A Look Back at RARE Batman TV Show Commercials!

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@jelsner5077 2 месяца назад

I totally remember the Batman commercial for the show! I even remembered the lines: "Careful Robin, it's quite a drop!" "Holy D'Artagnan, Batman!"

@bobbuethe1477 2 месяца назад

I remember the same commercial being reused in the '70s when the show was in syndication. I like the line, "A late bulletin from... the Cape! The Bat-Rocket!" Great pun.

@douglasw.7864 2 месяца назад

I chatted via email with Dick Gautier who played Batman in the 1973 PSA commercial a few years prior to his passing. He didn’t have much to say about it except joking that he fit the costume, hence the job was his!

@KevinMiller-xn5vu 2 месяца назад

Dick Gautier was best known for his role of Hymie the robot on Get Smart, even though he only appeared in six episodes.

@bhbailie 2 месяца назад

Yvonne Craig used to joke that the reason Adam West didn’t do the commercial was because he just didn’t want women to be paid the same as men! 😂

@stevengreco1939 2 месяца назад

Adam West and Burt Ward were great as Batman and Robin!

@mondocjenson-dy8zd 26 дней назад

I miss that era of 📺 television 😊

@JP5466 2 месяца назад

I was the only kid in the neighborhood who had the Batman Mego figure with the removable cowl. My friends at that time (1972) were very envious of that.

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

I had one as well. Still do. 🙂

@JP5466 2 месяца назад

@@jdsundstrom The only problem with that was Bruce's face had a blue tint to it - lol

@Mark.G475 2 месяца назад

I didn't know Lava soap was official Batman soap!

@alanr4447a 2 месяца назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="316">5:16</a> That PSA also has the return of William Dozier as narrator!

@RadioFanBoy 2 месяца назад

A year or so before the 1989 movie is when 20th Century Fox released the shiny new remastered prints to TV stations :). They did the same with Lost in Space

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Makes sense. 🙂

@johncollins1884 2 месяца назад

@@jdsundstromdelightful

@mikesilva3868 2 месяца назад

@@jdsundstrom batman movie from 1989 was great the sequel with Danny devito was great the third sequel was good batman and robin awful sequel 🙃

@user-dk3up2nl1m 2 месяца назад

I remember 66 Batman was on tv every night when the Batman craze started on 89!

@SteveSchildwachter 2 месяца назад

Dave, the Lava ad was done by my former employer, the Leo Burnett ad agency. Although it was well before my time, imagine my delight years later when I found photoboards of the ad in an old file cabinet. Only from reading the dialogue it was easy to imagine the exact inflections without seeing the film. Thanks!

@Mark.G475 2 месяца назад

Based in Chicago? They did McDonald commercials? We had a family friend who worked for Leo Burnett as a lawyer in the 1980s

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing, Steve. What an amazing find!

@SteveSchildwachter 2 месяца назад

@@Mark.G475 Most likely I knew them. Small world....

@Mark.G475 2 месяца назад

@SteveSchildwachter Yes it is. 1970s and 80s we were living in Lagrange and later Hinsdale. Back in the day when McDonald's was headquartered in OakBrook. Cheers from Milwaukee.

@WALTERBROADDUS 2 месяца назад

So was it really like, "Mad Men" Back in the Day?

@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc 2 месяца назад

Again, about the equal pay PSA;. I never knew Batman was not played by Adam West until the magic of the internet. Dick Gauthier's intonations sounded enough like West's to throw me off any question.

@castle3863 2 месяца назад

in one version Robin responds, "Holy Discontent!"

@SuperMarioBrosIII 2 месяца назад

Same Bat time, same Bat Channel!🦇🌆📺👍

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

That's right!

