Batman '66 S1 Ep13 – 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.

Episode aired Wednesday February 23, 1966

Director: Norman Foster

Writer: Charles Hoffman

Cast:

Adam West - Batman / Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward - Robin / Dick Grayson

Alan Napier - Alfred

Neil Hamilton - Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp - Chief O'Hara

Madge Blake - Mrs. Cooper

David Wayne - The Mad Hatter

Diane McBain - Lisa

Roland La Starza - Cappy

Gil Perkins - Dicer

Sandra Wells - Babette

Alberto Morin - Octave Marbot

Monique LeMaire - Magda (as Monique Le Maire)

Norma Varden - Mrs. Monteagle

Links:

Mike's Shout Out:

Earth Station Who

Drew's Shout Out:

Batman #49

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Batman '66 S1 Ep12 – 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 aired Thursday February 17, 1966

Director: Tom Gries

Writer: Fred De Gorter

Cast:

Adam West - Batman / Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward - Robin

Alan Napier - Alfred (credit only)

Neil Hamilton - Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp - Chief O'Hara

Madge Blake - Mrs. Cooper

Frank Gorshin - The Riddler

Susan Silo - Mousey

Reginald Denny - King Boris

Marc Cavell - Fangs

Tim Herbert - Whiskers

Roy Jenson - Whitey

Marvin Miller - T.V. Announcer

Links:

Mike's Shout Out:

Dragon Con

The Dragon Con Report

Drew's Shout Out:

Detective Comics #140

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Batman '66 S1 Ep11 – 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 aired Wednesday February 16, 1966

Director: Tom Gries

Writer: Fred De Gorter

Cast:

Adam West - Batman / Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward - Robin / Dick Grayson

Alan Napier - Alfred

Neil Hamilton - Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp - Chief O'Hara

Madge Blake - Mrs. Cooper

Frank Gorshin - The Riddler

Susan Silo - Mousey

Reginald Denny - King Boris

Marc Cavell - Fangs

Tim Herbert - Whiskers

Roy Jenson - Whitey

Tristram Coffin - Ambassador (as Tris Coffin)

Johnny Magnus - M.C.

Links:

Mike's Shout Out:

Earth Station Who

Drew's Shout Out:

Mark Bagley

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Batman '66 S1 Ep10 – 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 aired Thursday February 10, 1966

Director: Norman Foster

Writer: Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Cast:

Adam West - Batman / Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward - Robin

Alan Napier - Alfred

Neil Hamilton - Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp - Chief O'Hara

Madge Blake - Mrs. Cooper

Anne Baxter -Zelda

Jack Kruschen -Eivol Ekdal

Douglass Dumbrille - The Doctor (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Victor French - Hood No. I

William Phipps - Hood No. II (as Bill Phipps)

Frankie Darro - Newsman

Jerry Doggett - The Announcer

Links:

Mike's Shout Out:

Batmania

Drew's Shout Out:

The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told

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Batman '66 S1 Ep9 – 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 aired Wednesday February 09, 1966

Director: Norman Foster

Writer: Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Cast:

Adam West - Batman / Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward - Robin

Alan Napier - Alfred

Neil Hamilton - Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp - Chief O'Hara

Madge Blake - Mrs. Cooper

Anne Baxter - Zelda

Jack Kruschen - Eivol Ekdal

Barbara Heller - Hilary Stonewin

Frankie Darro - Newsman

Jim Drum - Clancy

Stephen Tompkins - Bank Guard

Links:

Mike's Shout Out:

The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains: Oddball Criminals from Comic Book History

Drew's Shout Out:

Earth Station DCU

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Batman '66 S1 Ep8 – 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 aired Thursday February 03, 1966

Director: Robert Butler

Writer: Max Hodge

Cast:

Adam West - Batman / Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward - Robin / Dick Grayson

Alan Napier - Alfred

Neil Hamilton - Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp - Chief O'Hara

Madge Blake - Mrs. Cooper

George Sanders - Mister Freeze

Robert Hogan - Paul Diamante

Shelby Grant - Princess Sandra

Dan Terranova - Doctor Vince

John Willis - Newscaster

William Hudson - Photographer

Links:

Mike's Shout Out:

The Official Batman Batbook: The Revised Bat Edition

Drew's Shout Out:

Lost

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Batman '66 S1 Ep7 – Instant Freeze

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 aired Wednesday February 02, 1966

Director: Robert Butler

Writer: Max Hodge

Cast:

Adam West - Batman / Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward - Robin

Alan Napier - Alfred

Neil Hamilton - Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp - Chief O'Hara

Madge Blake - Mrs. Cooper

George Sanders - Mister Freeze

Robert Hogan - Paul Diamante

Shelby Grant - Princess Sandra

John Zaremba - Kolevater

William O'Connell - Mr. Perkins

Don Hannum - Art Rogers

Ken Del Conte - Al Scott

Links:

Mike's Shout Out:

ZLONK! ZOK! ZOWIE! The Subterranean Blue Grotto Essays on Batman '66 - Season One Kindle Edition

Drew's Shout Out:

Star Trek #39

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Batman '66 S1 Ep6 – 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 aired Thursday Jan 27, 1966

Director: Don Weis

Writer: Robert Dozier

Cast:

Adam West - Batman / Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward - Robin

Alan Napier - Alfred

Neil Hamilton - Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp - Chief O'Hara

Madge Blake - Mrs. Cooper

Cesar Romero - The Joker

Nancy Kovack - Queenie

Jerry Dunphy - Newscaster

Al Wyatt Sr. - Henchman #1 (as Al Wyatt)

Angelo De Meo - Henchman #2

Links:

Mike's Shout Out:

Gotham City 14 Miles: 14 Essays on Why the 1960s Batman TV Series Matters

Drew's Shout Out:

Stacked Deck: Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Deluxe Leatherbound Series)

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