Catwoman outfit on Felony Squad

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I recently saw an episode of the series "The Felony Squad" (1966 - 1969) called "Underground Nightmare," first broadcast on October 11 1968. In it the Catwoman catsuit is used in a scene where an "underground" film maker shoots a murder scene featuring 2 very Batman type villains, one like Catwoman, the other resembling The Joker. The pair knife a man to death in an alley. Police have some suspicion that the fake murder on film might have been real. In white face and dark glasses actress Amy Thomson (1942 - 2008) plays the Catwoman like villainess. Thomson might have made an interesting Catwoman on the "Batman" show. She appeared as a THRUSH villainess on a "Man from UNCLE" episode, and it's a bit surprising she was never used as a Batmoll, she has a suitable "bad girl" look! Maybe she came along just a little late, as her TV debut, on the UNCLE show, was in January 1968.

"The Felony Squad" was shot at 20th Century Fox where most of "Batman" was filmed, explaining how the Catsuit turned up on this show (this episode was shot quite a while after Batman had been cancelled). "Felony Squad" star Howard Duff appeared in a "Batman" window cameo in "The Impractical Joker" as the character he plays in "Felony Squad," and, of course, was guest villain Cabala in the Season 3 Dr Cassandra episode.

It's presently on YouTube.

Sorry if this is a repost

[Scott Sebring]

Wow. Interesting!

[Ben Bentley]

Fantastic catch!

[High C]

Fantastic find. Thanks for sharing!

[BATWINGED HORNET]

Thanks for researching this! It's always interesting to see props, etc. from Fox TV series used after their original intent.