The character Shame never existed prior to the TV show. When Cliff Robertson expressed an interest in playing a villain on the show, they asked which one and he said that it might be fun to play a cowboy who was very dumb and took himself very, very, very seriously.
For those who don't know this is obviously a parody on one of the most famous westerns ever made "Shane".... and from memory it includes probably the most famous line from that movie, just slightly tweaked here to "Sbame, Shame bring my radio back..." Another example, of how clever this show was and how its humour was best appreciated by adults.
My mother kept quoting this "Shame, come back" at random times and always referred back to this Batman episode we watched somewhere during the late 80's reruns. Only today it hit me that it parodies the movie "Shane".
Now I know how to stop a stampede of cattle. Love the realism of this show unlike The Adventures Of Superman. You know I got hurt jumping off the roof top. However this is Batman, can't wait to try this. 🤪
Besides the Main Four, Shame was one of my favorite recurring Bat-Villains. His Season 3 appearance with Calamity Jan (then-wife Dina Merrill) was one of the few Batgirl stories that made sense and was written well.
I'd forgotten about him until finding an arcade with the Batman '66 pinball machine (he's got two multi-ball modes), but I've started to get reacquainted. My personal favorite was King Tut.
Too Bad they didn't just tie up batman and Robin and use them as human targets. I can just imagine Shame and his men getting their guns ready to fire. And tells them theres an added bonus if you can shoot batman's cowl clear off his head.
What? That rattlesnake Shame said that he had the Dynamic Duo outnumbered three-and-a-half to two? No, it was certainly just 3-2. Our chivalrous and kind heroes never would have struck a lady, but it also meant that Annie Oakley could use her excellent shooting skills to bring about the defeat of Batman and Robin. Classic TV!
Niño o niña en este programa tan fabuloso de estos superhéroes que ha Sido el único que me encantará a diferencia de los que se han hecho que son totalmente una porquería
Hmm...I don't think the Joker was planning on Robin being rescued when he put Robin in the comic book printing press, and was forcing Bruce Wayne to pull the activating lever; or when he had Batman in the 'human key duplicator', and Robin in the wax spray chamber; or the Riddler when he took them for a spin; or False Face with the subway tracks; or Bookworm when he put Robin in the bell; or the Minstrel with heat lamp; or the Mad Hatter with fluoroscopic chamber; or Puzzler with the balloon...
Terrible picture quality on this video. As originally broadcast,this was probably the best fight scene in the entire run of the show. The director was aiming for an old-school barroom brawl and he got it!
love batman and robin movies i would have to agree with lil andy his response to shame saying there only play acting. yeah right play acting. your bad outlaws there superheroes you think im stupid. hes right you sure could off fooled me.
Gracias Eric Blair ya había esperado tanto a qué me pudieran responder a mi pregunta sobre si este fue el único episodio o hubo otro más donde salió un niño o niña en este programa
+Eternal Fandub Zero You ask "What is the meaning of 'Big Casino'?" Don't what it has to do with being pegged out and about to be trampled by a stampede. But the Big Casino is cancer.
To Bullhammer1100, he said, "I'll I'll tell everybody you die with your bat boots on!" That was an inside joke of a movie called, "They Died With Their Boots On!"
@scooter167 Always the unanswered question. How come a Police Commish & Captian coudn't put 2 & 2 together and figure out that Batman & Robin were Bruce Wayne & Dick Grayson??
I'm shocked Batman was able to loosen that stake. Shame had them tied up real good (like you'd expect a cowboy to do in a rodeo). He should've been invited back more as he seemed to give them little wiggle room
Shame did return for the two part episode "The Great Escape"/"The Great Train Robbery". This is the story in which Calamity Jan and Frontier Fanny squirt Batman, Robin and Batgirl with fear gas and Shame and his gang kidnap Batgirl and use her as a hostage.
To Eternal Fandub Zero, when they say "the big casino," I think what they're actually saying is "cashed in their CHIPS!" I thought of something just now, maybe they were trying to be creative in avoiding the censors, because had they used, "Will Batman and Robin cash in their chips?" The censors might have thought, since bulls are involved in this death trap, that they inadvertently implied "bull chips." That would've been in bad taste, so the producers/writers changed it to "Is this the big casino?"
Well, sure it is - it's so easy to yank a stake out of the ground. I think all the villains knew the duo could get out of anything and they gave the guys some slack - they were challenging them - they couldn't have cared less about the crimes themselves. Catwoman, however, was the only one who really meant business. She loved Batman and couldn't have him because of the different directions they took. This comment is to be continued in the next posting - STAY TUNED!!!!!