One of the key reasons that the original "Batman" TV series from the 1960's was and is so good is that the actors played their roles basically straight and the scriptwriters would add the touches of humor. For example, rarely is it mentioned that there was the humorous, absurd contrast in which at the beginning of an episode Batman and Robin after getting into the Batmobile, would buckle their seat belts thereby emphasizing safety , but then Batman would floor the accelerator of the car and zoom out of the Batcave at too fast a speed and then make a hazardous , fast left turn onto the highway behind Wayne Manor without stopping to look carefully to see if there was any oncoming traffic in either direction on the highway! And then Batman would break the motor vehicle law by driving down the middle of the road over the center yellow stripe instead of properly staying in the right lane. Then when the Batmobile would pull up outside Gotham City Police Headquarters, Batman would slam on the brakes bringing the Batmobile to a screeching halt , barely avoiding slamming into Chief O'Hara's parked police car! LOL!
A great actor who was a true CLASS Act and treated everyone kindly- Even this little kid who saw him at a car show so many years ago at the LA Convention Center....! RIP Mr. West
@@glynnevans1851 Dear Glynn, I was a kid too and to tell you the truth, I enjoy the show very much even today - thank God we can see it on DVD or blu-ray whenever we feel like to. It´s been a pleasure having it and watching it. Best wishes!
I was only 10 when the show premiered and I loved it. I wasn't a Batman comic fan but the show was just epic to me. I, of course, had a huge crush on Robin. I loved the campiness of it, made even funnier by met of the actors playing it as a straight drama. When Back to the Barrage came out in the mid 90's I snapped it up. I read it from cover to cover many times. I loved the behind the scenes things and the photos were awesome. I shed a few tears when Adam West passed. Thank you for doing this video, it brought back lots of happy memories.
Yeah, well, there was a time West was putting on weight to the point he was starting to look obese, and the network told West to slim down, muscle up or be replaced. West complied.
I still recall the very first show. At the age of 9. I was enthralled just like all my friends. Green Hornet was also captivating mostly due to Bruce Lee. We all wanted to be Kato! Looking at the original shows on youtube does not capture the excitement of what it was like to see this on tv, in 1966. Perfectly cast. All the villains were over the top. I was only a young boy, but the original cat woman got my blood pumping.
where I lived in Canada...it was first aired in the Summer of 66 during School vacation...it was advertised for weeks beforehand. On the night it was to first air, all we got was the Bat Logo and chyron saying stay tuned...it went on for two hours then was announced that it would not be shown...and I had to wait another two weeks before it finally aired...I didn't see it in colour until I watched it an Uncle's place where they had a colour set.
I saw the very first Batmobile. Barris threw it together for filming, the nose piece was bondo putty that was rough and never even sanded smooth. Looked great on the early filming.
Adam west, you will always be the REAL Batman!!!! I know some people think the show was too campy, but I loved all the actors and actresses!!!!Awesome T.V. back in the days!!!
It can still amaze me how some in Europe accuse the Americans of lacking a sense of humour when the Americans created such a wonderfully funny and ridiculous show as this. Absolutely brilliant show.
Adam West IS now, and will ALWAYS be the only REAL BATMAN! RIP? Adam West is alive in our minds today, maybe even more than when he was alive, when we all thought of him as eternal.......it may not have worked out as we thought but rest assured Adam West lives!
Totally agree--weird to think that William Dozier was also auditioning Lyle Wagonner (from the Carol Burnett Show) for the part of Batman--I saw a screen test and he wasn't even close to Adam West in acting ability
When I was seeing the t.v. show I was thinking that everything on the show was real and I had dreams of being inside the house and finding the batpolls and Batcave and the batmoble and being part of the team working with Batman and robin and the in the dream the house was a lot bigger and the batcave was biggest I had dreams growing up
I was born in 1980 and woo when the first time I saw this show, I loved it instantly!! I didn't know what year it started at the time so it was fresh to me. One of a kind. RIP Batman and Batgirl. Both are the greatest!!
Adam West was Batman, he was the best Batman and the show was the best version of Batman. I like his bat car as appears to the new movie bat cars.the new movies were boring and too serious. I would like to see a series are a movie that goes back to the original formula, heroic, comedic, the car was more practical than the new versions. I hope someone one will bring him back like he was meant to be.
