BATMAN - THE ANIMATED SERIES TV SERIES V. 3(1992):
The best of the animated Batman series', this has
probably the greatest collection of voice actors to
ever grace an animated show! And the stories are
all really engrossing!!
These sets are NOT in chronological order!!! In fact,
this set really jumps around!! So if you want to watch
them in order, I've put the air dates on them so you
can jump around and watch them that way!!
As for the actors, Kevin Conroy is the best ever voice
actor for Batman, ever(IMHO)!! Also great here is Bob
Hastings as Commissioner Gordon, Efram Zimbalist Jr.
as Alfred & Loren Lester as Robin!
DISC 1:
EPISODE 1: SHADOW OF THE BAT - PART 1(Sept. 13, 1993):
The kingpin of Gotham crime himself, Rupert Thorne, shows
up on a job at a warehouse! He retaliates by implicating
Commissioner Gordon in a bribery scam!! Of course this
gets Barbara and Bruce Wayne into action to find out the
truth!!
And this has Batgril(Barbara), dressed up as Batman to try
and help out the cause!! This was her first appearance in this
series! Also here is Two Face!!
Guest starring Richard Moll as Two Face! A+
EPISODE 2: SHADOW OF THE BAT - PART 2(Sept. 14, 1993):
Continuing from the previous episode, Batgirl screws up
Batman and Robin's plans to find out who's behind the
frame up of Gordon!! But soon she proves to be a help!! A
EPISODE 3: BLIND AS A BAT(Feb. 22, 1993):
While showing off a new weapon for the defense department,
The Penguin steals it!! To make things worse, Bruce gets injured,
and he becomes blind!!
Guest starring here is Diana Muldaur(Star Trek: TNG) and
Paul Williams as The Penguin!! Also here is John de Lancie
(Star Trek: TNG, DS9 & VOY!!)!! A
EPISODE 4: THE DEMON'S QUEST - PART 1(May 3, 1993):
Robin is abducted and a note is sent directly to Batman!!
Also, Ra's Al Ghul shows up in the Batcave because
his daughter has also been abducted!! He's gone to Batman
to procure his help in getting both of them back!!
Later on, the truth comes and this turns to being rather
funny!! Only if you've already watched the series Arrow,
as in this Al Ghul says that he's dying and wants a successor,
and that would be Batman!!(In Arrow, Al Ghul approaches
Arrow for the same reason!!)!
Guest starring in this one is David Warner(Star Trek VI: The
Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: TNG episodes "Chain Of
Command" Pt. 1 & 2, Babylon 5 episode "Grail")! A
EPISODE 5: THE DEMON'S QUEST - PART 2(May 4, 1993):
Continuing from the previous episode, Batman and Robin
are tasked to stop Al Ghul's plan to make the world a better
place to live!!!! A
EPISODE 6: HIS SILICON SOUL(Nov. 20, 1992):
There's two Batmans running around!! Bruce Wayne and a
"replicant"(robot)!! This brings Batman to Dr. Rossom, who
created the H.A.R.D.A.C. computer that created duplicates
before!! A
EPISODE 7: FIRE FROM OLYMPUS(May 24, 1993):
A man who's meeting up with Gordon for information is attacked
by a force unknown!! Very strong charge of electricity from a man
who dresses up as Zues and believes himself to be him!! In reality
he stole a device from the Army that gives him electrical powers!! B+
DISC 2:
EPISODE 8: READ MY LIPS(May 10, 1993):
The nights receipts are stolen by three dudes that have
planned the whole thing very well indeed!! Their leader,
Scarface, is bound to "own the whole town"!! The twist here:
Scarface is a dummy! No, I mean it, a real dummy, with the
real genius a skinny dude who's operating it!! This would
have a higher rating from me 'cept the stupid dummy
twist!! B+
EPISODE 9: THE WORRY MEN(Sept. 16, 1993):
A socialite returns from the jungle and brings back several
"worry men", dolls that are suppose to take away ones worries
when you put it under your pillow and sleep on it!! Strangely
enough, everyone that she gave the dolls to are now suddenly
losing a bunch of money from their businesses!! It also seems
that there's some dudes running around looking like natives
from the jungle, and it appears they have a lot to do with all
of this!! And the mastermind: The Mad Hatter!
This one guest stars La Var Burton(Roots,Star Trek: TNG),
Roddy McDowell(Planet Of The Apes movies and TV series) and
Marilu Henner(Taxi)! A
EPISODE 10: SIDESHOW(May 3, 1994):
Killer Crock escapes from a prison train that's taking him
to a special prison just for him!! Batman was on the train
undercover just to make sure he made it, and during the
fight, they both fall off the train in a desolate area that
takes them to the home of some former circus performers
who take in Crock as one of their own! Sadly, he only thinks
of himself!!
