S4,Ep1-TheTerribleTrioThreerichyouthswhocommitarmedrobberyforfunarepursuedbyBatmanastheirirresponsiblehobbyescalatesintopotentiallyworsedeeds.S4,Ep2-ShowdownWhiletheDynamicDuoracetostopRa'sAlGhulfromperformingakidnapping,thewildweststoryofhowoneofhissonswasopposedbythedisfiguredbountyhunter,JonahHex,istold.S4,Ep3-CatwalkCatwomanistryingtogostraight,butisrecruitedbyTheVentriloquistasajewelthief.S4,Ep4-ABulletforBullockDet.BullockreluctantlyasksforBatman'sassistancewhenheisconvincedsomeoneistryingtokillhim.S4,Ep5-TheLionandtheUnicornRedClawkidnapsanoldcolleagueofAlfred'sfromtheBritishSecretService,togainaccesstoahiddenmissilesilo.ThefourthandfinalvolumeofBatman:TheAnimatedSeriesisalittleunevenbutstillencompassessomegreatepisodes.Startwith"OvertheEdge,"anightmarishscenarioinwhichCommissionerGordondedicateshimselftohuntingdownBatmanfollowingthedeathofhisdaughter,Batgirl."Critters"isatributetoJapanesemonstermovies,"MadLove"recountstheoriginofHarleyQuinn,and"LegendsoftheDarkKnight"animatesbotha'50s-styledBatmanadventureaswellasascenefromFrankMiller'sReturnoftheDarkKnight.Thisrunof24episodeshasalotofBatgirl,toolittleNightwing,andalotofthenewRobin,TimDrake,whoseoriginisexplainedin"SinsoftheFather."Drakegetsamostlysoloadventure,BatgirlteamswithSupergirl,andthere'sstillasenseoffun,withgoofyhumorthatincludesanappearancebytheThreeStoogesastheJoker'shenchmen.GuestvoicesincludeSelaWardasCalendarGirlandTippiHedren,andMarkHamillcontinuestheexcellentworkastheJokerthatcreatedsomeearlyrumorsabouthistakingthelive-actionroleinthesequeltoBatmanBegins.Bythistime,BatmanhadbecomepartoftheBatman/SupermanHour,soviewerscanchoosetheopeningsequenceforeitherthatortheoriginalanimatedseries.That,aswellastheunbalancednumberofepisodesintheseasons(e.g.,thefirstseasonoftheanimatedserieswas60episodes),iswhyBatman:TheAnimatedSerieswasreleasedinvolumesratherthanassingle-seasonsets