BATMAN - THE ADVENTURES OF TV SERIES(1968):
The complete 1968 animated series starring the
talents of Olan Souel, Casey Kasem and Ted Knight!
None of the actors from the TV series were called
upon here to help out!! These are all quite short!
As for the actors, Casey Kasem does a wonderful
job on Robin/Dick Grayson! Olan, well, does pretty
good, but seems a little wimpy to me!! And then
there's the narrator, Ted Knight, who doubles as
Commissioner Gordon, who is a lot of fun!!
One more note, it appears that there were two
episodes shown per Saturday morning showing!
DISC 1:
EPISODE 1: HOW MANY HERRING IN A WHEELBARROW?:
The Joker is at the chemical lab to steal some plans,
and Batman and Robin are called in to find out what
his plan is! The voice for The Joker is a joke!! Whoever
it is sounds like he's got marbles in his mouth!!
Other than that, this is actually pretty good! B+
EPISODE 2: A BIRD OUT OF HAND:
Bruce and Dick are hyjacked by a couple of thugs, when
in swoops - - - The Penguin???? He rescues the pair, and
as the days go on, he keeps on helping the law by fighting
crime! What's he up to??? A
EPISODE 3: THE COOL CRUEL MR. FREEZE:
Mr. Freeze shows up in Gotham City and promptly
freezes the Gotham water supply!! His plan, to
hold Gotham up for a cool million dollars ransom!! A
EPISODE 4: THE JOKE'S ON ROBIN:
The Joker's back and planning a heist of the toy
show, specifically a jewel encrusted jack-in-the-box!
This is the first show with Batgirl in it! Batgirl's alway
a pleasure to see!! A-
EPISODE 5: BUBI, BUBI, WHO'S GOT THE RUBY?:
And in this one we have Penguin again! He has kidnapped
Bruce Wayne, and plans to use him as a hostage to
avoid Batman's interfering with his plans! In this one,
Robin and Batgirl team up to rescue Bruce/Batman! As
an aside, We also get Catwoman who plans to gum
up the Penguin's plans, and steal the gem that Penguin
stole from Wayne manor!! A
EPISODE 6: OPERA BUFFA(1969):
While revealing a new statue dedicated to Batman
and Robin, the Joker has some plans of his own for
a monument! And later, he has a plan to rob a tiara
at an opera! A-
EPISODE 7: THE NINE LIVES OF BATMAN:
Batman and Robin get trapped by Catwoman and
challenges them to find a way to escape! A
EPISODE 8: IN AGAIN, OUT AGAIN PENGUIN:
Penguin's back and he's apparently a poltergeist as
he appears to be in prison and out of prison both
at the same time!! A
EPISODE 9: THE BIG BIRTHDAY CAPER:
There's a replica of the Trojan horse that's headed
to the Wayne Foundation as a gift, when The Penguin
attempts to steal it! Then the Riddler joins in the fray
to try his hand at stealing it! Who's next!!! All taking
place during Bruce's birthday!! A
EPISODE 10: LONG JOHN JOKER:
Joker's back, and this time he's checking out books in
the Gotham library about old pirates, and Batman thinks that
he's just expanding his mind! However, Barbara Gordon
(Batgirl) thinks otherwise, so she follows him to find out
what he's up to, and immediately gets herself into trouble! A
EPISODE 11: THE CRIME COMPUTER:
Penguin's back again, and he's just robbed the Gotham
building's impregnable bank vault! Batman and Robin
are out to find out how he pulled off this dastardly deed! A
EPISODE 12: 1001 FACES OF THE RIDDLER:
A large amount of money has been raised for Gotham's
charity drive, which has been promptly stolen by the
Riddler in disguise!! A
EPISODE 13: PARTNERS IN PERIL:
The Penguin is set to make Batman's and Robin's
special day a bust, with the help of The Joker!!
Later, Riddler joins the fray!! It's only fair that
a trio of criminals should roust a trio of heroes,
as Batgirl joins in the fun!! As it turns out, there's
still one baddie out there to join the trio, Catwoman! A
EPISODE 14: TWO PENGUINS TOO MANY:
The circus is in town, and so is the Penguin and
the Joker!! They appear to be here to pick up
some armor!! A
EPISODE 15: HIZZONER THE JOKER:
The Joker robs the Gotham City Treasury, then gives
the money to the Mayor, the DA, and the Chief Magistrate!
