ables@ut-ngp.UUCP (04/23/84)
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Well, I saw the movie "Batman" last night on WTBS and it inspired me.
Do any stations around still run the show? When I lived in South Texas,
a Corpus Christi station used to run it, but that's been 10 years. The
only time I saw it before that was when I was 5 and 6 years (and I think
that was when it was really on the network, CBS??).
If there any experts out there, please enlighten me:
--What's a good reference book for the show?
--Does anyone have an episode guide for the show?
--Failing answers to these, how long was the show on, and can anyone
give me some general facts off the top of their head?
Please respond to me, if I actually get answers, I'll repost them.
Stay tuned, same Bat time, same Bat newsgroup...
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King Ables Computation Center, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712
ARPA:ables@ut-ngp UUCP:{ctvax,ihnp4,kpno,seismo}!ut-sally!ut-ngp!ablesgds@mit-eddie.UUCP (Greg Skinner) (04/24/84)
<holy line eaters, Batman!>
Batman still comes on around Boston (7:00 and 3:30 on channel 38 WSBK).
I believe it ran for four years (approx. 1965-69). It was on CBS. It
actually came on two nights a week (that's where the same bat time, same
bat channel indicates "tune in tomorrow"). When Batgirl (Yvonne Craig)
joined the show, they were down to one episode a week.
--
Be ye moby,
for I am moby.
Greg-bo, Prince of Eternia
{decvax!genrad, eagle!mit-vax, ihnp4}!mit-eddie!gdsmsimpson@bbncca.ARPA (Mike Simpson) (04/25/84)
*** 25 April 1984. From: Tom O'Connor (ihuxw!tommyo) >> Do you know who knew the true identity of all three of >> our masked marvels? Seems to me that it was Bruce' faithful butler, Alfred. Getting down to trivia: Who played Alfred? (answers to me, because I really don't remember.) And while you're at it, who played Barbara 'Batgirl' Gordon? The name Yvonne DeCarlo comes to mind, but I'm not positive. -- -- cheers, Mike Simpson, BBN msimpson@bbn-unix (ARPA) {decvax,ima,linus,wjh12}!bbncca!msimpson (Usenet) 617-497-2819 (Ma Bell)
paveleck@ihldt.UUCP (Bob Paveleck) (04/26/84)
In response to the request for the actors who played Alfred (Bruce Wayne's butler) and Batgirl/Barbara Gordon: Alan Napier played Alfred Yvonne Craig played Batgirl Bob Paveleck ihldt!paveleck P. S. I used to watch Batman all the time when it was in its heyday (and I was 7-8 years old), but I don't remember some of those villains at the bottom of the list that was recently posted! Did they appear in the Batman movie (I didn't see the entire Batman movie, so they could've appeared in the parts I didn't see).
gayde@iwu1b.UUCP (Peter Gayde) (04/26/84)
Yvonne Craig played Barbara "Batgirl" Gordon.
Alan Napier played Alfred.
Stafford Repp played Chief O'Hara.
Neil Hamilton played Commisioner Gordon.
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Peter Gayde AT&T Technologies Naperville, IL
ihnp4!{iwu1b,ihuxp}!gayde (312) 979-7598gds@mit-eddie.UUCP (Greg Skinner) (04/26/84)
>P.S. Do you know who knew the true identity of all 3 of > our masked marvels? If you mean, who know the true identities of Batman, Robin and Batgirl, Alfred knew all three identities. I believe it was in the episode in which Batgirl came to the show that Alfred saw her hidden dressing room. My apologies for the misinformation on the time that Batman ran and what station it came on. -- Be ye moby, for I am moby. Greg-bo, Prince of Eternia {decvax!genrad, eagle!mit-vax, ihnp4}!mit-eddie!gds
ma187xcs@sdccsu3.UUCP (04/27/84)
[] Wow! I didn't realize there were so many Bat-villans. This leads me to my topic. Does anyone know how many words were used on the show with the prefix 'BAT' ? This isn't a trivia question (I don't know the answer), I'm just curious. Here's my list of Bat-words. Bat-mobile Bat-cycle Bat-copter Bat-boat Bat-phone Bat-computer Bat-cave Bat-pole Bat-signal Bat-arang ( you know, the boomarangs that look like bats. ) That's all I can think of, anyone know any more? Paul "the boy wonder" van de Graaf U. C. San Diego Bat-path: bat-computer!robin sdcsvax!sdccs3!ma187xcs
ron@brl-vgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (04/27/84)
Actually (and it's been a long time) I seemed to remember one episode of Batman where the Commisioner Gordon knew Batman's identity which was strange because he didn't in all the others. Perhaps, I missed some earlier part of the show where Wayne was pretending we was Batman? Or maybe it was just a bad scirpt that week. -Ron Does anyone else remeber this? The show involved Wayne rolling down the road on a stretcher or something like that.
armstron@sjuvax.UUCP (armstrong) (04/28/84)
Here are some other Bat-miscellania !
bat-shield (you remember, it used to unfold from about 1 square inch to
at least 3 square feet)
oceanic bat-sprays of which he often used the Anti-shark-bat-repellant (sp?)
bat-pill (the everything cure-all)
bat-rope
thermal-bat-underwear (used in fighting Mr. Freeze)
Also, let's not forget the bat-shaped hankerchief he used to wipe his eyes
when cat-woman lost one of her nine lives.
