Based on the comic book character of the same name. In the first episode, it is twice briefly mentioned that his parents were killed by criminals when he was a boy; this is mentioned once more in the episode "The Joker's Epitaph". He is presented as a well established superhero and legally deputized member of law enforcement.
Bruce Wayne's faithful butler who is based on the comic book character of the same name. If Bruce was in occasional danger, Alfred would secretly don the Batman costume. This emergency situation occurred in some episodes. Though other versions of this character are given the surname "Pennyworth", Alfred's surname is never mentioned in this series.
The chief of police at the Gotham City Police Department who is always seen with Commissioner Gordon. Created specifically for the series, the character would later be mentioned and adapted to DC Comics publications, though the character was never given a first name on the television series. A female version of the character was created for The Lego Batman Movie.
Based on the comic book character of the same name, she is the aunt of Dick Grayson. While the character began as a regular supporting character, her appearances became less frequent during the second season and almost nonexistent in the third, being reduced to just two cameo appearances. This was due to Madge Blake's declining health.[4]
Meriwether was cast for the film role when producers learned that Newmar would not be available for filming after the production of the first season wrapped because of a back injury.[5]
Since Cesar Romero refused to shave his trademark mustache, his white pancake makeup was applied over it. However, it was still visible in many screen close-ups.[6]
King Tut was created specifically for the series and was provided with an origin story.
Within the episodes, Professor William McElroy is an Egyptologist at Yale University. He suffers a blow to the head during a student riot that results in amnesia. His subconscious creates a new personality as the reincarnation of King Tut. Each time he is struck on the head, his personalities reverse.
King Tut, among others created for the series, was adapted for the 2009 episode "Day of the Dark Knight!" of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by John DiMaggio. Due to FOX holding the rights to the King Tut name, the character was renamed "the Pharaoh".
Later that year, the character was adapted to the comics where he had the alias of Victor Goodman.
In the 2016 film Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, King Tut is released from prison thanks to Robin and Catwoman along other villains, and he along his friends later help them to defeat Batman (under the control of Catwoman's kiss) and his Batmen. The character also had a minor role in the 2017 film The Lego Batman Movie as one of the many villains who helped the Joker during his heists.
Based on the comic book character of the same name, no origin for the character is provided within the series. The Penguin quickly became a very popular archvillain, so much that the show's producers always had a script ready for Burgess Meredith whenever he was available.
Leading into the production of the second season, Gorshin held out for higher wages. This resulted in the writers putting off Riddler-themed episodes until the issue was resolved. Late in the production, they reworked one script to use the Puzzler[10] and finally produced a Riddler story for which John Astin was cast. The issue was resolved before the third season, with Gorshin returning to the role one last time.
Shame was created specifically for the series. The cowboy motif was patterned as a parody of the film Shane.[11] His partners in crime included henchman Messy James (Timothy Scott), whose name was a parody of Jesse James; first girlfriend, Okie Annie (Joan Staley), whose name was a parody of Annie Oakley; second girlfriend Calamity Jan (Dina Merrill), whose name was a parody of Calamity Jane; and her mother, Frontier Fanny (Hermione Baddeley).
Shame, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for the 2009 episode "Day of the Dark Knight!" of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
The character is presented as a skewed version of Robin Hood, with his group reflecting the Merry Men motif and consisting of female assistant Maid Marilyn and henchmen Big John, Crier Tuck, Allan A. Dale, and an assortment of poor people.
The Archer, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
An original character created for the series, Black Widow is a bank robber who uses a spider motif where her henchmen were named after different types of spiders like Tarantula, Daddy Longlegs, and Trap Door. No actual origin is provided in the series.
The Black Widow, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
An original character created for the series, Bookworm bases his crimes on books and literary tropes. His moll is Lydia Limpet and his henchmen are based on different things associated with books like Pressman, Printer's Devil, Typesetter, and Worm.
The Bookworm, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
An original character created for the series, Chandell is a pianist who is blackmailed into a life of crime as the criminal Fingers by his twin brother Harry upon Chandell using a player piano in his White House performance after he hurt his hands. Harry's henchmen consist of the Piano Movers and both of them have female associates named Doe, Rae, and Mimi.
Chandell, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Nora Clavicle was created specifically for the series. She is presented as a women's rights activist who attempts to destroy Gotham City in order to collect on an insurance policy she had taken out on it. She and her henchwomen Evelina and Angelina manipulated Mayor Linseed's wife Millie in order to have the mayor replace Commissioner Gordon with her and all the male police officers with women.
Based on the comic book character of the same name, no origin for the character is provided within the series. His female assistant is Millie Second and his henchmen are Second Hand Three and Second Hand Five.
In Batman '66, he is revealed to be the Mad Hatter's brother Morris Tetch.[8]
Based on the Silver Age version of the comic book character of the same name, no origin for the character is provided within the series. His female assistant was Blaze and his henchmen are Burns, Brinks, Pinkerton, Hugh, and Little Tom.
In Batman '66, False Face's true identity is Basil Karlo, where the issue that revealed this identity had him becoming that comic series' version of Clayface.
Ffogg was created specifically for the series. He is presented as an upper-class member of Londinium society who runs a school for thieves and uses homemade fog to cover up his crimes. Often assisting him in his criminal doings was his sister Lady Penelope Peasoup (Glynis Johns), his butler Basil, his chauffeur Digby, and his footman Scudder.
Gumm was created specifically for the series. He is presented as a stamp factory foreman who is using the company to produce forged stamps in the episodes featuring the Green Hornet and Kato. Batman didn't know about Gumm's illegal activities until Green Hornet and Kato showed up in Gotham City. His henchmen are Block, Cancelled, and Reprint.
