BEHIND THE SCENES Photos-Batman 60's TV Show: Revealing HOW They Climbed Up Buildings!

Batman 60's TV Show: Revealing HOW They Climbed Up Buildings!
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[@cadeevans4623]

I never knew how they actually climbed up on the buildings I always thought they used wires or something always enjoyed the special guest star cameos stick their head out the window while Batman and robin were climbing up buildings good effects for the time rick👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ricknineg]

Awesome Cade! Now you can tell others. Very cool!

[@cadeevans4623]

Thanks Rick yes your right I can tell others thanks man appreciate it

[@charles-y2z6c]

🙄🙄

[@rperkins723]

We all oved Batman 66, very cool behind the scenes of how they did this.

[@christopherkraft1327]

I love these behind the scenes videos!!! The simplicity of the sixties, no computer graphics, it just worked!!! Once again Rick, thanks for sharing another fun video!!! 😁

[@ricknineg]

Glad you enjoyed the photos, Christopher! It was so fun making this video

[@christopherkraft1327]

@@ricknineg I know that you work very hard on your videos & I bet that it's a lot of fun & very exciting too!!! Great job my friend 👍

[@GaryTBuffalo24]

I love it! I knew that is how they did the climbing scenes but I never saw pictures of it. Great behind the scenes video!

[@ricknineg]

Thanks Bills! It’s not too hard to imagine how it’s done but it was very cool at the time and those pics seal the deal 🤝

[@NJgateway]

As a kid in the mid seventies and early eighties, it seemed obvious that they wouldn't risk the actor's safety by having them climb up an actual building. Just by the way they were crouched and walking it seemed obvious they were crawling on the ground. It's possible they could have been in good enough shape to do it. However it wouldn't have made sense to risk their safety.

[@caryrodda]

I always loved the cameos in those wall climbing bits. Usually had some good laughs there.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

Sammy Davis Junior. The cameos are like a clean version of Laugh In, ha ha ha.

[@davidwesley2525]

Too Bad Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin didn't have cameos.

[@RobertHampton747]

It's funny how as a kid I never questioned the fact that they always went to the same building and window. Did all the villians live in that one apartment? HOLY CRAMPED BATMAN!

[@michaelmckenna6464]

There were no DVDs yet at the time. And episodes were aired weekly, not daily or in this age of DVDs, BlueRay and downloading whenever you wanted to watch whole episodes one after another. In 1966, nobody was able to view a perfect picture unless he got a strong signal off his rooftop rotating antenna. So nobody was really able to notice that the same scene or background was often repeated.

[@64powers]

Have you done anything on McHales Navy? I enjoy your podcast.

[@garycorbin2789]

Loved the Green Hornet and Kato Cameo

[@malthechal]

My favorite was The Green Hornet and Kato popping out the celebrity window when Batman & Robin are climbing the wall

[@williamhaynes4800]

"Careful Robin, both hands on the Batrope."

[@phil8821]

"Wait Robin, always look to both sides before crossing the road" (in the middle of a Riddler chase)

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Rick, One of the funniest segments on the entire show. I think the creators purposely had them climb the building in a cavalier easy-looking way making it so ridiculously funny. I loved how they would pause climbing and Robin would look back and asked Batman a question or Robin would take his hand off the rope to say Hi. Funny as hell.

[@ricknineg]

You are correct in saying this. They walked the fine line (no pun intended) of keeping it cheesy, campy, but also keeping it grounded as well. But even that’s a stretch

[@michaelmckenna6464]

Very clever how just a shift of the picture could produce such a special effect, like the tricks of a magician.

[@MikesFoggyIdea]

I never realized they had so many cameos on the climb scenes, I would love to see a compilation of them.

[@rperkins723]

There's another youtube link that compiles all of them.

[@skinithpuppy5025]

Thank you Rick! I love all of your videos. It would be great if you could give us more info about the Batman show. You are a bright light on the internet.

[@ricknineg]

Thanks you so much! I have a playlist with more Batman videos so much sure you check those out to see more Batman content

[@davidjohnson7850]

Thanks Rick! I've notice Batman & Robin climbed the same building, the background gave it away. Alot of criminal elements in that building. I like to see any pics behind the scenes of Wayne Manor & The Batcave.

