Batman: The Animated Series

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Batman: The Animated Series
Also known asThe Adventures of Batman & Robin
Genre
Created byEric Radomski
Bruce W. Timm
Based onBatman
by Bob Kane (credited) and Bill Finger (uncredited)
Developed by
Written by
Voices of
Theme music composerDanny Elfman
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes85 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJean MacCurdy
Tom Ruegger
Producers
Running time22 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. Animation
Original release
NetworkFox Kids
ReleaseSeptember 5, 1992 (1992-09-05) –
September 15, 1995 (1995-09-15)
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Batman: The Animated Series (often shortened as Batman TAS or BTAS)[1] is an American animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, it originally aired on Fox Kids from September 5, 1992, to September 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes.[2][3][4] Mid-way through the series' run, it was re-titled The Adventures of Batman & Robin.

Batman: The Animated Series has received widespread acclaim since its release and was hailed as a groundbreaking superhero show, receiving praise for its writing, art design, voice acting, orchestrated soundtrack, and modernization of its title character's source material.[5][6] Its critical success led to the show winning multiple Daytime Emmy Awards,[7] as well as the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Programming.[8]

After the series ended its original run, a follow-up titled The New Batman Adventures began airing on Kids' WB in 1997 as a continuation of the series, featuring a revamped animation style. Lasting 24 episodes, it has often been included in the same syndicated re-run packages and home media releases as the final season. Batman: The Animated Series also became the first in the continuity of the shared DC Animated Universe, which spawned further animated TV series, feature films, comic books and video games with much of the same creative talent, including the 1993 theatrical release Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.

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  5. ^ Solomon, Brian (May 2023). Superheroes!: The History of a Pop-Culture Phenomenon from Ant-Man to Zorro. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781493064526.
  6. ^ George, Richard (January 26, 2007). "The Greatest Comic Book Cartoons Of All Time". IGN. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Batman: The Animated Series – Awards". IMDb. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Batman: The Animated Series". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 6, 2021.