The New Adventures of Batman is an animated series that aired on CBS
from February 12 to May 28, 1977, featuring the DC Comics superheroes
Batman and Robin, and Batgirl. The series was a Filmation and DC
Comics production in association with Warner Bros. Television (whose
current parent company is WarnerMedia).[1]In The New Adventures of
Batman, the "Dynamic Duo" fights crime in Gotham City, encountering
the classic Batman rogues gallery as well as some original
villains.[2] Complicating matters is Bat-Mite, a well-meaning imp from
another dimension called Ergo, who considers himself Batman's biggest
fan.[3] As a result, he wears a variant of Batman’s costume and
attempts to help him, only to often create more problems. Missing is
Alfred, the faithful butler of Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne; also
notable in this series are the inverted colors of the circled "R" on
Robin's costume.[4]In September 1968, before The New Adventures of
Batman Filmation Associates had created and aired an animated Batman
series (pre-Bat-Mite), named The Batman/Superman Hour, for CBS. This
series, the first Saturday Morning vehicle for the Caped Crusader,
paired up new Batman and Robin adventures with old Superman/Superboy
episodes. In 1969, it was repackaged into 30-minute episodes without
the Man of Steel and renamed Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder.The New
Adventures of Batman was produced concurrently with Super Friends,
which was produced by the competing Hanna-Barbera Productions and
included Batman and Robin as members, marking a rare occurrence in
animation history which saw two studios simultaneously producing
series featuring the same characters. The main distinction was that in
Filmation’s series, Batman and Robin were voiced by Adam West and
Burt Ward, the lead actors of the 1960s Batman series. Hanna-Barbera's
Batman and Robin were voiced by Olan Soule and Casey Kasem, who also
voiced the Dynamic Duo for Filmation's 1968 version, The
Batman/Superman Hour.
from February 12 to May 28, 1977, featuring the DC Comics superheroes
Batman and Robin, and Batgirl. The series was a Filmation and DC
Comics production in association with Warner Bros. Television (whose
current parent company is WarnerMedia).[1]In The New Adventures of
Batman, the "Dynamic Duo" fights crime in Gotham City, encountering
the classic Batman rogues gallery as well as some original
villains.[2] Complicating matters is Bat-Mite, a well-meaning imp from
another dimension called Ergo, who considers himself Batman's biggest
fan.[3] As a result, he wears a variant of Batman’s costume and
attempts to help him, only to often create more problems. Missing is
Alfred, the faithful butler of Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne; also
notable in this series are the inverted colors of the circled "R" on
Robin's costume.[4]In September 1968, before The New Adventures of
Batman Filmation Associates had created and aired an animated Batman
series (pre-Bat-Mite), named The Batman/Superman Hour, for CBS. This
series, the first Saturday Morning vehicle for the Caped Crusader,
paired up new Batman and Robin adventures with old Superman/Superboy
episodes. In 1969, it was repackaged into 30-minute episodes without
the Man of Steel and renamed Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder.The New
Adventures of Batman was produced concurrently with Super Friends,
which was produced by the competing Hanna-Barbera Productions and
included Batman and Robin as members, marking a rare occurrence in
animation history which saw two studios simultaneously producing
series featuring the same characters. The main distinction was that in
Filmation’s series, Batman and Robin were voiced by Adam West and
Burt Ward, the lead actors of the 1960s Batman series. Hanna-Barbera's
Batman and Robin were voiced by Olan Soule and Casey Kasem, who also
voiced the Dynamic Duo for Filmation's 1968 version, The
Batman/Superman Hour.
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