Holy Bat Tribute! Great retrospective for Adam West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig and all the creators of the Batman television series! Thanks for posting Jonny! Well done!
Was my favorite show then and I remember one day they were shooting the surfing scene at Torrance beach and we all found out and desperately wanted to go watch as it was only a mile or so from school. 2nd grade memories…
Holy Excellent Documentary! ! POW !! The childhood memories...WOW! I remember seeing Julie Newmar as Catwoman in 1966... I was hypnotized. This was well done, and well researched. Thanks.
Often as I drive in and out of my garage with the remote, I think of the good times this show brought me. I just bought the Blu-Ray of the 1966 series...
The bubble gum cards were special every one sold them .Kids playing on the school yard they would take there jacket off and hang it like a cape . The body of these women were incredible.Bat girl and cat woman.
Loved it! Loved the absurdity of it! And the villains! Those wonderfully ridiculous villains! All of them were great actors and well known, i believe they took the part of hilarious villains to send themselves up! Even found myself at times cheering for the villain! And Catwomen..Those Catwomen! Aaaagggghhh! Gorgeous and very sexy!..Then Batgirl!..so unfair on a 13-14 year old boy! And the 'plots'..What loony plots! Loved 'em..Adored 'em..Long live The Batman TV Series!
Holy bat thanks for this amazing video. Childhood memories come flooding back to more innocent and not so stressful times (I don't just mean childhood but worldly).
The film industry in general has lost the ability to have fun for fear of offending someone. They should watch Batman and see how it's done. I don't recall anyone (apart from the League of Decency) being offended by the show.
Thanks JB for that presentation! I' ve been watching "Batman" since it first came out!(it was either that or Tarzan with Ron Ely) Happily I chose Batman.
Julie Newmar was hot! We were down in Hollywood and Cesar Romero ran a stop sign driving out of Universal Studios and just about creamed our car with his Cadillac! he gave us a dirty look and looked at us like it would have been our fault, he looked completely drunk off his ass!
GREAT story Kurt! I had a chance to ride in the original Batmobile when I was a kid in 73' Think it was the opening of a car dealership in Birmingham. I'm aware that there were 4 other Batmobiles built at the time for various reasons but that one was the original. Probably the top speed of that thing was 45mph! Best day of my 5 year old life at the time!
I did see a Batmobile at a car show one time, I am not sure if it was a real one from the show, I bet the one you rode in went a lot faster than 45 mph though!
My Mother was an interior designer for 40+ years in Dallas and she had attended a private party and Julie showed up in a sheer dress with nothing on under it.. I was at the breakfast table and about 8 or 9 years old and my eldest brother was there and Mom was telling him that Catwoman had no underwear on and I mumbled of all the times im not invited to go to Ft Worth or something snidely and Mom howled laughing as did my eldest brother. Hot was an understatement at that time also as it would have been 69 or so and id have been 8 if before April.. I believe it was at Dorthy Malone's house I had visited her house weeks before that and was scratched by her Siamese cat on my thumb which cut me to the bone. The issue was how badly the cuts ITCHED after the cat got me... you cant itch or it reopens the cuts..... That all happened within weeks and I think I was a liability then and still am.. Oh to have had Julie dress my thumb and the tie in to the cat story would have been well Purrfect in my lil mind... My youngest son is 26 now soon to be 27 ill be 57 and we both went to see Adam West in Dallas my son saw the Batmobile there but I missed it.. I always missed it before in Dallas also.. I did get a parting shot of Adam and Burt though .. The Batman movie premiered in Austin Tx at Paramount theater and the Batboat was made at the glastron boat factory in Austin and likely Tested on Lake Texahoma or Travis back then a close friend of mine knew the guy who built the Batboat and took me to his house to see one in his garage he was making... he showed me the paint and I about flipped out of my socks cause no question that guy was THE GUY ..
My brother and I were glued to the TV every time a new show came on. There was a piece of land across the street from me that was all woods. So my friends and I decided to build a swinging door at the back of the woods that would hide our fort and our bikes. It came out great. I spent half my life in the woods. And after Batman was went off the air, BMX and skateboarding started up, so we'd build ramps and started jumping dug out holes... anyway this was my favorite show back when life was much simpler.
