Season Guide
The New Batman Adventures — Season 1
Season 1 Review
Season 1 of The New Batman Adventures premiered 1997-09-13 and ran 13 episodes through 1998-07-11.
Episodes
1
SummaryThree holiday-themed vignettes:(1) Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn kidnap Bruce Wayne and use his credit cards for a shopping spree.(2) While shopping for a gift for her father, Barbara Gordon…
2
SummaryYoung orphan Tim Drake becomes Batman's new ward when he becomes involved in one of Two-Face's deadly plots.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but an hour that reminds…
3
SummaryAfter the events in "SubZero" Mr. Freeze has been forced to be bound to a new robotic body. His wife Nora has been revived, but believing him dead, she has…
4
SummaryThe Scarecrow develops a new toxin that, rather than inducing fear, eliminates it, making average people incredibly reckless and dangerous, including Batman.Our TakeA strong episode with a couple of wobbles,…
5
SummaryIn 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, who attempts…
6
SummaryArnold 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…
7
SummaryCrime boss Edward "King" Barlowe dies and in his will leaves his arch-rival, the Joker, a large fortune of $250 million. The Joker immediately goes on a shopping spree, even…
8
SummaryRobin fights to protect a young girl with amnesia named Annie who is being stalked by her "father", who turns out to be Clayface. Having created the girl from his…
9
SummaryBatman pursues an ex-model, who is now looking for revenge and calling herself "Calendar Girl".Our TakeA transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.
10
SummaryBatman and Robin assist occultist Jason Blood when Klarion the Witch-boy takes control of Blood's alter-ego, Etrigan the Demon.Our TakeWeak by The New Batman Adventures's standards — subplot padding with…
11
SummaryDuring 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…
12
SummaryA 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.Our TakeServiceable television…
13
SummaryBaby 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…