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8: Batman Biography
Biography Channel Documentary The “Caped Crusader” and his loyal sidekick thrilled both children and adults when the comic book heroes segued onto the small screen in 1966. Rare photos, clips, and screen tests, as well as interviews with the show’s cast and creators document the extraordinary three-year flight of Batman the TV series.
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9: Batgirl - The Unaired Pilot
In the pilot mild-mannered librarian Barbara Gordon was about to lock-up the Gotham library when Killer Moth and three of his henchmen attempted to kidnap a millionaire checking-out a book in the building. The villainous gang locked Barbara in a back room, but before they could make their escape Batman & Robin arrived to foil their plan. Killer Moth managed to get the drop on the Dynamic Duo and covered them in a confining cocoon, leaving no one to stand in his way. What he didn’t realise was there was a new hero in Gotham and before he had chance to escape, Batgirl arrived to save the day.
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22: Batmania: From Comics to Screen
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107: Caped Crusaders: A Hero's Tribute
This look at the bright and colorful costumes of 'Batman: The Movie' is also entertaining. More rare archival footage of camera tests and wardrobe fittings is also a treat.
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11: Clip of The Simpsons S14E04 “Large Marge”
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12: Clip from Family Guy - S5E17 “It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One”
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13: Clip from “Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story”
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14: Space Ghost C2C - S1E08 “Batmantis”
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101: Holy Batmania
Using behind-the-scenes footage, home movies and rare TV commercials and network promos, this video profiles Batman through the years from its beginnings as a comic book to the successful 1960s TV series.
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102: Adam West: Behind the Cowl
When the Batman series ended, Adam West found himself unable to find another acting job, and his identity inextricably intertwined with the superhero he portrayed. The video looks at West, through the eyes of family, friends, and co-stars from the legendary Batman show. Archival film footage presents clips from the show that made Adam West a household name.
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103: Julie Newmar: The Cat's Meow
Profile of actress Julie Newmar, perhaps best known as Catwoman in the 1960's television series "Batman."
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104: Cesar Romero: In a Class by Himself
Romero switched gears and showed his versatility as a villain, in his role as the Joker on the television series Batman. Film clips and interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, including Batman (Adam West) himself, paint a colorful portrait of the unique Cesar Romero
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105: Batman: A Dynamic Legacy
Documentary Batman: A Dynamic Legacy looks at the 1960s Adam West/Burt Ward portrayal of Batman and Robin. This examines the legacy of the original television series, with only a brief segment on the big-screen adventure. But it's fun watching West and Ward, plus a host of VH-1 "I Love the '60s" types (comic book artists etc.) discussing the show and the fans.
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106: Gotham City's Most Wanted
This rundown of the villains of 'Batman: The Movie' is a treat. Though unfortunately there are no recent interviews with the late Burgess Meredith and Cesar Romero, etc., we do get some cool archival footage shot during production, and more commentary from West, Ward and some supporting historians/industry figures.
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109: Screen Tests - Lyle Waggoner And Peter Deyell
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110: Holy Memorabilia Batman!
Journey with Adam West as he takes a guided tour through the incredible museum-worthy collection of radio personality Ralph Garman. We'll learn which items are most sought after and what makes a collection stand out from the pack. Then, it's off to Indiana to meet the Guinness World Record holder for the largest Batman collection known. This one of a kind tour then tops it all off with a visit to the masterminds behind the full-scale Batmobile replica.
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111: Inventing Batman: In the Words of Adam West - Hi Diddle Riddle
Adam West annotated scripts for the first and second episodes during production of the Batman TV series. Experience a rare fan treat as he discusses his original notes, the craft of acting and bringing Batman to life.
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112: Inventing Batman: In the Words of Adam West - Smack in the Middle
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113: Hanging With Batman
A true slice of life with Adam West. West has enjoyed an incredible character arc - just like Bruce Wayne and Batman. From dreaming of heroics in his youth to Adam's days on the Batman TV series, learn how Batman embodied that vision. It's not easy being Batman, yet Adam always kept the dream alive. He renewed that spirit in fans young and old alike and this is a celebration of his achievement in his own words.
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114: James Blakeley Tribute
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115: Na Na Na Batman!
A tour of Hollywood that asks the who's who of the film and television industry to provide fond memories regarding Batman and the TV series. A few even agree to sing the theme song in tribute.
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116: Batmania Born! Building the World of Batman
Explore the art and design behind the fiction. This must-see documentary brings to light the costumes, makeup, sets, music, writing, acting and directing that contributed to the greatest and possibly most influential television series ever. From new interviews with Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar, learn how this series took the pop culture world by storm and defined a new genre of television.
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117: Bats of the Round Table
Imagine some of the top names in Hollywood gathering for an informal no-holds-barred conversation about the Batman television series. Featuring Kevin Smith, Phil Morris, Ralph Garman and Jim Lee, with guest of honour Adam West, the banter will be plenty. Who knows what will be revealed as we learn from famous fans just how important the Batman television series has been in their lives.
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118: Burt Ward Screen Test With Adam West
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119: Batman's Amazing Arsenal
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120: Next Week's Villain
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121: Batman Unmasked
A documentry about the psychology of Batman.
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122: Modern Marvels: Batman Tech
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123: A Mirror for the Bat
In this special feature from Batman: Gotham Knight Special Edition, Batman writers and creators discuss the villains that plague Gotham City and how they define Batman.
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124: Batman: Behind the Mask
A documentary about the making of "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm."
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125: History of Batman
Fox News documentary.
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126: Shades of the Bat
A documentary about Batman's animated evolution.
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130: Batman Season 1 Rebroadcast Promo
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131: Smack in the Middle
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2: Batman & Robin Host ABC's 1966 Fall Lineup
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127: Hi Diddle Riddle (preview version)
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128: Batman Reunion
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4: Batgirl: The Unaired Pilot
In the pilot mild-mannered librarian Barbara Gordon was about to lock-up the Gotham library when Killer Moth and three of his henchmen attempted to kidnap a millionaire checking-out a book in the building. The villainous gang locked Barbara in a back room, but before they could make their escape Batman & Robin arrived to foil their plan. Killer Moth managed to get the drop on the Dynamic Duo and covered them in a confining cocoon, leaving no one to stand in his way. What he didn’t realise was there was a new hero in Gotham and before he had chance to escape, Batgirl arrived to save the day.
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129: Batman Promos
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5: Batman Screen Tests
This shows Burton Gervis (Burt Ward) and Adam West auditioning for the roles of Batman and Robin. Very interesting to see Burt Ward doing a Karate demonstration for his audition.
