"The Batman" (2004) TV series 2004-2008

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

11 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Crime | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Bring on The Batman!

Plot:

A young Bruce Wayne is in his third year of trying to establish himself as Batman, protector of Gotham City...

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Jujitsu | Super Villain | Judo Throw | Villain

Awards:

7 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Rino Romano	...	Bruce Wayne / ... (65 episodes, 2004-2008)
Alastair Duncan	...	Alfred Pennyworth / ... (48 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Directed by
Brandon Vietti		(15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Anthony Chun		(8 episodes, 2005-2007)
Seung Eun Kim		(7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sam Liu		(7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Vinton Heuck		(6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher Berkeley		(4 episodes, 2005-2008)
John Fang		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matt Youngberg		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Writing credits
Steven Melching		(11 episodes, 2004-2007)
Bob Kane		(7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Alexx Van Dyne		(7 episodes, 2005-2008)
Joseph Kuhr		(7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Greg Weisman		(5 episodes, 2004-2007)
Christopher Yost		(4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Stan Berkowitz		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
J.D. Murray		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michael Jelenic		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bob Goodman		(2 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jane Espenson		(2 episodes, 2007)
Douglas Petrie		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Alan Burnett	....	executive producer / supervising producer (32 episodes, 2004-2008)
Sander Schwartz	....	executive producer (32 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kimberly Smith	....	associate producer / line producer (18 episodes, 2004-2008)
Michael Goguen	....	supervising producer (10 episodes, 2004-2008)
Linda Steiner	....	producer (10 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jeff Matsuda	....	producer (9 episodes, 2004-2007)
Glen Murakami	....	producer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Duane Capizzi	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Original Music by
Thomas Chase		(20 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Film Editing by
Margaret Hou		(6 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Casting by
Ginny McSwain		(33 episodes, 2004-2008)
Andrea Romano		(23 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael Hack		(8 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Art Direction by
Jeff Matsuda		(6 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Production Management
Armando Plata	....	assistant production manager (45 episodes, 2004-2007)
Tramm Wigzell	....	executive in charge of production / executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network (28 episodes, 2004-2006)
Wendy Guin	....	assistant production manager (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Scott Rowden	....	assistant production manager (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Judge Plummer	....	production manager (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ian Richter	....	executive in charge of production (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bonnie Buckner	....	post-production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Margaret M. Dean	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Toshiyuki Hiruma	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sam Register	....	executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Howard Schwartz	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Andi Rodriguez	....	production manager (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Rebecca Lau	....	assistant production manager (4 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Art Department
Hakjoon Kang	....	background designer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jon Suzuki	....	character designer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Robert Fletcher	....	prop designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff Wong	....	prop designer / property designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Dave McCaig	....	lead background painter (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sam Liu	....	storyboard artist / storyboard (5 episodes, 2004-2007)
Kirk Van Wormer	....	storyboard artist / storyboard (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kim Bowen	....	mark-up/painter (5 episodes, 2004)
Craig Cuqro	....	color key (5 episodes, 2004)
Tec Manalac	....	prop designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Eric Nordberg	....	mark-up/painter (5 episodes, 2004)
Nollan Obena	....	background key designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Jonard Soriano	....	background key designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Ken Yi	....	background key designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Jay Oliva	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Juan Jose Meza-Leon	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Chuck Drost	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Vinton Heuck	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Brandon Vietti	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bryan Baugh	....	storyboard revisionist (3 episodes, 2004)
Alan Caldwell	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Tim Divar	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Seung Eun Kim	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Kalvin Lee	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Steward Lee	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nathan Chew	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Byron Penaranda	....	prop designer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Keith Dickens	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (65 episodes, 2004-2008)
Thomas Syslo	....	supervising sound editor / sound supervisor (65 episodes, 2004-2008)
Timothy J. Borquez	....	supervising sound editor / re-recording mixer / ... (60 episodes, 2004-2008)
Mark Keatts	....	supervising adr editor / supervising dialogue editor / ... (60 episodes, 2004-2007)
Doug Andham	....	re-recording mixer / sound effects editor / ... (59 episodes, 2004-2008)
Roy Braverman	....	sound editor (34 episodes, 2004-2005)
Mark Howlett	....	sound editor (34 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jeff Hutchins	....	sound editor (34 episodes, 2004-2005)
Robert Crew	....	foley recording mixer / sound effects editor (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Daniel Ben-Shimon	....	sound editor (25 episodes, 2005)
Eric Freeman	....	re-recording mixer / sound effects editor / ... (23 episodes, 2004-2008)
Mike Garcia	....	sound editor / adr editor / ... (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Tony Orozco	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (18 episodes, 2006-2008)
Erik Foreman	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	dialogue editor / adr director / ... (12 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jason Freedman	....	sound effects editor (9 episodes, 2004)
Daisuke Sawa	....	sound editor (8 episodes, 2004)
Ed Collins	....	supervising recording engineer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff O. Collins	....	recording machine operator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michele Garcia	....	recording machine operator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mark Keefer	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Preston Oliver	....	recording machine operator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Carol Iverson	....	sound reader (5 episodes, 2004)
Kerry Iverson	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (5 episodes, 2004)
Fred Salinas	....	sound reader (5 episodes, 2004)
Monett Holderer	....	foley artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Donald Lyles	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Nollan Obena	....	lead background key (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Andy Chiang	....	character designer (52 episodes, 2004-2008)
Wendy Guin	....	animation coordinator (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Thomas Perkins	....	character designer (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bill Dunn	....	background painter (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chris Wiltz	....	animation intern (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dave Kupczyk	....	character designer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jan Browning	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Susan Burke	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Geno DuBois	....	director of ink and paint (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Chuck Gefre	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Brian Hogan	....	animation timing supervisor / animation timing director (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Karl Jacobs	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff Matsuda	....	character designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Justin Schultz	....	animation checker (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kunio Shimamura	....	animation timing director / timing director (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jennifer Christner	....	background painter (5 episodes, 2004)
Denise M. Mitchell	....	animation checker (5 episodes, 2004)
Swinton O. Scott III	....	animation timing director (5 episodes, 2004)
Deanna Allison	....	animation intern (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Armando Plata	....	animation coordinator (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Randy Ludensky	....	animation timing director (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Rafael L. Navarro	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jim Schumann	....	animation timing director (2 episodes, 2004)
Dave Brain	....	animation timing director / timing director (2 episodes, 2006)
Janette Hulett	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 2006)
Teri McDonald	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 2006)
Michael A. McFerren	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 2006)
Jonard Soriano	....	lead background key designer (2 episodes, 2006)
Seung Eun Kim	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Brandon Vietti	....	animation director (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Liz Carroll	....	casting administrator (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Robert Fewkes	....	casting coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Myra Owyang	....	assistant editor (37 episodes, 2004-2006)
Christopher D. Lozinski	....	on-line editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michael Miscio	....	post-production coordinator / post-production administrator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Tim Iverson	....	vice president of post-production (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bradford Keatts	....	supervising on-line editor (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Donnell Ebarrete	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Samantha Friedman	....	post-production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006)
Jay R. Lawton	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Suzi Civita	....	vice president of music (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
The Edge	....	composer: The Batman Series Theme (5 episodes, 2004)
Andy Sturmer	....	composer: The Batman Series Theme II / performer: The Batman Series Theme II (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Ginny McSwain	....	voice director (32 episodes, 2004-2006)
Stan Ruiz	....	production administrator (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Andrea Romano	....	voice director (24 episodes, 2006-2008)
K.L. Connie Wang	....	clearance administrator (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dane Taylor	....	production technology (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Greg Burke	....	intern (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael Jelenic	....	script coordinator / series story editor / ... (10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Duane Capizzi	....	series story editor / story editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Peter Girardi	....	main title designer / title designer / ... (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michael Goguen	....	main title designer / title designer: main titles (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bradford Keatts	....	director of technical operations (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff Matsuda	....	main title designer / title designer: main titles (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
John Voralik	....	assistant production manager of technical operations (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Athena Christianakis	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Robert Fewkes	....	production administrator / recording coordinator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Luisa Guzman	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
June Kuwatani	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Lon D. Moeller II	....	title designer: main titles (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Alyson Ruppel	....	production administrator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Renee Toporzysek	....	production administrator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Amy E. Wagner	....	production administrator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Melissa J.L. Smith	....	casting assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Michael Lalla	....	business and legal affairs (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bonnie Negrete	....	business and legal affairs (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Peter Steckelman	....	business and legal affairs (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Chase Rodgers	....	shipping (5 episodes, 2004)
Andy Lewis	....	production management (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Duke Logan	....	production accountant (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Debi Dean	....	business and legal affairs (3 episodes, 2004)
Jacqueline Olsommer	....	production administrator (3 episodes, 2004)
Rita Cooper	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Teri McDonald	....	production checker (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Animation
• DC Comics
• Warner Bros.

