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The producers of the show originally wanted it to be a crime show, similar to The Man From U.N.C.L.E, but when network execs read the original DC comics, they felt Batman\u2019s tongue-in-cheek humor would be better suited for a campy, colorful series. As you may already know, the success of the TV show came from its pop-art style and playful manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2. Iconic Batmobile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2-3.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Batmobile practically made the series. The car was a Lincoln Futura painted black and given red-orange stripes that accented the sleek curves of this iconic vehicle. In 2013, the original Batmobile from the series sold at an auction for a whopping $4.2 million. Holy Bunions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
3. Unique Duo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-3.jpg\")
Source: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn search of the perfect duo to cast as Batman and Robin, the producers held two different screening tests. The first pair consisted of Adam West and Burt Ward who ultimately got the parts, while the second pair was Lyle Waggoner and Peter Deyell. If you take a look at their screen tests on YouTube, you can imagine just how different the show would\u2019ve been if Lyle and Peter were given the roles. Lyle would later appear alongside another DC Comics superhero, Wonder Woman starring Lynda Carter, in the \u201870s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
4. The Horrible Pilot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4-3.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the 1994 book Back to the Batcave written by Adam West, he revealed that the pilot scored a lackluster test screen rating in the 40s (the average at the time was in the 60s). The show\u2019s producers would make quick adjustments, adding a laugh track and modifying the script, but this did nothing to change their score. They then decided to throw in a couple of special effects into the mix and call it a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
5. The Batman Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5-4.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn 1966, the same year the original series first aired, the Batman movie was released in theaters. Most of the actors from the show reprised their roles. Lee Merriwether played the role of Catwoman and also appeared in two episodes playing Lisa Carson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
6. Lots of Work, Little Pay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/6-3.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTwo episodes were aired every week, meaning that the actors had a pretty tight schedule for the entire three seasons the show ran. Adam West, as the star, received quite a sum of money for his role, but Burt \u201cRobin\u201d Ward only received $350 weekly. Needless to say, this ticked Burt off quite a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
7. Alfred Returns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7-3.jpg\")
Source: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman comic books had been running since the 1930s, and new issues were released during the making of new episodes. In the comic, Alfred the Butler had already been killed off, but when the producers announced he was making an appearance in the show, the comic book writers brought him back form the grave. Alan Napier, the man who played the loyal butler, had surprisingly never even heard of Batman before accepting the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8. Crooked Criminals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/8-3.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhenever one of the villains would appear on screen, the producers intentionally decided to slant the cameras. This was done in order to show the criminals as having crooked mindsets and intentions. Whenever they were on, they would automatically steal the limelight with their colorful ensembles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
9. Messing Around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/9-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe two villains who received the most airtime were the Joker and the Penguin. The Joker appeared in 22 episodes whereas the Penguin was on in 19 of them. In recent times, the Joker has become the center of attention in the DC Comics Universe, but we have our fingers crossed for a Penguin movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
10. Iconic Laugh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/10-1.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Joker was played by Cesar Romero, and his iconic laughter originated from his seeing his Joker outfit for the very first time. The producers loved it so much that they asked him to use the laugh whenever he put on the suit and tie. Before the show aired, legendary singer Frank Sinatra expressed interest in putting on the Joker\u2019s makeup and suit. That would have been bonkers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11. Catwoman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/11-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCatwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/12-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/13-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/14-1.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/15-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/16-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/17-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/18-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/19-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20-3.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/21-3.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/22-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/23-3.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24-2.jpg\")
Source: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/25-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/26-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/27-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/28-2.jpg\")
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/29-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/30-2.jpg\")
Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/31-2.jpg\")
Source: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/32-1.jpg\")
Source: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/33.jpeg\")
Source: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/34.jpg\")
Source: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/35.jpeg\")
Source: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/36.jpeg\")
Source: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/37.jpeg\")
Source: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/38.jpeg\")
Source: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/39.jpeg\")
Source: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/40.jpeg\")
