The BEST episodes of The Adventures of Batman season 1

Every episode of The Adventures of Batman season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Adventures of Batman season 1!

Produced by Lou Scheimer's Filmation studios, this animated television series consisted of the 12-minute Batman segments from "The Batman/Superman Hour." Olan Soule was the voice of Batman and is most likely best known for the role. Casey Kasem, notable for his voiceover and radio work, was the voice of Robin.

Last Updated: 8/5/2026Network: CBSStatus: Ended

15.00

2 votes

#1 - Freeze's Frozen Vikings

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/2/1968

Mr. Freeze uses a Viking hoax to commit robberies.

15.00

2 votes

#2 - The Underworld Underground Caper

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/26/1968

Riddler and Catwoman use an underground drill to commit robberies.

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15.00

2 votes

#3 - Wrath of the Riddler

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 12/28/1968

Riddler uses a construction site as his hideout. Features Batgirl.

13.00

2 votes

#4 - Enter the Judge

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 12/21/1968

An international criminal who is incarcerated on the island prison Satan Island ends up escaping disguised as a judge when his pardon is denied. Now he is going around crashing criminal trials, gaining the Cosgrove gang and other low-level crooks as his jury henchmen in a plot to eliminate all crimefighters.

12.00

2 votes

#5 - The Nine Lives of Batman

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/1968

Catwoman uses a gas to help her find out which Gotham citizens are actually Batman and Robin.

He Who Swipes the Ice, Goes to the Cooler

12.00

2 votes

#6 - He Who Swipes the Ice, Goes to the Cooler

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/23/1968

Mr. Freeze's diamond heist goes wrong.

10.00

2 votes

#7 - Long John Joker

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/1968

Joker makes a movie about pirates — cover to find the haul from a long-forgotten armored car theft. Features Batgirl.

9.13

31 votes

#8 - A Mad, Mad Tea Party

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/30/1968

Mad Hatter starts an Alice in Wonderland-based gang in a plot to steal a priceless antique teapot to use as part of his mad tea party.

9.00

2 votes

#9 - A Game of Cat and Mouse

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/16/1968

Catwoman steals the Crown Jewels, which Joker is also after.

7.00

2 votes

#10 - Perilous Playthings

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/7/1968

Catwoman and her henchmen crash the production of Tom Thumb in Toyland and use toy-based plots to defeat the Dynamic Duo.

6.00

2 votes

#11 - Opera Buffa

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 1/4/1969

Can Batman and Robin stop the Joker's crimes before the fat lady sings?

6.00

2 votes

#12 - Will the Real Robin Please Stand Up?

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/23/1968

A youth who bears a stunning resemblance to Robin is used by Catwoman when he ends up with amnesia.

5.00

2 votes

#13 - The Joke's on Robin

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/1968

Batman decides to go solo after Robin gets in his way while trying to apprehend the Joker.

5.00

2 votes

#14 - In Again Out Again Penguin

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/28/1968

Penguin commits crimes and frames them on Batman and Robin even though he is supposedly incarcerated.

5.00

2 votes

#15 - Two Penguins Too Many

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/19/1968

Real penguins wind up helping Penguin and Joker.

4.00

2 votes

#16 - The Fiendishly Frigid Fraud

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 12/21/1968

Massive ice balls randomly appear in Gotham City prompting the Caped Crusaders to hunt down Mr. Freeze, but is he really to blame?

3.00

2 votes

#17 - The Crime Computer

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/9/1968

Penguin seizes a mammoth computer to use to outwit Batman and Robin.

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3.00

2 votes

#18 - How Many Herring in a Wheelbarrow?

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/1968

Joker raids technology firms to build a powerful solar mirror he can use as a laser weapon.

2.00

1 votes

#19 - Simon the Pieman

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/30/1968

A flamboyant criminal pastry chef named Simon the Pieman and his gang steal valuables under the cover of the fairgrounds after they had gotten Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, and Mr. Freeze out of the way. Features Batgirl.

2.00

2 votes

#20 - It Takes Two to Make a Team

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 1/4/1969

Robin's confidence becomes as issue as the Penguin, the Joker, and the Riddler try to break up the Caped Crusaders.

2.00

1 votes

#21 - The Jigsaw Jeopardy

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 12/28/1968

His vanity offended when the Gotham Museum rejects his artwork, the Riddler seeks revenge by blowing up the building. Batman and Robin work through his riddles to try and stop him.