Gorshin’s Riddler was probably the most dangerous of the classic 66 Batman villains - the dramatic shift from crazy wild eyed mania to cold, calculated and dead eyed make him seem far more unpredictable and formidable.
I always loved Gorshin's mix of maniacalism and sudden change on occasion to a real sense of serious psychotic menace. My favourite 60s Batman villain by a long shot.
Actually I believe victor buono (king tut) was the most entertaining villain from the Batman series, Julie newmar would be 2nd, and frank gorshin just behind them they all seemed to enjoy being their characters and made the shows more enjoyable to watch my opinion
Yep! The best aspect to The Riddler from this show is the fight scenes...usually a villain, such as The Joker or The Penguin, had their henchmen do battle with both Batman and Robin in order to subdue them. You'll notice with Riddler that never happened: his henchmen never got physical. Instead, he utilized his genius brain power to place them not just in death traps but VERY hard to escape...because another great tool with him is he rarely left. Usually villains on this show assumed the trap would off the duo. Aside from A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away, Riddler ALWAYS kept there to see if it worked....and it was only through minute details the duo could escape. Fantastic character and actor in Gorshin's portrayal.
As a child of the 60's, our family watched Batman together every week. Frank Gorshin quickly became our favorite villian. As kids we loved his laughter and bigger than life smile. Thank you Frank Gorshin for wonderful memories during family time.
Frank Gorshin was the only villain who ever scared me as a kid. It was only after I got a bit older that I realized just how talented he was. Of course, he was the world's greatest impressionist--still is, IMO--but he was a far better actor than people gave him credit for.
@@jessfrankel5212 Gorshin was the perfect Cast. It's like Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, or Christopher Reeve as Superman. Sometimes, the stars just align and shine down on Hollywood.
Kind of makes you wonder the way he acts, do you think he would also pass as the Joker? The way he laughs kind of gives me a joker vibe, or maybe in an alternate reality, would Frank Gorshin pull off a Joker act well with no Caesar Romaro to play the part?
Best laugh ever!!! Mark Hamill second. Tim Curry very close third! Honorable mention, Paul Linde's The Hooded Claw from the cartoon, "The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop".
Paul Dano was awesome... but imagine if Gorshin played Riddler in the new movie, and had the opportunity to play this Riddler in that dark format... that might literally be the perfect, most terrifying Riddler.
When I think of classic villains from the 60s Batman TV show, I always think of The Riddler, he was so larger than life and incredibly smart and that laugh of his is so iconic, Frank Gorshin will always be the greatest live action Riddler and no one will ever be able to match his epic portrayal
Batman 60's TV series was fab simply because of the actors chosen to play the villains. Frank G, Caesar R, Burgess M, Julie N etc were just so wonderfully cast. Great seeing this again after 47 years.
Met Mr. Gorshin at one of the nostalgia conventions. Spent time chatting - really nice gentlemen. Such talent. They could not have picked a better character actor to kick off the first two episodes with.
His laugh was wilder and crazier than the Jokers even. And he had that psychotic look in his eyes that made me think he was potentially dangerous in reality. For he would switch from deadly serious to manic laughter which conveyed a madman to my teenage mind. He would change in seconds and that scared me! RIP Gorshin and Adam West 💐
Mr. Gorshin clearly enjoying being the Riddler. I get the impression that the producers told him to just have fun with the character when he was hired.
All the main villains (and King Tut) were great fun, but Gorshin was the best. The way he goes from maniacal giggling to talking in a calm, yet menacing tone made him both a blast to watch while also seeming like a dangerous lunatic. Every one of his lines are so hammy and over the top in one way or another you can't help but smile watching him. It's a damn shame we didn't get more appearances by him, most of his episodes were great all around. I think it's telling that around the time they started pushing Joker as Batman's arch nemesis, they also had him adopt a lot of this Riddler's mannerisms. They knew Batman's ideal enemy was an insane and emotionally unstable genius who every once and a while pulled back the curtain on his bitterness and rage at the world, and Batman in particular.
Just as Heath Ledger's version of the Joker will long be remembered, Frank Gorshin's Riddler remains the most memorable version of that character, and he has yet to be topped.