Your right! Good time to be a kid! Our neighborhood had a huge lot too. We built tree house. Played Batman, cowboys , cops and robbers! Kids need a show like this today! Play outside, instead of videogames !
Back in the seventies growing up and watching the batman repeats was just brilliant. This documentary is very good and detailed. brings back found memories.
I remember watching batman and seeing news aticles about kids jumping off garages and breaking thier arms and maybe legs,i was thinking about doing that myself,but even being young i knew better,but i did have a batman custome ...ummmmm...
My friend (Chris Stivers) and I went to a Wonderfest and actually got a chance to meet Yvonne Craig (Batgirl)there,I took a picture of him and her while we were there and she signed it for him for free.
As with everything Hollywood, they take and send good and wholesome , like this original portrayal of batman, and send it down the sh@* hole of dark and disturbing.
I was 7 years old when Batman came on the air. At the time, I had no idea that it was a satire. In fact, it annoyed me that they would do the "Pow!" "Bam!" stuff during fights because it wasn't serious. hehe! The show was a true fad (unfortunately IMO). It lost popularity just as fast as it gained it and away it went.
I don't think I would have enjoyed the show very much if they got rid of Robin and Commissioner Gordon s Helper I've never been a fan of Bat girl I'm glad they got rid of her at the end Batman and Robin always work better 😅 For This fantastic show
I got introduced to the 60's T.V. Batman show in the late 70's as a kid I loved it from the very start. A lot of eye candy, great action, vehicles, characters etc. I do like the dark batman but this colorful T.V. series can hold its own. It will run on syndication forever, timeless.
The ultimate statement on the impact of this show is Batman TAS ‘s episode, The Grey Ghost. Adam West voices the Ghost, and the ep is one of the most heartbreaking and *uplifting* eps ever.
If the show could have maintained the quality of the writing that it started with in its first season-it would have lasted a lot longer--it was clear by the second season that the budget was being trimmed-and by the third season it had become a farce-even the sets were "cardboard" backdrops in some scenes---I heard a story (never sure it was true) that when the show was cancelled in March 1968-20th century Fox bulldozed the sets (including the batcave)--the urban legend was that NBC approached Greenway Productions about taking over the show and resuming the twice a week format--however when they found out the sets had been destroyed-they dropped the idea--Burt Ward (Robin) claims this is true but I don't know if this was the case or not
That story is true. NBC wanted to pick it up for a 4th season and would have restored the budget and 2 part episode format. They contacted ABC but the batcave set had already been dismantled and NBC didn't want to pay to have it rebuilt.
I dont think the show could have lasted much longer, I remember seeing it when I was very young, and people were getting very tired of that campy tone, even now when you watch it in reruns it gets on your nerves very fast.
Your so right! The first season was campy, and serious. Especially the traps! I think it would have been on TV longer with shows like the first season!
Say what! Boy Wonder i love you, written and arranged by Frank fucking Zappa? Seriously is their another FZ that i don't know about or has my mind just been blown?
The tv show car was a definite improvement over the original comic book car (except it wouldn't have been very useful during the winter or rainy season).
I was 12 in 1966. This was great entertainment for kids my age back in the day. Although, typecasting was probably always an issue for some of these actors.
At 19:30 it is hilarious how, right when the guy is talking about how expensive the special effects were, they show a clip of that dragon monster! Probably the most cringe-worthy moment in the series. Even to a nine year old. :D
Wayne : " today I give a shout out to the hottest Catwoman of her time and it's not Michael Pfeipher although she is a babe. I'm talking about Julie Newton the original Cat Woman in the Batman series." Garth : " it's a real shame that she was cut our of the series. I would climb her drapes in a heart beat and groom her every dark night." Wayne : " although Julie is gone she is the one actor that will never be replaced no matter what. and on that note Julie Schwing this bat salute is for you we love and miss you a lot." Garth : "I wonder if her costume is for sale like on E Bay. uh it's not for me it's for a... friend of mine that wants it for a costume party." Wayne : " you just wanna get into her pants he he he he okay were just about out of time so good night and party on."
The show is campy, but it always made me smile and I don't think it hurt Batman's legacy. I think the only real issue was they never found a place for him in the Batman films. Perhaps a brief but knowing cameo.
