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The Batman/Superman Hour

  • TV Series
  • 1968–19691968–1969
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
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1.4K
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The Batman/Superman Hour (1968)
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The Dynamic Duo battles crime in Gotham City.The Dynamic Duo battles crime in Gotham City.The Dynamic Duo battles crime in Gotham City.

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1.4K
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  • Stars
    • Casey Kasem
    • Ted Knight
    • Olan Soule
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    • Casey Kasem
    • Ted Knight
    • Olan Soule
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    • 8User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Casey Kasem
    Casey Kasem
    • Dick Graysonas Dick Grayson…
    17 episodes17 eps • 1968–1969
    Ted Knight
    Ted Knight
    • Commissioner Gordonas Commissioner Gordon…
    17 episodes17 eps • 1968–1969
    Olan Soule
    Olan Soule
    • Batmanas Batman…
    17 episodes17 eps • 1968–1969
    Jane Webb
    • Barbara Gordonas Barbara Gordon…
    12 episodes12 eps • 1968–1969
    Bud Collyer
    Bud Collyer
    • Superman (Clark Kent)as Superman (Clark Kent)
    Bob Hastings
    Bob Hastings
    • Clark Kentas Clark Kent…
    Jackson Beck
    • Lex Luthoras Lex Luthor…
    Jack Grimes
    • Jimmy Olsenas Jimmy Olsen
    Ray Owens
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    Larry Storch
    Larry Storch
    • Jokeras Joker
    8 episodes8 eps • 1968–1969
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    Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson become the dynamic duo Batman and Robin as they see the bat signal flash in the sky. Together, they help protect Gothem City from villains such as the Joker, Penguin, and Riddler. —Jon Kallis <jakallis@ryker.aet.cup.edu>
    gotham cityreference to dick graysonbruce wayne characterrobin charactercommissioner gordon character37 more
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      • Animation
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Crime
      • Family
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    • Trivia
      In the book "Creating the Filmation Generation", Lou Scheimer recounts that in one early Batman segment, one of the background painters included the ABC logo on a wall in one of the backgrounds, since the live-action Batman series had been broadcast on ABC. But the cartoon series was shown on CBS, who were not amused. Nobody at Filmation had caught the mistake before it went to air. They ended up redoing the scene for the next broadcast and the version with the ABC logo was not aired again.
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      Edited from The Adventures of Superboy (1966)

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    fast-moving, simple animated children's version of the 60s Batman, from Filmation
    I managed to miss this 1969 series as a child, but I recently watched 20+ episodes (some titled BATMAN, some BATMAN AND ROBIN)taped off of Cartoon Network a number of years ago. Like most Filmation product of the era, the animation is limited, but the pace is fast-moving and the supporting voice actors over-play the roles as if in an old serial or melodrama, so the limited technique does not become a problem, and certainly would not have been a problem for the juvenile audience at which this show was aimed. The template for the show was the 1960s BATMAN TV show, and Olan Soule and Casey Kasem bring interpretations to the characters of Batman and Robin that are similar to those of Adam West and Burt Ward (although camp was not a concept grasped by most seven-year-old youngsters in 1969, so Soule and Kasem rein in the hokum somewhat). The children's versions of the various villains--Joker, Penguin, Mr. Freeze, etc.--are fun and colorfully acted by the voice talent. Also, isn't that Ted Knight narrating these? If you need a break from the recent dark,expressionistic interpretations of Batman--even in animated form--this simple, entertaining children's show should do the trick. Don't know if these are in print or presently being aired, but an internet search should turn up some episodes for you...
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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1968 (United States)
    • Also known as
      • The Adventures of Batman
    • Production companies
      • Filmation Associates
      • Ducovny Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour

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