Batman (TV series)

Batman
Batman
	Left to right: Burt "Robin" Ward; Adam "Batman" West
Genre	Action; Adventure; Comedy; Superhero;
Created by	William Dozier
Based on	Batman; by Bob Kane; Bill Finger;
Developed by	Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Starring	Adam West; Burt Ward; Alan Napier; Neil Hamilton; Stafford Repp; Madge Blake; Yvonne Craig;
Narrated by	William Dozier
Opening theme	"Batman Theme" by Neal Hefti
Composer(s)	Nelson Riddle; Billy May; (incidental music);
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	120 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Dozier
Producer(s)	Howie Horwitz
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	Greenway Productions; 20th Century Fox Television;
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 12, 1966 –; March 14, 1968

Batman is a 1960s American television series, based on the DC comic book character Batman. It aired on the ABC network for two and a half seasons from 1966 to 1968. Even though it was on TV for such a short time, the series had two new episodes each week, giving the show a total of 120 episodes (the equivalent of roughly five regular seasons).

Cast[change | change source]

Adam West - Batman/Bruce Wayne - A caped crusader whose parents were murdered when he was a child.
Burt Ward - Robin/Dick Grayson - Batman's faithful partner and "boy wonder".
Alan Napier - Alfred - Batman's loyal butler.
Neil Hamilton - Commissioner James Worthington Gordon - Gotham City Commissioner of Police.
Stafford Repp - Chief Miles O'Hara - Gotham City Chief of Police.
Madge Blake - Aunt Harriet Cooper - Dick Grayson's maternal aunt.
Yvonne Craig - Batgirl/Barbara Gordon - Commissioner Gordon's daughter and Batman's partner (Season 3).
Byron Keith - Mayor John Linseed - Mayor of Gotham City (recurring).
William Dozier - "Desmond Doomsday," the Narrator

The Big Four Supervillains:

Cesar Romero --- aka Jack "The Joker" Napier
Burgess Meredith- aka Oswald "The Penguin" Cobblepot
Frank Gorshin - aka Edward "The Riddler" Nygma {also played by John Austin in one episode}
Julie Newmar - aka Shelia "The Catwoman" Caryle {also played by Eartha Kitt and Lee Meriweather}

Pictures[change | change source]

Yvonne "Batgirl" Craig
Left to right: Burgess "Penguin" Meredith; Frank "Riddler" Gorshin; Caesar "Joker" Romero
Julie "Catwoman" Newmar
"The Green Hornet" (Van Williams) and "Kato" (Bruce Lee) in the episodes: "The Spell of Tut", "A Piece of the Action" and "Batman's Satisfaction"