Truly a shame they did not give them such an opportunity. But, they no doubt would have stolen the show! I don't care for the dark direction they have taken heroes, turning them into anti-hereos. The stuff they have been putting out to current is missing much needed tongue in cheek humor, play on words, intelligent writing and acting...playful theatrical performance: all of which spells FUN for people of ALL ages: with underlying morality lessons of good triumphing over evil, and justice defeats crime/crime doesn't pay. A far cry from the reality and shows of today. Take me back to a much better time, please.
@@Matthew-xz8bj Adam West stepping out of a crowd and helping Batman and just smiling and saying "good job kid keep up the good work." You're right he would have stolen the show.
@@jasonsmith4330 LOL 😂 It certainly is easy to imagine that happening! Add "good citizen" into the mix as well ❤️🩹 Your reply is delightful 🙂 "Thanks for the memories"
I was 6 in 1966 and I thought Batman was the best thing ever.
I was also 6 when the show started and I still love it today.😂
Same . Dad and Grandpa built a tree fort in 68 and I had to have a bat pole. Great show , great time growing up.
Back then didn’t realize all the great actors who where the criminals
I was forty in 1966 and I laughed my ass off. I loved it.
I was 9 . Same here .
R.I.P Adam West..you had such an impact much like the beatles..i still watch reruns to this day.
I was part of the viewing audience on day one of this series. It was also the first time I had seen/watched a color TV set.
Thats very cool to know!
Yep, me too.
Adam West, thank you for a great childhood and adulthood. You will forever be the BATMAN!
R.I.P.
Thank you Adam West and Burt Ward, and thank you JonnyBaak for the nostalgia..
Rest in peace Adam West. My brilliant actor. Sadly missed. Xx
I watch this show on my 24/7 channel. One right after the other. Some beautiful women on that show. Batgirl, catwoman.
how do you watch episodes 24-7 ? please explain ?
One of the key reasons that the original "Batman" TV series from the 1960's was and is so good is that the actors played their roles basically straight and the scriptwriters would add the touches of humor. For example, rarely is it mentioned that there was the humorous, absurd contrast in which at the beginning of an episode Batman and Robin after getting into the Batmobile, would buckle their seat belts thereby emphasizing safety , but then Batman would floor the accelerator of the car and zoom out of the Batcave at too fast a speed and then make a hazardous , fast left turn onto the highway behind Wayne Manor without stopping to look carefully to see if there was any oncoming traffic in either direction on the highway! And then Batman would break the motor vehicle law by driving down the middle of the road over the center yellow stripe instead of properly staying in the right lane. Then when the Batmobile would pull up outside Gotham City Police Headquarters, Batman would slam on the brakes bringing the Batmobile to a screeching halt , barely avoiding slamming into Chief O'Hara's parked police car! LOL!
Love this Batman show! Love Catwoman! Love the costumes,fights, traps, batmobile, gadgets, utility belt! Love West as Batman!
KAPOW 💥
The Batmobile had a monitor that scouted all roads allowing him to preview all road conditions in advance .
Whenever Julie Newmar was in an episode my father always watched with us.
Hmm. Wonder why that was.
So did my Dad. 😂 I'm sure many dads did back then.
Julie may have been the best but Eartha had the best purrrrr.
As a kid, this was my show! Thank you Adam West.
Thank you for putting is together -- you did a terrific job with it.
A great actor who was a true CLASS Act and treated everyone kindly- Even this little kid who saw him at a car show so many years ago at the LA Convention Center....! RIP Mr. West
Adam West will always be the best ,
Batman.
No doubt about it! Greetings from São Paulo, Brazil.
@@vitordragonHi, I luved this in the 60s was only 6 but was quite taken in by it .Kind regards Glynn n Greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🤝
@@glynnevans1851 Dear Glynn, I was a kid too and to tell you the truth, I enjoy the show very much even today - thank God we can see it on DVD or blu-ray whenever we feel like to. It´s been a pleasure having it and watching it. Best wishes!
@@vitordragon cheers sir n like wise. May I ask were r U from. Kind regards Glynn Evans and Greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🤝
@@glynnevans1851 I´m from São Paulo, Brazil, my friend. Have a nice weekend!
One of my favorite shows as a child ...
Right! Mine too! I want to play Batman with Catwoman!
