List of ''Batman'' (TV series) episodes

The following is an episode list for the 1960s Batman television series. It also provides the main cast members, production notes and a list of notable guest stars.

Main Cast

Seasons

Season Episodes Premiered: Ended:
1 34 January 12, 1966 May 5, 1966
2 60 September 7, 1966 March 30, 1967
3 26 September 14, 1967 March 14, 1968

Season 1: 1966

Season 1 aired two episodes per week, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and followed a single storyline per week.

Episode Title Airdate Villain(s) Actor(s)
1
2		 Hi Diddle Riddle
Smack in the Middle		 January 12, 1966
January 13, 1966		 The Riddler Frank Gorshin
3
4		 Fine Feathered Finks
The Penguin's a Jinx		 January 19, 1966
January 20, 1966		 The Penguin Burgess Meredith
5
6		 The Joker is Wild
Batman Is Riled		 January 26, 1966
January 27, 1966		 The Joker Cesar Romero
7
8		 Instant Freeze
Rats Like Cheese		 February 2, 1966
February 3, 1966		 Mr. Freeze George Sanders
9
10		 Zelda The Great
A Death Worse Than Fate		 February 9, 1966
February 10, 1966		 Zelda The Great Anne Baxter
11
12		 A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away
When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play		 February 16, 1966
February 17, 1966		 The Riddler Frank Gorshin
13
14		 The Thirteenth Hat
Batman Stands Pat		 February 23, 1966
February 24, 1966		 The Mad Hatter David Wayne
15
16		 The Joker Goes to School
He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul		 March 2, 1966
March 3, 1966		 The Joker Cesar Romero
17
18		 True or False-Face
Holy Rat Race		 March 9, 1966
March 10, 1966		 False Face Malachi Throne (billed only as "?" until the end of part 2)
19
20		 The Purr-fect Crime
Better Luck Next Time[nb 1]		 March 16, 1966
March 17, 1966		 The Catwoman Julie Newmar
21
22		 The Penguin Goes Straight
Not Yet, He Ain't		 March 23, 1966
March 24, 1966		 The Penguin Burgess Meredith
23
24		 The Ring of Wax
Give 'Em the Axe		 March 30, 1966
March 31, 1966		 The Riddler Frank Gorshin
25
26		 The Joker Trumps an Ace
Batman Sets the Pace		 April 6, 1966
April 7, 1966		 The Joker Cesar Romero
27
28		 The Curse of Tut
The Pharaoh's in a Rut		 April 13, 1966
April 14, 1966		 King Tut Victor Buono
29
30		 The Bookworm Turns
While Gotham City Burns		 April 20, 1966
April 21, 1966		 The Bookworm Roddy McDowall
31
32		 Death in Slow Motion
The Riddler's False Notion		 April 27, 1966
April 28, 1966		 The Riddler Frank Gorshin
33
34		 Fine Finny Fiends
Batman Makes the Scenes		 May 4, 1966
May 5, 1966		 The Penguin Burgess Meredith

1966 Film

A couple of months after Season 1 finished airing, a cinematic feature film of Batman premiered in the cinemas on Saturday July 30, 1966, featuring four of the most prominent villains, and new Bat Gadgets that were enabled by the bigger budget of the film. Julie Newmar, who had played The Catwoman in Season 1, was unavailable to act in the film due to a back injury, and was replaced in the role of the Catwoman by Lee Meriwether.

Title Release Date Villains Actors
Batman: The Movie July 30, 1966 The Catwoman
The Penguin
The Joker
The Riddler		 Lee Meriwether
Burgess Meredith
Cesar Romero
Frank Gorshin

Season 2: 1966–67

Season 2 aired two episodes per week, on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The two episodes in a given week were a single storyline in 26 of the 30 weeks that made up Season 2. The 4 week exceptions to this were during weeks 19-22 of the season, with three storylines that each crossed over into the following week; a three parter, followed by a two parter, followed by another three parter.

Despite being the most prominent villain during Season 1, Frank Gorshin was completely absent as The Riddler during Season 2, as Gorshin was holding out for a salary increase for continuing on in the role, which the studio refused to comply with. As a result, a storyline in Season 2 that was originally intended for the Riddler was instead given to a character called The Puzzler, while another storyline later on in Season 2 saw John Astin replace Gorshin in the role of the Riddler.

After her absence in the 1966 film, Julie Newmar returned to the role of The Catwoman in Season 2, becoming the most prominent villain during the season. And although Barbara Gordon / Batgirl would not be depicted until Season 3, Barbara is discussed in the late Season 2 episodes "Batman's Waterloo" and "The Duo Defy", foreshadowing her debut months later.

