Batman (TV Series)
Hi Diddle Riddle (1966)
Neil Hamilton: Commissioner Gordon
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Quotes
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Commissioner Gordon : [reading The Riddler's note aloud] Why is an orange like a bell? You know who this means, don't you?
Chief O'Hara : The Riddler.
Commissioner Gordon : Right, Chief O'Hara, the Riddler. That infernal prince of puzzlers who's outwitted us a dozen times.
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Batman : "Why is an orange like a bell?"
Robin : Answer - because they both must be "peeled."
Batman : Right - you peel an orange and you peal a bell! Get it?
Chief O'Hara : What idiots we are! Now, why couldn't we have worked that out?
Commissioner Gordon : But what does it mean, though?
Batman : Right, commissioner. There's the problem. We all know this quizzical criminal operates. He deliberately leaves clues to confound us.
Robin : Clues which may or may not lead to the real crime he's planning.
Inspector Basch : The real crime?
Batman : Precisely, Inspector Basch. The Riddler contrives his plots like artichokes. You have to strip off the spiny leaves to reach the heart.
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Bruce Wayne : Yes, commissioner?
Commissioner Gordon : You'll never guess who's on the loose. Your old archenemy. The Riddler.
Bruce Wayne : Good heavens!
Dick Grayson : Him again!
Commissioner Gordon : Will you come to headquarters right away?
Bruce Wayne : It'll be a pleasure, Commissioner Gordon.
[hangs up Batphone after which he and Dick head for the Batpoles without another word]
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Commissioner Gordon : I don't know who he is behind that mask of his, but I do know when we need him... and we need him now!