Bite-Sized
- Studio
- Filmation Associates
Synopsis
Electro, a ruthless villain from another planet shrinks Batman and Robin down to microscopic size with a ray gun and later uses a mind ray to convert them into his obedient servants,and orders them to steal military secrets from a government agency. Meanwhile, Bat Mite seeks out Batgirl to help the Dynamic Duo. Eventually, the four of them have a showdown with Electro in the desert where his spaceship is hidden.
Characters
Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Bat Mite, Electro
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Don Towsley
Producing
- Producer
- Don Christensen
- Executive Producers
- Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott
Animation
- Animator
- Jim Brummett, Robert Carr, Jesse Cosio, Zeon Davush, Otto Feuer, Ed Friedman, John Garling, Fred Grable, Dick Hall, Lou Kachivas, Marshall Lamore, Fred Myers, Bill Nunes, Casey Onaitis, Jack Ozark, Bill Pratt, Virgil Raddatz, Len Rogers, Virgil Ross, Don Schloat, Larry Silverman, Dardo Velez, Ron Westlund
- Animation Directors
- Rudy Larriva, Lou Zukor, Gwen Wetzler
- Assistant Animation Supervision
- Lew Irwin
Voices
- Voice
- Adam West (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Burt Ward (Robin/Dick Grayson), Melendy Britt (Batgirl/Barbara Gordon), Lennie Weinrib (Commissioner Gordon, Electro), Lou Scheimer (Bat Mite, Batcomputer)
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.
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.
Reviews
Bite-Sized
This is probably my favorite episode. It's the one I remember most from watching it as a kid. I always thought having Batman and Robin being only three inches high was a great idea for a story. However, what I don't get is how they made it back to the Batcave so quickly and so easily after Electro loses them. The flask he puts them in falls out of his vehicle and into the water below. Then, the dynamic duo escape into the water without one fish in there gobbling them up for dinner. Then later, they hurry back to the Batcave in their shrunken state, through brush and wilderness, yet not one critter eats them.
With these problems aside, a good episode.