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=== Episode 1.12: Deep Cover for Batman! ===
=== Episode 1.12: Deep Cover for Batman! ===
* Teaser: The mysterious Red Hood is captured by the Injustice Syndicate (evil counterparts of Batman and other heroes from a [[Alternate Universe|Parallel Earth]].)
* Teaser: The mysterious Red Hood is captured by the Injustice Syndicate (evil counterparts of Batman and other heroes from a [[Alternate Universe|Parallel Earth]].)
* Main: Batman, disguised as his counterpart Owlman, infiltrates the Syndicate to rescue the Red Hood.
* Main: Batman, disguised as his counterpart Owlman, infiltrates the Syndicate to rescue the Red Hood.
* Note: The Red Hood was {{spoiler|The Joker's}} original identity in the comics.
* Note: The Red Hood was {{spoiler|The Joker's}} original identity in the comics.
=== Episode 1.13: Game Over for Owlman! ===
=== Episode 1.13: Game Over for Owlman! ===
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* Teaser: This episode has no teaser.
* Teaser: This episode has no teaser.
* Main: Batman and the Black Canary face off against the Music Meister as he attempts to take over the world.
* Main: Batman and the Black Canary face off against the Music Meister as he attempts to take over the world.
* Note: [[Musical Episode]], with several song-and-dance numbers as part of the story.
* Note: [[Musical Episode]], with several song-and-dance numbers as part of the story.
=== Episode 1.26: The Fate of Equinox! ===
=== Episode 1.26: The Fate of Equinox! ===
* Teaser: Batman and Two-Face both fight and help one-another.
* Teaser: Batman and Two-Face both fight and help one-another.
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=== Episode 2.04: Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure! ===
=== Episode 2.04: Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure! ===
* Teaser: Batman engages in an aerial dogfight with WWI flying hero Hans von Hammer, "The [[Enemy Ace]]," while trying to stop aliens from interfering in the war.
* Teaser: Batman engages in an aerial dogfight with WWI flying hero Hans von Hammer, "The [[Enemy Ace]]," while trying to stop aliens from interfering in the war.
** Batman [[Running Gag|again]], is inexplicably in the past.
** Batman [[Running Gag|again]], is inexplicably in the past.
* Main: Aquaman and his family are on vacation across America, but end up helping Batman battle The Penguin.
* Main: Aquaman and his family are on vacation across America, but end up helping Batman battle The Penguin.
* Notes: Arthur Jr. wears an alternate Aquaman costume from the 1980s.
* Notes: Arthur Jr. wears an alternate Aquaman costume from the 1980s.
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* Main: Batman is stranded in a planet where he gains Superman-like powers. There he meets ''[[Contrived Coincidence|another]]'' crimefighter named Batman and helps him battle the mad genius Rhotul.
* Main: Batman is stranded in a planet where he gains Superman-like powers. There he meets ''[[Contrived Coincidence|another]]'' crimefighter named Batman and helps him battle the mad genius Rhotul.
* Notes: This is an adaptation of an actual [[Silver Age]] Batman comic book story, though with elements homaging [[Superman]] as well.
* Notes: This is an adaptation of an actual [[Silver Age]] Batman comic book story, though with elements homaging [[Superman]] as well.
** The Batman of Zurr-En-Arrh reappeared (as a split personality of Batman) in the [[Batman RIP]] comics storyline.
** The Batman of Zurr-En-Arrh reappeared (as a split personality of Batman) in the [[Batman RIP]] comics storyline.
* Rothul's robots bear a striking similarity to the Fruit...Fornicator...2000 from [[Penny Arcade]].
* Rothul's robots bear a striking similarity to the Fruit...Fornicator...2000 from [[Penny Arcade]].
=== Episode 2.10: The Power Of Shazam! ===
=== Episode 2.10: The Power Of Shazam! ===
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=== Episode 2.14: The Siege of Starro! Part I ===
=== Episode 2.14: The Siege of Starro! Part I ===
* Teaser: In outer space, Starro defeats Guy Gardner, Kilowog, Captain Comet, Ultra the Multi-Alien and Space Ranger.
* Teaser: In outer space, Starro defeats Guy Gardner, Kilowog, Captain Comet, Ultra the Multi-Alien and Space Ranger.
* Main: Batman, [[Booster Gold]], Skeets, [[Captain Marvel]], Firestorm and B'wanna Beast are the only heroes left to fight Starro, The Faceless Hunter and all the superheroes under their control.
* Main: Batman, [[Booster Gold]], Skeets, [[Captain Marvel]], Firestorm and B'wanna Beast are the only heroes left to fight Starro, The Faceless Hunter and all the superheroes under their control.
