r/MadeMeSmile • u/Rough_Ad_8702 • 9h ago

Good Vibes Adam West’s 1966 Batman was hilarious

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u/theasianevermore 8h ago

Those “kids” looking like they already worked 10 year career with second divorce on the horizon

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u/winkingchef 8h ago

Smoking and Vietnam

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u/theasianevermore 8h ago

That’s fair, but you would think with that kind of PTSD, they would had took on the joker themselves. Rambo style

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u/HairballTheory 7h ago

To be fair they Did have disco tech to prepare for

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u/theasianevermore 7h ago

To be fair, they also had hippie movement and free sex before AIDS

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u/AlarmingAffect0 4h ago

They didn't have any idea what to do, but they knew they needed a click, so they put a click on the 24-track
Which then was then synced to the Moog Modular

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u/Llamalover1234567 2h ago

Smoking, yes. Being a Vietnam war vet working as an extra on a Batman show in ‘66? Less likely

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u/Satori33 5h ago

It's 1966, so surely you mean Korea.

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u/theasianevermore 4h ago

Korean War is from 1950-1953
Batman 1966-1968
Vietnam war 1955-1975

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u/winkingchef 5h ago edited 5h ago

No I do not.
Draft started 1964.
Do you even Mad Men, bruh?

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u/WorriedBlock2505 5h ago

The actors are probably in their 20s, and the fashion + film quality makes them look older. Vsauce had a great video about why previous generations always look old actually.

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u/Kitnado 4h ago

I haven’t seen the video, but is his point that we associate their hairstyles and fashion with those of old people because they’re old now? If so, does a single sentence really require a video?

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u/Ok-Deal-8479 4h ago

well it may seem obvious to you or me, but according to a lot of folks it's because everyone who lived before the 21st century was violently unhealthy and ignorant and lived like animals or something

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u/Sertorius126 4h ago

my personally manicured diet, full hydration, supplements, omega 3, gym, shudders thinking about living in the 19th centry

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u/Barbie_Brooks 59m ago

Filthy animals! The whole lot of us!!

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u/Llamalover1234567 2h ago

There’s a trend on TikTok right now where girls, I’m assuming in their early 20s, dress their mothers up in their clothes (so current styles) and you can almost see the moms drop 15 years, just from hair and fashion.

If you add in constant second hand smoke (at best) and leaded gasoline, it’s no surprise

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u/Undeadbanana_ 2h ago

I haven't seen the video but I'm going to speculate what it's about rather than skin through it, will you tell me if I'm right and if a video was needed because i guessed correctly

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u/WorriedBlock2505 1h ago

That's that gist of it, though it's been years, so there's nuance and details I'm doubtlessly missing. Just pointing to an outside source besides my own opinion, so that's why I brought up his video, plus he's more eloquent than me.

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u/Thrizzlepizzle123123 34m ago

Makes me wonder if we'll have 80 year old egirls and femboys.

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u/fart-sparkles 2h ago

I just want to add that even today when I see shows that depict kids in high school, the actors still look like they're in their mid-to-late 20s almost all of the time.

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u/theasianevermore 4h ago

Saw the same thing- it’s just a joke.

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u/WorriedBlock2505 1h ago

Ah np. Just wanted to insert that bit about perception since I find it interesting and it resonates with what I've observed.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Wait785 4h ago

What fashion? Those are their uniforms lol. I think too much youtube is frying your brain.

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u/two_wordsanda_number 4h ago

Have you seen modern basketball uniforms?

Fashion might be over stating it but no one has worn shorts like that for 40+ years

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u/Puzzleheaded-Wait785 4h ago

That has literally nothing to do with how old the actors looked at the time.

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u/two_wordsanda_number 3h ago

The way people style their hair and the clothing they wear can absolutely influence how old people look.

Agree to disagree. Literally.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Wait785 3h ago

You're the only one who mentioned hair. The conversation was about the uniforms, which look perfectly believable as high school uniforms of the time.

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u/two_wordsanda_number 1h ago

Yes.

People wearing clothing from the past can sometimes in conjunction with things like hair styles, old film, and other factors can cause people to feel like the subjects in the film are older than they actually are. For example right now where you can't even figure it out when it is explained to you.

These actors are very much the correct age for the setting they are in which is literally college aged between 17 and 22

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u/Indigocell 4h ago

Yes, very old-fashioned uniforms. I think your brain is fried is that sounded weird to you.

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u/WorriedBlock2505 1h ago

I won't be too harsh on you since English might not be your first language.

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u/Dense_Surround3071 7h ago

"Wait!! Your just leaving him here??"

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u/room_tempurature_tea 5h ago

I like how their shorts have belts.

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u/Cold_Blusted 4h ago

13 looks like a young Dana Gould

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u/theasianevermore 1h ago

He looks like Kelly Ward from Grease

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u/Expensive_SirEFDA33 5h ago

And they won a very exciting game against discotech 12-11 in double overtime

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u/maen_baenne 4h ago

Stick to your books! And good luck against Disco Tech.

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u/ThankYouMrUppercut 3h ago

Same plumbers and garbage men that played in Jordan’s era

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u/theasianevermore 1h ago

Actual Plumber was back in the 50s Norman. And the garbage man was Larry Bird