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"Scat! Darn Catwoman" actually improves on the first chapter, Batman agreeing to become Catwoman's partner so that Robin won't be guilty of murder. The drug cataphrenic, which successfully turned the Boy Wonder into Pussycat's paramour, does the trick on Batman, who immediately turns the sexy Catwoman around and constantly refers to her as 'Cat Baby!' She now has acquired enough cash to head off to the Old Criminals' Home to see Little Al, played by the unbilled Allen Jenkins, longtime gangster of Pre-code Hollywood, who accepts the money for his copy of the plans to break into the Gotham City Mint, his parting line: "criminals just ain't genteel anymore!" Now with virtually everything she's ever wanted, Catwoman watches the cops haul away Robin and Pussycat (Lesley Gore), suggesting the Batcave as a cozy place to lay low until the 5AM rendezvous at the Mint. Once in their 'private paradise,' she's a willing accomplice for whatever Batman desires: "isn't there something that you wanna do, now that we're standing almost mask to mask this way?" He's ready to put his arms around her at the Mint when her henchmen show up, resulting in her priceless outburst: "your timing's in-CREDIBLE!" Unfortunately for Catwoman, Robin is now free of her drugged influence, and Batman too reveals that he was only acting all along, letting her play out her hand to find the chink in the armor at the Mint. She manages to flee in the Batmobile, leading a merry chase along a rooftop, until a 100 foot drop appears before her, a choice between death and prison. Her conversation with Batman now boldly becomes a marriage proposal, being a former criminal capable of aiding his fight against crime. What about Robin: "I've got it, we'll kill him!" Unwilling to turn over a new leaf, Catwoman reaches out to Batman but loses her grip, disappearing underneath the West River, never to show her face again (had the original broadcast order followed through). Cut in syndication is another Lesley Gore song, "Maybe Now," one of her collaborations with brother Michael Gore, already issued as the B-side of her previous single, "Treat Me Like a Lady," which only charted at #115. Robin almost gets to clinch with her Pussycat, who only resists a little bit: "I'm not the type of girl to kiss a boy on the first crime!" But it's the sexually charged banter between Julie Newmar and Adam West that makes this the most outstanding of all the Catwoman stories, at its absolute peak here, the felonious feline living it up believing the man of her dreams has gone crooked!

With lines to kill for, both Newmar and Gore make the most of their screen time. Gore: "I'm not the kind of girl to kiss a boy on the first crime." A quote that sums up the Batman good vs. evil conundrum. Or the entire Julie Newmar plunge into the ocean -- so that she can return again.

The Newmar-Gore episodes in season two epitomize the very best of the Batman series.

I TOTALLY agree with the last reviewer. Episodes like this are what made BATMAN on tv. Outrageous and laugh out loud funny. Excellent direction on the part of series director Oscar Rudolph, who later headed many classic episodes for the BRADY BUNCH.

The theme is "mind control." Catwoman (Julie Newmar at her best) is out to snag Batman for her very own slave. True, the relationship between the two is a bit steamy, and had it not been for tv censorshop in the 60s, this story could have had some interesting possibilities. No question, there was a marked difference between Newmar's affection toward Batman as opposed to Eartha Kitt's Catwoman, who despised the Caped Crusader.

It's up to Robin to save Batman AND Batman to save Robin -- replete with well staged chase scenes, borrowed from all those camp movie serials of the 30s and 40s. Catch the clever one liners, thrown in for good fun. And is this REALLY the end of Catwoman? The great ocean plunge scene!

By popular demand, Lesley Gore returns as Pussycat, looking beautiful, and sings a second song from her top-rated "California Nights" LP. The Top 20 song got some airplay (although edited) on the previous episode. Also popular character actor J. Pat O'Malley returns as Pat Pending and veteran actor Allen Jenkins has a bit as Little Al. Jenkins was one of the all time great supporting actors in movie history, cast in the classic Bogey, Cagney and Eddie G gangster flicks at Warner Brothers in the 30s.

Not to be missed, especially for music and film buffs. SEASON 2 EPISODE 41 remastered color/ABC.

With the help of young Pussycat, Catwoman supplies Robin with a drug that turns him into a criminal and joins her gang, first committing a robbery at Wayne Manor, then staging a series of cash heists that will be destined for to buy the plans of the Mint and there give his final blow. In the middle of these robberies, Batman is caught and he pretends to be under the influence of the same drug that Robin was given to discover the true plan of the villain. At the end and seeing herself surrounded, Catwoman tries to escape aboard the batmobile first and then through the terraces of some port factories while being closely chased by Batman, finally the villain falls into the river and disappears before the sad and astonished look of the cape crusader. An outstanding script, Julie Newmar is fantastic and sexy as always, Leslie Gore is perfect. Having put together two couples Catwoman / Batman and Pussycat / Robin was a success. The scene where Catwoman and Batman are alone in the batcave is super sensual and almost explicit. The final chase is exciting. A perfect episode.