Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series is a cartoon series based off the Batman comic books. It first aired on Fox Kids from 1992 to 1995, before switching networks to Kids' WB in 1997 as The New Batman Adventures.

"Why! It's! Batman!"

 * 1) Epic opening sequence, complete with a rearranged version of the 1989 Batman theme by Danny Elfman.
 * It, along with Spider-Man: The Animated Series, X-Men: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series, helped save superhero cartoons, which were in a really bad spot thanks to many poor-quality shows throughout the '60s, '70s and '80s.
 * 1) Very well-written stories, such as:
 * 2) *"Trial"; an episode that examines if Batman really is the cause of his enemies.
 * 3) *"Almost Got 'Im"; a "villain episode" where the members of Batman's rogue's gallery recount their failed attempts at killing him.
 * 4) *"Heart of Ice"; a reimagining of Mr. Freeze's backstory that won a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program".
 * 5) *"Beware the Gray Ghost"; a tribute to the 1966 Batman TV series starring Adam West as the titular character.
 * 6) Great voice acting, especially Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker.
 * 7) *Mark Hamill's role as the Joker led him to become one of the best-known villain voice actors, and he has since gone on to voice the Joker in many other Batman-related projects, including the Batman: Arkham videogame series.
 * 8) While it was marketed towards younger audiences it had a mature tone but still was toned enough for children to understand, many of the stories were dark and mature, showing that the people behind the show knew that kids could handle it.
 * 9) Many great villains, some of whom can be sympathized with (such as Mr. Freeze, who was re-written as a tragic villain who only wanted revenge for himself and his terminally-ill wife).
 * 10) Well-done action sequences.
 * 11) Superb animation.
 * 12) Started the DC Animated Universe.
 * 13) Had interesting original villains like Baby Doll and Red Claw.
 * 14) Introduced us to Harley Quinn, the Joker's girlfriend, who would eventually be integrated to the main DC comics.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The series has some weak episodes (most notably "I've Got Batman in My Basement" and "The Terrible Trio").
 * 2) The animation quality is very inconsistent, with TMS usually providing the good animation and amateur studios like AKOM providing the cheaper animation.
 * 3) Despite being a kids' action show, there was censorship here and there, including the infamous scene where a man touched Harley Quinn's breasts and she fights back using a fake hand, shouting "Back off, rich boy! I'm armed!".

Reception
Because of its more mature setting (whilst still being a kids' show) and well-written stories, Batman: The Animated Series received critical acclaim and is widely regarded and is constantly referred as one of the greatest animated shows ever made.

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Trivia

 * The show spawned the "Back off, rich boy! I'm armed!" internet meme.