Superhero Rewind: Top 10 Batman (1966) Episodes Part 2 "And Now, The Rest!"

[@SJHFoto]

I have to say that as a kid, my favourite villain from the show was King Tut (and the Mad Hatter-but he was only in one story) I am shocked that not even one of Tut's episodes are on your list! He was always a highlight for me!

[@slashandbones13]

desipte being born in 1995, I really do enjoy this show because it feels so unique and it truely embraces just how weird comics are if you really think about it.

[@nicholasperl]

Exactly! I like how it doesn't just take a preexisting incarnation of Batman and mess with it. Instead, it takes the bare basics of what Batman is and goes in a far different direction than the other interpretations. Love the profile pic, by the way. EDIT: Did I really just respond to a comment that was posted two years ago?

[@alonsoescoto1410]

It just makes you feel so good like you just had a great day

[@fromolwyoming]

The camp and cheese of this series was overwhelming. Yet still enjoyable.

[@chrisgreulich]

Joker has always been my favorite Batman villain, followed by Catwoman and The Penguin.

[@alanr4447a]

18:24 There's an even more risque line in "The Ogg Couple" from season 3: Batman is reading the names of Gotham City egg-related companies turned up by the Bat-computer, starting with "the LO HUNG company, makers of egg drop soup", such a *_pendulous_* thing to ponder!

[@Farmeryeti]

Holy hiatus Batman! That was worse than the CW's breaks. But seriously, these are great. I hadn't realised how many episode of the show I had actually watched. Though my favourite is probably the silent movie Riddler episode or The Bookworm episode. The Riddler one because of the "Don't thank me Robin, thank good dental hygiene" line. The Bookworm one because of the giant cookbook Batman & Robin get trapped in.

[@Geekvolution]

Farmeryeti The Bookworm episode was really high on my list. It and Clock King were fighting to get on the list for quite a while before I finally bumped it.

[@amiefortman7220]

+Geekvolution The Bookworm episodes are worth watching if only for the late, great Roddy McDowall in the title role. By God, he was awesome in those. :)

[@MaskedScifiFan]

Great video. I loved that brief Comic Vault bit near the end.

[@redleaderantilles1263]

Great rewind cap. Nice to see that you took your time on this.

[@Werezilla]

Yer right about Joker being strangely demented for this series, though maybe not as much of a monster as he is in almost every other version. What caught me off guard was how out of character this line is" But wait, first we must shut off the poisonous gas and pump it out. Some passerby might get killed." Um....wouldn't Joker enjoy the fact innocent civilians ever became unintentional casualties? Ah whatever, a lot of what you had to say about Penguin was what made him my favorite villain in this series. His debut episode where he bases his plot around Batman's own paranoia over what he "might be planning" was brilliant in my eyes.

[@DustyOldMovies]

Excellent Video!! The Joker's Last Laugh was actually the first Batman episode that i ever saw :)

[@spencermalley10]

Good to have you back, Cap

[@theRealPlaidRabbit]

It's just possible that part of the reason Penguin-runs-for-office plots come up so much is that the character himself is a wide-open caricature of F.D.R. -- perhaps even right down to the waddle. Now, as a historical figure, FDR tends to show up in a positive light, but certainly lots of people back then (and now) were against him and everything he stood for, including the branch of his family more closely related to his fifth cousin, Teddy. Certainly modern America would have no truck with his ideas.

[@rollercoaster9023]

10.The Clock King's Crazy Crimes/The Clock King Gets Crowned 9.Death in Slow Motion/The Riddler's False Notion 8.The Joker's Wild/Batman is Riled 7.Fine Feathered Finks/The Penguin's a Jinx 6.Ice Spy/The Duo Defy 5.King Tut's Coup/Batman's Waterloo 4.Batman's Anniversary/A Riddling Controversy 3.The Bookworm Turns/While Gotham City Burns 2.Hot off the Griddle/The Cat and the Fiddle 1.Instant Freeze/Rats Like Cheese Honourable Mentions:The Thirteenth Hat/Batman Stands Pat, True or False Face/Holy Rat Race, The Minstrel's Shakedown/Barbecued Batman?, The Spell of Tut/Tut's Case is Shut, An Egg Grows in Gotham/The Yegg Foes of Gotham, The Devil's Fingers/The Dead Ringers, Hizzonner the Penguin/Dizzoner the Penguin, Green Ice/Deep Freeze, The Impractical Joker/The Joker's Provokers, The Puzzles are Coming/The Duo is Slumming, The Zodiac Crimes/The Joker's Hard Times/The Penguin Declines. Penguin is a Girl's Best Friend/The Penguin Sets a Trend/The Penguin's Disastrous End, Black Widow Strikes Again/Caught in the Spider's Den and The Funny Feline Felonies/The Joke's On Catwoman.

