The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) aired all 120 episodes of the famed Batman 1960ies Series from January 1966 through March 1968. Every week for two and a half years they aired two thirty minute episodes at 7:30pm on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. One episode cleverly carried you into the next. Adam West was selected to play the role of Batman the character created in 1939 in the DC comics. Burt Ward was brought in to play Robin his ever-faithful sidekick. Through 120 episodes fans watched as the dynamic duo subdued evil villains bent on taking over Gotham City. Perhaps the most popular of these colorful villains was the Joker, the Riddler or the Penguin. The Catwomen also made a formable foe for the cape crusaders. The battle between good and evil was fought twice a week to the joy of millions of adoring fans.

The Batman 1960ies episodes have reached icon status. The shows aired right in the middle of the turbulent 1960ies and offered an uplifting escape for those disillusioned by reality. Even though the Batman episodes were mild compared to the comic book persona or even the Dark Knight of today the series still had an edge too it. Although designed to be a camp comedy that was hip with the pop culture of the day the series still projected a certain edge that was not expected. Adam West portrayed Batman as a serious character who managed to always keep a straight face. He gave his heart to a role that would stereotype him and follow him for the rest of his career. The lines may have been cheesy but the entertainment value was real and a loyal audience was established.

The Batman 1960ies episodes typically followed the same plot. One of the reoccurring villains would begin the episode by implementing a crime against Gotham City, which would lead Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara to enlist the help of Batman. This would lead to Batman and Robin sliding down Bat-poles located in Bruce Wayne's manor down into the famous Bat-cave. From there the caped crusaders would speed off in the Bat-mobile in search of their foe. By the end of every episode Batman or Robin would find themselves in some type of death trap designed by that episodes villain and you would have to wait until the next day to see if they survived.

The first episode of the series aired on January 12, 1966 and was titled "Hi Diddle Riddle" and introduced the memorable villain the Riddler. Episode 3 aired on January 19th and was titled "Fine Feathered Finks". This episode gave the world their first glimpse of the Penguin. On January 26th episode 5 "The Joker Is Wild" aired and brought us the famous villain the Joker. On March 17, 1966 Catwomen purred onto the scene in episode 18 titled "The Purr-fect Crime". These 4 villains were very popular but there were many more from Mr. Freeze to False Face. The series was meant to entertain and that is exactly what it did. The sets were edgy and the audience got what it tuned into see, Batman saving Gotham City.