"Batman" (1992) TV series 1992-1995

Writers:

Pat Allee (writer)
Boyd Kirkland (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

5 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Crime | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The Dark Knight battles crime in Gotham City with occasional help from Robin and Batgirl.

Plot Keywords:

Gotham | Double Life | Gadget Car | Revenge | Haunted By Past

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Kevin Conroy	...	Batman / ... (85 episodes, 1992-1995)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Alfred Pennyworth / ... (57 episodes, 1992-1995)
Bob Hastings	...	Commissioner James Gordon / ... (55 episodes, 1992-1994)
Loren Lester	...	Dick Grayson / ... (45 episodes, 1992-1995)

Also Known As:

Batman: The Animated Series (USA) (promotional title)
The Adventures of Batman & Robin (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

22 min (85 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | USA:TV-G (A few episodes) | Netherlands:6 | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L

Company:

DC Comics

Trivia:

When the series moved to Sunday evenings on WB, it marked one of the first time an animated series created specifically as a Saturday morning cartoon had aired on Primetime.

Quotes:

The Joker: [to viewers] Ahh, ahh, ahhh! Don't touch that remote! I know it's heartbreaking to have your favorite shows preempted, but look what you're getting instead. Me! And a whole truck load of mindless violence, and wanton property damage. Everything that makes TV great! So stay tuned! You won't believe your eyes!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Animaniacs: De-Zanitized/The Monkey Song/Nighty Night Toons (#1.1)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Cuéntale

A True Masterpiece- the greatest body of animated work ever!

When Batman: the animated series came around, it didn't take people long to see that it was something different. Here was a "cartoon" that was written for adults. It could be viewed by older kids, but it had great depths for the adults who took any time with it. Each episode (or couple of episodes) acts as its own mini-movie. The structuring of the story in each one is just so well executed. As well, the animation (for its time) was quite good, and still holds up well enough today. Another difference from other animation, is that the color palette is quite dark- which, again, only makes it more interesting. All of the great villains are here (and others you may not have heard of), but they get a very serious and, at times, philosophical explication. One of my favorite things about the series, is that every episode has its own orchestral score- meaning, the music that you hear is tailored to fit the exact moment you are watching. Shirley Walker manages to come up with so many sub-themes and variations on the main theme- and works them in so well with the happenings on screen. For those of you that have seen the series and remember it fondly, you might be interested to know that a box-set of the first 28 episodes was recently released- you can get it just about anywhere.