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Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.
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- E1 Hi Diddle RiddleNext upJan 12, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
While the Riddler maneuvers Batman into being sued, the Dynamic Duo investigate the supervillain's concurrent scheme.
Guest stars: Jill St. John (Molly), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Michael Fox (Inspector Basch), Jack Barry (Newscaster), Richard Reeves (Club Doorman), Allen Jaffe (Harry), Ben Astar (The Moldavian Prime Minister), Damian O'Flynn (Gideon Peale)
- E2 Smack in the MiddleJan 13, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
The Riddler fashions a mold of the face of the unconscious Robin. He contacts Batman with two more riddles. The Riddler tells Batman if he can solve the riddles, he'll know where Robin is.
Guest stars: Jill St. John (Molly), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Jack Barry (Newscaster), Allen Jaffe (Harry), Ben Astar (The Moldovian Prime Minister), Leon Alton (Party Guest (uncredited)), Spencer Chan (Party Guest (uncredited)), Murray Pollack (Party Guest (uncredited))
- E3 Fine Feathered FinksJan 19, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
The Penguin plots to manipulate Batman into inadvertently devising capers for him.
Guest stars: David Lewis (Warden Crichton), Johnny Jacobs (Asst. Shop Owner), Walter Burke (Sparrow), Alexander D'Arcy (Shop Owner), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Lewis Charles (Hawkeye), Robert Phillips (Cellmate)
- E4 The Penguin's a JinxJan 20, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Bruce Wayne escapes the Penguin's deathtrap and returns to the Batcave. What he doesn't know is that one of the Penguin's clues, an umbrella, has a listening device.
Guest stars: David Lewis (Warden Crichton), Leslie Parrish (Dawn Robbins), Dan Tobin (Mr. Jay), Walter Burke (Sparrow), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Lewis Charles (Hawkeye), Cosmo Sardo (Party Guest (uncredited)), Charlie Picerni (Swoop (uncredited))
- E5 The Joker Is WildJan 26, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
The Joker decides to fight fire with fire against Batman with a utility belt of his own.
Guest stars: Nancy Kovack (Queenie), Dick Curtis (The Inebriate), Cesar Romero (The Joker), Merritt Bohn (Assistant Warden), Jonathan Hole (Museum Attendant), John Indrisano (Umpire (uncredited)), Ron Nyman (Spectator at Studio (uncredited)), Hal Taggart (Museum Patron (uncredited))
- E6 Batman is RiledJan 27, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
Batman avoids a public unmasking but is unable to bring in the Joker, thanks to the villain's utility belt. Eventually, Batman and Robin are captured by the Joker's gang. But the Joker doesn't know a showdown with the Dynamic Duo awaits.
Guest stars: Nancy Kovack (Queenie), Cesar Romero (The Joker), Jerry Dunphy (Newscaster), Al Wyatt Sr. (Henchman #1), Angelo De Meo (Henchman #2), Cosmo Sardo (Bartender (uncredited)), Paul Bradley (Official at Christening (uncredited)), George Sanders (Mister Freeze (uncredited))
- E7 Instant FreezeFeb 2, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
Mr. Freeze, thought to have perished, has returned and is seeking revenge on Batman. The villain is committing crimes involving diamonds, or "ice," in one form or another. He freezes Batman and Robin, who look like goners.
Guest stars: John Zaremba (Kolevater), George Sanders (Mister Freeze), Robert Hogan (Paul Diamante), Shelby Grant (Princess Sandra), William O'Connell (Mr. Perkins), Don Hannum (Art Rogers), Ken Del Conte (Al Scott), James Hibbard (Boy Outside Rink)
- E8 Rats Like CheeseFeb 3, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
Vince, a temperamental physician at a Gotham City hospital (apparently a takeoff on Ben Casey), saves Batman and Robin. The Dynamic Duo resume their pursuit of Mr. Freeze. Eventually, Batman substitutes himself for Paul Diamonte, a baseball player, Mr. Freeze has kidnapped. Robin, disobeying Batman's orders to stay away, is also captured by the villain. Now, in his headquarters, Mr. Freeze is using his climate controls so that only Batman or Robin will have access to life-giving warmth.
