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The first season of Batman: Classic TV Series premiered on January 12, 1966 and concluded on May 5, 1966. The season consists of 34 episodes.

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#	Episode Title	Directed by	Written by	Episode Airdate
1	Hi Diddle Riddle	Robert Butler	Lorenzo Semple Jr.	January 12, 1966
The Riddler uses a trumped-up lawsuit to try to unmask Batman in court. Batman is forced to break the law himself, and Robin ends up in the master-fiend's evil clutches. Watch for the latest dance craze: the Batusi!
2	Smack in the Middle	Robert Butler	Lorenzo Semple Jr.	January 13, 1966
The Riddler tries to lure Batman into a trap using Robin as the bait.
3	Fine Feathered Finks	Robert Butler	Lorenzo Semple Jr.	January 19, 1966
Disguised as his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, Batman infiltrates the Penguin's umbrella factory in an attempt to track him down. Thinking he is merely a spy from a rival factory, the Penguin orders that he be quickly dispatched in his 12,000 degree furnace.
4	The Penguin's a Jinx	Robert Butler	Lorenzo Semple Jr.	January 20, 1966
Narrowly escaping a fiery death, Batman and Robin decide that the Penguin's next move is to kidnap a famous actress. Rushing to the scene, the lovely actress begins to fall for the caped crusader just as Penguin makes his move.
5	The Joker Is Wild	Don Weis	Robert Dozier	January 26, 1966
The Joker has escaped from prison and plots to design his own utility belt to combat the caped crusader. Just as the Dynamic Duo attempt to unmask the villain, they are stopped by sneezing powder, and the Joker moves in to unmask Batman on live TV.
6	Batman Is Riled	Don Weis	Robert Dozier	January 27, 1966
Thanks to the Joker, Gotham descends into its worst crime wave ever. Joker takes Batman and Robin back to his lair, demanding that the S.S. Gotham be handed over to him, or he will behead the Dynamic Duo.
7	Instant Freeze	Robert Butler	Max Hodge	February 2, 1966
Mr. Freeze is raising havoc with his flame-freeze gun, and Batman and Robin rush to the rescue. The Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder try to foil Freeze’s attempt to steal the Circle of Ice Diamond, but Freeze freezes them in their steps with his deadly ice-gun and drives away.
8	Rats Like Cheese	Robert Butler	Max Hodge	February 3, 1966
Batman and Robin are thawed out, but Freeze has kidnapped Gotham City’s star ballplayer just before the big game. Freeze’s terms are a fair exchange: the ballplayer for Batman.
9	Zelda the Great	Norman Foster	Lorenzo Semple Jr.	February 9, 1966
Crooked escape artist Zelda the Great nearly falls for Baman and Robin’s attempt to trap her with a homing device disguised as a large jewel. But Zelda’s real plan is revealed when Dick Grayson’s Aunt is kidnapped, held for ransom, and suspended over a vat of boiling oil!
10	A Death Worse Than Fate	Norman Foster	Lorenzo Semple Jr.	February 10, 1966
A few minutes before Zelda the Great is about to deep-fry Aunt Harriet, Batman makes contact with her and they arrange to pay the ransom. Harriet is safely returned, but a match book leads Batman and Robin into a trap set by Zelda’s evil associate Eivol Ekdol.
11	A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away	Tom Gries	Fred De Gorter	February 16, 1966
Riddler disrupts the arrival of visiting King Boris and leaves a mysterious clue at the Miss Galaxy pageant. Batman and Robin rush to the Royal Mushroom Club, only to be trapped and strapped to a generator drive shaft, awaiting their doom.
12	When The Rat's Away, The Mice Will Play	Tom Gries	Fred De Gorter	February 17, 1966
After King Boris places his Queen of Freedom statue in Gotham’s Museum of Fame at a special ceremony, Riddler sends word to Commissioner Gordon that the statue contains a time bomb which he will deactivate only after the city delivers $1,000,000 to him. For help, Gordon calls upon wealthy Bruce Wayne, who is really Batman.
