Batman
Follow the adventures of wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman, the Caped Crusader, and his young ward Dick Grayson, also known as Batman's young partner Robin the Boy Wonder, as they battle evildoers in Gotham City.
- Rated
- TV-G
- Runtime
- 25m
- Released
- 1966
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1966
Storyline
Follow the adventures of wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman, the Caped Crusader, and his young ward Dick Grayson, also known as Batman's young partner Robin the Boy Wonder, as they battle evildoers in Gotham City.
Top credits
Adam West ā Batman, Bruce Wayne
Burt Ward ā Robin, Dick Grayson
Alan Napier ā Alfred, Egbert
Neil Hamilton ā Commissioner Gordon
Awards
0 wins & 3 nominations
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ When Burgess Meredith was cast as the Penguin in the TV series, he had not smoked in 20 years. He came up with the Penguin's distinctive squawking because the cigarettes irritated his throat. The Penguin's waddling way of walking was another improvisation; Meredith found it difficult both to stand up and to walk straight while wearing the rubber padded fat suit that was part of his costume.
ā¢ After American Broadcasting Company (ABC) canceled the TV series, the producers waited to see if anyone else would pick it up, then demolished the Batcave set when it looked like no one wanted to do so. Two weeks later, National Broadcasting Company (NBC) offered to pick it up, unaware that the Batcave set had already been demolished; unwilling to invest in the high cost of rebuilding the entire set, National Broadcasting Company (NBC) ultimately decided not to continue the TV series after all.
ā¢ Before this TV series premiered, it received the worst audience test scores in the entire history of American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The only reason why it even went on the air in the first place was because so much money had already been invested in it.
Episodes
120 episodes ā 3 seasons
User reviews
Silly of course, but a TV classic nonetheless
One of the biggest TV phenomenon of the mid-1960's....Batman
Where Adam West Was the Glue, Criminals often the Stars
Technical specs
- Color
- Color
FAQ
- What was unusual about how Batman aired on Television?
- Which characters were adapted from the Batman comic books?
- Who created the character of Batman? Bob Kane is listed in old (pre-2015) media including the comic books as creating Batman on his own but new media (made after 2015) shows him as co-creating the character with someone called Bill Finger, so what's all that about?
