In this short film, Bruce Wayne and his ward are at the library. There they meet Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Barbara, who now works there. However, none of them seem to take notice of four VERY strangely dressed guys sitting at a table. They are wearing odd blue costumes and beanies with giant antennae on them---yet no one thinks this is suspicious. Later, the four attack ANOTHER rich millionaire who is at the library and Batman and Robin come to his aid. But, they totally screw up and thanks to Barbara changing into Batgirl and kicking butt, the day is saved. I am curious, though, why mega-millionaires would go to the library when they could just BUY whatever books they needed.
I heard about this strange little short film, so I went looking for it on the internet. Fortunately, I was able to find it on YouTube and I assume it's still there. It seems that because "Batman" was so very successful, the production company thought about making a spin off series, "Batgirl"--starring the same woman (Yvonne Craig) who played her on the show. However, the "Batman" show went from being very hot to very not and I am sure this had a big influence on the network not okaying the spin off. Here's the oddest part, though...the pilot episode was only about 8 minutes long! Perhaps this shows a lack of commitment to the concept, though sometimes pilot episodes are short and the show is given the green light (such as "The Munsters"). It's hard to rate because it's so short--but for children of the 60s like me, it's a rare treat and makes you wonder about what might have been--especially since I used to LOVE Batgirl and thought she was pretty hot when I was a kid!
I heard about this strange little short film, so I went looking for it on the internet. Fortunately, I was able to find it on YouTube and I assume it's still there. It seems that because "Batman" was so very successful, the production company thought about making a spin off series, "Batgirl"--starring the same woman (Yvonne Craig) who played her on the show. However, the "Batman" show went from being very hot to very not and I am sure this had a big influence on the network not okaying the spin off. Here's the oddest part, though...the pilot episode was only about 8 minutes long! Perhaps this shows a lack of commitment to the concept, though sometimes pilot episodes are short and the show is given the green light (such as "The Munsters"). It's hard to rate because it's so short--but for children of the 60s like me, it's a rare treat and makes you wonder about what might have been--especially since I used to LOVE Batgirl and thought she was pretty hot when I was a kid!