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6: Batman & Mr. Dozier
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10: Clip of The Simpsons S04E09 “ Mr Plow”
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23: Batgirl Pilot
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Saturday, July 30th, 1966
1: Batman: The Movie
When Batman and Robin get a tip that Commodore Schmidlapp is in danger aboard his yacht, they launch a rescue mission using the Batcopter. After a tangle with an exploding shark, Batman and Robin head back to Commissioner Gordon’s office where, through deduction and wisdom, they figure out that the tip was a set-up by four of the most powerful villains ever (Joker, Penguin, Riddler and Catwoman), who have united to defeat The Dynamic Duo once and for all. Armed with a dehydrator that can turn humans into dust the “fearsome foursome” intend to take over the world, and Batman and Robin must stop them.
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Sunday, January 1st, 1967
132: Kerb Drill With Batman!
Batman takes a break from fighting crime in Gotham City to speak to children in the UK about traffic safety.
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Sunday, September 10th, 1967
3: Batgirl Promotional Short
Actress Yvonne Craig was featured in a promotional short, which was shown to ABC executives in order to not only add Batgirl to the cast, but ensure a third season for the television series. The villain in this presentation was Tim Herbert as The Killer Moth, although the villain was never used on the series. This film was never shown on television, however it is featured on numerous video tapes documenting the show.
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Monday, January 1st, 1973
7: Batgirl PSA
Cool equal rights commerical featuring Batman, Robin and Batgirl. Batgirl wants equal pay from Batman or she'll let them blow-up.
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Sunday, March 9th, 2003
15: Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt
Almost 35 years after the demise of the original show comes this new television movie that reunites Batman series stars Adam West and Burt Ward in a comedy adventure where they stumble upon a diabolical plot to steal the original Batmobile from a charity benefit! While trying to unravel the details and find The Batmobile, West and Ward flashback to the tumultuous times of their 1966-68 ABC television series to reveal a bizarre behind-the-scenes story of the creation of a television classic, from their on-the-set explosions to their wild real-life encounters with fans.
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
18: Adam West Naked! - Batman Season Three
Adam West extensively discusses his memories of each and every one of the Season Three episodes of Batman (1966).
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
16: Adam West Naked! - Batman Season One
Adam West extensively discusses his memories of each and every one of the Season One episodes of Batman (1966).
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
17: Adam West Naked! - Batman Season Two
Adam West extensively discusses his memories of each and every one of the Season Two episodes of Batman (1966).
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
133: Adam West Naked! - Batman Season Three
Adam West extensively discusses his memories of each and every one of the Season Three episodes of Batman (1966).
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Saturday, October 25th, 2014
19: BATMAN Exclusive!
For the first time ever...BATMAN: The Television Series is being released just in time for the holidays. This highly collectable set is one fans will not want to miss! Adam West stars.
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Saturday, October 25th, 2014
108: BATMAN Exclusive!
For the first time ever...BATMAN: The Television Series is being released just in time for the holidays. This highly collectable set is one fans will not want to miss! Adam West stars.
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Saturday, October 1st, 2016
20: Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Batman and Robin are back in action to take down their fiendish foes once again with original actors Adam West voicing Batman, Burt Ward voicing Robin, and Julie Newmar voicing Catwoman.
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2017
21: Batman vs. Two-Face
Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent is mutilated in a laboratory accident. When the duplicitous Two-Face embarks on a crime spree, Batman and Robin must solve the mystery of his identity while facing off against several other foes.
Season 1
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Wednesday, January 12th, 1966
1: Hi Diddle Riddle
While the Riddler maneuvers Batman into being sued, the Dynamic Duo investigate the supervillain's concurrent scheme.
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Thursday, January 13th, 1966
2: Smack in the Middle
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.
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Wednesday, January 19th, 1966
3: Fine Feathered Finks
The Penguin plots to manipulate Batman into inadvertently devising capers for him.
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Thursday, January 20th, 1966
4: The Penguin's a Jinx
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.
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Wednesday, January 26th, 1966
5: The Joker is Wild
The Joker escapes from prison and begins another crime wave on Gotham City. After being foiled by Batman and Robin, thanks to Batman’s utility belt, the Joker decides to make his own utility belt. The Joker eventually traps Batman and Robin and, on live television, he intends to unmask them.
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Thursday, January 27th, 1966
6: Batman is Riled
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.
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Wednesday, February 2nd, 1966
7: Instant Freeze
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.
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Thursday, February 3rd, 1966
8: Rats Like Cheese
Vince, a temperamental physician at a Gotham City hospital (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.
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Wednesday, February 9th, 1966
9: Zelda the Great
The Dynamic Duo arrange a trap for an elusive annual bank robber, but the female magician they’re hunting is on to them with a new scheme of her own.
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Thursday, February 10th, 1966
10: A Death Worse Than Fate
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.
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Wednesday, February 16th, 1966
11: A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away
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.
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Thursday, February 17th, 1966
12: When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play
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.
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 1966
13: The Thirteenth Hat
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.
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Thursday, February 24th, 1966
14: Batman Stands Pat
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.
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 1966
15: The Joker Goes to School
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.
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Thursday, March 3rd, 1966
16: He Meets His Match, the Grisly Ghoul
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.
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Wednesday, March 9th, 1966
17: True or False Face
False Face traps Batman and Robin, and binding them to a subway track just minutes before a train is scheduled to come by.
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Thursday, March 10th, 1966
18: Holy Rat Race
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.
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Wednesday, March 16th, 1966
19: The Purr-fect Crime
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.
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Thursday, March 17th, 1966
20: Better Luck Next Time
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.
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Wednesday, March 23rd, 1966
21: The Penguin Goes Straight
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.
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Thursday, March 24th, 1966
22: Not Yet, He Ain't
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.
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Wednesday, March 30th, 1966
23: The Ring of Wax
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.
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Thursday, March 31st, 1966
24: Give 'em the Axe
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.
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Wednesday, April 6th, 1966
25: The Joker Trumps an Ace
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!”
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Thursday, April 7th, 1966
26: Batman Sets the Pace
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.
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Wednesday, April 13th, 1966
27: The Curse of Tut
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.
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Thursday, April 14th, 1966
28: The Pharaoh's in a Rut
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.
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Wednesday, April 20th, 1966
29: The Bookworm Turns
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.
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Thursday, April 21st, 1966
30: While Gotham City Burns
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?
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Wednesday, April 27th, 1966
31: Death in Slow Motion
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.
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Thursday, April 28th, 1966
32: The Riddler's False Notion
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.
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Wednesday, May 4th, 1966
33: Fine Finny Fiends
Alfred is kidnapped by the Penguin ans 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.
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Thursday, May 5th, 1966
34: Batman Makes the Scenes
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.
