Batman (TV series, 1966-68) (1966)
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Who talked about it
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- David Sims: 1 line in Batman (1966)
- Griffin Newman: 1 line in Batman (1966)
- Unattributed: 8 lines, the speaker unknown or under 0.5 sure.
Came from
What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
No line says it drew on another film or person.
Led to
What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.
The Munsters (TV series): 1 line the host's read ×1
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industry (industry):
Batman (TV series, 1966-68) ⇒ The Munsters (TV series) (the host's read).
Batman premiering and eating the Munsters' timeslot is why that show tanked.
“And it was because Batman premiered and immediately Munsters like tank.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:03:01 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)
The Simpsons: 1 line the host's read ×1
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industry (industry):
Batman (TV series, 1966-68) ⇒ The Simpsons (the host's read).
The Radioactive Man parody mirrors the fate of old Batman actors doing car-dealership appearances in costume.
“that's the kind of thing that the Simpsons parodies, right?”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:50:45 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
Connected to
Adam West: 1 line career ×1
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career (career):
Adam West → Batman (TV series, 1966-68).
West says the show hurt his career for a while because people assumed he was a bad actor.
“He talks about that this show fucked up his career for a while after this because people assumed he was a bad actor and he was like out of touch.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:16:36 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (animated): 1 line lineage ×1
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lineage (lineage):
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (animated) → Batman (TV series, 1966-68).
The cartoon closest in tone to the West show: a Batman not haunted by anything.
“this is a Batman who is not haunted by anything.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:55:35 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
Doctor Who: 1 line industry ×1
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industry (industry):
Batman (TV series, 1966-68) → Doctor Who.
Early TV was thrown away; the BBC burned old Doctor Who like ABC lost the Batman sets.
“I guess ABC was just like, well, there's so many early TV things like that with all those old Doctor Who episodes”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:09:10 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)
Robert Morse: 1 line what-if ×1
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what-if (what-if):
Robert Morse → Batman (TV series, 1966-68).
Morse is a guy you are surprised never played a Batman villain on this show.
“He's a guy you're surprised never played a Batman villain on this show, right?”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:42:49 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: 1 line programming ×1
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programming (programming):
Batman (TV series, 1966-68) → The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
ABC's executive wanted a glitzy primetime comedy adventure show, like the Man from U.N.C.L.E., with Batman.
“I want to do the man from uncle with Batman, right?”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:06:31 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
The Munsters (TV series): 1 line industry ×1
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industry (industry):
Batman (TV series, 1966-68) → The Munsters (TV series).
Batman premiering and eating the Munsters' timeslot is why that show tanked.
“And it was because Batman premiered and immediately Munsters like tank.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:03:01 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)
The Simpsons: 1 line industry ×1
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industry (industry):
Batman (TV series, 1966-68) → The Simpsons.
The Radioactive Man parody mirrors the fate of old Batman actors doing car-dealership appearances in costume.
“that's the kind of thing that the Simpsons parodies, right?”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:50:45 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
Where it came up
- compared in Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966), first at 0:02:38, 74 times
What was said about it, by kind
career (1)
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career (career):
Adam West → Batman (TV series, 1966-68).
West says the show hurt his career for a while because people assumed he was a bad actor.
“He talks about that this show fucked up his career for a while after this because people assumed he was a bad actor and he was like out of touch.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:16:36 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
industry (3)
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industry (industry):
Batman (TV series, 1966-68) → The Munsters (TV series).
Batman premiering and eating the Munsters' timeslot is why that show tanked.
“And it was because Batman premiered and immediately Munsters like tank.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:03:01 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them) -
industry (industry):
Batman (TV series, 1966-68) → Doctor Who.
Early TV was thrown away; the BBC burned old Doctor Who like ABC lost the Batman sets.
“I guess ABC was just like, well, there's so many early TV things like that with all those old Doctor Who episodes”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:09:10 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them) -
industry (industry):
Batman (TV series, 1966-68) → The Simpsons.
The Radioactive Man parody mirrors the fate of old Batman actors doing car-dealership appearances in costume.
“that's the kind of thing that the Simpsons parodies, right?”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:50:45 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
lineage (1)
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lineage (lineage):
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (animated) → Batman (TV series, 1966-68).
The cartoon closest in tone to the West show: a Batman not haunted by anything.
“this is a Batman who is not haunted by anything.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:55:35 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
programming (1)
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programming (programming):
Batman (TV series, 1966-68) → The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
ABC's executive wanted a glitzy primetime comedy adventure show, like the Man from U.N.C.L.E., with Batman.
“I want to do the man from uncle with Batman, right?”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:06:31 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
what-if (1)
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what-if (what-if):
Robert Morse → Batman (TV series, 1966-68).
Morse is a guy you are surprised never played a Batman villain on this show.
“He's a guy you're surprised never played a Batman villain on this show, right?”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:42:49 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
Fun items about it
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fun, about
Batman (TV series, 1966-68):
Batman premiered and the Munsters tanked within four months; the Munsters movies came out after cancellation.
“Right, it was like within 4 months of Batman premiering.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:03:12 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them) -
fun, about
Batman (TV series, 1966-68):
During NBC's attempt to poach the show, they discovered most of the Batman sets had been destroyed.
“they found out that for some reason, most of the Batman sets had been destroyed.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:09:05 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them) -
fun, about
Batman (TV series, 1966-68):
Mr. Freeze was played by three people (Preminger, Sanders, Wallach), whoever was available that week.
“Three different people play Mr. Freeze.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:20:43 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
Who the speakers said made it
As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.
- Roddy McDowall: Bookworm (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- 20th Century Fox: studio / producer (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Vincent Price: Egghead (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Cliff Robertson: Shame (parody of Shane) (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Otto Preminger: Mr. Freeze (one of three) (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Leslie H. Martinson: director (TV Batman episodes) (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Lorenzo Semple Jr.: main writer (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- William Dozier: producer (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Yale Udoff: network executive (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Adam West: Batman (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Burt Ward: Robin (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Julie Newmar: Catwoman (TV; could not do the movie) (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Yvonne Craig: Batgirl (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- George Sanders: Mr. Freeze (one of three) (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Eli Wallach: Mr. Freeze (one of three) (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- John Astin: Riddler (later, after Gorshin) (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Victor Buono: King Tut (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Zsa Zsa Gabor: Minerva (spa villain) (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- Walter Slezak: Clock King (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))
- David Wayne: Mad Hatter (Blank Check — Patreon, Batman (1966))