Source: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The Batmobile practically made the series. The car was a Lincoln Futura painted black and given red-orange stripes that accented the sleek curves of this iconic vehicle. In 2013, the original Batmobile from the series sold at an auction for a whopping $4.2 million. Holy Bunions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
3. Unique Duo<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn search of the perfect duo to cast as Batman and Robin, the producers held two different screening tests. The first pair consisted of Adam West and Burt Ward who ultimately got the parts, while the second pair was Lyle Waggoner and Peter Deyell. If you take a look at their screen tests on YouTube, you can imagine just how different the show would\u2019ve been if Lyle and Peter were given the roles. Lyle would later appear alongside another DC Comics superhero, Wonder Woman starring Lynda Carter, in the \u201870s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
4. The Horrible Pilot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the 1994 book Back to the Batcave written by Adam West, he revealed that the pilot scored a lackluster test screen rating in the 40s (the average at the time was in the 60s). The show\u2019s producers would make quick adjustments, adding a laugh track and modifying the script, but this did nothing to change their score. They then decided to throw in a couple of special effects into the mix and call it a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
5. The Batman Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn 1966, the same year the original series first aired, the Batman movie was released in theaters. Most of the actors from the show reprised their roles. Lee Merriwether played the role of Catwoman and also appeared in two episodes playing Lisa Carson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
6. Lots of Work, Little Pay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTwo episodes were aired every week, meaning that the actors had a pretty tight schedule for the entire three seasons the show ran. Adam West, as the star, received quite a sum of money for his role, but Burt \u201cRobin\u201d Ward only received $350 weekly. Needless to say, this ticked Burt off quite a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
7. Alfred Returns<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman comic books had been running since the 1930s, and new issues were released during the making of new episodes. In the comic, Alfred the Butler had already been killed off, but when the producers announced he was making an appearance in the show, the comic book writers brought him back form the grave. Alan Napier, the man who played the loyal butler, had surprisingly never even heard of Batman before accepting the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8. Crooked Criminals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhenever one of the villains would appear on screen, the producers intentionally decided to slant the cameras. This was done in order to show the criminals as having crooked mindsets and intentions. Whenever they were on, they would automatically steal the limelight with their colorful ensembles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
9. Messing Around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe two villains who received the most airtime were the Joker and the Penguin. The Joker appeared in 22 episodes whereas the Penguin was on in 19 of them. In recent times, the Joker has become the center of attention in the DC Comics Universe, but we have our fingers crossed for a Penguin movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
10. Iconic Laugh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Joker was played by Cesar Romero, and his iconic laughter originated from his seeing his Joker outfit for the very first time. The producers loved it so much that they asked him to use the laugh whenever he put on the suit and tie. Before the show aired, legendary singer Frank Sinatra expressed interest in putting on the Joker\u2019s makeup and suit. That would have been bonkers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11. Catwoman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCatwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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In search of the perfect duo to cast as Batman and Robin, the producers held two different screening tests. The first pair consisted of Adam West and Burt Ward who ultimately got the parts, while the second pair was Lyle Waggoner and Peter Deyell. If you take a look at their screen tests on YouTube, you can imagine just how different the show would\u2019ve been if Lyle and Peter were given the roles. Lyle would later appear alongside another DC Comics superhero, Wonder Woman starring Lynda Carter, in the \u201870s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
4. The Horrible Pilot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the 1994 book Back to the Batcave written by Adam West, he revealed that the pilot scored a lackluster test screen rating in the 40s (the average at the time was in the 60s). The show\u2019s producers would make quick adjustments, adding a laugh track and modifying the script, but this did nothing to change their score. They then decided to throw in a couple of special effects into the mix and call it a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
5. The Batman Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn 1966, the same year the original series first aired, the Batman movie was released in theaters. Most of the actors from the show reprised their roles. Lee Merriwether played the role of Catwoman and also appeared in two episodes playing Lisa Carson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
6. Lots of Work, Little Pay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTwo episodes were aired every week, meaning that the actors had a pretty tight schedule for the entire three seasons the show ran. Adam West, as the star, received quite a sum of money for his role, but Burt \u201cRobin\u201d Ward only received $350 weekly. Needless to say, this ticked Burt off quite a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
7. Alfred Returns<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman comic books had been running since the 1930s, and new issues were released during the making of new episodes. In the comic, Alfred the Butler had already been killed off, but when the producers announced he was making an appearance in the show, the comic book writers brought him back form the grave. Alan Napier, the man who played the loyal butler, had surprisingly never even heard of Batman before accepting the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8. Crooked Criminals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhenever one of the villains would appear on screen, the producers intentionally decided to slant the cameras. This was done in order to show the criminals as having crooked mindsets and intentions. Whenever they were on, they would automatically steal the limelight with their colorful ensembles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
