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Season 4, Episode 04—Batman 1966 pt. 1 – The Series


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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

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  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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