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ABC
Jan 12, 1966

ABC
Jan 12, 1966

Batman (1966)

Summary Batman is a thrilling 30-minute action series based upon the characters created by Bob Kane in 1939 from the Batman and Detective Comics Magazine published by National Periodical Publications, Inc. During his long career, he was featured in the Superman radio series and in two movie serials produced during World War II. In 1966, the ABC ...

Created By: William Dozier

ABC
Jan 12, 1966

ABC
Jan 12, 1966

Season 1

3 Seasons

Season Premiere: Jan 12, 1966

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Summary Batman is a thrilling 30-minute action series based upon the characters created by Bob Kane in 1939 from the Batman and Detective Comics Magazine published by National Periodical Publications, Inc. During his long career, he was featured in the Superman radio series and in two movie serials produced during World War II. In 1966, the ABC ...

Created By: William Dozier

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Episode 1 • Jan 12, 1966 • 25 m

Hi Diddle Riddle

While the Riddler maneuvers Batman into being sued, the Dynamic Duo investigate the supervillain's concurrent scheme.

Episode 2 • Jan 13, 1966 • 25 m

Smack in the Middle

The Riddler schemes to have his henchwoman, disguised as Robin, to have her kill Batman in the Batcave.

Episode 3 • Jan 19, 1966 • 25 m

Fine Feathered Finks

The Penguin plots to manipulate Batman into inadvertently devising capers for him.

Episode 4 • Jan 20, 1966 • 25 m

The Penguin's a Jinx

The Dynamic Duo are tricked into planning the Penguin's next crime, but the supervillain adds his own twist to the plan.

Episode 5 • Jan 26, 1966 • 25 m

The Joker Is Wild

The Joker decides to fight fire with fire against Batman with a utility belt of his own.

Episode 6 • Jan 27, 1966 • 25 m

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.

Episode 7 • Feb 2, 1966 • 25 m

Dr. Shivel aka Mr. Freeze has returned and is seeking revenge on Batman, who accidentally spilled a freeze solution on him, being forced to live in a -50 climate. He is committing crimes involving diamonds, or "ice," in different forms. He freezes the duo, who look like goners.

Episode 8 • Feb 3, 1966 • 25 m

Rats Like Cheese

When Mr. Freeze kidnaps a baseball player to make Batman surrender himself in exchange for his revenge, the Caped Crusader agrees to do so.

Episode 9 • Feb 9, 1966 • 25 m

Zelda the Great

The Dynamic Duo arranges a trap for an elusive annual bank robber, but the female magician they are hunting is on to them with a new scheme of her own.

Episode 10 • Feb 10, 1966 • 25 m

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.

Episode 11 • Feb 16, 1966 • 25 m

A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away

When a visiting King is accosted by the Riddler, the Dynamic Duo pursues his subsequent complex trail of riddles to try to stop him.

Episode 12 • Feb 17, 1966 • 25 m

When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play

After escaping the Ridder's deathtrap, the Dynamic Duo lie low to discover the ultimate goal of the supervillain's crime wave.

Episode 13 • Feb 23, 1966 • 25 m

The Thirteenth Hat

Episode 14 • Feb 24, 1966 • 25 m

Batman Stands Pat

Episode 15 • Mar 2, 1966 • 25 m

The Joker Goes to School

When a vending machine in a high school starts dispensing bizarrely valuable items, Batman discovers the Joker is behind this for mysterious reasons.

Episode 16 • Mar 3, 1966 • 25 m

He Meets His Match, the Grisly Ghoul

To find out the Joker's goal of his grand scheme, Robin goes undercover into the teenage delinquent underground.

Episode 17 • Mar 9, 1966 • 25 m

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.

Episode 18 • Mar 10, 1966 • 25 m

Episode 19 • Mar 16, 1966 • 25 m

The Purr-fect Crime

Episode 20 • Mar 17, 1966 • 25 m

Better Luck Next Time

Episode 21 • Mar 23, 1966 • 25 m

The Penguin Goes Straight

The Penguin seems to have gone legit, but the Dynamic Duo suspects otherwise.

Episode 22 • Mar 24, 1966 • 25 m

Not Yet, He Ain't

Framed by the Penguin, Batman and Robin prepare a trap to lure the supervillain into executing his true scheme's masterstroke.

Episode 23 • Mar 30, 1966 • 25 m

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.

Episode 24 • Mar 31, 1966 • 25 m

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.

Episode 25 • Apr 6, 1966 • 25 m

The Joker Trumps an Ace

A wave of senseless robberies by the Joker prove to be part of a plot against a visiting maharajah.

Episode 26 • Apr 7, 1966 • 25 m

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.

Episode 27 • Apr 13, 1966 • 25 m

The Curse of Tut

Episode 28 • Apr 14, 1966 • 25 m

The Pharaoh's in a Rut

Episode 29 • Apr 20, 1966 • 25 m

The Bookworm Turns

When Commission Gordon's death is faked by the Bookworm, the Dynamic Duo must track down the literate criminal to find out what he is up to.

Episode 30 • Apr 21, 1966 • 25 m

While Gotham City Burns

To steal the Batmobile for a grand scheme, the Bookworm prepares a bizarre deathtrap for the Dynamic Duo.

Episode 31 • Apr 27, 1966 • 25 m

Death in Slow Motion

The Riddler is back, and is pursuing a silent movie theme with his latest scheme.

Episode 32 • Apr 28, 1966 • 25 m

The Riddler's False Notion

As the Dynamic Duo pursue the Riddler, they discover the true purpose behind his cinematic theme and his ultimate target.

Episode 33 • May 4, 1966 • 25 m

Fine Finny Fiends

The Penguin captures and brainwashes Alfred to be his unwitting pawn for his plan against a wealthy social event.

Episode 34 • May 5, 1966 • 25 m

Batman Makes the Scenes

With a brainwashed Alfred supplying the information he needs, the Penguin executes his plan against the wealthy social dinner.

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