Batman was a thirtyminute prime time, live action television series broadcast by the abc network between 1966 and 1968. The caped crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in gotham city. Mar 17, 20 adam wests batman and burt wards robin are generation spanning icons of pop culture and although batmerchandise was released in the late 60 s contemporaneously with the hit show, this new. Without giving too much away though you cant really spoil a 49yearold cartoon the climactic batfight takes place at the scarecrows hideout on a. In good batclimbing as in good driving one must never sacrifice safety for speed. During the classic batman television series, batman and robin climb a wall together in one of the shows most iconic moments. Throughout the 1960s adam west captured the hearts of many batman lovers with his campy style, witty puns, and stone cold delivery. For those who dont know, the batman series wasnt serious like the comics it was deliberately camp, and ive tried to preserve that here. Robins origin was never discussed in the series, but it is assumed that dick lost his parents at some point in his childhood and was adopted by bruce wayne. He shares his clothes with the richard grayson from the batman tv series from the 60 s as well as the richard grayson robin costume from the golden age and silver age comics. He is aided in crimefighting by his sidekick, robin the boy wonder, and batgirl. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc comics, has appeared in various films since his inception. The definitive ranking of robins 359 exclamations from batman.
Jun 02, 2014 60s batman robins puberty by honey snake. He resides in stately wayne manor with his aunt, harriet cooper and the wayne s butler, alfred. Fans will love recreating that scene with this pack that includes all the key elements. Scarecrow even makes an offputting reference to spanking robin. This version of false face was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series batman.
Hot toys 1960s batman collectibles figures collider. After being held up for decades due to brandownership and rights issues, the original 196668 batman liveaction tv series is being released on dvd and bluray as a box set. Burt ward, robin in 60s tv series batman, said he was. It was everything youd expect from a superhero show in the 60s. The film hit theaters two months after the last episode of the first season of the television series. Batman tv series 19661968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The four main comic book based adversaries that frequently. The character also appeared in the 1966 film batman, which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s batman tv series starring. Mattel classic tv series 60s batman and robin figure. His springy escape from prison is a perfect example of the theatrical humor that was the series. Of course, the premise needs no explanation, but batman adam west and robin burt ward are truly a cross between oldstyle superheroes and the 1960s.
A visual guide to all 37 villains in the batman tv series. The following is an episode list for the 1960s batman television series. This site may contain ed material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the owner. Adam wests batman and burt wards robin are generation spanning icons of pop culture and although batmerchandise was released in the late 60.
Premiering on january 12th, the series featured actor adam west as the perennial character of batman, while burt ward donned nylon stockings and fairy boots for his portrayal of the erstwhile sidekick, robin. The joker was one of the two most frequent villains to appear on batman he and the penguin appear in 10 episodes, and cesar romeros performance as the clown prince of crime is the most famous from the show. Notice how robin crushes the chair with his strong hands. Created by bob kane and bill finger, the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s. Robin s origin was never discussed in the series, but it is assumed that dick lost his parents at some point in his childhood. With adam west, burt ward, alan napier, neil hamilton. Burt starred in several madefortv movies, but nothing as big as batman. Without giving too much away though you cant really spoil a 49yearold cartoon the climactic batfight takes place at the scarecrows hideout on a farm in gothams ag district. The joker is wildbatman is riled season one, episodes five and six. Burt now can be seen on metv, promoting classic tv series as well as batman.
Another batman series to embrace a lighter and more comedic tone, batman. Long before the dark and heroic batman became known to 21st century audiences, there was another style of batman a much more square batman. It stars adam west as bruce waynebatman and burt ward as dick graysonrobin. People who stay in glass hotels shouldnt throw parties. During the classic batman television series, batman and robin climb a wall together in one of the show s most iconic moments. It also provides the main cast members, production notes and a list of notable guest stars. The weirdest batman cartoon of the 60s th dimension. Burt ward, who played robin in the campy 60s tv series batman alongside adam west, says producers, concerned about how much the tightfitting costume showed off, sent him to a. In batman 66, false faces true identity is basil karlo, where the issue that revealed this identity had him becoming that comic series version of clayface. Batman was a thirtyminute prime time, liveaction television series broadcast by the abc network between 1966 and 1968. See more ideas about batman, batman tv series and batman 1966. But come out of the batcave for a moment and see what some of the cast has been up to since the show ended. Throughout the 1960s adam west captured the hearts.
