For the past three weeks I’ve been talking exhaustively about Batman: The Animated Series through a collection of posts called Batman: The Animated Series: Revisited. Today, to round things off, I am taking one more look at the show in order to rank the episodes from worst to best.

I’m not going to provide an in-depth discussion about each story, there are 20+ posts that cover this already, instead I’m going to simply provide a list of the episodes in order of bad to good. Of course, this list is subjective, so I expect a little grumbling from fans here and there.

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For ease I’ve grouped two-part stories together, so the 109 episodes have been condensed into a list of 102.

So, scroll down to answer the question: What are the best episodes of Batman: The Animated Series?

Batman: The Animated Series episodes ranked:

  • 102 – The Terrible Trio
  • 101 – The Lion and the Unicorn
  • 100 – Critters
  • 99 – Love is a Croc
  • 98 – Torch Song
  • 97 – The Ultimate Thrill
  • 96 – The Underdwellers
  • 95 – Be A Clown
  • 94 – Prophecy of Doom
  • 93 – I’ve Got Batman in My Basement
  • 92 – Day of the Samurai
  • 91 – The Last Laugh
  • 90 – Moon of the Wolf
  • 89 – Terror in the Sky
  • 88 – Tyger Tyger
  • 87 – Joker’s Wild
  • 86 – Fire from Olympus
  • 85 – The Forgotten
  • 84 – Avatar
  • 83 – Cat Scratch Fever
  • 82 – Animal Act
  • 81 – Sins of the Father
  • 80 – Eternal Youth
  • 79 – Make ‘Em Laugh
  • 78 – The Demon Within
  • 77 – Beware the Creeper
  • 76 – Birds of a Feather
  • 75 – Cold Comfort
  • 74 – Never Fear
  • 73 – Holiday Knights
  • 72 – Double Talk
  • 71 – See No Evil
  • 70 – Chemistry
  • 69 – Judgement Day
  • 68 – Cult of the Cat
  • 67 – Paging the Crime Doctor
  • 66 – Night of the Ninja
  • 65 – Blind as a Bat
  • 64 – If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?
  • 63 – The Cat and the Claw 1 & 2
  • 62 – Vendetta
  • 61 – Girls’ Night Out
  • 60 – Deep Freeze
  • 59 – Showdown
  • 58 – Sideshow
  • 57 – Time Out of Joint
  • 56 – Riddler’s Reform
  • 55 – The Mechanic
  • 54 – Zatanna
  • 53 – Second Chance
  • 52 – It’s Never Too Late
  • 51 – You Scratch My Back
  • 50 – The Man Who Killed Batman
  • 49 – Growing Pains
  • 48 – The Worry Men
  • 47 – What is Reality?
  • 46 – Nothing to Fear
  • 45 – P.O.V.
  • 44 – Pretty Poison
  • 43 – Off Balance
  • 42 – The Clock King
  • 41 – Lock-Up
  • 40 – A Bullet for Bullock
  • 39 – The Stange Secret of Bruce Wayne
  • 38 – Catwalk
  • 37 – Harley and Ivy
  • 36 – Mad as a Hatter
  • 35 – Mean Seasons
  • 34 – Fear of Victory
  • 33 – Bane
  • 32 – Harleyquinade
  • 31 – The Demon’s Quest 1 & 2
  • 30 – Christmas with the Joker
  • 29 – His Silicon Soul
  • 28 – The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy
  • 27 – Shadow of the Bat 1 & 2
  • 26 – Batgirl Returns
  • 25 – Heart of Steel 1 & 2
  • 24 – Harley’s Holiday
  • 23 – Old Wounds
  • 22 – Joker’s Favor
  • 21 – Mudslide
  • 20 – Dreams in Darkness
  • 19 – Appointment in Crime Alley
  • 18 – House & Garden
  • 17 – I Am the Night
  • 16 – Joker’s Millions
  • 15 – The Laughing Fish
  • 14 – Read My Lips
  • 13 – Baby-Doll
  • 12 – Legends of the Dark Knight
  • 11 – Beware the Gray Ghost
  • 10 – Feat of Clay 1 & 2
  • 9 – On Leather Wings
  • 8 – Perchance to Dream
  • 7 – Two-Face 1 & 2
  • 6 – Trial
  • 5 – Robin’s Reckoning 1 & 2
  • 4 – Mad Love
  • 3 – Almost Got ‘Im
  • 2 – Over the Edge
  • 1 – Heart of Ice

Agree? Disagree?

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If you want more Bat-action, then check out the posts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. And don’t forget I’ve written a hands-on review of the Batman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-ray collection, which explores why it is a must-have for your shelf.

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