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Commissioner James Gordon is a fictional character portrayed by Bob Hastings in the TV series Batman: The Animated Series.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Cat and the Claw: Part I (season 1), they were 67 years old.
They appear in 42 episodes out of a total of 85 aired and have accumulated 14 positive votes.
The character of Commissioner James Gordon is mainly associated with Batman, Detective Bullock and The Joker.

Commissioner James Gordon

by Bob Hastings

character

Episodes42

  • 7.7
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    The Cat and the Claw: Part I

    episode S1.E1 september 1992
    Catwoman and Batman join forces in an attempt to foil the evil forces of a terrorist by the name of Red Claw.
  • 7.6
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    On Leather Wings

    episode S1.E2 september 1992
    Batman finds himself tangling with a Jekyll-and-Hyde bat creature after it attacks a night watchman and the police wage a war on the Dark Knight.
  • 7.6
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    It's Never Too Late

    episode S1.E6 september 1992
    Batman intervenes in a gang war and tries to convince the older of two rival bosses to change his ways.
  • 8.5
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    Joker's Favor

    episode S1.E7 september 1992
    An ordinary man finds himself forced to assist The Joker in one of his crimes.
  • 7.6
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    The Cat and the Claw: Part II

    episode S1.E8 september 1992
    Batman and Catwoman must work together to stop Red Claw from releasing a viral plague outside Gotham.
  • 7.9
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    Pretty Poison

    episode S1.E9 september 1992
    When Harvey Dent is poisoned with derivative from an extinct flower, Batman must hunt down the assailant, the plant fanatic Poison Ivy, who happens to be Harvey's fiancee.
  • 8
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    Nothing to Fear

    episode S1.E10 september 1992
    Batman faces off against the Scarecrow whose fear gas makes the superhero afraid of disgracing the Wayne name.
  • 7.6
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    Be a Clown

    episode S1.E11 september 1992
    The Joker infiltrates the birthday party of Mayor Hill's son to plant a bomb.
  • 7.5
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    P.O.V.

    episode S1.E13 september 1992
    The day after a police sting to catch a drug lord goes disastrously wrong, the events of the night before are reconstructed by the accounts of three police officers: Harvey Bullock, Renee Montoya, and a rookie.
  • 7.7
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    The Clock King

    episode S1.E14 september 1992
    A ruined efficiency expert with an uncanny sense of timing and schedules plots his revenge against Mayor Hill.
  • 7.7
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    The Last Laugh

    episode S1.E15 september 1992
    The Joker's plot to send all of Gotham into insanity with Joker-gas from a garbage scow leads to a battle on the water.
  • 7.3
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    Eternal Youth

    episode S1.E16 september 1992
    A health resort, reputed to able to restore one's youth, has a horrific price Batman must cancel.
  • 9.1
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    Two-Face: Part I

    episode S1.E17 september 1992
    On the election trail, Harvey Dent gradually loses control of his repressed evil alternate personality until gangster Rupert Thorne inadvertently unleashes it.
  • 9
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    Two-Face: Part II

    episode S1.E18 september 1992
    Two-Face begins robbing Rupert Thorne's business in revenge while both the gangster and Batman hunt the dichotomous supervillain for their own reasons.
  • 7.6
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    Fear of Victory

    episode S1.E19 september 1992
    While investigating a mysterious series of athlete panic attacks during games, Robin is exposed to the fear toxin of the culprit, The Scarecrow.
  • 7.6
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    Vendetta

    episode S1.E21 october 1992
    A convict turned witness disappears and Harvey Bullock, who arrested him, is suspected in the incident.
  • 7.6
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    The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy

    episode S1.E25 october 1992
    A master designer of deathtraps is hired to take Batman's cowl and cape.
  • 9
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    Perchance to Dream

    episode S1.E26 october 1992
    After being knocked out in a mysterious warehouse, Batman wakes up in a world where his parents are alive, he is engaged to Selina Kyle, and someone else is Batman.
  • 7.5
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    Night of the Ninja

    episode S1.E28 october 1992
    A former fellow student of one of Wayne's old sensei's begins stalking the billionaire in revenge as a ninja.
  • 8.2
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    The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne

    episode S1.E29 october 1992
    A sinister doctor uses his mind reading machine to learn Batman's secret identity and attempts to auction it.
  • 8.9
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    Beware the Gray Ghost

    episode S1.E32 november 1992
    A series of bombings reminiscent of a long lost TV series occur and the washed up star of it may be connected.
  • 8.5
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    I Am the Night