13	The Thirteenth Hat	Norman Foster	Charles Hoffman	February 23, 1966
When a number of hats, along with their owners, disappear around Gotham City, Batman and Robin realize that the Mad Hatter must again be on the loose and trying to kidnap each member of the jury who convicted him. The trail leads to a sculptor’s studio, and a horrendous, statue shattering melee ensues. Robin is clonked, and the Hatter gleefully buries Batman in Super-Fast Hardening Plaster.
14	Batman Stands Pat	Norman Foster	Charles Hoffman	February 24, 1966
Batman and his chum escape from their plaster prisons and crack their adversary’s scheme. The Hatter purposely leads Batman and Robin to his fiendish hat factory, stocked with terrifying torture machines.
15	The Joker Goes to School	Murray Golden	Lorenzo Semple Jr.	March 2, 1966
Commissioner Gordon alerts Batman that Joker is again on the prowl, seeking to undermine student morale in order to recruit high school drop-outs into his gang, the Bad Pennies. The Dynamic Duo are kidnapped strapped into an electric chair-like seat and faced with a shock of 50,000 volts if the slot machine in front of them turns up three lemons!
16	He Meets His Match, the Grisly Ghoul	Murray Golden	Lorenzo Semple Jr.	March 3, 1966
In the nick of time, Gotham City is struck with a massive power failure that turns off Joker’s 50,000 volt charge. Batman and Robin are rescued, and Robin agrees to infiltrate the Bad Pennies in a dangerous undercover mission.
17	True or False-Face	William A. Graham	Stephen Kandel	March 9, 1966
Batman and Boy Wonder deduce that False-Face is plotting a counterfeit money caper and find themselves on a deserted subway platform, supposedly his hideout. But wait! Treachery triumphs once again, as False-Face knocks out Batman and Robin and epoxys them to the subway tracks.
18	Holy Rat Race	William A. Graham	Stephen Kandel	March 10, 1966
Alfred manages to short out a circuit and free Batman and Robin just as the subway train rushes past. Thank heavens! They beat the masked marauder at his own game during a daring bank robbery, foiling False-Face’s putrid plot.
19	The Purr-fect Crime	James Sheldon	Stanley Ralph Ross & Lee Orgel	March 16, 1966
Catwoman breaks into a museum to steal a priceless gold cat statuette. Following Catwoman to her hideout turns deadly when the two are captured and separated. Batman, sealed in a room with two doors is told to pick one, and a giant tiger leaps out from behind.
20	Better Luck Next Time	James Sheldon	Stanley Ralph Ross & Lee Orgel	March 17, 1966
Using his suction Batcups, Batman escapes the tiger and rescues Robin from more hungry jungle cats. They discover that Catwoman is not merely after the gold statuettes, but Captain Manx’s buried treasure — whose map is visible when the statues are fitted together.
21	The Penguin Goes Straight	Leslie H. Martinson	Lorenzo Semple Jr. & John Cardwell	March 23, 1966
Penguin announces his Penguin Protective Agency, established to compete with the Dynamic Duo in guarding society’s wealth against hoods and mountebanks. The Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder are captured and strung up behind a balloon shooting gallery at Penguin’s gala party. The Feathered Felon invites Gordon and Chief O’Hara to take a couple of pot shots, which they do, not realizing that the pop guns are loaded with real bullets.
22	Not Yet, He Ain't	Leslie H. Martinson	Lorenzo Semple Jr. & John Cardwell	March 24, 1966
In a dynamic double flash, Batman and Robin lift their feet and deflect the bullets with their bullet-proof Batboot soles, and Batman cuts himself and Robin loose with his Bat-claw knife blade. When Penguin discovers their escape, he rallies Gotham’s leading citizens to demand the apprehension of the dirty duo.
23	The Ring of Wax	James B. Clark	Jack Paritz & Bob Rodgers	March 30, 1966
Riddler makes off with The Rare Old Book on The Lost Treasure of the Incas, leaving a trail of clues which leads to Madame Soliel’s Wax Museum. There, a Revolutionary War Tableau comes to life, and Riddler shoots doped darts into the Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder. Spiriting them back to his hideout, Riddler and his two goons dangle Batman and Robin over a vat of boiling wax preparatory to a fatal double dip.
