# 1966 Batman series starring Adam West returning on Monday, 11 October **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750 "2010-10-11T03:29:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750/21 "2010-10-11T22:08:09Z")
I already get to watch Batman every night at 7pm on a local station. Oddly enough, looking at Hub listings, right before Batman is Laverne and Shirley. What runs on the local station right before Batman? Laverne and Shirley. Holy coincidence, Batman! I’m more looking forward to Hub for reruns of Transformers G1. I only hope they aren’t as edited as the episode of Fraggle Rock I caught yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750/22 "2010-10-11T23:53:21Z")
Looks like I don’t get Hub. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750/23 "2010-10-12T03:36:30Z")
The show just started here, and Alfred looks ancient. I had no idea he was only 66 when _Batman_ hit the airwaves, nor that he’d lived until 1988. I also didn’t know he was a cousin of Neville Chamberlain. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750/24 "2010-10-12T14:16:38Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > The old favorite TV series Batman is returning to cable on Monday evening, Oct. 11 at 11:30 PM ET. The show will air on the new Hub network, formerly Discovery Kids. I think the last time this series showed up was on TV Land. This will give fans of the show a chance to catch up again, since it looks like this show will never be released on DVD. It’ll probably be cut by a few minutes per episode to add more time for commercials, which is sad, but at least it’s a chance to revisit such favorite villains such as Frank Gorshin (the Riddler), Cesar Romero (the Joker), Burgess Meredith (the Penguin), and Julie Newmar (the Catwoman). Nitpick: Eartha Kitt and Lee Meriwether (also Catwoman) and…John Astin (The Riddler) ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750/25 "2010-10-12T16:15:20Z")
They are on everyday in Dearborn area on WMYD channel 20. I have seen lots of them lately. They are still fun and Newmar was hot. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750/26 "2010-10-12T16:18:44Z")
Gorshin played the Riddler all but one time (tho I’d love to see the ep. with Astin). ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750/27 "2010-10-12T16:31:07Z")
Naturally, we don’t get the Hub unless we start paying twice as much as we currently do. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750/28 "2010-10-12T17:45:49Z")
> [@ministryman](#): > > > [@cochrane](#): > > > > The old favorite TV series Batman is returning to cable on Monday evening, Oct. 11 at 11:30 PM ET. The show will air on the new Hub network, formerly Discovery Kids. I think the last time this series showed up was on TV Land. This will give fans of the show a chance to catch up again, since it looks like this show will never be released on DVD. It’ll probably be cut by a few minutes per episode to add more time for commercials, which is sad, but at least it’s a chance to revisit such favorite villains such as Frank Gorshin (the Riddler), Cesar Romero (the Joker), Burgess Meredith (the Penguin), and Julie Newmar (the Catwoman). > > Nitpick: Eartha Kitt and Lee Meriwether (also Catwoman) and…John Astin (The Riddler) Lee Meriwether only played Catwoman in the movie, not the series, so I didn’t mention her, even though the movie does run frequently on TV. And she did play a pretty hot Catwoman, even though I was 9 only when I saw the movie for the first time. It was somehow just right that Bruce Wayne was attracted to “Miss Kitka”. And I’d rather block out John Astin’s appearance from my mind. When I saw him play the Riddler, it was a genuine WTF moment for me, as much as I love John Astin. Although Eartha Kitt was memorable, as well as having an appropriate last name, so I’ll concede her. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750/29 "2010-10-12T22:39:18Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > They are on everyday in Dearborn area on WMYD channel 20. I have seen lots of them lately. They are still fun and Newmar was hot. Wrong channel. It’s on WADL 38, not WMYD 20. And yeah, Newmar was hot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-batman-series-starring-adam-west-returning-on-monday-11-october/556750.md?page=1)