The Duo Is Slumming

Episode aired Dec 22, 1966
TV-G
25m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

364

YOUR RATING

Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)

Action Crime Fantasy

The Puzzler continues with his plan to hijack Artemus Knab's new airplane, the Retsoor, all the while leaving puzzles behind for Batman and Robin to ponder. He familiarizes himself with the ... Read allThe Puzzler continues with his plan to hijack Artemus Knab's new airplane, the Retsoor, all the while leaving puzzles behind for Batman and Robin to ponder. He familiarizes himself with the jet's designs, then prepares to fly his prize to a foreign country where he will hold it f... Read allThe Puzzler continues with his plan to hijack Artemus Knab's new airplane, the Retsoor, all the while leaving puzzles behind for Batman and Robin to ponder. He familiarizes himself with the jet's designs, then prepares to fly his prize to a foreign country where he will hold it for ransom. But the Dynamic Duo have an easier time with his clues than he expected, result... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

364

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Santa Claus makes an appearance, played by character actor Andy Devine.

Goofs
When the dynamic duo ascend to over 20,000 feet in the balloon, they should experience extreme cold and insufficient oxygen.

Quotes
Robin: [holds note] Holy ghost writer, there's nothing on it!

Soundtracks
Batman Theme
Music by Neal Hefti
Sung by The Ron Hicklin Singers

User reviews3

Featured review

3/10

Andy Devine as Santa Claus, just in time for Christmas

"The Duo is Slumming" finds the Dynamic Duo rising to great heights in a hot air balloon, only to drop like two stones once it reaches 20,000 feet. Fortunately, Robin's ability with bird calls enrages one particularly aggressive specimen, which proceeds to poke a hole in the top of the balloon, literally bursting the bubble to sink to a relatively soft landing next to a handy telephone! Believing them dead, The Puzzler (Maurice Evans) sets out to steal the new Retsoor plane from its creator, Artemus Knab (Paul Smith), and ask for a huge ransom at a later date, but not without sending more riddle clues than even Riddler used to do. With Christmas only three days away after its original broadcast, we get a surprising appearance from none other than Santa Claus, the unmistakable voice of Western veteran Andy Devine. Batman has the last laugh: "you and your high flying flunkies are floored forever!" Seven weeks would pass before the other Riddler script would be aired, with the odd choice of John Astin replacing Frank Gorshin this one time.