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{{quote|''[[Batman (TV series)|Of course I'm the real Batman]]. See, here's a picture of me with Robin.''|[[Adam West]], ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]''}}
 
{{quote|''Time for your medication, Mr. West.''|Said to [[Adam West]] while ''[[Cloudcuckoolander|playing himself]]'' in a TN advertisement.}}
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{{quote|''Nobody messes with Adam We.''|The man himself on '''[[Family Guy]]''' after contemplating that the letters missing in his name on his Lite Brite board was intentional.}}
 
Hello old chums, I'm TV's Adam West. [[Hey, It's That Guy!|You may recognize me]] as the 1960s ''[[Batman (TV)|Batman]]''. Once upon a time, I was considered a serious leading man. However I couldn't get serious work after ''[[Batman (TV)|Batman]]'' ended. I am currently known for [[Actor Allusion|portraying eccentric versions of myself]]. I embraced it and even have [[Adam Westing|a trope named after me]]. Almost every role I've had since is either a parody of Batman the goofy superhero, Adam West the washed-up actor, or both at once (as in my role on ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'').▼
 
''A message from beyond the veil:''
Or my role in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'' "The Gray Ghost", where I play a washed-up actor who can't get any decent work because everyone associates me with my role as a cheesy superhero.▼
 
▲Hello old chums, I'm TV's Adam West. [[Hey, It's That Guy!|You may recognize me]] as the 1960s ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]''. Once upon a time, I was considered a serious leading man. However I couldn't get serious work after ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' ended. I am currently known for [[Actor Allusion|portraying eccentric versions of myself]]. I embraced it and even have [[Adam Westing|a trope named after me]]. Almost every role I've had since is either a parody of Batman the goofy superhero, Adam West the washed-up actor, or both at once (as in my role on ''[[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents]]'').
I played a washed-up superhero who turned out to be a deluded actor on ''[[Kim Possible]]''. And I played ''another'' deluded actor in the pilot for ''Lookwell'', a [[Conan O Brien]] and [[Robert Smigel]]-produced pilot. In this version, I had formerly played a detective on TV and thought I could use my actor training as [[Genre Savvy]] to solve real crimes. And a super-powered [[Super-Powered Robot Meter Maids|pizza delivery boy]] in ''[[Meet the Robinsons]]''.▼
 
▲Or my role in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'' "The Gray Ghost", where I play a washed-up actor who can't get any decent work because everyone associates me with my role as a cheesy superhero.
I also played a goofy rendition of myself on ''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]'', in which I drive the Batmobile from the show (which is now a broken down wreck), complain about the [[Michael Keaton]] Batman films [''*taps his pecs*'' - "Pure West."], and dance the "Batoosie" while The Simpsons slowly back away. Also ''[[Johnny Bravo]]''.▼
 
▲I played a washed-up superhero who turned out to be a deluded actor on ''[[Kim Possible]]''. And I played ''another'' deluded actor in the pilot for ''Lookwell'', a [[Conan O 'Brien]] and [[Robert Smigel]]-produced pilot. In this version, I had formerly played a detective on TV and thought I could use my actor training as [[Genre Savvy]] to solve real crimes. And a super-powered [[Super-Powered Robot Meter Maids|pizza delivery boy]] in ''[[Meet the Robinsons]]''.
In the ''[[Histeria (Animation)|Histeria]]'' episode "The Legion of Super Writers", I voiced a superhero-portrayed [[Ernest Hemingway]]. Currently, my biggest role is as the [[Cloudcuckoolander]] [[The Danza|Adam West]], Mayor of Quahog in ''[[Family Guy]]''.▼
 
▲I also played a goofy rendition of myself on ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]'', in which I drive the Batmobile from the show (which is now a broken down wreck), complain about the [[Michael Keaton]] Batman films [''*taps his pecs*'' - "Pure West."], and dance the "Batoosie" while The Simpsons slowly back away. Also ''[[Johnny Bravo]]''.
Interestingly, I played the supervillain [[Darth Vader Clone|Breathtaker]] in the [[Black Scorpion]] TV series. [[Steven Ulysses Perhero|Dr. Noah Goddard]] [[Innocent Bystander|was an ordinary doctor]] until [[Black Scorpion]]’s [[Create Your Own Villain|police father wound him in a shoot out]]. [[Darth Vader Clone|Breathtaker]] was born and years later, and he will take his life. So Breathtaker could be considered [[Black Scorpion]]’s [[Arch Enemy]], because [[It's Personal]]. By the way, [[Black Scorpion]] is described as [[Batman (TV)|TV Series Batman]] + [[Ms. Fanservice]]. Oh, and as a bonus, [[Casting Gag|Frank Gorshin]] [[Batman (TV)|(the Riddler) ]] interpreted supervillain Clockwise.▼
 
