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marv2
06-10-2017, 03:31 PM
Another chunk of my childhood has now passed into history!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/adam-west-tvs-batman-in-the-60s-dies-at-88/ar-BBCrzPQ?OCID=ansmsnnews11
marv2
06-10-2017, 03:34 PM
Batman was the show that made me beg my father to get a color TV back in the 60s! I use to fight with my brother to watch "Batman" on ABC when he wanted to watch "Lost In Space" on CBS. They came on at the same time. As kids in the neighborhood, we couldn't wait until then next week to watch the next episode of Batman. Rest in peace Adam West and thanks!
marv2
06-10-2017, 03:40 PM
What memories......

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moe
06-10-2017, 04:24 PM
I used to love when Batman & Robin would be climbing up the side of a building when a window would open & someone famous would appear. Loved that show! RIP 😭
arr&bee
06-10-2017, 04:27 PM
Another legend gone,adam west was a good dramatic actor also,he was one of robert taylor's detectives way back in the day and did many dramatic shows...as i type this i'm looking at a model[batmobile]from that series..r.i.p.
marv2
06-10-2017, 04:31 PM
I used to love when Batman & Robin would be climbing up the side of a building when a window would open & someone famous would appear. Loved that show! RIP ��

and that was before "Laugh-In" ever hit the air! LOL! Loved that show.
marv2
06-10-2017, 04:33 PM
Remember the "Batusi"? hehehehehehehe....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsYA8Gr5NTY
arr&bee
06-10-2017, 04:37 PM
Funny thing is that he enjoyed the role and became more famous for it than any of his dramatic ones.
marv2
06-10-2017, 04:42 PM
Hey Moe, check it out:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE_CM3tvkys
marv2
06-10-2017, 04:49 PM
In the mid-sixties, Batman was a cultural phenomenon!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7CVDxtJ_Zk
Jerry Oz
06-10-2017, 04:57 PM
That show still has the best opening in history. For some reason, my enduring memory of it was in the movie that introduced it. A shark latched onto Batman's leg and ever resourceful, he asked Robin for the Shark Repellent Bat Spray to get rid of the pest. Adam West always seemed like a cool guy who didn't mind being associated with one of the most iconic roles in TV. RIP, Batman.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dghbyBaQyI
sophisticated_soul
06-10-2017, 05:27 PM
Holy Bat Memories! Rest In Peace Adam West.
marv2
06-10-2017, 05:33 PM
That show still has the best opening in history. For some reason, my enduring memory of it was in the movie that introduced it. A shark latched onto Batman's leg and ever resourceful, he asked Robin for the Shark Repellent Bat Spray to get rid of the pest. Adam West always seemed like a cool guy who didn't mind being associated with one of the most iconic roles in TV. RIP, Batman.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dghbyBaQyI

Oh yes I remember that! LOL!!!
arr&bee
06-10-2017, 07:07 PM
He was totally against the violence of the movie with[michael keaton]which is why he refused to appear in it.
marv2
06-10-2017, 07:40 PM
He was totally against the violence of the movie with[michael keaton]which is why he refused to appear in it.

The one with Michael Keaton in 1989 was very dark indeed.
marv2
06-10-2017, 07:44 PM
From Burt Ward:

http://www.thewrap.com/adam-west-burt-ward-robin-batman/
marv2
06-10-2017, 07:46 PM
Why Adam West Was the One and Only Batman

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/why-adam-west-was-the-one-and-only-batman-w487201
sansradio
06-10-2017, 10:32 PM
RIP to a major icon.
moe
06-11-2017, 09:24 AM
Marv, thanks a bunch for the "celebrity window" video!! That makes my day!!
moe
06-14-2017, 06:34 AM
Marv, I have a question: why did John Astin replace Frank Gorshin as the Riddler?
honest man
06-14-2017, 07:09 AM
Loved Batman in 60s the stress-excitement it brought when i was a nipper.thanks for memories Adam-Bert
marv2
06-14-2017, 11:36 AM
Marv, I have a question: why did John Astin replace Frank Gorshin as the Riddler?

seem to remember it had something to do with scheduling. Frank Gorshin either film or something going on the conflicted with the Batman schedule. Remember there were 3 different Catwomen, 2 Darrins on Bewitched etc,etc LOL!

I also remember that John had just finished up playing Gomez on the Addams Family.
144man
06-15-2017, 05:12 AM
I watched "Batman" regularly, so am sorry to hear of Adam West's passing. I am also a regular viewer of "Family Guy" and wonder how they will ever replace the mayor of Quahog.
moe
06-15-2017, 06:54 AM
Thanks Marv.........I've always wondered that!
So that leaves Burt Ward & Julie Newmar
Lee Merriwether....82 & still here
marv2
06-15-2017, 09:19 AM
Thanks Marv.........I've always wondered that!
So that leaves Burt Ward & Julie Newmar
Lee Merriwether....82 & still here

Moe, a long, long time ago on the old forum we had a great thread about "Who played the best Catwoman"? I am going to try to find it.
marv2
06-15-2017, 09:21 AM
Here it is . The title is different from what I remembered:

https://soulfuldetroit.com/showthread.php?733-Who-Was-Your-Favorite-Catwoman
marv2
06-15-2017, 07:37 PM
Anyone out in LA this evening. I hope you an be there. Same bat time, same bat channel!

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moe
06-16-2017, 02:23 PM
Wish I was in LA.....thanks Marv!
marv2
06-16-2017, 03:37 PM
Wish I was in LA.....thanks Marv!

I wished I were too. I did see them lite LA City Hall with the Bat Signal on television last night.
McMotown
06-19-2017, 05:18 PM
I never saw anything in the Uk about Batman dying. I used to rush round my grandparents to watch this in colour. What memories.