Season 2
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Wednesday, September 7th, 1966
1: Shoot a Crooked Arrow
Archer and his gang have come to Gotham City, winning the public’s favor with their Robin Hood style deeds of stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Batman and Robin set out to discover the location of their hideout and stop these villains, only to find themselves caught by a trap in the Archer’s lair.
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Thursday, September 8th, 1966
2: Walk the Straight and Narrow
Batman and Robin escape their previous peril and are back in action seeking to foil the Archer and his gang. After pulling off a counterfeit job, the villains head for their boat, planning to take their loot safely to Switzerland. The Dynamic Duo set off in the Bat boat to try to stop their escape.
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Wednesday, September 14th, 1966
3: Hot Off the Griddle
Catwoman makes her return known with a string of robberies. Hoping to lure her into a trap, Batman plants a news blurb giving the whereabouts of a rare canary, but Catwoman is tipped off and arrives prepared. Batman and Robin follow a lead to Catwoman’s hideout, the Pink Sandbox, but soon discover that this villain has been waiting for them.
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Thursday, September 15th, 1966
4: The Cat and the Fiddle
Catwoman disguises herself as a wealthy recluse – Minerva Matthews – to exchange a quarter million dollars for two Stradivarius violins. Once the instruments are safely in her hands, the villain reveals her true identity and demands the cash back. But Catwoman is surprised to learn that her business partner – Zubin Zucchini – is also not who he appears to be.
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Wednesday, September 21st, 1966
5: The Minstrel's Shakedown
The Minstrel, a villain with both musical talent and electronic ingenuity, is wrecking havoc with the Gotham City Exchange in an attempt to blackmail the exchange members. When he soon realizes Batman and Robin are equally skilled with electronics, he deems them a threat to his plan and sets a trap for their demise.
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Thursday, September 22nd, 1966
6: Barbecued Batman?
Failing to destroy Batman and Robin, the Minstrel enacts “Plan High C.” He shakes the building of the Gotham City Exchange, and promises to send it crumbling down if his demands are not met in one hour. Batman assumes cutting off the building’s power will thwart the villain, but when that plan fails, it’s up to the Dynamic Duo to track down the Minstrel before it’s too late.
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Wednesday, September 28th, 1966
7: The Spell of Tut
King Tut has relapsed into his kingly ways, this time showing a marked interest in scarab beetles and apothecary potions. Robin infiltrates their hideout to discover their true intentions, relaying what he hears to Batman, but their plan is put in jeopardy when Robin’s presence is detected.
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Thursday, September 29th, 1966
8: Tut's Case is Shut
Using resurrected scarab beetles, King Tut concocts an ancient mind control potion, abu raubu simbu tu. Chief O’Hara is the first under his spell, followed shortly by Commissioner Gordon, and when Batman himself is tricked into taking the drug, Tut’s plan to control all of Gotham City by tainting the water supply seems close to succeeding.
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Wednesday, October 5th, 1966
9: The Greatest Mother of Them All
Ma Parker and her delinquent children are pulling off a crime wave in Gotham City. Batman and Robin round up the gang one by one, but when the arrests seem all too easy, the Dynamic Duo suspect something else more sinister may be up.
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Thursday, October 6th, 1966
10: Ma Parker
Now in charge of the Gotham State Pen, Ma Parker and her jailhouse full of criminal cohorts use it as their base of operations. No one suspects jailed prisoners of the crimes, but a clue picked up by Batman and Robin may lead them right to Ma’s whereabouts.
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Wednesday, October 12th, 1966
11: The Clock King's Crazy Crimes
After a robbery aided by a rigged timepiece, Batman and Robin deduce the Clock King must be in Gotham City. Disguised as a pop art expert, the villain brings his latest masterpiece to the Parkhurst Gallery. But everyone is surprised when the sculpture turns out to be more than just a piece of art, and the Clock King makes off with a valuable time-related painting. Batman and Robin follow a clue to the villain’s hideout, unaware that a trap awaits them.
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Thursday, October 13th, 1966
12: The Clock King Gets Crowned
Aunt Harriet purchases a clock as a birthday present for Bruce Wayne, unaware that it is a plant by the Clock King. But when the villain learns that a control switch meant for his final caper has been errantly placed on the timepiece, he breaks into Wayne Manor to retrieve it, nabbing some valuable watches in the meantime. Batman and Robin shortly deduce his master plan and race to stop him.
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Wednesday, October 19th, 1966
13: An Egg Grows in Gotham
Egghead steals the Gotham City charter. He finds a loophole that could give him control of Gotham City if descendants of the original founding families (including Bruce Wayne) do not pay nine raccoon pelts to Chief Screaming Chicken on time. Not only is he interested in stopping the payment, but Egghead believes he also has a lead on Batman’s true identity.
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Thursday, October 20th, 1966
14: The Yegg Foes in Gotham
When the lease payment for Gotham City fails to be made on time, possession of the city falls into the hands of Egghead. Chaos ensues as the villain fires Commissioner Gordon and bans the Dynamic Duo from city limits. While the criminal underworld enjoys free reign, Batman and Robin search the city charter’s fine print for a solution.
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Wednesday, October 26th, 1966
15: The Devil's Fingers
Chandell, the musical virtuoso, visits Gotham City for a piano concert. But unknown to the public, Chandell is being blackmailed into a life of crime by his twin brother Harry, who retains most of the profits. Chandell intends to buy off Harry forever, and he knows just where to get the funds – from the Wayne family fortune. With Batman and Robin out of town, he suspects the robbery will be a piece of cake. However, Batman has been listening to Chandell’s concert remotely, and after detecting an anomalous chord, summons Robin back to Wayne Manor to investigate.
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Thursday, October 27th, 1966
16: The Dead Ringers
Batman and Robin escape Chandell’s trap. Once back in the Batcave, they deduce his plan to get the Wayne family fortune by killing Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, then marrying the rightful heir, Aunt Harriet. In order to trap the villain, Bruce and Dick fake their own deaths. However, Harry has also figured out his brother Chandell’s scheme, and desiring the Wayne fortune for himself, concocts a plan to masquerade as his twin brother.
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 1966
17: Hizzonner the Penguin
The Penguin appears to have gone straight. (Evidently the citizens of Gotham City have short memories; he tried the same trick in season one.) Not only that, he has emerged as the leading contender for mayor of Gotham City, thanks to a little-known provision of the city charter that permits felons to run for elective office. Mayor Linseed, facing almost certain defeat, convinces Batman to run for mayor. This displeases the Penguin, who doesn’t want to leave anything to chance. He lures Batman and Robin into a trap and, by episode’s end, things don’t look good for the Dynamic Duo.
