I have to agree with everyone on this, that the animated series to me is canon Batman for the most part, even more than the comics.
This has been a day for humility, by the way. I've been called out twice for misspellings, plus I accidently cloned a thread twice due to stupide McDonald's wireless and my impatience (btw, don't keep clicking refresh when you are having connection difficulties).
As Yoda says, "How embarassing!"