24	Give 'Em the Axe	James B. Clark	Jack Paritz & Bob Rodgers	March 31, 1966
Batman and Robin blast themselves free of their fetters and clear of the awful wax to the floor below. Meanwhile, Riddler has gone after the Sarcophagus at the Gotham City Museum, where it awaits an airtight case for display.
25	The Joker Trumps an Ace	Richard C. Sarafian	Francis M. Cockrell & Marian B. Cockrell	April 6, 1966
Joker is on the loose again, and his apparent target is the solid-gold golf clubs of the Maharajah of Nimpah – until Batman and Robin arrive to witness him kidnap the 350-pound Maharajah himself! The Peerless Pair trace Joker to his Old Re-finery hideout and burst in to rescue His Highness. But Joker locks the Dauntless Duo into a very high chimney which he begins to fill with lethal gas!
26	Batman Sets the Pace	Richard C. Sarafian	Francis M. Cockrell & Marian B. Cockrell	April 7, 1966
When the Joker sees that Batman and Robin have escaped his death trap, he trundles off to hatch another. Joker’s ransom demand is for Batman to endorse the Maharajah’s personal check for one-half million dollars, which he will cash at Gotham City State Bank the next morning.
27	The Curse of Tut	Charles R. Rondeau	Robert C. Dennis & Earl Barret	April 13, 1966
The evil King Tut wants to claim Gotham City as his kingdom. Batman and Robin decide to do some undercover investigating at the Gotham Museum’s Egyptian exhibit. After being gassed by phony ambulance drivers, Tut’s henchmen in disguise, Bruce finds himself careening down a hill on a stretcher, headed for a 300-foot cliff.
28	The Pharaoh's in a Rut	Charles R. Rondeau	Robert C. Dennis & Earl Barret	April 14, 1966
After barely escaping death, Batman goes on television to say he has rescued Bruce Wayne and is headed to Egypt to do some research. Tut falls for this ruse and kidnaps Bruce/Batman, subjecting him to Theban Pebble Torture at his secret hideout.
29	The Bookworm Turns	Larry Peerce	Hendrik Vollaerts	April 20, 1966
Bookworm lures Batman and Robin to Police Headquarters and confounds them with a series of book-clues. Batman and Robin cleverly suspect a trap and question Bookworm’s moll Lydia, who spills a false clue as she has been directed by her master. Batman races off and leaves Robin with Lydia, who gasses him and helps Bookworm strap the kid to the clapper of the giant bell that will toll in just one minute.
30	While Gotham City Burns	Larry Peerce	Hendrik Vollaerts	April 21, 1966
Batman zooms to the Bell Tower and barely saves Robin’s life. But Bookworm traps the Dynamic Duo inside a giant cookbook, which fills with steam and threatens to cook Batman and Robin alive.
31	Death in Slow Motion	Charles R. Rondeau	Richard Carr	April 27, 1966
Disguised as Charlie Chaplin, Riddler strikes the box office of a silent film showing. Following his riddles leads Batman and Robin to the scene of his next robbery, a bakery payroll, where the Riddler and his gang are disguised as a location film shoot. The crooks then crash a party, where they spike the punch and escape with Robin as their hostage.
32	The Riddler's False Notion	Charles R. Rondeau	Richard Carr	April 28, 1966
The Riddler escapes, but Batman captures a hostage of his own, the Riddler’s moll, Pauline. After taking her back to the Batcave, The Caped Crusader uses his amazing scientific equipment to get her to confess a riddle that leads him to the Chessman Building. Batman narrowly saves Robin before solving a skywritten riddle that leads them to the house of a silent film producer.
