Your personal top/bottom 10 episodes of BTAS/TNBA

[Heehaw]

Coming up with this top 10 was rather difficult. There were enough shows to make a couple more best of lists and I don't think any less of them and there is a large amount of shows that didn't make the long list that I love. My list is pretty organic, so it might be different with each passing week. Still, these are the ones that I can watch over and over again and never tire.

I judge 2-parters separately. True, it may be one story, but the technical aspects can be drastically different from part to part. If one part is bad, from a craftsmanship point of view, I refuse to judge it on equal terms with the other part, provided it is of better quality.

Also, a great story and bad craftmanship doesn't cut it with me either. This is animation and the quality should be above average if one is to use the medium to tell a story. If it isn't, it should have been told in some other form. Why waste the time and resources, and MY time if the animation and voice acting is subpar. Story be darned.

Top:

-Appointment in Crime Alley
Loved the generalized nature of the whole thing. Basically, this is Bats on patrol, no super villain, no driving force. He's out there helping the citizenry. This is also one of my top 5 scores of the series.

-Robin's Reckoning Part 1 and 2
Yeah, cheated and included both parts(11 shows on list). They are equal and create one masterpiece. There is no difference in the quality of the two shows like so many of the other 2-parters. Tragic story, great score, some of the coolest animation ever on the small screen, esp. the flashback portions.

-Two-Face, Part 1
Great animation, tragic stuff. Adult oriented.

-POV
Liked the fractured structure. Another great score. The way the "boss" was kept in the background and not that big of a deal was tops with me. Some of the best animation in the series and liked the focus off of Batman.

-A Bullet for Bullock
The brilliant jazz score hands down. This is great stuff. The animation is great, too. Liked the fact that Batman isn't the focus and is treated as a secondary character.

-The Laughing Fish
The best Joker episode. Mindblowingly eerie score. Fantastic use of silohoette[sp?]. Weird, hazy-like visual to the thing. Joker at his most psychotic.

-It's Never Too Late
Great characters, no supervillains. Tragic, sad and uplifting at the same time.

-Read My Lips
Another jazzy score. Classy.

-Second Chance
More tragedy and awesome animation. Great use of Two-Face character. All human and no cartoony crap.

-Paging the Crime Doctor
Another non-super villain show. Liked the relationships between all the characters. Mobsters.

Bottom:

-Christmas with the Joker
The worst animation and voice acting of the series. Nobody gets it right. Screwy art and perspective. Stupid Joker robots, ridiculous dialogue, a Christmas Tree rocket. Just plain dumb.

-Joker's Favor
Ditto, though the acting and animation were only slightly better.

-Moon of the Wolf
Crap animation. Moe is in it. Terrible score. Major color shift problems.

-Cat Scratch Fever
Moe's back. More bad animation and plain ridiculous henchmen.

-Critters
No comment.

-I've Got a Batman in my Basement
More crap animation, that stupid vulture. I hate kids in anything.

-The Last Laugh
Horrid Mark Hamill delivery, as well as, Conroy. Bad animation and semi-annoying score.

-The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne
Batman swinging all the way around a mountain with a single grappling hook line pretty much spells it out. Putrid animation. Horrible waste of the villains.

-If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
Putrid animation. Silly maze and more silly flying hand. Liked the ending and painted cels, though.

-Sins of the Father
Bad animation and waste of Two-Face. Gotta love it when somebody gets punched and they fly 30 feet backwards. Common occurance in TNBA.

-Cult of the Cat
Ridiculous giant cat. Bad animation.

-Beware the Creeper
The Three Stooges. Not funny. Bad animation. I'm so glad this guy wasn't a regular as originally intended.

[warmachine04]

Personal top 10:
1. The Trial
2. On Leather Wings
3. Harley's Holiday
4. Feat of Clay pt. 2
5. Beware the Gray Ghost
6. The Underwellers
7. Bane
8. The Last Laugh
9. The Ultimate Thrill
10. Vendetta

[Justice League 2000]

hello my good friends
my top 10

1. on leather wings

2.I got batman in my basement

3. grey ghost

4. the trial

5. cat scatch fever.

6. christmas with the joker.

7.read my lips

8. batgirl returns

9. the lion and the unicorn

10. the demon within

that my personal top 10. :bosko:

[The Dark Knight]

In no particular order:

Two-Face
Heart of Ice
Joker's Favor
Feat of Clay
Mudslide
The Clock King
If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
Robin's Reckoning
Almost Got I'm
Perchance to Dream

Keep in mind that there are episodes I don't even remember, like "On Leather Wings", and I also grouped two parters together because it's really unfair to judge only half a story, that and it made my list a lot easier to make.

[Joker85]

Top 10 favorites:
1. Almost Got 'Im
2. Heart Of Ice
3. Harlequinade
4. Appointment In Crime Alley
5. Mad Love
6. Judgement Day
7. On Leather Wings
8. The Man Who Killed Batman
9. Pretty Poison
10. A Bullet For Bullock

Top 10 Least Favorites:
1. Critters
2. Legends Of The Dark Knight
3. Moon Of The Wolf
4. I've Got Batman In My Basement
5. The Underdwellers
6. The Terrible Trio
7. Torch Song
8. Girls Night Out
9. Tyger, Tyger
10. Beware The Creeper

[MILatino]

Originally posted by Heehaw
With all this talk of best of polls, I decided to throw out my personal top and bottom 10 episodes. I won't take into account the STAS shows with Bats.

