Batman: The Animated Series

To me Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are the original Batman and Joker. I hate Christan Bale is my least favorite Batman. For one thing Kevin Conroy doesn't have talk in stupid voice he can do Batman naturally.And the joker has always been my favorite in this cartoon. When i was kid i rarely got to watch this show but every time i did watch it was the greatest show ever following The New Batman Adventures and Batman Beyond.Mark Hamill was a scary Joker with sense of humor. This cartoon is way better than Batman the bold and the Brave.

Batman is by far my all time favorite superhero in the DC universe of comics. The comics were dark and complicated, the stories were gripping, and it had excellent characters. So it would be no surprise to see him be turned into a TV show. Out of all of them though, the one that will probably remain the best Batman cartoon forever is Batman: TAS. Doing adaptations from the comics themselves, Batman: TAS does a wonderful job in sucking you in, and keeping you glued to the show. Normally, when it comes to adaptations, they tend to screw up some of the characters and how they came to be a little bit, but not this show. Batman: TAS does an excellent job portraying the characters and developing them so well. From Batman to the villains, and Robin and Batgirl. They are all perfectly developed and complex, and you will come to love them all. You even feel some sympathy with the villains as to how they came to be, like Mr. Freeze and how his life was ruined. The artwork is excellent in this show. It has the right amount of darkness in each scene, the characters have original designs that are close to the comic books, and Gotham City looks really interesting. The animation is supremely well done and is still some of the best to this day. The show also manages to combine the genres of Mystery, Drama, and they even add a little bit of Comedy in there, and the result is excellent execution with all of them combined. Even the voice work is excellent. Everyone sounds like who they are supposed to be and Mark Hamil was The Joker and that was shocking when I heard about that. The stories are interesting and have plenty of twists and turns to them that are guaranteed to keep you entertained throughout the show. My only complaint with this show is that it only lasted for 4 seasons. Now that may be a long time in terms of cartoons, but this show could have gone on longer, and maybe have 8 seasons. If you are looking for one of the darkest and greatest shows based on a superhero, then go see Batman: TAS. Go to a movie store and pick up the 4 seasons of this show, you won't be sorry.

I have always been a batman fan since this show came out when i was very young at the time. becuz of this show i was obsessed with batman and Mark Hamill had the best voice for the joker he made the character very sadistic and how crazy he was even though it was a kids show and he didnt really kill people the joker was still creepy along with harley quinn and all the villains were good i think batman has always had the best villains i know its kinda late reviewing this show and i got bored and say this show listed and i had to review this show cuz of the returning memories when i saw the title haha also i loved the theme song to the show and im repeating myself anyway very good show

This show is about Batman and him defending Gothem City from villians such as the joker and Two-face etc. I have realy only seen one episode or 2 so far, and I already have to say that I think this is the best Batman series, movie, anything to date. First of all, I like the animation style, it really fits to Batman and his character. Also, the actors who play Batman and his villians are superb actors, they really make the characters seem real. Overall, I have only seen a coupe episodes and I'm already blown away, so I'm expecting great things from this show, and my favorite Superhero. 10/10 A+

now this is batman ive liked batman ever since i was in the womb. batman the animated series is great and its a classic. i have volume 1 that has 28 episodes on it. all the episodes are great this is probably the best batman show this and batman beyond. justice legue, justice legue unlimited and teen titans are also great. so this is my review for batman the animated series.

now this is batman ive liked batman ever since i was in the womb. batman the animated series is great and its a classic. i have volume 1 that has 28 episodes on it. all the episodes are great this is probably the best batman show this and batman beyond. justice legue, justice legue unlimited and teen titans are also great. so this is my review for batman the animated series.

I grew up watching this amazing television show. "Batman the Animated Series" captures the tone and image of the Batman universe almost perfectly. Furthermore, the series was well written; the stories were very entertaining. I really enjoyed seeing new villians that did not appear in the comics such as The Sewer King, Kyodai Ken The Ninja, and of course Harley Quinn. I recommend this series to any one who loves a good animated series or is a fan of Batman that has not seen the show. As a Batman fanatic this television show is one of my favorite tv series of all time and I will always remember this show for helping develop my imagination as a child and a teenager.