Episode Title Airdate Villain(s) Actor(s)
35
36		 Shoot a Crooked Arrow
Walk the Straight and Narrow		 September 7, 1966
September 8, 1966		 The Archer Art Carney
37
38		 Hot Off the Griddle
The Cat and the Fiddle		 September 14, 1966
September 15, 1966		 The Catwoman Julie Newmar
39
40		 The Minstrel's Shakedown
Barbecued Batman?		 September 21, 1966
September 22, 1966		 The Minstrel Van Johnson
41
42		 The Spell of Tut
Tut's Case is Shut		 September 28, 1966
September 29, 1966		 King Tut Victor Buono
43
44		 The Greatest Mother of Them All
Ma Parker		 October 5, 1966
October 6, 1966		 Ma Parker

The Catwoman (cameo in part 2)		 Shelley Winters

Julie Newmar (cameo in part 2)
45
46		 The Clock King's Crazy Crimes
The Clock King Gets Crowned		 October 12, 1966
October 13, 1966		 The Clock King Walter Slezak
47
48		 An Egg Grows in Gotham
The Yegg Foes in Gotham		 October 19, 1966
October 20, 1966		 Egghead Vincent Price
49
50		 The Devil's Fingers
The Dead Ringers		 October 26, 1966
October 27, 1966		 Chandell
Harry		 Liberace
51
52		 Hizzonner the Penguin
Dizzoner the Penguin		 November 2, 1966
November 3, 1966		 The Penguin Burgess Meredith
53
54		 Green Ice
Deep Freeze		 November 9, 1966
November 10, 1966		 Mr. Freeze Otto Preminger
55
56		 The Impractical Joker
The Joker's Provokers		 November 16, 1966
November 17, 1966		 The Joker Cesar Romero
57
58		 Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds		 November 23, 1966
November 24, 1966		 Marsha, Queen of Diamonds Carolyn Jones
59
60		 Come Back, Shame
It's How You Play the Game		 November 30, 1966
December 1, 1966		 Shame Cliff Robertson
61
62		 The Penguin's Nest
The Bird's Last Jest		 December 7, 1966
December 8, 1966		 The Penguin Burgess Meredith
63
64		 The Cat's Meow
The Bat's Kow Tow		 December 14, 1966
December 15, 1966		 The Catwoman Julie Newmar
65
66		 The Puzzles Are Coming
The Duo is Slumming		 December 21, 1966
December 22, 1966		 The Puzzler Maurice Evans
67
68		 The Sandman Cometh
The Catwoman Goeth		 December 28, 1966
December 29, 1966		 The Sandman

The Catwoman		 Michael Rennie

Julie Newmar
69
70		 The Contaminated Cowl
The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul		 January 4, 1967
January 5, 1967		 The Mad Hatter David Wayne
71
72
73		 The Zodiac Crimes
The Joker's Hard Times
The Penguin Declines		 January 11, 1967
January 12, 1967
January 18, 1967		 The Joker

The Penguin
(parts 1 and 3 only)		 Cesar Romero

Burgess Meredith
(parts 1 and 3 only)
74
75		 That Darn Catwoman
Scat! Darn Catwoman		 January 19, 1967
January 25, 1967		 The Catwoman Julie Newmar
76
77
78		 Penguin Is a Girl's Best Friend
Penguin Sets a Trend
Penguin's Disastrous End		 January 26, 1967
February 1, 1967
February 2, 1967
The Penguin

Marsha, Queen of Diamonds		 Burgess Meredith

Carolyn Jones
79
80		 Batman's Anniversary
A Riddling Controversy		 February 8, 1967
February 9, 1967		 The Riddler John Astin
81
82		 The Joker's Last Laugh
The Joker's Epitaph		 February 15, 1967
February 16, 1967		 The Joker Cesar Romero
83
84		 Catwoman Goes to College
Batman Displays His Knowledge		 February 22, 1967
February 23, 1967		 The Catwoman Julie Newmar
85
86		 A Piece of the Action
Batman's Satisfaction[nb 2]		 March 1, 1967
March 2, 1967		 Colonel Gumm Roger C. Carmel
87
88		 King Tut's Coup
Batman's Waterloo		 March 8, 1967
March 9, 1967		 King Tut Victor Buono
89
90		 Black Widow Strikes Again
Caught in the Spider's Den		 March 15, 1967
March 16, 1967		 The Black Widow Tallulah Bankhead
91
92		 Pop Goes the Joker
Flop Goes the Joker		 March 22, 1967
March 23, 1967		 The Joker Cesar Romero
93
94		 Ice Spy
The Duo Defy		 March 29, 1967
March 30, 1967		 Mr. Freeze Eli Wallach

