Series synopsis
The Batman is an American animation sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure kids television series that premiered on The WB on September 11, 2004. It ended on March 8, 2008. It was created by Duane Capizzi. It stars Rino Romano, Ming-Na Wen, Evan Sabara and Danielle Judovits.
A young billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious vigilante, The Batman.
Premise
A young billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious vigilante, The Batman.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rino Romano as The Batman (voice)
- Ming-Na Wen as Detective Ellen Yin (voice)
- Evan Sabara as Robin (voice)
- Danielle Judovits as Batgirl (voice)
- Alastair Duncan as Alfred Pennyworth
Guest cast
- Steve Harris as Detective Ethan Bennett (voice)
- Edward James Olmos as Chief Rojas (voice)
- John DiMaggio as Rhino / Mugsy (voice)
- Udo Kier as Bert (voice)
- Charles Napier as Kilgore Steed (voice)
- Michael Reisz as Donnie / Prank (voice)
- Jill Talley as Doctor / Socialite (voice)
- Hynden Walch as Harley Quinn (voice)
- David Faustino as David (voice)
- Robert Englund as The Riddler (voice)
- Charlie Schlatter as Flash (voice)
- Peter Jessop as Curator (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 78 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 13 | May 7, 2005 | July 8, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 13 | September 11, 2004 | May 7, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 13 | May 14, 2005 | September 10, 2005 |
| Season 3 | 13 | September 17, 2005 | May 13, 2006 |
| Season 4 | 13 | September 23, 2006 | May 5, 2007 |
| Season 5 | 13 | September 22, 2007 | March 8, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Look, New Direction, New Knight An analysis of the reasons for remaking Batman. |
May 7, 2005 |
| 2 |
Catching up with The Batman A clip/recap show of the entire Season 2 episodes. |
October 18, 2005 |
| 3 |
Season 3 Unmasked A behind the scenes look into making Season 3 |
May 13, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Bat in the Belfry Batman tries to prevent the Joker from poisoning Gotham City. |
September 11, 2004 |
| 2 |
Call of the Cobblepot Batman must rescue Alfred from the clutches of the Penguin. |
September 18, 2004 |
| 3 |
Traction Batman battles a criminal called Bane, who uses steroids to enhance his strength. |
September 25, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Cat, the Bat and the Very Ugly During a museum robbery, a partnership is formed between Catwoman and Penguin. But when Penguin double-crosses Catwoman before she can double-cross him, she and Batman have to stop Penguin before he unleashes his true plan: harnessing the power of Ra! |
May 14, 2005 |
| 2 |
Riddled A mysterious villain known as the Riddler challenges Yin, secretly helped by Batman, to a number of riddles. Things are not what they seem from the riddles... |
May 21, 2005 |
| 3 |
Fire & Ice Firefly and Mr. Freeze team up to put their devastating plan into action: permanently putting Gotham City in a never-ending winter. Once the policeman's gala charity ball is put on ice, it's all up to the Batman. |
May 28, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Batgirl Begins (1) The story of how the Commissioner's daughter became Batgirl and how her best friend becomes Poision Ivy is told. |
September 17, 2005 |
| 2 |
Batgirl Begins (2) Continuing where we left off in the first part, Barbara Gordon becomes Batgirl in order to save the commissioner, but does Batman really want a sidekick? |
September 24, 2005 |
| 3 |
A Dark Knight to Remember When the Batman takes a blow to the head during a fight with the Penguin, Gotham is left without its defender while an amnesiac Bruce Wayne must consider if he's a coward or not. |
October 1, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Matter of Family After a young circus performer named Dick Grayson loses his parents to a criminal named Tony Zucco, Bruce Wayne adopts the young boy. Once Bruce's secret is revealed, Dick joins Batman as his new sidekick, Robin. Together, they set out to find Zucco and bring him to justice. |
September 23, 2006 |
| 2 |
Team Penguin After watching a movie about criminal masterminds, Penguin gets the idea to form a team of Gotham's greatest villains in order to finally take Batman down. Meanwhile, Batgirl and Robin must learn how to work together. |
September 30, 2006 |
| 3 |
Clayfaces After the Joker's plan to make all the dogs laugh like hyenas is thwarted by Clayface (Ethan Bennett), he plans to prove himself to Batman by turning a new leaf. Meanwhile, actor Basil Karlo steals the mutagen responsible for Ethan Bennett for becoming Clayface and he becomes the new Clayface. Can Batman trust Ethan enough to help him stop Karlo? |
October 7, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Batman/Superman Story (1) Batman and Superman find themselves teamed up when Lex Luthor begins his operations in Gotham City to take down his arch-nemesis, and employs a horde of the Batman's villains to do so. |
September 22, 2007 |
| 2 |
The Batman/Superman Story (2) Batman and Robin must battle Superman, who is under Lex Luthor's mind control, as the villain plans to launch a wave of robots and take over the world's armies. |
September 29, 2007 |
| 3 |
Vertigo Batman welcomes another member of the Justice League to Gotham as he teams up with Green Arrow when Vertigo, a villain who can affect people's sense of balance, arrives in the city with a diabolical plan. |
October 6, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The WB |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 11, 2004 |
| Last aired | March 8, 2008 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 10:30:00 |