Better Luck Next Time

Season 1, Episode 20, Aired
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Batman escapes and rescues Robin from further danger while Catwoman searches for her treasure. The Dynamic Duo finally catch up to her in but at what cost?
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  • Catwoman attempts to find and steal the treasure belonging to Captain Manx. Batman must first save himself, the Robin, before pursuing Catwoman.

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    By 1Agent86, Dec 01, 2007 Report Abuse
    This is a very watchable episode (which Julie Newmar episode is not)but again I feel it lacks good interplay between Batman and Catwoman which is seen in the Movie and later episodes. Also, Catwoman shows a real meanstreak in deserting her henchmen and later knocking out one in order to keep the treasure to herself. On the plus side, we get to see some neat stuff in the Batcave, Batmobile, and in Batman's utility belt.

    Batman first uses his utility belt to gain claws to scale the wall and away from the tiger. Knowing he can't hang there forever, he puts on his "Bat ear plugs" and then reverses the polarity of his Communicator making a piercing sound which subdues the tiger. Later, when in the Batcave trying to track down where Catwoman may have gone next, Batman walks over to the "Bat Research Shelf" to review "The History of Gotham City Volume 2." This helps him realize its the treasure she is after. Robin then remembers that Catwoman had been holding the radioactive cat statue and probably is still giving off a traceable reading. The Dynamic Duo check the Batmobile's "Bat-O-Meter" to trace the radioactivity. Next, the Batmobile runs through a minefield and its tires are deflated. Batman instructs Robin to use the "automatic tire inflator" to get them on the trail again.

    An unusual ending as it appears Catwoman may had died falling into a bottomless pit.

    Camp: Catwoman's use of the phrase TTFN (Ta Ta for Now) which predates cell phone texting by well over 30 years!moreless

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    • In this episode we find out that Robin weighs 132 pounds and 10 ounces. Edit

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    • This is the 2nd appearance of Julie Newmar as The Catwoman. Julie was previously seen in The Purr-Fect Crime. Edit
    • The 20,000-decibel super-amplified sound effect of Batman's Batcommunicator is the same sound effect which emits from The Green Hornet's Hornet Sting on The Green Hornet which ran on ABC from 1966-67. Edit
    • ABC News interrupted the original broadcast of the first episode with Julie Newmar as the sexy Catwoman with coverage of The Gemini 8 spacecraft with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott aboard having problems with the controls not functioning correctly. Edit

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    • Catwoman: It's been a while since Tinkerbell's been fed. Batman: You should take better care of your pet, Catwoman. After all, pets are our responsibility. Edit
    • Catwoman: TTFN! Batman: What does that mean? Catwoman: Ta ta for now. I'm off to pluck Robin's feathers. Edit

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