9. Messing Around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe two villains who received the most airtime were the Joker and the Penguin. The Joker appeared in 22 episodes whereas the Penguin was on in 19 of them. In recent times, the Joker has become the center of attention in the DC Comics Universe, but we have our fingers crossed for a Penguin movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
10. Iconic Laugh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Joker was played by Cesar Romero, and his iconic laughter originated from his seeing his Joker outfit for the very first time. The producers loved it so much that they asked him to use the laugh whenever he put on the suit and tie. Before the show aired, legendary singer Frank Sinatra expressed interest in putting on the Joker\u2019s makeup and suit. That would have been bonkers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11. Catwoman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCatwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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In the 1994 book Back to the Batcave written by Adam West, he revealed that the pilot scored a lackluster test screen rating in the 40s (the average at the time was in the 60s). The show\u2019s producers would make quick adjustments, adding a laugh track and modifying the script, but this did nothing to change their score. They then decided to throw in a couple of special effects into the mix and call it a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
5. The Batman Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn 1966, the same year the original series first aired, the Batman movie was released in theaters. Most of the actors from the show reprised their roles. Lee Merriwether played the role of Catwoman and also appeared in two episodes playing Lisa Carson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
6. Lots of Work, Little Pay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTwo episodes were aired every week, meaning that the actors had a pretty tight schedule for the entire three seasons the show ran. Adam West, as the star, received quite a sum of money for his role, but Burt \u201cRobin\u201d Ward only received $350 weekly. Needless to say, this ticked Burt off quite a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
7. Alfred Returns<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman comic books had been running since the 1930s, and new issues were released during the making of new episodes. In the comic, Alfred the Butler had already been killed off, but when the producers announced he was making an appearance in the show, the comic book writers brought him back form the grave. Alan Napier, the man who played the loyal butler, had surprisingly never even heard of Batman before accepting the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8. Crooked Criminals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhenever one of the villains would appear on screen, the producers intentionally decided to slant the cameras. This was done in order to show the criminals as having crooked mindsets and intentions. Whenever they were on, they would automatically steal the limelight with their colorful ensembles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
9. Messing Around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe two villains who received the most airtime were the Joker and the Penguin. The Joker appeared in 22 episodes whereas the Penguin was on in 19 of them. In recent times, the Joker has become the center of attention in the DC Comics Universe, but we have our fingers crossed for a Penguin movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
10. Iconic Laugh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Joker was played by Cesar Romero, and his iconic laughter originated from his seeing his Joker outfit for the very first time. The producers loved it so much that they asked him to use the laugh whenever he put on the suit and tie. Before the show aired, legendary singer Frank Sinatra expressed interest in putting on the Joker\u2019s makeup and suit. That would have been bonkers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11. Catwoman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCatwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In 1966, the same year the original series first aired, the Batman movie was released in theaters. Most of the actors from the show reprised their roles. Lee Merriwether played the role of Catwoman and also appeared in two episodes playing Lisa Carson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
6. Lots of Work, Little Pay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTwo episodes were aired every week, meaning that the actors had a pretty tight schedule for the entire three seasons the show ran. Adam West, as the star, received quite a sum of money for his role, but Burt \u201cRobin\u201d Ward only received $350 weekly. Needless to say, this ticked Burt off quite a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
7. Alfred Returns<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman comic books had been running since the 1930s, and new issues were released during the making of new episodes. In the comic, Alfred the Butler had already been killed off, but when the producers announced he was making an appearance in the show, the comic book writers brought him back form the grave. Alan Napier, the man who played the loyal butler, had surprisingly never even heard of Batman before accepting the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8. Crooked Criminals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhenever one of the villains would appear on screen, the producers intentionally decided to slant the cameras. This was done in order to show the criminals as having crooked mindsets and intentions. Whenever they were on, they would automatically steal the limelight with their colorful ensembles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
9. Messing Around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe two villains who received the most airtime were the Joker and the Penguin. The Joker appeared in 22 episodes whereas the Penguin was on in 19 of them. In recent times, the Joker has become the center of attention in the DC Comics Universe, but we have our fingers crossed for a Penguin movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
10. Iconic Laugh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Joker was played by Cesar Romero, and his iconic laughter originated from his seeing his Joker outfit for the very first time. The producers loved it so much that they asked him to use the laugh whenever he put on the suit and tie. Before the show aired, legendary singer Frank Sinatra expressed interest in putting on the Joker\u2019s makeup and suit. That would have been bonkers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11. Catwoman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCatwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Two episodes were aired every week, meaning that the actors had a pretty tight schedule for the entire three seasons the show ran. Adam West, as the star, received quite a sum of money for his role, but Burt \u201cRobin\u201d Ward only received $350 weekly. Needless to say, this ticked Burt off quite a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
