"Batman" (1966) TV series 1966-1968

Creator:

Bob Kane
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

12 January 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The ludicrously straightlaced Caped Crusader battles evil in this parody of the comics.

Plot Keywords:

Fighting | Police Commissioner | Mansion | Gadgetry | Theremin

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Adam West	...	Batman / ... (120 episodes, 1966-1968)
Burt Ward	...	Dick Grayson / ... (120 episodes, 1966-1968)
Alan Napier	...	Alfred / ... (120 episodes, 1966-1968)
Neil Hamilton	...	Commissioner Gordon (120 episodes, 1966-1968)
Stafford Repp	...	Chief O'Hara (120 episodes, 1966-1968)
William Dozier	...	Narrator / ... (118 episodes, 1966-1968)
Madge Blake	...	Aunt Harriet Cooper / ... (96 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Directed by
Oscar Rudolph		(37 episodes, 1966-1968)
James B. Clark		(15 episodes, 1966-1967)
George Waggner		(10 episodes, 1966-1967)
Sam Strangis		(8 episodes, 1967-1968)
Robert Butler		(6 episodes, 1966)
Murray Golden		(6 episodes, 1966)
Larry Peerce		(6 episodes, 1966)
Norman Foster		(4 episodes, 1966)
Tom Gries		(4 episodes, 1966)
Charles R. Rondeau		(4 episodes, 1966)
Don Weis		(4 episodes, 1966)
William A. Graham		(2 episodes, 1966)
Jeffrey Hayden		(2 episodes, 1966)
Sherman Marks		(2 episodes, 1966)
Leslie H. Martinson		(2 episodes, 1966)
James Neilson		(2 episodes, 1966)
Richard C. Sarafian		(2 episodes, 1966)
James Sheldon		(2 episodes, 1966)
Robert Sparr		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Writing credits
Bob Kane		(110 episodes, 1966-1968)
Stanley Ralph Ross		(27 episodes, 1966-1968)
Charles Hoffman		(22 episodes, 1966-1968)
Stanford Sherman		(18 episodes, 1966-1968)
Lorenzo Semple Jr.		(16 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jerry Robinson		(11 episodes, 1966-1967)
Stephen Kandel		(5 episodes, 1966-1967)
Earl Barret		(4 episodes, 1966)
Francis M. Cockrell		(4 episodes, 1966)
Marian B. Cockrell		(4 episodes, 1966)
Fred De Gorter		(4 episodes, 1966)
Robert C. Dennis		(4 episodes, 1966)
Max Hodge		(4 episodes, 1966)
Elkan Allan		(3 episodes, 1967)
John Cardwell		(2 episodes, 1966)
Richard Carr		(2 episodes, 1966)
Robert Dozier		(2 episodes, 1966)
Bill Finger		(2 episodes, 1966)
Lee Orgel		(2 episodes, 1966)
Jack Paritz		(2 episodes, 1966)
Bob Rodgers		(2 episodes, 1966)
Edwin Self		(2 episodes, 1966)
Charles Sinclair		(2 episodes, 1966)
Henry Slesar		(2 episodes, 1966)
Ellis St. Joseph		(2 episodes, 1966)
Sheldon Stark		(2 episodes, 1966)
Jay Thompson		(2 episodes, 1966)
Hendrik Vollaerts		(2 episodes, 1966)
William P. D'Angelo		(2 episodes, 1967)
Robert Mintz		(2 episodes, 1967)
Peter Rabe		(2 episodes, 1967)
Leo Townsend		(2 episodes, 1967)
Pauline Townsend		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Produced by
William P. D'Angelo	....	associate producer (109 episodes, 1966-1968)
Howie Horwitz	....	producer (109 episodes, 1966-1968)
William Dozier	....	executive producer (103 episodes, 1966-1968)

Series Original Music by
Nelson Riddle		(92 episodes, 1966-1967)
Billy May		(15 episodes, 1967-1968)
Neal Hefti		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Warren Barker		(2 episodes, 1966)

Series Cinematography by
Howard Schwartz		(54 episodes, 1966-1967)
Meredith M. Nicholson		(30 episodes, 1966-1967)
Ralph Woolsey		(10 episodes, 1966)
Jack A. Marta		(7 episodes, 1966)
Charles Straumer		(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Sam Leavitt		(2 episodes, 1966)

Series Film Editing by
Hugh Chaloupka		(27 episodes, 1966-1968)
Homer Powell		(27 episodes, 1966-1967)
J. Frank O'Neill		(17 episodes, 1966-1967)
Ronald J. Fagan		(10 episodes, 1966)
James Blakeley		(10 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bill Murphy		(7 episodes, 1966-1967)
Byron Chudnow		(5 episodes, 1966)
Newell P. Kimlin		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Harry Coswick		(3 episodes, 1966)
Leon Selditz		(2 episodes, 1966)
Robert Phillips		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Jack Martin Smith		(109 episodes, 1966-1968)
Serge Krizman		(81 episodes, 1966-1967)
Russell C. Menzer		(11 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jack T. Collis		(10 episodes, 1966)
Frank T. Smith		(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Franz Bachelin		(2 episodes, 1966)
Ed Graves		(2 episodes, 1966)

