Batman (TV series)

Batman is a 1960s American television series, based on the DC comic book character Batman. It aired on the ABC network for two and a half seasons from 1966 to 1968. Even though it was on TV for such a short time, the series had two new episodes each week, giving the show a total of 120 episodes (the equivalent of roughly five regular seasons).

Batman
Left to right: Burt "Robin" Ward; Adam "Batman" West
Genre	Action Adventure Comedy Superhero
Created by	William Dozier
Based on	Batman by Bob Kane Bill Finger
Developed by	Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Starring	Adam West Burt Ward Alan Napier Neil Hamilton Stafford Repp Madge Blake Yvonne Craig
Narrated by	William Dozier
Opening theme	"Batman Theme" by Neal Hefti
Composers	Nelson Riddle Billy May (incidental music)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	120 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	William Dozier
Producer	Howie Horwitz
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Greenway Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 12, 1966 (1966-01-12) – March 14, 1968 (1968-03-14)

Cast

• Adam West - Batman/Bruce Wayne - A caped crusader whose parents were murdered when he was a child.
• Burt Ward - Robin/Dick Grayson - Batman's faithful partner and "boy wonder".
• Alan Napier - Alfred - Batman's loyal butler.
• Neil Hamilton - Commissioner James Worthington Gordon - Gotham City Commissioner of Police.
• Stafford Repp - Chief Miles O'Hara - Gotham City Chief of Police.
• Madge Blake - Aunt Harriet Cooper - Dick Grayson's maternal aunt.
• Yvonne Craig - Batgirl/Barbara Gordon - Commissioner Gordon's daughter and Batman's partner (Season 3).
• Byron Keith - Mayor John Linseed - Mayor of Gotham City (recurring).
• William Dozier - "Desmond Doomsday," the Narrator

The Big Four Supervillains:

• Cesar Romero --- aka Jack "The Joker" Napier
• Burgess Meredith- aka Oswald "The Penguin" Cobblepot
• Frank Gorshin - aka Edward "The Riddler" Nygma {also played by John Austin in one episode}
• Julie Newmar - aka Shelia "The Catwoman" Caryle {also played by Eartha Kitt and Lee Meriweather}

Pictures

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  Yvonne "Batgirl" Craig
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  Left to right: Burgess "Penguin" Meredith; Frank "Riddler" Gorshin; Caesar "Joker" Romero
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  Julie "Catwoman" Newmar
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  "The Green Hornet" (Van Williams) and "Kato" (Bruce Lee) in the episodes: "The Spell of Tut", "A Piece of the Action" and "Batman's Satisfaction"

Other websites

• Batmania UK :: 1966 Batman
• Batman on IMDb
• Batman (TV series) at TV.com
• Museum of Broadcast Communications Archived June 20, 2002, at the Wayback Machine
• The 1966 Batman TV Tribute Site
• The BatCave Fan Site Archived April 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
• The Bat Pages Note: this website contains the original screentests of Adam West, Burt Ward, and Lyle Waggoner.
• Batman: The Series @ Batman: Yesterday, Today, & Beyond
• Batman: The Movie @ Batman: Yesterday, Today, & Beyond Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
• BATMAN ON FILM
• Television Obscurities - Batgirl Promotional Short