Shame (Cliff Robertson) is back, escaping from prison with the help of Calamity Jan (Dina Merrill) and her mother, Frontier Fanny (Hermione Baddeley), who is also interfering in their potential romance, but that won’t stop Shame for preparing for his latest caper. The Great Escape was written by Stanley Ralph Ross and first aired on…
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Batman (1968) – Nora Clavicle and the Ladies’ Crime Club, and Penguin’s Clean Sweep
Somehow a Women’s Right’s Activist, Nora Clavicle (Barbara Rush) is a villain in Nora Clavicle and the Ladies’ Crime Club. Written by Stanford Sherman this episode first aired on 18 January, 1968. Nora gets Gordon (Neil Hamilton) ousted as Commissioner taking on the role herself, and installing all female officers (which sounds progressive, but they…
Batman (1967) – The Bloody Tower, and Catwoman’s Dressed to Kill
Batman (Adam West), Robin (Burt Ward) and Batgirl’s (Yvonne Craig) Londinium adventure comes to a close with this episode, wrapping up the trio of stories that were written by Elkan Allen from a story Allen wrote with Charles Hoffman. It debuted on 7 December, 1967. Batman, Robin and Alfred (Alan Napier) escaped the bridge winch…
Batman (1967) – The Londinium Larcenies, and The Foggiest Notion
Elkan Allen and Charles Hoffman pen The Londinium Larcenies from a story by Allen. The episode launches a three-episode arc that began on 23 November, 1967. It riffs on the idea of the British Invasion, though it’s the reverse this time, as Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) head across the pond (which looks…
Batman (1967) – Louie the Lilac, and The Ogg and I
Batgirl’s (Yvonne Craig) horrible theme song is heard again as Louie the Lilac (Milton Berle) comes into Gotham City to mess around with the Flower Children movement, he plans to use his stupefying plant spray to bring them all under his power, and be able to control world events! Written by Dwight Taylor this episode…
Batman (1967) – Ice Spy, and The Duo Defy
It’s the final two-part story of the series, and the last episode of the second season as Mr. Freeze (this time played by Eli Wallach!) returns to Gotham City intent on building an ice weapon that will help him take over and control the world! This two-parter was written by Charles Hoffman and the first…
Batman (1967) – Black Widow Strikes Again, and Caught in the Spider’s Den
There’s a new villain in Gotham City this week, though Gordon (Neil Hamilton) knows who they are, it’s the Black Widow (Tallulah Bankhead), an older criminal with a spider motif that is sure to spell trouble for Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) in this two-part story written by Robert Mintz. The first episode,…
Batman (1967) – A Piece of the Action, and Batman’s Satisfaction
Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) have some company in Gotham this week with the arrival of the Green Hornet (Van Williams) and Kato (Bruce Lee). This two-parter was written by Charles Hoffman, and the first episode, A Piece of the Action debuted on 1 March, 1967. It seems the crimefighting duo is on…
Batman (1967) – The Joker’s Last Laugh, and The Joker’s Epitaph
The Joker (Cesar Romero) is back, and he’s ready to cause more problems for Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) in this two-part episode. The first one, The Joker’s Last Laugh, first aired on 15 February, 1967 and was written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. from a story by Peter Rabe. It seems the wealthy…
Batman (1967) – Batman’s Anniversary, and A Riddling Controversy
The Riddler is back, but with Frank Gorshin still in contract negotiations, they recast him… with John Astin. And as much as I love Astin and his style, his look and his delivery, he simply can’t compare to Gorshin’s manic delivery. I’m all for Astin making a guest appearance in the series, but maybe they…
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