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The Joker Is WildEpisode Number: 5 Season Num: 1 First Aired: January 26, 1966 Prod Code: n/a |
The Joker espaces after a prison baseball game where he Batman and Robin at a museum and at the opera. Batman and Robin are caught and The Joker makes a move to unmask them.
| Writer: | Robert Dozier |
| Director: | Don Weis |
| Star: | Adam West (Bruce N. Wayne/Batman), William Dozier (Narrator), Alan Napier (Alfred Pennyworth), Stafford Repp (Chief O'Hara), Madge Blake (Aunt Harriet Cooper [Seasons 1-2]), David Lewis (Warden Crichton), Byron Keith (Mayor Linseed), Burt Ward (Richard "Dick" Grayson/Robin: The Boy Wonder), Neil Hamilton (I) (Commissioner James W. Gordon) |
| Recurring Role: | Cesar Romero (The Joker) |
| Guest Star: | Merritt Bohn (Assistant Warden), Jonathan Hole (Mr. Hovis/Museum Attendant), Nancy Kovack (Queenie), Dick Curtis (The Inebriate), Jerry Dunphy (Fred/Newscaster), Al Wyatt (Henchman #1), Angelo DeMeo (Henchman #2) |
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The Joker's henchwoman Queenie originated in the comic books in the 1940s. In that story, as the Joker's cohort, she learned Bruce Wayne was Batman but was killed, taking the information with her.
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This is the first appearance of the Joker.
(edit) This was the first Bat-episode to be adapted as a ViewMaster (#1003). (edit) Writer Robert Dozier is the son of Batman Executive Producer William Dozier. (edit)
(edit) This was the first Bat-episode to be adapted as a ViewMaster (#1003). (edit) Writer Robert Dozier is the son of Batman Executive Producer William Dozier. (edit)
The Joker: (Laughing) And now, people of Gotham City, the moment you have all been waiting for. (Still laughing) The grand finale! The climax of my performance! The zenith of my career! The unmasking of Batman and Robin the boy wonder!
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As Chief of Police, O'Hara should know better than to give away evidence as souveniors, even if he didn't like the look of it.
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Both Jose Ferrer and Gig Young were considered for the role of The Joker.
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Cesar Romero refused to shave his moustache which gave him his career, so they had to cover it with makeup as well.
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Notice that The Joker's henchmen are named after legendary comedians: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, W.C. Fields and Ernie Kovacs.
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The Joker Is WildFair "Average" The Joker as an opera singer...come on Continue » Posted May 10, 2006 7:31 am PST |
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The Joker Is WildSuperb "Pivotal" The Joker escapes from prison to avenge his exclusion from a museum exhibit. After being thwarted by Batman's utility belt, he devises one of his own to combat the Caped Crusader. Continue » Posted Aug 15, 2005 5:13 pm PST |
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Episode: The Joker Is Wild
Season Number: 1
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Season Number: 1
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Score: 9.1 Superb 23 votes
Score: 9.1 Superb 23 votes
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