Lola Lasagne was created specifically for the series. She is presented as a childhood friend of the Penguin who owns a racehorse, the only thing her ex-husband Luigi left her when he disappeared. The pair use the horse in a racing scam. She and the Penguin had Visor and Armband as their mutual henchmen.
Louie was created specifically for the series and was presented as a gangster using a flower motif. He is a gangster who plotted to take over the minds of Gotham City's "flower generation" with help from his female assistant Lila and his henchmen Acacia, Arbutus, Azalea, and Petunia. In his second appearance, Louie plotted to corner the perfume market with help from perfume expert Lotus and henchmen Saffron and Sassafrass that also involved kidnapping Bruce Wayne and have him cut out the scene pouches of the stolen Abyssinian civet cats, beavers, musk deer, and muskrats.
Louie the Lilac, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Ma Parker was created specifically for the series. She is presented as an elderly woman and master criminal who runs a gang consisting of her and her children Pretty Boy Parker, Machine Gun Parker, Mad Dog Parker, and Legs Parker. She allows herself to be captured so that she can take over Gotham State Penitentiary and form a gang from its inmates.
Ma Parker, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
The name is a play on the infamous criminal Ma Barker, whom Winters herself later played in the film Bloody Mama.
Marsha was created specifically for the series. When originally introduced, she plots to gain access to the diamond that powers the Batcomputer. Marsha has an aunt named Aunt Hilda who thinks she's a witch. She later collaborated with the Penguin in a movie plot.
Minerva was created specifically for the series. She is introduced as a spa owner catering to Gotham City's wealthy. Minerva uses a modified hair dryer to scan her client's minds to find out where they hide their fortunes with help from her henchmen Aphrodite, Adonis, Apollo, and Atlas.
The Minstrel was created specifically for the series and was presented as a genius in the field of electrical engineering and styled himself as a medieval troubadour. His group consists of Octavia, Treble, Bass, Mellow, and Dulcet.
A henchwoman of the Catwoman, she is a rock singer with a crush on Robin. The Catwoman manipulates Pussycat into turning Robin against Batman involving her Cataphrenic drug.
Based on the comic book character of the same name, no origin for the character is provided within the series. He attempts to steal the "Retsoor", a supersonic plane owned by Artemis Knab. He is assisted by Rocket O'Rourke (portrayed by Barbara Stuart), Blimpy, Glider, and Ramjet.
The season two episodes where the Puzzler appeared were originally written for the Riddler and were going to be called "A Penny For Your Riddles" and "They're Worth A Lot More". Due to Frank Gorshin holding out over salary issues and no longer wanting to play the Riddler, the scripts were re-written and Evans cast in the role.[10]
This version of the Sandman was created specifically for the series and is unrelated to the Golden Agecomic book character of the same name. Presented as an international criminal who uses hypnotic sand to control sleepwalkers, he partners with the Catwoman and uses the alias Doctor Somnambula in an attempt to steal J. Pauline Spaghetti's fortune. Sandman's henchmen are Nap and Snooze.
The Siren was created specifically for the series. She is presented as Lorelei Circe, a chanteuse who is able to sing notes so high that they place men under her control. While briefly helping out Riddler, Siren went on to her own plan to deal with Batman that involved controlling Commissioner Gordon. She was assisted in that plot by Allegro and Andante.
The Siren, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
The Siren appeared in issue #2 of Batman '66 where she collaborated with Chandell.[13]
Dr. Cassandra Spellcraft was created specifically for the series. She is presented as a world-famous alchemist, occultist, and criminal who is seeking to do things that her fore-mothers have failed at. Making use of camouflage pills, Dr. Spellcraft and her husband Cabala (portrayed by Howard Duff) planned to take over Gotham City that involved springing Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, King Tut, and Egghead (all portrayed by uncredited stand-ins) from Gotham State Penitentiary so that they can do heists in exchange for 50% of the profits.
Zelda was created specifically for the series. She is shown to be a world-famous magician and escape artist who once a year pulls off a major robbery to pay Eivol Ekdol for the equipment she uses in her act.
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"Batclimb" cameos
Aside from the super-criminals, another coveted spot was the Batclimb Cameo. In 14 episodes of the first two seasons and the 1966 film, a window would be opened by a celebrity for a short conversation as the Dynamic Duo scaled a building using Batarangs and Bat-ropes. The scenes were actually filmed on a horizontal surface with the camera rotated by 90 degrees to give the illusion that the Duo were on a vertical wall. Their capes were held up by strings (usually off-camera, but on occasion visible). The Batclimb cameo scenes were discontinued for the third season.[10]
Jerry Lewis – appeared in "The Bookworm Turns" (April 20, 1966).
George Cisar – drunkard (in the theatrical feature released July 30, 1966).
Dick Clark – appeared in "Shoot a Crooked Arrow" (September 7, 1966).
^Bill van Heerden (1998). Film and Television In-Jokes: Nearly 2,000 Intentional References, Parodies, Allusions, Personal Touches, Cameos, Spoofs and Homages. McFarland. p. 162. ISBN9781476612065. Cliff Robertson appears as the villain Shame (a takeoff on Alan Ladd's western hero, Shane, 1953)
^Garcia, Bob (February 1994). "Batman". Cinefantastique. (a special double-issue). Frederick S. Clarke. 24–25 (6–1): 45.
Burt Ward as Robin (left) and Adam West as Batman (right)
Yvonne Craig as Batgirl