Distributors

• WB Television Network, The
• CW Television Network (2006-) (USA) (TV)
• Cartoon Network (2005-) (USA) (TV)
• Kids' WB (2004-) (USA) (TV)
• Teletoon (2004) (Canada) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Animation (USA) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Flashpoint Studios  project consulting (2004-2005)
• Hacienda Post  post-production audio services
• Hacienda Post  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-11

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

For Robin's costume, Jeff Matsuda Robin said he used the Tim Drake Robin costume from the comics as a starting point and took out what he didn't like. Some of the changes were bringing back the traditional pixie shoes, making the "R" symbol a yellow circle with a black "R" (like it was in "The New Adventures of Batman" (1977)), and giving Robin a modern version of the Dick Sprang styled hair from the comics.

Quotes:

Firefly:You shouldn't play with Firefly!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Cinema Snob: Bat Pussy (#3.36)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

The Batman Series Theme I

A Knight's Beginning

Other than the strange character designs, I don't see why so many people are bad-mouthing this show.

This is the lay down: Millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne (good voice work from Rino Romano) witnessed his parent's brutal murder by an unknown gunman, and vows revenge against crime by donning the scary image of a bat. This series depicts Bruce in his third year as The Batman. The police still do not recognize him as a hero, but a criminal vigilante and are trying to capture him and find out who he is.

The famous James Gordon has yet to appear in the picture, so the GCPD is headed by a non-nonsense police chief named Angel Rojas (played by Edward James Olmos), whose top priority is to capture Bats. Batman is also pursued by police detectives Ethan Bennet (Steve Harris) and Ellen Yin (Ming-Na). Bennet thinks Batman is a hero, but Yin thinks otherwise.

Since this is Batman's "early years" as The Dark Knight Detective, the "costumed freaks are just now showing up. Our caped hero finds himself clashing with the likes of The Joker (brilliant voice talent from Kevin Michael Richardson), Mr. Freeze (a cold-hearted Clancy Brown), The Penguin (Tom Kenny), and Catwoman (Gina Gershon) and other familiar bad guys for the first times in his career.

The journey goes on as Batman struggles to elude police capture and save the city from evil rouge villains.

"Bring On The Batman!"