* Notes: The Teaser includes a narration about heroes done by an unidentified character.
* Notes: The Teaser includes a narration about heroes done by an unidentified character.
** Also seen in the teaser are Anthro (the caveboy) and Cinnamon (the cowgirl).
** Also seen in the teaser are Anthro (the caveboy) and Cinnamon (the cowgirl).
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* Notes: The narrator of the episode turns out to be {{spoiler|B'wanna, apparently from beyond the grave, as he makes a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] in the end}}.
* Notes: The narrator of the episode turns out to be {{spoiler|B'wanna, apparently from beyond the grave, as he makes a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] in the end}}.
=== Episode 2. 16 The Last Patrol! ===
=== Episode 2. 16 The Last Patrol! ===
* Teaser: Batman meets Batgirl (the Barbara Gordon one) when she rescues him from Killer Moth. This is revealed to have been a [[Flash Back]] on Batgirl's part as she and Batman are together again in a Deathtrap engineered by the Penguin.
* Teaser: Batman meets Batgirl (the Barbara Gordon one) when she rescues him from Killer Moth. This is revealed to have been a [[Flash Back]] on Batgirl's part as she and Batman are together again in a Deathtrap engineered by the Penguin.
* Main: The Doom Patrol, having gone their tragic and separate ways after failing to save a hostage from one of their enemies, General Zahl, reunites when attacked by an alliance of their old enemies (led by Zahl) who wants them to die by forcing them to [[Sadistic Choice|choose sacrifice themselves for innocents]]. Despite Batman's help, the Patrol is killed (though Batman captures Zahl.)
* Main: The Doom Patrol, having gone their tragic and separate ways after failing to save a hostage from one of their enemies, General Zahl, reunites when attacked by an alliance of their old enemies (led by Zahl) who wants them to die by forcing them to [[Sadistic Choice|choose sacrifice themselves for innocents]]. Despite Batman's help, the Patrol is killed (though Batman captures Zahl.)
* Notes: This story is based on the last story of the (original) Doom Patrol comic where the heroes did indeed die saving a fishing town from Zahl. (They have all come [[Back From the Dead]] since however.)
* Notes: This story is based on the last story of the (original) Doom Patrol comic where the heroes did indeed die saving a fishing town from Zahl. (They have all come [[Back from the Dead]] since however.)
=== Episode 2.17: The Mask of Matches Malone! ===
=== Episode 2.17: The Mask of Matches Malone! ===
* Teaser: Batman is captured by Poison Ivy, but is rescued by the superheroine Black Orchid.
* Teaser: Batman is captured by Poison Ivy, but is rescued by the superheroine Black Orchid.
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* Notes: This episode was written by Gail Simone, who also wrote the Birds of Prey comic book featuring the three heroines.
* Notes: This episode was written by Gail Simone, who also wrote the Birds of Prey comic book featuring the three heroines.
** The episode has the three of them perform a musical number together, for which the [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|radar station operator]] was apparently murdered.
** The episode has the three of them perform a musical number together, for which the [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|radar station operator]] was apparently murdered.
*** Which may be why the episode has yet to air in the US.
*** Which may be why the episode has yet to air in the US.
=== Episode 2.18: Menace of the Madniks! ===
=== Episode 2.18: Menace of the Madniks! ===
* Teaser: Batman teams up with the Haunted Tank to fight Ma Murder and her gang.
* Teaser: Batman teams up with the Haunted Tank to fight Ma Murder and her gang.
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** No explanation is given as to what broke up the original League, but [[Green Lantern|Hal Jordan]] is mentioned as having been a member, as was "Big Blue" (presumably [[Superman]]).
** No explanation is given as to what broke up the original League, but [[Green Lantern|Hal Jordan]] is mentioned as having been a member, as was "Big Blue" (presumably [[Superman]]).
=== Episode 2.25: Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases! ===
=== Episode 2.25: Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases! ===
* Teaser: Bat-Boy and Rubin attempt to investigate a series of vampire killings - but in truth the vampire is {{spoiler|Bat-Boy himself}}.
* Teaser: Bat-Boy and Rubin attempt to investigate a series of vampire killings - but in truth the vampire is {{spoiler|Bat-Boy himself}}.
* Main: Bat-Mite reveals that this is just one of the limitless versions of Batman that exist, and then presents two more: Bat-Manga!, which sees an Anime-style Batman and Robin battle the immortal Lord Deathman (and a poor quality dub); and a story which sees [[Scooby Doo|Mystery, Inc]] team up with Batman and Robin when they discover that the Theatre Phantom is none other than the Joker!
