Chris, nice work!

Definitely agree that the character of Freeze was toothless by this point. Except for the scientifically suspect death trap, nobody in this arc seems in danger of being exposed to a temperature that could kill them, where, in season one, everybody was, including Freeze. Yes, production/cost issues n...

Thanks. Yes, I think "it wasn't a sitcom in season one" is one of the truths our podcast is based on! Go back to Episode 12 "Batman Goes Camping" and our bafflement (having only rewatched partway into season one at that point, and not having seen the rest of it for decades) at he...

http://deconstructingcomics.com/Batpoles/theslide.jpg Having finished season two, we take a look back and compare it to season one. Few would dispute that the quality of the show in season two, overall, was not up to season one standards. Was that slide in quality inevitable? Also, check the link t...

I listened to this. I was both surprised and not surprised to hear him say that the tiger pit below him in "Better Luck Next Time" was real, not a projection. Not surprised because it certainly LOOKS real on screen. (Every time I've watched it since the DVDs came out, I've said to myself &...

Just after the beginning of a lengthy article (link below) on this phenomenon, comes this item (note the years mentioned): "The Boom Years of slot car racing lasted barely two years from 1966-1968, and was never to approach that level of popularity again." http://www.slotcarhistory.com/sl...

Ben and Death Man -- thanks for the kind words. But, well, I wouldn't say we liked what Mortimer did! Dan -- hey, those Mr. Freeze jokes are expensive! Hornet -- Excellent information on the slot car tie-in! Thanks! (It appears that those slot cars were having a "bash pow fight" on the tra...

http://deconstructingcomics.com/Batpoles/icespy.jpg Though it's not the fault of Eli Wallach, his turn as Mr. Freeze ends the second season on a weak note. Of course, there are a few strong points, such as Batman's phone chat with Bruce Wayne, and yet another perfect Gotham City Police slogan from ...

Dan E Kool wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:47 amThe hours I lie awake, pondering Batman narration...

We've all been there...

I always wondered why the TV writers didn't have Batman face Poison Ivy. Now that I know our hero had Bat-Napalm at his disposal, I understand why they went with Marsha Queen of Diamonds, instead. Sorry. Anyway, Tim. When you're looking through the scripts, there's one question I have for 'He meets...

Alfred is saying Bat Naphtha. Naphtha is a stain removing chemical. There is a laundry detergent that included napthacalled Fels Naphtha I think the Joker knew what Muzzy's reaction would be and used it to gain entre' in to the art world. It reminds of the TV show Mission Impossible. They knew exac...

http://deconstructingcomics.com/Batpoles/popgoesthejoker.jpg This time we're talking POP GOES THE JOKER/FLOP GOES THE JOKER, an arc in which Joker is... super-queeny? Check. More emotion-driven? Check. Less intelligent? Hmmmm.... Also, digging into Stanford Sherman's take on pop art, what this arc ...

High C wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:15 am I find it interesting that Estelle Winwood, aka Aunt Hilda, was 19 years OLDER than Bankhead and lived to be 101. There's certainly a message there about taking care of oneself.

For sure!
And yes, Hornet, that surfboard is looming ever larger...shudder

Good point. J. Pauline is more the unassuming type, but may be equally dangerous!

Tell us which scripts you'd be interested in from the Dozier Archive Holdings! Do you mean posting a .pdf of the script? If so, as if you couldn't guess :roll: , all three versions of the Sandman script! Also "The Silent Film Capers", and "The Curse of Tut". I'd like to hear mor...