Batman: the Animated Series
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LJConrad
There is an episode with giant animals, several of which definitely get killed.
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Abuse
Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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SiRenfield
I mean yes but it’s not presented in a positive way, more just to illustrate that Harley is trapped in a vicious cycle
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Is someone stalked?
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andymoo
S1
E17
One episode has a criminal using an invisibility suit to stalk his ex-wife and their daughter.
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capnbrowncoat
There are multiple implications that the relationship between The Joker and Harley Quinn is abusive (The Joker being the abuser). "Mad Love" shows this most explicitly.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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capnbrowncoat
The Joker repeatedly gaslights Harley Quinn through lies about his past to manipulate her and generate sympathy.
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SiRenfield
A few times albeit either off-screen (such as with Harvey Dent’s backstory) or in non-graphic ways, such as the episode Be A Clown that depicts Mayor Hill as a borderline-emotionally abusive parent
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Addiction
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PartialCrib3000
In the episode titled “Bane”, the character of the same name uses a fictional drug called Venom, which enhances his strength. He has an overdose later on in the episode.
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Is there addiction?
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andymoo
S1
E4
Clayface's backstory is that he's an actor who was convinced to use a special experimental cream to help him recover from injuries after a car accident. He quickly becomes addicted to the substance and it turns him into a big clay monster from how much he was abusing it.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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blackdovedraws
Episode ‘cat scratch fever’: stray dogs and cats are rounded up and injected with toxins to make them feral. Batman fights a feral dog, and after curing it he muzzles it. The dog falls into an ice lake but we see it get out and walk off
Episode ‘moon of the wolf’: dog tries to protect his owner from the werewolf creature and gets thrown into a bush, clearly hurt and scared. It whines and runs off.
Episode ‘moon of the wolf’: dog tries to protect his owner from the werewolf creature and gets thrown into a bush, clearly hurt and scared. It whines and runs off.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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SiRenfield
Killer Croc if he counts also a one-shot villain that has two pet alligators
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Are there snakes?
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Pantalones
Young Jonathan Crane uses snakes to terrorize other children
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Are there sharks?
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LWChris
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E34
In "The Laughing Fish", sharks are the Joker's weapon of choice.
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Assault
Is someone restrained?
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Pantalones
Catwoman is tied up by Harley Quinn.
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Allhailmegatron1986
Poison ivys first episode literally shows Batman getting forced into a kiss to poison him. Also in the same episode around the beginning as poison ivy walks out of a restaurant men stare at her
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Bodily Harm
Does someone struggle to breathe?
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LWChris
S1
E25
In "The Clock King" there is a high efficiency vacuum pump leaving Batman in a no oxygen environment. He is shown having trouble to breathe, struggling to stay conscious.
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Is there body horror?
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andymoo
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E5
During his final confrontation with Batman in "Feat of Clay", Clayface is confronted with the roles he played as Matt Hagen and his body goes out of control transforming into all of them at once.
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Is someone tortured?
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Pantalones
The Joker electrocutes Batman in an electric chair. Batman is heard groaning in pain. He does survive.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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capnbrowncoat
"Over the Edge" shows a character falling from a building onto a moving car below. They die from their injuries shortly after landing.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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LJConrad
In an episode of the new adventures, a girl is horrifically absorbed into Clayface. Although she was created from him, she had a separate personality and sentience and Robin considers it murder.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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DylanMcClain
YES. In the episode Zatanna we see a flash back of the character Zatanna where you can see her as a teenager. Her body is over sexualized with perk up unnatural breast and all. It’s like every other female character in the show except for very young children I guess 12 and under. Nothing sexual happens with her or anything weird in the flashback it’s just her design and the fact that her adult design is also sexualized that just shows how gross these creators were
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Allhailmegatron1986
Theirs a 2 part episode called “robins reckoning” which shows the events of robins parents being killed in a sabotage. Also for those who don’t know Batman origin story Batman’s parents were both shot right in front of him when he was a child and through out the show theirs many clear stories and moments where he goes through grief and trauma over what happened. This story is tied to pretty much all Batman media so I suggest being very careful or just avoid it. Also for the person who commented above. Explain and don’t be insensitive you don’t know who’s on here and what they know or don’t know no matter how famous a character like Batman and his origin may be
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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LWChris
S1
E18
In this episode a whole warehouse of toys explodes.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Pantalones
Alice is kidnapped by the Mad Hatter. He abducts her because she won't willingly date him.
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Does someone cheat?