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Thursday, November 3rd, 1966
18: Dizzoner the Penguin
After escaping the Penguin’s death trap, Batman still faces an uphill run to defeat the Penguin in the race for mayor of Gotham City. The Feathered Fiend uses every dirty trick he can think of to ruin Batman’s reputation. But the Penguin discovers opinion polls aren’t what they are cracked up to be. Still, Batman and Robin will need to subdue the villain before his plot can be put down once and for all.
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Wednesday, November 9th, 1966
19: Green Ice
Mr. Freeze is in town, and has begun a new cold wave of terror. He launches “Operation Hate Batman,” framing the Caped Crusader as taking a bribe and dressing his own henchmen as Batman and Robin. As the negative press mounts, Mr. Freeze works on his plan to turn the Dynamic Duo into human Frosty Freezies.
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Thursday, November 10th, 1966
20: Deep Freeze
The press continues to attack Batman and Robin, thanks to framing by Mr. Freeze. As public animosity mounts, the Dynamic Duo decide to hang up their capes for the time being. But when Mr. Freeze demands the impossible sum of one billion dollars, or else he will cover all of Gotham City with ice, the Caped Crusaders feel compelled to go back into action to foil the frosty villain.
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Wednesday, November 16th, 1966
21: The Impractical Joker
The Joker pulls off a string of key-related pranks throughout Gotham City, then with his magic box, proceeds to snatch a priceless jeweled key right under the noses of Batman and Robin. The Dynamic Duo wise up to his ways and thwart him at their next encounter. However, the Joker has more devious plans to do away with them both before his final caper.
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Thursday, November 17th, 1966
22: The Joker's Provokers
After a reworking, the Joker’s magic box holds the power to alter time forward and backward. Batman and Robin learn of his plans to pollute the city water supply, and butler Alfred is sent to take over as security guard at the water works. Alfred nabs the box upon the villain’s arrival, freezing him and his cronies in time, but unwittingly commits a dangerous error when he removes the box’s key.
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 1966
23: Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Marsha, the Queen of Diamonds, is after the giant diamond that powers the Batcomputer. With her love darts, she puts both Commissioner Gordon and Chief O’Hara under her spell (and into her custody). When the Dynamic Duo show up, they too are injected with her love potion, and Batman must agree to marry Marsha if he ever wants his friends to be returned.
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Thursday, November 24th, 1966
24: Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds
Hoping to obtain the Batcave’s bat-diamond, Marsha searches for a new potion to use on the Caped Crusaders. Batman and Robin do some searching of their own and arrive at the criminal’s hideout. But after Marsha douses them with her concoctions, the villainess seems to have a unique bargaining chip – two tiny caped toads – with which to gain Commissioner Gordon’s help in locating the Batcave.
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Wednesday, November 30th, 1966
25: Come Back, Shame
Shame is back, and is using stolen vehicle parts to assemble a truck so fast even the Batmobile won’t be able to catch him. Bruce Wayne tricks him into stealing his limo, which he (as Batman) and Robin use to track down his hideout. But the villain gains the upper hand in the ensuing fight, and the Dynamic Duo find themselves staked to the ground in the path of a cattle stampede.
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Thursday, December 1st, 1966
26: It's How You Play the Game
With his special truck finished, Shame goes to work on his final caper – the theft of four prize cattle worth over one million dollars. Batman and Robin deduce his plan, but realize they are too late to stop him and too slow to catch him. With little left to go on, the Dynamic Duo employ their “bat-logic” to try to figure out his next move.
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Wednesday, December 7th, 1966
27: The Penguin's Nest
Penguin has opened a fancy restaurant called The Penguin’s Nest. There every order has to be written down by the customers on a piece of paper. He then plans to get himself arrested and hand over the handwritten notes to a forger doing time by the name of Ballpoint Baxter. Suspecting a scheme, Batman urges the police not to send The Penguin back to his permanent cell. Unable to reach Ballpoint, The Penguin and his culinary cohorts escape from jail, taking Chief O’Hara along as a hostage.
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Thursday, December 8th, 1966
28: The Bird's Last Jest
Attempting to save Chief O’Hara from drowning inside a metal trunk, Batman and Robin find themselves under fire from the Penguin’s henchmen. Batman instructs Alfred to pose as famous forger Quill-Pen Quertch (complete with false fingerprints), but the Penguin recognizes Alfred as soon as he puts on his glasses. The evil Bird-man and his cronies then visit stately Wayne manor brandishing a giant Butler-pie.
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Wednesday, December 14th, 1966
29: The Cat's Meow
The Catwoman “steals” the voice of a television talk-show host in the middle of an interview with Bruce Wayne. She plants clues to suggest either the Joker, Riddler or Penguin may have committed the crime. In the meantime, she has fooled Commissioner Gordon into thinking she has gone straight. She makes her first mistake when she masquerades as Miss Klutz, a dance instructor visiting Wayne Manor. Allergic to dogwood, she sneezes and gives herself away. Her next target is to “steal” the voices of British singers Chad and Jeremy. Batman and Robin eventually track her to a dance studio, where a fight erupts. After it appears the Dynamic Duo has triumphed over Catwoman’s forces, she drugs them. The heroes are placed inside a chamber where the sounds of water dripping will be magnified many, many times and drive them insane.
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Thursday, December 15th, 1966
30: The Bat's Kow Tow
Batman and Robin escape Catwoman’s trap by hitting the precise note needed to shatter the glass chamber in which they’re prisoners. They quickly get on the trail of Catwoman. The feminine feline criminal eventually “steals” the voices of Chad and Jeremy, Commissioner Gordon and talk-show host Allen Stephens. She blackmails the British government, which faces the lost of revenue from the taxes on Chad and Jeremy’s performances. Batman and Robin eventually capture Catwoman and her gang, but not before Batman and Catwoman express obvious affection for each other.
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Wednesday, December 21st, 1966
31: The Puzzles Are Coming
The Puzzler, a villain with a fondness for both Shakespeare and aviation, indicates he is after the fortunes of Artemus Knab. He convinces the billionaire to invest in his puzzle balloon business, but when the Dynamic Duo find that Knab seems too intelligent to fall for a phony scheme, they look deeper for the criminal’s true intentions. Their search leads them to Knab’s airplane monopoly, but unknown to them, the Puzzler has plans to halt their investigation – permanently.
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Thursday, December 22nd, 1966
32: The Duo is Slumming
The Puzzler continues with his plan to hijack Artemus Knab’s new airplane, the Retsoor, all the while leaving puzzles behind for Batman and Robin to ponder. He familiarizes himself with the jet’s designs, then prepares to fly his prize to a foreign country where he will hold it for ransom. But the Dynamic Duo have an easier time with his clues than he expected, resulting in a climactic confrontation at the airplane hanger.
