May 7, 2026

In their years of podcasting about Batman 66, Tim and Paul have covered a number of parodies and ripoffs of the show, from MAD magazine to Batfink. But a listener has informed them of another one, b from the March 1988 issue of Cracked magazine. Even more than a year out from the 1st Michael Keaton Batman movie,...

Apr 9, 2026

Eric Elliot’s labor-of-love project to convert the 1960s treatment for the unmade film Batman Meets Godzilla into a comic has finally been completed! Eric scripts and a squad of 10 artists handle the artwork. So how does it look? On the latest Bat Bits, we review issue 3.

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Mar 26, 2026

At last, we’re again joined by novelist Nancy Northcott to discuss the portrayal of women in Batman 66! We pick up near the start of Season Three, with the episodes “The Unkindest Tut of All” and “Louie, the Lilac.” Can Tim, Paul, and Nancy survive S3? Have any three people used the word “cringe” more...

Mar 12, 2026

As Tim and Paul have examined first draft Batman scripts, it's become clear that the draft recaps of part one that you hear at the start of part two are often completely rewritten for the final. But why did this rewriting take place? What were the goals of the recaps that Lorenzo Semple and co. thought weren’t...

Feb 26, 2026

This time, we conclude our discussion of the draft script for the show’s second Riddler story, “A Riddle A Day Keeps the Riddler Away”, featuring a VERY different, and surprisingly lethal, climactic scene at the Queen of Freedom Monument! We also see an instance of writer Fred DeGorter not quite getting Batman....