I was only 10 when the show premiered and I loved it. I wasn't a Batman comic fan but the show was just epic to me. I, of course, had a huge crush on Robin. I loved the campiness of it, made even funnier by met of the actors playing it as a straight drama. When Back to the Barrage came out in the mid 90's I snapped it up. I read it from cover to cover many times. I loved the behind the scenes things and the photos were awesome. I shed a few tears when Adam West passed. Thank you for doing this video, it brought back lots of happy memories.
We grew up with Batman in the 60s and 70s in California and loved it. Adam West is a true gentleman.
@23:40 "I didn't have to say 'I'm Batman' people knew who I was."
"I didn't ever use a foam muscle suit. It was all 100% me."
-Adam Wee.
Yeah, well, there was a time West was putting on weight to the point he was starting to look obese, and the network told West to slim down, muscle up or be replaced. West complied.
I still recall the very first show. At the age of 9. I was enthralled just like all my friends. Green Hornet was also captivating mostly due to Bruce Lee. We all wanted to be Kato! Looking at the original shows on youtube does not capture the excitement of what it was like to see this on tv, in 1966. Perfectly cast. All the villains were over the top. I was only a young boy, but the original cat woman got my blood pumping.
The thing that made Bat Man was the colourful villains. Never before, or after were we introduced to such colourfully dressed, and painted villains.
where I lived in Canada...it was first aired in the Summer of 66 during School vacation...it was advertised for weeks beforehand. On the night it was to first air, all we got was the Bat Logo and chyron saying stay tuned...it went on for two hours then was announced that it would not be shown...and I had to wait another two weeks before it finally aired...I didn't see it in colour until I watched it an Uncle's place where they had a colour set.
I just bought the entire series on 📀 Holy Bat series! We need another Batman 1963 tv series!
A bloody great show..im glad I can watch the reruns.. RIP Adam West 2017-06-09
I had a crush on Julie Newmar but I have to say that Lee Meriwether's voice and meow is HOT! 9:30
I had fantasies of being Batman and walking into Catwomans trap!
I saw the very first Batmobile. Barris threw it together for filming, the nose piece was bondo putty that was rough and never even sanded smooth. Looked great on the early filming.
Adam west, you will always be the REAL Batman!!!! I know some people think the show was too campy, but I loved all the actors and actresses!!!!Awesome T.V. back in the days!!!
It can still amaze me how some in Europe accuse the Americans of lacking a sense of humour when the Americans created such a wonderfully funny and ridiculous show as this.
Absolutely brilliant show.
Here I thought Americans were famous for their sense of humor.
I agree with those who say we have no sense of humor. Especially white guys.
Not me though. 😀😆
Who cares what Europe thinks?
Adam West IS now, and will ALWAYS be the only REAL BATMAN! RIP? Adam West is alive in our minds today, maybe even more than when he was alive, when we all thought of him as eternal.......it may not have worked out as we thought but rest assured Adam West lives!
Totally agree--weird to think that William Dozier was also auditioning Lyle Wagonner (from the Carol Burnett Show) for the part of Batman--I saw a screen test and he wasn't even close to Adam West in acting ability
Thank you for everything Adam. Rest well.
David Lape ; Adam isn't resting, he's still fighting crime in Gotham City still :-)
David Lape p
Just once I wanted robin to say holy sh#! Batman!
When I was seeing the t.v. show I was thinking that everything on the show was real and I had dreams of being inside the house and finding the batpolls and Batcave and the batmoble and being part of the team working with Batman and robin and the in the dream the house was a lot bigger and the batcave was biggest I had dreams growing up
God bless Adam West, he was BATMAN!
I was born in 1980 and woo when the first time I saw this show, I loved it instantly!! I didn't know what year it started at the time so it was fresh to me. One of a kind. RIP Batman and Batgirl. Both are the greatest!!
Glad you experienced the feeling.
“The best” always have to leave, somehow. Yes.RIP.
These days, producers take it to a dark place with "Joker". Too bad really.
Adam West was Batman, he was the best Batman and the show was the best version of Batman. I like his bat car as appears to the new movie bat cars.the new movies were boring and too serious. I would like to see a series are a movie that goes back to the original formula, heroic, comedic, the car was more practical than the new versions.
I hope someone one will bring him back like he was meant to be.
So right! They could do a new series!
Holy Bat Tribute! Great retrospective for Adam West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig and all the creators of the Batman television series! Thanks for posting Jonny! Well done!
