Burgess Meredith as Penguin was the best villain.
Posted on 12/30/2023 7:59:16 PM PST by DallasBiff
We have said that Adam West is the best Batman ever. A big reason for that is the gallery of rogues that popped up on the television series from 1966–68.
Celebrities lined up for the chance to play nefarious baddies on William Dozier's camp classic. In fact, Frank Sinatra and Mickey Rooney almost played the Joker and Penguin, respectively. While that casting never came to fruition, the actors who eventually filled the roles came to define these comic book villains in the flesh
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Burgess Meredith as Penguin was the best villain.
I kinda liked Frank Gorshin’s over-the-top, manic Riddler.
I just watched an episode on MeTV; it comes on right after Svengoolie.
I will second the vote for Frank Gorshin’s Riddler.
With Victor Buono’s King Tut as first runner up, and George Sanders’ “Mr. Freeze” as second runner-up.
The Penguin [To The Joker]: “On land you may command. But at sea it is ME!”
I was 16 in 1966 when this show first premiered on TV and I remember my little brother who was 13 at the time getting angry with me for laughing during the show, he didn’t realize it was high camp comedy.
now i’ve seen every one, but damned if i can remember half of them...
Miss Kitka. Perrrrrfect.
But Burgess Meredith was darn good as Penguin.
“I was 16 in 1966 when this show first premiered on TV and I remember my little brother who was 13 at the time getting angry with me for laughing during the show, he didn’t realize it was high camp comedy.”
ROTFLOL!
I was 14 when it premiered and we were so excited at school that there was going to be a Batman show! I loved it! I agree Julie Newmar was the best looking.
The guy went to the bathroom and told his friend to keep a look out.
Sure enough, the peeved boyfriend followed the guy into the head.
Before the boyfriend could start a fight, the men’s room door swung wide open, banged against the wall, and the friend walked in smoking a cigar and yelled in his best Burgess Meriden Penguin voice, WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA.
The boyfriend quickly left the bathroom without an altercation.
Lee Meriwether was tops as Catwoman, then Julie Newmar.
Penguin best villain!
Crazy has its place. John Astin developed his Gomez Addams crazy eyes as a young man, walking through bad neighborhoods. If you looked crazy, people left you alone.
Worst villain: Liberace
Her dancer friend was taking the subway uptown after practice in her leotard, and lost track of time etc. Next thing she knows it, she’s in a bad part of Harlem.
After the doors close and as things start to look grim, her dancer friend starts screaming/singing JESUS LOVES ME!
People started avoiding her.
She kept that up until the next subway stop, where she got off and successfully took the subway back downtown/home without incident.
I remember them quite well... They all totally sucked.
Julie Newmar was the obvious #1 female villain, but Dina was a close second imo.
Love Julie Newmar, but I though Eartha Kitt’s Catwoman was a better foil.
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