Here's another little bit of trivia : How far was it from the bat-cave to
Gotham City. (Hint: it was posted on a sign right past the barrier
that used to flip up and down to allow the bat-mobile to get to and from
the bat-cave.
Holy-brain-teasers Batman,
Len Armstrong
St. Joseph's Universityperl@rdin.UUCP (04/30/84)
<> Catwoman was portrayed by Lee Meriwether in the Batman movie. Eartha Kitt played Catwoman in one episode of the series. All other portayals of Catwoman were by Julie Newmar. Anyone care for a trivia question? How many Batman characters were played by more than one actor? I thought that the Riddler was a candidate, but I was corrected. (John Astin played the Puzzler, not the Riddler.) Also, I couldn't help but notice that most of the actors mentioned in this article were in Star Trek (Lee Meriwether, Julie Newmar, Frank Gorshin). Any interesting parallels here? Robert Perlberg Resource Dynamics Inc. New York philabs!rdin!perl
chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (05/01/84)
As long as we are rubbing bat trivia into the ground, how about listing all
of the boy wonder's super sayings at the same time. Please fill in the
blank in the following statement:
Holy <something>, Batman!
This should keep things busy for a month or so...
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From high above Benden weyr, Ch'qui, rider of the plaid dragon Plugh!
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ninety nine dead baboons, sitting in my living room...jeff@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP (Jeff Bishop) (05/01/84)
How about: Holy cardboard Batman! We're all boxed in. Jeff Bishop || University of Chicago ...ihnp4!oddjob!jeff || Astrology & Astrophysics Center
grw@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Wichman) (05/03/84)
[Heilige Heilbut, Fliedermausmensch!]
I believe that a bad-guy hypnotized the commisioner, who, under hypnosis
discovered Batman's identity. Later, he comes out of hypnosis and doesn't
remember a thing.
I think.
-Glennllarc@ut-ngp.UUCP (05/03/84)
In response to your request for items whose names began with the prefix
"bat" ---
You forgot to mention "bat repellant shark spray". This was used in the 1966
Batman feature film.
Trivially yours,
A. T. Campbell
(llarc@ut-ngp)tgg@hou5e.UUCP (05/03/84)
I think that the audience knew who they all were...
armstron@sjuvax.UUCP (armstrong) (05/03/84)
Actually Eartha Kitt played the cat-woman in more than just one appearence, and Frank Gorshin DID play the RIDDLER. The puzzler was played by yet another actor. (Although I don't know who). Q: Did Avery Schriver ever play a villian ? Len Armstrong St. Joseph's University
atc@ut-sally.UUCP (Alvin T. Campbell III) (05/04/84)
In response to the request for Robin's "holy -" sayings, how about
"holy red snapper" ?
---A. T. Campbell---
(atc@ut-sally)ron@brl-vgr.UUCP (05/04/84)
Of course there was the TV commercial where BATGIRL gets upset that she's worked there for a long time and gets paid less than Robin. Citing the equal pay for equal work laws causes Robin to exclaim, "Holy Act of Congress" -Ron
nugent@drutx.UUCP (NugentCP) (05/04/84)
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I recall an episode where Commissioner Gordon *finally*
figured out Batman's identity. Batman's response was to dress
Alfred up in a Batman suit and have him make a public appearance
about a block away from where Bruce Wayne was standing with
Gordon. Gordon wasn't a real bright guy.paveleck@ihldt.UUCP (Bob Paveleck) (05/09/84)
This is in response to 2 questions posed by Mr. Armstrong in some previous articles. (1) If I recall correctly, the distance from the Batcave to Gotham City posted on the sign was 12 miles (the distance, if not 12 miles, was definitely a double-digit figure). (2) I remember Avery Schreiber (of Fritos commercial and Burns & Schreiber fame) playing some sort of villain in a Batman episode. I'm not sure what the villain's name was. Holy uncertainty, Batman! Bob Paveleck ihldt!paveleck
dvw@hopd3.UUCP (D. V. Wilkerson) (05/09/84)
I heard this yesterday: Colonel Gumm (Roger C. Carmel) has captured Batman,
Robin, the Green Hornet (my favorite), and Kato. Gumm has just turned the
GH into a postage stamp. Our ever astute Robin says,
"Holy Human Collector's Item".