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Wednesday, December 28th, 1966
33: The Sandman Cometh
Catwoman and the Sandman have teamed up, and they’re after the fortunes of J. Pauline Spaghetti, a rich insomniac. Catwoman pulls a publicity stunt, getting the Sandman (under the guise of “Dr. Somnambula”) an invitation to Spaghetti’s penthouse – and her financial records. Batman and Robin investigate the situation, but soon find themselves trapped by the criminals.
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Thursday, December 29th, 1966
34: The Catwoman Goeth
Though Batman escapes the Sandman’s trap, Robin is left to wander in a deadly maze. A clue leads Batman to Catwoman’s lair, where he informs her of Sandman’s plans to elope with J. Pauline Spaghetti and keep her fortunes to himself. Enraged by the Sandman’s trickery, Catwoman sets out after him. Batman, with the now-rescued Robin, also follows, and the group meet up at Spaghetti’s old deserted pasta factory.
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Wednesday, January 4th, 1967
35: The Contaminated Cowl
The Mad Hatter has escaped from prison, and is on a quest to add Batman’s cowl to his collection of hats. He attends Gotham City’s annual headdress ball disguised as the Three-tailed Pasha Of Panchagorum, and snatches a large ruby off of columnist Hattie Hatfield’s headdress. The villain makes a getaway, but not before turning Batman’s cowl pink with a radioactive spray. He trails Batman to the Atomic Energy Laboratory, knowing he will have a chance to snatch his cowl when it is removed for decontamination.
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Thursday, January 5th, 1967
36: The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul
What appear to be the skeletons of Batman and Robin are found at Gotham City’s Atomic Energy Laboratory, where the Mad Hatter left them to irradiate. Word of their demise spreads like wildfire. With the world busy mourning its loss, the Mad Hatter has no trouble snatching a valuable ruby from the Golden Buddha of Bergama’s forehead. However, when rumor spreads that Batman and Robin are still alive, the Mad Hatter’s scheme appears jeopardized.
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Wednesday, January 11th, 1967
37: The Zodiac Crimes
The Joker and the Penguin team up on a crime wave based on signs of the zodiac. The pair, aided and abetted by a woman known as Venus, keep Batman and Robin on the run. The Dynamic Duo manage to capture the Penguin but the Joker remains on the loose. Batman and Robin figure the Joker’s next caper will take place at a museum and lay a trap. But the heroes are captured instead. Now, Batman and Robin face almost certain death; the heroes are to be crushed beneath a giant asteroid on display at the museum.
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Thursday, January 12th, 1967
38: The Joker's Hard Times
Batman and Robin narrowly escape the Joker’s death trap and quickly get back on the villain’s trail. The villain runs the Gothham City Police Department ragged with his crimes based on the zodiac. Meanwhile, Venus, the Joker’s accomplice, warms to Batman. Eventually, the Dynamic Duo again corner the Joker. But, once more, the heroes are captured. Now, Batman, Robin and Venus are chained in a shallow pool with a giant clam. The clam swallows Robin and Batman and Venus will be next on its menu.
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Wednesday, January 18th, 1967
39: The Penguin Declines
Batman, summoning all the strength he can muster, breaks his chains and frees Robin from the giant clam. The heroes arrange for the Joker’s former confederate, Venus, to stay at an apartment while they figure out what to do next. Meanwhile, the Joker has freed the Penguin from Gotham State Prison to continue their crime wave. The Joker tricks Venus into asking Batman to take her to the Batcave. The Dynamic Duo take her to their base of operations (but only after making her fall asleep first). When they arrive, the Joker, Penguin and assorted thugs are revealed to be hiding in the Batmobile’s trunk. Batman, however, anticipated this and none of the criminals know where the Batcave is. A figure erupts, with Batman and Robin finally ending the zodiac crimes.
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Thursday, January 19th, 1967
40: That Darn Catwoman
The Catwoman manages to drug Robin. The junior member of the Dynamic Duo is now the Catwoman’s mindless slave. Batman is on the trail of the sultry villain, but he’s hampered by the fact he can’t harm his partner. Eventually, Batman is trapped by the Catwoman. He’s in a giant trap and Robin is cutting the rope that will cause a giant mouse trap to snap on Batman. The Catwoman offers Batman a choice – die by Robin’s hand or agree to be subjected to the same drug.
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Wednesday, January 25th, 1967
41: Scat! Darn Catwoman
Batman agrees to let the Catwoman drug him. But he appears to have a headache and the Catwoman permits him to take an aspirin. After the drug is administered, Batman appears to assist Catwoman on her crime wave. However, the police receive anonymous telephone calls that enable them to pick up members of Catwoman’s gang, including the drugged Robin. Meanwhile, the Gotham City police try to trace the hot line to the Batcave. Batman is there with Catwoman. He uses a device that foils the trace. Eventually, Batman reveals he hadn’t taken an aspirin but his universal drug antidote that prevented the drug from working. Catwoman tries to flee on top of a warehouse near the Gotham River. Batman is in pursuit and corners her. But, unwilling to go straight, she falls into the river. Has she lost her life, or just one of her nine lives?
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Thursday, January 26th, 1967
42: Penguin is a Girl's Best Friend
As a front for his next crime wave, the Penguin forms a motion picture company. He teams up with Marsha, Queen of Diamonds, and gets Batman and Robin to take part in his movie. Marsha attempts to put Batman under her spell with drugged lipstick during the love scene, and filming at the Gotham City Museum of Antiquities turns out to be a good cover for the Penguin to snatch some ancient armor. Moreover, when the fight scene turns out to be all too real, the Dynamic Duo are captured and tied to a giant catapult about to be sprung.
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Wednesday, February 1st, 1967
43: Penguin Sets a Trend
In order to keep a close eye on the Penguin (and hopefully locate the stolen chain mail armor), Batman and Robin rejoin Penguin’s movie efforts. The next part of his film is to take place in medieval times. Therefore, Penguin has the Dynamic Duo dress in armor suits, but only to trap them with a giant magnet while he snatches top-secret papers from the Hexagon. Batman and Robin free themselves and follow the villain, but after a losing battle with him, the Penguin has them hauled off as scrap metal to be crushed.
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Thursday, February 2nd, 1967
44: Penguin's Disastrous End
Batman and Robin get back on the Penguin and Marsha, Queen of Diamonds’, trail. Several escaped lizards lead them to the villains’ hideout, where they find the stolen chain mail suits. Remembering an earlier clue from the Penguin, they head to the federal subtreasury to find that the Penguin, Marsha, and their cronies have broken into a vault containing ten million dollars in gold bullion. The Dynamic Duo shut the vault door on the criminals and try to prepare for every breakout scenario, but the Penguin has a daring plan of escape that no one could have counted on.