[@redleaderantilles1263]

Its interesting that they gave the joker an episode about zodiac stuff when there is a batman villian who does that. This episode was likely based upon the zodiac master. Its cool that so many episodes are based on actual issues sometimes line for line. I caught some the i have read which makes this show so much fun to watch as you get older and read more batman.

[@edg4441]

Good videos. However, in the 1st part you mentioned the series ran from 1966 to 1969 like Star Trek. The Batman series was three seasons, but Season 1 was a mid-season replacement in the 65-66 season. Season 2 was the 66 to 67 season and Season 3 was 67-68 season. I would've listed the Batman-Green Hornet crossover episodes "A Piece of the Action" and "Batman's Satisfaction" in the top ten and removed the one episode from season 3 from this list. The "Green Hornet" series was ironically canceled two weeks later after these episodes were broadcast. "Batman" season 3 should have brought them back for an episode in Season 3 and have them meet Batgirl despite their series being canceled. I loved that series as a kid, but I saw Wende Wagner and Van Williams in a 1991 LA Cabler TV station interview and Van Williams stated the series had a hectic schedule and only 26 episodes were filmed instead of the original 30 episodes. He also stated he was glad the series ended. My infatuation and interest in the History of the "Green Hornet" series ended with that interview. Willam Dozier created and produced both shows. The reason he chose the Green Hornet was because a lot of characters weren't available due to contractual agreements like Superman and The Lone Ranger. I don't know if Superman would have worked because George Reeves died 7 years earlier and I don't if kids at the time like myself would have accepted a different actor playing Superman, but it would have been interesting. The "Green Hornet" was given $100,000 per episode to produce the series by ABC, but each episode cost $143,000, so Dozier had to take profits from the "Batman" series to subsidize the "Green Hornet". A lot of the "Batman" guest stars were on a lot of '60s TV series back then. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E", "The Wild Wild West", "Batman", and "Star Trek" had many of the same guest stars on their shows. Mostly before an actor or actress would go on to star in their own show. For example, Barbara Feldon was on an episode of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E" in the 64-65 1st season before she became 99 on "Get Smart". Or after a star's TV series ended, For example, Yvonne Craig was on the "Star Trek episode "Whom Gods Destroy in Season 3 after "Batman" ended. Even Adam West appeared in an episode of "The Big Valley" in the 68-69 season after "Batman" ended. IMO, "Batman's" Season 3 was terrible. Yvonne Craig was miscast as "Batgirl". She was turning 30 at the time. Even though she looked great in the Batgirl costume, she was too old for the part. It would have worked better if the actress cast was a younger woman, closer to Robin/Burt Ward's age. Burt Ward was only 19 when the show debuted. I also think having three Catwomen, three Mister Freezes, and two riddlers hurt the series. Robin still had short hair. He probably should have grown his hair longer in the third season. Some of the scripts/plots were terrible like Lord Fogg's three parter or the three parter with Shame. Willaim Dozier created the "Batgirl" character and DC Comics brought her into their comic universe. I think what Willam Dozier failed to realize is that "Batman" was a novelty to most adults. The kids like me still liked the show, but even as a kid I never liked season 3 with Batgirl. Her character didn't improve the rating and the series, like "Star Trek's" season 3 and "The Wild Wild West" season 4 only had 24 episodes. I think if 'Batma" and "The Green Hornet" had come out earlier in the 1960s, the shows might have lasted longer, even though their 1st season would have most likely been filmed in black and white. The '60s were changing, culturally and socially and both shows weren't reflective of these changes regarding style. Yes, some of the guest stars had longer hair, but for the most part no. Plus "The Green Hornet" is going around in a warm climate in gloves, a suit, an overcoat, and a Fedora which didn't make sense. Plus it never rains in either show, that's why the Batmobile doesn't have a top/cover. I always thought the Black Beauty in "The Green Hornet" series was cooler than the Batmobile. The Batmobile was a converted 1950s Lincoln Futura Car.