Frank Gorshin was great as The Riddler, one of the best portrayals of the character! As silly and campy as the 60's show was, you can't deny that it was highly entertaining! RIP Frank Gorshin and Adam West!
Agree totally! Her brought a lot to the character! Batman probably hated to get caught in his trap! He had a knack for taunting batman! His laugh was the best!
In your opinion. In mine, he’s one of the best Batman villains. Whether in this show or in other media and comics. In this show, I love him and Penguin the most. My stepdad loves the Penguin most. That’s just his opinion
Holy shit, as a 90s kid growing up on the animated version I used to think this was pure trash when my dad tried to show me this series. This dude is absolutely legendary, and honestly his manic laugh is so much like the iconic Mark Hamill Joker laugh that I won’t be convinced this didn’t inspire Mark at least a little.
I’m a 90’s and also a 2000’s kid, female in real life, and I used to think that too. I mean, I wasn’t interested in this old show that much when I was younger. But as a 30 year old today, I enjoy it now. And I agree. Frank Gorshin is legendary. I wasn’t too crazy about his laugh but it grew on me. Frank is now one of my favorites. And his Riddler is one of my favorites when it comes to live action. His is my second favorite live action. Cory Michael Smith’s my number one favorite. I’m looking forward to seeing the new take on the new Batman movie coming out next year
Probably, about the laugh. Mark Hamill talked in an interview once about how when he was a kid he would watch villains and learn their voices and laughs, putting that altogether as an adult in his own villain roles.
3:25 - “Will Robin escape??? Can Batman find him in here? Is the ghastly end of our Dynamic Duo? Answers, tomorrow night... Same time, same channel. One hint: The worst is yet to come.”
I’m 12 in 1979. At a family party in Brooklyn. I see the Riddler. Dad, that’s the Riddler from Batman. My dad says Frank is a distant cousin. The Riddler was the first celebrity I ever met.
I believe that prior to.the Adam West TV series, the Riddler was a minor villain in the "Batman" universe, appearing in Batman comics only two or three times. But thanks to Frank Gorshin's memorable performance as the Riddler in the pilot and several subsequent episodes, the Riddler has since become a major villain in the Bat-Universe.
It's hard to put into words. Gorshin plays the role with such reckless abandon. He plays it straight, yet so loony it's brilliant. Just like in Star Trek, he almost overacts but just enough to believe what he says.
thanks for the Jill St. John mention, I thought it was her without looking it up on IMDb. But here she looks similar to how she appeared with Connery in Diamonds are Forever.
Can't... can't... Of course! Immanuel Kant! His works spoke of how time and space were mere forms of intuition and that the nature of things as they are in themselves is unknowable. Therefore by being the world's greatest detective what Batman has actually managed to do is access his priori cognition of events! So that's how Batman was able to solve his riddles!
To me, this Riddler was better than the Joker or any other villain in the series. If anything, these Gorshin performances elevated the Riddler to a top tier villain because in the comics at that time he was maybe a 3rd tier "filler" villain at best. Now Riddler is in the current " The Batman" film as the main villain. Not until after this 60s series was Riddler made a more serious enemy.
No one could play The Riddler like Frank Gorshin, God Bless His Soul He was born to play a bad guy from The Riddler on Batman to an evil villain in The Original Star Trek to a Mad Bomber on The Original Charlie's Angels He was great
@1:52-1:59....the riddler falling over everything while laughing reminds me of the scene in James cagney's movie "white heat" where Cagney playing the character 'Cody Jarrett' finds out him mother died and he loses it while falling over the inmates and dining tables.
Got to meet Mr. Gorshin on the convention circuit in early 2000s. VERY nice guy. I was glad for chance to tell him how much I appreciated his work here and on the Ed Sullivan show.
It's interesting that Frank Gorshin was nominated for an Emmy for his role as the Riddler. Also, in the the Batman comic, the Riddler before Gorshin was not a major foe for Batman. But that changed completely after Gorshin did the role-. They even dressed The Riddler as it was portrayed in TV show in the comic. When Jim Carrey did the role in "Batman Forever," one can see that he took a lot from Gorshin's portrayal.
