The New Adventures of Batman
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The New Adventures of Batman was an animated series produced by Filmation in 1977 featuring the DC Comics superheroes, Batman, Robin and, occasionally, Batgirl.
It originally premiered February 10, 1977 on CBS. The episodes from this series were later aired along with other Filmation shows—such as Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976, CBS)—as part of: the Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour (1977–1978 CBS), Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978–1980 CBS), and Batman and the Super 7 (1980–1981 NBC).
In The New Adventures of Batman, The Dynamic Duo fought crime in Gotham City, encountering the classic rogues gallery as well as some original villains. Complicating matters was Bat-Mite, a well meaning extra-dimensional imp who considered himself the biggest fan of the superhero. As a result, he wore a variant of Batman’s costume and attempted to help him, only to often create more problems (although he was occasionally an asset).
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[edit] Predecessors and competition
In 1968, before The New Adventures of Batman, Filmation had created and aired another Batman series (without Bat-Mite), named The Batman/Superman Hour. This series paired up new Batman and Robin adventures with old Superman/Superboy episodes. In 1969, it was repackaged into 30-minute episodes without the Man of Steel and renamed The Adventures of Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder.
The New Adventures of Batman was produced concurrently with Super Friends, which was produced by the competing Hanna-Barbera Productions and included Batman and Robin as members. The main distinction was that in Filmation’s series, Batman and Robin were voiced by Adam West and Burt Ward, the lead actors of the 1960s Batman live action television series. Hanna-Barbera's Batman and Robin were voiced by Olan Soule and Casey Kasem, who, ironically, voiced The Dynamic Duo for Filmation's 1968 version, The Batman/Superman Hour.
[edit] Cast (voice)
- Adam West as Batman (Bruce Wayne)
- Burt Ward as Robin (Dick Grayson)
- Melendy Britt as Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)
- Lou Scheimer as Bat-mite
- Lennie Weinrib as Commissioner Gordon / The Joker / Penguin / Mr. Freeze / Electro / Chameleon / Zarbor / Clayface / Moonman / Professor Bubbles / Sweetooth
[edit] Missing Batvillains
The Riddler and The Scarecrow were off limits to the show, as Hanna-Barbera already had the rights to the characters for Challenge of the Superfriends (though The Riddler does appear in the opening credits of the show in a red colored costume). This is also the reason why The Joker could not appear in Challenge Of The Superfriends, though he was planned as a Legion of Doom member. The Joker would later make one appearance in The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians.
[edit] Production Credits
- Executive Producers: Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott
- Produced by Don Christensen
- Supervising Director: Don Towsley
- Animation Directors: Rudy Larriva, Lou Zukor, Gwen Wetzler
- Art Directors: Herb Hazelton, Alberto DeMello
- Key Assistant: Mike Hazy
- Layout: Jim Fletcher, Lonnie Lloyd, George Goode, Carol Lundberg, Wes Herschensohn, Cliff Voorhees, Les Maluza, David West, Jim Willoughby
- Storyboard Director: Bob Kline
- Storyboard: John Dorman, Paul Fennell, Mario Piluso, Paul Sommer, Sherman Labby
- Director Of Color: Ervin Kaplan
- Background Artists: Tom O'Loughlin, Rolly Oliva, Curtiss Perkins, Barbara Benedetto, Don Watson, Don Peters, Don Schweikert, Sheila Brown, Pat Keppler
- Animators: Jim Brummett, Robert Carr, Jesse Cosio, Zion Davush, Otto Feuer, Ed Friedman, John Garling, Fred Grable, Dick Hall, Lou Kachivas, Marshll Lamore, Fred Myers, Bill Nunes, Casey Onaitis, Jack Ozark, Bill Pratt, Virgil Raddatz, Len Rogers, Virgil Ross, Don Schloat, Larry Silverman, Dardo Velez, Ron Westlund
- Assistant Animation Supervision: Lew Irwin
- Checking Supervision: Marion Turk
- Xerography Supervision: John Remmel
- Paint Supervision: Betty Brooks
- Camera Supervision: R.W. Pope
- Camera: Frederick T. Zeigler, Dan Teves, Don Dinehart
- Music And Sound Effects: Horta-Mahana Corp.
- Color By: Technicolor®
- Postproduction And Editorial Supervision: Joseph Simon
- Film Editing: Doreen Dixon, Jim Blodgett
- Film Coordinator: June Gilham
- Background Music By: Yvette Blais, Jeff Michael
- Music Publisher: Shermley Music Corp, A.S.C.A.P.
- Voices: Adam West, Burt Ward, Lennie Weinrib, Melendy Britt
- Based upon the characters created by Bob Kane and appearing in Detective, Batman and other D.C. comic magazines published by D.C. Comics, Inc.
[edit] External links
- The New Adventures of Batman at the Internet Movie Database
- Filmation animated series
- New Adv. of Batman at Retroland
- The New Adventures of Batman at TV.com
- AOL Television: In2TV: The New Adventures of Batman
| Batman in popular media | |
|---|---|
| Actors: | Lewis Wilson • Robert Lowery • Adam West • Olan Soule • Michael Keaton • Kevin Conroy • Val Kilmer • George Clooney • Rino Romano • Christian Bale • Casts |
| Live-action television: | Batman • Legends of the Superheroes • Birds of Prey • Return to the Batcave |
| Film: | 1940s serials • Batman (1966) • Batman (1989) • Batman Returns • Batman Forever • Batman & Robin • Batman Begins • The Dark Knight |
| Animation: | Batman/Superman Hour • New Adventures of Batman • Batman: The Animated Series/New Batman Adventures • Mask of the Phantasm • SubZero • Batman Beyond • Return of the Joker • Mystery of the Batwoman • The Batman • The Batman vs. Dracula |