@ianwilliams5866 2 месяца назад

If the payoff to the Metro commercial doesn’t make sense, it’s because the tagline is uniquely British. Penguin was and still is a brand of chocolate covered biscuit/ cookie. The tagline for the Penguin commercials in the 70s and 80s often featuring penguins in amusing situation was “p-p-p pick up a penguin”. So the adopted tagline in that Batman related commercial “if you’ve got to ‘pick up a penguin’” is a clever player on the original. Penguins are very nice biscuits. Apologies for Britsplaining 😅

@SuperWolsey Месяц назад

And the fact we see Bats and Robin in a regular car here brings things full circle given how the 1943 and '49 serials have them in a regular car vs building the Batmobile

@pauld6967 2 месяца назад

For a split second, when the Metro is mentioned, I thought they were going to use the Bat Cave's passageway to the subway system since many places refer to the subway as the Metro. I was definitely caught by surprise. That one and the final PSA are ones I had not seen before. Thanks for presenting them to us Dave.

@barrymurphy1337 2 месяца назад

The metro car ad cheekily uses a strap line for another brand '...when you've got to pick up a penguin' which was a popular biscuit in the UK.

@liammorgan2155 2 месяца назад

Yvonne was already a “name” having done movies and television for several years. This was Burt’s first big thing. So it stands the reason that she would be paid more. not to mention they were trying to save the show from declining ratings by adding her.

@thefonzkiss 2 месяца назад

And ironically it did the opposite. Putting her in every single episode in s3 killed the show.

@SoundJudgment 12 дней назад

@@thefonzkiss That's... ummm... debatable. ;)

@dgunn2817 2 месяца назад

Adam West the real Batman. Michael Keaton was good too though.

@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc 2 месяца назад

In the 80s, I do recall hearing about a Batman TV show revival of interest in the UK, when it was played on late night. Also The Phil SIlvers show experienced a resurgence of interest in the UK when it was played on late night TV.

@suryadas6987 2 месяца назад

Holy hole in a donut, Dave! 😮 Great upload! 😂😂😂🫡 🦇 I actually remember seeing the Batgirl commercial! 😂😂😂💰 🤫

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@jefferysteen1041 2 месяца назад

Adam West!The greatest voice ever!

@dwade6322 2 месяца назад

William Shatner may have something to say about that.😂

@phalynwilliams4119 2 месяца назад

I think I saw this black and white London commercial.

@magneto7930 Месяц назад

I never forgot the commercial with Batgirl in it. But as a kid, I didn't even realize that it wasn't Adam West's voice. And of course, "Careful Robin, it's quite a drop!" has been forever etched in my memory. Fun memories!

@jdsundstrom Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing!

@jons.6216 2 месяца назад

There was also that animated PSA on Sesame Street about street crossing safety! I thought it was pretty funny when the Joker gets bumped by a car (for not crossing the right way) he just slides along in the street on his heels! Haha! I wonder if that Bat cycle with the sidecar was the same one the Black Widow (Tallulah Bankhead) in her episode when she pulls up to the bank to rob it?

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Love that little Sesame Street cartoon! Sadly, the fine folks at the Children's Television Workshop hit me with a copyright claim when I tried to include it in an earlier video. 😕

@Jared_Wignall 2 месяца назад

Always good to watch old Batman commercials. Hope you’re doing well Dave, please take care and have a great rest of your day and a great weekend!

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Same to you, Jared!

@richsmith9157 2 месяца назад

Growing up in the UK they had another traffic safety PSA with the actor who played Darth Vader. Can't remember the name of it.

@suryadas6987 2 месяца назад

Green Cross Code? 🤔

@adrianjames3815 2 месяца назад

David Prowse who was the green cross code man

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Thanks for all your support!

@richsmith9157 2 месяца назад

@@suryadas6987 Yes, 100% Green cross code. Thank you

@richsmith9157 2 месяца назад

@@adrianjames3815 yes 100%. Thank you

@stevengreco7132 2 месяца назад

I really enjoy this channel. Great job Dave!

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Glad to hear it, Steven!

@user-kv8ce5qe7q 2 месяца назад

Batman! Brought to by...And, Batman taught me how to read by seeing the words on the screen!

@Water_Rabbit 2 месяца назад

'Holy Act of Congress!'. Fantastic post Dave. Keep up the great work.