Guest stars: John Zaremba (Kolevater), George Sanders (Mister Freeze), Robert Hogan (Paul Diamante), Shelby Grant (Princess Sandra), William Hudson (Photographer), Dan Terranova (Doctor Vince), John Willis (Newscaster), Troy Melton (Chill (uncredited))
- E9 Zelda the GreatFeb 9, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.5
Synopsis
The Dynamic Duo arrange a trap for an elusive annual bank robber, but the female magician they are hunting is on to them with a new scheme of her own.
Guest stars: Frankie Darro (Newsman), Jack Kruschen (Eivol Ekdal), Anne Baxter (Zelda), Barbara Heller (Hilary Stonewin), Jim Drum (Clancy), Stephen Tompkins (Bank Guard), Lovyss Bradley (Matron (uncredited))
- E10 A Death Worse Than FateFeb 10, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.4
Synopsis
Told that her loot is genuine money after all, Zelda is forced to lure Batman and Robin into a possibly unsolvable deathtrap, with hitmen waiting outside to shoot them if they escape.
Guest stars: Victor French (Hood #1), Frankie Darro (Newsman), Jack Kruschen (Eivol Ekdal), Anne Baxter (Zelda), Douglass Dumbrille (The Doctor), William Phipps (Hood #2), Jerry Doggett (The Announcer)
- E11 A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler AwayFeb 16, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.1
Synopsis
King Boris, who hails from a European country, comes to Gotham City for a visit. Upon his arrival, there is a disturbance, which includes a clue from the Riddler. Batman and Robin investigate and get on the Riddler's trail. They are trapped by the criminal, who ties them to large wheels that will spin with ever-increasing speed until they are dead.
Guest stars: John Hubbard (Maitre D'), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Tristram Coffin (Ambassador), John Archer (Club President), Roy Jenson (Whitey), Joy Harmon (Julia Davis), Susan Silo (Mousey), Reginald Denny (King Boris)
- E12 When the Rat's Away the Mice Will PlayFeb 17, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Batman manages to escape the Riddler's death trap. He and Robin decide to lay low until they can figure out the Riddler's caper. Meanwhile, the Riddler frees King Boris, who brings a gift to a major monument in Gotham City. It turns out the Riddler has substituted a bomb for King Boris's gift and he is demanding a ransom. The Riddler, though, overplays his hand, enabling Batman and Robin to capture the Riddler and his gang.
Guest stars: Marvin Miller (TV Announcer), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Roy Jenson (Whitey), Susan Silo (Mousey), Reginald Denny (King Boris), Marc Cavell (Fangs), Tim Herbert (Whiskers), Tristram Coffin (Ambassador (uncredited))
- E13 The Thirteenth HatFeb 23, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
Jervis Tetsch, aka the Mad Hatter, is abducting all the jurors who convicted him of a previous crime wave. He is also taking their hats. His final target is none other than Batman, who provided the key testimony in the Mad Hatter's trial. Batman and Robin have the Mad Hatter and his gang cornered but the criminal mastermind manages to encase the Caped Crusader in plaster of Paris.
Guest stars: Roland La Starza (Cappy), Norma Varden (Mrs. Monteagle), Gil Perkins (Dicer), Diane McBain (Lisa), Alberto Morin (Octave Marbot), David Wayne (The Mad Hatter), Sandra Wells (Babette), Monique LeMaire (Magda)
- E14 Batman Stands PatFeb 24, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.6
Synopsis
Batman, thanks to superior breath control, is able to escape the plaster of Paris in which he was encased. Despite this, the Mad Hatter is still at large. Eventually, Batman and Robin again face off against the Mad Hatter at his criminal lair. Things look bad, but the Dyamic Duo manage to triumph.
Guest stars: Roland La Starza (Cappy), Gil Perkins (Dicer), Diane McBain (Lisa), George Conrad (Turkey Bowinkle), Alberto Morin (Octave Marbot), David Wayne (The Mad Hatter)
- E15 The Joker Goes to SchoolMar 2, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
At Woodrow Roosevelt High School, a vending machine gives out money. Dick Grayson is there to witness it. Batman learns the vending machines are operated by a company bought by the Joker after being released from prison. The Joker and his gang are aided by Susie, a cheerleader at the school. In the course of their investigation, Batman and Robin are captured and placed in electric chairs. If a "one armed bandit" comes up the wrong way, they'll be electrocuted.
