Jul 21, 2016
Batman battles it out with the
Penguin — at the polls! Who will be voted mayor of
Gotham City? In Hizzoner the Penguin and Dizzoner the
Penguin, writer Stanford Sherman and director
Oscar Rudolph deliver biting political satire
(complete with Barry Goldwater references!) — but
does the arc’s ending invalidate some of their points? Were
Paul Revere and the Raiders, with their appearance
here, really the first rock band on a sitcom? Is it a coincidence
that so many game show hosts make cameos in this
arc? (We think not!)
PLUS: Sun Ra’s version of the Batman theme, the
series’ ratings trajectory, and revisiting some Batman soundtrack
questions.