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Defending Gotham City against a myriad of super villains, Adam West and Burt Ward star as Batman and Robin in this classic, campy 1960's incarnation of the caped crusader's crime-fighting exploits. Serving as Commissioner Gordon's (Neil Hamilton) go-to guys against nefarious foes such as The Joker (Cesar Romero), The Penguin (Burgess Meredith) and Catwoman (Julie Newmar), Batman and Robin dispatch the bad guys and their hoards of henchman with a POW! BAM! ZONK!

Next Airings

  • 12/21 10:30PMWhen the Rat's Away, the Mice Will Play (2)
    "The Riddler blackmails Commissioner Gordon - unless he's paid a million dollars he'll destroy The Queen Of Freedom Monument along with King Boris."
  • 12/28 10:30PMJoker Goes to School (1)
    "The Joker attempts to recruit high school dropouts for his gang. Batman and Dick Grayson teach the students to make better choices."
  • 1/4 10:30PMHe Meets His Match, the Grisly Ghoul (2)
    "Batman and Robin track a female student who joined Joker's gang, but Joker poisons her perfume to cover his tracks."
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Stories

The voice you heard on so many Batman cliffhangers was actually series creator, William Dozier
John Astin on his approach to playing The Riddler
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The voice you heard on so many Batman cliffhangers was actually series creator, William Dozier
John Astin on his approach to playing The Riddler
Pick a Batman villain that should have a show/movie!
William Dozier, the creator of the 1960's Batman series: ''I didn't feel there was anything meaningful about Batman.''
The creator of the 1966 Batman series taught college students as a way to give back to the television industry
Which character would cook the best Thanksgiving feast?
Poll: Which classic TV car would you want to take for a spin?
Which half of these TV duos is your favorite?
Adam West on the innocence of the original Batman series
Adam West only read fifteen pages of a Batman script before he knew he had to star in the show
Adam West was worried about taking on the role of Batman
Burt Ward had plenty of near-death experiences during his time playing Robin in ''Batman''
How would you rate Robin's ''Holy _____, Batman!'' exclamations?
The true villain of Batman was that costume — just ask Adam West
At first, Adam West was nervous to accept the role of Batman
Adam West said that Michael Keaton's Batman was ''off-putting''
11 acclaimed actors who played minor villains and henchmen on Batman
Yvonne Craig explained that this was the biggest issue she had while playing Batgirl
Eartha Kitt said it was ''so much fun'' becoming Catwoman
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Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Season 1
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3

Ep 1: Hi Diddle Riddle

The Riddler stages a scene in order to sue Batman for false arrest. Now the Caped Crusader must uncover the plot before he's forced to reveal his true identity in court.

Ep 2: Smack in the Middle

As Batman tries to solve the Ridder's plot, he unwitting leads one of the Riddler's henchwomen, disguised as Robin, into the Batcave.

Ep 3: Fine Feathered Finks

After plotting his next caper from prison, the Penguin disguises himself as an umbrella shop owner.

Ep 4: The Penguin's a Jinx

Batman and Robin accompany a bored actress, fearful the Penguin will kidnap her, something he only plans to do after eavesdropping on the Dynamic Duo.

Ep 5: The Joker Is Wild

After the Joker escapes from prison, Batman and Robin search for him, certain he'll attack. However, Batman's secret identity is in jeopardy when the Joker finally surfaces.

Ep 6: Batman Is Riled

The Joker switches utility belts with Batman as they track him down in his lair.

Ep 7: Instant Freeze

Mr. Freeze seeks revenge against Batman, blaming him for his condition and inability to live without a special freezing suit.

Ep 8: Rats Like Cheese

After Batman and Robin survive a freeze trap, Mr. Freeze agrees to release Gotham's star baseball pitcher in return for Batman.

Ep 9: Zelda The Great

On April Fool's Day, Zelda the Great, world-famous magician, robs one of Gotham City's banks of exactly $100,000, which she uses to pay the mastermind behind her magic acts. Batman uses a ruse to draw her out.

