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{{quote|''"But wait, the wildest is yet to come!"''}}
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With its patently absurd writing (particularly Batman's array of gadgets, which seemed large enough to cater for [[Crazy Prepared|any given situation]] -- the legendary Shark-Repellent Batspray comes to mind) and shonky production values, this was more like a televised [[Pantomime]] than anything resembling portrayals of superheroes in modern day media. The series managed to become something of a cultural icon, but it is also partly responsible for the general public's dim view of comic book writing and comics in general today (though, [[Silver Age|at the time]], it was a pretty faithful adaptation of the comics).
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The show's legacy continued long after its cancellation. Almost a decade later, Adam West and Burt Ward would reprise their roles on ''[[The New Adventures of Batman]]'', a [[Filmation]] animated series which competed with [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s ''[[Superfriends]]''. West would eventually wind up voicing Batman on the last two "Super Powers" branded seasons of ''[[Superfriends]]'' (Robin continued to be played by his longtime ''Super Friends'' voice actor, Casey Kasem).
West and Ward would play Batman and Robin in live action one final time (joined by Frank Gorshin as the Riddler) in the 1979 TV ''Legends of the Superheroes'' specials. In the early 2000s, West and Ward (again joined by Gorshin) portrayed cartoonish versions of themselves in a CBS Movie ''Beyond The Batcave'', consisting of a modern day plot to find the stolen Batmobile mixed with flashbacks to the events behind the scenes of filming the series in the 60s. And in 2016,
Because of numerous issues associated with the show -- most notably, music licenses and royalties for the numerous "Bat-walk" cameos -- it has yet to receive any sort of proper home video release, which is especially awful in light of the TV-on-DVD boom (''Batman: The Movie'' has no such issues). Fortunately for fans, the series is currently{{when}} airing on [[The Hub]].
If you want better quality played [[Darker and Edgier]], see ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' or ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]''. For [[Silver Age]] fun-factor with more tasteful [[Camp]] absurdity, see ''[[Batman: The Brave
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** Infamously, when Eartha Kitt was cast, they introduced Batgirl specifically to avoid this "problem".
* [[Officer O'Hara]]
* [[Pow Zap Wham Cam]], somebody's fanboy-tropey name for what the rest of the world calls [[Dutch Angle]]
* [[To the Bat Noun]]
* [[To the Batpole]]
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* [[Bald of Evil]]: Egghead.
** Not to mention the second Mr. Freeze.
* [[Bash Brothers]]: Batman and Robin, even more so in this adaptation than in most. This trope could have easily been called "[[Dynamic Duo]]".
* [[Battle Butler]]: Alfred shows himself to be a surprisingly good fighter on occasion, able to deliver solid punches to henchmen and once single-handedly defeating the Joker in a fencing duel.
** And then single-handedly trapping him in the Batpoles, which are conveniently unlabeled since Alfred had just repainted them, and sending him repeatedly up and down the poles with the Bat-elevator until the Joker was begging him for mercy. And then having the childish paintings he'd done to foil the Joker's art heist scheme being praised by the art world and sold for big bucks which he donated to a children's charity. A whole string of [[Moment of Awesome|Crowning Moments of Awesome]] in a row.
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* [[Criminal Amnesiac]]: King Tut, owing to a [[Easy Amnesia|simple blow to the head.]] Unlike most cases of this, the "good" identity knows what happens when bumped on the noggin, and takes steps to avoid it. Not that it helps.
* [[Dance Battler]]: Batgirl, as portrayed by former professional ballerina Yvonne Craig.
* [[Dance Sensation]]: The Batusi. It actually [[Defictionalization|became popular in Real Life]].
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Despite a general addiction to overly-elaborate [[Death Trap|deathtraps]], the villains occasionally demonstrate this trope:
** The first Mr. Freeze was this because instead of a [[Death Trap]], he just [[Just Shoot Him|shoots Batman]] with his freezing gun. Sadly he got better.
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* [[Expo Label]]: Constantly, especially on Batman's equipment in the Bat Cave.
* [[Extra! Extra! Read All About It!]]: A very old newsboy is cleverly used to [[Hand Wave]] a [[Plot Hole]] in "Zelda The Great":
{{quote|'''News Boy'''
'''Bystander:''' ''Hey, [[Fridge Logic|what was counterfeit money doing in the vault of the First National Bank?]] ''
'''News boy:''' ''Well, if you want to know it you will have to buy a paper I am not a special news service.''
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* [[Giggling Villain]]: The Riddler. This is the portrayal that Jim Carrey [[Batman Forever|based his own performance of the Riddler on.]]
* [[Glass-Shattering Sound]]: Batman and Robin get trapped in a glass in the second season. They break the glass by using their voices.
* [[Go-Go Dancing]]: The Kit Kat Club, Catwoman's home base, had caged go-go dancers performing for the patrons.
** And then there's the [[w:Batusi|Batusi]], based on typical go-go dance moves of the 1960s (and named for the real-world [[Dance Sensation]] the "Watusi").
* [[Grapes of Luxury]]: King Tut gets this treatment at one point.
* [[The Great Whodini]]: Zelda the Great, in her eponymous episode
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