Summary[]
The Batman premiered in September of 2004 on the Kids WB cartoon block. This program exists outside the shared continuity established by Batman – the Animated Series, Justice League or even, Batman Beyond. The series focuses on a younger Bruce Wayne whose brief career as the Batman has barely lasted even three years. At the start of the first season, Batman has yet to meet the cadre of villains that fans have been familiar with for decades, including the Joker, Mister Freeze and Bane.
The series is also notable for three brand new characters, exclusive to the continuity of this cartoon alone: Gotham City police chief, Angel Rojas, detective Ellen Yin, and Bruce’s high school pal, detective Ethan Bennett. All three characters dominate the supporting cast for the entire first season, but fade away into obscurity with the close of season two.
Season three opens with a new theme title track, as well as the introduction of another mainstay supporting cast member – Batgirl. Defying comic book tradition, Batman grudgingly takes young Barbara Gordon on as his new sidekick partner – a role canonically assumed by the character of Robin – the Boy Wonder.
With Season four, the Boy Wonder was finally introduced, becoming a permanent supporting cast member, featured in nearly every episode. By Season five, other members of the DC Universe began making appearances including the Martian Manhunter, Superman, the Flash, Green Arrow and Hawkman. The heroes were first addressed as the Justice League of America in the epilogue to the season four finale "The Joining (Part II)", but were featured with greater prominence in the 2008 two-part series finale "Lost Heroes". The final episode of the series was broadcast on March 8, 2008.
Principal Cast[]
- Rino Romano as The Batman/Bruce Wayne
- Alastair Duncan as Alfred Pennyworth
- Danielle Judovits as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon (season 2+)
- Evan Sabara as Robin/Dick Grayson (season 3+)
- Ming-Na as Ellen Yin (season 1-2)
- Steve Harris as Ethan Bennett (season 1)
- Mitch Pileggi as Commissioner Gordon
Justice League[]
- George Newbern as Superman
- Charlie Schlatter as The Flash
- Chris Hardwick as Green Arrow
- Dermot Mulroney as Green Lantern
Recurring Cast[]
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Joker
- Tom Kenny as Penguin
- Gina Gershon as Selina Kyle/Catwoman
- Jessi Corti as Chief Rojas(season 1-2)
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Lucius Fox (season 4+)
Episodes[]
Season One[]
Episode | Air Date | No. |
---|---|---|
"The Bat in the Belfry" | September 11, 2004 | 1 |
"Call of the Cobblepot" | September 18, 2004 | 3 |
"Traction" | September 25, 2004 | 2 |
"The Cat and the Bat" | October 2, 2004 | 6 |
"The Man Who Would Be Bat" | October 30, 2004 | 4 |
"The Big Chill" | November 6, 2004 | 5 |
"The Big Heat" | November 13, 2004 | 7 |
"Q & A" | November 20, 2004 | 8 |
"The Big Dummy" | November 27, 2004 | 9 |
"Topsy Turvy" | February 5, 2005 | 10 |
"Bird of Prey" | February 12, 2005 | 11 |
"The Rubberface of Comedy" | April 30, 2005 | 12 |
"The Clayface of Tragedy" | May 7, 2005 | 13 |
Season Two[]
Episode | Air Date | No. |
---|---|---|
"The Cat, the Bat, and the Very Ugly" | May 14, 2005 | 1 |
"Riddled" | May 21, 2005 | 2 |
"Fire and Ice" | May 28, 2005 | 3 |
"The Laughing Bat" | June 4, 2005 | 4 |
"Swamped" | June 11, 2005 | 5 |
"Pets" | June 18, 2005 | 6 |
"Meltdown" | June 25, 2005 | 7 |
"JTV" | July 9, 2005 | 8 |
"Ragdolls to Riches" | July 16, 2005 | 9 |
"The Butler Did It" | August 20, 2005 | 10 |
"Grundy's Night" | August 27, 2005 | 11 |
"Strange Minds" | September 3, 2005 | 12 |
"Night and the City" | September 10, 2005 | 13 |
Season Three[]
Episode | Air Date | No. |
---|---|---|
"Batgirl Begins, Part I" | September 17, 2005 | 1 |
"Batgirl Begins, Part II" | September 24, 2005 | 2 |
"A Dark Knight to Remember" | October 1, 2005 | 3 |
"Fistful of Felt" | October 8, 2005 | 4 |
"RPM" | November 5, 2005 | 5 |
"Brawn" | November 12, 2005 | 6 |
"The Laughing Cats" | November 19, 2005 | 7 |
"Fleurs du Mal" | November 26, 2005 | 8 |
"Cash for Toys" | February 4, 2006 | 9 |
"The Apprentice" | February 11, 2006 | 10 |
"Thunder" | February 18, 2006 | 11 |
"The Icy Depths" | May 6, 2006 | 12 |
"Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind" | May 13, 2006 | 13 |
Season Four[]
Episode | Air Date | No. |
---|---|---|
"A Matter of Family" | September 23, 2006 | 1 |
"Team Penguin" | September 30, 2006 | 2 |
"Clayfaces" | October 7, 2006 | 3 |
"The Everywhere Man" | November 4, 2006 | 4 |
"The Breakout" | November 11, 2006 | 5 |
"Strange New World" | November 18, 2006 | 6 |
"Artifacts" | February 3, 2007 | 7 |
"Seconds" | February 10, 2007 | 8 |
"Riddler's Revenge" | February 17, 2007 | 9 |
"Two of a Kind" | February 24, 2007 | 10 |
"Rumors" | March 3, 2007 | 11 |
"The Joining, Part I" | April 28, 2007 | 12 |
"The Joining, Part II" | May 5, 2007 | 13 |
Season Five[]
Episode | Air Date | No. |
---|---|---|
"The Batman/Superman Story, Part I" | September 22, 2007 | 1 |
"The Batman/Superman Story, Part II" | September 29, 2007 | 2 |
"Vertigo" | October 6, 2007 | 3 |
"White Heat" | October 13, 2007 | 4 |
"A Mirror Darkly" | November 3, 2007 | 5 |
"Joker Express" | November 10, 2007 | 6 |
"Ring Toss" | December 8, 2007 | 7 |
"The Metal Face of Comedy" | December 15, 2007 | 8 |
"Attack of the Terrible Trio" | February 2, 2008 | 9 |
"The End of Batman" | February 9, 2008 | 10 |
"What Goes Up..." | February 16, 2008 | 11 |
"Lost Heroes, Part I" | March 8, 2008 | 12 |
"Lost Heroes, Part II" | March 8, 2008 | 13 |
Movies[]
- Batman vs. Dracula
Notes[]
- The theme song for seasons one and two are performed by The Edge.