Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
Discussed in these episodes
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15 Growing up super
We continue our hiatus between shows filled with freeform topics. This week, we discuss the superhero media that we grew up with—TV shows, movies, comics, even books!—and how it shaped our involvement with the genre. Then, a brief Superhero Sweep touches on the new new Suicide Squad movie, and in our Letters Page we transplant a Star Trek episode into the superhero genre.
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17 "Mask of the Phantasm"
It’s final exam week here at Batman University, which means it’s time to expand our podcast to an entire panel for a discussion of the animated movie “Mask of the Phantasm.” Tony is joined by Chip Sudderth, Dan Moren, David Loehr, and Philip Mozolak.
We attempt to remember back to what life was like in 1993, someone compares Tony to Harvey Bullock, and we determine how this movies stacks up against the other Batman animated movies.
Many classic “Batman: The Animated Series” episodes are referenced. Links in the show notes.
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16 "Beware the Grey Ghost" with Glenn Fleishman
Glenn Fleishman joins Tony to discuss the classic Batman the Animated Series episode “Beware the Grey Ghost.” We discuss childhood experiences with Batman and comics stores, the obsolete technology available in Batman the Animated Series, and of course we have to talk a bit bout Star Trek.
We also acknowledge a lot of references.
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15 "The Man Who Killed Batman" with Aleen Simms
Aleen Simms joins Tony to discuss the classic Batman the Animated Series episode “The Man Who Killed Batman.” We discuss Gotham career opportunities, Batman without Batman, and where to get a cape and cowl on short notice, and just how bad is the bureaucracy in Gotham?
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14 "Rebirth" with George Peckham-Rooney
George Peckham-Rooney joins Tony to discuss the Batman Beyond pilot and two parter “Rebirth.” We discuss the Batman Beyond series in general, origin stories, and pilots.
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13 "Knight Time" with Joe Rosensteel
Joe Rosensteel joins Tony discuss the Superman Animated Series episode “Knight Time,” the visual redesign of DC animated characters, super villain group dynamics, and villain reveals that may or may not be surprising.
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12 "Mystery of the Batwoman" with Sam Einhorn
Sam Einhorn joins Tony to discuss the animated movie “Mystery of the Batwoman,” the history of Batwoman, LGBT characters in comics, and Bruce Wayne’s dating life.
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11 "World's Finest" with Dan Moren
Dan Moren joins Tony to discuss the Superman three parter “World’s Finest,” the Batman-Superman relationship, and Batman’s role as a team player.
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9 "Wild Cards" and "Epilogue" with Lisa Schmeiser
Lisa Schmeiser joins Tony to discuss three “Justice” League episode (“Wild Cards” parts 1 and 2 and “Epilogue”), the Justice League in general, and our favorite versions of Batman.
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8 "Mad Love" with James Thomson
Tony and James discuss the episode “Mad Love.”
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7 "Perchance to Dream" with Shannon Sudderth
Tony and Shannon discuss the episode “Perchance to Dream.”
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6 "Love is a Croc" with Guy English
Tony and Guy discuss the episode “Love is a Croc.”
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5 "Shadow of the Bat" with Aleen Simms
Tony and Aleen discuss the episode “Shadow of the Bat.”
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4 "Feat of Clay" with Joe Rosensteel
Tony and Joe discuss the episode “Feat of Clay.”
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3 "P.O.V." with Sam Einhorn
Tony and Sam discuss the episode “P.O.V.” with a lengthy discussion of The Question and Renee Montoya.
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2 "Showdown" with Jeremy Goldstein
Tony and Jeremy talk about “Showdown” featuring Jonah Hex!
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1 "Zatanna" with Lisa Schmeiser
In the inaugural episode of TeeVee’s coverage of “Batman: The Animated Series,” Tony and Lisa discuss “Zatanna” and other Batman related topics.
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296 The Official Batman
You asked for it, and we delivered! Batman University is in session, as we dive into “Batman: The Animated Series.” Lifelong Batman fan Tony Sindelar has provided us with a 10-episode watch list, which served as a refresher for our panel and an introduction for our host. What makes many people call this version of Batman the definitive one? How does a show that’s for kids end up being so strikingly adult? How is the character of this Batman not like recent movie depictions? We’ve got the answers.