To The Batpoles! Batman 1966

Tim and Paul
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To The Batpoles! Batman 1966

Like many who grew up in the '60s and '70s (and perhaps even '80s and later), Tim and Paul had the course of their lives changed by the 1966 Batman TV show, from the types of play they did growing up to their present-day interests. In this series, they discuss the show's allure and its failures, the arc of the show from satire to sitcom, its influences (the '40s serials and the comic books themselves) and the things it, in turn, influenced. SUPPORT "To the Batpoles!" and DeconstructingComics.com via Patreon!

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    BAT BITS #06 now LIVE on Patreon: How to make a "Holy" pt 1

    Holy exclamation! On Batman 66, Robin used a lot of Holys. We have a sense of what formulations of holys work best, but can we put those formulations into words? Why do some holys from other sources, such as the 1966 album Jan and Dean meet Batman make us say “holy wrong note”? In this first installment of a two-part edition of “Bat Bits”, we analyze some of the holys from that record. Which ones work, and which don’t? Holy idiomatic expression!  Support us on Patreon now!

    1 min

  2. OCT 17

    BAT BITS #05 now LIVE on Patreon! "The 'Batman' Movie Premiere"

    JOIN US ON PATREON to hear BAT BITS, morsels we find as we research the show for our book! Why was the world premiere of Batman, the Movie held in Austin, Texas? And just what went on at (and around) this July 30, 1966, event? This time, a deep dive on the movie premiere!

    1 min

  3. OCT 6

    Bat Bits #04 now LIVE on Patreon: "Batman comics suck, but the TV show is WORSE!"

    On the latest BAT BITS podcast, we discuss another anti-Batman article from 1966! Is it possible to hate Batman comics, but think they're great compared to the TV show??

    1 min

  4. SEP 19

    BAT BITS #03 now LIVE on Patreon! Batman: Inspirational for kids, or anti-police indoctrination??

    A 1966 article by journalist Paul Molloy takes down NY Congressman Frank Horton for praising "Batman" for its heroes "heroic power for good", saying it was inspirational and a good message for kids. Molloy, on the other hand, sees the GCPD's reliance on Batman as swipe at all police. Do either one of these guys really understand the show!? Tim and Paul discuss the article, kindly provided by the Message Board's "Mr. Glee". Available only on Patreon!

    1 min

  5. SEP 5

    BAT BITS #02 now LIVE on Patreon: Wondering where the tigers are?

    Famously, Burt Ward has said that, in the episode BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME, he was placed above a pit of tigers, with meat hanging above him that encouraged the tigers to jump. Meanwhile, in THE OFFICIAL BATMAN BATBOOK, Joel Eisner says there were no live tigers, just a clip from an old movie. Who's right? The answer may surprise you! Scott Sebring has shared his interesting research on this topic with us, and we share it in this episode - available only on Patreon!

    1 min

  6. AUG 22

    BAT BITS #01 now LIVE on Patreon!

    The first episode of our book-writing-hiatus Patreon podcast is now live! We discuss memos among the Greenway and Fox teams about Adam West's chronic lateness on the set, and answer the question: How is Bill Clinton separated by three degrees from Batman '66?? Support us for two dollars a month and get BAT BITS every two weeks!

    2 min

  7. JUL 18

    Who was Stafford Repp?

    All the supporting players on Batman had many years of acting experience — considerably more than the stars of the show did! That also goes for Stafford Repp, playing stereotypical Irish cop Chief O’Hara. But what was his background? When did he get into acting? What are some of his other roles, pre- and post-Batman? This time we take a closer look at Repp. Also: Bat-Audio of Adam and Burt on Entertainment Tonight in 1987, your response to several recent episodes, and a special announcement! Bat-Message Board: #215 Women in Season Three, pt 1 Bat-Message Board: #217 Wil Shriner Show Bat-reunion All-Soldier Musical Show Here Tuesday, Wednesday (4/11/43) TV Face, Not Name, Rings Bell (8/24/63) Character Actor's Big TV Try (10/19/63) Holy Palpitatin' Policemen: This is Police Chief O'Hara (5/21/66) Adam West and Burt Ward on Entertainment Tonight, 1987 The Frito Bandito Meets Chief O'Hara Batman Stop-Motion Intro

    57 min

  8. JUN 20

    Schedule Note

    Sorry! We're going to have to delay the next episode by a week or two.

    1 min
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Like many who grew up in the '60s and '70s (and perhaps even '80s and later), Tim and Paul had the course of their lives changed by the 1966 Batman TV show, from the types of play they did growing up to their present-day interests. In this series, they discuss the show's allure and its failures, the arc of the show from satire to sitcom, its influences (the '40s serials and the comic books themselves) and the things it, in turn, influenced. SUPPORT "To the Batpoles!" and DeconstructingComics.com via Patreon!

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  • Creator
    Tim and Paul
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2024
  • Episodes
    236
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 DeconstructingComics.com
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    To The Batpoles! Batman 1966

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