7. Alfred Returns<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman comic books had been running since the 1930s, and new issues were released during the making of new episodes. In the comic, Alfred the Butler had already been killed off, but when the producers announced he was making an appearance in the show, the comic book writers brought him back form the grave. Alan Napier, the man who played the loyal butler, had surprisingly never even heard of Batman before accepting the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8. Crooked Criminals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhenever one of the villains would appear on screen, the producers intentionally decided to slant the cameras. This was done in order to show the criminals as having crooked mindsets and intentions. Whenever they were on, they would automatically steal the limelight with their colorful ensembles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
9. Messing Around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe two villains who received the most airtime were the Joker and the Penguin. The Joker appeared in 22 episodes whereas the Penguin was on in 19 of them. In recent times, the Joker has become the center of attention in the DC Comics Universe, but we have our fingers crossed for a Penguin movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
10. Iconic Laugh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Joker was played by Cesar Romero, and his iconic laughter originated from his seeing his Joker outfit for the very first time. The producers loved it so much that they asked him to use the laugh whenever he put on the suit and tie. Before the show aired, legendary singer Frank Sinatra expressed interest in putting on the Joker\u2019s makeup and suit. That would have been bonkers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11. Catwoman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCatwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Batman comic books had been running since the 1930s, and new issues were released during the making of new episodes. In the comic, Alfred the Butler had already been killed off, but when the producers announced he was making an appearance in the show, the comic book writers brought him back form the grave. Alan Napier, the man who played the loyal butler, had surprisingly never even heard of Batman before accepting the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8. Crooked Criminals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhenever one of the villains would appear on screen, the producers intentionally decided to slant the cameras. This was done in order to show the criminals as having crooked mindsets and intentions. Whenever they were on, they would automatically steal the limelight with their colorful ensembles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
9. Messing Around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe two villains who received the most airtime were the Joker and the Penguin. The Joker appeared in 22 episodes whereas the Penguin was on in 19 of them. In recent times, the Joker has become the center of attention in the DC Comics Universe, but we have our fingers crossed for a Penguin movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
10. Iconic Laugh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Joker was played by Cesar Romero, and his iconic laughter originated from his seeing his Joker outfit for the very first time. The producers loved it so much that they asked him to use the laugh whenever he put on the suit and tie. Before the show aired, legendary singer Frank Sinatra expressed interest in putting on the Joker\u2019s makeup and suit. That would have been bonkers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11. Catwoman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCatwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Whenever one of the villains would appear on screen, the producers intentionally decided to slant the cameras. This was done in order to show the criminals as having crooked mindsets and intentions. Whenever they were on, they would automatically steal the limelight with their colorful ensembles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
9. Messing Around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe two villains who received the most airtime were the Joker and the Penguin. The Joker appeared in 22 episodes whereas the Penguin was on in 19 of them. In recent times, the Joker has become the center of attention in the DC Comics Universe, but we have our fingers crossed for a Penguin movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
10. Iconic Laugh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Joker was played by Cesar Romero, and his iconic laughter originated from his seeing his Joker outfit for the very first time. The producers loved it so much that they asked him to use the laugh whenever he put on the suit and tie. Before the show aired, legendary singer Frank Sinatra expressed interest in putting on the Joker\u2019s makeup and suit. That would have been bonkers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11. Catwoman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCatwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The two villains who received the most airtime were the Joker and the Penguin. The Joker appeared in 22 episodes whereas the Penguin was on in 19 of them. In recent times, the Joker has become the center of attention in the DC Comics Universe, but we have our fingers crossed for a Penguin movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
10. Iconic Laugh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Joker was played by Cesar Romero, and his iconic laughter originated from his seeing his Joker outfit for the very first time. The producers loved it so much that they asked him to use the laugh whenever he put on the suit and tie. Before the show aired, legendary singer Frank Sinatra expressed interest in putting on the Joker\u2019s makeup and suit. That would have been bonkers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11. Catwoman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCatwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The Joker was played by Cesar Romero, and his iconic laughter originated from his seeing his Joker outfit for the very first time. The producers loved it so much that they asked him to use the laugh whenever he put on the suit and tie. Before the show aired, legendary singer Frank Sinatra expressed interest in putting on the Joker\u2019s makeup and suit. That would have been bonkers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11. Catwoman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCatwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Catwoman was played by two different actresses throughout the show\u2019s 120 episodes. Julie Newmar put on the skimpy outfit for the first season, then she passed the claws and ears to Eartha Kitt for the second and third seasons. As we mentioned earlier, Lee Meriwether played Catwoman for the 1966 spin-off movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
