The Adventures of Batman is an animated television series produced by Lou Scheimer's Filmation studios. It consists of the 12-minute Batman segments from The Batman/Superman Hour, which premiered on September 14, 1968, on CBS. The following season, in 1969, a 30-minute version that omitted the Superman and Superboy segments aired as Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder.
Olan Soule was the voice of Batman and is most likely best known for the role. Casey Kasem, notable for his voiceover and radio work, was the voice of Robin.
Batman would next appear in two The New Scooby-Doo Movies crossovers and various iterations of Super Friends (featuring Soule and Kasem reprising their Batman and Robin roles), and would next appear in a self-titled series with The New Adventures of Batman in 1977.
Voice Cast
- Olan Soule as Batman, Alfred Pennyworth
- Casey Kasem as Robin, Chief O'Hara, Mayor of Gotham City, Additional Voices
- Jane Webb as Batgirl, Catwoman
- Ted Knight as Narrator, James Gordon, Penguin, Riddler, Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Simon the Pieman, Dollman, Judge
- Larry Storch as The Joker
Episodes
The Batman half of The Batman/Superman Hour consisted of one story presented in two 6 1⁄2-minute segments and one story in a single 6 1⁄2-minute segment. 34 stories were produced (two-segment stories are listed first in each pairing):
The original villain Simon the Pieman makes a cameo appearance alongside Sweet Tooth in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "A Bat Divided".
Home media
In 1985, Warner Home Video released five selected episodes of the series on VHS in the "Super Powers" video collection along with Aquaman, Superboy and Superman.
In 1993, in Australia only, Warner Home Video released a four-volume VHS collection with four stories per volume.
In 2008, episodes were released as digital downloads on iTunes, and streaming on Amazon Video.
In June 2014, Warner Home Video (via DC Entertainment) released all 34 original, uncut broadcast episodes on DVD in Region 1 in a 2-disc set entitled The Adventures of Batman.
In September 2021, the show was available on HBO Max in Latin America, in celebration for Batman Day.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released the series on Blu-ray on February 28, 2023.
References
External links
- The Adventures of Batman at IMDb
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder at Marks Cartoon Collections
- The Adventures of Batman at Batman Yesterday, Today, and Beyond
- The Adventures of Batman on The Big Cartoon Database.
