Oct 8, 2026

This time we begin a look at the first draft script for "The Minstrel’s Shakedown” from season 2. We discovered a hidden cameo in this episode — no, not Phyllis Diller, but we also see how her scene was originally written when it wasn’t a celebrity cameo. Also, we discover who was second choice to play the...

Sep 24, 2026

Starring Adam West is a documentary film from 2013. It gives us the story of his life and career, including his career comeback and the fight (by his daughter and a DJ) to get him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We have thoughts on the film, and also thoughts brought about by the film: While some fans seen in the...

Sep 10, 2026

While we had previously thought there was no existing early version of Lorenzo Semple’s script for “Zelda the Great”/“A Death Worse than Fate”, an alert listener has sent us a… well, related treatment. It’s by Charles Hoffman and is based on “Batman’s Inescapable Doom-Trap” from Detective Comics...

Aug 27, 2026

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...

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...