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Wednesday, February 8th, 1967
45: Batman's Anniversary
During a party for Batman’s crime-fighting anniversary, the Riddler appears and nabs a golden calf filled with money for charity. His next target is the Gotham City Bank, which he floods for an underwater robbery. Although Batman and Robin try to stop him, the villain makes a clean getaway, leaving only a final riddle that stumps the Caped Crusaders. They discover all too late that his next move is an attempt to destroy them, this time with deadly quicksand disguised as strawberry icing atop a giant cake.
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Thursday, February 9th, 1967
46: A Riddling Controversy
After two more robberies, the Riddler has enough money to purchase Professor Charm’s Demolecularizer. He demonstrates his weapon on a park statue, then issues an ultimatum – if all criminal statutes are not rescinded within two hours, he will begin dissolving every building in Gotham City. He rigs his device to automatically fire on police headquarters if his demands are not met. The city’s only hope is Batman, who believes he has a plan to counteract the device.
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Wednesday, February 15th, 1967
47: The Joker's Last Laugh
Counterfeit money is being distributed by respectable citizens in Gotham City. Batman and Robin investigate, and find one of the Joker’s lifelike robots substituting for a bank teller. They are certain who is behind the crime. But to get actual proof, Batman plans to visit the villain as Bruce Wayne and trick him into disclosing his operation. When his scheme suddenly backfires, it appears he will instead have to appoint the Joker as Vice Chairman of the Gotham National Bank.
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Thursday, February 16th, 1967
48: The Joker's Epitaph
The Joker is now Vice Chairman of the Gotham National Bank, due to an unsuccessful plan of Batman’s. He installs his robots as tellers, and despite his criminal past, seems to be running things in perfect order. The Dynamic Duo realize they will have to trick him into making a mistake in order to remove him. They go to work on a plan to gain control of his robots. But that plan is jeopardized when, due to an odd turn of events, Batman’s true identity Bruce Wayne is declared mentally ill and hauled off in a straight-jacket.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 1967
49: Catwoman Goes to College
Catwoman is released from prison, and claiming she wants to enrich her education, enrolls at Gotham City University. She dresses one of her own henchmen as the Caped Crusader in order to frame him for a robbery. With Batman in jail, she goes ahead with her plan for a mass sit-in at Chimes Square. Catwoman is more than surprised when Batman himself shows up at the event. However, his efforts to expose the villainess are futile, and she prepares to terminate him and Robin in front of the whole crowd.
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Thursday, February 23rd, 1967
50: Batman Displays His Knowledge
Catwoman goes ahead with her scheme to steal several Batagonian Cat’s Eye opals, but she has trouble finding someone to fence them since such rare stones would be easily spotted. With little recourse left, she decides to turn them in for the reward money. It seems like the perfect job for her acquaintance, Freddy the Fence. But when he notices that the gems are fakes, Catwoman realizes she has been tricked by Batman and vows to get revenge on the Caped Crusader once and for all.
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Wednesday, March 1st, 1967
51: A Piece of the Action
The Green Hornet and Kato are in Gotham City to bust a counterfeiting stamp ring. Believed to be arch-criminals by nearly everyone, their midnight visit to Colonel Gumm at the Pink Chip Stamps Factory stirs alarm. Even Batman and Robin believe they are out for a piece of the action. Figuring the Green Hornet’s goal must be the Gotham Gothic, a rare and valuable stamp, they trail him and Kato to the Pink Chip Stamps Factory. But when Colonel Gumm and his men make giant stamps out of the visiting crime fighters, it appears Batman and Robin will be doomed to the same fate.
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Thursday, March 2nd, 1967
52: Batman's Satisfaction
Colonel Gumm moves out of the Pink Chip Stamps Factory, taking its owner Pinky Pinkston along as a hostage. A message hidden by Miss Pinkston in a bowl of alphabet soup directs Batman and Robin to the International Stamp Exhibition. Though the Green Hornet and Kato will be attending to try to expose Colonel Gumm, Batman and Robin believe they are out for personal profit. The misunderstanding has the two sets of crime fighters fighting each other while the real criminal nearly makes off with the exhibition’s rare and valuable stamps.
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Wednesday, March 8th, 1967
53: King Tut's Coup
After a blow to the head, Yale’s Egyptology professor once again believes he is King Tut. He mistakes Bruce Wayne’s friend Lisa for Queen Cleopatra, and kidnaps her so he can bring her to Egypt as his bride. Batman and Robin soon locate Tut’s hideout, thanks to a hidden tracking device. But soon after entering, they are captured by Tut’s cronies, and Batman is submerged in a sarcophagus under five feet of water.
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Thursday, March 9th, 1967
54: Batman's Waterloo
Though Batman escapes his watery trap, Robin is left in the hands of King Tut. The deluded villain still believes that Lisa Carson is really Queen Cleopatra, and calls Lisa’s father to demand a ransom of $8,300,487.12, the mortgage on the Pyramids. Using the Jolly Jackson radio show to communicate, Tut negotiates the terms of payment with Batman. However, the villain most likely intends to keep both the money and Lisa, and has further plans to fry the Caped Crusaders in his royal boiling oil.
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Wednesday, March 15th, 1967
55: Black Widow Strikes Again
The Black Widow uses her cerebrum short-circuiting device to rob bank after bank in Gotham City. Batman and Robin soon catch up with her, but actually capturing the villainess proves harder than expected. Despite her nerve paralyzer spray, and two remote-control dummies that try to throw the Dynamic Duo off course, they finally make it inside the Black Widow’s lair. But soon after entering, they are trapped in a giant web with two deadly black widow spiders.
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Thursday, March 16th, 1967
56: Caught in the Spider's Den
The Black Widow adjusts her cerebrum short-circuiting device to successfully alter Batman’s brain. With Batman powerless to resist, and Robin captured, she disguises herself as the Boy Wonder and brings along a dummy Batman to rob another bank. Commissioner Gordon initially believes Batman is setting a trap for the villainess. But when word comes of the successful robbery, the commissioner puts out an all-points bulletin to bring in the Caped Crusaders dead or alive.
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 1967
57: Pop Goes the Joker
The Joker appears in an art gallery and defaces the paintings with paint-spraying guns. But instead of being horrified at his alterations, the Joker’s work is praised as “art.” After more success at an international art competition, the Joker founds his own art school. But Batman and Robin suspect he has a more sinister purpose in mind when he enrolls only wealthy millionaires.
