Monday, June 20, 2022

Robin in Londinium Larcenies (11/23/1967)

 


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 villains are Lord Ffogg and Lady Peasoup.

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Robin gets some alone time when Lady Prudence, Lord Ffogg's daughter, gives the Boy Wonder a tour of the estate.  In the process, she reveals that Lady Peasoup's finishing school is actually teaching the aristocratic girls how to become criminals.

Later, Batman and Robin's trip to their Londinium hideout is blocked by Lord Ffogg's henchmen, disguised as highwaymen.  They fight, during which Robin is apparently knocked to the ground and pummeled repeatedly, presumably because the audience gets to see none of this.  Instead, the audience sees a group of Ffogg's henchmen crouching down towards the ground and throwing their fists repeatedly at an unseen target when Batgirl emerges from the brush and starts pulling the villains away one-by-one.  Eventually, Robin sits up and utters the name "Batgirl" in surprise and relief.

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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