Greatest Batman: The Animated Series Episode

[Avaitor]

If we're all in a voting mood, let me try a game like this while I try to distract myself from this week's Cartoon Cartoon entry. Since I'm adding the 2-parters in, there are going to be 34 matches in the first round each, with 3 episodes per match. The one with the highest votes will make it to the next round, but I'll find a way to make this all match out by the next round.

Round 1-

Match 1-
Tyger, Tyger
Growing Pains
The Terrible Trio

Match 2-
The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy
Be a Clown
Moon of the Wolf

Match 3-
Read My Lips
The Demon's Quest
Beware the Gray Ghost

Match 4-
Bane
The Demon Within
Joker's Millions

Match 5-
If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
Second Chance
The Worry Men

Match 6-
Sins of the Father
The Lion and the Unicorn
Chemistry

Match 7-
The Forgotten
Feat of Clay
House & Garden

Match 8-
The Ultimate Thrill
Zatanna
Christmas with the Joker

Match 9-
Paging the Crime Doctor
The Underdwellers
Sideshow

Match 10-
Appointment in Crime Alley
The Cat and the Claw
Mad as a Hatter

Match 11-
Night of the Ninja
Mean Seasons
Girls' Night Out

Match 12-
Heart of Steel
Deep Freeze
Make 'Em Laugh

Match 13-
Birds of a Feather
Harley's Holiday
A Bullet for Bullock

Match 14-
Cult of the Cat
Eternal Youth
The Last Laugh

Match 15-
Joker's Favor
Batgirl Returns
Old Wounds

Match 16-
I've Got Batman in My Basement
Heart of Ice
Harley & Ivy

Match 17-
Fire from Olympus
Catwalk
Nothing to Fear

Match 18-
Perchance to Dream
Avatar
Day of the Samurai

Match 19-
Almost Got 'Im
Dreams in Darkness
Time Out of Joint

Match 20-
On Leather Wings
Double Talk
The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne

Match 21-
The Man Who Killed Batman
The Laughing Fish
Over the Edge

Match 22-
Shadow of the Bat
Off Balance
Two-Face

Match 23-
Riddler's Reform
His Silicon Soul
Vendetta

Match 24-
Holiday Knights
Never Fear
Torch Song

Match 25-
Trial
Cat Scratch Fever
Mudslide

Match 26-
Cold Comfort
Blind as a Bat
Harlequinade

Match 27-
Love is a Croc
Mad Love
Lock-Up

Match 28-
Animal Act
Pretty Poison
Judgement Day

Match 29-
Fear of Victory
The Mechanic
Beware the Creeper

Match 30-
Joker's Wild
What is Reality?
Robin's Reckoning

Match 31-
Baby-Doll
I Am the Knight
Critters

Match 32-
Prophecy of Doom
You Scratch My Back
Legends of the Dark Knight

Match 33-
The Clock King
See No Evil
Showdown

Match 34-
P.O.V.
Terror in the Sky
It's Never Too Late

[Avaitor]

Match 1-

Tyger, Tyger



Growing Pains



The Terrible Trio




Growing Pains- A real heartbreaker, and proof as to why Tim is the best Robin
Tyger, Tyger- Eh, I get where the influence is coming from, and as much as I love me some H.G. Wells, this is pretty dull.
The Terrible Trio- Wotta dud.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Is this even a real choice?

Growing Pains
The Terrible Trio
Tyger, Tyger

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Growing Pains (This was a good episode for Clayface and a great one for Tim Drake)
Tyger, Tyger (Forgettable, as in I can barely remember anything about it besides its basic scenario)
The Terrible Trio (Hate it)

[Foggle]

Growing Pains
Tyger, Tyger
The Terrible Trio

[gunswordfist]

Nice. Same as you all.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Nice. Same as you all.

It can't be the same as us all. Desensitized ranked the episodes differently....because he's weird.

[Avaitor]

Eh, I know what GSF meant. And yeah, I might as well just end this one now.

Tyger, Tyger- 9
Growing Pains- 15
The Terrible Trio- 6

"Growing Pains" makes it to the next round.

Match 2-


The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy


Be a Clown


Moon of the Wolf

Same as listed, really.

[gunswordfist]

Nice. Same as all of you humans.

It can't be the same as us all. Desensitized ranked the episodes differently....because he's weird.

*Fixed. That should make my choices clear.

For Match 2, same as the pictures are ordered.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Moon of the Wolf sucks.

I haven't seen the other 2 episodes in quite a while, honestly, so I may just have to re-watch them before I can make a decision on which one I think is better. I do remember liking both, though, assuming that I'm remembering the right episodes that match those titles.

[Avaitor]

"The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy" is a cute little episode, even if it's hardly one of the show's finest, while "Be a Clown" just feels kind of weird. They didn't really nail the Joker's character until "Joker's Favor".

That said, they're both better than "Moon of the Wolf". It's crazy, as bad as some of the show's episodes get, they never hit "so bad, it's good" territory. Just "so bad, they're irredeemable", like this one.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Same as listed.

I just tried to shake it up before, I didn't like either of the other listed episodes. 

[gunswordfist]

Same as listed.

I just tried to shake it up before, I didn't like either of the other listed episodes. 

Anyway, I forgot to say this but Growing Pains has like the most fucked up plot twist out of any cartoon I've ever seen once I think about.

[Avaitor]

My rule is that I end the match when I either get 5 votes or it reaches 12 hours since I set it up, whichever comes first. And since it looks like we have a clear winner, I'll put an end to this match.

The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy- 9
Be a Clown- 6
Moon of the Wolf- 3

"The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy" makes it to the next round.

Match 3-


Read My Lips


The Demon's Quest


Beware the Gray Ghost

Well, here we go, a match with good episodes across the board!

Beware the Gray Ghost- This one has it all. Classic guest voice work, a great Batman mystery, and even one of the few genuinely sentimental scenes in the show.
Read My Lips- It's a little weird, but very well done regardless. Scarface is actually a fun villain, and his arc is worthy of the show's legacy.
The Demon's Quest- As much as I like Ra's and Talia, something's gotta give.

[Pharass]

Beware the Gray Ghost
The Demon's Quest
Read My Lips