Any idea why the nicknamed henchmen in "Penguin's Clean Sweep," Dustbag (Charles Dierkop) and Pushbroom (Newell Oestreich), aren't in the closing credits, while blink-and-you'll-miss-them "Goon 1" and "Goon 2" are included? Might a title card have been forgotten in postproduction? Or was there possi...

As a kid, FF and Mad Hatter (and the Super Instant Mesmeriser) definitely scared me. Sanders' Mr. Freeze, too. And I was totally freaked out when the mummy opened its eyes in The Curse of Tut.

The "Natasha" comparison is most apt. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a direct inspiration there. The Bat-producers costumed and wigged Olga as an over-the-top cartoon character, and Baxter played her that way to the hilt. I'm in no way qualified to judge the accuracy of her accent, an...

I turned 4 in March of '66, and watching the first season of Batman is one of my earliest memories. I couldn't figure out why my folks were laughing at the dire events onscreen. :) I was Robin to an older, more worldly kid down the street (he was in kindergarten) who used to play Batman. The girl wh...

There's much to loathe about the Olga/Egghead episodes, perhaps chiefly the way they turned Egghead from diabolical genius to henpecked ninny. And their plots make no sense, with that special incoherence only season three episodes seemed to manage. But... Anne Baxter is really fun to watch doing her...

In The Sport of Penguins, abducted jockey Wally Bootmaker is a send-up of Willie Shoemaker, arguably the most famous jockey ever.

In The Sport of Penguins, it sprays sparks (like a Fourth of July sparkler, which is probably what was used) that dazzled our heroes long enough for him to escape the Gotham City Library.

1. Give Robin a steady girlfriend with her OWN secret identity! And make her the daughter of one of his deadliest enemies; the Riddler! Both of them about the same age, but she's sneakier, cannier, and has more than a bit of a grudge against both Batman and Robin, as well as her father... I'd once ...

It looks like Joker's miniature "Let Gayfellow Take You to the Cleaners" van sticking up behind the Joker nameplate.

The open attaché-looking thing on the bottom shelf could be the miniature bat-lab Batman used to neutralize the Joker Jelly in the Zodiac Crimes three-parter.

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It's also interesting that they chose to use a Catwoman that resembled Julie Newmar, as opposed to having a double for Eartha Kitt. Anyone know the reasoning behind that decision? Did they simply feel Newmar was more closely associated with the role? Purely a guess -- and given differences in statu...

I nominate Scarsdale. There are some pretty manorial tudor-style estates there. It's about 25 miles from midtown Manhattan, but within 14 miles of the city line.

One of the legit albums in the shop was the soundtrack album for the Fox movie "The Bible". Yes. Multiple copies of that soundtrack are scattered around the shop. I'm pretty sure it's the only album that appears more than once. Issued in 1966, it's also by far the most contemporary item in the stor...

I love record stores (the few that are left) and flipping through boxes of LPs at flea markets and yard sales. So I was excited when my Blu-Ray review reached "The Joker's Hard Times" and the batfight at Platter-Porium, the record shop where Joker stashed opera singer Leo Crustache. I was doubly psy...

One of the regulars on the board some years ago, a guy called GDog, knew all about the musicians and vocalists who performed the opening theme (I think he had studio call sheets), and he or another old-timer also had some background on the animation. I'm not sure there was any specific artist ident...

When you hover over the image, your pointer should turn into a magnifying glass. If you click, the image expands nicely. I don't know if it's 2200 x 1655, but its details are quite discernible. So much so that it became apparent that Walker, despite the obvious inspiration of the TV show, based his ...