Today is my main channel, The Real Super Sam, 3 year anniversary, so to make it special here, I am uploading the Joker 1966 Best Moments Part 1 Part 2: • Batman 1966 Joker Best...
Caesar Romero was the first actor to take the Joker from the pages of D.C. Comics and give him life, voice, and appearance. From the makeup to the iconic laugh... all future actors from Jack Nicholson to Mark Hamill to Heath Ledger, et al, would all play off his original, unforgettable, performance. Caesar Romero's Joker is the prototype. A truly great actor of stage and screen .
@@cmvogt5951 true. mr phoenix took the cue of breaking the 4th wall just like mr romero did from time to time so to speak. moments after he shot murray franklin and walks up the studio camera looks into it and tells the audience 'goodnight'
Imakes me so happy, reading the comments, that after years of people raving about recent Jokers, Cesar is finally being recognised for his great interpretation.
Some people are just born gifted-and that was Cesar Romero--Adam West has said that Mr. Romero would just glance at the script--then sit in his on the set chair and snooze until they called him for his scene--do the scene perfectly--no retake-etc and then go back to his chair and snooze again until they called him again--apparently he was an absolute joy to work with according to the cast and all the writers and crew
@@ComicBookGuy420 you know if it was announced that cavils mustache was the reason the movie made over a billion dollars. Then I could understand the studio demanding he not shave it for his Superman scenes.
@@M0LL4TT when you realise he was the first to start this laugh... I was scared of him until i saw the first scene oc this video... I guess the movie and direction he got was for fun not to scare i am damn sure he would have been the scariest
1:42 This might be my favorite joker quote ever. Not only does he refer to the concept of humor like it's a god, but he calls the Utility Belt 'Unconstitutional'
Ikr? Him looking up like he's talking to a god sells the "I swear by all that's funny" line for me XD Also, he's one to talk about things being unconstitutional
I think he’s a good representation of the early comic book Joker, who laughed quite a bit. This Joker is pretty solid - he has maniacal traps, designed to kill Batman and Robin. Those extreme close up shots of this Joker laughing, scared the hell outta me, when I was a kid.
@anthonytaylor7928 cuz no one ever talks about it. Everyone is always jerking off heath ledger or Mark Hamill. And though they're good, other actors get passed by so easily.
He was by far the funniest of all Joker's. He played the part to a perfection. He had the looks just as well as the laugh and personality. He can fight,laugh and talk at the same time.
Actually, when Romero was cast in the part, he was asked to shave it, and refused, as it was his Trademark. They put the Makeup over the Mustache to see what it looked like... And in the light where you could SEE it, the Joker looked MORE insane and off putting. I like it, actually.
Man, the lungs Cesar must have had to keep that laugh going!! And the genius of his performance means that this Joker is hilarious, malevolent and loveable all in the same go!
Indeed! And that really is the secret to why Joker is a great character. It is not just edgy murderousness or nihilist philosophy, that only works in small doses and is WAY over used in modern comics.
@Albert Akash Jack Nicholson is the accurate version of The Joker. It explains how Burton followed the origin aspects of Joker/Jack Napier from the comics, him falling into a vat of chemicals to escape Batman in 1940s Detective Comics #168, and him waking up somewhere to see himself that he got disfigured into something else. Heath Ledgers Joker is just a fucking average man who wears clown makeup and dyes his hair green and is a guy who is just a guy with machine guns who works around, quite like Joaquin Phoenix.
@Albert Akash Dude I’m sorry I’m gonna argue with you, but you clearly have never read the comics of Joker before. What you said was bullshit, wanna know how he freaking fooled around? Because you can’t focus on his character in just 2 hours duuuuh, and plus that he fell into a vat of chemicals by Batman because he was the one who killed Batman’s parents in front of him as a child and he got disfigured and when he found himself into some place where he find out he was a completely different person. You saying “oh he just fooled and had makeup” cause you literally know nothing about Joker/Jack Napier. And what made it boring? Some audiences and critics said that Jack Nicholson was a fun live action joker. Yeah we could agree Ledger is a lot better than him as joker because of his incredible performance. And as I said, Heath Ledgers joker is just a guy who wears clown makeup without any origin story, you obviously are just a kid who never reads comic books and has bad taste in supervillain origins, but Heath Ledger is better than him. Stop talking about Joker as if you know shit about his character, you clearly have never read a fucking comic book in your goddamn fucking life your before.
It was probably a relief for Caesar, this role was basically like acting as a clown in a circus show, with the only objectives being have fun and entertain the audience
Believe me, as a 5 year-old watching this in its first run on TV, he scared the bejeezus out of me! I had recurring nightmares because of Joker, but I loved the show nonetheless and couldn't wait for the next episode.
@@hamburgerjones695 it’s ok to have opinions like this guy do but I don’t think you should be so close minded and call Em a dinosaurs The show is a product of its time of the 60’s and it wasn’t made to be serious from just obviously looking at it
His Joker is just great. When you hear Cesar Romero out of character and then see him portray Joker it's just incredible. He definitely laid down the blueprint for how the character was portrayed later.
Well yeah he cares about getting his way. The joker schtick in the 60s was that he was a massive troll who'd screw with people and then go "and as you are a man of the law, you can't do X Y or Z to me because it makes you a criminal too" was his sort of Bababooey and Bazinga as he runs away. Sometimes ppl would go "darn! He's right!" And let him flee. Other times he gets beaten up by bat man and needs to make an excuse on how Batman must've done something wrong to do it.
If this Joker could've been violent & insane on screen, he would've been the best live-action Joker. He completely nailed the laugh & the deranged look in his eyes!
