Shoot a Crooked Arrow

Episode aired Sep 7, 1966
TV-G
25m

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6.7/10

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Loren Ewing, Barbara Nichols, and Doodles Weaver in Batman (1966)

Action Crime Fantasy

Archer and his gang have come to Gotham City, winning the public's favor with their Robin Hood style deeds of stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Batman and Robin set out to discover... Read allArcher and his gang have come to Gotham City, winning the public's favor with their Robin Hood style deeds of stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Batman and Robin set out to discover the location of their hideout and stop these villains, only to find themselves caught by ... Read allArcher and his gang have come to Gotham City, winning the public's favor with their Robin Hood style deeds of stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Batman and Robin set out to discover the location of their hideout and stop these villains, only to find themselves caught by a trap in the Archer's lair.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

468

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3Prismark10

Shoot a Crooked Arrow

Shades of Robin Hood. Art Carney is the guest villain for the start of the second series.

He is the Archer, who wants to rob from the rich and give to the poor of Gotham City. He decides to steal from the Wayne Foundation, about 10 million bucks.

The Foundation does give to the poor and the destitute. Although one of the administrators, Allan A Dale wants to be more circumspect in handing out the money.

Batman and Robin are early victims of the Archer's tricky arrows. He does wonder if the Archer and his merries are steeped in generosity.

It is a cod Shakespearean episode. I/m not sure that Carney is the right choice. Maybe the show could had got a British actor. The script feels lame as well.

3kevinolzak

The second season opens with a whimper

"Shoot a Crooked Arrow" was chosen to open the second season, and its unimpressive villain and plot must have played a huge part in the show's dip in the ratings. Art Carney was an odd choice for The Archer, looking decidedly uncomfortable as a modern day Robin Hood, vowing to rob from the rich (Bruce Wayne) and give to the poor, to the extent that his $50,000 bail is paid in coins by the poor citizens of Gotham City. It's nice to see Doodles Weaver (brother of Pat, uncle of Sigourney) as accomplice Crier Tuck, with Dick Clark doing the Batclimb cameo, and former boxing champ Archie Moore as coin collecting Everett Bannister. Robert Cornthwaite turns in a typically slimy performance as Allan A. Dale, who confounds the Dynamic Duo by turning the wayward Archer into a hero in the eyes of the destitute. The finale finds Batman and Robin trussed up on the field of honor, as Archer and his men ride to the kill with lances in hand.

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Trivia
There was an obscure DC Comics villain called The Archer, but he was a foe of Superman and the producers of the Batman TV show were apparently unaware of his existence. Unlike this Archer (and the more famous character Green Arrow), the Superman villain did not employ trick arrows until long after the television series ended.

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Batman and Robin are snared in a trap net which raises to the ceiling. Batman tells Robin not to worry, he'll get a knife and cut them out. Archer and his gang mere minutes later enter to retrieve them, but they are unconscious. No scenes or dialogue are given as to why.