Ep 10: A Death Worse Than Fate

Zelda the Great sets a trap for Batman and Robin using a deadly magic trick.

Ep 11: A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away

The Riddler kidnaps King Boris, who is in town to present a gift to Gotham. Knowing they're the king's only hope, Batman and Robin set a trap using a fake jeweled crown.

Ep 12: When the Rat's Away, the Mice Will Play

The Riddler blackmails Commissioner Gordon: unless he's paid $1 million dollars, he'll destroy The Queen of Freedom Monument along with King Boris.

Ep 13: The Thirteenth Hat

The Mad Hatter sets out to take revenge against Batman and the jurors who convicted him. After kidnapping the jury and their hats, he sets his eyes on Batman's cowl.

Ep 14: Batman Stands Pat

Batman survives the Mad Hatter's plaster trap and uses a bowler tracking device to bring the madman to justice.

Ep 15: The Joker Goes to School

When the Joker attempts to recruit high school dropouts for his gang, it's up to Batman and Dick Grayson to teach the students to make better choices.

Ep 16: He Meets His Match, the Grisly Ghoul

Batman and Robin track a female student who joined Joker's gang, but Joker poisons her perfume to cover his tracks.

Ep 17: True or False Face

False-Face steals the Mergenberg Crown by masquerading as the Queen's escort, replacing it with a fake crown and a clue for the Dynamic Duo.

Ep 18: Holy Rat Race

After escaping False-Face's train trap, Batman and Robin discover that he intends to rob a bank and replace the money with phony bills.

Ep 19: The Purr-Fect Crime

After Catwoman steals one of two priceless golden cat statuettes, Batman and Robin race to protect the other. However, Catwoman captures Boy Wonder and sics a tiger on Batman.

Ep 20: Better Luck Next Time

Robin is left balancing above a tiger pit while Catwoman searches for a hidden treasure using stolen cat statuettes.

Ep 21: The Penguin Goes Straight

After recent heroic feats, the Penguin announces his Penguin Protection Agency, intended to protect the wealth of Gotham City's society crowd.

Ep 22: Not Yet, He Ain't

Batman and Robin turn the tables on the Penguin by faking their own deaths in order to foil his evil plot.

Ep 23: The Ring of Wax

The Riddler smuggles a substance that can eat through anything inside a wax statue of Batman intended for display at Madame Soleil's Wax Museum.

Ep 24: Give 'em the Axe

An explosion renders Batman and Robin unconscious and believed dead by the Riddler. When the Dynamic Duo comes to, it's up to Robin to sneak into the museum and stop the plot to raid an ancient sarcophagus.

Ep 25: The Joker Trumps an Ace

The Joker returns to commit what appear to be senseless crimes, until he captures the Maharajah of Nimpah. Later, Batman and Robin are trapped inside a chimney with deadly gas.

Ep 26: Batman Sets the Pace

The Joker holds the Maharajah of Nimpah ransom while Batman and Robin search for him as their alter egos, Bruce and Dick. Later, Commissioner Gordon confronts Bruce about running for mayor in California.

Ep 27: The Curse of Tut

A new villain, King Tut, prepares to claim Gotham City as his new Thebes.

Ep 28: The Pharoah's In A Rut

Batman sets a trap for King Tut, but is captured along with Tut's faithless Queen Nefertiti.

Ep 29: The Bookworm Turns

The Bookworm, a notorious master of stolen book plots, stages a phony assassination attempt on Commissioner Gordon in order to place a bomb in the Batmobile.

Ep 30: While Gotham City Burns

After Batman saves Robin from a giant clock, the Dynamic Duo confronts the Bookworm and his monster books.

Ep 31: Death in Slow Motion

The Riddler and his cronies interrupt a silent film festival dressed as Charlie Chaplin and The Keystone Cops. Batman and Robin trace Riddler to Mother Gotham's Bakery, where he plans to film his robbery in the style of an old film comedy.

