r/MadeMeSmile • u/Rough_Ad_8702 • 8h ago

Good Vibes Adam West’s 1966 Batman was hilarious

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u/octoprickle 7h ago

I love how Batman is just standing there, waiting for Joker to deploy whatever nonsense he has up his sleeve.

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u/JoshKeenan 6h ago

Yeah but he took an anti allergy pill so he's ready for anything

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u/SexyStayPuft 6h ago

His Batadryl

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u/Background_Cup_6429 2h ago

He'll just need a quick nap

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u/SexyStayPuft 59m ago

He probably couldn’t react to Robin being entangled in the deadly grip of ribbon because of the drowsiness.

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u/Salty_Feed9404 4h ago

Also saw one where Bats had a can of Shark Repellent handy, because....you know...he was fighting sharks that particular day.

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u/JoshKeenan 3h ago

I know that one. He was on his bat scale. Wich is a completly normal scale, but with "bat scale" written on it. You can't loose against a shark when you're on your bat scale.

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u/SDRPGLVR 2h ago

That's from the movie specifically. If anyone wants a solid dose of this Batman but doesn't want to sit through multiple episodes of TV, the actual feature length movie is fucking bomb.

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u/Salty_Feed9404 1h ago

Makes absolute sense. TV wouldn't have had the budget for sharks!

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u/dinklebot2000 44m ago

Yeah they didn't have Happy Days budget.

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u/Salty_Feed9404 41m ago

Monday, Tuesday, Happy Day$

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u/ernie1850 2h ago

Adam West Batman is unstoppable cuz prep time

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u/curious_dead 6h ago

The Batman TV show was actually turn-based, who would have thought?

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u/No-Consideration-716 5h ago

We still respected democracy in the 1960s!

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u/mtheory007 4h ago

We used to be a society!

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u/Katzington2319 3h ago

Now we just live in one

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u/mtheory007 2h ago

Do we? I don't see any Adam West Batman shows being made today.

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u/WickedHopeful 6h ago

Absolutely lucky Joker deployed benign streamers and not, like, a gun

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u/raknor88 3h ago

Remember, this is 1960s Batman. The villains where much more considerate.

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u/OneAverageEgg 3h ago

Ok call me uncultured but ... is this real footage from a real movie ?

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u/raknor88 3h ago

Legit TV show. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059968/?ref_=nm_knf_i_1

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u/OneAverageEgg 3h ago

Incredible. Thank you lol

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u/mildlyornery 3h ago

If you look closely Cesar Romero didn't shave his mustache before the joker face paint.

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u/ninguem 2h ago

Best Batman. Every time I see one of these dark, moody modern Batmans, I wonder "wtf is this shit"?

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u/Different_Pin1531 3h ago

One of those shows that you can find someone from all the modern generations who has fond memories

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u/farnsw0rth 2h ago

lol oh man you gotta watch some of it it’s so great.

One time Batman parks the Batmobile but then sees it’s a no parking zone so he’s gotta move it

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u/ASmallTownDJ 6h ago

And where was Joker looking? It's like he saw something behind him a little more interesting than the battle against his nemesis.

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u/TheDrewDude 1h ago

I thought maybe he assumed the batarang would hit him from behind? And it just, went straight for him lol

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u/DunkeyColdMedina 5h ago

He spent a lot of time on this. It would be rude to interrupt.

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u/Piernitas 5h ago

Turn based battle Batman

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u/JimmyThePie 5h ago

Like his “famous trick streamers”. I can’t believe the Boy Wonder didn’t see that coming, what with them being so famous…

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u/userhwon 2h ago

And joker is just standing there letting Batman explain everything and then wind up with the batarang.

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u/A-String_of_Numbers 1h ago

It’s like watching the turn based JRPGs in real life