Thank you very much, Film4All, for uploading this interesting video so that we can see it again in the very near future. ™ Please have a nice day today. ™
Thanks for yet another stroll down memory lane! You have turned this day into Super Saturday for me. I will subscribe so that I can easily find other great productions from you as housework is calling. Thanks again from a contented old man.
I first watched this on video after Batman Forever came out. It blew my mind when I realized that Robin Williams was being considered for the Riddler as far back as 1989.
32:00 although I'm not a a fan of the 60s batman , This unexpected footage really made me genuinely like Adam West As a person, he's so Humble, humorous and passionate about his role 🦇🖤❤️ Also, Batman mentioning Arnold Schwarzenegger? Sounded like a fever dream 😄
The Success of Tim Burton's Batman forced Burton to do Batman Returns. The roles of Villains portrayed in Batman Returns. Danny Devito as The Penguin, Michelle Phiffer as Catwoman/Selina Kyle and Christopher Walker as The greedy Businessman Max Schrek. but in Batman Forever which was directed by Joel Schumacher in 1995, the role of The Riddler went to Jim Carrey.
I remember seeing every single episode of "BATMAN" starring Adam West and Burt Ward but during its three (03) season it had an assortment of villains every single week and by the third season Yvonne Craig joined the cast to play the role of Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl. Please post only positive comments over here. ™
When I was a child during the 1960's . I was Beatlemania, Batmania - and The Green Hornet and Kato.[ And Yes The Black Beauty ROCKED ! ] 🎸 Thanks for amazingly cool trip though Memory Lane !
This is showing how much things have changed over the years to the way it is now with movies and t.v. shows and comics books and became more grown-up over time to people to see it in a different way from before in how it is done today
Bob Kane may have gotten the initial idea for Bat-Man...but he never wrote any of the stories. The first writers were Bill Finger and Gardner Fox. They provided many of the ideas credited here to only Bob Kane. Kane had more and more help drawing with people like Jerry Robinson, Sheldon Moldoff and Dick Sprang. Although all stories were signed Bob Kane regardless of who drew or wrote it, Kane's only function was outlining splash panels by the mid-1940s. Commissioner Gordon appeared from Day One,Robin first appeared in 1940,as did villains Joker and Catwoman. The Penguin first appeared in 1941, Alfred first appeared in 1943 and the Riddler(and Vicki Vale)first appeared in 1948.
The more I read and watch interviews from other comics artists and writers about Bob Kane, the more he looks like a pure charlatan. Apparently, his original sketch of Batman in the red outfit was actually traced over a picture of Flash Gordon, and when asked to draw comics panels on a deadline, he would often hire someone else to do it because (and I'm only passing along what other artists who worked with him have said publicly) he couldn't even draw that well.
@electricfootballhero1349 Kane was worse than a Charleton. He screwed Bill Finger out of millions and, after the 40s, stopped drawing the Batman comic, but STILL took credit for them. The real artist was Sheldon Moldoff.
Wow, I still have this VHS, but I bet I haven't watched it in over 30 years. Back then I only had like 10 tapes that weren't just recorded off the TV, so this got a lot of play.
I still have this and “Batman & Robin and Other Super Heroes (1989) on VHS. I bought both when the Keaton Batman came out. I copied both to DVD. This will give me the only existing digital copy.
Roddy McDowall (16:59) loved playing the Bookworm (although he said the costume was very hot to wear). He wrote a letter to William Dozier to tell him how much he loved doing the show and hoped to do more of them in the future. Unfortunately by the second season, the budget was cut and he was never asked to return again
Just for the record, and in case nobody has already mentioned it, the information about the TV Batmobile sounds incorrect. The original dream car was the Lincoln Futura, which had been custom built with a budget of something like $150,000 or more in 1955. After years of car shows and at least one movie appearance _(It Started With A Kiss),_ the Futura was eventually sold to Hollywood car customizer George Barris, who subsequently spent $15,000 modifying it to become the original TV Batmobile. Barris then made a few replicas for different applications during the run of the series. In 2013, George Barris sold the original TV Batmobile at auction for $4.62 million.
thank you so much for posting this! I got this VHS for Christmas in 1989 and I have always loved it! Sadly, my copy stopped working about 10 years ago.
