Batman Starring Adam West Video Showcase

Batman, starring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin the Boy Wonder, premiered on Wednesday night, Jan 12, 1966 on ABC. Batman was TV that children and adults could both appreciate. Children enjoyed the action, complete with comic book balloons (BAM! POW! ZAP!). For adults, it was campy comedy. Batman was one of the most successful TV series of the 1960's and one of the most remembered of all time.

Batman lasted for two and a half seasons, airing its last show on to March 14, 1968. Despite . During that relatively short period it ran 120 episodes because it was running two episodes a week.

Batman was written in a style combining the 1960's era Batman comic books with old movie cliffhangers. The Dynamic Duo would be in an impossible situation on Wednesday nights and wiggle out of it on Thursday nights. Batman episodes were campy fun and instant classics. Adam West and Burt Ward were very good in their roles, but much of the show's success can be attributed to the guest villains and cameos. The series never had any trouble attracting the big names.

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