The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne

Season 1, Episode 29, Aired

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An evil psychiatrist named Hugo Strange discovers Bruce Wayne's secret, and attempts to auction it to the highest bidder, which could be the Joker, Two-Face, or the Penguin.
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  • A very good episode that finally makes use of Dr. Hugo Strange.

    9.0
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    By DarthFreeza, Aug 03, 2010
    When Doctor Hugo Strange finds out Bruce Wayne's secret he holds an auction to three of Batman's worst rogues. Two Face, Joker, and the Penguin. Bruce uses the same machine that probed his thoughts and told Dr. Strange that he was Batman to creat a fake video of Hugo saying that that he was planning to lie to the villains from his mind.

    This was a gret episode in my eyes. Someone discovering Bruce Wayne's secret and trying to make a profit out of it. I felt that Hugo wasn't that good of a character. He didn't have his obssession for Batman that he had in the comic book and didn't seem to be insane (as he should have been). Also, I found that the ending wasn't my favorite. They could have done much better than have Dick Grayson dress like Bruce Wayne. I don't care if it's a cartoon, no comstume in the word could make someone look as close to Bruce as the one Dick wore did. Aside from those details the episode was enjoyable.moreless

  • Just great!

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    By maisukar, Jul 29, 2008
    The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne

    An interesting episode...

    When Batman discThe Penguin it's not one of them but whatever). Full of action, this episode made me very thrilled second by second! It's not at all boring, the whole 20 minutes fly away very fast, you don't even feel them passing by. And I think this was the purpose of this episode. And they reached it gratefully. A very nice episode again!overs a judge being blackmailed by a video tape, he goes to the resort where she visited to find out the importance of the tape. There he meets Dr. Hugo Strange, someone who claims he could help Bruce relax, and using a thought-reading machine, discovers that Bruce is Batman. At this revelation, Strange auctions the tape to three of Batman's worst enemies.

    The premise of this episode is interesting: if someone found out Bruce Wayne's secret, how would they react? What would they do?

    The villains were good in this episode, especially Mark Hammill's Joker, delivering the same amount of twisted humour you would expect from him. The Penguin was also quite amusing as well. And the way Batman outsmarts Strange is quite clever.

    Not the best Bat-episode, but still worth a watch, and should be in every episode collection.moreless

  • Just great!

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    By matzaa, Oct 14, 2007
    Wow!! This episode showed me why I so love watching Batman! It's an incredible story, very well written and developed. It's so nice to see my favorite characters all together (The joker, Two Face and The Penguing- oh well, The Penguin it's not one of them but whatever). Full of action, this episode made me very thrilled second by second! It's not at all boring, the whole 20 minutes fly away very fast, you don't even feel them passing by. And I think this was the purpose of this episode. And they reached it gratefully. A very nice episode again! Batman reminds us why he's a legend among heroes.moreless

  • The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne is a superb episode because it shows how smart and brilliant Batman is.

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    By JUSTAFANOFTV, May 23, 2006
    A physiatrics doctor who goes by the name of Dr.Strange has a machine that can read the thoughts of the human mind that means it will allow him to blackmail his patients for their sins or secrets,he does this to Judge Vargas.He then tries it on Bruce Wayne and discovers his alter ego,there thats all I'm going to tell you you'll just have see the rest of the episode you'll see why Batman is such a genius.moreless

  • Dr. Hugo Strange finds out Bruce Wayne's secret using his mind-reading machine. He plans to sell this secret to the highest bidder. Joker, Two Face and Penguin show up, ancious to find out what the secret could be. Batman must find a way to stop Strange.moreless

    8.1
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    By Apocalypse555, Sep 20, 2005
    Ok. So this episode was a pretty good one. For starters it featured three of Batman's worst eneimes and what would happened if his secret got out. Although this episode lacked that much action it is a pretty good one. There is one wierd thing: why didn't the three villains bring along their lackeys?
    Still, at the end, by disguising himself as Bruce, Dick manages to confuse Strange and make him think his machine does not work. Still, with a bit more action this episode could have been a grade A episode.moreless
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    • Sodium pentothal, a.k.a. the "Truth Serum," is commonly used in TV shows to extract information form prisoners. However, while under the effect of the drug, the patient may lose his inhibitions, but he does not lose self-control, which means that Will would not have told anything he did not want to.

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    • This episode is episode 9 on the Batman: The Animated Series Volume 2 DVD.

    • This marks the third appearance of Robin, but the first time in the series that he doesn't aid Batman in crimefighting.

    • This is Hugo Strange's first and only full animated appearance in the DC Animated Universe, although he also appears in the animated-style comics (The Batman Adventures #34-36) and later has a cameo in Justice League Unlimited.

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    • When Bruce looks through a drawer filled with the labeled tapes of Dr. Strange's patients.One of them reads "Diane Duane". Diane Duane was a writer for Batman: The Animated Series.

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