[@McCaffery]

Holy postponed part 2 Batman !

[@bradenhogan2]

This is fairly common knowledge for fans of Batman comics, but Frank Miller wasn’t the one who made Batman serious again after the ‘60s series, or that “went back to his roots.” That would have been Dennis O’Neil’s Batman in the late ‘60s-‘70s. Batman comics weren’t selling well before the TV show took off, and Batman sales weren’t good after the show died off either. But Dennis O’Neil finally found the version of Batman that comics fans seemed to like, and it was that version as much as if not more than any other version of Batman that informed the Animated Series Batman too

[@wildforthecats661]

I remember watching as a 7 year old the giant clam episode the night before I saw my first college basketball game. January 12-13 1967. I thought Robin was a goner.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Great analysis for this series. I love watching your videos. I hope you get to do some Top 10 videos or just talk about Brave and the Bold or Beware the Batman. I'm very curious on your thoughts for those Batman shows.

[@Geekvolution]

GamerSlyRatchet1 Hoping to get to those down the line!

[@LATVERIAN1]

One of the reasons I enjoy your reviews so much is because you display much integrity, intelligence, and class in your presentation(s). Sadly, other individuals, attempting similar reviews, come across as being loud, crude, annoying, and immature. (*some more/ some less*) Anyway, though I might not agree with your top ten picks, I still enjoy your delivery, enthusiasm, and humor. (*Captain Clown LOL*) In any event, keep up the good work. While I agreed with your choice of the very best Penguin and Catwoman episodes, I tend to disagree with your top pics for both Riddler and Joker's best episodes. My first pic, for Riddler, is "Ring Of Wax" / "Give 'Em The Axe". (*Stand-out moments: Riddler's total ecstasy, believing he's finally killed both Batman & Robin, and giving the distraught Gordon the bad news over the phone. Also, Batman taking on Riddler and his thugs (*and defeating them all*) unaided by a helpless Robin. Gorshin is never as maniacal as he is in these episodes. His insane outbursts, crazed dances, and that iconic Riddler laughter (*which goes on almost endlessly, and delightfully throughout these two shows*) Gorshin really gives it his homicidal all. I mean; Riddler laughing gleefully while maniacally swinging a sword, almost cutting Batman in half. And even before that, in a scene with Riddler, and his Hench woman, he delightfully describes various torture devices to her, in the museum, and ends the description by saying, "Those were the good old days." Not only was Riddler at his most extreme (*and very best here*), but rarely does Batman comes so close to losing it (*at least for this series*), at the end, almost busting Riddler's hand before forcing him on the death wheel. As for The Joker; "Pop goes The Joker"/ "Flop goes The Joker". I love how the show exploits the absurdity of pop art of that era, and how The Joker utilizes the art form in his newest wacky scheme. Joker's Hench Woman might have very well been somewhat of a prototype for the future Harley Quinn. (*Aside from the fact that this actress was probably one of the worst actors of all-time*) Also, some memorable, funny dialogue between Joker and Bruce Wayne. But the icing, on the cake, was Joker's duel showdown with Alfred and stumbling upon the sliding bookcase entrance to the batcave. Fortunately, Alfred prevents Joker from sliding all the way down to the cave, giving a sad Joker his "ups and downs". Probably Alfred's finest hour during the series.

[@Sally-lm1fd]

Hi batman I love you batman

[@GaryMacdonald-mt7xc]

Loved Batman and wanted to be his lover back then ....was my dream.

[@PopCultureguy]

Holy Captain logan Returns superhero rewind by way Captain Logan this probably your best superhero rewind after The Dark Knight great Job best Rewind ever exited to see Avengers Review So have great Weekend BatLogan Holy Goodbye

[@Scyllax]