Ep 32: The Riddler's False Notion

The Riddle continues his film debut, this time planning to capture the demise of Robin. When Batman comes to the rescue, the Riddler, disguised as a silent film villain, attacks.

Ep 33: Fine Finny Fiends

The Penguin kidnaps Alfred Pennyworth and brainwashes him to help rob the Multimillionaires' Annual Award Dinner. Later, Batman and Robin are puzzled by Alfred's behavior.

Ep 34: Batman Makes the Scene

Believing the Dynamic Duo has been finished off, the pudgy purveyor of perfidy and his finks quickly dash to establish their "alibis." Meanwhile, Batman has been able to reach the emergency tank of Batoxygen in his utility belt.

Ep 1: Shoot a Crooked Arrow

The Archer, a medieval crook modeled after Robin Hood, steals from Bruce Wayne to give to the poor Gothamites. When Batman and Robin try to stop him, appreciative Gotham citizens get in their way.

Ep 2: Walk the Straight and Narrow

The Archer interferes with the Wayne Foundation's plan to help poor Gothamites. Alfred, disguised as Batman, Robin and Bruce discover the real money has been switched with the Archer's fake cash.

Ep 3: Hot Off the Griddle

After Catwoman opens a school for cat-burglars, the Dynamic Duo uses a fake story to draw her out, only to realize the story's writer was in league with her.

Ep 4: The Cat and the Fiddle

Catwoman attempts to steal priceless violins, but an undercover Robin interferes.

Ep 5: The Minstrel's Shakedown

The Minstrel, a medieval lute-playing electronics genius, holds the computerized stock quotations ransom until each exchange member pays him. Batman and Robin try to save the stock market before it crashes.

Ep 6: Barbecued Batman?

The Minstrel continues his plan, using a hidden bug to trick Batman and Robin.

Ep 7: The Spell of Tut

When King Tut's minions steal a string of amber beads, Batman and Robin discover a plan to make an ancient potion that controls human will.

Ep 8: Tut's Case is Shut

Batman and Robin discover a King Tut mole in police headquarters. What's more, Chief O'Hara consumes Tut's ancient potion.

Ep 9: The Greatest Mother of Them All

Gangstress Ma Parker and her fiendish brood rob the audience at the Gotham's Ladies Auxiliary's Mother of the Year Awards Ceremony.

Ep 10: Ma Parker

Ma Parker turns the prison into a criminal headquarters, recruiting the convicts Batman and Robin send to jail.

Ep 11: The Clock King's Crazy Crimes

The Clock King robs Gotham elite at the Harry Hummert Jewelry Shop, and later traps Batman and Robin inside a giant hourglass.

Ep 12: The Clock King Gets Crowned

The Clock King's caper winds up at the Wayne Manor when Dick Grayson's aunt buys a tampered clock for Bruce Wayne.

Ep 13: An Egg Grows in Gotham

In an attempt to take over Gotham City, Egghead negotiates with a Mohican chief, who owns and leases the city's land to Gotham's government.

Ep 14: The Yegg Foes in Gotham

Egghead, now in possession of Gotham City, fires all city officials, banishes the Dynamic Duo and declares open season for the criminal underworld.

Ep 15: The Devil's Fingers

World-famous concert pianist Chandell plans to dispose of Bruce Wayne and Richard Grayson and then marry Aunt Harriet Cooper, soon-to-be heir to the Wayne fortune.

Ep 16: The Dead Ringers

The Dynamic Duo form a trap for Fingers by faking their own death and waiting until his henchmen strike back.

Ep 17: Hizzoner the Penguin

After several heroic feats, the Penguin campaigns to be the Mayor of Gotham City. Batman realizes the only way to stop him is to run for mayor himself.

Ep 18: Dizonner the Penguin

When a televised debate between Batman and the Penguin is interrupted by a jewel heist, the Dynamic Duo and the Penguin race to claim victory over the crooks.

Ep 19: Green Ice

Mr. Freeze returns for revenge against Batman and Robin, turning a Miss Galaxy Beauty Pageant contestant into his frozen bride and turning Gotham against the Dynamic Duo by implicating them in a bribe.

