It seems like for many of us, 1989’s Batman directed by Tim Burton, and it’s follow-up, Batman Returns from 1992 really resonated with John Jackson Miller. With Batman: Resurrection, Miller takes us to the intervening years, and explores some of the ideas that nag a lot of viewers about the events of Batman. And to…
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Batman (1967) – How to Hatch a Dinosaur, and Surf’s Up! Joker’s Under!
Stanford Sherman doles out another tale involving Egghead (Vincent Price) and Olga (Anne Baxter), and it first aired on 9 November, 1967. I don’t know if the series wrote itself into a corner with the previous episode, but this one picks up with Batman (Adam West), Robin (Burt Ward) and Batgirl (Yvonne Craig) all free,…
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) – A Horse of Another Color, and The Unkindest Tut of All
The Penguin (Burgess Meredith) and Lola Lasagne (Ethel Merman) are still up to no good and are working to make sure that they win an incredibly large amount on a horse race. They’ve schemed and gotten almost all the other horses out of the way, but they still have to have enough for a bit…
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) – Pop Goes the Joker, and Flop Goes the Joker
The Joker (Cesar Romero) returns in the penultimate two-part story of season two of Batman. Written by Stanford Sherman, the first episode, Pop Goes the Joker, first aired on 22 March, 1967. After the Joker breaks into the Gotham City Art Museum and makes his mark on a number of paintings, he becomes a bit…
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) – The Zodiac Crimes, The Joker’s Hard Times, and The Penguin Declines
Stephen Kandel and Stanford Sherman deliver the teleplay from a story by Kandel for the series’ first three parter. Star Adam West says the three partners that were made were intended to be released theatrically overseas though this never happened. The first episode, The Zodiac Crimes, first aired on 11 January, 1967. The Joker (Cesar…
Batman (1967) – The Contaminated Cowl, and The Mad Hunter Runs Afoul
The Mad Hatter (David Wayne) has made his escape from prison and has returned to Gotham City with a dastardly plan to bring Batman (Adam West) down by stealing his cowl and adding it to his collection, something he’s working on as he attends the annual headdress ball. Charles Hoffman wrote this two-part story, and…
Batman (1966) – The Puzzles Are Coming, and The Duo Is Slumming
With Frank Gorshin held up in contract negotiations over his performance of The Riddler, the series had to create a new villain for this two-part story. Enter The Puzzler. Played by Maurice Evans, the character has a knack for aviation and Shakespeare (and puzzles) and he seems to be in Gotham City to stir up…
The Mind Reels 