Batman became more serious in the comic books around 1970 when Ras al Ghul returned, pissed off at Batman, and burned the house down, so Batman lived for years at The Wayne Building with the hideout in the secret sub-basement. Joker returned after an absence of more than a decade and murdered his whole gang before launching a new series of crimes that were excuses to kill people. Ras al Ghul's gigantic bald mute henchman whom Ghul previously used to test Batman's capabilities, returned to kill Batman but was killed in turn, and Talia returned, hating Batman for killing her father (because The Lazarus Pit had not yet been invented). The Dark Knight Trilogy's inspiration were the comic books I read from 1970 to 1975. That was when Batman took a darker turn with lots of murders and introducing new psycho villains like Anthony Lupus, Django, and Sterling Silversmith. Batman's backup feature in Detective Comics, was the return of Manhunter, a WWII hero, who was in suspended animation for decades while being engineered into a superweapon in an origin like a perversion of the return of Captain America. This serial has a higher death toll than an Arnold movie. He and Batman ultimately teamed up, when the killfest came to Gotham, finally, blowing up the syndicate of mad scientists, responsible for Manhunter's survival and bent on world conquest, and blew up Manhunter too.

[@thelifedyslexic]

That was well worth the wait, Bat-tastic. Batman 66s is so OTT and enjoyable, but in I can only watch it in small doses not sure I could binge watch it.

[@alonsoescoto1410]

Same during the end of season 2 and all of season 3 and it feels like a drag

[@46monkeyes]

Interesting choice for #1

[@redleaderantilles1263]

Cap, are you eventually going to do the batman serials. You and steve could do commentaries on them since that's golden age stuff which steve is really knowledgable on.

[@redleaderantilles1263]

I like kitt's Catwoman cause she is a lot like some of the comic versions from that time. Catwoman changed a lot in the comics mainly cause she kept pretending that she had amnesia and was really a airplane hostess or something. Sometimes when she would show her true colors she would be pretty unrelentingly about killing bats.

[@bensneb360]

20:54 I just noticed something. Batman pleads wit Catwoman to drop the bag, but she says she can't, I always thought she was just being greedy and didn't want to give up the treasure. But it appears the bag's rope is tied around her hand, presumably so she won't drop it when running. So I think she's saying she literally can't let go, because it's tied too tight too her. I guess HD really does making things clearer... pun intended.

[@Manu-edits-only]

NEXT WEEK IS AVENGERS? Can't wait, Cap!

[@alanr4447a]

Nits to be picked: There WAS at least an occasion when Batman had Robin call the Parachute Pickup service after a Bat-turn...might've been the movie. I would not sound like Dr. Seuss with Joker and Penguin on the loose. "Pop Goes the Joker..." he tries to kill ROBIN on the mobile.

[@DanteSparda-wo7ls]

YASSSSSS!!! FINALLY WE GET OUR AVENGERS REVIEW S00N!!! HURRY UP CAP!

[@Gh0stbumbles]

I wonder if there will ever be a follow up. Like worst Batman episodes

[@Robizoid]

Michael Keaton will always be my favorite Batman.

[@nooctip]

He had it. By all the gods of wicked mirth. The Joker got the last laugh.

[@LeighMet]

Do the Batman Green Hornet crossover

[@SJHFoto]

That was a good one too!

[@PeterTennant]

I just had a idea to do a story with both modern comic book batman is west batman. What if we have a story were somehow Batman get put threw a dimension and changed universes. How would Adam West Batman react to a world were he is seen as a figure of fear and modern batman goes to this universe where he is the moral point or right and wrong. how would the universe react to these different batman

[@mxbblife_mu]

LOL Part 1 came out like 6 months ago

[@redleaderantilles1263]

Nice lego Star Wars 2 reference. Great game.

[@johnbockelie3899]

I like the PSA about dropping the bars over the side. After Batman hangs it on the wall, he, and Robin crash through the glass window to get in.

[@sproy1]

Well, so much for "Same Cap Time."

[@johnbockelie3899]

They only shown 3 of the Cat woman's 9 lives.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Capt.Kirk only has 3-D chess. Bruce Wayne has 4-D chess.

[@marycallahan1224]

Eartha kit was a great Cat 🐈 Women!!!

[@46monkeyes]

The Zodiac Crimes is by far my favorite episode(s).... I also rank Cliff Robertson as Shame & Van Johnson as The Minstrel as my favorite “uncommon” villains! BTW, the third season was awful, imo.

[@Tribrachidiumheraldicum]

Can you please, PLEASE review Legends of the Superheroes? It's hilariously bad and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Also Return to the Batcave would be awesome!

[@Geekvolution]

TheKilldozer38 Yep, that's gonna happen!

[@Tribrachidiumheraldicum]

Geekvolution Yes! Thank you Captain Logan, you are a gentlemen and a scholar!