Ep 20: Deep Freeze

Mr Freeze continues to taint the Dynamic Duo's reputation and threatens to turn Gotham City to ice.

Ep 21: The Impractical Joker

The Joker steals the Jeweled Key Of Kaincardine with the aid of his new invention, a mysterious little spark-spewing box that renders the Dynamic Duo helpless.

Ep 22: The Joker's Provokers

Batman saves Robin from a wax machine and confronts the Joker and his new time machine.

Ep 23: Marsha, Queen of Diamonds

Marsha, Queen of Diamonds, turns Chief O'Hara and Commissioner Gordon into her love slaves and lures Batman and Robin into a trap.

Ep 24: Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds

Alfred arrives just in time to stop a wedding between a drugged Batman and Marsha, Queen of Diamonds.

Ep 25: Come Back, Shame

Cowboy Shame plans to build a super-powered truck, which will outrace anything, even the Batmobile.

Ep 26: It's the Way You Play the Game

After escaping Shame's deadly trap, the Dynamic Duo searches for Shame at Laughing Leo's used car lot.

Ep 27: The Penguin's Nest

The Penguin opens an exclusive restaurant, the Penguin's Nest, and creates a catalog of Gotham's richest signatures to use in a forging scheme.

Ep 28: The Bird's Last Jest

The Penguin attempts to botch his self-defense at his trial so he'll be sent to prison, where he hopes to complete his forgery scheme.

Ep 29: The Cat's Meow

Using her Voice-Eraser, Catwoman plans to steal the voices of British rock singers staying at the Wayne Manor.

Ep 30: The Bat's Kow Tow

Catwoman, having used her Voice-Eraser, holds British rock singers' voices for ransom.

Ep 31: The Puzzles Are Coming

The Dynamic Duo learns Puzzler and his gang plan to strip Knab and his guests of all their jewels at the christening of the Retsoor, the multibillionaire's supersonic plane.

Ep 32: The Duo Is Slumming

Robin deactivates the Puzzler's hot-air balloon while Batman goes after the criminal.

Ep 33: The Sandman Cometh

Catwoman teams with the Sandman to lure a rich insomniac.

Ep 34: The Catwoman Goeth

Batman races to save Robin, stop the Sandman from marrying a millionaire and find his missing Batmobile. Meanwhile, the Sandman plans to double-cross Catwoman.

Ep 35: The Contaminated Cowl

The Mad Hatter goes on a crime spree, stealing hats of Gotham's citizens. Batman and Robin work to predict the scene of his next crime.

Ep 36: The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul

The Mad Hatter is given carte blanche when Gotham believes Batman and Robin are dead.

Ep 37: The Zodiac Crimes

After the Joker steals a rare map, Batman and Robin deduce that he is plotting to commit 12 crimes based loosely on astrological signs of the zodiac.

Ep 38: The Joker's Hard Times

The Dynamic Duo arrive at police headquarters in time to chase down the Joker, who continues his zodiac crimes.

Ep 39: The Penguin Declines

Continuing his zodiac crime spree, the Joker turns the entire Gotham City water supply into Joker Jelly and then demands $10 million to change it back! Meanwhile, the Penguin, claiming he has reformed, convinces a woman to remove his criminal record from Batman's Batcomputer.

Ep 40: That Darn Catwoman

Robin is drugged and turned into Catwoman's pawn, helping her steal money from Wayne Manor. As the police draw near, she threatens to kill the Boy Wonder, leaving Batman to act on his own.

Ep 41: Scat! Darn Catwoman

With no other options, Batman joins Catwoman's gang. Pretending to be under her spell, Batman sets a trap for her and saves Robin in the meantime.

Ep 42: Penguin Is a Girl's Best Friend

After spoiling the filming of the Penguin's new movie, Batman and Robin are forced to appear in the film. Then when Batman tries to spoil a nude milk bath scene with Marsha, the Queen of Diamonds, the Penguin arranges a steamy love scene between them.

