Robin in Instant Freeze (2/2/1966) & Rats Like Cheese (2/3/1966)

 

Robin the Boy Wonder is the eager, youthful sidekick of Batman, the Caped Crusader, the vigilante crime-fighting alias of millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne.  Introduced in 1940 as orphaned acrobat Dick Grayson in the DC comic book series Batman, Robin was played by Burt Ward in the 1966 television series on ABC.

As played by Burt Ward, Robin has a cute, boyish face, clean-cut, brown hair, and a compact, athletic physique which fits perfectly with his character's acrobatic background.  His colorful outfit, with his dark green mask, gloves, and booties, his bright, red shirt, his shiny, yellow cape, his tight, green panties, and his form-fitting, flesh-color leggings, certainly catches the audience's attention.

Due to his youth, inexperience, and smaller size, the Boy Wonder is clearly the weak link in the Dynamic Duo, which their opponents often seek to exploit.  Robin is also cocky, enthusiastic, and overly eager to prove his independent crime-fighting abilities, especially to Batman.  He is often in trouble and in need of rescue.

This week's villain is Mr. Freeze.  

In the first episode, Mr. Freeze uses his freeze ray on the Dynamic Duo. 

In the next episode, Batman and Robin are unfrozen.

Favorite shots:  

In the first episode, in the middle of a fight, two of Mr. Freeze's henchmen grab the Boy Wonder while a third uses our youthful sidekick as a punching bag.  

In the next episode, Mr. Freeze kidnaps a baseball pitcher and offers to trade him for Batman.  Robin plants a homing device on the Caped Crusader, follows him to the villain's hideout, and is promptly captured.  The Dynamic Duo's attempt to launch a surprise attack on Mr. Freeze is bungled by the Boy Wonder, who slipped on the dessert.

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Burt Ward's portrayal of Robin in the 1966 television series "Batman".  You may purchase both episodes at the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Hi-Diddle-Riddle/dp/B00OLZVMY8/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=batman+1966&qid=1620375265&sr=8-3

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