Stanley Ralph Ross, Julie Newmar as Ultra Witch, and Wonder Woman

[BiffPow]

I just read an interview that Julie Newmar gave before her 90th day. They asked her with whom she was most fond on the Batman TV show set:

“Stanley Ralph Ross, the genius writer. Great dialogue can make the actor. He wrote five of the six [TV series] that I did. And every one of them was a winner.”

She said he also wrote the part of Ultra Witch for her on “Monster Squad” (and she loved the costume). A couple of things from the photos I’ve seen of that show: like Catwoman on “Batman,” there is a sign outside the premises identifying it as Ultra Witch’s lair. Her henchmen wear Batman-like cowls.

Then, following up on Mr. Ross’s life, in bringing the Lynda Carter “Wonder Woman” series to TV, it was interesting to note that he was instrumental to hiring Lyle Waggoner (another “Batman” contact) to the show.

[Jim Akin]

She said he also wrote the part of Ultra Witch for her on “Monster Squad” (and she loved the costume). A couple of things from the photos I’ve seen of that show: like Catwoman on “Batman,” there is a sign outside the premises identifying it as Ultra Witch’s lair. Her henchmen wear Batman-like cowls.

There's a lot more overlap with Batman in that Ultra Witch episode, as discussed on a prior board thread. There's also a link there to the full Ultra Witch episode.

[BiffPow]

Ah, thanks! “Veddddy interesting.”