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iPhone? Try "snow cone": "Batman '66" #10
Episode 188
Mr. Freeze is back - WILD! He's gone all Steve Jobs and put a device in everyone's pocket — one that will plunge Gotham City into year-round winter!…
4 years, 2 months ago
"Superman" musical: It's not a bird, but is it camp?
Episode 187
Just a couple of months after Batman hit the airwaves in 1966, another superhero emerged from the comics, as Superman arrived at the Alvin Theater o…
4 years, 2 months ago
Why "The Joker Jury" was out
Episode 186
As we know, many episodes of Batman — especially in the first season — were based on stories from the comics. And additional comics stories were flo…
4 years, 3 months ago
Zelda without Shame
Episode 185
The cover of Batman '66 #9 includes Zelda the Great hanging above the Duo, and Shame's boots in the foreground. Zelda's in the issue, but where's Sh…
4 years, 3 months ago
"Hizzoner": A Good Script? It's debatable
Episode 184
Stanford Sherman's Hizzoner the Penguin is a bit hard to reckon with. Satire on Batman is not in line with Lorenzo Semple Jr's vision for the show, …
4 years, 3 months ago
Bat-Costumes: Chuck and Lynne Williams' detective work
Episode 183
A huge aspect of the Batman show is the colorful costumes, overseen by designer Jan Kemp. Sadly, Kemp is no longer with us, and his records, if they…
4 years, 4 months ago
Eartha and LBJ
Episode 182
On January 18, 1968 — just two weeks after her final appearance on Batman was broadcast — Eartha Kitt attended a White House ladies' luncheon held b…
4 years, 4 months ago
Who was Reuben Watt?
Episode 181
A lot of people work behind the scenes on a TV show, and some of them are never named in the credits. One is Assistant Director Reuben Watt, who non…
4 years, 5 months ago
"The Thirteenth Hat" Scripts: Kidnap the Jurors Already!
Episode 180
The Thirteenth Hat/Batman Stands Pat is Charles Hoffman's first produced Batman script. But what did earlier versions of the story look like? It tur…
4 years, 5 months ago
"Star Trek vs Batman"
Episode 179
Batman and Star Trek are among the most iconic TV series of the 1960s, and many fans fantasize about a crossover between the two shows. In 2005, ama…
4 years, 6 months ago