Curses! Oiled Again

Curses! Oiled Again

March 17, 1977 TV Episode The New Adventures of Batman

Studio
Filmation Associates

Synopsis

Catwoman and Clayface hold Gotham City's oil supply for ransom while Batman, Robin, and Batgirl and some unwanted help from Bat Mite search them out.

Characters

Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Bat Mite, Catwoman, Matt Hagen/Clayface

Credits

Directing

Director
Don Towsley

Producing

Producer
Don Christensen
Executive Producers
Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott

Voices

Voice
Adam West (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Burt Ward (Robin/Dick Grayson), Melendy Britt (Batgirl/Barbara Gordon, Catwoman), Lennie Weinrib (Commissioner Gordon), Lou Scheimer (Bat Mite, Batcomputer, Matt Hagen/Clayface)

Editing

Editor
Doreen Dixon, Jim Blodgett

Crew

Art Directors
Herb Hazelton, Alberto Demello
Key Assistant
Mike Hazy
Layouts
Jim Fletcher, Lonnie Lloyd, George Goode, Carol Lundberg, Wes Herschensohn, Cliff Voorhees, Les Maluza, David West, Jim Willoughby
Storyboard Director
Bob Kline
Storyboard
John Dorman, Paul Fennell, Mario Piluso, Paul Sommer, Sherman Labby
Director Of Color
Ervin Kaplan
Background Artists
Tom O'Loughlin, Rolly Oliva, Curtiss Perkins, Barbara Benedetto, Don Watson, Don Peters, Don Schweikert, Sheila Brown, Pat Keppler
Checking Supervision
Marion Turk
Xerography Supervision
John Remmel
Paint Supervision
Betty Brooks
Camera Supervision
R. W. Pope
Camera
Frederick T. Zeigler, Dan Teves, Don Dinehart
Postproduction And Editorial Supervision
Joseph Simon
Film Coordinator
June Gilham
Background Music By
Yvette Blais, Jeff Michael
Voices
Adam West, Burt Ward, Lennie Weinrib, Melendy Britt

Companies and other credits

  • Music And Sound Effects: Horta-Mahana Corp
  • Color By: Technicolor®
  • Music Publisher: Shermley Music Corp
  • Music Publisher: A.S.C.A.P
  • Based upon the characters created by Bob Kane and appearing in Detective
  • Batman and other D.C. comic magazines published by D.C. Comics
  • Inc
  • Copyright © 1977 FILMATION ASSOCIATES - D.C. Comics
  • Inc
  • A FILMATION PRODUCTION

Production notes

It seems like Batman and Robin have been around—in one incarnation or another—forever. From the serials of the 40's (featuring a Batman with droopy ears and an aging Boy Wonder) to the 90's Batman: The Animated Series, the Caped Crusader has been fighting crime in both television and movies on and off since the late Bob Kane created him in 1939.

This particular version featured Adam West and Burt Ward reprising their roles as Batman and Robin from the 60's live-action Batman series, albeit in voice form. There was no Alfred the butler in this version-instead, the Dynamic Duo were joined by Batgirl and a spritelike midget alien called Batmite, who provided comic relief.

This show only ran one season under the name The New Adventures of Batman; in the fall of 1977 it became The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour, and after one more year, Batman became just one of the elements of Tarzan and the Super 7.

This ran until 1980 when Batman, who was used to having his name in the title of his shows, negotiated out of his contract with CBS and bolted for NBC. Taking Robin, Batgirl, and Batmite with him, he starred in Batman and the Super Seven, which aired for one season.

The Riddler was the only Batvillain not used on this series, since Hanna-Barbera already had him grabbed up for the impending Challenge Of The Superfriends.

Also, note that Robin's costume now features a black "R" on a yellow circle instead of the usual yellow "R" on a black circle.