Batman (TV series)
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| Created by | William Dozier |
| Based on |
Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger (uncredited) |
| Developed by | Lorenzo Semple, Jr. |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | William Dozier |
| Opening theme | "Batman Theme" by Neal Hefti |
| Ending theme | "Batman Theme" by Neal Hefti |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 120 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | William Dozier |
| Producer(s) | Howie Horwitz |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Greenway Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Distributor |
20th Television Warner Bros. (home media) |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | January 12, 1966 – March 14, 1968 |
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Batman is a 1960s American live action television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin — two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City from a variety of arch villains. It is known for its camp style, upbeat theme music, and its intentionally humorous, simplistic morality (aimed at its largely teenage audience). This included championing the importance of using seat belts, doing homework, eating vegetables, and drinking milk (it was described by executive producer William Dozier as the only situation comedy on the air without a laughtrack). One hundred and twenty episodes aired on the ABC network for three seasons from January 12, 1966, to March 14, 1968, twice weekly for the first two and weekly for the third. In 2016, television critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz ranked Batman as the 82nd greatest American television show of all time.
Ostensibly a crime series, the style of the show was in fact campy and tongue-in-cheek. It was a true situation comedy, in that situations were exaggerated and were generally played for laughs. This increased as the seasons wore on, with the addition of ever greater absurdity. The characters, however, always took the absurd situations extremely seriously - which added to the comedy.
The series focused on the adventures of Batman and Robin. Although the lives of their alter-egos, millionaire Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson, were frequently shown, it was usually only briefly, in the context of their being called away on superhero business, or in circumstances where they needed to employ their secret identities to assist in their crime-fighting. The "Dynamic Duo" typically come to the aid of the Gotham City Police upon the latter being stumped by a supervillain. Throughout each episode, Batman and Robin have to follow a series of (wildly improbable) clues to discover the supervillain's plan, then figure out how to thwart that plan and capture the criminal.
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