Could it be Christmas? Noooooo, The Joker wants to be
the new Mayor!!! And he's brought along The Riddler
and The Penguin! A
EPISODE 16: THE UNDERWORLD, UNDERGROUND CAPER:
The Riddler and Catwoman are in cohoots to rob
Gotham City! A
EPISODE 17: WILL THE REAL ROBIN PLEASE STAND UP?:
While causing trouble at the docks, Catwoman runs
into a double to Robin, and works him into an unwitting
crime partner! A
EPISODE 18: FREEZE'S FROZEN VIKINGS:
Mr. Freeze has frozen "Vikings" in an iceberg, and
he's determined plunder with them!! A
DISC 2:
EPISODE 19: SIMON THE PIEMAN:
Simon the Pieman has decided to take over the crime
in Gotham, disposing of The Joker, The Penguin, Mr.
Freeze, The Riddler and The Catwoman! He then
proceeds to steal jewels from the World's Fair from
the Wayne Diamond collection! He then proceeds to
rob several other displays at the Fair! B
EPISODE 20: THE GREAT SCARECROW SCARE:
There's a valuable painting being auctioned off at
the Gotham Halloween party, and the Scarecrow
plans on stealing it, among other things! The only
thing I don't like about these shows is that they make
both Batgirl and Robin look like doofuses!!! A
EPISODE 21: MY CRIME IS YOUR CRIME:
The Penguin is fooling around with sports, and It
captures the intrigue of Batman and Robin! Then
Joker is accused by Batman and Robin of trying
to rob some Paruvian Pearls! Both of these baddies
have perfect alibi's for when the robberies are
pulled off, and the two accuse B & R of false
arrest!! A
EPISODE 22: BEWARE OF LIVING DOLLS:
Money is being stolen by - - - -DOLLS!! Must be the
work of Dollman! A
EPISODE 23: FROM CATWOMAN WITH LOVE:
The big four of villains of Gotham send Batman
and Robin Valentines Day gifts, with each of the
first three, Riddler's, Joker's, and Penguin's presents
exploding, and Catwoman's being a little kitty! A
EPISODE 24: HE WHO SWIPES THE ICE, GOES TO THE COOLER:
Mr. Freeze is back, and he's out after the crown
jewels of the Maharaja, along with the Maharaja
himself!!! A
EPISODE 25: A GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE:
The crown jewels are being displayed in Gotham City
in an exact duplicate of the kings castle! With very
tight security around the jewels, the Catwoman decides
not to just steal the jewels, but the whole castle!! As an
added threat, The Joker decides to join the fray!! A
EPISODE 26: A MAD MAD TEA PARTY:
While holding a meeting of the Antique Association, the
party is interrupted by The Mad Hatter as he steals the
antique silverware!! It appears that he's trying to re-create
Alice in Wonderland's tea party!! A
EPISODE 27: A PERFIDIOUS PIEMAN IS SIMON:
Simon is out after some Egyptian coins, and Batman,
Robin and Batgirl are all out to stop him!! B+
EPISODE 28: PERILOUS PLAYTHINGS:
The Catwoman steals some props from the Gotham Studio
for the purposes of trapping Batman and Robin! A
EPISODE 29: THE FIENDISHLY FRIGID FRAUD:
Some ice meteors have landed in Gotham, and
Mr. Freeze decides to use them for his own use!! A-
EPISODE 30: COOL CRUEL CHRISTMAS CAPER:
Mr. Freeze is disguised as Santa in the Gotham
Christmas parade, for the purposes of stealing
a valuable diamond star off the tree!! A-
EPISODE 31: THE JIGSAW JEOPARDY:
Drilred puzzle factory is the headquarters for The
Riddler, and he's planning to blow up the Gotham City
art museum and make the world's largest puzzle! A
EPISODE 32: ENTER THE JUDGE:
A judge goes to "Satan's Island", a penal colony, to
review prisoners set for parole, when he gets gassed,
along with Batman and Robin, and one of the inmates
escapes and has his designs on capturing all the super
heroes!! A-
EPISODE 33: IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE A TEAM(1969):
The Joker tries to steal a map to a Peruvian treasure
when he's busted by Batman and Robin! Later, The
Penguin and The Riddler also try to steal the map,
to be thwarted by Batman, Robin and Batgirl! So,
the baddies decide to drive a wedge between the
Dynamic Duo!! A
EPISODE 34: WRATH OF THE RIDDLER:
Bruce Wayne is financing a new crime lab, and the
Riddler is upset and plans to kidnap Dick Grayson
to stop him!! A
From an IMDb.com customer
This is one of my all time favorite cartoon shows.
The two elements that made up the show had plenty
of action and just enough violence to keep you
interested. And even though it was violent, I still
turned out to be a normal adult and not a psychotic
killer. Too bad that parents groups thought that it
was too violent, or my generation would have been
spared such shows as Shazam, Isis and Super
Friends. - Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net