The "Emmy" !
In 1966, "Batman" was nominated for three Emmys - Best Sound Editing, Outstanding Comedy Series, and Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series.
Nope, not Adam West or even my beloved Julie Newmar. The Emmy nomination was for Frank Gorshin's "Riddler."
Gorshin was up against some tough company: Werner Klemperer's "Colonel Klink," Don Knotts' "Barney Fife," and Morey Amsterdam from "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
When the envelopes were opened, Don Knotts took home the statue, and neither of the other awards went to "Batman" either. Best Comedy Show went to "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and I cannot find a record of who won Sound Editing, but does it really matter?
Because by 1967, it was all over. "Batman" was never nominated for another Emmy, and by the next year, the show was history.
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