BatPhone: A Retrospective

This is a video I made to showcases the highs and lows of the BatPhone.
All the clips were captured from Nick-at-Nite/TVLand reruns of the 60's television show. I do not own the content, I don't claim to own the content, and I'm using this purely for the purpose of comedy/satire.

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

Today half of Batman's calls would be telemarketers.

[@DenitaArnold]

Selling Bat- insurance no doubt

[@mechanwhal6590]

And the other half would be spam robots.

[@boredlawyer3382]

@@DenitaArnold No, they would want to sell a warranty on the bat-mobile! Fighting criminals puts lots of wear and tear on the tires!

[@DIESEL0759]

Unfortunately, over time, as the Batphone evolved, Batman shifted to a mobile Batphone, which caused many headaches, as Cingular wireless merged, and T-Mobile merged, and Cellular One merged, and soon, poor Batman just could not get cellular service in certain areas, hampering his ability to answer Commissioner Gordon's calls. Naturally, due to police cutbacks, Commissioner Gordon had problems, too, as no one would service his landline Batphone, leading to it being disconnected in favor of a new multi-line Batphone, but it was so technologically hip, he needed a 22 year old receptionist to teach him how to use it.

[@ChrisAthanas]

Now, we are all Batman

[@spikedpsycho2383]

1:24 I like how they got two gentlement sitting down drinking coffee, no one does that anymore

[@John-ct9zs]

Even some of the grittier cop shows of the 1960s didn’t have guys sitting and drinking coffee, they had people more in an office breakroom shooting the breeze away just like today.

[@Vastin]

You know, the production values on this show were oddly quite good for the era. I mean, look at how much is going on in the batcave set, the batmobile is quite the production, and there's all kinds of amusingly bizarre costuming.

[@redlady935]

I've just bought myself a nice red GPO 746. It's 50 years old

[@TalklikeAPirate]

We've been trying to reach you about your Batmobile extended warranty.

[@Seanpatf66]

The phone number was (212)BATCAVE.

[@weevie833]

1:14 What I would give for a reason ever to say, "Batphone, suh..."

[@chengsheng7693]

Rest in Peace, Adam West.

[@Eclipton]

2:49 since when did Batman start hanging out with members of Team Rocket?

[@martinplatt5928]

Well done....I was 8 in 1966!!!

[@thomascurran4527]

Well I was 9 so shut it or I'll read you a lullaby.

[@DenitaArnold]

I got you'll beat. I was 5

[@tintindb]

With great connectivity comes great responsibility....🤣

[@The7legacy]

0:53 - 1:03 You Call Batman Everyday And, You Still Don't Know His Voice?

[@mechanwhal6590]

I like how it glows.

[@jimmypatterson3998]

Me.too !

[@Real_Batman1939]

It’s a toy phone they put a lightbulb in.

[@mechanwhal6590]

@@Real_Batman1939 I figured!

[@Real_Batman1939]

@@mechanwhal6590 I was just saying dude. No need to be an arse.

[@mechanwhal6590]

@@Real_Batman1939 I didn’t mean to come off that way, my apologies.

[@sonicranger8481]

2:30 Hey, Batman! Your Bat Phone’s blinking!

[@alexandrevigneault2155]

If the batphone is busy, there is always the number 119. You know the number for Detective KIDS.

[@ispd123]

Robin keep jumping on the batmobile. RIP paint..

[@3Rings4ElvenKings]

Should've innovated the Bat Pager.

[@jamesallen5850]

Continuity error in last clip. Reaches in with right, pops up with phone in left. Though he is batman...

[@NYCmedia]

So good!

[@MrBROTHERFELDER]

Hahh! 2:20 I’d love to play this when telemarketers call

[@lmd499]

Such a great show

[@roderickrayrutledge2740]

This was fucking brilliant!!!!!

[@maintoc]

Nicely made. :)

[@punchline43]

Great nostalgia.

[@chewie211171]

I'm surprised no one ever had the brains to trace the batphone line to Wayne Manor

[@melvincunningham5660]

Commissioner Gordon did but Batman blocked it in the episode"Scat! That Darn Catwoman!"

[@Bloodshark123]

Probably because the Gotham Police are too dumb to solve a case without Batman's help.

[@YourUncleBenis]

They tried once, but Batman had the brains to create a switch to lead to the wrong place. As he mentioned in that episode, "It's been tried before."

[@BlackCover95]

They tried it twice, the first time being in the pilot.

[@joenarbaiz1640]

@@BlackCover95 Do you remember when Commissioner Gordon used the Batphone and it accidentally connected to the Green Hornet's residence?

[@donaldtrudeau6630]

If only batman had caller id or voicemail he wouldn't have to panic everytime he heard it ring. 🤷‍♂️

[@mary-annemueller9885]

Today Batman will get wrong numbers. Like "HELLO IS THIS IS MR SUPERMAN MY NAME IS Kathy I'M CALLING YOU ABOUT THE FLY INSURANCE THAT YOU REQUEST. " or "Is this Miss Wonder Woman ? This is Dr Peterson calling about your breast exam results." or "Is this Mr Aquaman? Hi my name is Jake From Ocean Realters. I heard that you want to put that Aquacave on the market".

[@ronaldbrush4373]

I was born in 1966!

[@nightjarflying]

*BatPhone: A 60s Retrospective* ~ who's in charge - you or your phone, facebook, G+... ?

[@paulbaranofsky4995]

todays batmobile would be hands free and built into the steering column area

[@VigilanteVegan]

“Batmobile”

[@gaporyusoph2085]

I was 3 in 1966

[@reddwarfer999]

Well done!

[@nearlyretired7005]

I was 4

[@punchline43]

@@nearlyretired7005 l came out the same year the show did, so l was 0 lol.

[@tbec3011]

2:45. Sorry, wrong number. 🤪

[@squarecircle5522]

Why is the bat fone on a cake stand.

[@joelbelanger3752]

OUI ALLÔ GOTHAM CYTÉ?ICI LA LIGNE ROUGE .VEUILLEZ RECONSTRUIRE MON CHAT TO?OU JE VOUS ABRILLE AVEC MA CAPE?PRENEZ GARDE A MON FRÈE ROBINE!SES JOURS IL EST ENRAGER.

[@jafmoveez2446]

Too funny

[@jimmypatterson3998]

"It's the Batphone, Sir".

[@johnchesteryu4873]

What if Batman invented the IPhone Batphone..

[@carlosfacundoferreyra]

😄😄😄

[@PARISMENDEZ]

😂