Riddler's Reform
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Television Animation
- Animation studio
- Dong Yang Animation Co., Ltd.
Synopsis
Upon his release from Arkham, the Riddler becomes an instant celebrity with his own line of toys and games. Soon he's rich, well-liked and happy, except for the fact that he's never managed to best Batman in a battle of wits. Realizing that he's still obsessed with beating the Dark Knight and that the obsession will lead to his downfall, the Riddler lures Batman into a death-trap puzzle to get rid of his opponent and end the riddle games.
Characters
Batman/Bruce Wayne, Robin/Dick Grayson, Commissioner James Gordon, The Riddler/Edward Nygma, Brenda, Summer Gleeson, Zowie, Manny, Charles Baxter
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Dan Riba
Producing
- Producer
- Alan Burnett, Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm (as Bruce W. Timm)
- Executive Producers
- Jean MacCurdy, Tom Ruegger
Writing
- Writer
- Randy Rogel
- Story
- Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Randy Rogel
- Story Editor
- Bruce Timm
Voices
- Voice
- Kevin Conroy (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Loren Lester (Robin/Dick Grayson), Bob Hastings (Commissioner James Gordon), John Glover (The Riddler/Edward Nygma), Patricia Alice Albrecht (Brenda), Mari Devon (Summer Gleeson), William Katt (Zowie), Robert Pastorelli (Manny), Peter Mark Richman (Charles Baxter)
Music
- Music
- Shirley Walker
- Theme By
- Danny Elfman
Animation
- Timing Directors
- William Houchins, Bill Knoll, Swinton O. Scott III
- Layout Supervisor
- Gregg Davidson
- Character Layout
- Christopher Dent, Gale Morgan, Eduardo Oliveras, Dexter Smith, Gilbert Weems, Lou Scarborough
- Animation Checking Supervisor
- Marina Cappas
- Animation Checking
- Jan Browning, Brenda Brummet, Jennifer Damiani, Bunty Dranko, Karl Jacobs, Howard Schwartz
Art Department
- Storyboard
- Kevin Altieri, Curt Geda, Brad Rader, Alan Wright
- Character Design
- Mike Kim, Kevin Nowlan, Dan Riba, Bruce W. Timm
- Vehicle Design
- Shayne Poindexter
- Background Supervisor
- Ted Blackman
- Background Design
- Richard Chavez
- Background Paint
- Steve Butz, John Calmette, Russell G. Chong
- Background Layout
- Patricio Agnasin, Don Cameron, Norly Paat
- Ink and Paint Suprvisor
- Bunny Munns
- Color Key
- Kathryn Gilmore, Pamela Long
- Ink and Paint
- Lada Babicka, Kim Dahl, Dawn Dunlop, Kathleen Evans, Stati Gleed, Robin Kane, Kahtlyn Kephart, Eric Nordberg, Nellie Rodriguez
Editing
- Editor
- Al Breitenbach, Kelly Ann Foley, Theresa Gilroy-Nielson
- Supervising Film Editor
- Joe Gall
- Negative Cutting
- Mary Nelson
Sound
- Re-Recording Mixers
- Thomas J. Maydeck C.A.S, Russell Brower
- Sound Reading
- Bradley Carow, Denise Whitfiled
- Sound Effects
- Russell Brower, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Thorn
- Dialogue Editing
- Mark Keatts, Aaron King
- Sound Dimension
- Spatializer
- Recording Assistant
- Erin Keeler
Music Department
- Music Editing
- Thomas Miland For Segue Music
Production Management
- Production Manager
- Anne Luiting
- Post Production Supervisor
- Joe Sandusky
- Post Production Facilities
- Soundcastle Postmodern
- Production Administrator
- Glen Gagnon
- Production Assistants
- Haven Alexander, John Morris
- Production Executives
- Ken Duer, Barbara Simon Dierks, Liza-Ann Warren
- Executive In Charge of Production
- Tim Sarnoff
Crew
- Props
- Pat Agnasin, Trish Burgio
- Copying and Shipping
- Carlton Batten, Ana Durand
- Videotape Supervision
- Jay Weinman, Scott Williams
- Engineer
- Harry Andronis
- 2nd Engineers
- Jeff Sliney, Mike Baker
- Recording Administrator
- Leslie Lamers
- Acounting Clerk
- Laura Granata
Companies and other credits
- Sound Services Provided By: Monterey Post Production
- Post Production Facilities: The Post Group
- Voice Recording Studio: Weddington Studios
- Animation Services: Spectrum Animation Studio
- Based on DC Comics Characters
- Batman: created by Bob Kane
- © 1994 Warner Bros
- A Time Warner Entertainment Company
Production notes
Essentially the second season of Batman: The Animated Series, but with a more prominent role for Robin. The show was cut to onbe day a week airing, on Saturdays.
Reviews
Riddler's Reform
The Riddler returns to form in what si probably the seaosn's best episode. And what he confronts is not just the batman -- it is himself. In this story, the Riddler's pride and hurbis becomes a palpable force that he is sane enough to recognize that it will destroy him.
This self-awareness is what makes the Riddler so special in the Batman rogue's gallery. He will not formulate a plan that "makes sense only to himself". And he recongizes that it is his ego that is compelling him to do things that threaten the prosperity he has won for himself and ruin everything he has built. This story is, more than anything else, the Riddler's tragedy, and nowhere is that clearer than in the superb ending.
Overall, a superb episode.