Guest stars: Linda Harrison (Cheerleader II), Bryan O'Byrne (Principal Schoolfield), Sydney Smith (Mr. Vandergilt), Donna Loren (Susie), Cesar Romero (The Joker), Kip King (Nick), Owen Orr (Two Bits), Glenn Allan (Herbie)
- E16 He Meets His Match, The Grisly GhoulMar 3, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
A power failure prevents Batman and Robin from being electrocuted. Meanwhile, a recording Batman made confirms that cheerleader Susie is one of the Joker's confederates. Robin, in his Dick Grayson identity, attempts to infiltrate the gang. Meanwhile, the Joker's main plot is finally revealed. Members of the high school basketball team receive answers to final exams from the rigged vending machines. The Joker appears, claiming to be a concerned citizen. The team's starters will be suspended as the Joker bets big money on the team's next opponent. Batman, however, has other ideas.
Guest stars: Linda Harrison (Cheerleader II), Donna Loren (Susie), Cesar Romero (The Joker), Kip King (Nick), Owen Orr (Two Bits), Jim Henaghan (Fulton), Richard Bellis (Joe), Cherie Foster (Cheerleader I)
- E17 True or False-FaceMar 9, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
False Face traps Batman and Robin, and binding them to a subway track just minutes before a train is scheduled to come by.
Guest stars: Malachi Throne (False Face), Myrna Fahey (Princess Mergenberg / Blaze), S. John Launer (Mr. Ladd), Patrick Whyte (Curator), Joe Brooks (Fat Man), Billy Curtis (Midget), Chuck Fox (Thin Man)
- E18 Holy Rat RaceMar 10, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
Alfred contacts Batman by radio from the Batcave. Batman instructs the butler to short circuit a communications device the hero has on his wrist. This enable Batman to get free of his bonds. He and Robin get free just before they would be run over by a subway train. The Dynamic Duo resume their pursuit of False Face, which ends up at an old movie studio.
Guest stars: Gary Owens (TV Announcer), Malachi Throne (False Face), Myrna Fahey (Princess Mergenberg / Blaze), Joe Brooks (Fat Man), Billy Curtis (Midget), Michael Fox (Leo Gore), Chuck Fox (Thin Man), Mike Ragan (Cowboy)
- E19 The Purr-Fect CrimeMar 16, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Catwoman initiates a series of thefts that cause Commissioner Gordon to summon Batman and Robin. But the importance of the crimes go beyond the taking of the objects involved. The Dynamic Duo eventually find Catwoman's lair. But Robin is whisked away while Batman is given a choice between two doors. If he picks the right door, he'll find Catwoman. If he picks the wrong one, he'll face certain doom. The hero makes the wrong selection and is about to be attacked by a tiger.
Guest stars: Ralph Manza (Felix), Jock Mahoney (Leo), Julie Newmar (The Catwoman), Harry Holcombe (Mr. Andrews), Pat Zurica (Guard)
- E20 Better Luck Next TimeMar 17, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.1
Synopsis
Batman evades the attacking tiger thanks to his utility belt. First, he scales the wall. Then, he uses a sonic device "to split the tiger's skull," as narrator William Dozier informs us. The hero still has to free Robin, who is facing a separate death trap. Once that task is completed, the Dynamic Duo are back on Catwoman's trail. It turns out the feline villain is after the lost treasure of Captain Manx, which is in a remote spot outside of Gotham City.
Guest stars: Ralph Manza (Felix), Jock Mahoney (Leo), Julie Newmar (The Catwoman), Alex Sharp (Henchman)
- E21 The Penguin Goes StraightMar 23, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
After his recent release from jail, The Penguin has started his own protective agency and is thwarting small time hoodlums everywhere he goes. Batman & Robin decide to send in an undercover Alfred to spy on the newly reformed Penguin and his recently acquainted high society friends. However, the Penguin has anticipated Batman and Robin's every move and manages to give them a makeover into wanted men instead of him.
