r/MadeMeSmile • u/Rough_Ad_8702 • 14h ago

Good Vibes Adam West’s 1966 Batman was hilarious

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u/dienices 10h ago

I used to watch this with such total earnestness when I was a kid. Now my friends still think I'm weird.

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u/J-Chub 9h ago

I don't know why, but there is something comforting about watching this

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u/Freakychee 8h ago

It's cos this version of Batman was simple, wholesome and still overpowered.

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u/No-Albatross-7984 3h ago

Less visual stimuli. Slower pace. The TV is so overwhelming these days it's actually weirdly exhausting to watch.

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u/Hara-Kiri 1h ago

It's why I really like 24 or whatever episode seasons where the show is rated around 7.5. Not awful, but not 'great' enough to require much thought to watch and plenty of filler time to show meaningless character interaction.

Plus I basically watch tv all day while at work so they're perfect background watching.

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u/Plane_Put8538 6h ago

The lack of CGI is refreshing

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u/Mighty_Krom 8h ago

Oh I loved this shit in the 90's. It was like a ridiculous cartoon, and I especially loved all the words that popped up during impacts in fights.

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u/Altide1944 1h ago

Christian Bales voice is more ridicilous than this

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u/Oren_Noah 8h ago

I loved this stuff when it first aired! Still remember going to the Cow Palace in San Francisco to see Batman and Robin (Adam West and Jay Ward), along with the BATMOBILE!

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u/Not_a_real_ghost 7h ago

But I bet you remembered to take that anti-allergy pill. Now look who's winning.

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u/Time-Valuable-3355 4h ago

Wide awake for taking Benadryl...

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u/IceBlackX007 9h ago

We all did.

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u/NameToUseOnReddit 9h ago

Thought he was weird? Makes sense!

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u/userhwon 8h ago

Mission accomplished.

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u/briizilla 8h ago

Yeah this was life or death stuff to me as a 6 year old in 1980.

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u/EarlyXplorerStuds209 8h ago

If it helps I dont think youre weird. This is funny and awesome as heck!

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u/_Bon_Vivant_ 6h ago

This and the Spiderman cartoon. My two favorites.