[@DogoHalibar]

My personal favorite live action Catwoman is Anne Hathaway.

[@alanr4447a]

32:45 The Penguin's run for Mayor of Gotham City was transparently inspired by that year's run by Ronald Reagan for Governor of California, and was eerily similar to Reagan's bid for RE-election as President in 1984; and victory BY Penguin and his mudslinging campaign tragically sums up the 2024 Presidential election!

[@tristanblack9034]

I think you should review super and megamind and Chronicle and matrix

[@King191912]

I'm getting royalties for all these food analogies, right? After your review I'm almost willing to watch this series over again. I'm one of the one's who don't like it because I view it as a mockery of something far greater. I'm more than willing to accept a lighter Batman, as I really enjoyed "Brave and the Bold." The difference between 66 and that animated show is I felt the animated show had a respect for who Batman and his lineage, something I think is often amiss in the 66 series. Maybe re-watching the show I'll have a different opinion.

[@iamsuperbatman1993]

Great video, shame the Adam West Batman series has become cool to hate nowadays. Oh yeah cannot wait for your Avengers review. Personally I do not like that film as it gets worse the more I think about it, but if anyone could make me understand why so many people really like that film.

[@Farmeryeti]

iamsuperbatman1993 It's a fun, superhero action movie. What's to explain?

[@iamsuperbatman1993]

Oh no I do not think the film should be dark because that thought process is pretty dumb. My biggest issue with the film is that despite the film supposedly being a fun film, I find it incredibly boring and most of the flaws with both the script and how it was made become more apparent. Like if you take away the crossover gimmick of the film, the film really isn't anything special with the predicable plot, the lack of story, the so called character arcs that are either really generic or simply don't go anyway and the main villain is just a joke, I don't find Loki either interesting or threatening in the slightest (and that Hulk scene with Loki just enforces that thought process for me). Plus I honestly find it hard to care for any of these characters despite the trying so hard to make me care. It honestly feels like a bad book adaptation in which I have do some research in order to get proper feeling of what is going on, when that really should be the job of the film. Hell even sequels such as Terminator 2 or The Dark Knight are films that manage to hold up very well on their own without the need of watching the sequels. But for me the whole "it's fun" or "it knows what it wants to be" platitude the film gets just comes off as a cheap get out of jail free card for just how poorly written the film really is, even if I don't think the film is successful at its goals as it is littered with moments that makes it clear the film is trying to be more than the sum of its part with scenes between Tony and Bruce etc. Look if you enjoy the film, that is great I have non ill will against you. But please respect others who don't like the film.

[@iamsuperbatman1993]

Thank you, I might not hate it as much as I do if the film if it was not as hyped up as it was and I just don't understand how it is often on Top Superheroes Movie lists, I'm sorry but it is not in leagues with well written and layered films like Dark Knight, Superman The Movie, Spider-Man 2, Captain America The Winter Soldier, Iron Man and hell I say Age of Ultron and I really liked that film. As well as the impact the film has on the superhero genre, thanks to Avengers films like the X-Men series or TDK trilogy have become "cool to hate" because they are not like Avengers and I just don't understand that thought process at all.

[@jman2856]

iamsuperbatman1993 "understand why so many people really like that film." .....Same reason why people really like the original Indiana Jones films and the very first Star Wars film.

[@iamsuperbatman1993]

I'm sorry but Avengers wished it was as good as those films. I have seen essays on Raiders of the Lost Ark or Star Wars on why those are generally well received, as those films unlike The Avengers actually have stories and each characters feels unique to each other and have a resolution in the end, while Avengers is just the typical superhero pissing contest until the characters finally get some common sense and realise they were not being proactive enough until it is too late. I'm sorry, but that is NOT good character development.

[@dvid22]

did the penguin ever run and win mayorship in the batman comics?

[@jiggerman2289]

hey is that guy at batman's rally Clark Kent?

[@jerrryzep]

bookworm the best episode !!

[@davidlewis7267]

How could the Batman/Green Hornet team-up "A Piece of the Action/Batman's Satisfaction" not make this list? It was the best episode of season 2!

[@Angyali]

43:00

[@3dartistguy]

Your analysis of the Batman tv series is totally wrong.

[@Angyali]

Sorry, Cap.: despite your analysis, all the points you brought, I see this version a disgustingly insulting, abominitional ratgarbage.