Some of the scenes with The Riddler are quite well-done. The timing of his Gorshin's unique gestures to random explosions is a remarkable sight. No doubt that Gorshin fully committed to this role. Also, Jill St. John before being Bond girl, Tiffany Case.
The Riddler Was The Best Batman Villian. He Was The Exact Opposite Of Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne Had Super Intelligence & Used It For Good, Edward Nygma Had Super Intelligence & Used It For Evil.
It's a shame he never got to wear that nice green dress suit very often, especially since he specifically commissioned it so he wouldn't have to wear the leotard so frequently.
Those impressive bat reflexes and unmatched self-defense skills on display as he lets the Riddler draw and pull the trigger on what appears to be a pistol pointed at his face, without doing a thing to protect himself..
I think of all of Batman's villains, the Riddler was the most remembered because of his laughter and the one who always wanted to see so badly Batman and Robin die!
@Michael Greenwood Personally I'd say more like Mark Hamill and Heath Ledger's Jokers. One is a personification of the comic book, the other is a unique spin on the concept which pushes the envelope.
Gorshin never auditioned for it he was asked to do it and the laugh he got from a character named Udo played by Richard widmark where he shoves an old woman down a flight of stairs
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Gorshin’s Riddler was probably the most dangerous of the classic 66 Batman villains - the dramatic shift from crazy wild eyed mania to cold, calculated and dead eyed make him seem far more unpredictable and formidable.
He's the best Riddler ever to grace the small or big screen.
@@michaelgreenwood3413 not anymore
@@kennygudz9326 Yeah, he is.
But honestly as much I love the villain of riddler I feel like bookworm should deserve a mention or two.
He was everything Ceasar Romero's Joker should have been but wasn't. His laugh was better too
The fact that Mark Hamill's Joker drew inspiration from Gorshin's Riddler shows how good Gorshin is as an actor.
Not to mention Jim Carrey's own Riddler
Or he was just a lazy hack.
Totally 💯 underrated as an actor.
He was the perfect first guest villain for Batman to face in the pilot. Set the benchmark for all those to follow.
@@CelestialWoodway naw
I always loved Gorshin's mix of maniacalism and sudden change on occasion to a real sense of serious psychotic menace. My favourite 60s Batman villain by a long shot.
Agree! Love him in his show! He played it well!
Actually I believe victor buono (king tut) was the most entertaining villain from the Batman series, Julie newmar would be 2nd, and frank gorshin just behind them they all seemed to enjoy being their characters and made the shows more enjoyable to watch my opinion
He's literally the best villain in 60s Batman BECAUSE of that. Serious to maniacal on a fucking DIME.
Yep! The best aspect to The Riddler from this show is the fight scenes...usually a villain, such as The Joker or The Penguin, had their henchmen do battle with both Batman and Robin in order to subdue them. You'll notice with Riddler that never happened: his henchmen never got physical. Instead, he utilized his genius brain power to place them not just in death traps but VERY hard to escape...because another great tool with him is he rarely left. Usually villains on this show assumed the trap would off the duo. Aside from A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away, Riddler ALWAYS kept there to see if it worked....and it was only through minute details the duo could escape.
Fantastic character and actor in Gorshin's portrayal.
right
RIP Frank Gorshin (April 5, 1933 - May 17, 2005), aged 72
You will always be remembered as a legend.
1:48 “Adios amigos see you in court!” Cackles like a nut then accidentally breaks vase and continues cackling. So funny. I’m dead.
It’s such good character building too! Like his scheme working is tickling him pink!
Look at that suit! ?
As a child of the 60's, our family watched Batman together every week. Frank Gorshin quickly became our favorite villian. As kids we loved his laughter and bigger than life smile. Thank you Frank Gorshin for wonderful memories during family time.
Same here, now Me and my kids watch this show a lot! Gorshin was great!
Are yous All camped from watching the show together ????🤔??????
Greatness in Gorshins best
Used to love watching repeats of Batman and the Munsters every Saturday morning during the 1980s as a young teen.
