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Batman is a 1960s American television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin — two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network for two and a half seasons from January 12, 1966 to March 14, 1968. The show was aired twice weekly for its first two seasons, resulting in the production of a total of 120 episodes.
In the early 1960s, Ed Graham Productions optioned the television rights to the comic strip Batman and planned a straightforward juvenile adventure show, much like Adventures of Superman and The Lone Ranger, to air on CBS on Saturday mornings. Former American football linebacker and actor Mike Henry was set to star as Batman.
Reportedly,[citation needed] DC Comics commissioned publicity photos of Henry in a Batman costume. Around this same time, the Playboy Club in Chicago was screening the Batman serials (1943's Batman and 1949's Batman and Robin) on Saturday nights. It became very popular. East coast ABC executive Yale Udoff, a Batman fan in his childhood, attended one of these parties at the Playboy Club and was impressed with the reaction the serials were eliciting. He contacted ABC executives Harve Bennett and Edgar J. Scherick, who were already considering developing a television series based on a comic strip action hero, to suggest a prime time Batman series in the hip and fun style of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. When negotiations between CBS and Graham stalled, DC Comics quickly reobtained rights and made the deal with ABC, who farmed the rights out to 20th Century Fox to produce the series.
The following is an episode list for the 1960s Batman television series. It also provides production notes and a list of notable guest stars.
Up until September, 1967, two-part episodes appeared on consecutive days. The date given here is the date the first episode in a multi-part episode appeared; the second episode appeared the following day. Exceptions are the three part episodes. Afterward, the series appeared only once a week and the additional parts of multi-part episodes appeared the following week(s).
In Season 3, the format of episodes was somewhat at variance with previous seasons. At the conclusion of many stories, the guest villains of the next story would make an uncredited appearance in the final scene. For example, Egghead is seen riding into town, literally, at the end of "Louie, the Lilac". A notable "spin" on this idea were the "linked" episodes "Ring Around the Riddler" and "The Wail of the Siren". In "Ring Around the Riddler", the Siren has an "introductory" scene assisting the Riddler in his criminal caper and briefly mentioning having her own plans for Commissioner Gordon. Batman subsequently defeats the Riddler, and the Siren returns in the tag to start her own caper, which is the basis of "The Wail of the Siren", really a separate story altogether.
Actors: Michael G. Kehoe (miscellaneous crew), David S. Goyer (writer), James D. Dever (miscellaneous crew), Joe Shuster (writer), Ben Affleck (actor), Jerry Siegel (writer), Bob Kane (writer), Michael E. Uslan (producer), Diane Lane (actress), Laurence Fishburne (actor), Christopher Nolan (producer), Ben Affleck (actor), Amy Adams (actress), Charles Roven (producer), Zack Snyder (director),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi,Actors: Bruce Berman (producer), Roy Lee (producer), Nick Offerman (actor), Michael E. Uslan (producer), Will Ferrell (actor), Doug Davison (producer), Will Arnett (actor), Morgan Freeman (actor), Jonah Hill (actor), Channing Tatum (actor), Elizabeth Banks (actress), Liam Neeson (actor), Liam Neeson (actor), Lori Grabowski (miscellaneous crew), Mark Mothersbaugh (composer),
Genres: Action, Animation, Comedy, Family,Actors: Diedrich Bader (actor), Diedrich Bader (actor), Jeff Bennett (actor), Jeff Bergman (actor), Jeff Bergman (actor), Brian Doyle-Murray (actor), Mark Hamill (actor), Matt Hill (actor), Phil LaMarr (actor), Sam Vincent (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Christine Cavanaugh (actress), Tony Sampson (actor), Greg Eagles (actor), William Salyers (actor),
Genres: Family,Actors: Nick Thomas-Webster (actor), Bruno Gonta (actor), Chris Bridger (writer), Chris Bridger (director), Sam Ardley (actor), Alex Gardiner (actor), Lewis Froude (actor), Laurie Beamont (editor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Short,Actors: Michael Agrusso (actor), Michael Agrusso (actor), Michael Agrusso (actor), Michael Agrusso (actor), Michael Agrusso (actor), Michael Agrusso (actor), Michael Agrusso (writer), Michael Agrusso (composer), Michael Agrusso (director), Michael Agrusso (editor), Michael Agrusso (producer), Brinna Li (actor), Brinna Li (actor), Brinna Li (actor), Brinna Li (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy,Actors: Jon Heder (actor), Anthony Michael Hall (actor), Ryan Gosling (actor), Ioan Gruffudd (actor), Michael Chiklis (actor), Will Forte (actor), Andy Dick (actor), Vin Diesel (actor), Paul Gleason (actor), Eminem (actor), Tom Cruise (actor), Chris Evans (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor), Dustin Hoffman (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: Serge Hazanavicius (writer), Lionel Abelanski (actor), Serge Hazanavicius (actor), Serge Hazanavicius (director), Romane Bohringer (actress), Raphaele Urtin (editor), Christophe Le Masne (actor), Céline Samie (actress), Franck Landron (producer), Laurent Lévy (actor), Ludovic Bource (composer), Sébastien Labadie (producer), Sébastien Labadie (actor), Nicolas Le Du (editor), Kamel Ech-Cheik (composer),
Genres: Short,Actors: Nort Nepomuceno (actor), Jing Abalos (actor), Tony Maiquez (composer), Bram Stoker (writer), Bert R. Mendoza (writer), Angel Confiado (actor), Ramon D'Salva (actor), Bob Kane (writer), Jing Abalos (actor), Dante Rivero (actor), Ruben Ramos (actor), Rudy Dominguez (actor), Lope Policarpio (actor), Greg Lansang (actor), Leody M. Diaz (director),
Genres: Comedy,