Amazing! I had this the year it came out on vhs. My God what a great feeling seeing this again. I still have the cassette but the quality is so degraded from the hundreds of times that I watched it as a kid.
Thank you for the upload! I had this on vhs as a kid and watched it frequently. I really appreciate how they explain the origins of the batman character, not only how Bruce Wayne became Batman but the inspiration of the character.
I loved this documentary and rented it often when I was a kid. I luckily found it for sale on DVD at a FYE in northern Michigan a few summers ago. Great memories :)
My brothers and I watched this VHS so many times when I was a kid that it broke. orribly inaccurate looking at it now, but it was awesome when I was a kid, and hey, pre-digital age, this was all we had
Very interesting video which discusses the history of batman from is beginning to 1989. Most of the focus is on the film and tv appearances of the character. I recommend it.
20:17 Robin: The Joker Joker: Have you heard this one? It'll kill you, Batman. (laughs maniacally) Robin: The Penguin. Penguin: There are two eggs this wily bird is going to scramble, Batman and Robin (squawks)
The only comic book villains used in the TV series were the Joker,the Catwoman, the Penguin, the Riddler, the Mad Hatter, False Face, Mr. Freeze and Evol Ectol.
Well you have to take into account that this was made in 1989 just prior the movie’s release and the biggest and most impactful thing up to that point was honestly the 60s’ tv show.
That is messed up Finger got left out. According to legend, did Finger had the idea of Batman having the black or dark suit? IJS, Either way this is legendary but don't leave Finger out, DC
@@davidwilkins2955 Bob Kane SCREWED Bill Finger out of millions in Royalties. Bob Kane made a deal with DC in 39 that would credit only him with creating BATMAN.
@@MrBlockice22 Bill Finger came up with the design that you see in the comics, Bob Kane's was much wimpier in appearance. Yes Kane Screwed Bill Finger out of millions by claiming himself full owner in his contract with DC Comics.
Not living in the US, I never got to watch this programme when it was aired [unlike the many lucky ones who have commented below], but I did have this book - see pic: s1.bild.me/bilder/110417/7783963book1.jpg - to read. After watching this programme now, I realize it’s just a video version of the book which, of course, has a lot of extra material on the early serials, the '1960s show - see s1.bild.me/bilder/110417/4027775book2.jpg - and the 1989 film - see s1.bild.me/bilder/110417/7702229book3.jpg. Good times :)
Does anyone know where the some of the archive footage showing Batman and Robins origin comes from. I know some of the footage shown for Batman is from “The Bat” silent film, but I’m not sure about the rest.
The serials were better than the TV show. Even with a low budget. Michael Keaton's Batman was ok but Christian Bale was the best. The later ones are just garbage..
I wish this was an actual documentary of the show, how it was conceived, the decision to do 2 episodes a week, why they picked the various actors, what it was like to film etc instead of just here's batman and here's robin and here's batgirl etc-
I've had the VHS documentary of this for years. I always get a big chuckle at the ending credits when it says "Directed by James Gordon."
Now that's funny
I still have my VHS copy, but haven't watched it since my teens. Finally found it here.
60s Gordon and 89 Gordon both played the same character in Browsers millions
Thank you very much, Film4All, for uploading this interesting video so that we can see it again in the very near future. ™
Please have a nice day today. ™
I STILL have this on VHS that I bought at Kmart in 89!
Thanks for yet another stroll down memory lane! You have turned this day into Super Saturday for me. I will subscribe so that I can easily find other great productions from you as housework is calling. Thanks again from a contented old man.
