When William Dozier's TV series "Batman" debuted in 1966, it caused an instant sensation. The show's humor was deeply beloved, and many adored its rotating roster of campy supervillains, often played by classy actors in full-on slumming-it mode. Adam West and Burt Ward, as Batman and Robin, gave comedically perfect performances, presenting the well-known DC Comics characters with wholesome faces so scrupulous and moral that they emerged as parodies of themselves. The series also had a naughty edge, and made West, Ward, and other stars of the show into sex symbols. (You may have heard the story of Adam West and Frank Gorshin being ejected from an orgy for arriving in character as Batman and the Riddler, respectively.)

The series was so popular that a feature film spinoff was hastened i

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