"Robert Kaiser" <> wrote in message news:<K2bLc.115859$>...
> What is the best viewing order for the new "Batman: The Animated Series" DVD
> set? I have read that these episodes are presented in production order. Is
> this correct? Even if so, is the production order the same order that they
> were intended to be viewed in?
The production order is different than the broadcast order and even
then the series differs from production order by putting two-part
episodes together when they were both produced and aired farther
apart.
The most glaring error in using the production order is that you get a
Robin episode very early on. Robin wasn't introduced until much later
in the run so on some early episodes like "The Sewer King" it's now
logical to ask "Hey, where's Robin?" when on the airdate run you
hadn't even seen Robin yet.
I found the broadcast order at
http://www.tvtome.com:
Season 1
1. 1-1 513 05-Sep-1992 The Cat and the Claw
2. 1-2 501 06-Sep-1992 On Leather Wings
3. 1-3 514 07-Sep-1992 Heart of Ice
4. 1-4 520 08-Sep-1992 Feat of Clay
5. 1-5 521 09-Sep-1992 Feat of Clay, Part II
6. 1-6 511 10-Sep-1992 It's Never Too Late
7. 1-7 522 11-Sep-1992 Joker's Favor
8. 1-8 516 12-Sep-1992 The Cat and the Claw, Part II
9. 1-9 505 14-Sep-1992 Pretty Poison
10. 1-10 503 15-Sep-1992 Nothing to Fear
11. 1-11 509 16-Sep-1992 Be a Clown
12. 1-12 526 17-Sep-1992 Appointment in Crime Alley
13. 1-13 507 18-Sep-1992 P.O.V.
14. 1-14 525 21-Sep-1992 The Clock King
15. 1-15 504 22-Sep-1992 The Last Laugh
16. 1-16 529 23-Sep-1992 Eternal Youth
17. 1-17 510 25-Sep-1992 Two-Face
18. 1-18 517 28-Sep-1992 Two-Face, Part II
19. 1-19 524 29-Sep-1992 Fear of Victory
20. 1-20 512 30-Sep-1992 I've Got Batman in My Basement
21. 1-21 523 05-Oct-1992 Vendetta
22. 1-22 519 06-Oct-1992 Prophecy of Doom
23. 1-23 508 08-Oct-1992 The Forgotten
24. 1-24 527 12-Oct-1992 Mad as a Hatter
25. 1-25 531 14-Oct-1992 The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy
26. 1-26 530 19-Oct-1992 Perchance to Dream
27. 1-27 506 21-Oct-1992 The Underdwellers
28. 1-28 534 26-Oct-1992 Night of the Ninja
29. 1-29 536 29-Oct-1992 The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne
30. 1-30 541 30-Oct-1992 Tyger, Tyger
31. 1-31 528 03-Nov-1992 Dreams in Darkness
32. 1-32 518 04-Nov-1992 Beware the Gray Ghost
33. 1-33 535 05-Nov-1992 Cat Scratch Fever
34. 1-34 549 09-Nov-1992 I Am the Night
35. 1-35 546 10-Nov-1992 Almost Got 'Im
36. 1-36 542 11-Nov-1992 Moon of the Wolf
37. 1-37 545 12-Nov-1992 Terror in the Sky
38. 1-38 502 13-Nov-1992 Christmas With the Joker
39. 1-39 538 16-Nov-1992 Heart of Steel
40. 1-40 544 17-Nov-1992 Heart of Steel, Part II
41. 1-41 539 18-Nov-1992 If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
42. 1-42 540 19-Nov-1992 Joker's Wild
43. 1-43 560 20-Nov-1992 His Silicon Soul
44. 1-44 550 23-Nov-1992 Off Balance
45. 1-45 548 24-Nov-1992 What is Reality?
46. 1-46 533 10-Jan-1993 The Laughing Fish
47. 1-47 556 18-Jan-1993 Harley and Ivy
48. 1-48 555 24-Jan-1993 The Mechanic
49. 1-49 551 01-Feb-1993 The Man Who Killed Batman
50. 1-50 554 02-Feb-1993 Zatanna
51. 1-51 532 07-Feb-1993 Robin's Reckoning
52. 1-52 547 08-Feb-1993 Birds of a Feather
53. 1-53 537 14-Feb-1993 Robin's Reckoning, Part II
54. 1-54 558 22-Feb-1993 Blind as a Bat
55. 1-55 543 23-Feb-1993 Day of the Samurai
56. 1-56 515 24-Feb-1993 See No Evil
57. 1-57 559 03-May-1993 The Demon's Quest
58. 1-58 563 04-May-1993 The Demon's Quest, Part II
59. 1-59 564 10-May-1993 Read My Lips
60. 1-60 562 24-May-1993 Fire From Olympus
Season 2
61. 2-1 557 13-Sep-1993 Shadow of the Bat
62. 2-2 561 14-Sep-1993 Shadow of the Bat, Part II
63. 2-3 552 15-Sep-1993 Mudslide
64. 2-4 565 16-Sep-1993 The Worry Men
65. 2-5 553 17-Sep-1993 Paging the Crime Doctor
Feature Movie
F-1 25-Dec-1993 Mask of the Phantasm
Season 2
66. 2-6 570 02-May-1994 House And Garden
67. 2-7 566 03-May-1994 Sideshow
68. 2-8 569 09-May-1994 Avatar
69. 2-9 568 16-May-1994 Trial
70. 2-10 572 23-May-1994 Harlequinade
Season 3
71. 3-1 575 10-Sep-1994 Bane
72. 3-2 580 17-Sep-1994 Second Chance
73. 3-3 579 24-Sep-1994 Riddler's Reform
74. 3-4 576 01-Oct-1994 Baby-Doll
75. 3-5 573 08-Oct-1994 Time Out of Joint
76. 3-6 581 15-Oct-1994 Harley's Holiday
77. 3-7 583 05-Nov-1994 Make 'Em Laugh
78. 3-8 585 12-Nov-1994 Batgirl Returns
79. 3-9 582 19-Nov-1994 Lock-Up
80. 3-10 584 26-Nov-1994 Deep Freeze
Season 4
81. 4-1 571 11-Sep-1995 The Terrible Trio
82. 4-2 578 12-Sep-1995 Showdown
83. 4-3 574 13-Sep-1995 Catwalk
84. 4-4 567 14-Sep-1995 A Bullet for Bullock
85. 4-5 577 15-Sep-1995 The Lion & the Unicorn
Video
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