I first watched this on video after Batman Forever came out. It blew my mind when I realized that Robin Williams was being considered for the Riddler as far back as 1989.
32:00 although I'm not a a fan of the 60s batman , This unexpected footage really made me genuinely like Adam West As a person, he's so Humble, humorous and passionate about his role 🦇🖤❤️
Also, Batman mentioning Arnold Schwarzenegger? Sounded like a fever dream 😄
I loved the Adam West monologues at the Con's they were great, thanks for posting this.
Thank you for uploading this, sadly I no longer have this video.
The Success of Tim Burton's Batman forced Burton to do Batman Returns. The roles of Villains portrayed in Batman Returns. Danny Devito as The Penguin, Michelle Phiffer as Catwoman/Selina Kyle and Christopher Walker as The greedy Businessman Max Schrek. but in Batman Forever which was directed by Joel Schumacher in 1995, the role of The Riddler went to Jim Carrey.
Ryan Kadlec: "HOLY TELEPATHIC POWERS OF DEDUCTION RYAN!!"
It's great they finally settled all of the rights issues with Batman 1966 and we finally have Digital Downloads, DVDs and Blu-Rays of the show
right love how catwoman gets batman
You mean how she makes him get strange stirrings in his utility belt? Lol 😂😆
Rip Adam west my favourite batman
Ok I still like Kevin Conroy and Michael Keaton either one is my Batman
Adam West was the best Batman!
I remember seeing every single episode of "BATMAN" starring Adam West and Burt Ward but during its three (03) season it had an assortment of villains every single week and by the third season Yvonne Craig joined the cast to play the role of Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl.
Please post only positive comments over here. ™
I used to rent this one a lot at my local video store 16 years ago
When I was a child during the 1960's . I was Beatlemania, Batmania - and The Green Hornet and Kato.[ And Yes The Black Beauty ROCKED ! ] 🎸 Thanks for amazingly cool trip though Memory Lane !
This is showing how much things have changed over the years to the way it is now with movies and t.v. shows and comics books and became more grown-up over time to people to see it in a different way from before in how it is done today
Bob Kane may have gotten the initial idea for Bat-Man...but he never wrote any of the stories. The first writers were Bill Finger and Gardner Fox. They provided many of the ideas credited here to only Bob Kane. Kane had more and more help drawing with people like Jerry Robinson, Sheldon Moldoff and Dick Sprang. Although all stories were signed Bob Kane regardless of who drew or wrote it, Kane's only function was outlining splash panels by the mid-1940s. Commissioner Gordon appeared from Day One,Robin first appeared in 1940,as did villains Joker and Catwoman. The Penguin first appeared in 1941, Alfred first appeared in 1943 and the Riddler(and Vicki Vale)first appeared in 1948.
The more I read and watch interviews from other comics artists and writers about Bob Kane, the more he looks like a pure charlatan. Apparently, his original sketch of Batman in the red outfit was actually traced over a picture of Flash Gordon, and when asked to draw comics panels on a deadline, he would often hire someone else to do it because (and I'm only passing along what other artists who worked with him have said publicly) he couldn't even draw that well.
@electricfootballhero1349 Kane was worse than a Charleton. He screwed Bill Finger out of millions and, after the 40s, stopped drawing the Batman comic, but STILL took credit for them. The real artist was Sheldon Moldoff.
The second serial "The New Adventures of Batman and Robin" was produced in 1949 NOT 1946.
Wow, I still have this VHS, but I bet I haven't watched it in over 30 years. Back then I only had like 10 tapes that weren't just recorded off the TV, so this got a lot of play.
I still have this and “Batman & Robin and Other Super Heroes (1989) on VHS. I bought both when the Keaton Batman came out. I copied both to DVD. This will give me the only existing digital copy.
