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Andy and Preston discuss what Batman toys, games, and the like they would put on their Christmas lists of they were kids and time didn't matter.

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Andy and Brendan discuss the new Variety article about alleged behind the scenes drama on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, a new Batman Christmas special, and Adam West's appearance on a recent episode of Batwheels. They then review the next episode of The Batman, "Meltdown".

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As the broadcast of Batman season one drew to a close, a treatment called Rembrandt the Third Meets his Master was submitted by 31-year-old Yale M. Udoff, who would go on to some success, but was just getting started as a screenwriter. Udoff’s inexperience may account for many of the problems with this treatment: A villain, Rembrandt III, whose crimes and motivations are too creaky for a TV show, and who engages many elements that don’t fit the theme of “painting”; many bat-no-nos, including an armed-to-the-teeth Alfred and a somewhat vain, goofy Batman; and set pieces that were unfilmable in the pre-CGI days, at least on Greenway Productions’ budget. And a lot of elements that just don’t seem that interesting. But here and there, he gets it right. This time, we examine this treatment.

ALSO: The Marcus Hedges Trend Orchestra version of the theme, the final installment of Adam West talking with Conan O’Brien in 1997, and your mail on episode 202’s look at Batman ’66 in the UK.

Tim and Paul in The Comics Lair Episode 46: Comics & Nostalgia 

Benny Hill "Batman" sketch

Andy is joined by Scott Hopkins and Michael Lyons to look at some fun and nostalgic Batman commercials from the past.

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At the height of Batmania in the first half of 1966, nearly every press outlet found it necessary to do a feature story on the phenomenon. But many in the media were not terribly impressed by Batman, so these articles tend to look down their noses at the show. One such example is “Has TV Gone Batty?”, an article by John Skow in the May 7, 1966, issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Aside from the snark, and misinformed discussion of camp, the article gives us some interesting insights into the shooting of the show and the thoughts of Adam West, William Dozier, Lorenzo Semple Jr, and others involved in making it. This time, we dig into this article.

PLUS: the Guy with an Amazing Hat version of the theme, more from Adam West’s July 24, 1997, appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and your mail responding to several of our recent episodes!

#200: "Batman: The Movie": The Novel

#201: Chip Kidd's Book of Bat-Merch

Andy and Brendan share 10 of their favorite Batman collectibles including comics, toys, statues, and more!

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We Americans know that Batman was also popular in the United Kingdom (and many other countries), but there are differences in the level of popularity that was reached and how long it lasted, and also in terms of when “first run” of the show was there. 66 Batman Message Board co-admin Ben Bentley is, in fact, British, so we asked for his assistance in tackling this topic. Our discussion touches on the show’s second wind in the ‘70s, Batman references in The Avengers (as in Steed and Peel) and other British TV shows and commercials (on into the ’80s!), Adam West’s “Kerb Drill” traffic safety PSA, the Carpet King, whether British kids actually jumped from roofs because of Batman, and more.

Plus, the Piano AccoMan version of the theme, more of Adam talking with Conan O’Brien, and your reaction to Episode 199’s discussion of the Nora Clavicle script!

"Batman: The Super-Sell" (The Tatler, July 16, 1966)

Batmobile-adjacent car on Rentaghost (1983)

Adam's "Batman and Robin" single from 1976

Adam's "Kerb Drill" PSA (1967)

The three versions of the script for Nora Clavicle and the Ladies’ Crime Club raise some interesting questions about season three. Why did the Duo and Batgirl never have a way to easily contact each other? Why do our heroes’ early suspicions that Nora is crooked all get cut from the script? What are the types of female characters that the show keeps coming back to? Plus we look at lines and events that were cut — or added — at late stages in a very hurried process.

PLUS, Chad Vermillion’s “hey look, cool musical hardware!” version of the Batman theme, Lee Meriwether interviewed at the premiere of Batman the Movie, and we read some of your reaction to our look at the West/Gorshin Shea Stadium show!

Nora Clavicle scripts

• First draft
• Revised draft
• Final
• Teaser for Penguin's Clean Sweep
• Discussion on the '66 Batman message board

It's here! The Internet's most complete list of actors who appeared on both Batman and Star Trek: The Original Series! But... is it totally complete? Look it over and see if there's a relevant actor who isn't listed - then post about him or her in the comments!

