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Batman and Zatanna make short work of Abra Kadabra. Later, Batman must choose between justice and vengeance when he confronts Joe Chill the man who murdered his parents.
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TV-Y7
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Trivia
While it may be unintentional, having
Adam West (the first TV Batman) and
Julie Newmar (the first TV Catwoman) play Bruce's parents harks back to the Golden Age Batman, who eventually married a reformed Catwoman.
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Quotes
Joe Chill:
Guys! You've got to help me! Way back I whacked a guy for a job, and now... that guy's son is back for revenge! That guy's son... is Batman!
Joker:
[
Joker laughs]
Joe Chill:
What's funny?
Joker:
You're saying we owe Batman's existence to you? That's killer!
Poison Ivy:
So it's your fault Batman's always on our backs!
[
the other villains start to surround Joe Chill]
Joe Chill:
No, guys! Wait!
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For me, this series has been an uneven one. Some episodes are very good, while others are as "out there" as a late-1950s Batman comic, complete with space aliens and monsters.
But this episode is wayyyy different.
First, we see Batman fight Abra Kadabra, assisted by Zatanna, of all people! We do not get to see her every day, so her presence is all the more welcome. Then we get into the main store, which deals with the deaths of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Bruce's parents. Getting Adam West and Julie Newmar to do the voices is a class act in itself, and we even hear Adam utter the phrase "old chum."
This episode deserves top rating, because it deals with the parents' deaths in a way that younger viewers can handle it. This should have been an episode that should have aired in the first season of the 1966 Batman live-action series, but never did. Despite the liberties taken with the story concerning the death of Joe Chill, a fantastic episode!!!