Roddy McDowall (16:59) loved playing the Bookworm (although he said the costume was very hot to wear). He wrote a letter to William Dozier to tell him how much he loved doing the show and hoped to do more of them in the future. Unfortunately by the second season, the budget was cut and he was never asked to return again
"And you'll be with me, Robin, at the bat-scanner eavesdropping on Batman's romance."
😂😂😂
Just for the record, and in case nobody has already mentioned it, the information about the TV Batmobile sounds incorrect. The original dream car was the Lincoln Futura, which had been custom built with a budget of something like $150,000 or more in 1955. After years of car shows and at least one movie appearance _(It Started With A Kiss),_ the Futura was eventually sold to Hollywood car customizer George Barris, who subsequently spent $15,000 modifying it to become the original TV Batmobile. Barris then made a few replicas for different applications during the run of the series. In 2013, George Barris sold the original TV Batmobile at auction for $4.62 million.
Both Adam West and Burt Ward have stars on the Walk Of Fame.Tony has spoken.
thank you so much for posting this! I got this VHS for Christmas in 1989 and I have always loved it! Sadly, my copy stopped working about 10 years ago.
I'm afraid to try and see a lot of my old VHS tapes.
Amazing! I had this the year it came out on vhs. My God what a great feeling seeing this again. I still have the cassette but the quality is so degraded from the hundreds of times that I watched it as a kid.
This is such a simple and great documentary
Thank you for the upload! I had this on vhs as a kid and watched it frequently. I really appreciate how they explain the origins of the batman character, not only how Bruce Wayne became Batman but the inspiration of the character.
😊😊😊😊😊😊
I loved this documentary and rented it often when I was a kid. I luckily found it for sale on DVD at a FYE in northern Michigan a few summers ago. Great memories :)
Directed by JAMES GORDON ? the police commissioner?.
My brothers and I watched this VHS so many times when I was a kid that it broke. orribly inaccurate looking at it now, but it was awesome when I was a kid, and hey, pre-digital age, this was all we had
Yvonne Craig was so pretty!
Very interesting video which discusses the history of batman from is beginning to 1989. Most of the focus is on the film and tv appearances of the character. I recommend it.
I thought he was cast after he appeared in a NesQuik commercial parodying James Bond!
Actors on tv were still doing a lot of the ads for their shows.
I still got both the Batmania & Story of Superman on my VHS.' I will always love those documentaries til' my last day on earth.
ah. Oh ,boy , Man that was'nt WAS NOT BAD OF Coruse ,not'
God damn, as a kid, the "masked bat" scene and that still of the Wizard scared me shitless.
Rest in peace Adam West: June 9, 2017.
Its unbelievable how Julie can still look so hot at her age here.
BATMAN
Created by Bob Kane
Developed by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
I can't believe Vincent Price Egghead wasn't mentioned he's my favorite.
He was briefly mentioned at 28:02.
@@brianschwartz1372 Ok
20:17 Robin: The Joker
Joker: Have you heard this one? It'll kill you, Batman. (laughs maniacally)
Robin: The Penguin.
Penguin: There are two eggs this wily bird is going to scramble, Batman and Robin (squawks)
Of all the villains in the 66 version, there was no Two-Face!
The only comic book villains used in the TV series were the Joker,the Catwoman, the Penguin, the Riddler, the Mad Hatter, False Face, Mr. Freeze and Evol Ectol.
Yea he was considered too scary for television back then
But now we have William Shatner's wonderful protrayel of him in Batman vs Two-Face
60s was too conservative back than plus the comics version looked yucky
@@richardranke7878 Clayface 2 and King Cobra both from the comics appeared in the animated intro.
this was less about batman and more about the tv show. which is fine but its not a batman documentary which is what i wanted to see.
Well you have to take into account that this was made in 1989 just prior the movie’s release and the biggest and most impactful thing up to that point was honestly the 60s’ tv show.
BATTASTICLY BATERRIFFIC!
HAPPY BATDAY!