[@indigowolf556]

I remember the cameos. I think that was like my most favorite part of the show. Of course I was little so everybody was the same but as I got older and I would re-watch Batman and someone would be opening the window to look at Batman and Robin it was fun. And I like when you tell us a little secrets of the behind-the-scenes stuff. Another great video Rick thank you

[@devilman2465]

My fave cameo was Lurch.

[@ddavenpAZ]

I have watched a previous video in the past on how this effect was done, but it didn’t offer as much information as yours. I learned much more through your video, so thank you! My favorite climbing scene cameo was Lurch! I was not expecting to see him or to hear his harpsichord in the Batman series at all! ABC cross promotion I’m guessing? Still cool!

[@rickdixon4662]

I really like your videos of old Hollywood. Most of the shows you talk about were among my very favorite growing up in the late 60s & early 70s, Batman being my very favorite of all time! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Your videos let me smile and reminisce on a happier, less hectic time in my life.

[@paulstan9828]

So funny watching them supposedly climbing up the buildings and have someone famous stick their head out of a window. 😁

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome Work Man 👍👍, Thaaaaanks!!!

[@randytim512]

I always enjoy those behind the scenes, exclusive pictures. Thanks Rick for another well done, fun video.

[@Tim-57]

Hey Rick WooHoo Batman!🦇 Thanks for this😃

[@clarkbabin9799]

I used to call the wall climb the Laugh in clip because just as in Laugh in there were cameos of people who would be behind a window or door. The episodes that they didn't have the cameos were a let down since I got used to seeing stars who weren't part of the show appearing. I have all the show episodes and hope to find all the movies someday.

[@CaptainSisko1972]

Great show!

[@joeyrivful]

That's so cool, the Lurch cameo is my favorite.

[@dreadfulspiller8766]

I use to watch the repeats in the 70s and I knew how it was done right away.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Yeah! I think I was eight

[@MorseCodeStutters]

same but I loved it all the same

[@EClark-nu5nr]

Actually I was about eight years old and knew how they did it right away. I actually thought it was kind of funny.

[@rhuttrho88]

Me too! I was 6 in 80!

[@EClark-nu5nr]

I don't know who gave who the idea, even though Batman was on tv first, but at the same time, Laugh-in was on the air, and they had a segment where guests would pop open a door in the wall , lean out and tell a joke. Much like Batman.

[@roberthuron9160]

The usual movie operations,KISS,saves work,and effort! Edison used camera tricks in his day,too! Thank you 😇 😊!

[@miltmarhoffer729]

Hi rick. I always kind of figured that's what they did. You just confirmed it. My favorit cameo??, bill dana. The guy who played "jose jimenez" from the ed sullivan show. Keep up the great work!!!

[@ricknineg]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this

[@leerilea1709]

I always loved these scenes. Col. Klink has got to be my favorite. I'd like to see some behind the scenes of the Batmobile and Batcopter.

[@joshuaraylancaster7401]

Another show I enjoy watching was batman thank you for the video looking forward to seeing the next one

[@shannonburns2525]

💘 your videos I watch all of them

[@chesterlane3032]

My favorite cameos on Batman was Dick Clark and Ted Cassidy

[@WingsAsEaglesMinistries]

Excellent work!! Enjoyed this

[@joanclaytonjohnson3630]

Yesss. More secrets of these oldies but goodies will be much enjoyed.

[@leeroykincaid2172]

I’m 61 and figure I’m regressing back into childhood , where did it start? Started watching Seinfeld then Mary Tyler Moore , to Adam’s family, Batman ,now I’m on a Leave it to Beaver kick... I’m guessing Romper Room is next.... better be sure I’m dressed when she whips out that looking glass...

[@lazyhomebody1356]

This is the cutest thing I've read in awhile!! :) My mom used to tease me (and I think maybe worry about me!) because I akways hid behind the sofa when the Romper Room lady looked!

[@wildforthecats661]

Haha, I’m 61 also and watch an episode of Wild Wild West every day.