Frank Gorshin was the only villain who ever scared me as a kid. It was only after I got a bit older that I realized just how talented he was. Of course, he was the world's greatest impressionist--still is, IMO--but he was a far better actor than people gave him credit for.
Right! Riddler could taunt and trap Batman good!
It's the eyes.
@@michaelgreenwood3413 That, and that silly laugh of his. It's a riff on Richard Widmark's giggle from Kiss of Death, and it totally works.
@@jessfrankel5212 Gorshin was the perfect Cast. It's like Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, or Christopher Reeve as Superman.
Sometimes, the stars just align and shine down on Hollywood.
@@michaelgreenwood3413 Totally agree.
Adam West and Frank Gorshin will both be sorely missed.
They were good friends in real life.
Two great men.
They were enemies in the series
@@harrylewis1071 also true
Gone but never forgotten!!!!!!
Nobody can replace Frank Gorshin’s as the Riddler. He was great. Even Jim Carrey says he could never replace him.
Frank G,. was the only actor from the entire run of the series who was nominated for an Emmy Award. He gave a dangerous performance.
He's as much the Riddler as Christopher Reeve is Superman, RDJ is Iron Man, Ryan Reynolds is Deadpool, or Chris Evans is Cap.
That maniacal laugh. I loved it when I was a kid. I love it now. Frank is the best.
How grave is here in Pittsburgh too I saw it pretty neat
Classic
Kind of makes you wonder the way he acts, do you think he would also pass as the Joker? The way he laughs kind of gives me a joker vibe, or maybe in an alternate reality, would Frank Gorshin pull off a Joker act well with no Caesar Romaro to play the part?
Absolutely right! His maniacal laugh was the best!
Best laugh ever!!! Mark Hamill second. Tim Curry very close third! Honorable mention, Paul Linde's The Hooded Claw from the cartoon, "The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop".
The Riddler is the one thing in this series that has actually yet to be topped in any other medium.
He has been now
@@kennygudz9326 Paul Dano was awesome!!!
@@davoxime His Riddler felt like a combination of Gorshin, Carrey, and John Doe from Se7en.
A pretty terrifying mixture.
Paul Dano was awesome... but imagine if Gorshin played Riddler in the new movie, and had the opportunity to play this Riddler in that dark format... that might literally be the perfect, most terrifying Riddler.
@@kennygudz9326 I mean sure he plays a decent Zodiac Killer that they happen to call the Riddler
The Riddler really enjoys himself. I love it
He was a great Riddler! Love watching these Batman episodes with him! Truly entertaining!
The Riddler laugh was so badass 🔥
Genius !!! Shear Genius !!!
Riddler is high on life and I love it
Mostly on laughing gas they shoulda put him as a joker
Riddler is high on his campy portrayal in a camp style show.
@@masterk6571 Right! Love this Batman show! Riddler is great! Love Catwoman! Love the catwoman traps!
Honey it’s Mental Illness
Frank is the best riddler of all time
When I think of classic villains from the 60s Batman TV show, I always think of The Riddler, he was so larger than life and incredibly smart and that laugh of his is so iconic, Frank Gorshin will always be the greatest live action Riddler and no one will ever be able to match his epic portrayal
1:52. I love how spastic he is in this series. Points at Batman, then falls over giggling. Gorshin was really good.
Batman 60's TV series was fab simply because of the actors chosen to play the villains. Frank G, Caesar R, Burgess M, Julie N etc were just so wonderfully cast. Great seeing this again after 47 years.
Met Mr. Gorshin at one of the nostalgia conventions. Spent time chatting - really nice gentlemen. Such talent. They could not have picked a better character actor to kick off the first two episodes with.
i like his performance. he knows when to ham it up and when to go full serious and grounded. that takes talent to find the right timing for each
I love how Robin was always the one to solve most of the riddles.
The manic gestures and maniacal laugh made riddler my favorite villain in this series.
Me too! I watch Batman a lot now! Gorshin as Riddler is great!
His laugh was wilder and crazier than the Jokers even. And he had that psychotic look in his eyes that made me think he was potentially dangerous in reality. For he would switch from deadly serious to manic laughter which conveyed a madman to my teenage mind. He would change in seconds and that scared me!
