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Batman: Season 1

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34 episodes · premiered Jan 12, 1966

With perfectly pitched scripts and the iconic high-camp cleverness of "POW!," "THWACK!" and "ZAP!" graphics, Batman leapt off the pages of the comics and into our living rooms to become one of the biggest hits in television history. Witness the debut of diabolical foes, from the raucous Riddler to the persuasive Penguin to the calculating Catwoman, as they attempt to confound our Caped Crusaders, Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward).

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  1. Episode 1: Hi Diddle Riddle Jan 12, 1966 · 25m · TMDB 7.6 While the Riddler maneuvers Batman into being sued, the Dynamic Duo investigate the supervillain's concurrent scheme.
  2. Episode 2: Smack in the Middle Jan 13, 1966 · 25m The Riddler fashions a mold of the face of the unconscious Robin. He contacts Batman with two more riddles. The Riddler tells Batman if he can solve the riddles, he'll know where Robin is.
  3. Episode 3: Fine Feathered Finks Jan 19, 1966 · 25m The Penguin plots to manipulate Batman into inadvertently devising capers for him.
  4. Episode 4: The Penguin's a Jinx Jan 20, 1966 · 25m Bruce Wayne escapes the Penguin's deathtrap and returns to the Batcave. What he doesn't know is that one of the Penguin's clues, an umbrella, has a listening device.
  5. Episode 5: The Joker Is Wild Jan 26, 1966 · 25m The Joker decides to fight fire with fire against Batman with a utility belt of his own.
  6. Episode 6: Batman is Riled Jan 27, 1966 · 25m Batman avoids a public unmasking but is unable to bring in the Joker, thanks to the villain's utility belt. Eventually, Batman and Robin are captured by the Joker's gang. But the Joker…
  7. Episode 7: Instant Freeze Feb 2, 1966 · 25m Mr. Freeze, thought to have perished, has returned and is seeking revenge on Batman. The villain is committing crimes involving diamonds, or "ice," in one form or another. He freezes…
  8. Episode 8: Rats Like Cheese Feb 3, 1966 · 25m Vince, a temperamental physician at a Gotham City hospital (apparently a takeoff on Ben Casey), saves Batman and Robin. The Dynamic Duo resume their pursuit of Mr. Freeze. Eventually…
  9. Episode 9: Zelda the Great Feb 9, 1966 · 25m The Dynamic Duo arrange a trap for an elusive annual bank robber, but the female magician they are hunting is on to them with a new scheme of her own.
  10. Episode 10: A Death Worse Than Fate Feb 10, 1966 · 25m Told that her loot is genuine money after all, Zelda is forced to lure Batman and Robin into a possibly unsolvable deathtrap, with hitmen waiting outside to shoot them if they escape.
  11. Episode 11: A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away Feb 16, 1966 · 25m King Boris, who hails from a European country, comes to Gotham City for a visit. Upon his arrival, there is a disturbance, which includes a clue from the Riddler. Batman and Robin…
  12. Episode 12: When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play Feb 17, 1966 · 25m Batman manages to escape the Riddler's death trap. He and Robin decide to lay low until they can figure out the Riddler's caper. Meanwhile, the Riddler frees King Boris, who brings a gift…
  13. Episode 13: The Thirteenth Hat Feb 23, 1966 · 25m Jervis Tetsch, aka the Mad Hatter, is abducting all the jurors who convicted him of a previous crime wave. He is also taking their hats. His final target is none other than Batman, who…
  14. Episode 14: Batman Stands Pat Feb 24, 1966 · 25m Batman, thanks to superior breath control, is able to escape the plaster of Paris in which he was encased. Despite this, the Mad Hatter is still at large. Eventually, Batman and Robin…
  15. Episode 15: The Joker Goes to School Mar 2, 1966 · 25m At Woodrow Roosevelt High School, a vending machine gives out money. Dick Grayson is there to witness it. Batman learns the vending machines are operated by a company bought by the Joker…
  16. Episode 16: He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul Mar 3, 1966 · 25m A power failure prevents Batman and Robin from being electrocuted. Meanwhile, a recording Batman made confirms that cheerleader Susie is one of the Joker's confederates. Robin, in his Dick…
