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Title	#	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original Airdate(s)
Rebirth
Rebirth, Part I	001	Curt Geda	Alan Burnett Paul Dini Stan Berkowitz	, 1999
Rebirth, Part II	002	Curt Geda	Alan Burnett Paul Dini Stan Berkowitz	, 1999
Bruce Wayne, the original Batman, retires after breaking his oath. 50 years later, Terrence "Terry" McGinnis' father is killed by "The Jokerz", but Terry thinks otherwise. Terry discovers the Batcave and steals the Batsuit to find who really killed his father.
Black Out	003	Dan Riba	Robert Goodman	, 1999
Terry, having just started to work for Bruce Wayne, faces off against the notorious mercenary Inque for the first time.
Golem	004	Butch Lukic	Hilary J. Bader	, 1999
Willie Watt has been picked on one too many times. He steals a construction robot from his father to scare the bullying Nelson Nash. But when Batman tries to stop the giant robot, it becomes bonded to Willie, giving him more power then he ever dreamed of.
The Winning Edge	005	Butch Lukic	Rich Fogel	April 11, 1999
The illegal strength-boosting "Slappers" are all the rage over Hill High School's athletes, and Bruce suspects that one of his old enemies, Bane, may have a hand in this.
Dead Man's Hand	006	Curt Geda	Stan Berkowitz	March 21, 1999
Terry must deal with both his rejection by his girlfriend, Dana, and an old enemy of Bruce's, the Royal Flush Gang, who pattern themselves after playing card ranks. Things look up for Terry when he meets a girl named Melanie who seems to share his problems, and have a dark side like Terry's.
Meltdown	007	Curt Geda	Hilary J. Bader Alan Burnett	February 14, 1999
Looking for a cure for his mutation into Blight, Derek Powers tests an experimental procedure to create a new body for him to inhabit. His test subject: Mr. Freeze, still alive after all these years.
Heroes	008	Butch Lukic	Rich Fogel	February 21, 1999
The Terrific Trio, a group of scientists who become heroes after gaining powers in an experiment gone awry make their way into Gotham. But as Magma, Freon, and 2-D Man soon learn, a hero's life isn't always what it's cracked up to be.
Spellbound	009	Butch Lukic	Robert Goodman	May 1, 1999
A villain known as Spellbinder uses hypnotic technology to orchestrate a string of robberies.
Shriek	010	Curt Geda	Stan Berkowitz	March 14, 1999
A scientist working for Derek Powers debuts as the soundwave-shooting villain Shriek, as part of an elaborate scheme to run Bruce Wayne out of his shared control over Wayne-Powers.
A Touch Of Curaré	011	Dan Riba	Hilary J. Bader	May 15, 1999
A deadly assasian is sent after D.A. Sam Young, husband of Commissioner Barabra Gordon. Batman's attempts to protect Young lead to conflicts with Gordon, and some surprising revelations about the past. Barbara mentioned that there was a bullet hole on her costume before. However, there was no mentioning that she was ever paralysed and became Oracle just as her mainstream counterpart.
Disappearing Inque	012	Curt Geda	Stan Berkowitz	May 8, 1999
Inque is freed by a lovesick worker at the cryogenics plant where she is being held. Trapped in her mutated form, she seeks to attain the chemicals that will allow her to once again regain her human shape, and get revenge on Batman and the "mysterious old man" who aids him.
Ascension	013	Yukio Suzuki	Robert Goodman	May 22, 1999
As Derek Powers' Blight persona slowly destroys what was left of his normal life, he turns to his son for help. Paxton Powers seems willing to help Batman bring his father in, but unfortunatly, deception and greed run in the family.
Joyride	014	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz	October 2, 1999
The Jokerz gang steals a new military fighter and goes on a rampage of destruction. This episode was a prologue to the animated feature Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.
Earth Mover	015	Dan Riba	Alan Burnett Stan Berkowitz	September 25, 1999
Weird earth-men are haunting one of Terry's friends. Her real father was buried in an old mine while trying to bury toxic waste with his partner, who is now raising his daughter. The waste allows him control over earth from his tomb, and he's out for revenge.
Splicers	016	Curt Geda	Evan Dorkin Sara Dyer	September 18, 1999
A new trend among teens involves mixing their genes with various animal ones. The head scientist for Chimera (who does the treatments) tries to kill the D.A. to keep the process legal and Batman intervenes. This episode marked Yvette Lowenthal's final performance as Chelsea Cunningham, and was replaced by Rachael Leigh Cook.