This show has no plot line, no time line, and even no action. This show only focuses on Batman solving crimes that seem to repeat themselves. Gordon always uses the Bat-signal and never gives the police a shot to solve any crimes. Alfred never gets any spotlight at all. Bruce Wayne never gets any spotlight at all. In several episodes, years could pass in seconds. Every episode, it seems that a character comes back from the dead. Originality is the last word I would use for this show.

well, i just started watching batman cartoons because my son absolutely loves the new "the batman" series on the WB. we watch it every saturday morning. and from what i can tell, most of the people don't like the new show because they compare it to this cartoon. because they started with this one first... but come on, things change...



well, for me its a little bit different. i saw the new series first... "the batman" and my son has all the dvd's for the new series... and since my son loves batman so much, we decided to watch some of the older batman cartoons... and i must say i can barely stand to watch it. the animation is horrible compared to the new series, the music is definatly not as "cool", the fight scenes are ridiculous, and the characters are pretty lame!



i guess the series was good in the 90's (i can see that)... but this is 2006 and this show seems ancient.

This animated series was a great follow up to the movies for kids who saw or could not see the movies. I loved watching the series when it was on television and I could catch it. I loved how each episodes were different and fun to watch. This is another good series for kids who adore Batman. I think you can find it on YouTube if I am correct. I hate that this animated series had to end but I was good I was able to see it when I could watch it on television. Try to find it and watch the series.

In the end, I actually can't believe I watched this show. I used to sit everyday, week after week, in front of the telly to watch his amazing antics, I didn't even like Batman all that much as a child. In any case, one of the reasons I really liked this show was that the villains were really well thought out (yes the villains, not the hero). The penguin and the joker always used to crack me up. Anyhoo, since I'm writing this review long after the show is gone, I don't actually recommend this to anyone. Batman beyond is much better.

this show was ahead of it's time. It combined a past look with some futuristic looks. The storys were great, the action was great, and the voices were great. I could pick a better voice for Batman, or Mark as the Joker. I will never get sick of this show. I will share it with my kids once i have some.



this show was ahead of it's time. It combined a past look with some futuristic looks. The storys were great, the action was great, and the voices were great. I could pick a better voice for Batman, or Mark as the Joker. I will never get sick of this show. I will share it with my kids once i have some.

i think when the batman the animated series came out in the early 90s it was a huge hit and i was a huge fan of it.i injoyed watching batman fight off such criminals as mr. freeze the joker hince were we got that jingle bell song with batman in it. and the stories always were well put togeather. with harvey dent and the scare crow. or were the children on living in the sewer and are being told what to do. and the gagets batman uses they had some pretty updated stuff at the time of the show . so i think this was a really good batman show one of the best ever.

This show was amazing, it captured the mood of batman which is dark but also made it entertaining and funny at the same time. One of the best things about this show was that the voicing was perfect especially Kevin Conroy and Mark Hammil. Another thing I liked is that the epsidoes really fitted with the villians and shares the same mood. For example, the joker episodes always has a lighter mood and the riddler kinda had a mysterious mood, scarecrow had that scary mood. I my only negative thing is that it didn't really show you alot of Batman's origin and maybe they could have a little more for some of the villians. Some of my favorite episodes is trial, Make Em Laugh, Fear of Vicotry, Heart of Ice, and ALOT more. Overall a great show and an even better batman show with perfect cast and very entertaining. Best show ever

After all these years, and after seeing every Batman series produced until today I can only say one thing, this one is perfect!



I just laugh so much whenever I watch the series, because they really created a series which is fun and serious at the same time. No doubt that Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, along with many others did an amazing job by creating this series, which is still regarded by fans as the best Batman series ever. One of the things that made this series eternal, was the fact that they used some characters created in this series, in the comic books years later, like Harley Quinn, and used the opportunity to re-write some villains story, like Mr. Freeze. Plus, the voice cast was amazing. No wonder it still is great, after all these years.

There is nothing negative I can say about this show. This show is amazing and I wish it would have a reboot, to show today's generation, what a real superhero is. I fell love with Batman because of the show. I learned about The Joker, Two-Face, The Croc, Clayface & The Green Goblin Jk.. of course. This show is great animated spectacle and amazing voice cast and deep plots. Episodes such as "Almost Got Em'" and "Heart of Ice" shoke the animated world. This cartoon was much better than the Batman movies of the 90's and I believe inspired Batman Begins.

