On Black Friday I got the complete Batman: The Animated Series Blu-Ray set for dirt cheap. I’ve been going through them again and it got me wondering what were people’s favorite episodes. Then an idea came to me: I could ask you all here, but seeing as I know what the standard answers are going to be, I figured I’d make it interesting…
Name your top five answers…BUT…I taking five off the table: On Leather Wings, Mad Love, Heart of Ice, Almost Got ‘Im and Over the Edge. They’re almost too easy an answer.
Here’s mine:
Beware The Gray Ghost
Two- Face pt 1
Trial
The Demon’s Quest pt 1
I am the Night.
Take a look and see which episodes from the shows run really speak to you.
Shadow Of The Bat Pt.'s 1 and 2
Torchsong
Harley And Ivy
The Cat And The Claw Pt.'s 1 and 2
The Demon’s Quest Pt.'s 1 and 2
Harlequinade
Babydoll
Batgirl Returns
Girl’s Night Out
Cult Of The Cat
(had to go more than 5- too many fantastic episodes to list)
I think that The Gray Ghost is an absolute must as Adam West himself stars in it (and after watching his documentary on Reelz about his autopsy report and health history, I learned that him and his animated character in the episode were very similar, and it makes me sad).
HOWEVER, I think I for absolute favorite picks, I think
Robin’s Reckoning, Babydoll, Trial, Shadow of the Bat(1&2), annnnnnd (oof this is hard), I suppose Harley’s Holiday…
Seriously, this is hard. To save my soul, I’m also gonna choose my top 5 picks for The New Batman Adventures (if that’s alright)
Holiday Knights, Sins of the Father (I got attached to Tim Drake immediately before I knew who Jason was), Girls’ Night Out, Growing Pains, and (oof, this is hard too) Love is a Croc.
This… this was too hard. So many good episodes, so many good memories…
Not you Sewer King of the Underdwellers, I’m still emo about you!
I combined BTAS and TNBA in my top 5. I guess I assumed the OP preferred them to be combined in our answer since Mad Love and Over the Edge were excluded as possible choices. Sins of the Father is a good one, too!
Thanks, I had asked my mom for the boxed set for Christmas one year when I found out about Harley’s origins (I was just getting into her at the time and I did research on her). At the same time, I knew there were about 3 Robins but I didn’t know about Jason Todd at all, so during my freshman year of high school, Tim Drake was my favorite Robin (and we all know how much I love my Robins on here ). When I did my research on Tim, I was shocked to see that there was a significant difference between the animated version and the comic book version. Even as a Jason fan now, I still enjoy seeing Tim in the show, hence why I listed two of his more centered episodes.
Wow! This got one hell of a response! Thank you all for sharing!
You know, I’m glad to see Two-Face and The Demon’s Quest getting so much love. I was a big fan of both as a kid, but rarely did I ever hear of anyone else liking them. Two-Face pt 1 had such a gut-punch of an ending when I was a kid. From the visual of Harvey standing over grace, to the tragic music when he leaves, I felt so bad. With The Demon’s Quest, this episode ignited my love of Ra’s Al Ghul stories.
One that keeps getting closer and closer to my list but always falling short is Baby Doll. When she’s in the house of mirrors with Batman and see’s her ideal self, it breaks your heart.
And yes, @Hiraeth and @TheWifeOfJasonTodd, The New Adventures qualify. I don’t love a lot of those episodes and the animation style leaves a lot to be desired, but there are a few gems in that season.
Zatanna
Tyger Tyger
I’ve Got Batman in My Basement (Has a Home Alone similarity).
Pretty Poison
The Cat & The Claw . Two-Parter tho? If that’s allowed?
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Such a great pick and wonderful explanation! 
I guess I assumed the OP preferred them to be combined in our answer since Mad Love and Over the Edge were excluded as possible choices. Sins of the Father is a good one, too! 
). When I did my research on Tim, I was shocked to see that there was a significant difference between the animated version and the comic book version. Even as a Jason fan now, I still enjoy seeing Tim in the show, hence why I listed two of his more centered episodes.