@YakkoWarnerTower 19 дней назад

Batman the Animated Series and Batman Beyond always had those raddest commercials and even bumpers such as played on Fox Kids and Kids WB.

@Mark.G475 2 месяца назад

Wow! Never saw these before. And I have a nice 1966 Batman toy collection.

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching!

@johnmarx3919 2 месяца назад

wow - I REMEMBER that phrase by Robin "Holy Act of Congress!!"

@Jeff98177 2 месяца назад

The end of the British PSA with the kids is awkward, but I bet it was so that the local stations could then insert their identification, or whatever. Love the kid on the far right who stepped down then back up again when the kids were waiting to cross. HOLY IMPATIENCE!

@JasonLane-ci5ng 2 месяца назад

Dave Sandstorm I remember seeing the equal pay commercial with Evo me Craig When I was 8 yes s old

@tonihernandez6862 2 месяца назад

i remember seeing this commercial as if it were yesterday. sorry, but when politics starting impacting commercials and shows like Bewtiched, That Girl, etc. they just werent funny anymore. jmo

@kanezona4429 2 месяца назад

@@tonihernandez6862 it must be a real buzzkill seeing your favorite TV show characters standing up for marginalized groups. Close up shop! Your privilege is showing!

@KevinMiller-xn5vu 2 месяца назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="133">2:13</a>. This commercial here reminds me of how the old Brooklyn Dodger fans would have to dodge the trolleycars as they navigated the streets of Brooklyn en route to Ebbets Field, hence the nickname Trolley Dodgers, before shortening it to 'Dodgers' which the team continues to use to this day.

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing 🙂

@markschreiber5054 2 месяца назад

Holy TV History, Batman! From one crime fighter to another, great video!

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@ericjanssen394 2 месяца назад

The equal pay PSA ran for years, DESPITE the fact that none of the heroes ever received pay, and that Batgirl didn’t work for B&R (who didn’t even know her identity).

@42awww 2 месяца назад

"HOLY act of congress!". I haven't laughed like that in a long time.

@davidfifer4729 Месяц назад

Thanks for compiling these commercials--great memories. And cool Dee's Hamburgers item on your wall.

@jdsundstrom Месяц назад

Do you remember the "Super Dee"? So good!

@RealityCheckTV 2 месяца назад

There's a car wax commercial too & a longer version of the equal pay one.

@thrashpondopons8348 2 месяца назад

Can speak for the UK PSA 1st hand... Almost got mowed down during my visit to London cuz I looked Left-Right-Left!

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Careful there, Bob!

@michaelragusa5138 Месяц назад

I remember the Batman commercials. I watched Batman back in 1966. 1966 never looked so good!

@EricHouse-wm4be 2 месяца назад

"Look right, look left" ... a little different from today ... "Look up from your phone ... seriously, ... do it!"

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

We may start seeing PSAs about that in the not too distant future. So many people have their heads buried in their phones!

@TheDbduece 2 месяца назад

Interestingly I just realized the "curb drill" in the U.S. would be left-right-left instead.....I actually remember the equal pay commercial!

@user-wp4ju4hp5w 2 месяца назад

I remember the add for Lava Soap with the guy with muddy hands saying : " There's only one thing that can clean these hands mister. LAVA

@Lawrence-ho9eq 2 месяца назад

I never got to shop much at Zarye, Kmart came on the scene when Zaryes went out business in the later 70 's

@markbanash921 Месяц назад

I remember there was an old joke in the television industry about the safest place to be in Hollywood if a nuclear war started. And the answer was ABC because they never had a hit. Batman changed that

@scottsj4625 2 месяца назад

That must have taken a lot of time to find those old commercials. The only one I remember is the savings bonds and stamps commercial.

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

I’ve been slowly gathering them up over the past few years. 🙂

@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this, these are awesome

@MrEab2010 2 месяца назад

my Batman fandom was very brief and ended before the series was canceled in '68.

