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 villains are Egghead and Olga the Bessarovian Cossack Queen.
Favorite shots:
Hiding in a giant brass samovar which Batman correctly deduces that Olga the Bessarovian Cossack Queen would steal, the Dynamic Duo is betrayed by the Bessarovian ambassador, who turns out to be a Cossack. Olga gasses Batman and Robin when they emerge from the samovar, places the Boy Wonder in a cage with a previously captured Commissioner Gordon, and falls in love with the Caped Crusader. Her plan is to marry Batman and to have the Bessarovian ambassador make a wedding borscht using Robin and Commissioner Gordon. When Batgirl intervenes, a fight ensues, allowing Alfred to overpower the Bessarovian ambassador and rescue the Boy Wonder and Commissioner Gordon.
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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