Nov 01, 2009 114 videos play all popular batman original tv series 19661968 videos playlist by seerofvisions seerofvisions classic tv batman pt. Batman is the crimefighting superhero that is part of the dynamic duo, terrific trio and later the justice league of america. The show was noteworthy for its memorable use of onomatopoeia. Batman and any other related characters or content are the property of 20th century fox, warner brothers and dc comics. The animated series first appearence of batgirl by gotham knight. It is the duty of every good citizen of gotham city to report meeting a man from mars in a public park. Relive the action of the classic 1960s batman and robin tv series. Then adam west went on to other movies and guest spots on tv shows. Batman is a 1960s american live action television series, based on the dc comic book character of the same name. See more ideas about batman, batman tv series and batman tv show. Burt ward, who played robin in the campy 60s tv series batman alongside adam west, says producers, concerned about how much the tightfitting costume showed off, sent him to a doctor. The four main comic book based adversaries that frequently fought batman, robin and batgirl. Bruce and alfred move from wayne manor to the wayne foundation. In 1966, the abc batman is a thrilling 30minute action series.
Vintage 1974 mego rare large box batman batcave playset working bat. Robins origin was never discussed in the series, but it is assumed that dick lost his parents at some point in his childhood. Were finally getting action figures from the 1960s classic batman tv series. This fic is based around the episode of the 60s batman series titled, the puzzles are coming, in which batman gives robin a warning swat. The crimefighting hero of gotham city is rarely seen without his faithful sidekick robin, in the batman 1960s television series. Batman is a 1943 blackandwhite 15chapter theatrical serial from columbia pictures, produced by rudolph c. Its success inspired the actioncomedy lampoon series batman and its 1966 theatrical feature film spinoff starring adam west and burt ward. It stars adam west as bruce waynebatman and burt ward as dick graysonrobin two crimefighting heroes who defend gotham city from a variety of archvillains. Batman is a thrilling 30minute action series based upon the characters created by bob kane in 1939 from the batman and detective comics magazine published by national periodical publications, inc. A crime fighting super hero that uses only his wits and some advance gadgets. The 1966 batman pages a tribute to the classic 1960s tv. The entire first batman serial was rereleased theatrically in 1965 as an evening with batman and robin, and proved very popular some theatres showed the chapters as a saturday matinee. Released by 20th century fox, the film starred adam west as batman and burt ward as robin.
Premiering on january 12th, the series featured actor adam west as the perennial character of batman, while burt ward donned nylon stockings and fairy boots for his portrayal of the erstwhile sidekick, robin the show was noteworthy for its memorable use of onomatopoeia. The campy and lighthearted tv show quickly became a fan favorite. Sep 21, 20 the crimefighting hero of gotham city is rarely seen without his faithful sidekick robin, in the batman 1960s television series. Throughout the 1960 s adam west captured the hearts. Long before tim burtons batman or christopher nolans dark knight trilogy, there was the batman television series. One should always keep abreast of foreign tongues, robin. During his long career, he was featured in the superman radio series and in two movie serials produced during world war ii. The movie is a 1966 american superhero film based on the batman television series, and the first fulllength theatrical adaptation of the dc comics character batman. Villains of batman 1960s series batman wiki fandom. Batman has trained his body and mind to peak human condition to battle the forces of evil. His civilian identity is that of richard dick grayson, the youthful ward of millionaire bruce wayne. He resides in stately wayne manor with his aunt, harriet cooper and the waynes butler, alfred. Jan 26, 2008 long before the dark and heroic batman became known to 21st century audiences, there was another style of batman a much more square batman.
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