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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 #33: Why such a long recap for "Joker Goes to School"? NOW LIVE ON PATREON!

May 21, 2026

Joker Goes to School

Recently on BAT BITS we talked about what went into writing the recap we see at the start of part two of many Batman episodes. Then we noticed that the recap of “The Joker Goes to School” is considerably longer than any other Season One recap. This time, we look for clues as to why this recap lasts 2 and a half...

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BAT BITS #32 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "Battyman" parody in CRACKED

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,...

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