The Batman (1966) Appreciation Thread - Part 1

[Goshdarn Batman]

One of my great joys has been to watch these with my 7 and 9 year old boys. Adam West is Batman to them. I agree with the above sentiments, that the movie takes on new meaning as you get older. And I love it. My favorite line of the movie: "they may be drinkers Robin, but they're also human beings."

I love the show. Victor Buono as King Tut was brilliant. And Cliff Robertson as Shame is classic.

I like the part where they talk about the noble porpoise.

And yeah, King Tut is always funny. Pure coincidence, but I actually watched the episode with Shame just a few days after I saw the real "Shane". I think it's funny how they parodied the annoying kid. "Shame! Shaaame!"t:

 

[The Joker]

The movie is full of hilarious lines. The solving of the riddles in Gordon's office;

Gordon: "What weighs six ounces, sits in a tree, and is very dangerous?"
Robin: "A sparrow with a machine gun"
Gordon: "Oh yes of course"

 

[Babillygunn]

lol. Lest we not forget the closing lines: " we should leave Robin. But inconspicuously. Out the window."

 

[batfreakforever]

lol. Lest we not forget the closing lines: " we should leave Robin. But inconspicuously. Out the window."

My girlfriend laughed really hard at that comment.

 

[signalman]

Adam West was on Big Bang Theory last thursday, He brought the funny.
Too bad the other parts of the episode were a bore.

 

[The Joker]

West always brings the funny, even to crap shows like that.

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/140089321779/who-knows-robin-this-strange-mixing-of-minds-may

 

[Penguin]

It’s been a while!

I agree, West was great, his delivery is priceless.

 

[The Joker]

Interesting bit of trivia; Bob Hastings who was the voice of Commissioner Gordon in BTAS, appeared in this show as a character called Major Beasley in the episode 'Penguin sets a trend' in season 2;

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

Been a while since I watched the show now, because of season three. Lost my interest after watching 7 or 8 episodes of it. Hard to watch.

 

[AnneFan]

Series 3 is the worst of the original run, but I did welcome the new format. It was a breath of fresh air for a show as formulaic as Batman.

 

[The Joker]

The worst thing about series 3 was the shoestring budget the show was reduced to. One episode a week, which cut down the scripts, and many of the sets looked cheap and hokey.

 

[Team Andino]

Interesting bit of trivia; Bob Hastings who was the voice of Commissioner Gordon in BTAS, appeared in this show as a character called Major Beasley in the episode 'Penguin sets a trend' in season 2;

That's a pretty cool detail I had no idea about, I wonder (if he speaks in the episode) if we could hear his recognizable tone. Or if he changed his voice enough that we wouldn't tell by comparison.

 

[The Joker]

He has lots of dialogue with Penguin and an army General in the episode. Personally I couldn't really hear his Commissioner Gordon voice when he spoke. So I'm assuming he changed his voice up for the role.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Do they still sell the Limited Edition version of the complete series on Amazon?

 

[Indy Flash]

Model Kit Of Adam West Batman When Done I'll Post More Pics.

 

[Mr. Forest]

I finally bought the limited collector's edition of the Blu-ray set earlier this week, which is a terrific set. I'm just getting through the last few episodes of season one and I've been having a blast. Besides watching the movie and a few reruns over the course of my life I cannot be more pleased with finally getting to view the series from start to finish.

 

[schereZada]

Interesting bit of trivia; Bob Hastings who was the voice of Commissioner Gordon in BTAS, appeared in this show as a character called Major Beasley in the episode 'Penguin sets a trend' in season 2;

Hah! Nice. Hastings also had a role in The Amazing Spider-man live action TV series pilot in 1977.

 

[The Joker]

Model Kit Of Adam West Batman When Done I'll Post More Pics.

Can't wait

I finally bought the limited collector's edition of the Blu-ray set earlier this week, which is a terrific set. I'm just getting through the last few episodes of season one and I've been having a blast. Besides watching the movie and a few reruns over the course of my life I cannot be more pleased with finally getting to view the series from start to finish.

You never saw the whole series from beginning to end before? Enjoy. It's a great ride, even though season 3 isn't as good as the first two.

 

[The Joker]

Someone dug up pics from the show's premier party back in January 1966;

http://mashable.com/2016/04/04/batman-tv-premiere/#wYh4vvam5kq1

 

[AnneFan]

^ Nice.

I hoping we hear something about the animated movie soon.

 

[Indy Flash]

Almost done waiting for it to dry then I'll add the bat emblems and the batarang tomorrow. It's close enough to 60s show 70s comics suit color.

 

[The Joker]

^ Looks awesome. Great work

 

[Indy Flash]

^ Looks awesome. Great work

Thanks.

 

[Travesty]

I'm on my phone, so I can't see, but does he have eyes?