For me, this series has been an uneven one. Some episodes are very good, while others are as "out there" as a late-1950s Batman comic, complete with space aliens and monsters.
But this episode is wayyyy different.
First, we see Batman fight Abra Kadabra, assisted by Zatanna, of all people! We do not get to see her every day, so her presence is all the more welcome. Then we get into the main store, which deals with the deaths of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Bruce's parents. Getting Adam West and Julie Newmar to do the voices is a class act in itself, and we even hear Adam utter the phrase "old chum."
This episode deserves top rating, because it deals with the parents' deaths in a way that younger viewers can handle it. This should have been an episode that should have aired in the first season of the 1966 Batman live-action series, but never did. Despite the liberties taken with the story concerning the death of Joe Chill, a fantastic episode!!!
But this episode is wayyyy different.
First, we see Batman fight Abra Kadabra, assisted by Zatanna, of all people! We do not get to see her every day, so her presence is all the more welcome. Then we get into the main store, which deals with the deaths of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Bruce's parents. Getting Adam West and Julie Newmar to do the voices is a class act in itself, and we even hear Adam utter the phrase "old chum."
This episode deserves top rating, because it deals with the parents' deaths in a way that younger viewers can handle it. This should have been an episode that should have aired in the first season of the 1966 Batman live-action series, but never did. Despite the liberties taken with the story concerning the death of Joe Chill, a fantastic episode!!!