Batman (1966): A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away
A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away
- 11.
- Season: 1
- Episode: 11
- First Aired: 2/16/1966
After surviving the explosion unscathed in Episode 1, that crafty Count Of Conundrums, The Riddler, returns to once again overturn ceremony. Here, the ceremony is a welcoming one for the visiting King Boris, who has arrived in Gotham City to present a gift from his country, a miniature replica of The Queen Of Freedom Monument. The Riddler and his new female assistant, Mousey, present The King with an exploding bouquet of flowers, which, of course, releases a hidden riddle which leads The Dynamic Duo to believe that Riddler's planning to steal the jeweled crown from The Miss Galaxy Contest. The Caped Crusader secretly replaces the crown with a paste one containing a miniature transmitter. Later that night, The Riddler makes a surprise appearance at the contest, swipes the crown, and escapes down a trapdoor. Rushing outside to The Batmobile, The Darknight Detectives spot The Riddler emerging from an open manhole; much to their dismay, he informs them he knew from the very start that the crown was a fake, throws it back to them, and disappears.
Upon closer analysis, Batman discovered that the crown contains another riddle, which leads him to believe that The Riddler plans to kidnap the visiting King Boris. Unfortunately, The Dynamic Duo is too late to prevent King Boris' capture. The Prince Of Puzzlers plans to plant a time-bomb inside the king's statue, which in turn will be placed inside The Gotham City Museum Of Fame housed in the base of the towering monument. Batman and Robin locate The Riddler's hideout but are immediately overpowered by The Count Of Conundrums and his repugnant River Rat Gang, catching them in a net and spraying them with an adhesive spray! Then they are strapped to a giant generator shaft which will spin them into oblivion! Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Fred DeGorter
- Director:
- Tom Gries
- Stars:
- 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])
- Burt Ward (Richard "Dick" Grayson/Robin: The Boy Wonder)
- Neil Hamilton (I) (Commissioner James W. Gordon)
- Recurring Role:
- Frank Gorshin (The Riddler)
- David Lewis (Warden Crichton)
- Byron Keith (Mayor Lindseed)
- Guest Star:
- Susan Silo (Mousey)
- Marc Cavell (Fangs)
- Tim Herbert (Whiskers)
- Roy Jenson (Whitey)
- Bill Kendis (Newsman)
- Joy Harmon (Julia Davis)
- Johnny Magnus (M.C.)
- Tristram Coffin (Ambassador)
- John Archer (Guest)
- John Hubbard (Maitre D')
- Reginald Denny (King Boris)
- Marvin Miller (TV Announcer)
- This is Frank Gorshin's 3rd appearance as the Riddler. He was previously seen in Hi Diddle Riddle & Smack in the Middle. edit »
- This episode is unusually dark in its look and like The Purr-fect Crime, it is played almost completely straight with very little camp.
edit » - Marvin Miller played Michael Anthony on the 1955-60 CBS series The Millionaire.
edit » - Reginald Denny portrayed his final role of Commodore Schmidlapp in the 1966 Batman movie.
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- Mousey: Gee, I've never met royalty before! It's pretty thrilling!
Riddler: Royalty? You've never met royalty? And just whom do you think stands before you, my cherub? I am The Prince Of Puzzlers, The Count Of Conundrums, The King Of Crime! I hold court here, no one else!!! edit »
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