[@RobertHampton747]

How about "Hobo Kelly", anyone rember that one? "And I see Bobby and Melissa and etc. 😆

[@charleswilcher6158]

Batman the TV show was a favorite of mine growning up ..great show and the cameos were cool too..thanks for the great memories Rick!!!

[@brianrebmann5398]

Very good video. I never knew any of this. It's very interesting to learn. My favorite cameo was Sammy Davis Jr. Thanks for a great video; keep up the great work.

[@dennisanderson3895]

Been subbed! This was a photo-trick I already knew about but you presented very well with some gems of behind the scenes pics!

[@scottc287]

Gotta love the Werner Klemperer / Col Klink cameo!

[@jons.6216]

There were a couple of times, though that the cheesiness of this effect wasn't caught entirely and you would actually see the points of Batman's cape not draping the same way as his cape was being pulled! Also in the one where "Suzie Knickerbocker" looks out the window she's wearing dangly diamond earrings that also don't hang properly!! Funny stuff! There's actually about a 14 minute long video someone compiled here on KZbin of all of the wall climbs and celebrities they encountered!

[@anonymike8280]

That was part-and-parcel of the campiness of the show.

[@martytambasco6867]

Excellent job, Rick! I really enjoy your behind the scenes facts. Very informative and very entertaining!

[@talkieful1710]

My older brother would go over to a friends house to watch,because they had color TV!

[@joeyrivful]

That's what I did too!

[@michaelmckenna6464]

We got our first color tv in February 1966. The first show we watched in color was “Hogan’s Heroes” at the appliance store where we got the TV set. Of course we watched “Batman” the following week.

[@sharonmoore9020]

This is So sweet !!!! Thank You !!!

[@DonJay130]

Always love the behind the scenes content. Thanks for posting these fun stories. 👌

[@mfar3016]

Just subscribed after being drawn into half dozen videos. Keep up the good work

[@ricknineg]

Awesome! You’ve been sucked into the Rick Nineg Video Vortex

[@martinbeneteau309]

I loved the Green Hornet & Kato cameo!

[@yuvgotubekidding]

So cool. I don’t know where or how you get this information and I’m glad you can. Just don’t give away your secrets. Keep it up. 👍

[@ricknineg]

So many ask, but I don’t tell haha. Thank you!

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@ricknineg If anyone learned your secrets, they still wouldn't be Nineg!

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

The cameos were the best! Still enjoy that

[@rogerestrada2928]

Great Ricky, for your useful information about Batman 60’s TV series

[@oceanlover3530]

Ha Ha! That’s cool! Thanks for the interesting post Rick! ✌🏻🙂✌🏻

[@judithmitchell4667]

Rick - Where did you find these behind the scenes shots? They were great. What a hoot and what fun. To me, those would be so much fun to shoot and I would love to see a blooper reel of them using that wall climbing idea. Thank you for sharing this Rick. Blessings ,- Judith 🎭🎵

[@ricknineg]

😀

[@bongodave13]

The show was very popular at the time, and big celebrities would line up for a chance at a cameo.

[@MileHighGuyBBQ]

Proud to say I'm a subscriber of your channel and being 52 years old I grew up with all of these tv shows you talk about. I really appreciate what you do and the knowledge and or research you put into your videos. It's great for me, kind of in a way, bringing me back to my childhood watching these videos while also learning a ton of behind the scenes information. Thanks a bunch for the time and effort you take creating these videos. I, and so many people appreciate it. I you are reading this comment and not subscribed to this channel - DO IT! I know what it's like putting in the hard work to have a KZbin channel plus....pssst....he asked you nicely to subscribe in this video :-)

[@gailwatson4927]

Loved it.

[@stillkicken2007]

1st. I love your channel , I would like to see a video on just the cameos. Keep up the good work.

[@Mike-ox3bv]

Good video keep them coming I look forward to seeing new ones !

[@varrick1226]

Such a great show in the 60's like Hogan's Heroes. I miss my childhood. Nick, your info is superb.

[@JerryEricsson]

God, you know I miss my childhood as well. If I could only do it over again, knowing then what I know now things would be so very different for me.

