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The Batman (2004) season 1

Season 1 · Animated series · Sep 11, 2004 · 13 episodes

Plot

Season 1, 13 episodes, first aired Sep 11, 2004.

About the show

This animated adventure series of Bruce Wayne, billionaire by day, crime fighter by night, starts as Wayne balances life as a free-wheeling bachelor, with his role as the Caped Crusader. He's joined on occasion by Robin and Batgirl. Black Mask, Killer Moth, the Everywhere Man, and a brand-new Clayface join The Joker, Penguin, and The Riddler in ceaselessly tormenting Gotham City. Can Batman stop them once and for all?

Trailer

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Episodes

  1. Still from episode 1, The Bat in the Belfry

    Episode 1: The Bat in the Belfry

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

    Batman finds himself dealing with a new breed of criminal when Joker takes over Arkham Asylum, then plans to release a poisonous gas over Gotham City.

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  2. Still from episode 2, Call of the Cobblepot

    Episode 2: Call of the Cobblepot

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

    Oswald Cobblepot, the Penguin, has delusions of rebuilding the lost Cobblepot fortune with his birds that perform robberies.

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  3. Still from episode 3, Traction

    Episode 3: Traction

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

    Batman battles the masked criminal Bane, but once Bane activates his chemical-steroid-infusion, Batman finds himself outmatched by brute strength.

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  4. Still from episode 4, The Cat and the Bat

    Episode 4: The Cat and the Bat

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

    After a news report links her with Batman, Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, designs to meet her nighttime counterpart. After drawing out her prey, Catwoman steals Batman's utility belt.

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  5. Still from episode 5, The Man Who Would Be Bat

    Episode 5: The Man Who Would Be Bat

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

    When Dr Langstrom, a scientist in Wayne's genome division, tests the experimental serum he's been devising on himself, he transforms into the hideous Man-Bat.

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  6. Still from episode 6, The Big Chill

    Episode 6: The Big Chill

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb 7.3

    Batman is on the trail of Mr Freeze, a villain who uses ice technology as a means of stealing the objects of his passion: the rarest, most valuable diamonds.

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  7. Still from episode 7, The Big Heat

    Episode 7: The Big Heat

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

    Batman finds himself on the trail of Firefly, a pyromaniac supervillain, while Bruce tries to secure a charity contract with Mayor Grange.

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  8. Still from episode 8, Q&A

    Episode 8: Q&A

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

    A series of bizarre and dramatic kidnappings lead Batman into the den of the Cluemaster, a washed-up and demented ex-game show champion.

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  9. Still from episode 9, The Big Dummy

    Episode 9: The Big Dummy

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

    Batman's attempts to thwart the latest in a series of heists finds him pitted against a team being led by a ventriloquist and a puppet called Scarface. Meanwhile, Alfred plays matchmaker for Bruce.

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  10. Still from episode 10, Topsy Turvy

    Episode 10: Topsy Turvy

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

    Batman investigates a series of revenge crimes bearing the stamp of his archenemy Joker, despite the fact that Joker is currently locked up in Arkham Asylum.

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  11. Still from episode 11, Bird of Prey

    Episode 11: Bird of Prey

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

    Penguin breaks into Wayne Manor while Bruce is being interviewed for a TV show. Bruce must figure out a way to escape the cameras to become Batman.

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  12. Still from episode 12, The Rubberface of Comedy (1)

    Episode 12: The Rubberface of Comedy (1)

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb 7.8

    Joker wreaks havoc on all of Gotham with a new gizmo that can morph any object into rubber or putty. Meanwhile, the Chief of Police pressures his detectives to take down The Batman once and for all.

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  13. Still from episode 13, The Clayface of Tragedy (2)

    Episode 13: The Clayface of Tragedy (2)

    S1 · 22 min · IMDb 8.1

    Batman is pitted against a new villain named Clayface, who can transform his body as if it were clay and impersonate anyone he chooses! Before The Batman can stop him, he will learn Clayface's shocking dark secret!

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Order

In-universe 2004 · DC Animated series

Seasons:12345