Batman
Batman is an American live-action television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/Robin—two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City from a variety of archvillains. It is known for its camp style and upbeat theme music, as well as its intentionally humorous, simplistic morality aimed at its preteen audience. It was described by executive producer William Dozier at the time as "the only situation comedy on the air without a laugh track". The 120 episodes aired on the ABC network for three seasons from January 12, 1966, to March 14, 1968, twice weekly during the first two seasons, and weekly for the third. In 2016, television critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz ranked Batman as the 82nd greatest American television series of all time. A companion feature film was released in 1966 between the first and second seasons of the TV show.
Cast
- Adam West
- Alan Hale, Jr.
- Alan Napier
- Alberto Morin
- Allen Jenkins
- Anne Baxter
- Barbara Nichols
- Barbara Stuart
- Barry Dennen
- Bill Quinn
- Billy Curtis
- Bruce Lee
- Burgess Meredith
- Burt Ward
- Burton Hill Mustin
- Carolyn Jones
- Cesar Romero
- Cliff Osmond
- Damian O'Flynn
- David Lewis
- Don Wilson
- Eartha Kitt
- Francine York
- Francis X. Bushman
- Frank Gorshin
- Fred Aldrich
- Fritz Feld
- George Barrows
- George Furth
- Gypsy Rose Lee
- Harvey Lembeck
- Howard Duff
- Jack Kelly
- Jack Perkins
- James Brolin
- James Gammon
- James Griffith
- Jerry Mathers
- Joan Collins
- Joan Staley
- Jock Mahoney
- Joe E. Tata
- Joe Flynn
- John Beradino
- John Crawford
- John Mitchum
- Julie Newmar
- Larry J. Blake
- Linda Harrison
- Madge Blake
- Mae Clarke
- Martin Kosleck
- Michael Pate
- Michael Rennie
- Myrna Dell
- Neil Hamilton
- Norma Varden
- Norman Alden
- Paul Mantee
- Paul Picerni
- Peggy Ann Garner
- Percy Helton
- Peter Leeds
- Phyllis Diller
- Reginald Denny
- Ric Roman
- Roger C. Carmel
- Roy Jenson
- Stafford Repp
- Stanley Adams
- Ted Cassidy
- Tisha Sterling
- Van Johnson
- Van Williams
- Victor French
- Victor Lundin
- Victoria Vetri
- Vincent Price
- Vito Scotti
- Whitney Blake
- William Boyett
- Yvonne Craig
- Ziva Rodann
More details
contentLocation | Earth-66 Gotham City |
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genre | action adventure comedy crime live-action science fiction |
musicBy | Neal Hefti |
theme | comic science fiction |