* Main: Bat-Mite reveals that this is just one of the limitless versions of Batman that exist, and then presents two more: Bat-Manga!, which sees an Anime-style Batman and Robin battle the immortal Lord Deathman (and a poor quality dub); and a story which sees [[Scooby Doo|Mystery, Inc]] team up with Batman and Robin when they discover that the Theatre Phantom is none other than the Joker!
* Notes:
* Notes:
** Bat-Boy and Rubin are from [[Mad]] Magazine and appeared first in issue #8, December 1953.
** Bat-Boy and Rubin are from [[Mad]] Magazine and appeared first in issue #8, December 1953.
** The Bat-Manga! sequence is based on Jiro Kuwata's licensed Batman manga from the 1960s. Lord Deathman was Kuwata's version of Death Man, a one-off [[Silver Age]] villain who was recently revived by [[Grant Morrison]].
** The Bat-Manga! sequence is based on Jiro Kuwata's licensed Batman manga from the 1960s. Lord Deathman was Kuwata's version of Death Man, a one-off [[Silver Age]] villain who was recently revived by [[Grant Morrison]].
** The Scooby-Doo crossover also sees a guest appearance by Weird Al Yankovic.
** The Scooby-Doo crossover also sees a guest appearance by Weird Al Yankovic.
=== Episode 2.26: The Malicious Mr. Mind! ===
=== Episode 2.26: The Malicious Mr. Mind! ===
* Teaser: Batman must help Kamandi find a weapon in the present to defeat an enemy from the future; it turns out that what he needed was {{spoiler|a pack of batteries.}}
* Teaser: Batman must help Kamandi find a weapon in the present to defeat an enemy from the future; it turns out that what he needed was {{spoiler|a pack of batteries.}}
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* Teaser: Kamandi fights with the Misfit over an Omega Warhead. [[The Joker]] appears and helps the Misfit to win the battle, but can't resist the urge to push the [[Big Red Button]] thus activating the warhead and [[Earthshattering Kaboom|destroying the future world]].
* Teaser: Kamandi fights with the Misfit over an Omega Warhead. [[The Joker]] appears and helps the Misfit to win the battle, but can't resist the urge to push the [[Big Red Button]] thus activating the warhead and [[Earthshattering Kaboom|destroying the future world]].
* Main: [[Villain Episode|Joker teams up with an old villain,]] [[wikipedia:Weeper|the Weeper,]] to foil Batman's latest crime-fighting invention.
* Main: [[Villain Episode|Joker teams up with an old villain,]] [[wikipedia:Weeper|the Weeper,]] to foil Batman's latest crime-fighting invention.
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* Notes:
** The Hero that fights the Weeper in the flashback is Bulletman.
** The Hero that fights the Weeper in the flashback is Bulletman.
** The episode shows the way the Joker sees things, which is why Batman sounds so villainous.
** The episode shows the way the Joker sees things, which is why Batman sounds so villainous.
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* Teaser: Batman and Robin (in [[Tarzan]] outfits) fight Catwoman and her pet black panther Hecate in Africa. They are assisted by [[Everything's Better with Monkeys|Bat-Ape.]]
* Teaser: Batman and Robin (in [[Tarzan]] outfits) fight Catwoman and her pet black panther Hecate in Africa. They are assisted by [[Everything's Better with Monkeys|Bat-Ape.]]
* Main: Batman becomes a vampire after being bitten by the vampire Dala while pursuing her with [[The Demon|Etrigan the Demon]]. When most of the Justice League International end up turned into vampires as well, [[Martian Manhunter]] must be helped by Etrigan.
* Main: Batman becomes a vampire after being bitten by the vampire Dala while pursuing her with [[The Demon|Etrigan the Demon]]. When most of the Justice League International end up turned into vampires as well, [[Martian Manhunter]] must be helped by Etrigan.
* Notes:
* Notes:
** This is the first time in the series Etrigan has appeared in the present.
** This is the first time in the series Etrigan has appeared in the present.
** {{spoiler|Batman never became a vampire- that part was all a hallucination caused by a Dala's bite.}}
** {{spoiler|Batman never became a vampire- that part was all a hallucination caused by a Dala's bite.}}
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* Teaser: Batman has a showdown with a group of mobsters, while The Vigilante sings an old western style song, "Grey and Blue".
* Teaser: Batman has a showdown with a group of mobsters, while The Vigilante sings an old western style song, "Grey and Blue".