Lost Soul	017	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz	October 9, 1999
Terry must fight the batsuit when it is taken over by the virtual soul of a dead communications tycoon, a man who has literally become a 'ghost in the machine'. Without the aid of the suit, he must save the man's grandson from becoming a vehicle for his virtual brain. Actor Rider Strong previously worked with Will Friedle on sitcom Boy Meets World.
Blood Sport	018	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel	October 23, 1999
It's a case of the most dangerous game, with Batman as the prey. The Stalker, a big game hunter who was nearly killed in a hunting accident and as a result was physically enhanced, comes to Gotham, seeking what he believes is the only prey left on Earth worthy to face his skills, Batman.
Hidden Agenda	019	Hilary J. Bader Shuan McLaughlin	Curt Geda	October 18, 1999
The brilliant leader of a faction of the Jokerz gang attempts revenge on Max Gibson, a fellow student. Terry's efforts to help her are complicated by her efforts to find out the true identity of Batman, whom she is convinced is a student at school.
Once Burned	020	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz	November 6, 1999
The Royal Flush Gang's Ten returns on a mission to rescue her family from the Jokerz gang. When Melenie appoaches Terry for help, he is forced to decide whether or not to put his relationship with Dana at risk, and if Batman can really trust Ten. Sarah Douglas from Superman and Superman II replaced Amanda Donohoe as Queen.
Hooked Up	021	Dan Riba	Robert Goodman	November 13, 1999
VR, the perfect escape for young people who can no longer deal with real life. However several teens and young adults are winding up in comas as Spellbinder begins using the technology to get kids addicted to fantasy. Actor Jason Marsden, who played Donny, are best friends with actor Will Friedle, and recurringly working together on some projects such as teen comedy feature Trojan War.
Rats	022	Curt Geda	Rich Fogel	November 20, 1999
Dana, who feels she has been ignored and let down by Terry once too often, begins receiving roses from a secret admirer. When she is abducted by the mystery man, a boy named Patrick who lives in the sewers because of his rat-like appearance, Batman may be the only one who can save her.
Mind Games	023	Butch Lukic	Alan Burnett	December 4, 1999
Terry has mysterious visions of a young girl asking him for help. His search for her leads him into confrontation with a group of people with incredible powers known as the Brain Trust.
Revenant	024	Kyoung-Won Lim	Hilary J. Bader	December 11, 1999
After a series of unexplainable events, all the kids in Terry's class think that the ghost of a dead student is haunting their high school. But Terry is skeptical, and he eventually proves that Willie Watt, a former classmate who has developed psychokinetic powers, is causing the eerie occurrences.
Babel	025	Curt Geda	Stan Berkowitz	January 8, 2000
A vengeance-seeking Shriek uses his knowledge of sound to take away Gotham's ability to communicate. His price for returning things to normal? Batman's life.
Terry's Friend Dates A Robot	026	Dan Riba	Paul Dini John P. McCann	January 15, 2000
Howard Groote, a hopless nerd at school, purchases an illegal android in the form of a beautiful girl to pose as his girlfriend. When his plan works and he begins flirting with other students, "Cynthia" becomes jealous, and is powerful enough to be a very dangerous threat.
Eyewitness	027	Butch Lukic	Rich Fogel Hilary J. Bader	January 22, 2000
Because Commissioner Gordon thinks he sees Batman involved with the untimely death of Mad Stan, Batman must run from the law. Fortunately, Bruce uncovers the truth and proves Batman to be innocent: the murder was a hallucination, engineered by Spellbinder.
Zeta	028	Dan Riba	Robert Goodman	April 8, 2000
Batman joins forces with the military to recover a holomorphic android assassin, until he discovers that the robot has escaped the government clutches because it no longer wants to kill. Batman then teams to robot to try and fend off the military. This episode leads into the spin-off series The Zeta Project. This was actress Stockard Canning's last episode as Commissioner Barbara Gordon. She was replaced by Angie Harmon in later episodes.
The Last Resort	029	Curt Geda	Stan Berkowitz	March 4, 2000
A new program for troubled kids is becoming a popular last resort among parents in Gotham, but the "ranch" isn't everything it seems. When Terry's friend Chelsea Cunningham gets sent to the ranch Terry goes to investigate but bites off a little more than he can chew. The exchange between Chelsea and Terry at the beginning of the second act is arguably one of the most touching scenes in the second season. Actress Rachael Leigh Cook replaced Yvette Lowenthal as Chelsea, and was the final episode for the character. She was seen again on Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, again voiced by Cook.
Final Cut	030	Butch Lukic	Hilary J. Bader Alan Burnett	February 5, 2000
Bruce is out of town and incommunicado when Curaré - the assassin - returns to Gotham. With Max's help, Batman is able to capture Curaré and disarm the assassin's bomb just in time.
Armory	031	Kyoung-Won Lim	John P. McCann	March 11, 2000
After losing his job as a weapons designer, the father of one of Terry's friends turns to technology thefts as 'Armory' to make ends meet.
Sneak Peak	032	Dan Riba	Alan Burnett Stan Berkowitz	March 25, 2000
A gossip reporter acquires the technology to become "incorporeal" and walk through walls. Becoming the ultimate peeping Tom, he discovers Batman's identity and threatens to reveal it on national television.
Plague	033	Butch Lukic	Rich Fogel	April 15, 2000
Stalker returns, this time in the employ of the U.S. government. Batman reluctantly joins forces with his former enemy, Stalker, to hunt down a wily criminal named False Face, who has stolen a dangerous virus for a criminal organization called KOBRA.
The Eggbaby	034	Hilary J. Bader Alan Burnett	James Tucker	April 1, 2000
Terry is forced to take a computer-simulated 'baby' with him as Batman to make the grade in Family Studies. Due to the terrorism attacks on September 11th 2001 and the terrorism content on the show's final episode, this episode was aired again on Kids' WB on September 14th 2001 instead of the other titled Unmasked.
April Moon	035	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz James Tucker	April 22, 2000
A bionics designer is forced to give a gang of street punks robotic upgrades after they kidnap his wife, April. The episode is named for the famous song of the same name.
Payback	036	Kyoung-Won Lim	Robert Goodman	May 13, 2000
A new vigilante, who calls himself Payback, begins taking revenge on the tormentors of troubled teenagers.
Sentries of the Last Cosmos	037	Dan Riba	John Shirely Rich Fogel	May 6, 2000
A game designer uses teen's devotion to the game universe to use them in eliminating his enemies and rivals. The episode lightly references Star Wars and other popular culture elements, especially in the area of video games.
Big Time	038	[[]]	Robert Goodman Stan Berkowitz	October 7, 2000
When a friend from Terry's past returns, "Big Time", he tries to stop him from making the same mistakes and going back to jail. Details of Terry's troubled past has revealed.
Untouchable	039	Dan Riba	Hilary H. Bader	September 23, 2000
Batman goes up against a new foe called The Repellar, and what's his connection to WaynePower?
Where's Terry?	040	Kyoung-Won Lim	Robert Goodman	May 27, 2000
Terry gets trapped in the subways and tunnel beneath Gotham and Bruce must ally with Max to find him. Appearance by Shriek as main villain.
Ace in the Hole	041	James Tucker	Hilary J. Bader	Agust 19, 2000
The history of Ace, Bruce Wayne's canine ally, and his role in ending an underground dog-fighting ring.
Kings' Ransom	042	Butch Lukic	Rich Fogel	September 16, 2000
The Royal Flush Gang Return ,minus 10, attempt to up their reputation. However, after they are double crossed by Paxton Powers, both Paxton and the gang seek to up their bank accounts through Wayne. Actress Angie Harmon replaced Stockard Canning as Commissioner Barbara Gordon.
Betrayal	043	Kyoung-Won Lim	Robert Goodman Stan Berkowitz	December 9, 2000
Big Time returns to Gotham, causing problems for both Batman and his later-ego Terry McGinnis, who still feels guilty for what happened to Big Time.
Out of the Past	044	James Tucker	Paul Dini	October 21, 2001
Bruce Wayne's long-lost love Talia returns, visiting the aging hero on his birthday, the still-beautiful Talia offers Bruce the ultimate gift - eternal youth. Bruce has kept many photos of women who he had fonding relationship throughout the series in the files of his hard drive since Batman: The Animated Series. Strangely, he didn't kept pictures of Andrea Beaumont,Susan Maguire, Kathy Duquesne, and Wonder Woman though realistically speaking the latter two would not be included since both of the corresponding animated media that they appeared in were created after Batman Beyond had finished. This episode marked Kevin Conroy's singing performance as a Stage-Batman. He would be performing the song "Am I Blue" on Justice League Unlimited episode "This Little Piggy".
Speak No Evil	045	Dan Riba	Stan Berkowitz	November 4, 2001
Batman reluctantly agrees to aid a genectically enhanced gorilla find the kidnapper of his mother, a vicious poacher.
Inqueling	046	Butch Lukic	Hilary J. Bader	September 30, 2001
Inque has returned. Unfortunately, her latest job ends in betrayal and she is forced to turn to someone she hasn't seen in years, her daughter.
