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Batman

  • TV Series
  • 1966–19681966–1968
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 25m
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Batman (1966)
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The Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.The Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.The Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.
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    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
    • William Dozier(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Adam West
    • Burt Ward
    • Alan Napier
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
    • William Dozier(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Adam West
    • Burt Ward
    • Alan Napier
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    • 113User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys

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    • Commissioner Gordon
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    William Dozier
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    Madge Blake
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    • The Joker
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    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
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      • William Dozier(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      When Burgess Meredith was cast as the Penguin, he hadn't smoked in 20 years. He came up with the Penguin's distinctive squawk because the cigarettes irritated his throat. The Penguin's waddle was another improvisation; Meredith found it difficult to stand and walk straight while wearing the rubber padded fat suit that was part of his costume.
    • Goofs
      In episode 7, Alfred refers to Robin as Mr. Ward, and not Mr. Grayson. But the show often refers to Dick Grayson/Robin as "Bruce Wayne's young ward." It's not a reference to the name Burt Ward.
    • Quotes

      [Figuring out a riddle]

      Robin: The opposite of a girl is a boy!

    • Crazy credits
      The actor who played the villain would always be credited as the "Special Guest Villain"
    • Alternate versions
      In the late 1980s, original cast members reunited to film special introductions to be added to the start of each episode.
    • Connections
      Edited into Batman: Partners in Peril (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Batgirl Theme
      Music by Billy May

      Lyrics by Willy Mack

    User reviews113

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    RIDICULOUS BUT ENJOYABLE
    What can I say about this series? It was crazy and ridiculous but it was all good fun.

    If anybody's seen my review of the 1966 Batman movie then you'll pretty much know what my view is on this show. It was ridiculous but in a good way.

    For starters, Robin couldn't possibly hope to fool anyone with that disguise? How about I put on a mask and go and visit my parents? Would a mask like Robin's fool anyone?

    The thing I loved about this series was the cliffhanger episodes. Batman and Robin would be put in a seemingly inescapable trap and then in the next episode Batman would manage to reach into his utility belt and pull out a convenient device. In one episode Batman was about to be dropped in acid when he suddenly remembered that Alfred the Butler had acid proofed his costume. How funny is that?

    The crazy thing was how Batman and Robin always had the right equipment. They had things such as Anti-Penguin Gas Pills and other crazy devices. I honestly wouldn't have thought there would be enough room in their belts for half their equipment.

    The best thing about this show was the fights at the end. The bumbling villains would outnumber Batman and Robin who would then bash them into next week just before the police arrived.

    This was a good show for it's first couple of seasons. The beautiful Yvonne Craig joined the third season as Batgirl and she was good. However the cliffhanger episodes were gradually phased out and each half hour episode had a beginning, middle and end.

    This isn't the type of show to take seriously. It's great fun and anybody who watches it will laugh their socks off at times. If it shows up on your local TV channel then watch it!
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    • What was unusual about how Batman aired on Television?
    • Which characters were adapted from the Batman comic books?
    • Who created the character of Batman? Bob Kane is listed in old (pre-2015) media including the comic books as creating Batman on his own but new media (made after 2015) shows him as co-creating the character with someone called Bill Finger, so what's all that about?

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 1966 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 380 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • Greenway Productions [us]
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    • 25 minutes
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