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Troy and David talk about the Batman movie from 1966.

In March of 1966, a decision was made to make a feature film of the TV show. An all-star set of baddies, called The United Underworld, decide to de-hydrate some of the leaders of the free world, and extort the nations of the world to have their leaders returned.

July 30, 1966, released in theatres.
July 4, 1971, premiered on TV.

The Penguin’s submarine.
The Penguin as ringmaster.

Burt Ward doing most of his own stunts in the film.
Bruce Wayne falls hard for Miss Kitka.

Troy and David look at the two iconic, classic scenes in the movie.

1] The scene where a shark takes a bite out of Batman’s leg.
2] Batman trying to get rid of a bomb.

All of this in a universe where everything is labelled.

The famous Dutch angles (when the camera is not level), when you are in the lair of a criminal. Maybe because they are crooked?

“Some days you just can’t get rid of a bomb.”

A bomb with the longest fuse in history.

Troy and David also do their Dream Casting and Schrödinger’s Cast, looking at six roles:

Batman [Adam West]
Robin [Burt Ward]
The Riddler [Frank Gorshin]
The Joker [Cesar Romero]
The Penguin [Burgess Meredith]
Catwoman [Lee Merriwether]

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Troy and David continue to look at the Batman TV series from the 1960s.

They look a the theme song, and the parody.
Here is a link to an article about the parody:

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/the-jokers-still-getting-away-celebrating-50-years-of-jingle-bells-batman-smells-233532830.html

Here is the 5th verse:

Jingle bells, Batman smells
Robin laid an egg
Batmobile lost a wheel
And Joker got away
Jingle bells, Batman smells
Robin laid an egg
Batmobile lost a wheel
And Joker got away

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Kamakazi / Nick Gagnon

The refrain is sung by Mark Hamill, in an animated episode.

Troy and David look at specific episodes that stand out…

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S1, Ep1 = Hi Diddle Riddle
S1, Ep2 = Smack in the Middle

This episode has Jill St. John disguised as Robin.
Robin’s sick burn.

How there was not origin story for the first episode.
We are introduced to many elements that run through the series…

The red phone
The bust of Shakespeare
The bat poles
The batmobile
The Dutch angles
The henchman
The cliffhanger

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S1, Ep19 = The Purr-fect Crime
S1, Ep20 = Better Luck Next Time

First episode of Catwoman.
The Batman and Robin relationship
echoes a father son’s relationship.
There are night scenes in this “Evil is as evil does” episode.

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S1, Ep27 = The Curse of Tut
S1, Ep28 = The Pharaoh’s in a Rut

Victor Buono is King Tut.
First King Tut.
Great cliffhanger.

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S2, Ep17 = Hizzonner the Penguin
S2, Ep18 = Dizzoner the Penguin

The Penguin. runs for mayor.
Burgess Meredith as the Penguin, may be the best of all the actors who have played the role.
Batman wants to run a campaign on the issues.

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And more…

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Batman from 1966. Troy and David look at the series in a 3-part episode. The first two episodes look at the TV series, and the third episode looks at the movie

This is part 1.

The series starred Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman, and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/Robin. other regulars in the series were:

Alan Napier as Alfred
Neil Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon
Stafford Repp as Chief O’Hara
Madge Blake as Harriet Cooper
Yvonne Craig as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl

There were villains, most of whom were played by actors and actresses that people knew at the time, all were celebrities, to some extent. Here is a list of some (not all) of those super villains:

SUPER VILLAINS

Cesar Romero as The Joker
Burgess Meredith as The Penguin
Frank Gorshin (Seasons 1–3) as The Riddler
John Astin (Season 2) as The Riddler
Lee Meriwether (Movie) as The Catwoman
Julie Newmar (Seasons 1–2) as The Catwoman
Eartha Kitt (Season 3) as The Catwoman
Victor Buono as Professor William McElroy/King Tut
George Sanders (Season 1) as Dr. Art Schivel/Mr. Freeze
Otto Preminger (season 2) as Dr. Art Schivel/Mr. Freeze
Eli Wallach (Season 2) as Dr. Art Schivel/Mr. Freeze
David Wayne as Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter
Vincent Price as Egghead
Carolyn Jones as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Cliff Robertson as Shame
Anne Baxter as Olga, Queen of the Cossacks
Milton Berle as Louie the Lilac

BATCLIMB WINDOW CAMEOS

Please go to this web site for more information…
https://www.vintag.es/2019/01/batman-window-cameos.html

1. Jerry Lewis – Appeared in “The Bookworm Turns” (April 20, 1966)
2. Dick Clark – Appeared in “Shoot a Crooked Arrow” (September 7, 1966)
3. Van Williams and Bruce Lee as Green Hornet and Kato – Appeared in “The Spell of Tut” (September 28, 1966)
4. Sammy Davis Jr. – Appeared in “The Clock King’s Crazy Crimes” (October 12, 1966)
5. Bill Dana as José Jiménez – Appeared in “The Yegg Foes in Gotham” (October 20, 1966)
6. Howard Duff as Sam Stone – Appeared in “The Impractical Joker” (November 16, 1966)
7. Werner Klemperer as Colonel Klink – Appeared in “It’s How You Play the Game” (December 1, 1966)
8. Ted Cassidy as Lurch – Appeared in “The Penguin’s Nest” (December 7, 1966)
9. Don Ho – Appeared in “The Bat’s Kow Tow” (December 15, 1966)
10. Andy Devine as Santa Claus – Appeared in “The Duo is Slumming” (December 22, 1966)
11. Art Linkletter – Appeared in “Catwoman Goes to College” (February 22, 1967)
12. Edward G. Robinson – Appeared in “Batman’s Satisfaction” (March 2, 1967)
13. Suzy Knickerbocker (pen name of Aileen Mehle) – Appeared in “King Tut’s Coup” (March 8, 1967)
14. Cyril Lord as the Carpet King – Appeared in “Ice Spy” (March 29, 1967)

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