Yes, but you are talking about the Dozier adaptation of Catwoman, which--like many comic-to-screen interpretations--are not 100% faithful. Newmar's return to the role in season 2 introduced her romantic feelings, but that comic history was not to be found or referred to. Granted, as others observed, she was not as ruthless as seen in S1 (or the movie), but I will say her season 2 debut also served as the introduction of her utter disgust with the ever-bold, ever-opinionated Robin. In that sense, she was not entirely lovesick.Mr. Comic Book wrote:"Declawed," no. Truer to the source material, yes. Again, the Batman/Catwoman romance is a core piece of the mythology, and has been since the Golden Age (her first appearance in Batman VOL.1 #1 sets up the dynamic to come). And again, it humanizes both characters and makes them more than just stock archetypes. A Catwoman who's just 100% evil isn't really Catwoman; you could swap in any generic female villain and get the same result. The fact that there is that romantic push and pull between them is what makes Catwoman such a meaningful character in the mythos. She's not just a stock villain. She's much more than that.
She was Catwoman...but not a hardline, trait-for-trait adaptation, so once cannot say she had the same origin, or backstory. Take the 2002 Spider-Man film: Tobey Maguire portrayed Spider-Man, and yes, there's a long history from the comics, but no one would assume all of his comic origins or key character developments "must" be assumed to be shared by the movie version.Also, "Selina never appeared on the show"...so who was the character played by Newmar, Meriwether,and Kitt?
The comic version invented his own web-shooters; the movie version had "organic" shooters in his wrists. The comic version did not know Harry or Norman Osborn at the time of his origin; the movie version had a longtime relationship with both since childhood. Like Spider-Man, the filmed version of Catwoman can be Catwoman with the assumption that every background or trait from the comics is not to be found--or necessary.
...unless the producers say they are being a strict or near-strict adaptation.
That was not the case with Dozier's Batman.