Completely Different Title / Batman: The Animated Series

French

In the French localization, the show's title is Batman : La Série Animée, a direct translation of the original title. The episodes' titles, however...

Batman: The Animated Series

• "On Leather Wings" becomes "Le Duel" ("The Duel").
• "Christmas with the Joker" becomes "Joyeux Noël Batman" ("Merry Christmas Batman").
• "Nothing to Fear" becomes "Épouvantable Épouvantail" ("Atrocious Scarecrow").
• "The Last Laugh" becomes "Morts de rire" (idiomatically "Laughing Out Loud", literally "Dying of Laughter").
• "Pretty Poison" becomes "Poison d'amour" ("Love Poison").
• "The Underdwellers" becomes "Les Enfants de la nuit" ("The Children of Night").
• "P.O.V." becomes "Version originale" ("Original Version").
• "The Forgotten" becomes "Les Oubliés du Nouveau Monde" ("The Forgotten of the New World").
• "Be a Clown" becomes "Fugue en sol Joker" ("Fugue in G Joker").
• "Two-Face" becomes "Double jeu" ("Double-Crossing").
• "I've Got Batman in My Basement" becomes "L'Œuf du Pingouin" ("The Penguin's Egg"^note Literally "The Auk's Egg", due to Dub Name Change).
• "Heart of Ice" becomes "Amour on Ice" ("Love on Ice").
• "The Cat and the Claw" becomes "Le Chat et la Souris" ("The Cat and the Mouse").
• "See No Evil" becomes "L'Homme invisible" ("The Invisible Man").
• "Beware the Gray Ghost" becomes "Le Plastiqueur fou" ("The Mad Bomber").
• "Prophecy of Doom" becomes "''La Prophétie du dôme'" ("The Prophecy of the Dome"^note The other examples can be justified as being either untranslatable or sounding less good if literally translated, but this example is notable because its translation is an attempt to be literal but mistakes "Doom" with a false friend. There isn't any dome in the episode.).
• "Feat of Clay" becomes "Bas les masques" (idiomatically "Drop the Act", literally "Remove your Mask").
• "Joker's Favor" becomes "Chantage à crédit" ("Blackmail on Credit").
• "Fear of Victory" becomes "Le Maître de l'Épouvante" ("The Terror Master").
• "Mad as a Hatter" becomes "Le Pays des Merveilles" ("Wonderland").
• "Dreams in Darkness" becomes "Sombres Hallucinations" ("Dark Hallucinations").
• "Perchance to Dream" becomes "Rêve ou Réalité" ("Dream or Reality").
• "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy" becomes "Conspiration" ("Conspiracy").
• "Robin's Reckoning" becomes "Robin se rebiffe" ("Robin Revolts").
• "The Laughing Fish" becomes "Heureux comme un poisson dans l'eau" (literally "Happy like a fish in the water", idiomatically "Like a Duck Takes to Water ").
• "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne" becomes "L'Étrange Machine du docteur Strange" ("Dr. Strange's Strange Machine").
• "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?" becomes "L'Énigme du Minotaure" ("The Riddle of the Minotaur").
• "Tyger, Tyger" becomes "Le Tigre de la nuit" ("The Tiger of the Night").
• "Moon of the Wolf" becomes "Le Loup-Garou" ("The Werewolf").
• "Birds of a Feather" becomes "Monsieur Pingouin" ("Mr. Penguin"^note Literally "Mr. Auk", due to Dub Name Change).
• "What Is Reality?" becomes "Réalité virtuelle" ("Virtual Reality").
• "I Am the Night" becomes "'Remords''" ("Remorses").
• "Off Balance" becomes "L'Effet Vertigo" ("The Vertigo Effect").
• "Mudslide" becomes "Bain de boue" ("Mud Bath").
• "Paging the Crime Doctor" becomes "Dr. Jekyll, le retour" ("Dr. Jekyll, the Return").
• "Shadow of the Bat" becomes "Jeux d'ombre" ("Shadow Games").
• "Blind as a Bat" becomes "Ombres et Ténèbres" ("Shadows and Darkness").
• "Fire from Olympus" becomes "Les Foudres de l'Olympe" ("The Olympus' Lightning Bolts").
• "Read My Lips" becomes "Le Ventriloque" ("The Ventriloquist").
• "The Worry Men" becomes "Les Poupées mayas" ("The Mayan Dolls").

The Adventures of Batman & Robin

• "Sideshow" becomes "Le Cirque infernal" ("The Hellish Circus").
• "A Bullet for Bullock" becomes "Qui veut la peau de Bullock ?" ("Who Wants Bullock's Death?").
• "Avatar" becomes "Le Tombeau de la Reine" ("The Queen's Tomb").
• "House & Garden" becomes "Le Jardin d'enfants" (idiomatically "The Kindergarten", literally "The Children's Garden").
• "Time Out of Joint" becomes "Ô temps, suspends ton vol..." ("Time, Suspend your Flight...").
• "Catwalk becomes "À pas de velours" ("With Catlike Discretion").
• "Showdown" becomes "Révélation" ("Revelation").
• "Harley's Holiday" becomes "''La Journée d'Harley'" ("Harley's Day").
• "Make 'Em Laugh" becomes "Crise de rire" ("Laughting Fit").
• "Deep Freeze" becomes "La Cité congelée" ("The Frozen City").

The New Batman Adventures

• "Holiday Knights" becomes "Trouble-fête" ("Party Pooper").
• "Sins of the Father" becomes "Le Retour de Robin" ("Robin's Return").
• "Cold Comfort" becomes "Coup de froid" ("Cold Snap").
• "Double Talk" becomes "Sinistre Marionnette" ("Sinister Puppet").
• "You Scratch My Back" becomes "La Vraie Nature de Catwoman" ("Catwoman's True Nature").
• "Joker's Millions" becomes "Joker s'achète une conduite " ("Joker Cleans up his Act").
• "Growing Pains" becomes "Destinée" (in context, translatable as either "Fate" or "Meant for").
• "Over the Edge" becomes "Règlement de comptes" ("Reckoning").
• "Mean Seasons" becomes "La Fille du calendrier" ("The Calendar Girl").
• "Critters" becomes "Les Verts Pâturages" ("The Green Pastures").
• "Animal Act" becomes "Les Jeux du cirque" ("The Circus Games").
• "The Demon Within" becomes "Morgane l'Enchanteresse" ("Morgan the Enchantress").
• "Chemistry" becomes "La Chimie de l'amour" ("The Chemistry of Love").

Films

• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm becomes "Batman contre le Fantôme Masqué" ("Batman Versus the Phantasm"^note Literally "Batman Versus the Masked Ghost", due to Dub Name Change).