Season 3: 1967–68

In Season 3, the format of the storylines were somewhat at variance with previous seasons. Season 3 aired just one episode per week, on Thursdays, and true multi-part stories were the exception rather than the norm. At the conclusion of each story, the guest villains of the next story would usually make an uncredited appearance in the final scene. For example, Egghead is seen riding into town, literally, at the end of "Louie, the Lilac". A notable "spin" on this idea were the "linked" episodes "Ring Around the Riddler" and "The Wail of the Siren". In "Ring Around the Riddler", the Siren has an "introductory" scene assisting the Riddler in his criminal caper and briefly mentioning having her own plans for Commissioner Gordon. Batman subsequently defeats the Riddler, and the Siren returns in the tag to start her own caper, which is the basis of "The Wail of the Siren", really a separate story altogether.

Major cast changes during Season 3 included Yvonne Craig joining as Batgirl, Frank Gorshin returning as The Riddler as a one episode storyline meant that Gorshin's salary demands could now be met, and Eartha Kitt replacing Julie Newmar as The Catwoman, as Newmar was working on the film Mackenna's Gold. Curiously, an unidentified body double in the penultimate episode "The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra" returned the Catwoman to being Caucasian. Meanwhile, ill health reduced Madge Blake's role as Aunt Harriet Cooper to just a couple of cameo appearances during Season 3.

Episode Title Airdate Villain(s) Actor(s)
95 Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin September 14, 1967 The Penguin Burgess Meredith
96 Ring Around the Riddler September 21, 1967

The Riddler

The Siren (not billed as Special Guest Villainess)		 Frank Gorshin

Joan Collins
97 The Wail of the Siren September 28, 1967 The Siren Joan Collins
98
99		 The Sport of Penguins
A Horse of Another Color		 October 5, 1967
October 12, 1967		 The Penguin

Lola Lasagne		 Burgess Meredith

Ethel Merman
100 The Unkindest Tut of All October 19, 1967 King Tut Victor Buono
101 Louie, the Lilac October 26, 1967 Louie the Lilac Milton Berle
102
103		 The Ogg and I
How to Hatch a Dinosaur		 November 2, 1967
November 9, 1967
Egghead

Olga, Queen of the Cossacks		 Vincent Price

Anne Baxter
104 Surf's Up! Joker's Under! November 16, 1967 The Joker Cesar Romero
105
106
107		 The Londinium Larcenies
The Foggiest Notion
The Bloody Tower		 November 23, 1967
November 30, 1967
December 7, 1967		 Lord Marmaduke Ffogg

Lady Penelope Peasoup		 Rudy Vallée

Glynis Johns
108 Catwoman's Dressed to Kill December 14, 1967 The Catwoman Eartha Kitt
109 The Ogg Couple December 21, 1967
Egghead

Olga, Queen of the Cossacks		 Vincent Price

Anne Baxter
110
111		 The Funny Feline Felonies
The Joke's on Catwoman		 December 28, 1967
January 4, 1968		 The Joker

The Catwoman		 Cesar Romero

Eartha Kitt
112 Louie's Lethal Lilac Time January 11, 1968 Louie the Lilac Milton Berle
113 Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club January 18, 1968 Nora Clavicle Barbara Rush
114 Penguin's Clean Sweep January 25, 1968 The Penguin Burgess Meredith
115
116		 The Great Escape
The Great Train Robbery		 February 1, 1968
February 8, 1968		 Shame

Calamity Jan		 Cliff Robertson

Dina Merrill
117 I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle February 22, 1968 King Tut Victor Buono
118 The Joker's Flying Saucer February 29, 1968 The Joker Cesar Romero
119 The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra March 7, 1968
Dr. Cassandra Spellcraft

Cabala

plus cameos by:
Catwoman, Egghead, King Tut,
Joker, Penguin, and Riddler

 Ida Lupino

Howard Duff

cameos all played by stand-ins

120 Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires March 14, 1968 Minerva Zsa Zsa Gabor

Production credits

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This pair of episodes was also released as a ViewMaster stereoscopic set.
  2. ↑ The billed special guest star of this story is not Roger C. Carmel (Colonel Gumm) as "Special Guest Villain", but rather Van Williams (The Green Hornet) as "Visiting Hero" and Bruce Lee (Kato) as "Assistant Visiting Hero", in a crossover from their own series. The Green Hornet and Kato are suspected by the Dynamic Duo and Gotham police as being criminals, rather than crime fighters.
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