Ep 43: Penguin Sets a Trend

The Dynamic Duo confront the Penguin, who uses movie props to inhibit them.

Ep 44: Penguin's Disastrous End

Batman and Robin go after Marsha, Aunt Hilda and the Penguin as they tamper with a gold vault.

Ep 45: Batman's Anniversary

During a surprise anniversary party for the Dynamic Duo and the Gotham Police, the Riddler uses a ruse to steal a golden calf filled with charity money.

Ep 46: A Riddling Controversy

The Riddler captures an exiled South American dictator and leaves another puzzle for the Dynamic Duo.

Ep 47: The Joker's Last Laugh

The Joker switches real money for counterfeit in the Gotham City Bank. As Batman and Robin investigate, they unwittingly reveal the location of the Batcave to Joker's henchwoman.

Ep 48: The Joker's Epitaph

Alfred, dressed as Batman, comes to Robin's rescue. Meanwhile, the Joker steals a signed document making him the Bank Vice President and forces Bruce Wayne to marry his henchwoman.

Ep 49: Catwoman Goes to College

Catwoman has a new parole officer: Bruce Wayne. Meanwhile, she plots to create a Batsuit of her own.

Ep 50: Batman Displays His Knowledge

Catwoman and her men have managed to steal the rare Batagonian Cat's Eye Opals but are unable to sell them, as the jeweler thinks they are jinxed.

Ep 51: A Piece of the Action

The Green Hornet and Kato are confronted by an evil foreman running a counterfeit rare-stamp operation. The Dynamic Duo get involved, too.

Ep 52: Batman's Satisfaction

Batman and Robin come to the aid of the Green Hornet and Kato, who try to pick up the trail of the escaped stamp counterfeiters.

Ep 53: King Tut's Coup

King Tut reappears and kidnaps the daughter of a wealthy tycoon, who will appear as Cleopatra (and as Bruce Wayne's date) at an Egyptian-themed costume ball. Batman and Robin learn of Tut's return.

Ep 54: Batman's Waterloo

King Tut holds a wealthy tycoon's daughter hostage and uses Batman to deliver the money.

Ep 55: Black Widow Strikes Again

The Black Widow successfully robs several banks using a brain short-circuiter. Batman and Robin deduce she's robbing in alphabetical order.

Ep 56: Caught in the Spider's Den

The Black Widow short circuits Batman's batbrain and controls him with her remote! Robin, fortunately, is not susceptible to the device's effects, but he quickly finds himself tied up.

Ep 57: Pop Goes the Joker

The Joker and a local artist team up after an act of spray paint vandalism. Batman and Robin await the Joker's next criminal move.

Ep 58: Flop Goes the Joker

The Joker continues his artistic acts conning a woman into giving him access to antique valuables. Meanwhile, Batman saves Robin from grinding gears.

Ep 59: Ice Spy

Mr. Freeze plans to freeze Gotham using a scientist's instant ice formula. Bruce Wayne investigates an ice-skating star who he believes is helping.

Ep 60: The Duo Defy

Mr. Freeze obtains the instant ice formula and builds an Ice-Ray to freeze the entire country! To prove his word, he ices down various parts of Gotham.

Ep 1: Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin

Batman and Robin declaw the Catwoman then join Chief O'Hara, Commissioner Gordon and his daughter, Barbara, for the opera as their alter egos. Unfortunately, Barbara is kidnapped by the Penguin, who will force her to marry him!

Ep 2: Ring Around the Riddler

The Riddler attempts to control prize fighting by brainwashing the current champ into throwing the next fight.

Ep 3: The Wail of the Siren

Using her hypnotic voice, the Siren sends Commissioner Gordon on a mission to find the location of the Batcave and Batman's secret identity.

Ep 4: The Sport of Penguins

The Penguin steals a supposedly priceless parasol and leaves an exploding umbrella for the Dynamic Duo. Meanwhile, he teams with Lola Lasagne, fashion icon, to steal the real parasol.

