Batman (TV Series)

Hi Diddle Riddle (1966)

Stafford Repp: Chief O'Hara

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Quotes 

• 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.

• 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.