Episode Description
Which version of Gotham City would kill us first, and is any of them actually survivable?
We rank ten major live-action Batman movie Gothams from Batman ’66 through The Batman based on villain attacks, citywide disasters, superhero collateral damage, and how long three regular guys would stay alive.
We are not superheroes. We do not have armor, gadgets, or an Alfred waiting to make us soup after we get punched through a wall.
That means surviving Joker’s poisoned consumer products, Scarecrow’s fear toxin, Mr. Freeze freezing the city, Riddler flooding Gotham, Batman driving through traffic, and Bane turning the entire city into a nuclear disaster zone.
But the realistic versions may not be the safest. If Batman ’66 can turn someone into dust and restore them, and Batman & Robin can thaw frozen civilians without permanent damage, does cartoon logic actually give us better survival odds?
Join Brody, Charlie, and 2-Dong Dylan as we rank:
Batman ’66
Batman 1989
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman v Superman
The Batman
You have to live in one version of Gotham for an entire year. Which one are you choosing, and what is your survival plan?
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00:00 The Gotham Survival Test
02:50 Batman Forever’s Neon Chaos
06:46 Batman v Superman’s Collateral Damage
08:22 Fear Toxin in Batman Begins
11:07 Joker Poisons Gotham
16:11 Batman & Robin Changes the Rules
18:00 Could We Survive Batman ’66?
20:15 Riddler Floods Gotham
26:48 Bane Takes Control
28:04 Surviving The Dark Knight
32:50 Batman Returns Enters the Ranking
34:13 The Final Gotham Ranking
35:40 Our Warning About Moving to Gotham