for the The Batman animated series. Guides include release dates, loglines and more.

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Episode #14 - The Bat, The Cat, and the Very Ugly
Original Airdate - May 14th, 2005 - Season Premiere
Penguin and Catwoman join forces to steal a pair of valuable gems. But when the Batman arrives to stop them, Catwoman is double-crossed by Penguin, who handcuffs her to the Dark Knight. With the handcuffs wired to explode if removed, the pair are forced to work together to stop Penguin – which arouses suspicion from Detective Yin as she tests her new partnership with the Batman.

Episode #15 - Riddled
Original Airdate - May 21st, 2005
Batman and Detective Yin's secret alliance is put at risk when they must work together to solve a string of riddles which have been scattered thoughout Gotham, fearing Riddler will make good on his threat to destroy the city.

Episode #16 - JTV
Original Airdate - July 9th, 2005
Joker pirates the airwaves of Gotham in order to broadcast his crimes on TV as entertainment. When Detective Yin's overzealous new partner tries to bring the clown prince of crime down, he merely becomes Joker's latest "costar". Batman must find where Joker is broadcasting from before he can carry out his plan to make Gotham die laughing!

Episode #17 - Swamped
Original Airdate - June 11th, 2005
Killer Croc, a half-man, half reptile plans to submerge all of Gotham in water in order to facilitate his plundering of the city.

Episode #18 - Pets
Original Airdate - June 18th, 2005
Penguin discovers a sonic device that allows him to turn Man-Bat into his personal slave. Meanwhile, Alfred must deal with a raccoon which has found its way into the Bat-Cave and is wreaking havoc on the electric equipment.

Episode #19 - Meltdown
Original Airdate - June 25th, 2005
Despite intensive rehabilitation, Ethan Bennett again takes the form of Clayface in order to seek revenge against Joker, the man who turned him into that monster.

Episode #20 - The Butler Did It
Original Airdate - August 20th, 2005
Spellbinder, a three-eyed mystic, with the ability to induce both hypnosis and visions, sets his sights on stealing the valuable Eye of Sarkana – mesmerizing Alfred to be his personal thief.

Episode #21 - Fire and Ice
Original Airdate - May 28th, 2005
Firefly and Mr. Freeze make an unlikely pair, as they join forces to plunge Gotham into a permanent winter. With the entire police force "iced over", the Batman is the city's only hope for survival.

Episode #22 - Ragdolls to Riches
Original Airdate - July 16th, 2005
The Batman finds himself caught in the middle of a game of one-upmanship between master thieves Ragdoll, a triple-jointed contortionist, and Catwoman. Meanwhile, Selina Kyle, Catwoman's alter ego, eyes Bruce Wayne as a possible target for future robberies.

Episode #23 - Strange Minds
Original Airdate - September 3rd, 2005
Joker takes Detective Yin hostage, but once captured he refuses to tell of her whereabouts. Convinced it's the only way to learn Yin's location before she meets her demise, Batman uses a device created by Professor Hugo Strange to enter the bizarre brain of the Joker in search of an answer.

Episode #24 - Grundy's Night
Original Airdate - August 27th, 2005
Solomon Grundy, a legendary zombie, emerges from a swamp on Halloween to wreak havoc on Gotham. But Batman and Alfred discover that there is more to Grundy than there appears.

Episode #25 - The Laughing Bat
Original Airdate - June 4th, 2005
Donning the costume of his greatest rival, The Batman, Joker terrorizes all of Gotham. When the real Batman tries to stop him, Joker injects him with a poison that will cause him to laugh to death, unless he can come up with an antidote.

Episode #26 - Night and The City
Original Airdate - September 10th, 2005 - Second Season Finale
Joker, Penguin, and Riddler battle over control of the city, until finally deciding to settle their differences by giving all of Gotham over to whoever is able to capture and discover the true identity of the Batman.