The "Dynamic Duo" typically comes to the aid of the Gotham City Police Department upon the latter being stumped by a supervillain, who was accompanied in his/her appearances by several henchmen and an attractive female companion. Although the lives of their alter-egos, millionaire Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson are frequently shown, it is usually only briefly, in the context of their being called away on superhero business or in circumstances where they need to employ their public identities to assist in their crime-fighting. The series focuses on Batman and Robin as they defend Gotham City from its various criminals. A companion feature film was released in 1966 between the first and second seasons of the TV show.īatman held the record for the longest-running live-action superhero television series (in terms of episodes) until it was surpassed by Smallville in 2007. In 2016, television critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz ranked Batman as the 82nd greatest American television series of all time. The 120 episodes aired on the ABC network for three seasons from January 12, 1966, to March 14, 1968, twice weekly during the first two seasons, and weekly for the third. It was described by executive producer William Dozier as the only situation comedy on the air without a laugh track. This included championing the importance of using seat belts, doing homework, eating vegetables, and drinking milk. It is known for its camp style, upbeat theme music, and its intentionally humorous, simplistic morality (aimed at its largely teenage audience). It stars Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/ Robin-two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City from a variety of archvillains. Batman is an American live-action television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name.
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