I got a pic with Adam and Burt, that's a moment I'll ALWAYS treasure!! It was at Emerald City Comic-con.
very cool video I'm still a big fan even at 61.
Adam West will ALWAYS be my Batman!!
The best Batman Adán west forever. I from brazilian
The best batman
Lee meriwether meow baby
Trying to get my wife to learn that cat call my wife also road a bike in the late 60s like Batgirl
I loved the Show in syndication as a kid Everyone would rush home from school to watch it.
Was my favorite show then and I remember one day they were shooting the surfing scene at Torrance beach and we all found out and desperately wanted to go watch as it was only a mile or so from school. 2nd grade memories…
Holy Excellent Documentary! ! POW !! The childhood memories...WOW! I remember seeing Julie Newmar as Catwoman in 1966... I was hypnotized. This was well done, and well researched. Thanks.
I had fantasies of being Batman and walking into a trap set up by Catwoman!
Thank you for the good memories!they don't make show"s like this anymore,folks!from:bettylou
yeah they do, there were some animated sequels to the show with the original actor reprising their roles. Didn't you know that?
My first action hero as a kindergartner in the 60s.
This show is so awesome, I love it so much , I love everything about it to me is one of the greatest tv show ever
You are so right! It would be great to get batgas together and do reenactments! We need a show like this today!
I meant batfans
Often as I drive in and out of my garage with the remote, I think of the good times this show brought me. I just bought the Blu-Ray of the 1966 series...
To me (from 1957) this is the best series I ever saw. My fav phrase what I still use almost daily is "Good thinking Robin. Thank you Batman"...
Gee, you mean they really werent climbing up the building wall??!!!
hifijohn ugh...back to therapy
The bubble gum cards were special every one sold them .Kids playing on the school yard they would take there jacket off and hang it like a cape . The body of these women were incredible.Bat girl and cat woman.
Holy information overload, Batman!!
Loved it! Loved the absurdity of it! And the villains! Those wonderfully ridiculous villains! All of them were great actors and well known, i believe they took the part of hilarious villains to send themselves up! Even found myself at times cheering for the villain! And Catwomen..Those Catwomen! Aaaagggghhh! Gorgeous and very sexy!..Then Batgirl!..so unfair on a 13-14 year old boy! And the 'plots'..What loony plots! Loved 'em..Adored 'em..Long live The Batman TV Series!
So right man! Loved the show! The costumes, actors, fights, traps, escapes , bat rope climbs! Guys should get together and do reenactments!
When I was in Kindergarten way back in 1973 I traded my winter hat for my friends BatMobile….. yeah that went over pretty good hahahaha
Adam West and Burt Ward will always be Batman and Robin to me.
All the dark, brooding Batman stuff is just crap that ruined Batman.
Holy bat thanks for this amazing video. Childhood memories come flooding back to more innocent and not so stressful times (I don't just mean childhood but worldly).
Holy great Batman show! Brought great memories back! There should be a show today like this.
16:55 "Mel Torm"? You mean Mel Tormé? (tor-MAY)
I really cringed at the mispronunciation of "Mel Tormé!" And in that same paragraph he mispronounced "Frank Gorshin" as "Frank Gorsin!"
Such a fun SHOW to watch.
Wow,always liked Batman the Series.
Battlefield Earth was filmed at a Dutch angle to show there is something wrong with the entire film.
Catwoman 🔥🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍
I watched it as a 9-10 year old and always wondered why the commissioner and police chief didnt know their true identity..I mean I did!!
The film industry in general has lost the ability to have fun for fear of offending someone. They should watch Batman and see how it's done. I don't recall anyone (apart from the League of Decency) being offended by the show.
Thought they really were at sea.
Thanks JB for that presentation! I' ve been watching "Batman" since it first came out!(it was either that or Tarzan with Ron Ely) Happily I chose Batman.
Charles Aguilar
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Julie Newmar was hot! We were down in Hollywood and Cesar Romero ran a stop sign driving out of Universal Studios and just about creamed our car with his Cadillac! he gave us a dirty look and looked at us like it would have been our fault, he looked completely drunk off his ass!
GREAT story Kurt! I had a chance to ride in the original Batmobile when I was a kid in 73' Think it was the opening of a car dealership in Birmingham. I'm aware that there were 4 other Batmobiles built at the time for various reasons but that one was the original. Probably the top speed of that thing was 45mph! Best day of my 5 year old life at the time!