RIP Gorshin and Adam West 💐
Frank Gorshin is AMAZING as The Riddler, That Laugh!
The Gotham riddler is the best
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
@@tanjidhasanrohan2489 i dont think so..he not even close
Joker and Riddler had such a great villain laugh in the series
So. Much. Coke.
Mr. Gorshin clearly enjoying being the Riddler. I get the impression that the producers told him to just have fun with the character when he was hired.
The Riddler's giggle alone is worth tuning in to.
I wonder if it's avail. as a ringtone.
All the main villains (and King Tut) were great fun, but Gorshin was the best. The way he goes from maniacal giggling to talking in a calm, yet menacing tone made him both a blast to watch while also seeming like a dangerous lunatic. Every one of his lines are so hammy and over the top in one way or another you can't help but smile watching him. It's a damn shame we didn't get more appearances by him, most of his episodes were great all around. I think it's telling that around the time they started pushing Joker as Batman's arch nemesis, they also had him adopt a lot of this Riddler's mannerisms. They knew Batman's ideal enemy was an insane and emotionally unstable genius who every once and a while pulled back the curtain on his bitterness and rage at the world, and Batman in particular.
So right! Love watching every second of this Riddler! He was great at getting Batman in a trap and he would taunt him good too!
@@chrissteele1362 He was the brains of the United Underworld in the movie too. Selina, Penguin and Joker woulda been screwed without him.
Just as Heath Ledger's version of the Joker will long be remembered, Frank Gorshin's Riddler remains the most memorable version of that character, and he has yet to be topped.
That cigarette lighter riddle is absolute genius.
There are times when The Riddler reminds me of a maniacal green insect. Frank Gorshin IS The Riddler! What a NUT!
He owned the Riddler role... yes Jim Carrey did a good job but he took a lot of Frank Gorshin's style and antics to make his version...
Frank Gorshin was great as The Riddler, one of the best portrayals of the character! As silly and campy as the 60's show was, you can't deny that it was highly entertaining! RIP Frank Gorshin and Adam West!
This Riddler killed it. He truly was crazy like the joker 🃏
I swear they could have had Gorshin as Riddler every frickin week and I'd never get bored! By far THE best Batman villain from this show...
I liked the first Mr. Freeze. And Catwoman was gorgeous.
The Riddler was the best Batman villain. Had the best deathtraps, best costume and best laugh
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania native Frank
Agree totally! Her brought a lot to the character! Batman probably hated to get caught in his trap! He had a knack for taunting batman! His laugh was the best!
In your opinion. In mine, he’s one of the best Batman villains.
Whether in this show or in other media and comics.
In this show, I love him and Penguin the most.
My stepdad loves the Penguin most. That’s just his opinion
Personally, I think catwoman and batgurl had the best costumes, but thats just me.🤪
@@stepanbandera5206 oh yes they had great costumes! Very sexy of course!
So cool to be a villan in the 60's !!
The word is not cool, it is camp or campy.
When you have Jill St John..the ultimate 60's eye candy as your moll..whoa
Arguably he made the show fashionable to be on.
Holy shit, as a 90s kid growing up on the animated version I used to think this was pure trash when my dad tried to show me this series. This dude is absolutely legendary, and honestly his manic laugh is so much like the iconic Mark Hamill Joker laugh that I won’t be convinced this didn’t inspire Mark at least a little.
I’m a 90’s and also a 2000’s kid, female in real life, and I used to think that too. I mean, I wasn’t interested in this old show that much when I was younger.
But as a 30 year old today, I enjoy it now.
And I agree. Frank Gorshin is legendary.
I wasn’t too crazy about his laugh but it grew on me. Frank is now one of my favorites.
And his Riddler is one of my favorites when it comes to live action. His is my second favorite live action.
Cory Michael Smith’s my number one favorite.
I’m looking forward to seeing the new take on the new Batman movie coming out next year
Probably, about the laugh. Mark Hamill talked in an interview once about how when he was a kid he would watch villains and learn their voices and laughs, putting that altogether as an adult in his own villain roles.
Mark hammil did the trickster and a lot of his acting was clealry took from this
Frank Gorshin's Riddler was the only one with psychopathic potential. What a great actor.