[@patriciajohnston9074]

Hi Rick - loved the video ... but wish you would have included a short moving clip among the still photos ... just to illustrate the effects a little more clearly. Thanks

[@pamelamays4186]

The Wall Climb was my favorite part of the show. One interesting one was when The Dynamic Duo met The Green Hornet And Kato. Batman was basically like, "Welcome to Gotham." A few episodes later, the two crime fighting teams are battling each other. All previous pleasantries were forgotten. The Wall Climb should be brought back to the Batman franchise.🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

[@TDL-xg5nn]

And Robin asked why they dressed like that.

[@The_Dudester]

As a wee lad, loved the show. As I grew older and wiser AND then saw the early 90's Batman cartoon, I asked:"Why were they making this campy?" With that said, the Fox station in my area had this female host on in the afternoons during the Batman/Superman cartoons. About the same time an FM radio station experimented with a talk radio format (it didn't work, but Karen had a 2 hour shift at the radio station) and one day on the radio station they were talking about homelessness. A woman called in, crying, because she was going to be homeless the next day. Karen couldn't have been kinder to her. It was deeply moving. About a month later Karen was at a theme park promoting the afternoon cartoons. I came up and complimented Karen on her radio work and thanked her for helping that woman. That really made Karen's week. She couldn't stop thanking me. I still love the Batman cartoons, they fleshed out characters as never before or since (the movies don't reveal the deep psychological pain of some of the super villains. Neither do the comic books).

[@lazyhomebody1356]

A good Karen! I've found many times that just doing a little friendly thing, like calling up a new college dj to compliment their show, or watching an opening act band that no one else is paying attention to, really makes a person's day!

[@gabelogan5877]

You're doing Batman now. That's great. Gotta keep up with this channel.

[@ricknineg]

I have a whole playlist full of about 20 Batman videos. You should take a look

[@Derpy1969]

I can’t believe you figured this out!

[@jeffharrison1090]

Glad to see positivity again!

[@georgealexander7976]

Always loved when they did this!!😂😁

[@thrashpondopons2776]

Thanks for the BTS 9G! Those are always fun! Heard years ago they came up with the head-popping-out motif because they were inundated with stars begging to be 'Guest Villains' & couldn't work them all in! Pity, cuz I think some they passed on would have been better than some of the ones they used!

[@hyperspazz8082]

I knew about the angles of the building and then flipping the image. I did find it interesting about the string tied to the cape and it was just interesting to see the whole setup as a whole.

[@tammyevans7333]

Great, behind scenes video

[@ricknineg]

Thanks Tammy! I really enjoyed making this one for you all

[@tammyevans7333]

Great, really enjoy watching

[@April-dv2pb]

Thank you for all your work.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

One thing I've always wondered about was the bat climb at the end of the Batman movie. It was a faraway shot and you'd see two figures descending. Were they acrobats or some sort of stuntmen because I cannot picture Adam West and Burt Ward agreeing to do the climb for real.

[@michaelmckenna6464]

The only way Butt Ward and Adam West could’ve done their own stunts would’ve been if they insisted or demanded it. Otherwise the unions would’ve raised hell! The actors’ Union would’ve been furious for putting their actors at risk while the stunt actors’ Union would’ve raised hell for depriving their members their work.

[@Musician-r5q]

I figured this out when I was 7 years old in 1968. Cool Video.

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

When I saw this on TV in the 1980s in reruns, I assumed they walked on the ground and used something to make the capes bellow out. Thanks for that explanation, it confirms what I thought was going on - and the window closing gave it away to me.

[@DavidSmith-ze2wi]

Holy gravitational pull ! I can't believe the Dynamic Duo would pull a cheap trick like that.

[@Jared_Wignall]

I remember hearing how they did this years ago, but it’s cool to hear about it again. It’s really cool to know how they achieved that. Keep up the great work Rick!

[@Losttoanyreason]

This is one that I figured out as a kid. I wonder what Sammy Davis Jr said to Burt and Adam that had them laughing in that one picture. Knowing Sammy he was cutting up. I love seeing the behind the scenes stuff.