12. Breaking Barriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in the second and third seasons, she became the second black woman to make it onto mainstream TV in the US. The first was Nichelle Nichols who took the role of Uhura in Star Trek. Halle Berry, who famously accepted a Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, played the feline villainess in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
13. The Penguin\u2019s Unmet Demands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The Penguin \u2013 the supervillain who received the second most airtime in the original Batman series \u2013 was originally meant for Mickey Rooney, but Spencer Tracey had also shown interest in the role. However, they had one very large contingency: they would get to kill the Batman. Obviously, these two actors had no idea how things work in superhero stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14. Iconic Quackle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Burgess Meredith, who ultimately landed the role of the Penguin, had an iconic cackle for his character. This cackle came from his years of smoking, despite giving up the bad habit two decades before shooting. The rasp in his voice would help solidify his role as one of the world\u2019s most well-known villains of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
15. Crazy Bat Gadgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnother piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Another piece of the TV show that drew audiences completely insane was the number of gadgets Batman had in his belt. The devices were made a million times better by attaching the word \u201cBat\u201d in front of them. Some of the crazy gadgets he had included a brain wave bat analyzer, bat shark repellent, and even batcillin (the hero\u2019s version of penicillin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
16. Skimpy Underpants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The outfits used in recent Batman movies are nothing short of utterly awesome, but this wasn\u2019t always the case. In the 60s, the suits Adam and Burt donned were nothing if not silly, but there was one major problem. Their outer-underpants didn\u2019t leave much to the imagination. This stirred quite a bit of confusion in the National League of Decency, so the actors had to come up with various ways of how to\u2026 restrain certain parts of their anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
17. Celebrity Cameos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The popularity of the TV show drew eyes from all corners of Hollywood. The villains were played by many A-listers of the time, but many others would always want to appear in a cameo role just for the heck of it, but it was hard for the producers to find roles for them all. They solved this problem by having Batman and Robin scaling the wall of a Gotham City building, and different celebrities would poke their heads out of the windows to see what the hub-bub was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
18. Riddle Me This, Bat-Jerk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Frank Gorshin scored the role of the Riddler for the original Batman series. Despite not appearing as often as the Joker and the Penguin, the Ridder soon became a fan-favorite, and Frank was even nominated for his amazing performance. He brought the absurdity of the character that fans absolutely loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
19. Twice as Riddled<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFrank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Frank wasn\u2019t the only actor to take up the role of the Riddler. In the second season, the part was given to John Astin, an Oscar-nominated actor who was married to The Miracle Worker\u2019s Patty Duke and is the father of the LOTR\u2019s Sean Astin. John Astin is mainly known for his work as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
20. Triple Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Many of the villains were played by three different actors or actresses, and Mr. Freeze is no different. The first season\u2019s Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders. In season two, actors Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach played the mad scientist. This wasn\u2019t a huge problem in the show since Mr. Freeze only appeared in six episodes throughout the three seasons \u2013 each actor played him twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21. New Heroine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A new superheroine was introduced near the end of the show\u2019s run. Batwoman \u2013 daughter of Commissioner Gordon and played by Yvonne Craig \u2013 put on the guise to help our masked heroes get out of sticky situations. She was brought to boost the shows dropping ratings and appeal to female viewers. The producers were even planning a Batgirl spin-off, but the plans were scrapped after the Batman series was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
22. Holy [Insert Something Ridiculous], Batman!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBurt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Burt Ward\u2019s Robin was mainly known for his quips that started with Holy and ended with Batman! In all 120 episodes, Robin came up with more than 300 unique quips, some of them beyond understandable. Examples include Holy Jack-in-the-Box, Holy Ravioli, and Holy Schizophrenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
23. Adam West \u2013 007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAdam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Adam West could have taken any hero role he wanted. In 1969, after the show\u2019s cancellation, he was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned the idea down as he felt it belonged to a British actor instead. Eventually, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, an Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
24. Batcave Scene<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nShooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Shooting the infamous scene in every episode with the Batmobile exiting the Batcave was a bit problematic. These scenes were shot at Branson Cavern in Hollywood Hills which was far too small to actually fit the Batmobile. The camera crew solved this dilemma by recording the Batmobile driving very slowly away from the cave then speeding it up in the final editing phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
25. Perfect Product Placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBatman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Batman wasn\u2019t just a superhero, but he also worked as a spokesperson on the side. In a 1966 episode, upon noticing the dirty hands of Chief Miles O\u2019Hara, Commissioner Gordon asked Batman and Robin to hand him some Lava Soap. Alan Napier starred as Alfred the Butler in a Fact Toothpaste ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