33	Fine Finny Fiends	Tom Gries	Sheldon Stark	May 4, 1966
Penguin and his “finny fiends” kidnap Alfred and hypnotize him to divulge the secret location of Bruce Wayne’s Multimillionaires Annual Award Dinner. Before Batman and Robin can intervene, Alfred is home safe with no memory of being kidnapped. A hook found on his coat seems fishy, so the dynamic duo journey down to the pier, where Penguin traps them in a vacuum tank and begins to suck out the air.
34	Batman Makes the Scenes	Tom Gries	Sheldon Stark	May 5, 1966
Surviving an airless vacuum chamber, Batman escapes and revives Robin. Batman tells Alfred the location of the multi-millionaires’ dinner, knowing that the butler will act on Penguin’s post-hypnotic suggestion and tip off the crooks. At the dinner, Batman and Robin stand in for Bruce Wayne. The Penguin’s moll Finella jumps out of a cake and gasses the audience. Will the Dynamic Duo save the day?

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Batman: Classic TV Series
Season 1	Hi Diddle Riddle • Smack in the Middle • Fine Feathered Finks • The Penguin's a Jinx • The Joker Is Wild • Batman Is Riled • Instant Freeze • Rats Like Cheese • Zelda the Great • A Death Worse Than Fate • A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away • When The Rat's Away, The Mice Will Play • The Thirteenth Hat • Batman Stands Pat • The Joker Goes to School • He Meets His Match, the Grisly Ghoul • True or False-Face • Holy Rat Race • The Purr-fect Crime • Better Luck Next Time • The Penguin Goes Straight • Not Yet, He Ain't • The Ring of Wax • Give 'Em the Axe • The Joker Trumps an Ace • Batman Sets the Pace • The Curse of Tut • The Pharaoh's in a Rut • The Bookworm Turns • While Gotham City Burns • Death in Slow Motion • The Riddler's False Notion • Fine Finny Fiends • Batman Makes the Scenes
Season 2	Shoot a Crooked Arrow • Walk the Straight and Narrow • Hot Off the Griddle • The Cat and the Fiddle • The Minstrel's Shakedown • Barbecued Batman? • The Spell of Tut • Tut's Case Is Shut • The Greatest Mother of Them All • Ma Parker • The Clock King's Crazy Crimes • The Clock King Gets Crowned • An Egg Grows in Gotham • The Yegg Foes in Gotham • The Devil's Fingers • The Dead Ringers • Hizzonner the Penguin • Dizzoner the Penguin • Green Ice • Deep Freeze • The Impractical Joker • The Joker's Provokers • Marsha, Queen of Diamonds • Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds • Come Back, Shame • It's How You Play the Game • The Penguin's Nest • The Bird's Last Jest • The Cat's Meow • The Bat's Kow Tow • The Puzzles Are Coming • The Duo Is Slumming • The Sandman Cometh • The Catwoman Goeth • The Contaminated Cowl • The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul • The Zodiac Crimes • The Joker's Hard Times • The Penguin Declines • That Darn Catwoman • Scat! Darn Catwoman • Penguin Is a Girl's Best Friend • Penguin Sets a Trend • Penguin's Disastrous End • Batman's Anniversary • A Riddling Controversy • The Joker's Last Laugh • The Joker's Epitaph • Catwoman Goes to College • Batman Displays His Knowledge • A Piece of the Action • Batman's Satisfaction • King Tut's Coup • Batman's Waterloo • Black Widow Strikes Again • Caught in the Spider's Den • Pop Goes the Joker • Flop Goes the Joker • Ice Spy • The Duo Defy
Season 3	Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin • Ring Around the Riddler • The Wail of the Siren • The Sport of Penguins • A Horse of Another Color • The Unkindest Tut of All • Louie, the Lilac • The Ogg and I • How to Hatch a Dinosaur • Surf's Up! Joker's Under! • The Londinium Larcenies • The Foggiest Notion • The Bloody Tower • Catwoman's Dressed to Kill • The Ogg Couple • The Funny Feline Felonies • The Joke's on Catwoman • Louie's Lethal Lilac Time • Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club • Penguin's Clean Sweep • The Great Escape • The Great Train Robbery • I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle • The Joker's Flying Saucer • The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra • Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires