"The Batman" (2004)TV series 2004-????

Director:

Ginny McSwain

Writers:

Adam Beechen (writer) and
Duane Capizzi (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

11 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Crime | Family | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Bring on The Batman!

Plot:

A young Bruce Wayne is in his third year of trying to establish himself as Batman, protector of Gotham City...

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Early Batman | Based On Comic Book | Based On Comic | Secret Identity

Awards:

5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Rino Romano	...	Bruce Wayne / ... (64 episodes, 2004-2008)
Alastair Duncan	...	Alfred Pennyworth / ... (48 episodes, 2004-2008)

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Series Directed by
Brandon Vietti		(13 episodes, 2004-2007)
Seung Kim		(7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sam Liu		(7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Vinton Heuck		(5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher Berkeley		(4 episodes, 2005-2008)
Anthony Chun		(4 episodes, 2005-2007)
John Fang		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matt Youngberg		(2 episodes, 2007)
Ginny McSwain		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Steven Melching		(9 episodes, 2004-2007)
Bob Kane		(7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Alexx Van Dyne		(7 episodes, 2005-2008)
Joseph Kuhr		(7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Greg Weisman		(5 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stan Berkowitz		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael Jelenic		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jane Espenson		(2 episodes, 2007)
Douglas Petrie		(2 episodes, 2007)
Adam Beechen		(1 episode, 2004)
Duane Capizzi		(1 episode, 2004)
Greg Klein		(1 episode, 2004)
Thomas Pugsley		(1 episode, 2004)
Robert Goodman		(1 episode, 2008)
J.D. Murray		(unknown episodes)
Christopher Yost		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Kimberly Smith	....	associate producer / line producer (17 episodes, 2004-2007)
Michael Goguen	....	supervising producer (9 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jeff Matsuda	....	producer (9 episodes, 2004-2007)
Linda Steiner	....	producer (9 episodes, 2004-2007)
Glen Murakami	....	producer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sander Schwartz	....	executive producer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Alan Burnett	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Duane Capizzi	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Original Music by
Thomas Chase		(19 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Film Editing by
Margaret Hou		(6 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Casting by
Michael Hack		(7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Ginny McSwain		(7 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Art Direction by
Jeff Matsuda		(6 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Production Management
Tramm Wigzell	....	executive in charge of production / executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network (28 episodes, 2004-2006)
Judge Plummer	....	production manager (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ian Richter	....	executive in charge of production (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bonnie Buckner	....	post-production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Margaret M. Dean	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Toshi Hiruma	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sam Register	....	executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Howard Schwartz	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Andi Rodriguez	....	production manager (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Rebecca Lau	....	assistant production manager (4 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Art Department
Hakjoon Kang	....	background designer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Robert Fletcher	....	prop designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff Wong	....	prop designer / property designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Dave McCaig	....	lead background painter (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Craig Cuqro	....	color key (5 episodes, 2004)
Tec Manalac	....	prop designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Eric Nordberg	....	mark-up/painter (5 episodes, 2004)
Nollan Obena	....	background key designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Jonard Soriano	....	background key designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Ken Yi	....	background key designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Jay Oliva	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Kim Bowen	....	mark-up/painter (4 episodes, 2004)
Juan Jose Meza-Leon	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sam Liu	....	storyboard artist / storyboard (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Chuck Drost	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Vinton Heuck	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Brandon Vietti	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bryan Baugh	....	storyboard revisionist (3 episodes, 2004)
Alan Caldwell	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Tim Divar	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Kalvin Lee	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Steward Lee	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nathan Chew	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Byron Penaranda	....	prop designer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Erik Foreman	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Daniel Ben-Shimon	....	sound effects editor / sound editor (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michele Beeson	....	recording machine operator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Timothy Borquez	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Ed Collins	....	supervising recording engineer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff O. Collins	....	recording machine operator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Eric Freeman	....	sound effects editor / sound re-recording mixer / ... (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mike Garcia	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mark Keatts	....	supervising adr editor / supervising dialogue editor / ... (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mark Keefer	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Preston Oliver	....	recording machine operator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Thomas Syslo	....	sound supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Doug Andorka	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound effects editor / ... (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kerry K. Brody	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (5 episodes, 2004)
Carol Iverson	....	sound reader (5 episodes, 2004)
Fred Salinas	....	sound reader (5 episodes, 2004)
Daisuke Sawa	....	sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2004)