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Allhailmegatron1986
In the first episode poison ivy appears in its clear she’s dating Harvey dent. While this was a attempt to kill Harvey by poisoning him with a kiss. she then kisses Batman to poison him later in the episode. Also in the episode “mad as a hatter” the villain the mad hatter is in love with a woman named Alice. Alice is in a relationship until one night her partner and her have a fight and say they never want to see each other again. The hatter takes this info with excitement and then proceeds to take her out on the town the same or next night. Alice considers this hatters way of cheering her up after a rough break up and has no romantic feelings for him at all and she doesn’t even know hatter loves her. She just considers him a good friend. Also hatter doesn’t make any moves to make it clear he’s interested in her. When she goes home after their night her boyfriend is their and apologizes and she takes him with open arms. Next morning hatter finds out their getting engaged and out of rage decided to mind control the boyfriend to say he wants to break up and eventually mind controls Alice too. Nothing physical or emotional happens when Alice is mind controlled she is quiet and blank the whole time and eventually the boyfriend and Batman stop the hatter and Alice hugs her boyfriend in comfort. So while nothing happened I thought I point this out since I imagine it can still be uncomfortable to see someone try to pursue someone in a relationship especially with mind control. Theirs more screwy stuff then that in this show and I gave up trying to update this so if you want to watch this just prepare for the romance to suck frequently
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Fear
Are there clowns?
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Allhailmegatron1986
The character named The Joker is made to very clearly represent a clown many of his episodes in the animated series have disturbing strange clown faces on carnival rides, titles cards, and weapons throughout pretty much every episode he’s in. He also laughs crazy a LOT. If you hate clowns I don’t recommend watching any joker episodes like at all.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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SiRenfield
A bit of a complicated example since thr police are presented as far from perfect and corruption is one of the show’s recurring themes, but I’m going with “yes” by virtue of the fact Batman willingly works with the police and even the examples of corruption are presented as more of “few bad apples” situation and not a system-wide problem.
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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Steven S.
In the episode Dreams in Darkness", there are several moments where doctors threaten to/attempt to sedate Batman, showing the needle every time. The only actual injection on-screen is from a far enough distance that it cannot be clearly seen.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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capnbrowncoat
Arkham Asylum is featured many times.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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andymoo
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E34
The episode "I Am The Night" shows Commissioner Gordon in the hospital after a criminal with a grudge with him injures him.
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
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blackdovedraws
Ventriloquist has DID, Harvey dent has some form of DID, joker is insane, the clock king has a lot of autism-pointed traits, the list goes on
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Pantalones
The villain the Scarecrow uses fear-inducing toxins. People poisoned by the Scarecrow show symptoms of panic attacks. The victims hyperventilate, get sweaty, and hallucinate their greatest fears.
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Steven S.
A character commits suicide at the end of His Silicon Soul".
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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blackdovedraws
Batman, although it’s not specifically labelled he does have flashbacks to trauma throughout the show
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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LWChris
S1
For explosions and rumbles as buildings collapse, the whole screen shakes.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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whengreg
In nearly every episode.
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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andymoo
The Joker breaks the fourth wall a few times.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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jdpamv
Joker Casino: Joker is called a fruitcake. Penguin Dating Episode: Pretty heavily gay-coded man is told by Penguin that "getting [something] is easy from your kind" (he's saying gay men are weak).
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Allhailmegatron1986
Many Batman villains are shown to have a mental illness of some sort and are shown in stereotypical negative ways.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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blackdovedraws
None specifically but there’s a few gag scenes of joker acting ‘sexy’ in a feminine way, pretty surface level though
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Are there fat jokes?
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Allhailmegatron1986
In the episode “the forgotten” theirs a man who enslaves homeless people to mine for him. He is shown to be a negative fat stereotype while being a very large man who is constantly eating,sloppy,and stupid. No fat jokes are told about him or anything like that but the stereotype is clearly shown. Also the character detective bullock is shown to be stupid and eat too while being a fat person. Also the penguin is called fatso at one point when a criminal tries to mug him and is called fat in a negative way later in the same episode by someone else. The Penguin also appears to be another character they try to make gross because he’s fat so just more negative stereotyping.
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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SiRenfield
There’s mild sexual innuendos on occasion and sometimes the female characters are dressed somewhat scantily clad. Nothing too graphic but can catch some people off guard like “this is a kids show?”
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Sickness
Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Pantalones
Mr. Freeze's wife had an incurable disease, leading him to put her into a frozen suspended animation while he looked for a cure.
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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blackdovedraws
Entire episode ‘the forgotten’ revolves around homeless people and specifically abuse towards homeless people.
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Pantalones
"Christmas with the Joker" might, at least a little. The Joker's two henchmen are named after Santa's reindeer and the Joker does pervert the idea of gift-giving by turning toys into bombs.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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DeenGray
In just one example, tires screech in “Appointment in Crime Alley”
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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LJConrad
Batman often bleeds, usually on cuts on the arm or a bloody mouth but nothing graphic.
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Is there gun violence?
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SiRenfield
The other person is only half-right. We technically don’t see the famous Wayne family death scene on-screen in the original series. But there is still A LOT of guns
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