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Thursday, March 23rd, 1967
58: Flop Goes the Joker
The Joker persuades wealthy heiress Baby Jane Towser to join him in his artistic capers. Aided by his new accomplice, the Joker easily clears out a wing of the Gotham City Museum to make room for his latest “masterpiece” – pieces of a broken table. But the laughing criminal has plans for the priceless collection of paintings that once filled the room.
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Wednesday, March 29th, 1967
59: Ice Spy
Mr. Freeze is back in town, and has plans to build an icy weapon that will have the world at his control. With help from Glacia Glaze, the renowned ice skater, he captures Professor Isaacson and tries to extract the secret formula for instant ice from him. Mr. Freeze then sends his trained seal Isolde to Police Headquarters with a note, demanding Batman deliver a ransom in exchange for the professor. But the frosty villain not only plans to keep the money and the professor, but to terminate the Dynamic Duo in the process.
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Thursday, March 30th, 1967
60: The Duo Defy
Back in his iceberg headquarters, Mr. Freeze persuades the kidnapped Professor Isaacson to build him a thermodynamic ice ray beam. He issues an ultimatum that he will begin freezing the entire country if his demands are not met, then gives a demonstration of his weapon. As the villain works out just what his demands are, Batman and Robin track his seal, Isolde, through an ice-packed Gotham Harbor to locate the villain’s hideout.
Season 3
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Thursday, September 14th, 1967
1: Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin
The Penguin plans to gain immunity from the law by becoming the police commissioner’s son-in-law. He kidnaps Commissioner Gordon’s daughter, Barbara, and threatens her into agreeing to marry him. Unknown to him, Barbara Gordon has a secret crime fighting identity, Batgirl. Alfred learns of her secret when he is brought to Penguin’s hideout instead of a preacher, and Batman and Robin realize just how valuable their new ally is when they find themselves hopelessly strung up in Penguin’s lair.
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Thursday, September 21st, 1967
2: Ring Around the Riddler
The Riddler is out to control all of prize fighting in Gotham City. He begins by kidnapping and brainwashing top prizefighters with the aid of the Siren. Then, under the guise of Mushi Nebuchadnezzar, supposed boxing champion of Southwest Asia, he challenges Batman to a fight in the ring. But when it becomes clear that the Riddler has no plans to play fair, it’s up to Batgirl to help her crime fighting companions.
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Thursday, September 28th, 1967
3: The Wail of the Siren
Lorelei Circe, aka The Siren, launches a two part plan to become the richest and wickedest woman in Gotham City. First she puts Commissioner Gordon under her stunning spell and orders him to stow away in the Batmobile in order to find out the location of the Batcave as well as Batman & Robins secret identities. Secondly she entrances millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and implores him to sign over all his wealth and belongings to her.
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Thursday, October 5th, 1967
4: The Sport of Penguins
The Penguin teams up with parasol collector Lola Lasagne. Together, they plan to rig the upcoming Bruce Wayne Handicap to make a fortune from Lola’s prize racehorse Parasol. They break into Glu Gluten’s Glue Factory to steal a condemned horse, planning to switch horses before the race and make their money by betting on the real Parasol. When Batman, Robin, and Batgirl catch up with them at the glue factory, Penguin sneaks outside and plasters the Batmobile with a sticky glue.
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Thursday, October 12th, 1967
5: A Horse of Another Color
The Penguin steals a priceless folio of famous parasols from the Gotham City Library. He plans to wager the $10,000 earned from its ransom on a rigged horse race. Aided by his partner-in-crime Lola Lasagne, he disguises the favored entry Parasol as the unknown “Bumbershoot,” then enters a painted glue factory horse as “Parasol.” With everyone betting their money on the fake horse, it looks like the Penguin will make a fortune when the real Parasol wins the race. But he wasn’t counting on a last-minute entry of Bruce Wayne’s, the horse Waynebow, ridden by none other than Batgirl.
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Thursday, October 19th, 1967
6: The Unkindest Tut of All
King Tut has been predicting crimes, then secretly making sure they happen in order to gain the police’s confidence. He hopes to then send them on a false lead while he commits the crime of the century. After failing an attempt to discover Batman’s true identity, he gives his biggest prediction – a jailbreak of several super criminals. While the entire police force is sent to the penitentiary, Tut nabs a collection of priceless Egyptian scrolls from the Gotham City Library. The scrolls contain the key to an ancient statue, rumored to give its possessor control of the universe.
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Thursday, October 26th, 1967
7: Louie, the Lilac
Louie the Lilac has cornered the flower market in Gotham City, hoping to gain control over the entire “flower generation.” He kidnaps the organizer of their planned flower-in, Princess Primrose, and brainwashes her with his Stupefying Aromatic Spray. Batman and Robin follow a clue to the villain’s lair only to be captured by Louie and fed to his giant man-eating lilacs. With the Caped Crusaders out of the way, Louie heads back to the flower-in to continue his evil plan. Alfred, meanwhile, has been alerted to Batman and Robin’s situation, and goes looking for Batgirl to aid in the fight.
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Thursday, November 2nd, 1967
8: The Ogg and I
Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Bessarovian Cossacks, team up to kidnap Commissioner Gordon. In exchange for his safety, they demand a ten cent tax for every egg eaten in Gotham City. Batman and Robin suspect that Olga may also be after the giant Samovar of Genghis Khan and use it to find a way into her hideout. However, it turns out that the Duo have been expected. While Olga targets Batman as her future husband, her cook prepares a wedding borscht which will contain Commissioner Gordon and Robin.
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Thursday, November 9th, 1967
9: How to Hatch a Dinosaur
Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Cossacks, steal two pounds of Radium from the Gotham City Radium Center. Using it in their “Zapping Machine,” they attempt to hatch an ancient Neosaurus egg, planning to feed the baby dinosaur a meal of Batman, Robin, and Batgirl. Surprisingly, the machine seems to be working. But when the egg cracks, the baby Neosaurus is more than they can handle.
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Thursday, November 16th, 1967
10: Surf's Up! Joker's Under!
The Joker plans to become the king of surfing, hoping the fame will give him control over the hearts and minds of Gotham City. He captures top surfer Skip Parker, then uses his “Surfing Experience & Ability Transferometer” to transfer the needed skills and stamina from Skip to himself. When all the other contestants drop out of the upcoming surfing match, Batman steps up to challenge the Joker’s supremacy.
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Thursday, November 23rd, 1967
11: The Londinium Larcenies
Commissioner Gordon travels across the channel to Londinium by request of the President to assist in a spree of baffling burglaries. Also aboard ship are Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, their manservant Alfred and Gordon’s daughter Barbara. Alfred sets up a make-shift Batcave under a rented mansion near Londinium while Batman & Robin visit lord Ffogg and Lady Peasoup, who run a girl’s finishing school that teaches their students a degree in shoplifting.
