This being Easter and all, we present a resurrection of a different sort: The New Adventures Of Batman.Produced by Filmation and debuting on CBS in February 1977, we're treated to Adam West and Burt Ward returning to voice the Dynamic Duo.
But only for 16 episodes.
Divine, to be sure, even though things get a little weird with this show. You see, Batman and Robin were also appearing in The Challenge Of The Superfriends, which Hannah-Barbera were cranking out for another network at the same time. So, because of rights issues, The Riddler and The Scarecrow don't appear on The New Adventures, but The Joker is never seen on Superfriends. However, Batmite (this annoying little thing from the planet Ergo, who first appeared in the comics of the late Fifties) is thrown in for good measure.
By May, the show was done. And the truth of the matter is, it probably needed to be. After just 16 episodes, Adam West and Burt Ward hung up their capes again. And the Batcave went dark(er).
Lucky for us, you can get The New Adventures Of Batman on DVD, a small consolation (along with the 1966 feature) for the live-action show still reposing in some sorta lawyer-fueled limbo, waiting for its resurrection.
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