After a long hiatus -- The Caped Crusader is back and cooler then ever, in the animated action-packed series -- The New Batman Adventures. Picking up years after Batman: The Animated Series, the series highlights Batman and his crimefighting cadre of Nightwing, Robin and Batgirl, as they join forces to battle Gotham City's classic super-villains.
The New Batman Adventures (Season 2)
The Ultimate Thrill (Episode 1) 6.7
Writer: Hilary Bader
Air date: 1998-09-14
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: Former stuntwoman and adrenaline junkie Roxanne Sutton becomes the rocket-riding thief Roxy Rocket, to chase danger and excitement.
Cult of the Cat (Episode 2) 5.9
Writer: Stan Berkowitz
Air date: 1998-09-18
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: Batman tries to help Catwoman, who is being chased by a cat cult due to a statue she stole.
Critters (Episode 3) 5.0
Writer: Joe R. Lansdale
Air date: 1998-09-19
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: A genetic engineer goes overboard in creating bigger livestock and loses all his money. A year later, an army of mutant farm animals terrorize Gotham City.
Animal Act (Episode 4) 5.7
Writer: Hilary Bader
Air date: 1998-09-26
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: A series of thefts is being committed by circus animals in a town where Nightwing's old circus is performing. Is it an old friend that is training the animals to steal, or someone else?
Old Wounds (Episode 5) 5.8
Writer: Rich Fogel
Air date: 1998-10-03
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: Nightwing tells Robin the story of how he and Batman grew apart. The story reveals how Batgirl discovered Batman and Robin's true identities, and also explains some of the romantic flare between Barbara and Dick.
Legends of the Dark Knight (Episode 6) 6.3
Writer: Bob Goodman
Air date: 1998-10-10
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: A group of Gotham City youths tell their stories about what they believe the Dark Knight to really be like. One story is reminiscent of the Dick Sprang era comics from the 1950s and/or the 1960s live-action Batman television series. Another is reminiscent of Frank Miller's 1986 graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns.
Girl's Night Out (Episode 7) 6.5
Writer: Hilary Bader
Air date: 1998-10-17
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: Livewire escapes during a prison transfer and runs amok in Gotham, joining forces with Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn. With the Dark Knight away, Batgirl teams up with Supergirl to face the deadly trio.
Chemistry (Episode 8) 6.6
Writer: Stan Berkowitz
Air date: 1998-10-24
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: Bruce Wayne, along with other wealthy denizens of Gotham, fall in love with their ideal mate, who all happen to have green eyes. Wayne decides to marry, and gives up being Batman forever. However, an old enemy's latest plot is being set into motion...
Judgment Day (Episode 9) 7.0
Writer: Alan Burnett
Air date: 1998-10-31
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: A new, mysterious vigilante known as the Judge appears and targets Gotham's rogue's gallery with ruthless fury.
Beware the Creeper (Episode 10) 6.6
Writer: Steve Gerber
Air date: 1998-11-07
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: Exposure to a weird mixture of chemicals, including the Joker's laughing gas, changes straitlaced newsman Jack Ryder into the crazed Creeper. He looks to kill the Joker, and develops a much unwanted crush on Harley.
Mad Love (Episode 11) 7.6
Writer: Paul Dini
Air date: 1999-01-16
Runtime: 21 min
Overview: Harley reflects on her first meeting with the Joker as she plots to eliminate her main competition in his attentions—Batman.
Seasons
Episodes 13
Episodes 11