The Adventures of Batman

RELEASED 14 Sept 19685h 38m · 34 episodes★ 7.4 TMDB

The adventures of Batman, with Robin, the Boy Wonder! Batman and Robin, the Dynamic Duo against crime and corruption, whose real identities as millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne and his young ward Dick Grayson and known only to Alfred, the faithful butler. Ever alert, they respond swiftly to a signal from the police, and moments later, from the secret Batcave deep beneath Wayne Manor, they roar out to protect life, limb and property as Batman and Robin, caped crimefighters! Batman and Robin, scourge of Gotham City's kooky criminals: The Joker, Clown Prince of Crime - The Penguin, pudgy purveyor of perfidy - and the cool, cruel, Mr. Freeze! Watch out, villains, here come... Batman and Robin!

WATCH NOTE

These Filmation Batman stories originally formed the Batman portion of The Batman/Superman Hour, premiering September 14, 1968. This entry already covers its 34 Batman stories, also presented in 17 paired packages; watching the combined hour repeats this coverage. Superman and Superboy material is covered by their separate series entries. Casey Kasem's Robin is Dick Grayson, not Damian Wayne. Exact story runtimes and complete supporting and silent appearance coverage remain under review.

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4 titles to watch before The Adventures of Batman — 56h 16m in total.

Batman and RobinOptional background4h 23m★ 5.6
A separate adaptation of Batman and Robin & Nightwing; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The Adventures of Batman’s story continuity.
BatmanOptional background50h★ 7.3
A separate adaptation of Batman and Robin & Nightwing and Batgirl and James Gordon; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The Adventures of Batman’s story continuity.
BatmanOptional background1h 45m★ 6.4
A separate adaptation of Batman and The Joker and Robin & Nightwing; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The Adventures of Batman’s story continuity.
BatgirlOptional background0h 8m★ 5.5
A separate adaptation of Batman and Batgirl; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The Adventures of Batman’s story continuity.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

The Adventures of Batman is title 74 of 118 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. Filmation’s 1968 cartoon follows Batman and Robin as an established partnership. Start here for this Saturday-morning Gotham, then look for the separately titled 1977 series if you want more Filmation Batman.

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