@josephrainonejr.4381 2 месяца назад

Those were great Dave, thanks so much!😊

@Lawrence-ho9eq 2 месяца назад

I was never concerned with commercials then I just wanted to see Batman😅🎉😊

@THEPATRIOT1000 2 месяца назад

I remember the equal pay commercial

@Scatscar1985 Месяц назад

"Batman" was always loved here in the UK...

@mikesilva3868 2 месяца назад

Zelda: I hate robbing banks! All I ever wanted to be was a poor but honest magician! 😊

@kennethwilkinson8244 2 месяца назад

this was awesome.

@willswalkingwest7267 2 месяца назад

I was hoping to see the Gleem toothpaste commercial. You could send away for an autographed B&W picture of Batman & Robin. My mom got us one and it hung on our dining room wall. Sadly, when we packed up and moved from New Jersey to Florida in 1968, the picture remained on the wall. 😭

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

I've never seen that TV commercial!

@williampetersen9915 2 месяца назад

@@jdsundstrom There is an old black and white commercial featuring Alan Napier as Alfred. It was for Fact Toothpaste and you can send in part of the toothpaste box to receive two posters of Batman & Robin. It's available on RU-vid.

@kevin10001 2 месяца назад

Great video and I have seen most of them before but one thing stands out in the equal pay ad batgirl says she works for Batman but in the series there she actually didn’t there was no connection between Batman and batgirl outside of the suits both being batsuits and i remember seeing once on RU-vid an abc network preview that used the cast in Gordon’s office

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂

@davidlewis1815 Месяц назад

That's Dick Gautier (Hymie the Robot on Get Smart) subbing for Adam West in the equal pay law PSA.

@MarklovesAngels Месяц назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="370">6:10</a> geez, how much did they spend to recreate the set and car? amazing

@keithe2150 2 месяца назад

Only one superhero exists :-)

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

The greatest of them all! Thanks for your support, Keith!

@cadeevans4623 2 месяца назад

Oh wow this is a treat Dave cool commercials man

@jdmarsh91 2 месяца назад

That equal pay PSA was definitely something

@user-pr3uf9dd5p 2 месяца назад

THE CAPED CRUSADER ! BATMAN (ADAM WEST) !

@rufust.firefly4890 2 месяца назад

HOLY STUPIDITY. Burt Ward just turned 79.

@GeneralGeorgeS.PattonJr. Месяц назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="172">2:52</a> This reminds me of the time Winston Churchill visited NY City in 1931 & was struck by an oncoming automobile, apparently he looked the wrong way before crossing, (he looked right). Cars in G.B. drive on the left, Batman knew when he went to England, Mr Churchill obviously forgot, we drive on the right in the United States. “Mario Contasino, was an unemployed mechanic from Yonkers who, on December 13, 1931, accidentally hit the future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, while driving a car. Churchill was attempting to cross a busy New York City street at the time, and forgot to look in the direction of the oncoming traffic.”

@jdsundstrom Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing!

@toddmccreary4579 2 месяца назад

Yeah that Lava did get the hands clean or any body part. Not very fragrant though.

@StephenSmith-zp7pf 2 месяца назад

Have you ever done a show on all the ads you used to see in comics books from the 60's and 70's

@mewregaurdhissyfit7733 2 месяца назад

Holy TV Tubes Batman!!!!

@dwade6322 2 месяца назад

Great vid,as usual Dave.

@jdsundstrom 5 дней назад

Thanks 👍

@drewgeraci8434 2 месяца назад

I used to work for Zayre in the early 80s!

@ThatJunkman 2 месяца назад

never seen these, its great

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Thanks Junkman!

@robertgandler3177 2 месяца назад

Thank you very much for happy memories of my childhood!

@Doug-ip4up 2 месяца назад

The ABC promo for the show at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="220">3:40</a> I remember SO well! I was 5 years old and a huge fan of the show, I never missed it! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="450">7:30</a> pm Wednesday and Thursday on channel 7 KABC Los Angeles.

@sinjin1259 2 месяца назад

It’s interesting how Batman’s cape and suit change colors depending on the lighting. It reminds me of Captain Kirk’s tunic going from yellow to green.

