Directed by Hal Sutherland | Narrated by Ted Knight | |
Also known as 'Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder' Based on Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger Voices of Olan Soule, Casey Kasem, Ted Knight, Jane Webb Theme music composer John Marion Gart
(credited as
"John Marion") | ||
The Adventures of Batman is an animated television series produced by Lou Schiemer's Filmation studios. It showcased the 12-minute Batman segments from The Batman/Superman Hour, sometimes broken up by and surrounding another cartoon from Filmation's fast-growing stream of superhero stars. A re-branded 30-minute version premiered on CBS on September 13, 1968 as Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder. This version was repackaged without the Superman and Superboy segments.
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Olan Soule was the voice of Batman and is most likely best remembered for his work on that show, and many others in the Filmation stable. Casey Kasem, notable for his voice over and radio work, was the voice of Robin.
Batman and Robin would next appear in a The New Scooby-Doo Movies crossover, various versions of Super Friends (featuring Soule and Kasem reprising their Batman and Robin roles, respectively) and The New Adventures of Batman in 1977.
Episodes
The Batman half of The Batman/Superman Hour consisted of one story presented in two 6 1/2 minute segments and one story in a single 6 1/2 minute segment. 34 stories were produced:
Media
In 1985, Warner Home Video released five selected episodes of the series on VHS in the "Super Powers" video collection along with Aquaman, Superboy and Superman. These videos were rereleased in 1996 and are out of print.
In 1993, in Australia only, Warner Home Video released a 4 volume VHS collection with 4 stories per volume.
In 2008, episodes were released as digital downloads on iTunes, and streaming on Amazon Video.
On June 3, 2014, Warner Home Video released all 34 episodes on DVD in Region 1 in a 2-disc set entitled The Adventures of Batman.