Some are famous actors in big roles on both, some are extras and uncredited actors, some fall somewhere in between - or had a big role in one show and a bit part in the other.

See the entire list at the link below.

Batman	Star Trek
Stanley Adams
Captain Courageous in CATWOMAN GOES TO COLLEGE/BATMAN DISPLAYS HIS KNOWLEDGE	Cyrano Jones in THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES
Alyce and Rhae Andrece
2nd and 3rd Policewoman in NORA CLAVICLE AND THE LADIES' CRIME CLUB	Multiple Alices in I, MUDD
Roger C Carmel
Colonel Gumm in A PIECE OF THE ACTION/BATMAN’S SATISFACTION	Harry Mudd in I, MUDD and MUDD’S WOMEN
Ted Cassidy
Lurch (window cameo) in THE PENGUIN’S NEST	Ruk in WHAT ARE LITTLE GIRLS MADE OF Gorn (voice) in ARENA Balok’s puppet (voice) in THE CARBOMITE MANEUVER
Jerry Catron
First Henchman in POP GOES THE JOKER/FLOP GOES THE JOKER	Montgomery in THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE and JOURNEY TO BABEL (shown) Second Denevan in OPERATION-ANNIHILATE!
Elisha Cook
Professor Isaacson in ICE SPY/THE DUO DEFY	Samuel T. Cogley in COURT MARTIAL
Joan Collins
The Siren in RING AROUND THE RIDDLER/THE WAIL OF THE SIREN	Edith Keeler in THE CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER
Yvonne Craig
Batgirl in season 3	Marta in WHOM GODS DESTROY
John Crawford
Printer’s Devil in THE BOOKWORM TURNS/WHILE GOTHAM CITY BURNS	Commissioner Ferris in THE GALILEO SEVEN
Charles Dierkop
Dustbag in PENGUIN’S CLEAN SWEEP	Morla in WOLF IN THE FOLD
Phyllis Douglas
Josie Miller in THE JOKER’S LAST LAUGH/THE JOKER’S EPITAPH	Yeoman Mears in THE GALILEO SEVEN (shown) Girl #2 in THE WAY TO EDEN
Gene Dynarski
Benedict in AN EGG GROWS IN GOTHAM/THE YEGG FOES IN GOTHAM	Ben in MUDD’S WOMEN Krodak in THE MARK OF GIDEON (shown)
Teri Garr
Girl outside skating rink in INSTANT FREEZE	Roberta Lincoln in ASSIGNMENT: EARTH
Frank Gorshin
The Riddler in seasons 1 and 3	Commander Belen in LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
Lloyd Haynes
Lord Chancellor in KING TUT’S COUP/BATMAN’S WATERLOO	Lt. Alden in WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE
Marianna Hill
Cleo Patrick in THE SPELL OF TUT	Helen Noel in DAGGER OF THE MIND
Sherry Jackson
Pauline in DEATH IN SLOW MOTION/THE RIDDLER’S FALSE NOTION	Andrea in WHAT ARE LITTLE GIRLS MADE OF?
Jon Lormer
Professor Dactyl in HOW TO HATCH A DINOSAUR	Dr. Theodore Haskins in THE CAGE Tamar in THE RETURN OF THE ARCHONS Old Man in FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY (shown)
Lee Meriwether
Lisa Carson in KING TUT’S COUP/BATMAN’S WATERLOO (shown); Catwoman in BATMAN: THE MOVIE	Losira in THAT WHICH SURVIVES
Lawrence Montaigne
Mr. Glee in THE JOKER’S LAST LAUGH/THE JOKER’S EPITAPH	Decius in BALANCE OF TERROR Stonn in AMOK TIME (shown)
Julie Newmar
Catwoman in seasons one and two	Eleen in FRIDAY’S CHILD
Leslie Parrish
Dawn Robbins in THE PENGUIN’S A JINX Glacia Glaze in ICE SPY/THE DUO DEFY (shown)	Lt. Carolyn Palamas in WHO MOURNS FOR ADONIS?
Gil Perkins
Henchman in THE JOKER IS WILD, Dicer in THE THIRTEENTH HAT/BATMAN STANDS PAT Cauliflower in RING AROUND THE RIDDLER Jury Foreman in THE JOKE’S ON CATWOMAN (shown) Bluebeard in BATMAN THE MOVIE	Slave #3 in BREAD AND CIRCUSES
Angelique Pettyjohn
1st Model in A PIECE OF THE ACTION	Shahna in THE GAMESTERS OF TRISKELION
Malachai Throne
False Face in TRUE OR FALSE FACE/HOLY RAT RACE	Commodore Jose Mendez in THE MENAGERIE voice of The Keeper in THE CAGE
Grace Lee Whitney
Neila in KING TUT’S COUP/BATMAN’S WATERLOO	Janice Rand in eight Season One episodes and in the movies
Meg Wyllie
Grandma in BLACK WIDOW STRIKES AGAIN	The Keeper in THE CAGE/THE MENAGERIE
Honorable mention: Jan Shutan
DOZIERVERSE: Lizz in the DICK TRACY pilot	Lt. Mira Romaine in THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
Stephen Kandel (writer)
BATMAN: TRUE OR FALSE FACE/HOLY RAT RACE, ZODIAC CRIMES 3-parter	STAR TREK: I, MUDD and MUDD’S WOMEN
INANIMATE OBJECTS
Feather robe
Worn by Victor Buono as King Tut	Worn by William Shatner as Kirk in THE PARADISE SYNDROME
The Reactor
Catwoman's Cat-Car in THE FUNNY FELINE FELONIES	The Jupiter 8 in BREAD AND CIRCUSES

You know her as Mousey in A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away, but did you know that Susan Silo has been a sought-after character voice actor for cartoons since the ‘70s? Or that she had a hit single in 1956 ("Dear Diary") and performed on American Bandstand? Or that she’s performed on Broadway? Or that her high school English teacher became a huge TV star in the ‘70s? This time we chat with Susan herself about all this and more!

Plus, the Villains’ version of the Batman theme, more of Adam and Burt on Merv Griffin, and Holy Deja Vu visits Stalag 13!

NOTE: The production error in this episode has been fixed. Sorry about that!

Nightwing News Ep #159: Joker Multimedia

Welcome back to Nightwing News!  In this episode Phil and Kristen discuss a new multimedia special this week featuring The Joker from Batman #53 (June 1949) and the Batman ’66 episodes “The Joker Trumps An Ace” and “Batman Sets The Pace”.

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Nightwing News Ep #157: The Joker’s Utility Belt

Welcome back to Nightwing News!  In this episode Phil and Kristen discuss Batman #73 (October 1952) and the Batman ’66 episodes “The Joker Is Wild” and “Batman Is Riled”, all featuring the story of Joker’s Utility Belt.  PLUS: a brief discussion of Nightwing’s appearance from current issue Batman #126.

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Nightwing News Ep #156: Harley Quinn S3 & Riddler Multimedia

Welcome back to Nightwing News!  In this episode Phil and Kristen discuss Nightwing’s appearance in Harley Quinn season 3 episode 2 and continue “Multimedia Mania” this week with reviews of early Riddler appearances from Detective Comics #140 (October 1948), Batman #171 (May 1965) and the  first 2 Batman 66 episodes.

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Andy and Jamie catch up on the all the news in the DC Universe including Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in Joker 2, rumors for Black Adam, DC toys, the trailer for the CG-animated Battle of the Super Sons, and the legacy of the late, great Tim Sale.

Stanford Sherman’s Hizzoner the Penguin is a bit hard to reckon with. Satire on Batman is not in line with Lorenzo Semple Jr’s vision for the show, and the 1966 political references date this arc much more than many others. And yet, it has some brilliantly funny moments. This time, we take a look at Sherman’s treatment, first draft, and final script for Hizzoner to learn about the development of the story, possible reasons why Sherman was unhappy with the result, and previously unnoticed moments that suddenly stand out - for good and ill.

Also, Scotty McKay’s Here Comes Batman (a song that’s also related to the show by three degrees of separation), Adam West on The Merv Griffin Show, and your reaction to our episode on Assistant Director Reuben Watt.