Guest stars: Harvey Lembeck (Eagle-Eye), Kathleen Crowley (Sophia Starr), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Douglas Bank (Lt. Copple), Al Checco (Dove), Hope Sansberry (Mrs. Van Climber), Ed McCready (Crook), William Beckley (Reggie Rich)
- E22 Not Yet, He Ain'tMar 24, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Already wanted for a robbery they didn't commit, Batman and Robin fake their own deaths with a little help from Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara. They even allow the Penguin to take hold of the Batmobile, now renamed 'Birdmobile' in order to keep track on them via a hidden camera.
Guest stars: Harvey Lembeck (Eagle-Eye), Bill Welsh (Newsman George), Kathleen Crowley (Sophia Starr), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Al Checco (Dove), Jim Drum (The Policeman)
- E23 The Ring of WaxMar 30, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
The Riddler's latest scheme involves stealing a wax figure to melt down for its wax that is powerfully corrosive when exposed to direct flame.
Guest stars: Joe E. Tata (Tallow), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Elizabeth Harrower (Miss Prentice), Linda Gaye Scott (Moth), Ann Ayars (Madame Soleil), Michael Greene (Matches), Al McGranary (The Mayor)
- E24 Give 'em the AxeMar 31, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
Taking advantage of the Riddler's mistaken belief that they were killed escaping his deathtrap, the Dynamic Duo must stop the villain from stealing a treasure of Incan jewels that would mean destroying an archaeological treasure as well.
Guest stars: Joe E. Tata (Tallow), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Linda Gaye Scott (Moth), Michael Greene (Matches)
- E25 The Joker Trumps an AceApr 6, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
The Joker launches a new crime wave with robberies that appear to make no sense, such as stealing hairpins from rich women and a hole from a golf course. But the Joker knows exactly what he's doing. Batman and Robin are in pursuit and eventually invade the villain's headquarters. The heroes are placed in a chamber and are told if they can float for an hour, they'll go free. The Joker then begins to flood the chamber with poison gas. The Joker says the Dynamic Duo may not be able to swim in the gas "but you can drown in it!"
Guest stars: Norman Alden (Henchman #1), Tol Avery (Prescott Belmont), Dan Seymour (The Maharajah), Angela Greene (Mrs. Belmont), Johnny Seven (Henchman #2), Jane Wald (Jill), Cesar Romero (The Joker), Byron Keith (Mayor Linseed)
- E26 Batman Sets the PaceApr 7, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.5
Synopsis
After an ingenious escape, Batman and Robin again pick up the trail of the Joker. The villain's ultimate crime is designed not only to make him rich but to ruin Batman's reputation.
Guest stars: Norman Alden (Henchman #1), Tol Avery (Prescott Belmont), Dan Seymour (The Maharajah), Johnny Seven (Henchman #2), Jane Wald (Jill), Cesar Romero (The Joker), Bebe Louie (Girl Clerk)
- E27 The Curse of TutApr 13, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
A former academic who thinks he is really King Tut has returned. Batman and Robin seek his capture. A twist occurs, however, when King Tut's gang kidnaps Bruce Wayne. They are taking the millionaire in an ambulance. As Bruce tries to get free, the rear doors of the ambulance open and Bruce rides a cart toward a cliff.
Guest stars: Bill Quinn (Board Member), Victor Buono (King Tut), Don 'Red' Barry (The Grand Vizier), Frank Christi (The Scrivener), Emmanuel Thomas (Reporter), Ziva Rodann (Nefertiti), Dick Cherney (Museum Patron (uncredited))
- E28 The Pharaoh's in a RutApr 14, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
Bruce frees himself just before the cart he is riding goes over a cliff. As Batman, he works to bring King Tut to justice. But the hero is captured by King Tut instead. Batman is then tortured as King Tut drops a pebble on his head at a time. Robin works to track Batman in time.