Most of the actors in the Adam West show could have done the roles with a modern sensibility easily. Frank Gershwin’s Riddler and Meredith’s Penguin would have barely needed to change anything. A number of them later ended up playing more serious Batman villains; Bookworm’s actor appeared in BTAS as The Mad Hatter, and Gershwin voiced Hugo Strange in The Batman.
Say what you want about who is the best joker but this man set the bar for all others after. They are all good in their own way but I feel like this Joker is the most accurate to the comic/animated version. The way he talks is awesome!
People who talk about the mustache completely miss the performance. Caesar Romaro was completely insane in this role and I loved every minute of it. What a legendary bad guy. Funny as Hell too.
Cesar Romero was absolutely delightful. He plays the Joker with such over the top and colorful panache. He brings a cartoon like character to the screen and sells it perfectly.
My 3 year old's first Batman and Joker. Too young for anything post 60s but thats not a bad thing. Now watching this Romero is such an excellent Joker. No edge lordness, no murder just the clown prince of crime.
Man I used to love this show, I remember in kindergarten & first grade back in the early seventies after school, all the kids would run home as fast as they could so they could see the beginning of Batman, it was a daily ritual, it would be ultra man & speed racer in the morning before school, then Batman and The Three stooges and Little rascals after school. The good old days, they where reruns. but they were brand new to us.
I think for him it was a bad thing. There seemed to be a lot of humor directed towards men having to deal with domineering mother in laws back in those older days.
Caesar Romero--the ORIGINAL Clown Prince of Crime! Even today his take on the character is classic--the ridiculous puns, the alliteration, the over-the-top crimes, the fact that he's oddly charming...just once I wish the Joker had gotten away with one of his schemes! The fact that so many of us are still laughing and smiling at Romero's Joker nearly sixty years later is a testament to his skill. Thanks for the laughs, Mr. Romero!
You know, a huge number of actors wanted to be villains on Batman. Their agents used to drive the producers crazy. Some wanted it to boost a slowing career (ie Milton Berle). Others just wanted to be do it for the fun (Julie Newmar).
Fun Fact: Cesar Romero was the inspiration behind the character Papi in the Disney cartoon "The Proud Family", more specifically his green hair and laugh were inspired by his portrayal of the very first on screen Joker ☺️
Caesar Romero (RIP) was absolutely wonderful as 'Joker'. Great casting, what a laugh he had and made that character so unique. Even today, it has never been bettered in my opinion. Nearly as good was Jack Nicholson's version, which had many similarities.
One thing thats really interesting about watching this is harley quinn wasn't created until the animated series in the 90's but both Ceasar Romero and Jack Nicholson had sort of a prototype harley quinn long before the official character was created
I love how the Joker hasn't really changed since this. It's like this was the only reality where everything was tailor-made to be as mad as him. I can imagine SEVERAL Jokers saying "By all that is funny!"
@@mattbartolovich8228 In how the Joker acted. He was definitely more menacing in Season 1 and more clownish in the following seasons. The painting defacing scene in the movie was inspired by the Pop Goes The Joker/Flop Goes The Joker episodes.
Pre - Mark Hamill Joker, Cesar Romero Joker the best laugh I still enjoy seeing these old shows, he was a great joker the critics should remember this was a show for family to watch yet he was still a great albeit often comical villain. Iconic Joker
"They say immitation is the insincerest form of FLATTERY, Bat-brain and Bird Blunder!" (Joker proceeds to throw a boomerang playing card from his utility belt at a sandbag trying to flatten the dynamic duo) HA! HAHAHAHAHAHA
You know what might make the perfect live Joker actor? If you took Ceasar's laugh and nuttiness and combine it with Jack Nickleson's evil and ruthlessness.
In my humble opinion, as a huge Batman TV series fan since 1966 , the first appearance of the Joker was the seriies' greatest episode. It was written by Robert Dozier and was the only episode he wrote. A pity. I wish he wrote more for the series. After seeing Riddler and Penguin in the frirst two installments , nobody ever saw anything like Cesar Romero playing a wild villain like this. People really took notice and got hooked after this episode. This one did it for me.
Her name is "Queenie". I liked how when she wanted to see Jokers utility belt, Joker pulled it away and said to her " Don't touch it you FOOL !". She just smiled and grinned.
I have to admit, Cesars Joker was amazing, everything was on point. I reckon if his joker wasn't put into such a cheesy show, and perhaps something my darker and less corny, he could have done so much more
They technically did that in the 66 comic. In the comic crossover with Wonder Woman, it's revealed that he does become darker in his dealings with Batman until he eventually discovers that Bruce is Batman. The reveal itself is a bit divisive because he attacks Wayne Manor, causing Alfred to die from a heart attack and Bruce is implied to have killed Joker. (He retires afterward but you can see why it's divisive since the 66 comics are in the same universe as the show).
@Jack Holmes Didn’t Joker find out that Bruce was Batman in “The Crazy Crime Clown”, which was Batman #74 and was released sometime around the end of 1952? I remember an asylum where there were people that thought they were historical figures and there was one person that thought that he was Batman. Bruce and Dick used this to trip up the Joker. Bruce revealed his face and the delusional guy that thought he was Batman came along and , unwittingly, assisted the Dynamic Duo in capturing Joker.
There’s something so incredibly unsettling about watching Adam West’s Batman soberly beat the hell out of a villain without the usual upbeat fight music and “BORT!” action graphics. I can definitely see why they camp’d it up as the show continued.
I don't know if it was Romero's performance, physical features, makeup or wardrobe but I swear he looks like he jumped from the panels of a comic book. You can't get anything closer than this version
Cesar joker always creeped me out maybe it’s because how old it is and the grainy tone to it the style of this show is timeless. He made a character come to life from a comic that’s so awesome