Shoot a Crooked Arrow
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 35 |
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| Written by | Stanley Ralph Ross | ||||||
| Directed by | Sherman Marks | ||||||
| Guest stars | Dick Clark Sam Jaffe Myron Dell Robert Cornthwaite Robert Adler Doodles Weaver Barbara Nichols Loren Ewing Steve Pendleton Lee Delano Archie Moore Special Guest Villain: Art Carney as The Archer |
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| Production no. | 9705-Pt. 1 | ||||||
| Original airdate | September 7, 1966 (ABC) | ||||||
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"Shoot a Crooked Arrow" is the thirty-fifth episode of the Batman television series. It was the series' second season opener on ABC, originally airing September 7, 1966 (with a repeat taking place on May 31, 1967), as well as the first to air first-run on The Alphabet Network since the release of the 1966 Batman motion picture, and guest starred Art Carney as The Archer.
[edit] Plot
In The Caped Crusader's second season opener, The Archer, a medieval crook modeled after Robin Hood, escapes from Police Headquarters in a moving van from The Trojan Hearse Company, driven by Maid Marilyn. Together, with his band of merry malefactors - Crier Tuck and Big John - he pays a surprise visit to Wayne Manor. The inhabitants are gassed and cash is stolen. Later, the crew attacks Police HQ. When they are giving out other stolen cash they are apprehended by Batman and Robin. The Gotham citizens enriched by the muggers save them from arrest.
The Dynamic Duo trace The Archer to his hideout at The Earl Of Huntington Archery Range (Robin Hood was the alias of The Earl of Huntington) in Gotham's Green Forest section, where Alfred Pennyworth attempts to divert the crooks long enough for The Caped Crusader and The Boy Wonder to inspect his GHQ. The two are trapped in a giant net.
The Archer threatens to behead Alfred if he does not get the location of the Batcave, so the crime computers can be destroyed. Knowing the guilliotine is fake, Batman refuses. The Archer then sets up Batman and Robin to be skewered by lances.
[edit] Cliffhanger Text
- DOTH THIS FOUL DEED SPELL FINIS FOR THE CAPED CRUSADERS?
- WILLST THE DYNAMIC DUO ESCAPE TO FIGHT AGAIN THE VILLAINOUS SWINE WHO THREATEN HOME AND HEARTH?
- TAKE HEART, CITIZENS. THE ANSWER TO THESE AND OTHER POINTED QUESTIONS TOMORROW!
- SAME BAT-TIME! SAME BAT-CHANNEL...!
[edit] Trivia
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- Art Carney (The Archer) is best known for his role of Ed Norton on The Honeymooners.
- Alfred was known as "The William Tell Of Liverpool," and is an expert with the long-, short-, and crossbow.
- Episode production numbers appear at the end of the show's end credits throughout this season.
- A villain named "The Archer" first appeared in Superman #13 (November-December 1941). The criminal wore a green archer's costume and worked alone, extorting money from wealthy victims whom he would murder if they refused to pay.
- Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark makes an appereance.
- Beginning this season, all of the action word titles which appear during the climactic fight sequences were inserted in between scenes, as opposed to being superimposed over scenes (like the first season and the movie), due to cutting down the massive budget devoted to camera and art work.
- Howie Horwitz's producing credit is now moved from the end credits to the episode sub-main title sequence.
| Preceded by Batman Makes the Scenes (airdate May 5, 1966) |
Batman (TV series) episodes September 7, 1966 |
Succeeded by Walk the Straight and Narrow (airdate September 8, 1966) |
