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To The Batpoles! Batman 1966Author: Tim and Paul
Like many who grew up in the '60s and '70s (and perhaps even '80s and later), Tim and Paul had the course of their lives changed by the 1966 Batman TV show, from the types of play they did growing up to their present-day interests. In this series, they discuss the show's allure and its failures, the arc of the show from satire to sitcom, its influences (the '40s serials and the comic books themselves) and the things it, in turn, influenced. SUPPORT "To the Batpoles!" and DeconstructingComics.com via Patreon! Language: en Genres: TV & Film, TV Reviews Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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BAT BITS #43 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "The Minstrel's Shakedown" script pt 1: A Creative Spark
Thursday, 8 October, 2026
This time we begin a look at the first draft script for "The Minstrel's Shakedown" from season 2. We discovered a hidden cameo in this episode — no, not Phyllis Diller, but we also see how her scene was originally written when it wasn't a celebrity cameo. Also, we discover who was second choice to play the Minstrel if Van Johnson hadn't taken the role, the filler scenes that aren't in the script, and more. Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month to hear our discussion of the script, and see that script for yourself, in our bi-weekly examination of Batman 66 on BAT BITS, or, for $4 a month, get that AND our monthly show Silver Age Batman, in which Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins Tim to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and '60s. In the latest episode, Tim and Patrick discuss "Two-Face Strikes Again" from Batman 81! Sign up today!