The show might have been campy but EVERY villain was just AWESOME.
Amazing physicality and commitment to a scene. Compelling actor.
The other villains in this series were more or less genial eccentrics, but Frank Gorshin's Riddler was the only one who was genuinely unhinged.
3:25 - “Will Robin escape??? Can Batman find him in here? Is the ghastly end of our Dynamic Duo? Answers, tomorrow night... Same time, same channel. One hint: The worst is yet to come.”
I love the announcer narration
5:38 is absolutely peak Riddler energy
I’m 12 in 1979. At a family party in Brooklyn. I see the Riddler. Dad, that’s the Riddler from Batman. My dad says Frank is a distant cousin. The Riddler was the first celebrity I ever met.
I believe that prior to.the Adam West TV series, the Riddler was a minor villain in the "Batman" universe, appearing in Batman comics only two or three times.
But thanks to Frank Gorshin's memorable performance as the Riddler in the pilot and several subsequent episodes, the Riddler has since become a major villain in the Bat-Universe.
A lawsuit on Bruce Wayne.
Talk about winning the ultimate game.
It's hard to put into words. Gorshin plays the role with such reckless abandon. He plays it straight, yet so loony it's brilliant. Just like in Star Trek, he almost overacts but just enough to believe what he says.
Kinda blows my mind that Batman just let Riddler pick up the gun and pull the trigger right at his face when he didn’t know it was a lighter.
I love the Riddler’s Laugh!
What a talent! Simply hysterical brilliance. Gorshin created the perfectly entertaining Riddler, my favorite Batman enemy of all.
Jill St. John was outstanding , top of her game !
She later on worked as Bond girl. Too bad she did not make big.
@@bandu2512 She was a fifties and sixties girl for the most part of her career
thanks for the Jill St. John mention, I thought it was her without looking it up on IMDb. But here she looks similar to how she appeared with Connery in Diamonds are Forever.
Thank you for identifying her. I know I knew her but…
@@captianeddie4554 I had crush on her for forever....I just loved her
I liked his riddles, I never could figure them out as a kid. And now that I've grown up, I still can't.
Can't... can't... Of course! Immanuel Kant! His works spoke of how time and space were mere forms of intuition and that the nature of things as they are in themselves is unknowable. Therefore by being the world's greatest detective what Batman has actually managed to do is access his priori cognition of events! So that's how Batman was able to solve his riddles!
The best Batman villain from the show, and the best Riddler, period. Man, the colors on this show...even the smoke had different colors...
Riddle me this: *"The less of them you have, the more one is worth..."*
A friend
One thing I always love about 66 is that Robin usually gets the riddles before Batman.
I think The Riddler in this show was the top villain. Even in the movie he got quite a bit of the leadership dialogues.
Gotta love that classic old school Riddler giggle! It's like he threw a bunch of weed into the fireplace and inhaled 😭😭😭😭😭
Gorshin was in a league of his own
Carrey was a way distant second
Carrey doesnt even compare
The best Riddler of all times.✌️
Gorshin and Romero laughs in Batman were so hilarious 🤣🤣
Don’t forget Meredith and his wah-wah laugh.
6:49 - “If this gas ignites, it’ll blow you into Kingdom Come, you venal viper!”
I remember watching this show as a child in the 90’s, it was my first introduction to Batman. And continue my love for the character.
To me, this Riddler was better than the Joker or any other villain in the series. If anything, these Gorshin performances elevated the Riddler to a top tier villain because in the comics at that time he was maybe a 3rd tier "filler" villain at best. Now Riddler is in the current " The Batman" film as the main villain. Not until after this 60s series was Riddler made a more serious enemy.
This is the one character they have not effectively recast
Never will!!,
Jill St John.....at peak hotness. The Riddler had great taste in broads too.
all of the villians did one beauty after another
No one could play The Riddler like Frank Gorshin, God Bless His Soul
He was born to play a bad guy from The Riddler on Batman to an evil villain in The Original Star Trek to a Mad Bomber on The Original Charlie's Angels
He was great
I actually like this Riddler because he’s funny
@1:52-1:59....the riddler falling over everything while laughing reminds me of the scene in James cagney's movie "white heat" where Cagney playing the character 'Cody Jarrett' finds out him mother died and he loses it while falling over the inmates and dining tables.