▲In the ''[[Histeria (Animation)|Histeria!]]'' episode "The Legion of Super Writers", I voiced a superhero-portrayed [[Ernest Hemingway]]. Currently, my biggest role is as the [[Cloudcuckoolander]] [[The Danza|Adam West]], Mayor of Quahog in ''[[Family Guy]]''.
Bizarrely, I also voiced Mayor Grange, the Mayor of Gotham City in ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]'', [[You Keep Using That Word|which begs the question]] of why [[Christopher Nolan]] hasn't cast me in any of his versions of the ''Batman'' movies. Shame. (Bizarrely, you say?)▼
 
▲Interestingly, I played the supervillain [[Darth Vader Clone|Breathtaker]] in the [[Black Scorpion]] TV series. [[Steven Ulysses Perhero|Dr. Noah Goddard]] [[Innocent Bystander|was an ordinary doctor]] until [[Black Scorpion]]’s [[Create Your Own Villain|police father wound him in a shoot out]]. [[Darth Vader Clone|Breathtaker]] was born and years later, and he will take his life. So Breathtaker could be considered [[Black Scorpion]]’s [[Arch Enemy]], because [[It's Personal]]. By the way, [[Black Scorpion]] is described as [[Batman (TV series)|TV Series Batman]] + [[Ms. Fanservice]]. Oh, and as a bonus, [[Casting Gag|Frank Gorshin]] [[Batman (TV series)|(the Riddler) ]] interpreted supervillain Clockwise.
 
▲Bizarrely, I also voiced Mayor Grange, the Mayor of Gotham City in ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]'', [[You Keep Using That Word|which begs the question]] of why [[Christopher Nolan]] hasn't cast me in any of his versions of the ''Batman'' movies. Shame. (Bizarrely, you say?)
 
I played superhero the Galloping Gazelle in the TV episode and video game of ''[[Goosebumps]]'' story ''Attack of the Mutant''. In the TV version, the Galloping Gazelle was washed-up and bailed on the kid protagonist because he thought he was too old for the job.
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I even played a lawyer defending a rap star who made a video of himself whizzing on a schoolgirl in ''[[The Boondocks]]''. In typical over-the-top West fashion, of course. It's like he.. I mean I.. don't even ''want'' to stop [[Adam Westing]] anymore.
 
I played a cab driver in the low budget superhero spoof film ''Super Capers'', and am easily the most watchable part in it. I just need to show Chris Nolan that I've still got star power in the movies [[Batman: theThe Movie|like before]]. It's a crying shame he hasn't asked me to be a part of ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]''. I can do a great raspy voice.
 
I recently appeared in ''[[30 Rock (TV)|Thirty Rock]]'' as myself at Jack Donaghy's birthday party. After I flubbed the introduction and got thrown out, I complained that I was promised a sandwich and hasn't received it. Silly me.
 
Following the release of a Batman game, a host of the show ''[[X-Play]]'' visited me on the show.
 
Recently, I provided the voice of Bruce Wayne's father Thomas in an episode of ''[[Batman: theThe Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]''. [[Casting Gag|As a bonus]] [[Dating Catwoman|Julie Newmar voiced Martha Wayne]]. I later returned to provide the voice of Batman's [[Gentle Giant]] robot "Proto".
 
I also Guest Starred as Mermaid Man is an Episode of ''[[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]]''.
 
Fun Fact: I was offered the role of [[James Bond (Filmfilm)|James Bond]] in ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (Film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'', but [[What Could Have Been|I respectfully declined]]. Bond should always be played by a Brit.
 
Thanks to an initiative spearheaded by actor Ralph Garman, I've got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame now! Thanks, Ralph.
 
Do keep reading TVAll The Tropes and make sure to spot my name!
 
 
''(Mr. West passed on in June 2017, alas.)''
 
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[[Category:Cult Actor]]
[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category:Adam West{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Self-Demonstrating Article]]
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