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Meet TV's Spunky New Batgirl! | Today's News: Our Take | 3/29/2005
Here's your exclusive first look at Batman's newest sidekick. Nope, it's not Robin — he's so five minutes ago. Instead, the Caped Crusader will be joined by Batgirl when Season 2 of The Batman begins in the fall. (The first year is still airing on WB Saturdays at 10:30 am/ET, with repeats on Cartoon Network on Saturdays at 8:30 pm/ET beginning April 2.) As in previous TV and comic-book incarnations, this Dark Knight Damsel is Police Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Barbara. But in a new twist, she's just a teenager who turns to fighting crime with cape and cowl after her father puts the kibosh on her plans to become a police detective. Batgirl's fighting style will be heavily influenced by her background as an Olympic gymnastics hopeful. "She has this nice, explosive little-kid dynamic," says producer and art director Jeff Matsuda. At first, Batman doesn't approve of a youngster getting in the middle of Gotham City's deprave read more

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