Guest starring Brad Garret(Everybody Loves Raymond)! A
EPISODE 11: A BULLET FOR BULLOCK(Sept. 14, 1995):
It appears someone's really got it out for Harvey Bullock
and he must really be scared because he's gone to Batman
for help!
This is the second to last episode of the series!! Still not sure
why the Hell they didn't show these in order!!!!! A-
EPISODE 12: TRIAL(May 16, 1994):
The inmates at Arkham take over the place, and they put
Batman on trial!!
This has a who's who of voice actors in it: Mark Hamill(The
Joker), Richard Moll(Two-Face) & Roddy McDowell(Mad Hatter)!
Also here is Stephanie Zimbalist(Remington Steele)(as Janet
Van Dorn)!! We also see Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy & Killer
Croc!! Seen here, but not heard is The Riddler! Only one of
the biggies is missing here, namely The Penguin!! A-
EPISODE 13: AVATAR(May 9, 1994):
This brings back Ra's Al Ghul and his daughter, and Batman
is in Egypt trying to find him and stop his search for an
ultimate weapon!!!
This brings back David Warner(Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered
Country) & Helen Slater(Supergirl)!! Also here is the great Nichelle
Nichols(Lt. Uhura in Star Trek: TOS & movies I through VI) & Brock
Peters(Another Star Trek alum, he was in Star Trek IV: The Voyage
Home and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, as well as
Star Trek DS9)!! A
EPISODE 14: HOUSE AND GARDEN(May 2, 1994):
Someone's stealing wealthy bachelors and then poisoning them!!
The first suspect is Poison Ivy who's been released from Arkham!
But she's now married and has a couple of step children and seems
innocent enough!! But things get personal when the same thing
happens to both Dick Grayson and Bruce Wayne!! A+
DISC 3:
EPISODE 15: THE TERRIBLE TRIO(Sept. 11, 1995):
A trio of thugs dressed up like animals are terrorizing the town!!
Turns out they are all kids of rich parents who have run out of
ways to have a good time!!
Bill Mumy(Babylon 5, Lost In Space) guest stars as The Fox and
Peter Scolari(Bosom Buddies, That Thing You Do) guests as The
Shark!!! A
EPISODE 16: HARLEQUINADE(May 23, 1994):
The Joker's stolen a stolen bomb, a REALLY big bomb! And he's
kidnapped the mayor on top of it all!! And Batman's gone to
Harley for help!!
Returning again as the Joker is Mark Hamill(Star Wars)!! A-
EPISODE 17: TIME OUT OF JOINT(Oct. 8, 1994):
This has a different opening, and it now says Batman and Robin!!
As for the episode, this has the Clock King in it, who goes to an
auction to make an acquisition, a clock of course!!!
Guest starring Alan Oppenheimer(Episodes of Star Trek: TNG, DS9 &
Voyager, Six Million Dollar Man)!! A-
EPISODE 18: CATWALK(Sept. 15, 1994):
Salina Kyle(Catwoman) is back, and she really wants to don
her outfit again!! She runs into Scarface(and of course his puppeteer)
who tries to talk her into a job with him(them?)! What she doesn't
know is that this is a trap set up by "Scarface"!!
Guest starring Adrianne Barbeau(Maude, Star Trek: DS9
episode "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges", Babylon 5 episode
"Spider In The Web")!! A+
EPISODE 19: BANE(Sept. 10, 1994):
Another "Batman and Robin" episode, in this one they meet up with
Bane, a REALLY big dude that's hired by Thorne to get rid of Batman!!
To accomplish his goal, he goes after Killer Croc who has broken out
of jail and he figures that Batman and Robin will go after him!!
What makes Bane so large, you ask, he has a chemical that's pumped
into his brain which he acquired while in a prison in South America! A
EPISODE 20: BABY-DOLL(Oct. 1, 1994):
Baby-Doll refers to a girl(woman) who was the kinda child star of
an old TV show who's actual name was Baby Dahl!! And she's really
gone nuts and kidnaps the the former cast members of the show!!
This is really a poor episode!!
Guest starring the great Alan Young(The Time Machine, Mr. Ed)!! B-
EPISODE 21: THE LION AND THE UNICORN(Sept. 15, 1995):
Alfred gets a call from his cousin Freddy saying there's an emergency
and ends up in all kinds of trouble!! This brings the Dynamic Duo to
London to try to.sort out the whole mess and a confrontation with
Red Claw!!