You and I have similar tastes. I like real villians who are cunning and difficult to catch. I don't generally like people with super-gadgets, all action/no plot, super-powered, aliens, etc. Just good solid stories.

Here's my list.

1. I Am the Night
2. Robin’s Reckoning
3. Appointment in Crime Alley
4. Two-Face
5. Second Chance
6. Heart of Steel
7. Shadow of the Bat
8. Fear of Victory
9. Joker’s Favor
10. Harley’s Holiday

I know that "Heart of Steel" involved robots, but they were treated as an oddity, and they didn't fly or do particularly strange things other than have superior strength, which is what you would expect from a robot.

"Harley's Holiday" was hysterical.

"I Am the Night" is the most spectacular episode of any Batman animation I have ever seen. The writing, the strong voice acting, the use of so many characters (most of whom were regulars), the action (especially the slow-motion finale)... superb.

[The Game]

My top ten are here- put alot of thought into this. Two parters are counted as one- I think that's the way they are meant to be seen.

1. Heart of Ice- Hands down the best episode. Gotta love it, the animation is great, and Mr. Freeze is shown in his absolute definitive presentation. The story and dialogue are simply out of this world.

2. Two-Face- This Two-Parter is amazing. Suberb animation, and very well done with the Bruce-Harvey relationship. Very well written and pulled off.

3. I Am the Night- Possibly the best defining episode of Batman for the series. Excellent character sketch, amazingly written with good animation.

4. Robin's Reckoning- Simply one of the best. Robin defies Batman for the first time, we see his origins, and there are some moments that are just tattooed on my brain. Superb animation, I mean, part one won an Emmy!

5. The Laughing Fish- Possibly the best Joker episode from the series, it is just fantastic. The premise is goofy but it's pulled off perfectly- the Joker seeming evil, the Bullock/Batman unsteadiness, the climax, all done to perfection.

6. Mad Love- By far the best TNBA episode, this is "the" Harley Quinn episode. It just brings you into her head, and it is truly the emotional climax of the series, good animation and a fantastic story make this one gold.

7. Almost Got 'Im- I don't know why it's so good, but it is. Amazing animation and story telling (Batman undercover, who knew?) leading the climax with Catwoman and her "Almost Got 'Im!" is money. Just a great episode for so many reasons.

8. Joker's Favor- I just love the way Joker is portayed in this episode, a truly homicidal madman. He's so... Evil. It's very well-written, and is Harley's first appearence as well as the first episode I saw, so I've got a soft spot for it.

9. Harley and Ivy- It's not that great, it's simply one of my favorites- I mean Harley and Ivy are awesome together! Good sotry and animation, and one of the best moments ever: "No man can take us down," ...... Just Montoya! :)

10. Old Wounds- Second best of TNBA, this is an awesome view of what went down between Bruce and Dick. Just awesome story telling and all, very entertaining.

And now my worst ten...

1. Critters
2. The Forgotten
3. The Underdwellers
4. Tyger, Tyger
5. The Terrible Trio
6. Make 'Em Laugh
7. Chemistry
8. The Demon Within
9. Cold Comfort
10. Sideshow

These all suck for so many reasons...

[Nightflower]

My top ten:

1. Perchance to Dream
2. Mad as a Hatter
3. Heart of Ice
4. Almost Got 'Im
5. Catwalk
6. Growing Pains
7. Harliquinade
8. The Cat and The Claw, part 1
9. Two-Face, part 1
10. The Laughing Fish

[Failure]

Hmm... in no specific order. And 2 parters count as one.

Favorites:
1. Perchance to Dream (this one actually is my favorite of all time)
2. Robin's Reckoning
3. Over the Edge
4. Heart of Ice
5. Mad Love
6. Mudslide
7. I Am The Night
8. Growing Pains
9. House and Garden
10. Second Chance

Least Favorites:
1. Critters
2. Babydoll
3. Love is a Croc
4. Legends of the Dark Knight
5. The Underdwellers
6. The Lion and the Unicorn
7. Tyger, Tyger
8. Torch Song
9. The Terrible Trio
10. Showdown

[Frank White]

1. Two-Face Part One( nuff said)

2. The Demons Quest Part Two (The Score during the fight between Al Ghul and Batman is the best in the series IMHO

3. Trial ( Shows just how demented Batman Rogues Galary is)

4. Nothing to Fear (this episode was so beautifully done, especially the climax when Batman is hanging off of the blimp)

5. Mad as a Hatter( I think this is what its called. But anyway this was the first cartoon episode I have EVER seen where I actually felt bad for the villian. I just felt so bad seeing the Mad Hatter laying down beaten looking at Alice and her boyfriend

6. Mad Love( too many classic scenes and lines to ignore)

7. Heart of Ice ( The emotion is Mr. Freeze's voice is enough to secure this episode a top ten spot.

8. I Am the Night ( Defined the Batman )

9. Over the Edge( Wow. This Ep was over the top. I would have made it a two-parter though)

10. His Silicon Soul ( The Batman Robot makes you empathize with him so much)

HONORABLE MENTIONS

House and Garden
Harliquinade
Second Chance
Pretty Poison
Feat of Clay


On a side note please critize/ make comments about my list

[MILatino]

Oh, I forgot to consider "See No Evil" which was outstanding.

Michael Gross ("Family Ties") and Jean Smart ("Designing Women") were great as bickering ex-spouses. Their dialogue was quite mature, and Kimmy's reaction in finding out Mojo's identity was exactly what I expected her mother would have taught her to do.

Batman's line at the end was worthy of a Charles Bronson movie: [very butch] "Peek-a-boo..." :cool: