Episodes 96
Ring Around the Riddler
Plot:Riddler has a plan to take over Gotham’s boxing industry
August 31, 2020
August 30, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 95
SEASON 3
Because the ratings were tanking creators brought in Yvonne Craig as Batgirl. More on her to come. Also, the show was on once a week instead of twice so the episodes dropped the cliffhanger ending in favor of teasing the next week’s villain. It was stupid. Much like Star Trek's 3rd season Batman’s had its share of issues like a slashed budget and awful tine slot, and manages a lot of, not so great episodes. I never got why Batman tanked so hard, unlike Star Trek which was a massive hit (the network screwed it over). Usually show’s got a few good years in but this one barely lasted two. Why? But the sped up format and new character sure threw the formula off. I was dreading going over these episodes, and that dread was justified.
Before I start I need to mention that Batgirl was formally introduced in a pilot of sorts. The story never aired but it involved Batgirl saving the day against the villain Killer Moth. It’s a cute little pilot and actually does follow the original first appearance of her from the comics. It is online it’s worth checking out. The first official episode for Batgirl and Season 3 is…..
Episodes 95
Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin
Plot:Penguin kidnaps Barbara Gordon with plans to marry her
August 29, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 93&94
Episodes 93 & 94
Ice Spy/The Duo Defy
Plot:Mr Freeze wants to build a weapon that will freeze the entire world
August 28, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 91&92
Episodes 91 & 92
Pop Goes the Joker/Flop Goes the Joker
Plot:Joker tries to extort the Gotham Museum of Art
August 27, 2020
Batman (1966) Episodes 89&90
Episodes 89 & 90
Black Widow Strikes Again/Caught in the Spider’s Den
Plot:Using a neuro paralyzer device Black Widow is able to rob banks
August 26, 2020
Batman (1966) Episodes 87&88
Episodes 87 & 88
King Tut’s Coup/Batman’s Waterloo
Plot:A restored Tut kidnaps Bruce Wayne’s friend because he thinks she is Cleopatra
August 25, 2020
Batman (1966) Episodes 85&86
In 1967 when the Batman series was riding high, ABC decided to turn the classic radio show Green Hornet into a companion superhero show to air along with Batman. William Dozier produced and narrated the series, which was more straight than the campy Batman show. Vaan Williams was Brit Reid who was owner of The Daily Sentinel. And of course his sidekick Kato was a very young Bruce Lee. Another difference from Batman was that to the public at large, Green Hornet and Kato were criminals. Though they did have an awesome car. And Hornet had a Hornet Sting weapon. There were nods between the two series during the Hornet’s one and only season, and even full on crossover. I know that seems common today with the MCU and DC Arrowverse, but in 1967 it was unheard of!
Episodes 85 & 86
A Piece of the Action/Batman’s Satisfaction
Plot:Green Hornet and Kato end up in Gotham chasing a stamp counterfeiter..and into direct confrontation with Batman and Robin
August 24, 2020
Batman (1966) Episodes 83&84
Episodes 83 & 84
Catwoman Goes to College/Batman Displays his knowledge
Plot:Catwoman enrolls in college and organizes a massive sit in (was this episodes in the 60’s per chance?) as part of a robbery scheme
August 23, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 81&82
Episodes 81 & 82
The Joker’s Last Laugh/The Joker’s Epitaph
Plot:Joker using robots in a counterfeit scheme
August 22, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 79&80
Episodes 79 & 80
Batman’s Anniversary/A Riddling Controversy
Plot:On Batman’s anniversary of working with the police Riddler crashes the party and plans to steal a de-moleculizer
August 21, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 76&77&78
Episodes 76 & 77 & 78
Penguin is a Girls Best Friend/Penguin Sets a Trend/Penguin’s Disastrous End
Plot:Penguin’s new front is a movie production company along with Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
August 20, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 74&75
Episodes 74 & 75
That Darn Catwoman/Scat! Darn Catwoman
Plot:Catwoman and her aid Pussycat drugs Robin which turns him evil and against Batman
August 19, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 71&72&73
Episodes 71 & 72 & 73
The Zodiac Crimes/The Joker’s Hard Times/The Penguin Declines
Plot:Joke and Penguin team up for a wave of crimes based on the zodiac
August 18, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 69&70
Episodes 69 & 70
The Contaminated Cowl/The Mad Hatter Run Afoul
Plot:Mad Hatter is back to steal Batman’s cowl
Guest Stars:David Wayne as The Mad Hatter
August 17, 2020
Batman (1966) Episodes 67&68
Episodes 67 & 68
The Sandman Cometh/The Catwoman Goeth
Plot:Sandman and Catwoman conspire to steal the fortune of J Pauline Spaghetti, who hasn’t slept in seven years
Guest Stars:Michael Rennie as Sandman and Julie Newmar as Catwoman
August 16, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 65&66
Episodes 65 & 66
The Puzzles are Coming/The Duo is Slumming
Plot:The Puzzler plans a jewel heist at the christening of a jet
August 15, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 63&64
Episodes 63 & 64
The Cat’s Meow/The Bat’s Kow Tow
Plot:Catwoman plans to steal the voices of rave English rockers
Guest Stars:Julie Newmar as Catwoman
August 14, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 61&62
Episodes 61 & 62
The Penguins Nest/The Bird’s Last Jest
Plot:Penguin opens a high end eatery as a front for a forgery scheme where he steals signatures and beings them to an accomplice in the state pen
August 13, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 59&60
August 12, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 57&58
Marsha. Queen of Diamonds/Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds
Plot:Marsha is after the giant diamond that powers the Bat Computer and tries to marry Batman to get it
August 11, 2020
Batman (1966) Episode 55&56
Episodes 55 & 56
The Impractical Joker/The Joker’s Provokers
Plot:Joker has a box that can move time backward and forward, and has plans to pollute the water supply
Guest Stars:Ceasar Romero as Joker
August 10, 2020
August 9, 2020
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