The Cat and the Claw

"The Cat and the Claw"
Batman: The Animated Series episodes
Title card for Part 1
Episode nos.	Season 1 Episodes 15 and 16
Directed by	Kevin Altieri (Part 1) and Dick Sebast (Part 2)
Story by	Sean Catherine Derek and Laren Bright
Teleplay by	Jules Dennis and Richard Mueller
Featured music	Danny Elfman and Shirley Walker
Editing by	Joe Gall
Original air dates	September 5, 1992 (1992-09-05) (Part 1) September 12, 1992 (Part 2)
Running time	22 minutes
Guest appearances
Adrienne Barbeau as Catwoman/Selina Kyle Kate Mulgrew as Red Claw
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"The Cat and the Claw" is a two-part episode of Batman: The Animated Series, directed by Kevin Altieri and Dick Sebast, which aired on September 5 and September 12, 1992, respectively. Although the episodes were produced consecutively as the 15th and 16th episodes of the first season, the first part aired as the series premiere and was separated from the second part, which was the eighth episode aired.

The plot introduces Catwoman, who tries to purchase land for a mountain lion reserve but a group of terrorists led by Red Claw thwart her,^[1] so she and Batman have to put aside their differences in order to stop Red Claw.^[2]