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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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#220 “The New Adventures of Batman” (1977): The one with Adam, Burt, and…. BAT MITE! W/J. B. Anderton!

Dec 5, 2024

The New Adventures of Batman, Filmation’s second Batman cartoon series, premiered February 12, 1977 on CBS. Tim and Paul, then 11 and 8 respectively, were thrilled at the idea of Adam West and Burt Ward voicing the Duo, but not so thrilled at the addition of Bat Mite to the cast. But… were we wrong about Bat Mite? This time we discuss this question, and the whole 16-episode series, with BAT 77 host J.B. Anderton!

Plus, Burt Ward as Robin in 1976, the Japanese theme for this cartoon, and we read your comments on episodes 218 and 219!

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Batman theme played by the LCIS Orchestra

JB shows us his Bat-merch collection

Burt Ward on The Clown Show

Opening and Ending for The New Adventures in Japan

Full version of the opening theme, "BAT MAN ~crescent night story~"