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Batman is a 1. 96. Americanlive actiontelevision series, based on the DCcomic bookcharacter of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin – two crime- fighting heroes who defend Gotham City from a variety of arch villains.[1][2] It is known for its camp style, upbeat theme music, and its intentionally humorous, simplistic morality (aimed at its largely teenage audience). This included championing the importance of using seat belts, doing homework, eating vegetables, and drinking milk.[3] It was described by executive producer William Dozier as the only situation comedy on the air without a laugh track. ABC network for three seasons from January 1.

March 1. 4, 1. 96. In 2. 01. 6, television critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz ranked Batman as the 8. American television show of all time. Ostensibly a crime series, the style of the show was in fact campy and tongue- in- cheek. It was a true situation comedy, in that situations were exaggerated and were generally played for laughs. This increased as the seasons progressed, with the addition of ever greater absurdity.

The characters, however, always took the absurd situations extremely seriously – which added to the comedy. The series focused on the adventures of Batman and Robin.

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Although the lives of their alter- egos, millionaire Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson (Richard John Grayson) were frequently shown, it was usually only briefly, in the context of their being called away on superhero business, or in circumstances where they needed to employ their secret identities to assist in their crime- fighting. The "Dynamic Duo" typically come to the aid of the Gotham City Police upon the latter being stumped by a supervillain. Throughout each episode, Batman and Robin have to follow a series of (wildly improbable) clues to discover the supervillain's plan, then figure out how to thwart that plan and capture the criminal.

For the first two seasons, Batman aired twice a week on consecutive nights. Every story is a two- parter, except for two three- parters featuring villainous team ups (The Joker and The Penguin, The Penguin and Marsha, Queen of Diamonds) in the second season.

The titles of each multi- part story usually rhymed. For the third season, which aired one episode a week, most episodes were self- contained stories. Watch Anatomy Of A Love Seen 4Shared there. However, each episode would end with a teaser featuring the next episode's guest villain.

The cliffhangers between multiple- parters typically consisted of the supervillain holding someone captive, usually the Dynamic Duo, with the captives being subject to some elaborate, gruesome – if unlikely – death. This would inevitably be resolved early in the follow- up episode. Watch Car Dogs Putlocker.

Typical episode format and elements[edit]Each story relied on using the same formula, so that the audience quickly came to expect a series of familiar set pieces: a phone call from the police asking for Batman's help, a dash to the Batcave, a race in the Batmobile to police headquarters, a conference in the Commissioner's office, investigating the scene of the crime, examining clues in the crime- lab at the Batcave, rushing to the villain's secret hideout, falling into the pre- arranged trap. By relying heavily on a formula, it became easy to spoof various elements of that formula. Teaser and exposition[edit]The typical story begins with a villain's caper (such as stealing a fabulous treasure, kidnapping a prominent person, or attempting to take over Gotham City). In his office, Commissioner Gordon, along with Chief O'Hara, learn of the crime and the culprit. Helpless to stop the villain, they contact Batman via the Batphone – a bright red telephone that provides a direct phone link to Batman (be it at Wayne Manor, the Batcave or the Batmobile).

At "stately Wayne Manor", Alfred (Wayne's butler) answers the Batphone and informs Bruce Wayne of the call. Frequently, Wayne and his ward, Dick Grayson, are found talking with Dick's aunt, Harriet Cooper, who is unaware of Bruce and Dick's secret identities.

Alfred discreetly interrupts and they excuse themselves to go to the Batphone in Wayne's study. Upon learning the details from Gordon, Wayne turns a switch concealed within a bust of Shakespeare that stands on his desk to reveal two fireman's poles hidden behind a sliding bookcase. To the Batpoles!" Wayne exclaims, and he and Grayson slide down the poles that lead to the Batcave. The title sequence features animated versions of Batman and Robin, drawn in the then- current style of the comic books, running towards camera and then fighting an assortment of villains, including several "marquee" villains such as the Joker and the Penguin. Series stars Burt Ward (left) and Adam West (right), as Dick Grayson/Robin and Bruce Wayne/Batman, respectively. Similar in style and content to the 1. Batman and Robin would arrive at the bottom of the Batpoles in the Batcave in full costume (reference is made later in the series to some sort of costuming device that functions on the way down the poles).

They then jump into the Batmobile. Robin checks the gauges and reports, "Atomicbatteries to power..

Batman responds, "Roger, ready to move out." With that, the two would drive out of the cave at high speed. As the Batmobile approached the mouth of the cave (actually a tunnel entrance in Los Angeles's Bronson Canyon), a camouflaged door would swing open and a hinged road barrier outside the Batcave would drop down to allow the car to exit onto the road.

The duo then speeds to police headquarters to meet with Gordon and be briefed on the criminal they must thwart. Most of the footage following the opening title sequence from Batman and Robin sliding down the Batpoles through their arrival at police headquarters was reused in each episode. After the National Safety Council complained that Batman and Robin should set a good example, the repeated sequence was changed to show them fastening seat belts before starting out.[4][5]Investigation[edit]The initial discussion of the crime usually leads to Batman and Robin conducting their investigation alone, although the police are often used for assistance and to implement plans or traps that Batman devises to catch the villain. Typically Batman and Robin must use deduction from the clues left by the villain to determine elements such as the villain's identity, plan, target, and/or location. This usually results in a meeting with the villain, a fistfight with the villain's henchmen, and the villain's escape, leaving a further series of unlikely clues for the duo to investigate.

Later, they would face the villain's henchmen again, be captured and one or both heroes placed in a deathtrap leading to a cliffhanger ending, which was usually resolved in the first few minutes of the next episode. After the cliffhanger[edit]The latter part(s) of multi- episode stories begins with a brief recap of the first part(s). After the opening credits and the theme music, the cliffhanger is resolved. The same general plot pattern of investigation and confrontation repeats in the following episode until the villain is defeated in a major brawl. Other recurring elements[edit]The series used a narrator (executive producer William Dozier, uncredited) who parodied both the breathless narration style of the 1. Walter Winchell's bombastic narration of The Untouchables.

He would end many of the cliffhanger episodes by intoning, "Tune in tomorrow – same Bat- time, same Bat- channel!" In the episodes following cliffhangers, recaps of the previous episode consisted of a series of short phrases from Dozier accompanying short, silent clips of the prior episode, which usually ended in a freeze- frame. In the third season, when single- episode stories were introduced, the narrator would end the show by encouraging viewers to tune in the following week.