Barbecued Batman? (22 Sep. 1966)

Failing to destroy Batman and Robin, the Minstrel enacts "Plan High C." He shakes the building of the Gotham City Exchange, and promises to send it crumbling down if his demands are not met... See full summary »

Director:

Murray Golden

Writers:

Francis M. Cockrell, Marian B. Cockrell,

Stars:

Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Adam West	...	Batman / Bruce Wayne
Burt Ward	...	Robin / Dick Grayson
Alan Napier	...	Alfred
Neil Hamilton	...	Commissioner Gordon
Stafford Repp	...	Chief O'Hara
Madge Blake	...	Aunt Harriet Cooper
Leslie Perkins	...	Octavia (Amanda in credits)
Remo Pisani	...	Bass
Norman Grabowski	...	Treble
Del Moore	...	TV Newsman
John Gallaudet	...	Cortland
Eddie Garrett	...	First Broker
Herbert Maass	...	Second Broker
Stuart Wilson	...	Third Broker (as Stu Wilson)
James O'Hara	...	Policeman

Storyline

Failing to destroy Batman and Robin, the Minstrel enacts "Plan High C." He shakes the building of the Gotham City Exchange, and promises to send it crumbling down if his demands are not met in one hour. Batman assumes cutting off the building's power will thwart the villain, but when that plan fails, it's up to the Dynamic Duo to track down the Minstrel before it's too late.

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

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

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1966 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Greenway Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

The Minstrel: [singing] Batman, your world will tumble down, just wait and see / Your city will disintegrate - it matters not to me / Batman's and Robin's strength will not avail; no matter what they do, they're bound to fail / They can't evade my sonic beam and they'll become a vapor trail.

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Soundtracks

"Wait 'Til The Jailbreak, Batman"
(uncredited)
Performed by Van Johnson

User Reviews

Really good episode ...

What I admire about this outing is how Van Johnson's character of The Minstrel seems to be outwitting Batman and how he is menacing. While the series had the nerve to give us another medieval-clothed villain within the same month (this is two weeks after the Archer episodes), this works better.

One weird touch: The episode titles don't match. Maybe this might be a case of Bat-fatigue setting in after what had been a furiously busy year. Look also for a conflict between Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara, when the latter is casting aspersions on the Dynamic Duo. Oh, and the moll is pretty cool as well.

In any case, this is a solid episode and fine entry in the Second Season!