Robin in Curse of Tut (4/13/1966) & Pharaoh's in a Rut (4/14/1966)

 

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 King Tut.  

In the first episode, King Tut kidnaps Bruce Wayne at the Egypt Exhibit of the Gotham Museum and spirits him away in an ambulance.  Wayne manages to open the ambulance door but, still tied to a gurney, rolls towards a cliff.

In the next episode, Bruce Wayne escapes.

Favorite shots:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Boy Wonder has a few scenes without the Caped Crusader, learning about the kidnapping in the first episode and then doing his part in the next episode in Batman's plan to be kidnapped in place of Bruce Wayne in order that he can be tracked to King Tut's hideout, and then making adjustments when the plan goes awry.

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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Robin in Joker Trumps an Ace (4/6/1966) & Batman Sets the Pace (4/7/1966)

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