Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSend Off the Clown (with Ken Holtzhouser!)
Episode 121
In Cesar Romero's final appearance as the Joker, he seems hamstrung, and not only by the lousy plot and the single episode in which to tell it. Ken …
6 years, 10 months ago
Can Superman solve "Batman's Great Mystery"?
Episode 120
While Batman and Robin never had their own show back in the "Golden Age of Radio," they did appear from time to time on The Adventures of Superman. …
6 years, 11 months ago
Eureka! Is "Mummy's Uncle" our favorite Season Three episode?
Episode 119
Victor Buono's final appearance as King Tut is, while hardly the Semplian ideal, plenty enjoyable on its own merits - for Buono, for the unusual sit…
6 years, 11 months ago
"Flash Gordon": Lorenzo Goes to Space Camp
Episode 118
What does the movie Flash Gordon (1980) have to do with Batman '66? Simple: a guiding force for both was screenwriter Lorenzo Semple, Jr.! What can …
7 years ago
Ross' Final Shame
Episode 117
"Come back, Shame!" In season three, come back he does, and seemingly stupider than ever! And yet, Shame's plotting for his caper seems oddly smart.…
7 years ago
Victor Buono: Holy Ad-Libbed Comedy!
Episode 116
One question on our minds almost since the beginning of To the Batpoles! has been: Just how much did Victor Buono, as King Tut, ad lib on the show? …
7 years, 1 month ago
Two Batman Parodies
Episode 115
When something becomes popular, it's likely to get parodied somewhere. In the 1960s, the parodier-in-chief was MAD Magazine. Meanwhile, at Marvel Co…
7 years, 1 month ago
Putting "Clean Sweep" under the microscope
Episode 114
In The Penguin's Clean Sweep, Burgess Meredith's final appearance on "Batman" (but not the last time as the Penguin!), Stanford Sherman's script has…
7 years, 2 months ago
Tying Ourselves in Knots: Nora Clavicle Reconsidered (with "Twof"!)
Episode 113
Without a doubt, one of the most maligned Batman episodes is Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club. The episode's sexist portrayal of women obvio…
7 years, 2 months ago
Court BAT-tles: The Law on the '66 Show
Episode 112
Batman and Robin are "duly deputized agents of the law." Law comes up on the '66 show on a number of occasions, including two courtroom scenes. The …
7 years, 3 months ago