While the Riddler maneuvers Batman into being sued, the Dynamic Duo investigate the supervillain's concurrent scheme.While the Riddler maneuvers Batman into being sued, the Dynamic Duo investigate the supervillain's concurrent scheme.While the Riddler maneuvers Batman into being sued, the Dynamic Duo investigate the supervillain's concurrent scheme.
Leon Alton
- Fair Attendee
- (uncredited)
Don Anderson
- Fair Attendee
- (uncredited)
Bruce Baker
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Carl Christie
- Club Maitre D'
- (uncredited)
George DeNormand
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
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- Lorenzo Semple Jr.(uncredited)
- Bob Kane
- William Dozier(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe footage of the Gotham City World's Fair that opens the show is actually of the New York World's Fair of 1964-1965. The building identified on screen as "Republic of Moldavia" was the Thailand Pavilion at the Fair.
- GoofsBruce Wayne says he is going through his father's old law books. Bruce's father, Thomas Wayne, was a doctor. It would not be unthinkable for a doctor to have law books, as there are a good many pieces of legal knowledge that a doctor would have to be familiar with. The show never explicitly states that Thomas Wayne was not a doctor.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Batman: Holy Batmania! (2003)
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BATMAN CHANGES TELEVISION
First of all, BATMAN was in color! And although a lot of us kids grew up on black and white tv back in the day (could you imagine?), once we eventually got to see the caped crusaders in color it was an addiction. Today's BATMAN followers kind of scoff at the over the top antics of the tv show, compared to the dark, brooding stories today, however this was both an extremely clever and creative effort at the time, and to its credit, in reruns now topping 50 years! Could you believe it?
The series was obviously patterned after the classic 30s and 40s cliff hanger movie serials, but with a heck of a lot of more imagination, replete with campy criminals (both male and female) who became overnight stars themselves. As the series grew in popularity, it also became the "in thing" for many movie and tv stars to make guest appearances, either in gag parts or supporting roles. This may have been influenced by BURKES LAW at the time, boasting a who's who gallery of Hollywood guest stars that became its trademark.
One more thing to note is that everything clicked in remarkable fashion; BATMAN being the proverbial toy store, if not eye candy for young viewer. Case in point, the Batcave for starters, imaginative and very colorful sets coupled with outrageous plots and situations that would carry on to the next episode. And the show was run twice a week, unheard of in tv at the time. . Let us not forget the BATMOBILE, one hyped up, revolutionary machine on wheels, let alone legendary muscle car, followed by a series of equally fantastic rebuilt cars, motorcycles, boats and planes driven by both our heroes and the villain of your choice. Adam West beat out tall and handsome Lyle Waggoner for the lead, and when you come down to it, it had to be "the voice". West had that distinctive, authoritative sound, even more appealing when he donned his cape, making him the epitome of comic book heroes. I think Bert Ward was chosen to play Robin more so because he looked like a college kid, the perfect fit for a Batman apprentice in training. Also his youthful voice, compared to Adam West, made his character very relatable to all of us kids back in the day, so dreaming to be in his shoes.
The master of impersonations, Frank Gorshin became the very first cult villain on the series, portraying the wildly green clad, giggling Riddler. He played the role so freestyle (and without heavy makeup, such as Joker), he became an instant recurring character, and the only actor on the series to receive an Emmy nod. That is an interesting fact. Gorshin at the time was quite popular on tv, having just played a smooth conman slash used car salesman on THE MUNSTERS, which may have lead to his auditioning for this role. Gorshin was also doing his impersonation act in Las Vegas at the time, and it wasn't long after this episode aired, his one man act became the number one show on the strip, and a star was born.
Lovely co-star Jill St. John became the first bad girl to appear on the series playing the exceedingly sly Molly, in league with the Riddler. She also portrayed the first character to die on the show (in the second episode), just in case you're keeping notes. Jill had appeared in several movies at the time, signing a contract with Universal Pictures, but her signature role, that of Tiffany Case in the classic James Bond film, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971) may have been inspired by her appearance on BATMAN. She is one tricky lady to watch, also to romance James Bond (Sean Connery). So let the games begin! The official first episode, now in restored color. Shop around for dvd and blu ray box sets as they vary in price, but its an investment in cult tv with lots of fond memories attached.
The series was obviously patterned after the classic 30s and 40s cliff hanger movie serials, but with a heck of a lot of more imagination, replete with campy criminals (both male and female) who became overnight stars themselves. As the series grew in popularity, it also became the "in thing" for many movie and tv stars to make guest appearances, either in gag parts or supporting roles. This may have been influenced by BURKES LAW at the time, boasting a who's who gallery of Hollywood guest stars that became its trademark.
One more thing to note is that everything clicked in remarkable fashion; BATMAN being the proverbial toy store, if not eye candy for young viewer. Case in point, the Batcave for starters, imaginative and very colorful sets coupled with outrageous plots and situations that would carry on to the next episode. And the show was run twice a week, unheard of in tv at the time. . Let us not forget the BATMOBILE, one hyped up, revolutionary machine on wheels, let alone legendary muscle car, followed by a series of equally fantastic rebuilt cars, motorcycles, boats and planes driven by both our heroes and the villain of your choice. Adam West beat out tall and handsome Lyle Waggoner for the lead, and when you come down to it, it had to be "the voice". West had that distinctive, authoritative sound, even more appealing when he donned his cape, making him the epitome of comic book heroes. I think Bert Ward was chosen to play Robin more so because he looked like a college kid, the perfect fit for a Batman apprentice in training. Also his youthful voice, compared to Adam West, made his character very relatable to all of us kids back in the day, so dreaming to be in his shoes.
The master of impersonations, Frank Gorshin became the very first cult villain on the series, portraying the wildly green clad, giggling Riddler. He played the role so freestyle (and without heavy makeup, such as Joker), he became an instant recurring character, and the only actor on the series to receive an Emmy nod. That is an interesting fact. Gorshin at the time was quite popular on tv, having just played a smooth conman slash used car salesman on THE MUNSTERS, which may have lead to his auditioning for this role. Gorshin was also doing his impersonation act in Las Vegas at the time, and it wasn't long after this episode aired, his one man act became the number one show on the strip, and a star was born.
Lovely co-star Jill St. John became the first bad girl to appear on the series playing the exceedingly sly Molly, in league with the Riddler. She also portrayed the first character to die on the show (in the second episode), just in case you're keeping notes. Jill had appeared in several movies at the time, signing a contract with Universal Pictures, but her signature role, that of Tiffany Case in the classic James Bond film, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971) may have been inspired by her appearance on BATMAN. She is one tricky lady to watch, also to romance James Bond (Sean Connery). So let the games begin! The official first episode, now in restored color. Shop around for dvd and blu ray box sets as they vary in price, but its an investment in cult tv with lots of fond memories attached.
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