Robin in Fine Finny Friends (5/4/1966) & Batman Makes the Scenes (5/5/1966)

 

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 Penguin.  

In the first episode, Robin is overpowered and pinned to the wall by a giant hook, allowing Penguin and his henchmen to focus upon and defeat Batman.  Then, the Dynamic Duo are placed in a vacuum chamber where all of the oxygen is slowly sucked out of the room.

In the next episode, Batman secretly releases oxygen that he has stored in his utility belt and frees himself and Robin.

Favorite shots:

In the first episode, Penguin's henchman Octopus wraps his limbs around Robin, who is unable to escape.  Batman uses a fishing hook, line, and pole to pull the villain away from the Boy Wonder, but Penguin is ready with an umbrella handle around the youthful sidekick's neck, whipping Robin against a wall, where a giant hook pins him to it.  Fighting by himself, Batman is overpowered by Penguin's henchmen and placed against the wall next to Robin, where another giant hook pins the Caped Crusader too.

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 Death in Slow Motion (4/27/1966) & Riddler's False Notion (4/28/1966)

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