“There are only two things in life you can rely on,” said Commissioner Gordon, earnestly to his Chief, in yesterday morning’s rerun adventure of Batman.
Up against feline adversary Catwoman, and clearly afraid of a bit of pussy, O’Hara half-rhetorically - but completely cynically - asks, “Death and taxes?”
Steely-eyed, Gordon looks straight down the lens of the camera and unequivocally answers, “Batman and Robin.”
If only it were true!
ITV4 have taken Batman off, albeit temporarily, to make way for live cycling from Spain. So much for same Cat-time, same Cat-channel! But, it’s given me the purrfect excuse to post a purrfumed picture of Catwoman Julie Newmar, to complement the one of Batgirl Yvonne Craig in my earlier piece on this most excellent of television series.
Who says Americans can’t do irony?!
Up against feline adversary Catwoman, and clearly afraid of a bit of pussy, O’Hara half-rhetorically - but completely cynically - asks, “Death and taxes?”
Steely-eyed, Gordon looks straight down the lens of the camera and unequivocally answers, “Batman and Robin.”
If only it were true!
ITV4 have taken Batman off, albeit temporarily, to make way for live cycling from Spain. So much for same Cat-time, same Cat-channel! But, it’s given me the purrfect excuse to post a purrfumed picture of Catwoman Julie Newmar, to complement the one of Batgirl Yvonne Craig in my earlier piece on this most excellent of television series.
Who says Americans can’t do irony?!
5 comments:
They've removed a ravishing woman in a leather cat-suit off the telly in favour of a bunch of sweaty men riding bikes? Are ITV4 out of their minds?
My favourite episodes featured Catwoman. I loved the way she tried to seduce Batman and he always turned her down like the ultra-square prig that he was. Do you think he really fancied her or was he just pretending?
Yes is the simple answer, Steve!
They're my favourite episodes too, GB, though not the ones in which Catwoman is played by Eartha Kitt.
Batman probably wanted to get it on with Catwoman there and then - together with all the other floozies throwing themselves at him - but thought he better behave himself, and set an example, in front of the boy wonder!
I liked Lee Meriweather who played Catwoman in the 1960s Batman movie too! What did you think of her, Tim?
When I first saw the 1966 Batman movie, and bearing in mind I was very young at the time, I was disappointed by the non-appearance of Julie Newmar. Though I have seen it since, it's on again this Bank Holiday Monday! Time permitting, I'll give it another go, Simon, and see if I revise my original opinion.
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