That Bat-Girl is sexy.
TONITE THE CAPED crusaders FOCUS ON THAT FOUL FENDISH FONOILES PAROARH KING TUT
A grown man dressing up as a bat? That is utterly ridiculous!
"Would someone like to tell me how a grown man dressed up as a bat, gets all my press? ....This town needs an enima. " -Joker (Jack Nicholson)
KARATE Champ Bruce Lee?
🙄
That's ignorant even for 1989!
BILL FINGER...
NOT KANE!
+Tamerlane Villanos Both.
That is messed up Finger got left out. According to legend, did Finger had the idea of Batman having the black or dark suit? IJS, Either way this is legendary but don't leave Finger out, DC
@@MrBlockice22 Every movie, now starting with I think with Batman v Superman says "Batman created by Bob Kane AND Bill Finger" in the credits!
@@davidwilkins2955 Bob Kane SCREWED Bill Finger out of millions in Royalties. Bob Kane made a deal with DC in 39 that would credit only him with creating BATMAN.
@@MrBlockice22 Bill Finger came up with the design that you see in the comics, Bob Kane's was much wimpier in appearance. Yes Kane Screwed Bill Finger out of millions by claiming himself full owner in his contract with DC Comics.
where did you find this video?
Bill Finger was penciler in the early issues of Batman comics.
Not living in the US, I never got to watch this programme when it was aired [unlike the many lucky ones who have commented below], but I did have this book - see pic: s1.bild.me/bilder/110417/7783963book1.jpg - to read. After watching this programme now, I realize it’s just a video version of the book which, of course, has a lot of extra material on the early serials, the '1960s show - see s1.bild.me/bilder/110417/4027775book2.jpg - and the 1989 film - see s1.bild.me/bilder/110417/7702229book3.jpg. Good times :)
Batman tv.show of the 1960s became big deal again with blu ray and DVD that more people can see it now
Adam West is batman I have this vhs tape
Acting. Cinema. Film. Just my team. 👼😎🎭🎥🎬🌏🌎🌍🐤🐦🐦🐦🐦🛅✈✈✈✈✈
💯
Directed by James Gordon? That can't be a coincidence.
❤😂❤😅❤
Does anyone know where the some of the archive footage showing Batman and Robins origin comes from. I know some of the footage shown for Batman is from “The Bat” silent film, but I’m not sure about the rest.
Also lots of footage from the “Bat Whispers”
at 21:45 the poor guy is still trying to get rid of that bomb lol
Directed by James Gordon? What are the odds?
Its ACTING & CINEMA. NOT ANIMATION OR GAMES, HENCE THE TITLE. Its just my team. 🎭🎬🎥🌍🌎🌏🛅✈✈✈✈✈
THE BATMAN SLAMED THE COFFON SHUT ON THE MUNSTERS T.V SHOW IN 1966.
THE BATMAN WILL BATBLAST THE WWF WORLD TITLE OFF OF SETH ROLLINS FOR REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE BATMAN IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The eyebrows painted on Batman's mask.
This documentary is highly wrong in some of its early facts. Yeesh!
If I get around to watching it again, I'll make a couple examples. Sorry, but its been a while. Im sure you understand.
I'd like to see this remastered in HD and rereleased
buy the dvds
Director: James Gordon xD
I don’t have any vhs tapes
_>
Obviously a poor VHS copy and an attemp to cash in on the 1989/movie
BILL FINGER!!!!!!
Bob Kane, then Bill Finger
>sophisticated adults
inb4 le arrow meme xD
inb4 go back to reddit
The serials were better than the TV show. Even with a low budget. Michael Keaton's Batman was ok but Christian Bale was the best. The later ones are just garbage..
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40:04
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I wish this was an actual documentary of the show, how it was conceived, the decision to do 2 episodes a week, why they picked the various actors, what it was like to film etc instead of just here's batman and here's robin and here's batgirl etc-