I did see a Batmobile at a car show one time, I am not sure if it was a real one from the show, I bet the one you rode in went a lot faster than 45 mph though!
My Mother was an interior designer for 40+ years in Dallas and she had attended a private party and Julie showed up
in a sheer dress with nothing on under it.. I was at the breakfast table and about 8 or 9 years old and my eldest brother was there and Mom was telling him that Catwoman had no underwear on and I mumbled of all the times im not invited to go to Ft Worth or something snidely and Mom howled laughing as did my eldest brother. Hot was an understatement at that time also as it would have been 69 or so and id have been 8 if before April.. I believe it was at Dorthy Malone's house I had visited her house weeks before that and was scratched by her Siamese cat on my thumb which cut me to the bone. The issue was how badly the cuts ITCHED after the cat got me... you cant itch or it reopens the cuts..... That all happened within weeks and I think I was a liability then and still am.. Oh to have had Julie dress my thumb and the tie in to the cat story would have been well Purrfect in my lil mind... My youngest son is 26 now soon to be 27 ill be 57 and we both went to see Adam West in Dallas my son saw the Batmobile there but I missed it.. I always missed it before in Dallas also.. I did get a parting shot of Adam and Burt though .. The Batman movie premiered in Austin Tx at Paramount theater and the Batboat was made at the glastron boat factory in Austin and likely Tested on Lake Texahoma or Travis back then a close friend of mine knew the guy who built the Batboat and took me to his house to see one in his garage he was making... he showed me the paint and I about flipped out of my socks cause no question that guy was THE GUY ..
My brother and I were glued to the TV every time a new show came on. There was a piece of land across the street from me that was all woods. So my friends and I decided to build a swinging door at the back of the woods that would hide our fort and our bikes. It came out great. I spent half my life in the woods. And after Batman was went off the air, BMX and skateboarding started up, so we'd build ramps and started jumping dug out holes... anyway this was my favorite show back when life was much simpler.
Your right! Good time to be a kid! Our neighborhood had a huge lot too. We built tree house. Played Batman, cowboys , cops and robbers! Kids need a show like this today! Play outside, instead of videogames !
@Mr.Ellis99. No the Batmobile didn't have that capability! And even if it did, that would not excuse Batman's clearly reckless driving!
Back in the seventies growing up and watching the batman repeats was just brilliant.
This documentary is very good and detailed.
brings back found memories.
Mel Torme is usually pronounced Tor-may
You should have done your homework from school, but heck, we came home to watch Batman and Robin.
I remember watching batman and seeing news aticles about kids jumping off garages and breaking thier arms and maybe legs,i was thinking about doing that myself,but even being young i knew better,but i did have a batman custome ...ummmmm...
My friend (Chris Stivers) and I went to a Wonderfest and actually got a chance to meet Yvonne Craig (Batgirl)there,I took a picture of him and her while we were there and she signed it for him for free.
Holy Retrospective! What a great couple of videos. I loved this series when I was a child.
As with everything Hollywood, they take and send good and wholesome , like this original portrayal of batman, and send it down the sh@* hole of dark and disturbing.
I was 7 years old when Batman came on the air. At the time, I had no idea that it was a satire. In fact, it annoyed me that they would do the "Pow!" "Bam!" stuff during fights because it wasn't serious. hehe!
The show was a true fad (unfortunately IMO). It lost popularity just as fast as it gained it and away it went.
Romero/Meridith/Gorshin and others never sated they hated playing upon the
show.
This was great! Memories of me and my brother watching our new Zenith color TV with remote control 📺 Didn't know "Robin" was a wuss
"Only paid $350 a week." Many normal people STILL don't make that much.
Agreed.
That is $3300.00 today.
I don't think I would have enjoyed the show very much if they got rid of Robin and Commissioner Gordon s Helper I've never been a fan of Bat girl I'm glad they got rid of her at the end Batman and Robin always work better 😅 For This fantastic show
Una serie limpia de violencia..solo comica y muy buena...
16:55 That's Mel Tore-may, you philistine.
I got introduced to the 60's T.V. Batman show in the late 70's as a kid I loved it from the very start. A lot of eye candy, great action, vehicles, characters etc. I do like the dark batman but this colorful T.V. series can hold its own. It will run on syndication forever, timeless.
"Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb!"
The ultimate statement on the impact of this show is Batman TAS ‘s episode, The Grey Ghost. Adam West voices the Ghost, and the ep is one of the most heartbreaking and *uplifting* eps ever.
The best!!
If the show could have maintained the quality of the writing that it started with in its first season-it would have lasted a lot longer--it was clear by the second season that the budget was being trimmed-and by the third season it had become a farce-even the sets were "cardboard" backdrops in some scenes---I heard a story (never sure it was true) that when the show was cancelled in March 1968-20th century Fox bulldozed the sets (including the batcave)--the urban legend was that NBC approached Greenway Productions about taking over the show and resuming the twice a week format--however when they found out the sets had been destroyed-they dropped the idea--Burt Ward (Robin) claims this is true but I don't know if this was the case or not
I already have been reading the same thing . About NBC interest on the Batman show continuity.
That story is true. NBC wanted to pick it up for a 4th season and would have restored the budget and 2 part episode format. They contacted ABC but the batcave set had already been dismantled and NBC didn't want to pay to have it rebuilt.
I dont think the show could have lasted much longer, I remember seeing it when I was very young, and people were getting very tired of that campy tone, even now when you watch it in reruns it gets on your nerves very fast.
It was ironic that short lived shows would become a pop culture phenomenon. The same for star trek. So many spinoffs. No end in sight.
Your so right! The first season was campy, and serious. Especially the traps! I think it would have been on TV longer with shows like the first season!
Thank you Batman. Great memories as a child.
Batgirl looked so much hotter with mask on and fake hair. And Julie newmar was smoking hot. Wow.
Your right! I will be Batman, Catwoman can drug me and tie me up!
Eartha
Eartha. Indeed.
Terrific television old chum.
Say what! Boy Wonder i love you, written and arranged by Frank fucking Zappa?
Seriously is their another FZ that i don't know about or has my mind just been blown?
It was the sixties.....holy moon unit.....
The tv show car was a definite improvement over the original comic book car (except it wouldn't have been very useful during the winter or rainy season).
I was 12 in 1966. This was great entertainment for kids my age back in the day. Although, typecasting was probably always an issue for some of these actors.
Adam West had a stuntman, but Robin didn't for close up filming because of his face, his stuntman didn't look like him.
Holy low sound quality
At 19:30 it is hilarious how, right when the guy is talking about how expensive the special effects were, they show a clip of that dragon monster! Probably the most cringe-worthy moment in the series. Even to a nine year old. :D
Please Batman get rid of that bomb
Wayne : " today I give a shout out to the hottest Catwoman of her time and it's not Michael Pfeipher although she is a babe. I'm talking about Julie Newton the original Cat Woman in the Batman series."
Garth : " it's a real shame that she was cut our of the series. I would climb her drapes in a heart beat
and groom her every dark night."
Wayne : " although Julie is gone she is the one actor that will never be replaced no matter what. and on that note Julie Schwing this bat salute is for you we love and miss you a lot."
Garth : "I wonder if her costume is for sale like on E Bay. uh it's not for me it's for a... friend of mine that wants it for a costume party."
Wayne : " you just wanna get into her pants he he he he okay were just about out of time so good night and party on."
The show is campy, but it always made me smile and I don't think it hurt Batman's legacy. I think the only real issue was they never found a place for him in the Batman films. Perhaps a brief but knowing cameo.
Truly a shame they did not give them such an opportunity. But, they no doubt would have stolen the show! I don't care for the dark direction they have taken heroes, turning them into anti-hereos. The stuff they have been putting out to current is missing much needed tongue in cheek humor, play on words, intelligent writing and acting...playful theatrical performance: all of which spells FUN for people of ALL ages: with underlying morality lessons of good triumphing over evil, and justice defeats crime/crime doesn't pay. A far cry from the reality and shows of today. Take me back to a much better time, please.
@@Matthew-xz8bj Adam West stepping out of a crowd and helping Batman and just smiling and saying "good job kid keep up the good work." You're right he would have stolen the show.
@@jasonsmith4330 LOL 😂 It certainly is easy to imagine that happening! Add "good citizen" into the mix as well ❤️🩹 Your reply is delightful 🙂 "Thanks for the memories"