[@slayer5813]

This was so obvious on how they filmed these climbing scenes. Somehow this video popped up in my que, wasn't like I was searching for it.

[@yakamarezlife]

Hey rick think you could do a video on mash?

[@ajs11201]

I enjoy your videos and always appreciate your research. While I've always known how this trick was done, it's still interesting to see the broader images of the set. I did note, even at the time, that some of the cameos look a bit "odd" when they peep out the window. When the frame is rotated, some cameo actors appear to be facing more downward than outward. That's one of the things that betrays the otherwise good optics.

[@ahumanperson2955]

Old TV shows were like watching a play at a live performance at theater only on your TV.

[@normac.1953]

I loved this effect growing up! I thought it was so cool when they climbed the walls!

[@recoveringnewyorker2243]

My all-time favorite cameo was with a Hispanic comedian (I forget his name) said he was a jury Forman and he was on a break from deliberations. I believe Batman reminds him of his duty to make a fair decision. As Batman and Robin ascend up the building the jury renders its verdict and the comedian says “Fellas? Could you leave the rope?“

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

I grew up watching these as first-runs. Great show and the cameos were great. What's funny was the cameos wanted to be a part of the Batman mania.

[@julievanderleest]

I think that it was 2 years ago or so that I saw something like this on Dancing with the stars. They did a dance that looked like they were going off the walls and ceiling but it was all about the camera angle and the room was actually slowly spinning to make it look like they were walking upside down etc... It was cool. I always have been amazed at what can be done with a camera. Seems like Chuck Norris is the only actor that really did climb the walls.🤯

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Dracula?

[@willisocyrus]

I remember looking forward to seeing the cameos. Even as a kid, I knew how they did the wall climb because whenever the guests would pop out they seemed to be really high up inside the windows, like they would have had to be like 9 feet tall sometimes. It looked fake, but we loved it anyway!

[@rehabmax]

I knew the caped crusaders could never accomplish this feat. I always assumed they were horizontal with wires holding out the capes. Thanks for showing the actual set.

[@TechnologyTidbits]

I’m going to share this with my film class. Thanks!

[@ricknineg]

Feel free! Enjoy

[@GarretGrayCamera]

I always wondered if the background moved along with the camera to help sell the illusion that the buildings were further away than they were. I also bet they rigged the camera 90 degrees to shoot sideways on a tripod too. And the people at the window must've gotten a good core workout when they would "lean" out the window. I imagine they were laying down on a platform inside the window or maybe they were standing, it's hard to tell. Actually, looking at some the photos here, it could be the building they were walking on moved as wheels can be seen. That would make sense, then the camera and background could stay stationary.

[@zoperxplex]

I remember a "Mad" magazine parody which revealed the secret.

[@Inadvisablescience]

The Green Hornet with Bruce Lee is in my top 10 fave cameos.

[@deniseboldea1624]

Love the behind the scenes stuff. Too bad they didn't have that effect back in Harold Lloyd's day. That guy did all of his own stunts. My Favorite appearance? Hard to say, but the Green Hornet and Kato was definitely the funniest in my opinion.

[@TWayneD1020]

Wonderful entertainment !! Thank you !!!

[@Doggeslife]

I always thought that was obvious. So many visual clues. I watched this as a child in the late 1960s, and I could tell even then.

[@kennethlatham3133]

"Don't worry, Robin; I'm right behind you, good and tight! What is everybody LOOKING at?" "NOTHING!!!"

[@kimopuppy]

Figured they used some trick photography! I'd like to know more about the inside of the BatMoble

[@pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319]

Ok, you talked me into it. I supscribed.

[@josephcoon9914]

I loved watching Batman and these cameos. Colonel Kline was awsome

[@G56AG]

Virtually all the old movies used the same technique. I remember watching this show on TV and laughing because it was so obvious they were using strings to stretch out the capes.

[@gmoney9068]

Holy disillusion! I'm in my 60's and ALL THESE YEARS I thought FOR SURE that they actually climbed buildings as they were depicted in the show. Wow.

[@michaelshockley4270]

Sammy Davis Jr. was cool. My Favorite was The Green Hornet and Kato.