Unmasked	047	Hilary H. Bader	[[Kyung Won-Lim ]] \|\| December 18, 2001
Terry recounting with Max of one of his earlier adventures as Batman, when he revealed his feature to a child that led him being a target to KOBRA. This episode was originally scheduled to air on Kids' WB on September 14th, but was pulled due to its terrorism content after the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York City, the Pentagon on Arlington County, and Shanksville area. Instead, it premiered on the Cartoon Network on December 18th. The episode The Eggbaby was aired on September 14th. The last episode of the show, but not a series finale. The world of Batman Beyond is explored again on crossovers with other animated series Static Shock and Justice League Unlimited. The episode "Epilogue from Justice League Unlimited serves as the de facto series finale of the show, revealed a shocking secret from Amanda Waller of Terry, Bruce, and their families.
colspan="5" align="center"\| The Curse of the Kobra
The Curse of the Kobra, Part I	048	James Tucker	Stan Berkowitz	February 3, 2001
The Curse of the Kobra, Part II	049	Dan Riba	Stan Berkowitz	February 10, 2001
Terry must rescue a kidnapped Max and take down 'Kobra' before they release a bomb that will destroy Gotham.
colspan="5" align="center"\| The Call (Batman Beyond)
The Call, Part I	050	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel Hilary J. Bader	November 11, 2001
The Call, Part II	051	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel Hilary J. Bader	November 18, 2001
Superman drafts Batman into the Justice League Unlimited when he suspects there is a traitor among them. Batman ferrets out the traitor, and the reason for his treasonous behavior. It all comes down to a one-on-one battle between Batman and one of the greatest heroes of all time. Tim Daly didn't reprise his role as Superman from Superman: The Animated Series . Christopher McDonald, who voiced the character's father Jor-El, took over the role. The two part episodes served as a basis for the new animated series Justice League.
Countdown	052	Rob Davies	Robert Goodman Joseph Kuhr	April 7, 2001
Zeta returns to Gotham City to look for his creator, but falls into the clutches of Mad Stan, who turns him into a walking time-bomb. Batman must track Zeta down before time runs out.

[edit] Further appearances

Title Card	Title	#	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original Airdate(s)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
		003	Paul Dini Glen Murakami Bruce Timm	Curt Geda	December 12, 2000
	Terry McGinnis must deal with the threat of The Joker, who has mysteriously appeared in the future, and along with with him, the revelations of Bruce Wayne's past.
The Zeta Project
	Shadows	008	Tim Maltby	Hilary J. Bader Rich Fogel	April 7th, 2001
	After IU7 attacks Zeta in a shopping mall, Batman gets his hands on damaged vid-footage, and mistakenly believes Zeta has reverted to killing. Feeling responsible for letting Zeta run free, Batman sets out to hunt down his former friend.
Static Shock
	Future Shock	008	Vic Dal Chele	Stan Berkowitz	January 17, 2004
	Static is sent 40 years into the future, where he has to help the Batman of that era, Terry McGinnis, save a captured superhero: Static's future self.
Justice League Unlimited
	The Once and Future Thing, part I: Weird Western Tales	Dan Riba	Dwayne McDuffie	January 22, 2005	12
	Batman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern chase Chronos to the past, where they team up with some of the greatest DC heroes of the Old West. After defeating stolen future tech in that era, they again follow Chronos to the future. Warhawk from the Batman Beyond era is revealed to be Green Lantern and Hawkgirl's son. Guest starring: Bat-Lash, Jonah -Hex and other DC Characters from the old west. This episode also teases with the idea of Wonder Woman and Batman having a relationship.
	The Once and Future Thing, part 2: Time Warped	Joaquim dos Santos	Dwayne McDuffie	January 29, 2005	13
	Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman’s chase Chronos into the future Gotham City of Batman Beyond, just in time to face a battle with a group of Jokerz beside that era's Justice League. The time travelers are taken to the Justice League Unlimited refuge. An older Bruce Wayne reveals the street gang they fought together was enhanced by Chronos who lead them to kill the rest of the League of that era. The combined heroes defeat the retooled Jokerz, and Batman traps Chronos in a time loop, right before he started his first time travel. This episode has homages to Crisis On Inifite Earths. The only place in the JLU universe in which Hal Jordan appears as Green Lantern.
	Epilogue	Dan Riba	Dwayne McDuffie	July 23, 2005	26
	In the future, Amanda Waller reveals to an older Terry McGinnis that through her scientific manipulations, he is actually Bruce Wayne's genetic son. The final scene in this episode mirrors the first scene in Batman: The Animated Series, as the creative team thought it could possibly be the final JLU episode.

[edit] Continuity

This DC animated universe episode list is in the same continuity with:
Batman: The Animated Series episodes Superman: The Animated Series episodes The Static Shock episodes The Justice League episodes The Batman Beyond episodes The Zeta Project episodes