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 threatened with a sharp umbrella, forcing Batman to stop fighting. Then, the Dynamic Duo is then tied and placed in a net which is balanced by another net with several blocks of melting ice. As the ice grows lighter, Batman and Robin are lowered into a tub of acid.
In the next episode, Batman covers his face and falls into the tub of acid, from which he emerges unscathed due to his acid-proof costume.
Favorite shots:
Robin definitely does not look good in this pair of episodes.
In the first episode, while Robin is fencing with one of Penguin's henchmen, another henchman sneaks up behind the Boy Wonder and wraps his arms around the surprised young sidekick. With his helpless partner being threatened with a sharp umbrella, and looking suitably ashamed at being the clear weak link of the Dynamic Duo, Batman stops fighting and soon allows himself to be surrounded.
In the second episode, Batman falls into the tub of acid, from which he emerges unscathed due to his acid-proof costume. Meanwhile, Robin, with a much smaller mask, exposed arms, and flesh-color leggings, is looking cute still tied up and waiting to be rescued by the Caped Crusader.
Later in the episode, during a fight, Robin is distressed to learn that his gut punches are ineffective against one of Penguin's henchmen. Nevertheless, the Boy Wonder persists against the taunting henchman, allowing another henchman to knock out the oblivious young sidekick by smashing a vase against the back of his head.
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:
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