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Thursday, November 30th, 1967
12: The Foggiest Notion
Lord Ffogg and Lady Peasoup plan to steal a ship-worth of mod clothing material with which they can control the fashion world of Londinium. Fogg and his men subdue Batman, Peasoup and her girls grab Robin and Lady Prudence uses the paralyzing fog on Batgirl.
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Thursday, December 7th, 1967
13: The Bloody Tower
Batman, ably assisted as always by Alfred, saves Robin from being crushed by a winch at the Tower of Londinium. He also rescues Batgirl from the dungeon at Ffog Place. But Robin gets stung by an African Death Bee as Lord Ffogg and Lady Peasoup get ready to steal the crown jewels at the Bloody Tower.
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Thursday, December 14th, 1967
14: Catwoman's Dressed to Kill
The Catwoman targets the fashion industry by first terrorizing a banquet honoring Batgirl and then attacking a fashion show. During the attack on the fashion show, Catwoman captures Batgirl and takes her back to her hideout where she threatens to kill her with a pattern cutter. She then tells Batman that if he attempts to rescue her that it will leave the visiting Queen Bess of Bellgravia vulnerable for attack. Now the Caped Crusader must find a way to save Batgirl and prevent any harm to Queen Bess.
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Thursday, December 21st, 1967
15: The Ogg Couple
Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Cossacks, kick off their return with several thefts from the Gotham City Museum. Egghead begins planning a series of heists – intended to provide him with the dowry needed to marry Olga. Swiping 500 pounds of dehydrated caviar goes off without a hitch. But when Batgirl attempts to outfox Egghead, she is instead captured by the villain. It’s up to Batman and Robin to find the villains’ hideout before Olga’s Cossacks make mincemeat out of their crime fighting friend.
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Thursday, December 28th, 1967
16: The Funny Feline Felonies
The Joker, just released from prison, teams up with Catwoman. They follow the clues of an ancient riddle to retrieve a nightshirt and an antique crib, which together form a map to a hidden cache of gunpowder which they plan to use for their next crime. Batman and Robin, together with Batgirl, follow their trail, little knowing that they are about to walk right into an ambush.
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Thursday, January 4th, 1968
17: The Joke's on Catwoman
Following a tip from Batgirl, the Dynamic Trio meet up at the Grimalkin Novelty Company, hideout of the Joker and Catwoman. There, they overhear the arch-criminals’ plot and secretly trail them to a stash of hidden gunpowder. A careless mistake spoils the villains’ evil plan, however, and they are captured and brought before the Gotham City judge. But when the jury seems less than interested in justice, courtroom mayhem ensues.
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Thursday, January 11th, 1968
18: Louie's Lethal Lilac Time
Louie the Lilac is in town, planning to corner the lilac perfume market in Gotham City. His concoction requires the glands of several animals, so he kidnaps Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson to make the extractions. With “Batman and Robin” unable to respond, Batgirl attempts a rescue, only to be captured herself. The trio rely on their wits (and the latest bat-invention) to attempt an escape.
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Thursday, January 18th, 1968
19: Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club
Nora Clavicle, a women’s rights activist, uses her influence to have Commissioner Gordon, Chief O’Hara, and the whole police force fired and replaced with women. She cuts ties with Batman and Robin, then launches her plan to blow up Gotham City with explosive-packed mice and collect on the insurance. The Terrific Trio look for a way to neutralize her mechanical hordes before it’s too late.
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Thursday, January 25th, 1968
20: Penguin's Clean Sweep
The Penguin taints the ink at the U.S. Mint with Lygerian Sleeping Sickness. As word of the infected money gets out, citizens of Gotham City empty their cash right onto the streets – and into Penguin’s pockets. But when Bruce Wayne spreads word of the infected bills worldwide, the Penguin realizes his ill-gotten gain is worthless and threatens a more devilish plot if the warning is not retracted.
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Thursday, February 1st, 1968
21: The Great Escape
Shame escapes from prison, and together with Calamity Jan, goes to work on his newest caper. He leaves a cryptic clue for Batman, Robin, and Batgirl describing the first part of his scheme – the robbery of two opera singers. The Terrific Trio decipher his riddle and attempt to stop him, but when Shame breaks out his “fear gas,” the three are left quaking in their shoes.
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Thursday, February 8th, 1968
22: The Great Train Robbery
After his previous battle with the Terrific Trio, Shame now has Batgirl as a hostage. He agrees to a swap when he realizes that Batman and Robin also have Calamity Jan’s mother, Frontier Fanny. Batgirl informs the Dynamic Duo of a plan for a “great train robbery” that she overheard as a hostage. The three work to figure out Shame’s plan and race to stop him. But when they realize they are too late, Batman attempts to lure him out of hiding with an offer of man-to-man combat.
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Thursday, February 22nd, 1968
23: I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
With plans to build an indestructible empire, King Tut goes in search of Nilanium, the world’s strongest metal. But with the only known deposit lying directly beneath Wayne Manor, Tut’s tunneling soon leads him to the discovery of a lifetime – the Batcave itself. With their secret identities in jeopardy, Batman and Robin race to stop him before his find is leaked to the world.
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Thursday, February 29th, 1968
24: The Joker's Flying Saucer
The Joker is back in Gotham City, this time with his sights set on worldwide domination. He plants rumors of an invasion from outer space, then sets out to gather the Beryllium metal needed to build an actual flying saucer. Batman picks up on his scheme and sends Alfred to check up on a stash of the metal. But when Alfred is mistaken for a mad scientist by the Joker, he is hauled off to the villain’s lair along with Batgirl. The Dynamic Duo are on their way when a bomb planted by one of the Joker’s henchmen goes off, leaving them unconscious, and their Batcave cut off from the rest of the world.
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Thursday, March 7th, 1968
25: The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra
Dr. Cassandra and her husband Cabala are behind a string of invisible robberies, thanks to their camouflage pills. When Batman, Robin, and Batgirl attempt to stop their next theft, the crooks turn them into 2-dimensional figures with their ray gun. Dr. Cassandra then begins work on her final plan – releasing all the super criminals from prison to join her invisible force.
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Thursday, March 14th, 1968
26: Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires
Minerva has been using her “Deepest Secret Extractor,” disguised as a piece of equipment at her mineral spa, to discover where her wealthiest customers hide their valuables. With this info in hand, Minerva has been able to pull off a string of robberies with ease. When Batman and Robin’s investigation is cut short by the villainess, butler Alfred goes undercover to help foil her criminal operations.