Smack in the Middle

"Smack in the Middle"

Episode
Title Card

Information

Season 1 » Episode 2

Episode number

2 of 120

Airdate

January 13, 1966

Chronology

Preceded by	Followed by
Hi Diddle Riddle	Fine Feathered Finks

"Smack in the Middle"^[1] is the second episode of the first season of Batman: Classic TV Series, and the second episode overall. It aired on January 13, 1966.

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

The Riddler tries to lure Batman into a trap using Robin as the bait.^[1]

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

Antagonists[edit | hide]

Molehill Mob

Other Characters[edit | hide]

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

Chevrolet (name seen)
Dynamic Duo
Gotham City National Bank (mentioned)
Gotham City Police Department
Molehill Mob
What a Way to Go-Go (indirectly mentioned)

Events[edit | hide]

Gotham City World's Fair
- Theft of the Mammoth of Moldavia

Species[edit | hide]

Antelopes (mount)
Donkeys (mentioned)
Elephants (mask)
Horses (statue)
Humans
Leopards (mount)
Mammoths (taxidermy)
Possums (mentioned)
Rats (mentioned)
Turtles (mentioned)
Vipers (mentioned)

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Atmospheric Pressure Finder
Atomic Pile
Bat-Phones
Bat-Signal (mentioned)
Bat Research Shelf
Batmobile
Batpoles
Batsuit
- Utility Belt
  - Bat-a-Rang
  - Bat-Gauge
  - Bat-Laser Gun
  - Smoke Pellets
  - Universal Drug Antidote (mentioned)
Chemical Research Materials
Crime Computers
Crime Photo Files
Fingerprint Files
Homing T&R
Instant Compound X (mentioned)
Fake Robin Suit
Mammoth of Moldavia
Rebreathers
Recorders
Riddler Suit
Robin Suit
- Utility Belt
  - Homing Transmitter
Scanners
William Shakespeare Bust

Locations[edit | hide]

Earth-66
- Earth
  - Moldavia (pictured)
  - North America
    - Canada (name seen)
    - United States of America
      - New York
        Gotham City
        Gotham City Beach (name seen)
        
        Gotham City Police Department Headquarters
        
        Gotham Subway
        Coolidge Square Station
        Molehill Mob Headquarters
        
        Moldavia Pavilion
        
        Orleans Cove (mentioned)
        
        What a Way to Go-Go (indirectly mentioned)
        
        Wayne Manor
        Batcave
  - Orléans (mentioned)
  - Troy (indirectly mentioned)

Gallery[edit | hide]

Robin being held captive
Title Card

References[edit | hide]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Episode Guide - Season One - '66 Batmania

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

[Synopsis-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Episode Guide - Season One - '66 Batmania

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