Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt

Holy reunion, Batman!

RELEASED 9 Mar 20031h 30m★ 5.8 TMDB

Adam West and Burt Ward are taken on a crazy adventure when the Batmobile is stolen from a car museum and they must track down the thief and return it. After solving a puzzle, they realize that the clues to finding the fiend who stole the Batmobile are hidden in their past. During the search, they flashback to their three seasons in tights, including their many sexual escapades.

WATCH NOTE

A separate live-action television reunion film featuring fictionalized performers and dramatized Batman production flashbacks. Jack Brewer portrays Adam West/Batman, Jason Marsden portrays Burt Ward/Robin, and Brett Rickaby portrays Frank Gorshin/Riddler. Julia Rose portrays Catwoman, and Erin Carufel portrays Yvonne Craig/Batgirl. This Robin is Dick Grayson, not Damian Wayne. Curtis Armstrong plays Jerry the Butler; the nickname Alfred does not establish Alfred Pennyworth. TVmaze's season-three special grouping does not make this a regular Batman episode. Runtime remains unresolved: Rotten Tomatoes lists 96 minutes, while TV Guide and Peter Canavese list 90. Exact Joker, Penguin and Egghead reenactment assignments and complete supporting, archival and silent appearance coverage remain under review.

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A separate adaptation of Batman and Robin & Nightwing and Batgirl; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt’s story continuity.
Justice LeagueOptional background20h 48m★ 8.2
A separate adaptation of Batman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt’s story continuity.
Birds of PreyOptional background9h 8m★ 6.2
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Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt is title 35 of 73 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. Start with this self-contained television reunion film, following Adam West and Burt Ward's fictionalized search for a stolen Batmobile and their dramatized production memories. Batman (1966) offers optional background; this film's framing adventure establishes no required viewing order with other Batman adaptations.

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