"Hizzoner the Penguin" scripts:

Treatment

First draft

Final

Discuss the scripts on the '66 Message Board

Here Comes Batman clip from the movie Creature of Destruction

The full record of Here Comes Batman

On January 18, 1968 — just two weeks after her final appearance on Batman was broadcast — Eartha Kitt attended a White House ladies’ luncheon held by Lady Bird Johnson. After a brief, unsatisfying conversation with Lyndon Johnson, Kitt, annoyed, stood up and denounced the Vietnam War. This prompted an apparent effort by the President to kill her career in the US. We discuss a recent video from the New Yorker that explores this incident, with clever tie-ins to her Batman appearances.

Also, we dust off our Batman ’66 comics collections and take a look at issue 8, featuring the story King Tut Barges In.

PLUS: A Japanese surf band tackles that Batman theme, we complete our listen to the “Featurette” interview of Adam and Burt from the Batman: The Movie DVD, and read your mail on … various past episodes!

New Yorker documentary: When the Government Tried -- and Failed -- to Silence Catwoman

The Washington Post looks back 50 years later

Eartha Kitt vs. LBJ: Newly Found Audio

Next script: "Hizzoner the Penguin"

Treatment

First draft

Final

Discuss the scripts on the '66 Message Board

A lot of people work behind the scenes on a TV show, and some of them are never named in the credits. One is Assistant Director Reuben Watt, who nonetheless did get some credit in the form of coverage in magazines aimed at African-Americans. (The image shown here is from the cover of Sepia magazine.) The June 1966 issue of Ebony included a photo feature on Watt, which tells us some interesting things about Watt, the status of African-Americans in Hollywood in the ‘60s, and the Batman show itself. This time, we discuss the article.

Also, we’ve been presenting our listeners with “Bat-questions,” but what are our own answers to these questions? We answer the first three questions we presented to you.

PLUS: The Randy Waldman version of the Batman theme, Adam West talks about the famous “bomb” scene, and we read your mail on our Batman and Bill episode.

American Bandstand: "Batman is Coming!"

Batman promo from final episode of Shindig

Long, hard battle to earn creators fame, if not fortune (Cleveland Jewish News)

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics Q&A - Neal Adams (Comic Artist) (AMC.com)

The Prime Time Access Rule (Wikipedia)

The Thirteenth Hat/Batman Stands Pat is Charles Hoffman’s first produced Batman script. But what did earlier versions of the story look like? It turns out that the original plot had the Mad Hatter simply stealing the jurors’ hats! The stakes - and potential profits from Hatter’s crime wave - had to be raised. At the same time, certain too-expensive-to-film gags and distracting subplots were abandoned. Join us as we discuss the five-page “springboard”, 22-page treatment, and full first draft script for this classic episode.

PLUS: Adam West on the many cameos by big stars (and future big stars) on the show, the Joel McNeely/Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus version of the theme, and we read your mail on our look at Stanford Sherman’s Marsha script, and reaching back to our Batman and Robin episode!

The Thirteenth Hat documents:

• Springboard
• Treatment
• First draft
• Annotated first draft

Batman and Star Trek are among the most iconic TV series of the 1960s, and many fans fantasize about a crossover between the two shows. In 2005, amateur film director Christopher Allen didn’t just fantasize: he decided to make a film, Star Trek vs. Batman (released in 2006), where Batman and Robin meet Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the Enterprise crew. While Chris had imagined just shooting it in a garage with cheap props, the denizens of a certain all-seeing, all-knowing 66 Batman message board (AAAH-ah, AAAH-ah) and other connections helped turn it into a more elaborate and memorable production. This time, Chris joins us to explain how the whole thing came about. Holy crossover!

Plus, the Sandy Nelson version of the Batman theme, and more of your musings in the Bat Inbox!

Star Trek vs. Batman review on FanFilmFactor.com

The Making of Star Trek vs. Batman

Star Trek vs. Batman part 1

(alternate link)

Part 2

Part 3

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In preparation for The Batman, Andy and Brendan explore the many iterations of The Riddler in media including movies, TV, comics, animation, video games, and more!

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