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Like many who grew up in the '60s and '70s (and perhaps even '80s and later), Tim and Paul had the course of their lives changed by the 1966 Batman TV show, from the types of play they did growing up to their present-day interests.

In this series, they discuss the show's allure and its failures, the arc of the show from satire to sitcom, its influences (the '40s serials and the comic books themselves) and the things it, in turn, influenced.

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BAT BITS #40 (FREE) Mark Racop talks Fiberglass Freaks Batman Museum!

Aug 27, 2026

Bat Bits 40: The Fiberglass Freaks Museum

This time we present an interview with Mark Racop, founder of Fiberglass Freaks in Logansport, Indiana, the world’s only licensed creators of accurate 1966 Batmobiles! He has also created the Fiberglass Freaks Batman Museum, a repository of Bat-pop culture, with lovingly recreated sets from the show and displays that...

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BAT BITS #39 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "Blankman" and Batman '66

Aug 13, 2026

Blankman is a 1994 movie about two brothers who grow up loving BATMAN ’66. We know the feeling. When they grow up, circumstances lead the nerdier brother to style himself as a superhero. It’s a comedy — sometimes. The tone of the movie veers too dark in spots to keep it feeling comedic. Is it a terrible movie? Is...

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