This article is written from the Real World perspective |
- See Batman (disambiguation) for other uses of the word "Batman".
The New Batman Adventures aired alternately in the same time slot with The New Superman Adventures. It was also known as Batman: Gotham Knights during production.
The New Batman Adventures featured Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl. It served as a continuation of Batman: The Animated Series, the main differences being that all events taking place in the new series happened two years after the old one, and the revamped artwork.
Notable Differences From Batman: The Animated Series
- Tim Drake has assumed the mantle of Robin.
- Batgirl is now a full-time member of the team (and is now voiced by Tara Strong instead of Melissa Gilbert).
- Dick Grayson is now Nightwing, only occasionally aiding the Dark Knight.
- Almost all characters of the series have undergone changes in appearance, due to the streamlining of the DCAU (sometimes referred to as the "New Look" or Revamp).
- Bruce Wayne now speaks in roughly the same gruff tone as both himself and Batman. Before the revamp, Kevin Conroy used a more upbeat tone when speaking publicly as Bruce Wayne.
- Most if not all televisions and displays in Gotham City are now in full color. The technology in general seems more advanced as well.
Episodes
Season One
Airdate Order | Prod. Order | Title | Directed by | Written by | Airdate | Opponent(s) |
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01 | 01 | Holiday Knights | Dan Riba | Paul Dini | September 13, 1997 | Harley & Ivy; Clayface; Joker |
02 | 02 | Sins of the Father | Curt Geda | Rich Fogel | September 30, 1997 | Two-Face |
03 | 03 | Cold Comfort | Dan Riba | Hilary J. Bader | October 12, 1997 | Mr. Freeze |
04 | 06 | Never Fear | Kenji Hachizaki | Stan Berkowitz | November 11, 1997 | Scarecrow |
05 | 05 | You Scratch My Back | Butch Lukic | Hilary J. Bader | November 15, 1997 | Enrique El Gancho & Catwoman |
06 | 04 | Double Talk | Curt Geda | Robert Goodman | November 22, 1997 | Scarface |
07 | 07 | Joker's Millions | Dan Riba | Paul Dini | February 21, 1998 | Joker |
08 | 08 | Growing Pains | Atsuko Tanaka | Robert Goodman Story: Paul Dini & Robert Goodman |
February 28, 1998 | Clayface |
09 | 13 | Mean Seasons | Hiroyuki Aoyama | Hilary J. Bader Story: Rich Fogel |
April 25, 1998 | Calendar Girl |
10 | 18 | The Demon Within | Atsuko Tanaka | Stan Berkowitz | May 9, 1998 | Klarion |
11 | 12 | Over the Edge | Yuichiro Yano | Paul Dini | May 23, 1998 | Scarecrow |
12 | 10 | Torch Song | Curt Geda | Rich Fogel | June 13, 1998 | Firefly |
13 | 09 | Love is a Croc | Butch Lukic | Steve Gerber | July 11, 1998 | Baby-Doll & Killer Croc |
Season Two
Airdate Order | Prod. Order | Title | Directed by | Written by | Airdate | Opponent(s) |
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01 | 11 | The Ultimate Thrill | Dan Riba | Hilary J. Bader | September 14, 1998 | Roxy Rocket & Penguin |
02 | 14 | Critters | Dan Riba | Joe R. Lansdale Story: Steve Gerber |
September 18, 1998 | Farmer Brown |
03 | 15 | Cult of the Cat | Butch Lukic | Stan Berkowitz Story: Paul Dini and Stan Berkowitz |
September 18, 1998 | Thomas Blake & Catwoman |
04 | 16 | Animal Act | Curt Geda | Rich Fogel | September 26, 1998 | Mad Hatter |
05 | 17 | Old Wounds | Curt Geda | Rich Fogel | October 3, 1998 | Joker |
06 | 19 | Legends of the Dark Knight | Dan Riba | Robert Goodman Story: Robert Goodman and Bruce Timm |
October 10, 1998 | Firefly |
07 | 20 | Girl's Night Out | Curt Geda | Hilary J. Bader | October 17, 1998 | Harley, Ivy & Livewire |
08 | 22 | Chemistry | Butch Lukic | Stan Berkowitz | October 24, 1998 | Poison Ivy |
09 | 24 | Judgment Day | Curt Geda | Rich Fogel and Alan Burnett | October 31, 1998 | The Judge |
10 | 23 | Beware the Creeper | Dan Riba | Steve Gerber Story: Rich Fogel |
November 7, 1998 | Joker |
11 | 21 | Mad Love | Butch Lukic | Paul Dini Story: Paul Dini & Bruce Timm |
January 16, 1999 | Joker & Harley Quinn |
Trivia
- There are only four episodes of the series that feature all four members of the Bat-Family ("Old Wounds", "Over The Edge", "Sins of the Father" and "Chemistry").
- The four members are never seen all together in costume at any one point in time, and only two episodes feature them all in costume at different times ("Over The Edge" and "Old Wounds"), though that is through a dream sequence in one and a flashback in the other so they didn't all technically appear in the story.
- A movie based on the series, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, was released direct-to-video four years after the series cancellation.
- Batman is the sole character to appear in every episode.