  17. Episode 17: True or False-Face Mar 9, 1966 · 25m False Face traps Batman and Robin, and binding them to a subway track just minutes before a train is scheduled to come by.
  18. Episode 18: Holy Rat Race Mar 10, 1966 · 25m Alfred contacts Batman by radio from the Batcave. Batman instructs the butler to short circuit a communications device the hero has on his wrist. This enable Batman to get free of his…
  19. Episode 19: The Purr-Fect Crime Mar 16, 1966 · 25m Catwoman initiates a series of thefts that cause Commissioner Gordon to summon Batman and Robin. But the importance of the crimes go beyond the taking of the objects involved. The Dynamic…
  20. Episode 20: Better Luck Next Time Mar 17, 1966 · 25m Batman evades the attacking tiger thanks to his utility belt. First, he scales the wall. Then, he uses a sonic device "to split the tiger's skull," as narrator William Dozier informs us…
  21. Episode 21: The Penguin Goes Straight Mar 23, 1966 · 25m After his recent release from jail, The Penguin has started his own protective agency and is thwarting small time hoodlums everywhere he goes. Batman & Robin decide to send in an…
  22. Episode 22: Not Yet, He Ain't Mar 24, 1966 · 25m Already wanted for a robbery they didn't commit, Batman and Robin fake their own deaths with a little help from Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara. They even allow the Penguin to take…
  23. Episode 23: The Ring of Wax Mar 30, 1966 · 25m The Riddler's latest scheme involves stealing a wax figure to melt down for its wax that is powerfully corrosive when exposed to direct flame.
  24. Episode 24: Give 'em the Axe Mar 31, 1966 · 25m Taking advantage of the Riddler's mistaken belief that they were killed escaping his deathtrap, the Dynamic Duo must stop the villain from stealing a treasure of Incan jewels that would…
  25. Episode 25: The Joker Trumps an Ace Apr 6, 1966 · 25m The Joker launches a new crime wave with robberies that appear to make no sense, such as stealing hairpins from rich women and a hole from a golf course. But the Joker knows exactly what…
  26. Episode 26: Batman Sets the Pace Apr 7, 1966 · 25m After an ingenious escape, Batman and Robin again pick up the trail of the Joker. The villain's ultimate crime is designed not only to make him rich but to ruin Batman's reputation.
  27. Episode 27: The Curse of Tut Apr 13, 1966 · 25m A former academic who thinks he is really King Tut has returned. Batman and Robin seek his capture. A twist occurs, however, when King Tut's gang kidnaps Bruce Wayne. They are taking the…
  28. Episode 28: The Pharaoh's in a Rut Apr 14, 1966 · 25m Bruce frees himself just before the cart he is riding goes over a cliff. As Batman, he works to bring King Tut to justice. But the hero is captured by King Tut instead. Batman is then…
  29. Episode 29: The Bookworm Turns Apr 20, 1966 · 25m Commissioner Gordon appears to have been assassinated during the opening of a new bridge. A copy of Hemingway's 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' nearly blows up the Batmobile. Both incidents are…
  30. Episode 30: While Gotham City Burns Apr 21, 1966 · 25m Batman saves Robin from the Wayne Memorial Clock Tower at the last possible Big Benjamin second. While they are busy in the Batcave, The Bookworm steals a priceless cookbook from stately…
  31. Episode 31: Death in Slow Motion Apr 27, 1966 · 25m Charlie Chaplin and the Keystone Kops raid the till at the newly opened Gotham movie theater. The culprits turn out to be 'The Riddler' and his gang in disguise. They lead the Dynamic Duo…
  32. Episode 32: The Riddler's False Notion Apr 28, 1966 · 25m Robin has been captured by 'The Riddler', leaving Batman fearing his own reaction. Therefore he asks Commissioner Gordon to accompany him to the Bat-cave to witness his interrogation of…
  33. Episode 33: Fine Finny Fiends May 4, 1966 · 25m Alfred is kidnapped by the Penguin and his finny fiends while buying caviar for the Multimillionaires Annual Award Dinner. Although the loyal butler does not know the secret location where…
  34. Episode 34: Batman Makes the Scenes May 5, 1966 · 25m The Penguin learns the location of the Multi-millionaires Annual Award Dinner from Alfred: on board Bruce Wayne's S.S. Gotham Neptune. His female fink Finella replaces the beauty queen for…