The 32nd episode of Batman airs on ABC. Frank Gorshin guest stars as the Riddler. 
The 32nd episode of Batman airs on ABC. Frank Gorshin guest stars as the Riddler.
The 33rd episode of Batman airs on ABC. Burgess Meredith guest stars as the Penguin.
The 34th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Burgess Meredith guest stars as the Penguin in the final episode of the show’s wildly successful first season.
Based on the popular television series of the same name, 20th Century Fox’s feature film Batman premieres in American theaters, starring Adam West, Burt Ward, and, reprising their villain roles from the series, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, and Frank Gorshin, while Lee Meriwether takes over the role of Catwoman. With a budget significantly greater than that of its TV counterpart, the movie introduces new Bat-vehicles, including a helicopter and a boat, footage of which will be spliced into many a later episode of the TV series.
The 35th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Art Carney guest stars as the Archer, and Dick Clark makes an unannounced cameo appearance, in the premiere of the show’s second season.
The 36th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Art Carney guest stars as the Archer.
The 37th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Julie Newmar guest stars as Catwoman.
The 38th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Julie Newmar and James Brolin guest star.
The 39th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Van Johnson and Phyllis Diller guest star.
The 40th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Van Johnson guest stars as the Minstrel.
The 41st episode of Batman airs on ABC. Victor Buono guest stars as the Minstrel; Van Williams and Bruce Lee reprise their Green Hornet characters in a cameo appearance.
The 42nd episode of Batman airs on ABC. Victor Buono guest stars as the Minstrel; Sid Haig (Jason Of Star Command) also guest stars.
The 43rd episode of Batman airs on ABC. Shelley Winters guest stars as Ma Parker.
The 44th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Shelley Winters guest stars as Ma Parker; Lee Meriwether makes an uncredited cameo appearance as Catwoman.
Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins is released, starring Christian Bale. Michael Caine, and Liam Neeson.
Warner Bros. releases the direct-to-video animated movie Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders. Adam West and Burt Ward reprise their roles as Batman and Robin, with Julie Newmar returning to the role of Catwoman. This story is set within the world of West’s Batman TV series (1966-68).
La-La Land Records releases the complete soundtrack from the Warner Bros. direct-to-video animated feature Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, composed by Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion and Kristopher Carter (Batman: The Animated Series).
Actor Adam West, forever known to millions as the star of TV’s Batman in the 1960s, dies at the age of 88 after a short bout with leukemia. After years of paying his dues with guest starring roles, bit parts and commercial appearances, West beat out actors such as Lyle Waggoner for the role of Batman, but after three seasons on TV and a movie produced by the makers of the TV series, Batman had run its course, and West found himself battling typecasting, accepting work in subpar projects and returning to the role of Batman both as voice work (for the Super Friends animated series) and live action (the lamentable 1979 Legends Of The Superheroes specials). Voice work became a mainstay of West’s career, and he landed a long-running recurring role on Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy animated series.