How did I not discover this years ago? I was really into superhero movies during high school and would have loved this!
Gorshin played that character to the hilt with no fucks to give and loved every second of it. Absolute legend.
Yes, his laugh was GREAT
Frank Gorshin is the best Riddler in the Batman history
Got to meet Mr. Gorshin on the convention circuit in early 2000s. VERY nice guy. I was glad for chance to tell him how much I appreciated his work here and on the Ed Sullivan show.
Catwoman and Riddler were my favorite Batman villains.
It's interesting that Frank Gorshin was nominated for an Emmy for his role as the Riddler.
Also, in the the Batman comic, the Riddler before Gorshin was not a major foe for Batman. But that changed completely after Gorshin did the role-.
They even dressed The Riddler as it was portrayed in TV show in the comic.
When Jim Carrey did the role in "Batman Forever," one can see that he took a lot from Gorshin's portrayal.
Some of the scenes with The Riddler are quite well-done. The timing of his Gorshin's unique gestures to random explosions is a remarkable sight. No doubt that Gorshin fully committed to this role. Also, Jill St. John before being Bond girl, Tiffany Case.
The Riddler Was The Best Batman Villian. He Was The Exact Opposite Of Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne Had Super Intelligence & Used It For Good, Edward Nygma Had Super Intelligence & Used It For Evil.
Boy did I loves his laugh
I watched this series on TVLand as a kid and it's still my favorite superhero series and this Riddler is still my favorite of all of them.
0:19, the fact that West’s Batman isn’t a vigilante never ceases to amuse me
It's a shame he never got to wear that nice green dress suit very often, especially since he specifically commissioned it so he wouldn't have to wear the leotard so frequently.
Yes frank gorshin always and will be # 1 love the laugh the one and only riddler
Frank was so good as the Riddler.
Frank Gorshin’s Riddler Laugh is a Variation of Cesar Romero as The Joker
Frank Gorshin made the perfect Riddler... Awesome stuff...
No doubt, Frank Gorshin was the best Riddler ever!
For a few seconds, I thought I saw Brad Douriff here. Those eyes share that same maniacal energy
Frank Gorshin was a talented impressionist who made the rounds of all of network TV's many variety shows in the 1960s.
Those impressive bat reflexes and unmatched self-defense skills on display as he lets the Riddler draw and pull the trigger on what appears to be a pistol pointed at his face, without doing a thing to protect himself..
Frank, Burgess, Cesar, and Julie. What a lineup!
And Victor.
I really loved how they allowed the villains to act as crazy and over the top as they wanted.
I think of all of Batman's villains, the Riddler was the most remembered because of his laughter and the one who always wanted to see so badly Batman and Robin die!
Burt Ward is the only Batman cast member alive today. R.I.P. Adam West, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin and Cesar Romero.
We still have 2/3 of the Catwomen. Only Eartha has passed.
1966: See you in court
1995: See you soon
2022: See you in hell
The riddler has changed…
I met Adam West. I shook his hand. Nicest old guy I ever met. I remember thanking him for being Adam West and he just said "Well I can't help it".
There will NEVER, EVER be a better Riddler than Frank Gorshin!
I agree! Frank Gorshin is the best riddler! I can't wait for paul dano riddler tho
Damn straight. It's like Christopher Reeve and Henry Cavill. Cavill is an awesome Superman... but Christopher will always be THE Superman.
@Michael Greenwood Personally I'd say more like Mark Hamill and Heath Ledger's Jokers. One is a personification of the comic book, the other is a unique spin on the concept which pushes the envelope.
This performance was ahead of it's time
Riddler's just as crazy as Joker. They even got the same laugh.
Gorshin never auditioned for it he was asked to do it and the laugh he got from a character named Udo played by Richard widmark where he shoves an old woman down a flight of stairs
I think I saw part of the film was the woman in a wheelchair?
The thought of the riddler suing Batman is hilarious to me!