They never said in the actual series, but in Batman Beyond, they hinted that Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordan may have hooked up in a May/December romance kind of way.
If you remember in later episodes of Batman, they showed why Dick Grayson left and became Nightwing--because he was ticked off at Bruce Wayne for being to hard on everyone. Well, Batgirl and the new Robin stuck around. And that's where the animated series left off (storywise).
(Sighs) I know way too much about this subject.
2007-09-21 06:10:31
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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Hmm - don't think it ever said - see what you make of these episode descriptions:
HEART OF STEEL (PART 1)
High-tech secrets are stolen from Wayne Enterprises by a robot. Bruce Wayne knows that the only one capable of building such sophisticated robots is Karl Rossum, owner of Cybertron Labs. Meanwhile, Barbara Gordon suspects that her father, the Commissioner, is not himself. She's right -- he's been replaced by a look-alike robot, as have Bullock and Mayor Hill. It is all part of a plan by HARDAC, an Artificial Intelligence computer created by Rossum, to supplant humanity with machines. When Rossum learns of this plan, HARDAC replaces him as well. Bruce Wayne invites Randa Duane to dinner, not knowing that she's a robot also. She discovers the secret entrance to the Batcave, and sets up an interface connection between the Batcomputer and HARDAC. When Batman tries to use the Batcomputer, it attacks him, using robotic arms to seize him and begin to crush him. As Batman struggles futilely in the arms' grip, we END PART ONE
HEART OF STEEL (PART 2)
Batman manages to free himself from the Batcomputer's clutches and HARDAC breaks the connection before the Dark Knight can trace it back to Cybertron. Batman is summoned by Barbara Gordon, using the Bat signal. She tells him she thinks her Father has been somehow replaced. Bullock spots them on the roof Cybertron. Rossum is saved, as are Gordon, Bullock and Hill, and their robot duplicates are destroyed.
SHADOW OF THE BAT (PART 1)
When Commissioner Gordon is framed for taking bribes from gangland boss Rupert Thorne, his daughter Barbara pleads with Batman to show up at a rally being put on in the commissioner's behalf by Assistant Commissioner Gil Mason. Batman, hot on the trail of the mysterious figure behind the frame-up, declines, preferring to send Robin in his place. Barbara determined that one way or another the Dark Knight will make an appearance, so she rents a Batman costume and, using her gymnastic abilities, impersonates Batman. Her plan backfires, however, when an unexpected drive-by shooting by gangsters reveals her as a girl. The next day the papers are trumpeting the question, "Who is Batgirl?"
Batman, in disguise as Matches Malone, infiltrates the headquarters of the one responsible for the frame-up and finds it's Two Face. Before he can escape, he's knocked unconscious and captured. Meanwhile, Barbara discovers information that Gil Mason is actually in cahoots with whoever framed her father. With Batman missing and no one else to turn to, she decides to redesign the costume and investigate the case as Batgirl.
SHADOW OF THE BAT (PART 2)
Robin discovers that Gil Mason is in league with the underworld and goes to investigate him. He encounters Batgirl along the way, who is also trying to get to the bottom of things to clear her father's name. Each learns, without knowing that the other knows it, that Mason is to meet the mysterious gang leader in an abandoned subway in South Gotham. There's no love lost between Batgirl and Robin and so they go separate ways, each arriving at the subway station independently. Mason joins Two Face, who has decided to execute Matches Malone. Batgirl tries to stop this, but bungles it, and she, along with Robin and Matches, are trapped in the subway. Two Face floods the subway tunnel.
Two Face has Gordon busted out of jail as part of his two-part plan to discredit the Commissioner and establish Gil Mason as head of police, while Two Face takes over the gangs. He takes Gordon to Bayshore Wharf, planning to execute him there. In the subway, Matches changes to Batman, and manages to help Batgirl escape via his grappling gun through a hole in the ceiling. Before she can rescue him and Robin, however, the two are swept away by the flood. Batgirl realizes it's up to her to save her father, and heads for Bayshore Wharf. Batman and Robin manage to escape by crashing a subway car through an embankment wall. They arrive at Bayshore Wharf and, along with Batgirl, tackle the crooks. Two-Face is captured and Gordon freed, but Mason escapes in a speedboat. Batgirl leaps into the boat and struggles with him, managing to pull him into the water just as the boat strikes the Statue of Freedom and explodes. Gordon is cleared of all charges, and Gil Mason, horribly disfigured and crippled, is in a coma and will be a vegetable for the rest of his life. Bruce and Dick agree that Batgirl, whoever she is, acquitted herself nobly. Barbara, hearing this, smiles as the two speculate on whether they'll ever see Batgirl again.
BATGIRL RETURNS
Though she fantasizes about rescuing Batman from the Joker, Penguin and Twoface, Barbara Gordon has given up her double life as Batgirl. That is, until a rare cat statue is stolen from her university museum. All clues point to Catwoman as the thief, but when Batgirl investigates, she discovers another crook actually committed the crime. Teaming up, Batgirl and Catwoman discover Roland Daggett masterminded the scheme, and with a little assist from Robin, succeed in putting the villain away for good.
2007-09-21 12:01:42
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answer #4
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answered by The Corinthian 7
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