Guest stars: Olan Soule (Newscaster), William Boyett (Policeman), Victor Buono (King Tut), Don 'Red' Barry (The Grand Vizier), Frank Christi (The Scrivener), Ziva Rodann (Nefertiti)
- E29 The Bookworm TurnsApr 20, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Commissioner Gordon appears to have been assassinated during the opening of a new bridge. A copy of Hemingway's 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' nearly blows up the Batmobile. Both incidents are clues to the Bookworm's latest scheme. Batman and Robin interrogate The Bookworm's henchwoman Miss Limpet but deduce she is leading them into a trap. And while Batman intends to walk right into it, it is Robin who falls first.
Guest stars: Roddy McDowall (The Bookworm), John Crawford (Printer's Devil), Francine York (Lydia Limpet), Byron Keith (Mayor Linseed), Anthony Aiello (Pressman), Jan Peters (Typesetter)
- E30 While Gotham City BurnsApr 21, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
Batman saves Robin from the Wayne Memorial Clock Tower at the last possible Big Benjamin second. While they are busy in the Batcave, The Bookworm steals a priceless cookbook from stately Wayne Manor. He then lures the Dynamic Duo into an oversized cookbook on display in the middle of Gotham city and steals the Batmobile. Can Batman and Robin escape before their goose is cooked?
Guest stars: Roddy McDowall (The Bookworm), John Crawford (Printer's Devil), Francine York (Lydia Limpet), Anthony Aiello (Pressman), Jan Peters (Typesetter), James O'Hara (Policeman)
- E31 Death in Slow MotionApr 27, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Charlie Chaplin and the Keystone Kops raid the till at the newly opened Gotham movie theater. The culprits turn out to be 'The Riddler' and his gang in disguise. They lead the Dynamic Duo on a crime spree chase from Mother Gatham's Bakery, past the Gotham Library, and into a Temperance Party. At each of these events, the villains are accompanied by German film maker Van Bloheim who captures everything on celluloid.
Guest stars: Walter Woolf King (Theater Manager), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Richard Bakalyan (C. B.), Francis X. Bushman (Mr. Van Jones), Sherry Jackson (Pauline), Judy Pace (Theater Cashier), Theo Marcuse (Von Bloheim), Burt Brandon (Wolf)
- E32 The Riddler's False NotionApr 28, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
Robin has been captured by 'The Riddler', leaving Batman fearing his own reaction. Therefore he asks Commissioner Gordon to accompany him to the Bat-cave to witness his interrogation of Pauline, The Riddler's moll. All clues eventually lead back to the priceless silent film collection of Mr. Van Jones, to which The Riddler is about to add his own silent masterpiece.
Guest stars: Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Richard Bakalyan (C. B.), Francis X. Bushman (Mr. Van Jones), Sherry Jackson (Pauline), Theo Marcuse (Von Bloheim), Burt Brandon (Wolf)
- E33 Fine Finny FiendsMay 4, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
Alfred is kidnapped by the Penguin and his finny fiends while buying caviar for the Multimillionaires Annual Award Dinner. Although the loyal butler does not know the secret location where the dinner is to be held, Penguin brainwashes the man-servant as part of his diabolical scheme. Batman and Robin track down the Penguin's hideout on a fishing pier owned by 'Knott A. Fish', only to walk into a trap.
Guest stars: Bill Williams (Multimillionaire), Julie Gregg (Finella), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Victor Lundin (Octopus), Dal Jenkins (Shark), Howard Wendell (Millionaire)
- E34 Batman Makes the ScenesMay 5, 1966 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
The Penguin learns the location of the Multi-millionaires Annual Award Dinner from Alfred: on board Bruce Wayne's S.S. Gotham Neptune. His female fink Finella replaces the beauty queen for the chosen charity Miss Natural Resources, pops out of a giant cake at the diner and proceeds to gas all the multimillionaires present, as well as Bruce Wayne and Master Grayson's replacements: Batman and Robin.
Guest stars: Bill Williams (Multimillionaire), Julie Gregg (Finella), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Victor Lundin (Octopus), Dal Jenkins (Shark), Lisa Mitchell (Miss Natural Resources), Charles La Torre (Manager), Ron Nyman (Multimillionaire (uncredited))
Cast & crew
Created by William Dozier, Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Adam West
Burt Ward
Yvonne Craig
Neil Hamilton
Stafford Repp
Alan Napier
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