Actually, Batman, you and I are surprisingly alike. We both strive to see evil-doers punished. But while you have your gallery of rogues, I have my grove. 
Eternal Youth is an episode of season 1 of Batman. It premiered on September 23, 1992.
Synopsis for "Eternal Youth"
A woman is seeing running scared from a girl who is chasing her. After a while the woman is tired of running and the girl catches up with her. The girl turns out to be Poison Ivy and she sprays some kind of gas that paralyzes the woman and turns her into a human statue.
Bruce Wayne ends a business slash-and-burn operation in the Amazon rain forest and he receives a videotape on his mail inviting him to spend the weekend on a spa called Eternal Youth. At that moment, Maggie Page, a friend of Alfred arrives at Wayne Manor and Bruce tells them both to go to the spa in his place. Alfred agrees reluctantly and goes with Maggie to the spa without knowing that it was a set up.
When they arrive, Poison Ivy disguised as Dr. Daphne Demeter welcomes them and introduces to all the guests a new product called Demetrite that would give them the "eternal youth". Ivy tells them that the compound is in everything on the spa, the food, the water and even in the air they breathe. Meanwhile, Commissioner Gordon informs Batman about a missing person and Batman investigates her apartment in search of any clues and he found that the woman had received the same videotape as Bruce Wayne inviting her to the same spa. Bruce calls Alfred to ask for the missing woman in the spa, but apparently, the woman left some time ago by her own will; Bruce however noticed that Alfred was speaking in a different way as he normally does.
When Alfred returns to Wayne Manor, he starts to place plants all over the Batcave. Batman is intrigued by Alfred's behavior and after Alfred drinks a glass of demetrite, he faints. Batman takes Alfred to his bed and later examines the demetrite and discovers that it contains chlorophyll and that it can damage the human cells transforming them into plants. After being exposed to sunlight, Alfred recovers and goes out of the Manor to find Maggie and they decide they need to go to the Eternal Youth Spa once again. Batman looked for Alfred but it was too late. Alfred and Maggie arrive at the spa and Ivy commands his girls to spray them with her gas.
Batman arrived at the spa and found Ivy on the gardens outside. Batman was tied by Ivy's henchwomen and forced to see what Ivy has done to all her victims. She was taking revenge on all wealthy people who have been involved in business that damaged somehow the plants of the planet. Ivy had developed a serum that would turn people into trees and Batman witnessed how Alfred and Maggie were already changing. Ivy spay Batman with a more strong version of the serum that would turn him into a tree in just minutes but it didn't show any effects on Batman. He explained Ivy that he already developed an antidote and that's the reason why it doesn't work on him. Batman took down Ivy's accomplices and then he started looking for Ivy. She somersaults through the branches, firing her crossbow at Batman. She manages to pin him against a tree, and just as she's about to shoot him, he picks up a bucket of tree sap and throws it at her. Ivy dodged the bucket and it crashed a vial of the strong serum and it crashed in the ground. A few seconds later, a big tree emerged from the ground and it grew so big that it completely destroyed Ivy's grove put Ivy and her henchwomen out of action.
Ivy's victims are treated, and Alfred and Maggie share some rest time at the hospital. Bruce enters with a flowerpot to brighten their room, and both Alfred and Maggie recoil.
Appearing in "Eternal Youth"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Maggie Page (Single appearance)
- Commissioner Jim Gordon
Antagonists:
- Poison Ivy/Doctor Daphne Demeter (Pamela Isley)
- Lily (Single appearance)
- Violet (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mrs. Thomas (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Wayne Manor
- The Eternal Youth Spa
- Gotham City General Hospital
- GCPD Headquarters
Items:
- Batcomputer
- Demetrite
- Batarang
Vehicles:
Notes
- This episode was the 29th to be produced and the 16th to be aired.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
- 4 Images from Batman (1992 TV Series) Episode: Eternal Youth
- Episodes of Batman (1992 TV Series)
- Images from Batman (1992 TV Series)
- Gallery for the Batman (1992 TV Series) series
Recommended Media
- None.
Links and References
Footnotes