"Batman" Catwoman's Dressed to Kill (1967)

Director:

Sam Strangis

Writer:

Stanley Ralph Ross (written by)

TV Series:

"Batman" (1966)

Original Air Date:

14 December 1967 (Season 3, Episode 14)

Genre:

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

Plot:

The Catwoman targets the fashion industry by first terrorizing a banquet honoring Batgirl and then attacking a fashion show...

Plot Keywords:

Queen | Fashion Industry | Banquet | Pattern Cutter | Hideout

Cast

Adam West	...	Batman
Burt Ward	...	Robin
Yvonne Craig	...	Batgirl
Alan Napier	...	Alfred
Neil Hamilton	...	Commissioner Gordon
Stafford Repp	...	Chief O'Hara
Eartha Kitt	...	Catwoman #2
Rudi Gernreich	...	Himself
James Griffith	...	Manx
Dirk Evans	...	Angora
Karen Ericson	...	Queen Bess (as Karen Huston)

Runtime:

30 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Greenway Productions

Trivia:

This was Eartha Kitt's first appearance as Catwoman, and she had an entirely different approach to it from Julie Newmar. Not only did Kitt's Catwoman have more of an aggressive edge, but, due to the racial attitudes of the times, the unrequited crush that Newmar's character had on Batman had to be eliminated entirely.

Quotes:

[Alfred, disguised as a janitor, rescues Batgirl from being sawn to bits]
Batgirl: Thank you, whoever you are.
Alfred Pennyworth: Think nothing of it, sweetheart. As a matter of fact, it was selfish of me.
Batgirl: Selfish?
Alfred Pennyworth: Yes. I'm the janitor here. If that machine has sliced you to bits, I would have had to clean up the mess!