Ice Spy (29 Mar. 1967)

Mr. Freeze is back in town, and has plans to build an icy weapon that will have the world at his control. With help from Glacia Glaze, the renowned ice skater, he captures Professor ... See full summary »

Director:

Oscar Rudolph

Writers:

Charles Hoffman, Bob Kane (characters)

Stars:

Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Adam West	...	Batman / Bruce Wayne
Burt Ward	...	Robin / Dick Grayson
Alan Napier	...	Alfred (credit only)
Neil Hamilton	...	Commissioner Gordon
Stafford Repp	...	Chief O'Hara
Madge Blake	...	Mrs. Cooper
H.M. Wynant	...	Frosty
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Professor Isaacson (as Elisha Cook)
Skye Aubrey	...	Carol (as Schuyler Aubrey)
Ron Riley	...	Usher
John Archer	...	Captain Carlisle
Leslie Parrish	...	Glacia Glaze
Eli Wallach	...	Mr. Freeze

Storyline

Mr. Freeze is back in town, and has plans to build an icy weapon that will have the world at his control. With help from Glacia Glaze, the renowned ice skater, he captures Professor Isaacson and tries to extract the secret formula for instant ice from him. Mr. Freeze then sends his trained seal Isolde to Police Headquarters with a note, demanding Batman deliver a ransom in exchange for the professor. But the frosty villain not only plans to keep the money and the professor, but to terminate the Dynamic Duo in the process.

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Genres:

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

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1967 (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?

Trivia

The title was inspired by the hit spy series I Spy.

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Quotes

Chief O'Hara: [gasps] Sufferin' icicles! It's a list of demands from Mr. Freeze, he's holding Professor Icaacson for ransom.
Commissioner Gordon: [reading from paper] At midnight tonight, Bruce Wayne, head of the Wayne foundation, is to make a televized broadcast...
Chief O'Hara: From this office...
Chief O'Hara: ...that the money's ready to be paid...
Commissioner Gordon: He'll only deal directly with Batman and Robin, they're to be ready at midnight too, to act as intermediaries.
Chief O'Hara: Otherwise...
Commissioner Gordon: Otherwise it may be the blackest midnight that Gotham City has ever known, Chief ...
[...]

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Connections

References I Spy (1965)

User Reviews

A fine ending to the Second Season

"Ice Spy" is one of the last batch of Season Season episodes, and like the others, a good one.

Eli Wallach is no George Sanders or Otto Preminger; he brings in his own unique charms, as the other two Mr. Freezes did. And like Mr. Preminger, Mr. Wallach took on the role in part because of his children. While Mr. Sanders was an old-time Hollywood actor, and Mr. Preminger a director, Mr. Wallach is a more modern New York actor, and brings his own take on the role.

While the episode is a little so-so plot wise, it benefits from an above- average cast. Not only do we have Mr. Wallach, but H.M. Wynant (a friend of mine) as Frosty, and Leslie Parrish, who makes her second appearance in the series!

More to the point, the episode is a fine way to end a season that began on such weak footing with the Archer episode. Some of the episodes during fall 1966 seemed to go badly, but things seemed to improve once 1967 began. This episode is proof of this.