Series Set Decoration by
Walter M. Scott		(110 episodes, 1966-1968)
Chester L. Bayhi		(77 episodes, 1966-1967)
Bert Allen		(15 episodes, 1967)
Warren Welch		(14 episodes, 1966)
Robert De Vestel		(6 episodes, 1967-1968)
Joseph Reith		(2 episodes, 1966)

Series Costume Design by
Andrew Pallack		(4 episodes, 1966-1968)
Jan Kemp		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Margaret Donovan	....	hair stylist supervisor (94 episodes, 1966-1967)
Ben Nye	....	makeup supervisor (94 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Production Management
William Self	....	in charge of production: Twentieth Century Fox Television Inc. (108 episodes, 1966-1968)
Jack Sonntag	....	production supervisor (108 episodes, 1966-1968)
Sam Strangis	....	unit production manager (104 episodes, 1966-1968)
James Blakeley	....	post-production supervisor (94 episodes, 1966-1967)
Gaston Glass	....	production manager (2 episodes, 1966)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Derwin	....	assistant director (42 episodes, 1966-1967)
David Whorf	....	assistant director (27 episodes, 1966-1968)
Maxwell O. Henry	....	assistant director (17 episodes, 1967-1968)
Jack Barry	....	assistant director (14 episodes, 1966)
Mark Sandrich Jr.	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1966-1968)
Robert G. Stone	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1966)
Norman August	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1966)
Sam Strangis	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1966)
Steven Bernhardt	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1967)

Series Art Department
Don B. Greenwood	....	property master (6 episodes, 1966)

Series Sound Department
Ralph Hickey	....	supervising sound effects editor (94 episodes, 1966-1967)
Harold E. Wooley	....	sound effects editor (94 episodes, 1966-1967)
Dan Finnerty	....	sound effects editor (12 episodes, 1967-1968)
Dick Le Grand	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 1967)
Richard LeGrand Jr.	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1967)

Series Special Effects by
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects (52 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Stunts
Victor Paul	....	stunt coordinator (120 episodes, 1966-1968)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunt double / stunt double: Walter Burke (28 episodes, 1966-1967)
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt double: Cliff Robertson (4 episodes, 1966-1968)
Charles Bail	....	stunt double: Ken Scott / stunt double: Victor Lundin (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Ron Burke	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Angelo De Meo	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Vince Deadrick Sr.	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Louie Elias	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tony Epper	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Lee Faulkner	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Johnny Hagner	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Eddie Hice	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Hubie Kerns	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Troy Melton	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gil Perkins	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
George Sawaya	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Alex Sharp	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Roy N. Sickner	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Al Wyatt Sr.	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Del Ruth	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes, 1966)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andrew Pallack	....	wardrobe: men / wardrobe furnisher / ... (67 episodes, 1966-1968)

Series Editorial Department
Robert Mintz	....	post-production coordinator (110 episodes, 1966-1968)

Series Music Department
Leonard A. Engel	....	supervising music editor (110 episodes, 1966-1968)
Sam Horta	....	music editor (110 episodes, 1966-1968)
Neal Hefti	....	composer: theme music / composer: Batman Theme (108 episodes, 1966-1968)
Lionel Newman	....	music supervisor (108 episodes, 1966-1968)
Billy May	....	composer: Batgirl theme / composer: theme music (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Willy Mack	....	lyricist: Batgirl theme / composer: Batgirl theme (25 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (4 episodes, 1967-1968)
Frank Khoury	....	driver (3 episodes, 1966)

Series Other crew
Lorenzo Semple Jr.	....	script consultant / executive script consultant / ... (110 episodes, 1966-1968)
Charles B. Fitzsimons	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant to producer (78 episodes, 1966-1968)
Charles Hoffman	....	script editor / story editor (76 episodes, 1966-1968)
Robert Mintz	....	post production coordinator (3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bob Kane	....	creator: characters (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
George Barris	....	car designer (unknown episodes)
Dean Jeffries	....	car designer (unknown episodes)
Robert Sonntag	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Milton Stark	....	dialogue coach (unknown episodes)
Shirley Ulmer	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Greenway Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Television (1966-) (worldwide) (all media)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1966-1968) (USA) (TV)
• Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO) (1966-1967) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Sat.1 (1989-1990) (West Germany) (TV)
• Verenigde Arbeiders Radio Amateurs (VARA) (1980) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (1987) (Netherlands) (TV) (rerun) (including 2 previously unaired episodes)

Other Companies

• National Periodical Publications  batman and detective comics magazines

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (120 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Italy:T | UK:U | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

380 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Prior to his being cast for the show, Alan Napier had never heard of Batman and didn't know who the character was.

Goofs:

Continuity: In episode 7, Alfred refers to Robin as Mr. Ward, and not Mr. Grayson.

Quotes:

Batman:Oh, Catwoman, Catwoman, will you never learn?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Soundtrack:

Batgirl Theme

Crazy, but I still like it

This show is completely nuts! It is SO goofy, and I can realize that now that I'm older. I watched this from when I was 7-12, and always loved it. I still like to watch it whenever they air the re-runs, but now laugh AT it, not WITH it! I've heard of crime fighting, but this is ridiculous! STILL, I like to watch it because I'm a fan of Adam West and Burt "HOLY" Ward! I'd recommend it to all kids who like super-heros, but any body else had better prepare themselves for the "cheesiest" ride of their lives! "HOLY TELEVISION! IT'S ON EVERY DAY NOW!" So folks, tune in tomorrow (and every day): same bat time, same bat channel!