@EdwardLach-kz7ov 2 месяца назад

Anybody remember the promo commercials that Patty Duke did when the show first aired?

@margaretpepper3550 Месяц назад

Looking at those episode of Batman & Robin I wondered how on earth they ever got through the US censors.....I mean 2 guys with a male butler....they're as bent as a 9 bob note!!

@chuckmaddison2924 Месяц назад

I heard they had the Batboard when they visited La Jolla 😊

@jdsundstrom Месяц назад

How else could Batman ride those gnarly waves!

@joeyvocals1 Месяц назад

I was born 30 years July , after this show aired! In this RU-vid video: I can't take Robin, holy this holy that! That must have been irritating, It is to me! Facinating stuff, tho!

@user-lu9oe1uv7r 2 месяца назад

Loved them! Thanks, Dave!

@Mongo-Only-Pawn 2 месяца назад

I hope to see some of you at the 2024 Adam West Day in Walla Walla WA.

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

I'm planning on attending as well. 🙂

@Mongo-Only-Pawn 2 месяца назад

@@jdsundstrom look for me there. I'll be dressed as a henchman.

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Don't hesitate to come up and say "hi" if you see me.

@fellowcitizen 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

No problem!

@christopherneyfeldt4587 5 дней назад

I’ve tried watching the movies but the TV series I will watch for sure.

@Thepopcornator 2 месяца назад

I like how Penguin was arrested for the crime of... standing there near city hall?

@tracyroth-myers5574 2 месяца назад

Very cool Dave

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Thanks for all your support, Tracy!

@zacharyspinks6207 Месяц назад

Wow, This is Amazing I have to say., a Great Video.😃👍

@jdsundstrom Месяц назад

Thank you very much!

@nmundy100 2 месяца назад

I enjoyed this. Thanks 😂😂😂

@lamontbradford4630 2 месяца назад

In America it’s look left look right and left again.

@johnmarx3919 2 месяца назад

try that in the UK and you'll get killed!

@justynmatlock8873 Месяц назад

Assuming some serious Bat-Fans on here, does anyone know if any other actor other than the late great Roddy McDowall played more than one character in various versions of Batman ? He was 'Bookworm' in the Adam West version, and voiced 'The Mad Hatter' in the Animated Universe.

@greg4410 2 месяца назад

Ive notied Burt Ward wasnt in many personal appearances, tv sdds, etc. Why was that? Was it he didnt want to go.?

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Burt made his fair share of appearances both with and without Adam. Yvonne Craig, on the other hand, didn't do all that many.

@haroldingebretsen2135 2 месяца назад

Great video ❤

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Thank you!!

@David-yw2lv Месяц назад

Lava held a contest where they passed out pictures to kids in supermarkets.I got a picture but didn't win.

@JimboJangle Месяц назад

Great stuff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍

@joe10117 2 месяца назад

verry kool

@dannystaton5386 2 месяца назад

Cool

@jdsundstrom 2 месяца назад

Thanks Danny!

@stevemastnick5034 Месяц назад

Never cared for the third "Batgirl" season. She ruined it as far as I was concerned. They ditched Aunt Harriet to make room for her. That's what I have to say about that,Old Chum!

@IamReallySanta Месяц назад

We get it, you're gaaaaay

@richdouglas2311 2 месяца назад

I hate the Batman TV show. I also love it. Here's why. I love it because it was a hilarious spoof of Batman. But I hate it because much of America though this WAS Batman, instead of a parody of it. I blame Congress and the Comics Code Authority. Because Batman was a particularly dark character, dealing with evil criminals, the CCA dumbed the character down. The Joker was no longer evil; he was a clown who committed crimes. And so on. It made the character ripe for trivialized parody. And the Batman TV show did an amazing job of it. But if you want the "real" Batman, I encourage you to look at the two Batman movies starring Michael Keaton and the three starring Christian Bale. They better capture the "real" Batman more than anything else ever done.