Batman (TV series)
1960s American television series
Batman is a 1960s American television series, based on the DC comic book character Batman. It aired on the ABC network for two and a half seasons from 1966 to 1968. Even though it was on TV for such a short time, the series had two new episodes each week, giving the show a total of 120 episodes (the equivalent of roughly five regular seasons).
| Batman | |
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 Left to right: Burt "Robin" Ward; Adam "Batman" West | |
| Genre | |
| Created by | William Dozier |
| Based on | |
| Developed by | Lorenzo Semple Jr. |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | William Dozier |
| Opening theme | "Batman Theme" by Neal Hefti |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 120 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | William Dozier |
| Producer | Howie Horwitz |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 12, 1966 – March 14, 1968 |
Cast
change- Adam West - Batman/Bruce Wayne - A caped crusader whose parents were murdered when he was a child.
- Burt Ward - Robin/Dick Grayson - Batman's faithful partner and "boy wonder".
- Alan Napier - Alfred - Batman's loyal butler.
- Neil Hamilton - Commissioner James Worthington Gordon - Gotham City Commissioner of Police.
- Stafford Repp - Chief Miles O'Hara - Gotham City Chief of Police.
- Madge Blake - Aunt Harriet Cooper - Dick Grayson's maternal aunt.
- Yvonne Craig - Batgirl/Barbara Gordon - Commissioner Gordon's daughter and Batman's partner (Season 3).
- Byron Keith - Mayor John Linseed - Mayor of Gotham City (recurring).
- William Dozier - "Desmond Doomsday," the Narrator
The Big Four Supervillains:
- Cesar Romero --- aka Jack "The Joker" Napier
- Burgess Meredith- aka Oswald "The Penguin" Cobblepot
- Frank Gorshin - aka Edward "The Riddler" Nygma {also played by John Austin in one episode}
- Julie Newmar - aka Shelia "The Catwoman" Caryle {also played by Eartha Kitt and Lee Meriweather}
Pictures
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Yvonne "Batgirl" Craig -
Left to right: Burgess "Penguin" Meredith; Frank "Riddler" Gorshin; Caesar "Joker" Romero -
Julie "Catwoman" Newmar -
"The Green Hornet" (Van Williams) and "Kato" (Bruce Lee) in the episodes: "The Spell of Tut", "A Piece of the Action" and "Batman's Satisfaction"
Other websites
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Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Batman (TV series)
- Batmania UK :: 1966 Batman
- Batman on IMDb
- Batman (TV series) at TV.com
- Museum of Broadcast Communications Archived 2002-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
- The 1966 Batman TV Tribute Site
- The BatCave Fan Site Archived 2009-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
- The Bat Pages Note: this website contains the original screentests of Adam West, Burt Ward, and Lyle Waggoner.
- Batman: The Series @ Batman: Yesterday, Today, & Beyond
- Batman: The Movie @ Batman: Yesterday, Today, & Beyond Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- BATMAN ON FILM
- Television Obscurities - Batgirl Promotional Short