    episode S1.E34 november 1992
    Batman has serious doubts about his calling when Commissioner Gordon is seriously wounded.
  • 6.7
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    Moon of the Wolf

    episode S1.E36 november 1992
    Batman investigates sightings of an apparent werewolf.
  • 7.3
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    Terror in the Sky

    episode S1.E37 november 1992
    The Man-Bat appears to be on the loose again, but it isn't clear if Dr. Kirk Langstrom is involved.
  • 7.9
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    Christmas with the Joker

    episode S1.E38 november 1992
    On Christmas Eve, Joker broadcasts a pirate Christmas special on television. Batman and Robin have until midnight to fight their way past Joker's traps hidden all over town and rescue Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and Summer Gleeson.
  • 7.8
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    Heart of Steel: Part I

    episode S1.E39 november 1992
    A hyper-sophisticated robot steals computer technology from Wayne Enterprises, leading Batman to a sentient supercomputer, H.A.R.D.A.C., and its plan to replace humans with androids.
  • 7.9
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    Heart of Steel: Part II

    episode S1.E40 november 1992
    Batman tracks a series of robots to Cybertron's headquarters, with some assistance from Barbara Gordon.
  • 8.1
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    His Silicon Soul

    episode S1.E43 november 1992
    H.A.R.D.A.C.'s robot replica of Bruce Wayne wanders around, believing itself to be the real Batman.
  • 7.6
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    Off Balance

    episode S1.E44 november 1992
    Batman teams up with the mysterious Talia to retrieve a prototype weapon from the supervillain, Count Vertigo.
  • 7.7
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    What Is Reality?

    episode S1.E45 november 1992
    When the Riddler traps Commissioner Gordon's consciousness in a virtual reality device, Batman must enter the villain's construct to save him.
  • 8.5
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    The Laughing Fish

    episode S1.E46 january 1993
    The Joker threatens the patent office staff when they refuse to copyright his disfigured fish.
  • 8.3
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    Shadow of the Bat: Part I

    episode S2.E1 september 1993
    Commissioner James Gordon is arrested for corruption, forcing his daughter, Barbara Gordon, to take a dramatic step to help him.
  • 8.3
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    Shadow of the Bat: Part II

    episode S2.E2 september 1993
    Barbara Gordon, now Batgirl, joins Batman and Robin's investigation of Commissioner Gordon's framing.
  • 8.1
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    Mudslide

    episode S2.E3 september 1993
    Clayface resurfaces with his body's cellular integrity decaying.
  • 8.3
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    House & Garden

    episode S2.E6 may 1994
    Poison Ivy, after being released from Arkham, has apparently settled for a normal life, married to her psychiatrist and doting on his two children. Batman and Robin are suspicious, however, because semi-sentient plant-like creatures are committing mayhem all over Gotham.
  • 9.1
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    Trial

    episode S2.E9 may 1994
    A district attorney who loathes Batman is forced to defend him in a twisted parody of a trial run by the inmates of Arkham Asylum who have seized control and taken them both prisoner.
  • 8.6
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    Harlequinade

    episode S2.E10 may 1994
    When Joker steals a nuclear weapon, Batman arranges for Harley Quinn's release from Arkham, so she can help him track the Joker down.
  • 8
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    Riddler's Reform

    episode S3.E3 september 1994
    The Riddler has apparently gone straight, but Batman is not so sure.
  • 7.8
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    Baby-Doll

    episode S3.E4 october 1994
    A washed-up actress with a bizarre condition that makes her look permanently like a child seeks revenge against her canceled show's cast and crew.
  • 7.5
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    Time Out of Joint

    episode S3.E5 october 1994
    Batman and Robin battle the Clock King who has a prototype device that allows him to operate at an extremely accelerated time rate apart from the rest of his reality.
  • 8.6
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    Harley's Holiday

    episode S3.E6 october 1994
    On her first day of release, Harley Quinn gets into a ridiculous amount of trouble in record time.
  • 7.5
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    Lock-Up

    episode S3.E9 november 1994
    Disgraced fanatical warder of Arkham Asylum sets himself as a vigilante jailer.

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  • 7.6
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    1% of the votes

    It's Never Too Late

    episode S1.E6 september 1992
    Batman intervenes in a gang war and tries to convince the older of two rival bosses to change his ways.
  • 7.8
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    1% of the votes

    Heart of Steel: Part I

    episode S1.E39 november 1992
    A hyper-sophisticated robot steals computer technology from Wayne Enterprises, leading Batman to a sentient supercomputer, H.A.R.D.A.C., and its plan to replace humans with androids.

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