Batman! probably one of the best cartoons out there. batman the animated series has everything you could want in a superhero show and more. it has an elegant quality to it which everyone could enjoy. it is fun to watch batman and his battle against criminals as a child and as an adult/teen it is also fun to watch the plots and twists of the show. every character has so much personality to them that individualizes everybody in a way that alot of other cartoons don't. the best cartoon of the '90s and possibly the best cartoon of all time.

Voice acting is top notch and so are the story lines. It's great that the creators recreated the Dark Knight in such a dark atmosphere. You won't find any other Saturday morning, superhero cartoons with better plots. Especially when they have real guns and bullets while all the others had laser guns (the amazing spider-man and x-men). This is Batman at his finest, using his detective skills, out-smarting every villain that he has ever encountered. Mark Hamil's does a brilliant job as the joker. All other Batman's after haven't been as good as this Batman. long live the Animated Series!

The show is about Bruce Wayne who, I hope, we all know is Batman. This a really great show if your a true fan of Batman. This is the real thing. The characters look perfect unlike the ones in The Batman. The Joker had dreadlocks for heaven's sake. It has The Joker along with Harley Quinn, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, The Penguin, The Riddler, Clayface, Bane, Man-Bat, Mister Freeze, and who could forget Catwoman. There are more villians but these are most of them. But of course Batman gets Robin and Batgirl to help him. But we all know Alfred is the man with the plan. It's a great show that i wish wouldnt have ended.

So what makes this show so great? Well first of all the stories are brilliant, especially the one in the episode "Heart of Ice" and "Robin's Reckoning." The scriptwriting is well done, the show has a great sense of drama and depth. The show also has excellent and complex characters like Bruce Wayne/Batman, Dick Grayson/Robin, etc..The show also has excellent villains case in point, Mark Hamill's Joker, Two-Face, Penguin, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Clayface, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Bane. Then there is the brilliant voice acting of the cast, especially Kevin Conroy as Batman, Loren Lester as Robin and Mark Hamill, Luke Skywalker himself, as The Joker. Add those elements along with a great animation and animated sequences, and you've got Batman: The Animated Series. Gotham Knights or as I call it Batman/Superman Adventures was pretty good as well but nothing tops the original. This show was so awesome!

This is probably one of the greatest cartoon shows of all time. Hell, for a show that ran for only 4 seasons, it was pretty damn awesome. Hats off to Bruce Timm! The voices [especially Batman and Joker!], the animation, the plots, the villains- everything was pretty much spot on. This show was the template which all the succeeding cartoon shows [Superman TAS AND Justice League] have tried to emulate... What was revolutionary about this show was that it was dark, gritty, and meant for adults. For the first time ever, here was a cartoon show that was NOT meant for kids. How awesome is that? The creators aimed big and they certainly achieved it.



In my opinion, this ought to be watched by everyone who is a comics fan. If you really wanna understand Batman's psyche, you should watch this.

Yes, Batman The Animated Series is the best show of the 90's. I grew up watching this show when I was little and I remember I was quite scared while watching it. But somehow I liked the dark-like atmosphere that surrounded Batman and his adventures. I have rewatched the show at the age of 18 and I still liked it more than the other cartoons out there at the moment (not counting Anime). The plot in Batman TAS is just fantastic and brilliant at the same time. It is a true detective story about a vigilante seeking peace in his hometown. Pure gold, a must watch for any criminal/drama fan.

I love Batman. He was of my childhood heroes growing up. The animated series was the start of a new generation of saturday morning cartoons. It had everything drama, suspense, action, I wish CN would bring it back one day but I know it is not going to happen. Or at least pull it off Jetix and put it back on Boomerang. Anyway, I never missed a single episode of that wonderful show. I always wake up on saturday mornings just to watch it. The animated series will always be in the heart of every Batman fan around the world.

Batman:TAS is one of the all-time classics of animation and is standing the test of time well.



American animation took a step up in quality in the 90s, and I think Batman:TAS is the single best example of that notch up in quality. The difference between Batman:TAS and ealier superhero cartoons is night and day. The animation much smoother, the stories more interesting, and the voice acting much better.



Bruce Timm gets tremendous credit here for the overall look and design. The first thing you notice is the sheer darkness of the color palette. No cartoon had ever reached such moody, murky depths. The color scheme and velvety richness gave Batman:TAS a palpable feeling of mystery and, often, foreboding.



That mysterious feel easily pulls in older teens and adults, but I think the show plays well with tween kids as well. It might be a touch dark for very young children, but otherwise is an all-ages classic.



