Batman (1966)/Season 1

Season One Batman (1966)

Season Premiere	January 12th, 1966
Season Finale	May 5th, 1966
Episode Count	34
Cast	Adam West; Burt Ward; Alan Napier; Neil Hamilton; Stafford Repp; Madge Blake

Batman is an American television series of the superhero fantasy and comedy genres. The show is based on the Batman comic book series published by DC Comics. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and William Dozier's Greenway Productions and aired for three seasons between 1966 and 1968. Season one of the series premiered on ABC on January 12th, 1966. The season consists of thirty-four episodes, which concluded on May 5th, 1966.

The regular cast for the series consists of Adam West in the dual role of Batman and Bruce Wayne and Burt Ward as his teenage sidekick Dick Grayson, aka Robin. The remaining billed cast members in this season include Alan Napier as faithful butler Alfred, Neil Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon, Stafford Repp as Chief O'Hara and Madge Blake as Aunt Harriet Cooper. In addition to the heroes and their supporting cast, the series also boasted Batman's infamous rogues gallery, which included familiar faces from the Batman comic series as well as new villains created specifically for the show. These include Cesar Romero as The Joker, Burgess Meredith as The Penguin. Julie Newmar as Catwoman, Frank Gorshin as The Riddler, George Sanders as Mister Freeze and David Wayne as The Mad Hatter. Unique villains on the series include Victor Buono as King Tut and Vincent Price as Egghead.

Episodes[]

Episode	Title	Airdate
1x1	Hi Diddle Riddle	January 12th, 1966
1x2	Smack in the Middle	January 13th, 1966
1x3	Fine Feathered Finks	January 19th, 1966
1x4	The Penguin's a Jax	January 20th, 1966
1x5	The Joker is Wild	January 26th, 1966
1x6	Batman is Riled	January 27th, 1966
1x7	Instant Freeze	February 2nd, 1966
1x8	Rats Like Cheese	February 3rd, 1966
1x9	Zelda The Great	February 9th, 1966
1x10	A Death Worse Than Fate	February 10th, 1966
1x11	A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away	February 16th, 1966
1x12	When the Rat's Away The Mice Will Play	February 17th, 1966
1x13	The Thirteenth Hat	February 23rd, 1966
1x14	Batman Stands Pat	February 24th, 1966
1x15	The Joker Goes to School	March 2nd, 1966
1x16	He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul	March 3rd, 1966
1x17	True or False-Face	March 9th, 1966
1x18	Holy Rat Race	March 10th, 1966
1x19	The Purr-fect Crime	March 16th, 1966
1x20	Better Luck Next Time	March 17th, 1966
1x21	The Penguin Goes Straight	March 23rd, 1966
1x22	Not Yet, He Ain't	March 24th, 1966
1x23	The Ring of Wax	March 30th, 1966
1x24	Give 'Em the Axe	March 31st, 1966
1x25	The Joker Trumps an Ace	April 6th, 1966
1x26	Batman Sets the Pace	April 7th, 1966
1x27	The Curse of Tut	April 13th, 1966
1x28	The Pharaoh's in a Rut	April 14th, 1966
1x29	The Bookworm Turnes	April 20th, 1966
1x30	While Gotham City Burns	April 21st, 1966
1x31	Death in Slow Motion	April 27th, 1966
1x32	The Riddler's False Notion	April 28th, 1966
1x33	Fine Finny Fiends	May 4th, 1966
1x34	Batman Makes the Scenes	May 5th, 1966

Cast[]

Principal cast[]

Actor	Role
Adam West	Batman, Bruce Wayne
Burt Ward	Robin, Dick Grayson
Alan Napier	Alfred
Neil Hamilton	Commissioner Gordon
Stafford Repp	Chief O'Hara
Madge Blake	Aunt Harriet Cooper

Special Guest Villains[]

Actor	Role
Cesar Romero	The Joker
Frank Gorshin	The Riddler
Burgess Meredith	The Penguin
Julie Newmar	Catwoman
George Sanders	Mister Freeze
Vincent Price	Egghead
Victor Buono	King Tut

Guest stars[]

Actor	Role
William Dozier	Narrator
Michael Fox	Inspector Basch

Crew[]

Production[]

Directors[]

Writers[]

Lorenzo Semple, Jr.

Notes & Trivia[]

Producer/series creator William Dozier was also the narrator on the series and supplied the "cliffhanger" voice-over at the end of each episode.

The Moldavian Prime Minister is the first character featured on Batman. He is also the first character with speaking lines.

The Riddler is the first guest-villain featured on Batman.

The Molehill Mob is the first gang of henchpeople featured on Batman.

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