This was the last episode of the series!! A
DISC 4:
EPISODE 22: SHOWDOWN(Sept. 12, 1995):
Ra's Al Ghul is back, telling a story about the west in the 1800's
and a man named Jonah Hex! It appears that Jonah is on the
trail of a dude that's making rockets!! Yep, ROCKETS!! And he's
bound determined to stop him! Guess who it is - - - - Ra's Al Ghul!!
David Warner returns to reprise his role as Ra's!! Along with David
is another Star Trek alumnus, Malcolm McDowell(Star Trek VII:
Generations!!) as well as Bewitched's Elizabeth Montgomery! A
EPISODE 23: RIDDLER'S REFORM(Sept. 24, 1994):
Riddler gets released and has turned over a new leaf!! He's now
a partner with a toy manufacturer but he's still got his hands in
the crime business!! It's up to Batman and Robin to figure out
what's going on!
Guest starring here is William Katt(Perry Mason movies, Greatest
American Hero)!! A
EPISODE 24: SECOND CHANCE(Sept. 17, 1994):
Harvey Dent(Two-Face) gets a second chance to straighten
up his life by getting his face fixed!! Unfortunately for him he
gets kidnapped and Batman thinks that perhaps The Penguin
or Rupert Thorne had something to do with it!! But the truth
always comes out, and Batman figures it out!!
Guest starring Paul Williams(Star Trek: Voyager episode
"Virtuoso", Babylon 5 episode "Acts Of Sacrifice")!! A
EPISODE 25: HARLEY'S HOLIDAY(Oct. 15, 1994):
Another inmate from Arkham is released, this time it's Harley
Quinn!! She decides to go shopping and right away because of
a misunderstanding, she gives up and decides what the Hell, no
one's going to believe her anyway, so off she goes!!! Seen here
are Veronica Vreeland, The Scarecrow(Dr. Jonathan Kane) and
Poison Ivy(no speaking)!!! This is actually kinda sad!! A
EPISODE 26: LOCK-UP(Sept. 17, 1992):
There's a really vicious head of security at Arkham and the inmates
have had enough!! At his review for renewing his contract, they
finally get their voices heard, and he gets fired!! He, of course is
livid and vows revenge!!
In this we see The Scarecrow, Harley Quinn & Scarface!! A
EPISODE 27: MAKE 'EM LAUGH(Nov. 5, 1994):
The Joker's back!! It seems that he's gotten hold of some comedians
and persuaded them to turn to crime!! This takes absurdity to a new
low!!!
The return of Mark Hamill(Star Wars)!! C
EPISODE 28: DEEP FREEZE(Nov. 26, 1994):
Someone breaks out Mr. Freeze with a robot!! It's a dude who's
convinced that being like Freeze means that you'd live longer!!
And he wants Freeze to make him like him!! A
EPISODE 29: BATGIRL RETURNS(Nov. 12, 1994):
Guess who's back?? Awe, you peeked!! Anyway, so Batgirl's back
and she's here to help Batman and Robin catch Catwoman, The
Penguin, The Joker & Two Face!! OK, only in her dreams!! However,
at least the Catwoman part is correct! But instead of fighting her,
Catwoman joins up with Batgirl and Robin to try to find out who
stole a priceless cat artifact!!
Batman has next to nothing to do with this episode!!
Guest starring Adrienne Barbeau as Catwoman along with Ed
Asner(Lou Grant, Mary Tyler Moore Show) & Melissa Gilbert
(Little House On The Prairie, Babylon 5). A
SPECIALS:
DISC 1:
GOTHAM'S NEW KNIGHT:
This is a special discussing the the use of Batgirl!! With input
from: Bruce Timm(Producer), Paul Dini(Writer), Dan Riba(Director),
Alex Ross(Comic Book Artist), Michael Reaves(Story Editor) & Boyd
Kirkland(Director)!
DISC 2:
COMMENTARY ON "READ MY LIPS":
With input from: Paul Dini(Writer), Bruce Timm
(Producer), Boyd Kirkland(Director), Michael Reaves
(Writer) & Shirley Walker(Composer)!!
VIDEO COMMENTARY ON "HOUSE AND GARDEN":
With input from: Paul Dini(Writer), Bruce Timm(Producer),
Boyd Kirkland(Director), & Jason Hillhouse(Moderator)!!!!
DISC 3:
COMMENTARY ON "HARLEQUINADE":
From an IMDb.com customer
This is one of my all time favorite cartoon shows.
The two elements that made up the show had plenty
of action and just enough violence to keep you
interested. And even though it was violent, I still
turned out to be a normal adult and not a psychotic
killer. Too bad that parents groups thought that it
was too violent, or my generation would have been
spared such shows as Shazam, Isis and Super
Friends. - Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net