In my book, Batman:TAS was the pinnacle of American animation in the 90s.

I don't really know what to say that hasn't already been said so I'll be brief. This series based on my favorate superhero is just perfect, it's litterally my second favorate cartoon show and fifth favorate TV show in general. What can I say I'm a Batman fan have been one since I was a kid, from the 60's show that got me into the comic book series I still collect today, Tim Burton films (Batman and Batman Returns), and recently the ones from Chris Nolan (Batman Begins and The Dark Knight). Batman was my favorate superhero because to me he was always the most human.



Everything is done right from the animation which is pitch perfect they used Art Deco to create an alternate america. Gotham looks like a mix of the 1920's and modern day era from technology, wear, the way the building are designed all to give the feel of a world that is one step in reality and one step away at the same time. This of course is the setting for the Noir senibility, where we see the use of shadows in most places of the show giving the feeling as if danger could be hidden within them.



The action is well choigraphed and the music by one of my favorate composer's Danny Elfman just fits like a glove for this show just as it did in the Tim Burton Batman films. And of course the characters their all great not just are they well animated but they are true in spirt thanks to the brilliant voice talent that fits perfectly but most of all brings out the humanity in all the characters.



Kevin Conroy he just has a great voice as Batman/Bruce Wayne. There is just both that myterious authority quality to it but also a deep humanity within where we know this is a guy that carries deep emotional scars within as he carries out his actions.



Mark Hamall is just great as The Joker, can be blackly funny sometimes but is manipulating, narsistic, nasty, menicing, and a psychopathic genius. Of course is assisted by his would be significant other Harley Quinn (Arlien Sorkin) whom was a character that was never in the Batman universe until this show invented her. They really took a risk with this character new characters always are a but it was a well calcualted one and turned out to be a brillant move in the end. She is just an likable villianous whom is ditz but not stupid, and in a way more accessable from her use of charm, engenuity, and humor. But she wasn't a evil villian what was just as appealing was the fact there was a humanity to her which made her slightly sympathic at times, her love for the Joker is similar to the relationship Misa Misa has with Light Agimi in "Death Note" it unfortunately bears no fruit

due to the narsism nature of the main villian. From the way the Joker mistreat Harley sometimes it sort of made me want to knee cap him. But also the fact she use to be a normal person that was somehow turn to be his pawn.



The list goes on but it's a long one and I need to move on.

Last but not least the episode were briliantly written and directed. Most to all of them from the way they handled them it didn't feel comical in fact it was treated with seriousness. From the amount of care they put into them at times it's easy to forget that your even watching an animated tv show but a big budget movie.



There are a lot of episode that stand out for me (and have recently reviewed) I'll just pick ten since there are a lot of them these picks might not suprise anyone.



10. Harley's Holiday

9. The Man Who Killed Batman

8. Two Face 1 and 2

7. Perchance to Dream

6. Heart of Steel 1 and 2

5. Robins Recogning 1 and 2

4. Dreams in Darkness

3. The Demons Quest 1 and 2

2. Almost Got Him

1. House and Garden



Batman the Animated Series just shows another reason why this superhero is hard to kill because of the immortality of the mythology that has just gotten broader and better as time goes on.

i don't know where to start,but this show is plain and simple fantastic all the way through.

the style of animation they use is both incredibly striking and very revealing to its viewers and i was exteremely bedazzeled by this show(i was five at the time it first aired and have loved it ever since).

The Joker is shown to his full dastardly villainy in this show and is portrayed excellently by Mark Hamill and was for a while(nearly two decades)the definitive Joker incarnation until the recent extraordinary film(and the best of its kind)The Dark Knight,played by the recently departed and fantastic actor Heath Ledger(R.I.P).

This show also introduced us to the Jokers fabulous companion(of Sorts)Harley Quinn(shes fantastic!!).

Two-Face,and The Riddler are dealt with very carefully and never reduced to a camp style,with more depth and style added to their characteristics.

Batman is portrayed excellently by Kevin Conroy who has now voiced him for 16 years(now in animated film Gotham Knight(check it out now)),and for me is tied with Christian Bale as being the definitive Batman.