Ep 5: A Horse of Another Color

In need of money for his parasol plan, the Penguin steals from the parasol collection at the library. Librarian Barbara Gordon alerts Batman, who uses Alfred as a ruse to trap the Penguin.

Ep 6: The Unkindest Tut of All

After being hit on the head, Nabob of the Nile returns as King Tut, under the guise as a public crime predictor and secret crime perpetrator. When he discovers the Batcave is under Wayne Manor, he threatens to unveil Batman's secret identity.

Ep 7: Louie, the Lilac

The dastardly Louie The Lilac plans to control the minds of Gotham City's "flower children," and he kidnaps their leader, an old schoolmate of Barbara Gordon's.

Ep 8: The Ogg and I

Egghead and Olga hold Commissioner Gordon hostage, forcing Gotham to pay a tax on eggs.

Ep 9: How to Hatch a Dinosaur

Egghead, along with Queen Olga and the Cossacks, plans to hatch a monstrous Neosaurus from its egg.

Ep 10: Surf's Up! Joker's Under!

The Joker kidnaps a surfing champion in hopes of transferring his ability into his own body.

Ep 11: The Londinium Larcenies

Ireland Yard recruits Batman and Robin to stop Lord Marmaduke Ffogg and his sister, Lady Penelope. Meanwhile, Barbara Gordon is eager to accompany them.

Ep 12: The Foggiest Notion

Batgirl infiltrates a finishing school for female crooks while Batman and Robin search for Lord Marmaduke and Lady Penelope at a pub.

Ep 13: The Bloody Tower

The Dynamic Duo, accompanied by Alfred, race to save Batgirl from Lord Marmaduke and Lady Penelope, but deadly bees stand in their way.

Ep 14: Catwoman's Dressed to Kill

When Catwoman terrorizes the fashion world, Batman and Robin rely on Batgirl's help to stop her, only to find she's been captured herself.

Ep 15: The Ogg Couple

Olga, Queen of the Bessarovian Cossacks, teams with Egghead again to raid the Gotham City Museum and steal the Sword of Bulbul and the Egg of Ogg.

Ep 16: The Funny Feline Felonies

The Joker and Catwoman team up to blast the Federal Depository open with ancient gunpowder. Batman and Robin chase after them, while Batgirl discovers their secret map.

Ep 17: The Joke's on Catwoman

Catwoman and the Joker set a trap for Batgirl before they search for ancient gunpowder.

Ep 18: Louie's Lethal Lilac Time

When Louie the Lilac kidnaps Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, it's up to Batgirl and Alfred to save them.

Ep 19: Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club

Under the guise of women’s' rights, Nora Clavicle, a secret crime queen, gets Batman and Robin fired and replaces them with inept female officers, who are no match for her female henchmen.

Ep 20: Penguin's Clean Sweep

The Penguin contaminates Gotham's money with a sleeping sickness that renders its victims asleep for years. Batgirl aids the Dynamic Duo.

Ep 21: The Great Escape

Cowboy Shame teams with fiancée Calamity Jan and her mom, Frontier Fanny, to steal a "rock and roll" from the Gotham City Stage. When Batgirl solves the riddle, she and the Dynamic Duo must stop them.

Ep 22: The Great Train Robbery

Shame and his criminal posse negotiate a trade: Batgirl for Frontier Fanny. Meanwhile, Batman and Robin prepare for the final conflict.

Ep 23: I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle

After King Tut discovers a deposit of precious metal under Wayne Manor, Batgirl, Batman and Robin prepare for Tut to blast in.

Ep 24: The Joker's Flying Saucer

The Joker uses an alien distraction in order to build his own flying saucer. Before Batman and Robin can stop him, the Joker's bomb destroys the Batcave.

Ep 25: The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra

When invisible occultists Cassandra and Cabala Spellcraft flatten Batman, Robin and Batgirl, it's up to Alfred to save the day.

Ep 26: Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires

Minerva, a scheming spa owner, extracts the location of her wealthy customer's jewelry so she can rob them. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne falls captive to her trick.