Batman is a TV series that aired on ABC from January 12, 1966 to March 14, 1968 for three seasons. It is based on characters from DC Comics.
Guest Characters
Characters | From | Date | Episode | Crossover Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Green Hornet, Kato | September 28, 1966 | S02E07: “The Spell of Tut” | A | |
José Jiménez | October 20, 1966 | S02E14: “The Yegg Foes in Gotham” | A | |
Sam Stone, Dan Briggs | November 16, 1966 | S02E21: “The Impractical Joker” | A | |
Colonel Klink | December 1, 1966 | S02E26: “It’s How You Play the Game” | A* | |
Lurch | December 7, 1966 | S02E27: "The Penguin's Nest" | A | |
The Green Hornet, Kato | March 1, 1967 | S02E51: “A Piece of the Action” | A | |
The Green Hornet, Kato | March 2, 1967 | S02E52: “Batman’s Satisfaction” | A |
(Note: The Hogan’s Heroes crossover may be the first crossover between two different television networks. Batman and Robin recognizing WWII war criminal Colonel Klink during the 1960s and telling him to “say hi” to (active?) prisoner of war Hogan for them and then simply moving on does not seem to fit the logic of either universe, but it happened.)
Outgoing Crossovers
Characters | Guest On | Date | Episode | Crossover Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Penguin | March 11, 1968 | S02E25: “The Monkees Blow Their Minds” | A* | |
Dick Grayson/Robin | December 8, 2019 | S05E09: “Crisis on Infinite Earths (Part 1)” | A |
(Note: The character Burgess Meredith plays on The Monkees is not credited and has a black top hat rather than a purple one but otherwise is obviously The Penguin.)
Specials & TV Movies
Name | Date |
|---|---|
Legends of the Superheroes: The Challenge | January 18, 1979 |
Legends of the Superheroes: The Roast | January 25, 1979 |
Cartoon Crossovers & Follow Ups
Many Batman cartoons have used characters, visual designs, story elements, and actors from the 1966 series. There were two straight to video animated films that served as direct follow ups to the show: Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders in 2016 and Batman vs. Two-Face in 2017.
Feature Film Crossovers:
The feature film also titled Batman and based on the TV series, aired shortly after season one on July 30, 1966