* Main: After a battle with Kanjar Ro, Batman breaks most of his limbs and [[Martian Manhunter]] keeps him in the Watchtower to heal. Meanwhile, [[Aquaman]], [[Green Arrow]], [[Captain Marvel]] and [[Plastic Man]] try to protect Gotham disguised as Batman in his stead.
* Main: After a battle with Kanjar Ro, Batman breaks most of his limbs and [[Martian Manhunter]] keeps him in the Watchtower to heal. Meanwhile, [[Aquaman]], [[Green Arrow]], [[Captain Marvel]] and [[Plastic Man]] try to protect Gotham disguised as Batman in his stead.
* Notes:
* Notes:
** The ending features cameos by the [[Batman: The Animated Series|DCAU Batman]], [[Batman Beyond|Terry McGinnis]], [[Batman (TV series)|Adam West's Batman]], [[The Batman]] and the Batman from [[The Dark Knight Returns]].
** The ending features cameos by the [[Batman: The Animated Series|DCAU Batman]], [[Batman Beyond|Terry McGinnis]], [[Batman (TV series)|Adam West's Batman]], [[The Batman]] and the Batman from [[The Dark Knight Returns]].
=== Episode 3.05 Scorn of the Star Sapphire! ===
=== Episode 3.05 Scorn of the Star Sapphire! ===
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** The theme from the original Wonder Woman TV show is heard when she first appears.
** The theme from the original Wonder Woman TV show is heard when she first appears.
=== Episode 3.06 Time Out for Vengeance! ===
=== Episode 3.06 Time Out for Vengeance! ===
* Teaser: Batman gets help from the half-crazy hero [[The Creeper]] in capturing the monstrous insect villain, Hellgrammite.
* Teaser: Batman gets help from the half-crazy hero [[The Creeper]] in capturing the monstrous insect villain, Hellgrammite.
* Main: Rip Hunter, the [[Time Police|Time Master]], recruits the [[Justice League]] to save various versions of Batman through history from the villain {{spoiler|Equinox}}.
* Main: Rip Hunter, the [[Time Police|Time Master]], recruits the [[Justice League]] to save various versions of Batman through history from the villain {{spoiler|Equinox}}.
* Notes: The lack of logic of [[Time Paradox|Time Paradoxes]] is directly [[Lampshaded Trope|lampshaded]] by Fire and Ice.
* Notes: The lack of logic of [[Time Paradox|Time Paradoxes]] is directly [[Lampshaded Trope|lampshaded]] by Fire and Ice.
=== Episode 3.07 Triumvirate of Terror! ===
=== Episode 3.07 Triumvirate of Terror! ===
* Teaser: The [[Justice League]] International plays a baseball game against The [[Legion of Doom]].
* Teaser: The [[Justice League]] International plays a baseball game against The [[Legion of Doom]].
* Main: [[Lex Luthor]], [[The Joker]] and The Cheetah exchange enemies (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman) in an attempt to finally defeat them.
* Main: [[Lex Luthor]], [[The Joker]] and The Cheetah exchange enemies (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman) in an attempt to finally defeat them.
* Notes: The teaser segment is based on a story from the old [[DC Comics]] series, ''Strange Sport Stories''.
* Notes: The teaser segment is based on a story from the old [[DC Comics]] series, ''Strange Sport Stories''.
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* Teaser: none
* Main: A compilation of four short stories, with Batman appearing [[The Cameo|in reduced roles]]:
* Main: A compilation of four short stories, with Batman appearing [[The Cameo|in reduced roles]]:
** [[Adam Strange]] and his enemy Kanjar Ro are teleported randomly across many planets (including Earth);
** [[Adam Strange]] and his enemy Kanjar Ro are teleported randomly across many planets (including Earth);
** The [[The Flash|Flash]] tells Batman why he was late to help him (he was dealing with Mirror Master);
** The [[The Flash|Flash]] tells Batman why he was late to help him (he was dealing with Mirror Master);
** [[Super Zeroes|Mazing Man]] tries to babysit a cat and screws it up, and wonders what Batman would do;
** [[Super Zeroes|Mazing Man]] tries to babysit a cat and screws it up, and wonders what Batman would do;
** In World War II, the [[Monster Mash|Creature Commandos]] rescue Batman from [[Brain In a Jar|The Ultra-Humanite]] in [[Lost World|Dinosaur Island]].
** In World War II, the [[Monster Mash|Creature Commandos]] rescue Batman from [[Brain In a Jar|The Ultra-Humanite]] in [[Lost World|Dinosaur Island]].
* Notes: Each section had its own title.
* Notes: Each section had its own title.
=== Episode 3.12 Powerless! ===
=== Episode 3.12 Powerless! ===
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