Monette Becktold	....	foley artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Keith Dickens	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Tony Orozco	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Roy Braverman	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mark Howlett	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Jeff Hutchins	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Donald Lyles	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Nollan Obena	....	lead background key (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Chris Wiltz	....	animation intern (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jan Browning	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Susan Burke	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Andy Chiang	....	character designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Geno DuBois	....	director of ink and paint (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Chuck Gefre	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Brian Hogan	....	animation timing supervisor / animation timing director (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Karl Jacobs	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff Matsuda	....	character designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Thomas Perkins	....	character designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Justin Schultz	....	animation checker (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kunio Shimamura	....	animation timing director / timing director (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jennifer Christner	....	background painter (5 episodes, 2004)
Denise M. Mitchell	....	animation checker (5 episodes, 2004)
Swinton O. Scott III	....	animation timing director (5 episodes, 2004)
Deanna Allison	....	animation intern (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Wendy Guin	....	animation coordinator (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Armando Plata	....	animation coordinator (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Randy Ludensky	....	animation timing director (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bill Dunn	....	background painter (3 episodes, 2004)
Jim Schumann	....	animation timing director (2 episodes, 2004)
Sam Liu	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dave Brain	....	animation timing director / timing director (2 episodes, 2006)
Janette Hulet	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 2006)
Teri McDonald	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 2006)
Michael A. McFerren	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 2006)
Jonard Soriano	....	lead background key designer (2 episodes, 2006)
Seung Eun Kim	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Brandon Vietti	....	animation director (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Liz Carroll	....	casting administrator (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Robert Fewkes	....	casting coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Myra Owyang	....	assistant editor (37 episodes, 2004-2006)
Christopher D. Lozinski	....	on-line editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michael Miscio	....	post-production coordinator / post-production administrator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Tim Iverson	....	vice president of post-production (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bradford Keatts	....	supervising on-line editor (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Donnell Ebarrete	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Samantha Friedman	....	post-production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006)
Jay Lawton	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Suzi Civita	....	vice president of music (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
The Edge	....	composer: The Batman Series Theme (5 episodes, 2004)
Andy Sturmer	....	composer: The Batman Series Theme II / performer: The Batman Series Theme II (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Connie Wang	....	clearance administrator (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Jelenic	....	script coordinator / series story editor / ... (10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Duane Capizzi	....	series story editor / story editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	adr director (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Peter Girardi	....	main title designer / title designer / ... (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michael Goguen	....	main title designer / title designer: main titles (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bradford Keatts	....	director of technical operations (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff Matsuda	....	main title designer / title designer: main titles (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Ginny McSwain	....	voice director (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
John Voralik	....	assistant production manager of technical operations (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Athena Christianakis	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Robert Fewkes	....	production administrator / recording coordinator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Luisa Guzman	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
June Kuwatani	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Lon D. Moeller II	....	title designer: main titles (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Alyson Ruppel	....	production administrator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Renee Toporzysek	....	production administrator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Amy E. Wagner	....	production administrator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michael Lalla	....	business and legal affairs (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bonnie Negrete	....	business and legal affairs (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Peter Steckelman	....	business and legal affairs (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Chase Rodgers	....	shipping (5 episodes, 2004)
Andy Lewis	....	production management (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Duke Logan	....	production accountant (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Debi Dean	....	business and legal affairs (3 episodes, 2004)
Jacqueline Olsommer	....	production administrator (3 episodes, 2004)
Bill Dunn	....	background paint (1 episode, 2006)
Rita Cooper	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Teri McDonald	....	production checker (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Animation
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• WB Television Network, The
• CW Television Network (2006-) (USA) (TV)
• Cartoon Network (2005-) (USA) (TV)
• Kids' WB (2004-) (USA) (TV)
• Teletoon (2004) (Canada) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Animation (USA) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Flashpoint Studios  project consulting (2004-2005)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-11 | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

One of the villains who made his debut in the series this season was the Ragdoll. The Ragdoll is actually an old foe of the Golden Age Flash, not the Batman, as the episode claims.

Quotes:

The Penguin: That's it, my pretties. Show me the money!

Movie Connections:

Version of "Batman" (1966)

Soundtrack:

The Batman

Another great animated Batman

Batman is Batman - let's get that straight. Now for details - The Batman cartoon is a brand new animated incarnation of The Caped Crusader. The biggest difference between this take and Batman: The Animated Series from the 1990s is that this show relishes being a cartoon, and relies on action, while the previous Batman cartoons were heavy on story content, and wanted to be taken more seriously than the average cartoon.

People have a right to make comparisons, but this cartoon is great in its own right. Batman/Bruce Wayne is in his late twenties, and some of his foes are younger too. Wayne Manor looks like its in Gotham City and not on the outskirts. There's no Commissioner Gordon, but there is Chief Rojas. But all of the things that define Batman are present: the costume, the Batmobile, the Batcave, etc. This time around, Batman has his own operating system - The Batwave, that powers his headquarters and vehicles.

Rather than downing this version of Batman because its doesn't appeal to a mature crowd, take the time to see it for yourself. You might enjoy the show.