26. Don\u2019t Try This at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In the first season, news spread of young viewers attempting jumps and other stunts performed on the Batman show. In order to reduce the number of injuries from mimicking the masked hero, Batman and Robin recorded a PSA telling kids at home that the Batmobile couldn\u2019t really fly and they shouldn\u2019t attempt to try. These PSAs aired before every episode but only in the UK where the highest number of injuries occurred. Holy Broken Bones, Batman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
27. No Chance for a Resurrection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
After the series was taken off the air, ABC hoped that another network would purchase the rights to the show to pick up where they left off. After years and years of waiting, they decided that Batman was done so they destroyed the set. Not long after, NBC came around and expressed interest in acquiring the show, but after learning that the sets were gone forever, they backed off. What a shame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28. Half a Century Later<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The idea of a new Batman starring real actors was long gone, but the NBC animated series in 2016 \u2013 a whole 50 years after cancellation \u2013 Adam, Burt, and Julie (Catwoman) lent their voices for the animated movie, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader. A year later, the same three actors reprised their roles in Batman vs. Two-Face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29. Only Burt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOf all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Of all the original cast members of the series, only Burt Ward is still alive today. The most recent cast member to have passed away was Adam West in June 2017. He died at the ripe age of 88 after a long bout with leukemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
30. Still in Syndication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Source: Getty Images<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDespite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Despite being canceled more than half a century ago, the original TV show is still alive through syndication in networks like IFC and TeleXitos. The show still has a special place in many people\u2019s hearts despite not standing the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
31. Frank the Real Riddler<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The Riddler wasn\u2019t a star in the show and comics until Frank Gorshin played the part. His performance led to the Riddler becoming increasingly more popular with both viewers and comic book readers. Frank also made the question-mark-laden suit an iconic piece of the Riddler due to his distaste of skin-tight suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
32. Mr. Zero to Freeze<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Mr. Freeze is another one of the Bat-verse\u2019s iconic villains. However, before his appearance on the TV show, he was actually named Mr. Zero, a name that isn\u2019t nearly as (forgive the pun) cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
33. St. Louis, Missouri<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In several episodes, a digital map of Gotham City appears on screen. Watchful viewers noticed that this map was actually of St. Louis, Missouri, and included many of the same landmarks like Tower Grove and Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34. The Shakespeare Bust<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
To open the entrance to the Batcave, Batman and Robin had to lift the head of a Shakespeare bust and press a yellow button. This didn\u2019t actually open the Batcave\u2019s door but rather lit up a light to indicate to backstage crew members when to pull the door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
35. His Own Stunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAccording to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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According to Burt, his stint on the show didn\u2019t do his body any favors. He claimed to have been burned, hit by shrapnel, and thrown out of the Batmobile when shooting a high-speed chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
36. The Gray Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The original Batman series inspired countless fans to embrace the mysterious caped crusader. This was evidenced by the episode Beware the Gray Ghost in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series. The episode was a love letter by Adam West to his portrayal of Batman several decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
37. Sharing a Set with King Kong<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The soundstage that housed the Batcave was home to several sets used in Hollywood blockbuster movies. The original King Kong\u2019s wooden gates stood where the Batcave was set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
38. Rumors of RFK<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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There was a longstanding rumor by fans that the producers wanted Senator Robert Kennedy on the show. He would have been given the role of the Attorney General if these rumors were true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
39. The Very First Crossover<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBefore the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The original Batman TV series was extremely popular when it ran. Adam West, whom we know mainly as the Mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, played the caped crusader. His sidekick Robin \u2013 played by Burt Ward \u2013 was the boy wonder. This show mixed cheesy (by today\u2019s standard) humor with a sitcom-ish vibe that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9271\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Before the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the original Batman series was likely the first show to have a crossover episode. The episode included the Green Hornet and Kato, played by Van Williams and Bruce Lee respectively, to help Batman and Robin fight crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
40. It\u2019s My Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSource: twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLeslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Leslie Gore, the singer of It\u2019s My Party, appeared as one of Catwoman\u2019s henchwoman. Her character also became the love interest of Robin, though nothing came from it. Coincidentally, her uncle was a producer of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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