Batman: The Animated Series

Since the series had no writers at this stage, MacCurdy recruited Alan Burnett, who was considering leaving animation due to his frustration with the restrictions imposed by the Broadcast Standards and Practices department.

Each writer received a "scripture bible" written by Timm, along with writers Paul Dini and Mitch Brian, to outline the overall vision of the series and its characters.

In 1990, following the success of the Tiny Toons series, Warner Bros.

Radomski, who knew Batman primarily from the 1966 series and the 1989 Tim Burton film, was particularly inspired by the latter.

At the request of MacCurdy, Timm and Radomski, who had never worked together before, produced a silent short film called The Dark Knight's First Night in about six weeks to pitch the series to Fox.

They decided to draw inspiration from the 1940 Superman series and received assistance from the studio Lightbox Animation.