Robin is a fantastic addition,and along with other characters(as i mentioned)has loads of background to work with(see Robins Reckoning pts 1&2).



my favourite episodes(in order of preference)have to be-



1-Almost Got Him

2-Laughing Fish

3-The Man Who Killed Batman

4-Robins Reckoning

5-Two-Face

6-The Dark Secret Of Bruce Wayne

7-Harley & Ivy

8-Cat & Claw

9-Heart Of Ice

10-Harley's Holiday

11-Heart Of Steel

12-The Jokers Christmas

13-Pretty Poison

14-What Is Reality?

&

15-On Leather Wings



these are recommended classics,but the thing is that there are so many more classic episodes to see that i had to simplify it to this list(above)of recommended episodes.

i love almost every single episode of the show,and have found that at its worst its good and at its best...well you'll know.



overall a whopping 10/10

Batman: The Animated Series has put together what I consider to be the definitive adaptions of the characters in the Batman universe. They manage to capture the broody and angry side of Bruce Wayne without ever going overboard in psychosis that may frighten children. They even revamp some of the villians to make them deeper characters. Mr. Freeze is redone and goes from gimmicky mad scientist to a tragic villian. Those new elements of the charcter are ven incorprated into the comics. Expert voice acting from Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill manage to capture the unigue relationship of Batman and the Joker to define the roles. Dark enough mood and atmosphere to satisfy Batman fans, but not dark enough for kids to be banned from enjoying. These things cause the animated series to go down in history and score a perfect ten.

In my top5 of favorite shows. The best animated show about the entire DC Animated Universe. With such classic episodes as "Two Face", "The Man Who Killed Batman", "Riddler's Reform", "The Laughing Fish", "Perchance To Dream" and a lot...A LOT more this show was definatly.. THE-BEST. Grew up watching it...never forgot about it. When it came out on DVD...volume 1 2 & 3 are now (and for long time now, a couple of years)on my hands.

Without this show, others like Superman TAS, Justice League or Teen Titans would have never been done. A show that I can't get tired of watch and never will. Outstanding

This was one of the best cartoons ever made. When it's first episode premiered my entire family got together and popped popcorn to watch it. Warner Brothers did not let us down on this one. It was very well written, and incredibly dramatic, as well as having a very original style for it's time. Even the opening credits were impressive! One of my favorite characters is Harley Quinn, apparently all the fans liked her so much that they added her character to the comic series even though her character was invented by the animated series. She started out as a psychoanalyst at arkham asylum but fell in love with the Joker while treating him. I guess with a name like Harley Quinn she didn't stand a chance. I also love the way Mark Hammil did the voice of the joker. "Ahahahahaha!"

Batman The Animated Series of the 90s was a very engaging show, every episode was eye-opening and intriguing. The Animation was the best of its time, and is still better than some of the animation in most recent shows. The music was catchy and not annoying like in most recent cartoons, and the character designs are almost identical to the ones from the comic, unlike the character design in "The Batman" The Show itself brought the comic world to life, it bought all your favoroute characters and jammed them all in to one series. This show will always stay close to my heart, and so will Batman, Thanks for taking your time and reading, God Bless.

There are so many things that make Batman: The Animated Series such an original show. For starters, it really helped bring Batman back to his dark roots. There are very few day-time scenes in this series, but with a bustling nighttime throughout you never get a sense of hopelessness that darkness often brings. This tends to be a good thing, for if this was done badly it would make the show too depressing to watch.



The stylist nature of this show is one of its myriad high-points. Art deco houses and 1940s and '50s clothing and automobiles give this show a retro feel, while high-tech technology gives it a modern science-fiction edge. This dynamic makes the show incredibly original in that the viewer is given a reference to both the older and newer Batman images.



The action is top-notch. While not gory or over-the-top, the fight scenes are definitely not child-oriented. You can almost -feel- when someone gets walloped and there are more than a few deaths to keep the most morbid viewer interested. While the explosions seem never-ending and a bit excessive, there is certainly enough action to keep any comic book fan watching, and waiting breathlessly for the next episode.



The one standing issue with this show is the fact that when it was first aired, the episodes were run in a completely random order. By the time the DVD was released it was decided that the episodes would be in chronological order. Unfortunately this chronology is by production date, not a chronology according to the Batman comics. Villains come and go, seemingly at random (and are often introduced with the assumption that everyone knows who they are) and the episodes concerning the origins of both Batman and Robin are tacked in the middle of the series.



One could only hope that some avid fan will eventually post a comic-chronology (as close as possible) of the episodes somewhere online. But until then, we still have one of the finest pieces of animation ever to hit television...and I do mean -ever-!