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by Riddler Fan
Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:52 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: A gem from season 3
Replies: 6
Views: 3255

Re: A gem from season 3

The doctor was played by retired baseball player John Beradino and good friend of producer Dozier.
by Riddler Fan
Sun Mar 22, 2015 4:47 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Scary Villians
Replies: 17
Views: 10323

Re: Scary Villians

I don't think any of the Bat-Villains ever scared me. It was a case of seeing what familiar face was playing the part. Being only 10 years old when the show first came on the air, the only actors I recognized was John Astin from The Addams Family and Art Carney from The Honeymooners. That being said...
by Riddler Fan
Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:14 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Musings on John Astin and Batman's Anniversary
Replies: 5
Views: 3105

Re: Musings on John Astin and Batman's Anniversary

I have long admired Astin's portrayal of the Riddler. His version is much more of a fiend and without Gorshin's manic traits. Astin's Riddler is single minded and totally evil. I feel that Astin was wise to play Riddler in his own style rather than trying to copy the more twisted (and somewhat less ...
by Riddler Fan
Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:27 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Olga: An Appreciation
Replies: 9
Views: 3851

Re: Olga: An Appreciation

Olga could have been a terrific villainess if the producers weren't so obsessed with camping up the 3rd season shows, knowing that the show was on life support at the time. I to feel Egghead was made to look more like a fool than the evil genius he originally was.
by Riddler Fan
Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:05 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Any Molls Strong Enough To Be On Their Own?
Replies: 34
Views: 15883

Re: Any Molls Strong Enough To Be On Their Own?

I think Anna Gramm from the Astin Riddler two parter could have been a great villainess. She was cunning, cold and serious and had no qualms about helping Riddler attempt to drown B&R in quicksand. She was also a fighter right to the very end who had to be literally dragged away kicking and scre...
by Riddler Fan
Wed Mar 11, 2015 3:58 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Which Villain/ness are you?
Replies: 8
Views: 3711

Re: Which Villain/ness are you?

Take a guess. ;)
by Riddler Fan
Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:05 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Anyone here old enough to remember the original run?
Replies: 50
Views: 25205

Re: Anyone here old enough to remember the original run?

Yes, I clearly remember watching Hi Diddle Riddle on that January night in 1966. I was 10 years old and my father worked in advertising and his company had ads running on the program and we all watched it. My father' s reaction to the show wasn't that good, but he was smart enough to know that it wo...
by Riddler Fan
Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:46 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: WINDOW CAMEOS !! WISH LIST !!
Replies: 46
Views: 15994

Re: WINDOW CAMEOS !! WISH LIST !!

Dr. Shimel wrote:
chetchumley wrote::D how about......ABBOTT & COSTELLO ???? their careers were on the decline back then...but they were still very popular !!
Lou Costello died in 1959.
And Bud was in a wheelchair from 1965 on.
by Riddler Fan
Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:55 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Get Well Sherry Jackson
Replies: 6
Views: 3217

Re: Get Well Sherry Jackson

Get well soon Sherry.
by Riddler Fan
Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:29 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Batman 3rd season - Dr Cassandra - released villians
Replies: 15
Views: 6564

Re: Batman 3rd season - Dr Cassandra - released villians

If you take a close look, some of the doubles are pretty poor matches to the real actors. Especially the faux Penguin's obvious fake nose. The show had to work with a reduced budget, they couldn't even afford to get at least one of the original actors to come back to play their respective villain ro...
by Riddler Fan
Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:18 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Burt Ward in The Graduate?
Replies: 25
Views: 10916

Re: Burt Ward in The Graduate?

A bit of trivia, although Burt Ward did not get the part of Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman almost missed out on playing the part too. Hoffman had signed on to play Franz Liepkin in The Producers. Just before filming of The Producers was to start, Hoffman begged Mel Brooks to be re...
by Riddler Fan
Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:10 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Costume Malfunction "Batman Stands Pat"
Replies: 9
Views: 5456

Re: Costume Malfunction "Batman Stands Pat"

It's really hard to tell by the posted picture if the zipper is indeed broken, or lowered. Wearing tights and a leotard made of 100% Nylon and covered by a black cape certainly does not lend itself to be either cool or comfortable. Batman's real villain was the costume department. ;)
by Riddler Fan
Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:57 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: favorite bat villan
Replies: 25
Views: 12827

Re: favorite bat villan

Favorite Villain: Riddler

Favorite Villainess: Catwoman
by Riddler Fan
Fri Dec 12, 2014 9:33 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Costume Malfunction "Batman Stands Pat"
Replies: 9
Views: 5456

Re: Costume Malfunction "Batman Stands Pat"

Adam may have left the zipper down on purpose to let his body breathe. Ballet dancers for decades wore total covering leotards made of 100% Nylon that made them sweat quite a lot. It wasn't until the 1980's that dancers began wearing leotards with open backs to allow for better sweat disapation. May...
by Riddler Fan
Wed Dec 10, 2014 7:49 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: John Astin May Have Noot Been Good As The Riddler, But . . .
Replies: 42
Views: 21970

Re: John Astin May Have Noot Been Good As The Riddler, But .

Astin had two thing Gorshin never had, the question mark cane and the question mark wetsuit. Even Astin's shoes were different. Gorshin's Riddler wore green ballet slippers and Astin wore green loafers. One other slight difference was the eye mask Astin wore was more like a pair of glasses.