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{{examples|Examples from Batman in Comics}}
=== Examples from ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', the 1966 TV Series ===
* [[Awesome, Dear Boy]]: The reason several of the guest-stars took the gig as villains. Victor Bueno as King Tut is the best example: he was a huge (no pun intended) fan of the comics, and was so into the series he made more appearances than any other guest-star outside of Newmar, Romero, Meredith, and Gorshin.
* [[Fake Brit]]: Lord Ffogg was played by Rudy Vallee, an American born in Vermont.
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: The series is notorious for rights problems preventing any home video release. [http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Batman-Watchmen-Batman-Deal-Reported/10573 This article on TVShowsOnDVD.com explains a lot of the issues surrounding the show.] The rights issues do not, however, affect the show's traditional syndication rights, and as of 2012, it was airing regularly in America on [[
* [[What Could Have Been]]:
** ''[[Spencer Tracy]]'' was offered the role of The Penguin, but would accept only on the condition that the series got to end with him killing Batman.
** Also, Two-Face was once considered as a villain for the show, only his origin would be that he was a TV news anchor who had a TV set blow up in his face. '''[[Clint Eastwood]]''' was even considered for the role but the character was ultimately dropped because he was considered "too gruesome" for such a light-hearted show.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vpl-eO6Tik Lyle Waggoner as Bruce Wayne, and Peter Deyell as Dick Grayson].
** [[
=== Examples from ''[[Batman (
* [[The Danza]]: Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier.
* [[What Could Have Been]]:
** Also considered for the role of Batman: [[
** Also considered for the role of the Joker: [[Tim Curry]], Willem Dafoe, James Woods, [[David Bowie]], and [[Robin Williams]].
== Miscellanous ==
* [[The Wiki Rule]]: The [http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/Batman_Wiki Batman Wiki].
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