History WesternAnimation / TheNewAdventuresOfBatman

As might be expected, the eponymous hero fights crime in Gotham City, assisted by Robin and Batgirl, encountering the classic rogues gallery (including SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, and Catwoman) as well as some original villains. Complicating matters is TheScrappy and TheMillstone, Bat-Mite (voiced by none other than Filmation producer Lou Scheimer), a well-meaning imp from another dimension called Ergo, who considers himself Batman's [[StalkerWithACrush biggest fan]]. As a result, he wears a variant of Batman's costume and attempts to help him, [[TheLoad only to often create more problems]]. Missing is Alfred, the faithful butler of Batman's alter-ego Bruce Wayne.

The bottom line is that it's a minor but fun little series, and a stepping-stone to [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries what would come]]. (Seriously, though, you'll be begging for Bat-Mite to suffer the brunt of one of the Dark Knight's angrier incarnations.)
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* HarmlessFreezing: When Batman and Robin get frozen by Mr. Freeze.

* LaughingMad: The Joker punctuates '''every''' line with maniacal laughter. Likewise, the Penguin punctuates every line with a Burgess Meredith-esque laugh.

The series' inspiration is clearly the campy 1966-68 live-action series; MoralGuardians prevented the appearance of any significant fisticuffs, though, and Bat-Mite will probably make you want to strangle something [[note]](preferably something from the dimension Ergo)[[/note]]. In the plus column, the rotoscoping-based animation is a bit more fluid than direct competitor ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' (if clearly and often [[StockFootage recycled]]), the presence of Adam West and Burt Ward adds an air of cool to the proceedings, and the music's groovy. It's also notable for being the first animated appearance of Clayface.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Sweet Tooth sounds like Paul Lynde.

1977 series created by {{Creator/Filmation}}, the SpiritualSuccessor to the company's earlier 1968-69 series, retaining most of the character designs.

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* LimitedAnimation
* NeverSayDie

* ObviousTrap

* RoguesGallery

* ExiledFromContinuity: Due to competition from ''Superfriends'', ''Batman'' couldn't use Scarecrow, the Riddler, or Solomon Grundy. ''Superfriends'' in turn wasn't allowed to use the Joker, originally planned to be a member of the LegionOfDoom. Joker did eventually appear in ''The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians'', after this show was off the air.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding

* GuiltyPleasure

1977 series created by {{Filmation}}, the SpiritualSuccessor to the company's earlier 1968-69 series, retaining most of the character designs.

* NamesTheSame: Two of the villains created for the series were named Electro and the Chameleon. [[SpiderMan No relation.]]

* SweetTooth: One-shot villain Sweet Tooth who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin liked sweets a lot]]. His villainous scheme involved a plan to turn Gotham's water supply into chocolate syrup.
* TalkingToHimself: Lennie Weinrib voiced the male villains and Commissioner Gordon.
* AWeightyAesop: An early example occurs in "A Sweet Joke on Gotham" where Robin goes undercover to infiltrate Sweet Tooth's gang of teenagers. A plot point is made of how unfit and ill he becomes from living on Sweet Tooth's diet of sweets.

As might be expected, the eponymous hero fights crime in Gotham City, assisted by Robin and Batgirl, encountering the classic rogues gallery (including TheJoker, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, and Catwoman) as well as some original villains. Complicating matters is TheScrappy and TheMillstone, Bat-Mite (voiced by none other than Filmation producer Lou Scheimer), a well-meaning imp from another dimension called Ergo, who considers himself Batman's [[StalkerWithACrush biggest fan]]. As a result, he wears a variant of Batman's costume and attempts to help him, [[TheLoad only to often create more problems]]. Missing is Alfred, the faithful butler of Batman's alter-ego Bruce Wayne.

* IncrediblyLamePun: Too many to list.

The series' inspiration is clearly the campy 1966-68 live-action series; MoralGuardians prevented the appearance of any significant fisticuffs, though, and Bat-Mite will probably make you want to strangle something [[hottip:*:(preferably something from the dimension Ergo)]]. In the plus column, the rotoscoping-based animation is a bit more fluid than direct competitor ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' (if clearly and often [[StockFootage recycled]]), the presence of Adam West and Burt Ward adds an air of cool to the proceedings, and the music's groovy. It's also notable for being the first animated appearance of Clayface.

* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The Japanese version has a different [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItIXcpf6uhw&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItIXcpf6uhw&feature=related opening and ending]].

The series' inspiration is clearly the campy 1966-68 live-action series; MoralGuardians prevented the appearance of any significant fisticuffs, though, and Bat-Mite will probably make you want to strangle something [[hottip:*:(preferably something from the dimension Ergo)]]. In the plus column, the rotoscoping-based animation is a bit more fluid than direct competitor ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' (if clearly and often [[StockFootage recycled]]), the presence of Adam West and Burt Ward adds an air of cool to the proceedings, and the music's groovy. It's also notable for being the first animated appearance of Clayface.

* PungeonMaster: Mr. Freeze uses tons of ice-themed puns...an inspiration for [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Joel Schumacher]], perhaps?

** This was due to him being part of [[SuperFriends The Legion Of Doom]] at the time. Conversely, this is why the Joker didn't show up in the ''Super Friends'' until ''The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians''.

* ExiledFromContinuity: Due to competition from ''Superfriends'', ''Batman'' couldn't use Scarecrow, the Riddler, or Solomon Grundy. ''Superfriends'' in turn wasn't allowed to use the Joker, originally planned to be a member of the LegionOfDoom.

** This was due to him being part of [[SuperFriends The Legion Of Doom]] at the time. Conversely, this is why the Joker didn't show up in the ''Super Friends'' until ''The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians".

As might be expected, the eponymous hero fights crime in Gotham City, assisted by Robin and Batgirl, encountering the classic rogues gallery (including TheJoker, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, and Catwoman) as well as some original villains. Complicating matters is TheScrappy and TheMillstone, Bat-Mite (voiced by none other than Filmation producer Lou Scheimer), a well meaning imp from another dimension called Ergo, who considers himself Batman's [[StalkerWithACrush biggest fan]]. As a result, he wears a variant of Batman's costume and attempts to help him, [[TheLoad only to often create more problems]]. Missing is Alfred, the faithful butler of Batman's alter-ego Bruce Wayne.

The series' inspiration is clearly the campy 1966-68 live-action series; MoralGuardians prevented the appearance of any significant fisticuffs, though, and Bat-Mite will probably make you want to strangle something [[note]](preferably something from the dimension Ergo)[[/note]]. In the plus column, the rotoscoping-based animation is a bit more fluid than direct competitor ''Superfriends'' (if clearly and often [[StockFootage recycled]]), the presence of Adam West and Burt Ward add an air of cool to the proceedings, and the music is groovy. It's also notable for featuring the first animated appearance of Clayface.

The bottom line is that it's a minor but fun little series, and a stepping-stone to [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries what would come]]. Seriously, though, you'll be begging for Bat-Mite to suffer the brunt of one of the Dark Knight's angrier incarnations.

* ExiledFromContinuity: Due to competition from ''{{Superfriends}}'', ''Batman'' was unable to use Scarecrow, the Riddler, or Solomon Grundy. ''Superfriends'' in turn wasn't allowed to use the Joker, originally planned to be a member of the LegionOfDoom.

* LaughingMad: In this adaptation, the Joker punctuates every line with maniacal laughter. ''EVERY'' line.
** Likewise, the Penguin punctuates every line with a Burgess Meredith-esque laugh.

A 1977 series created by {{Filmation}}, the SpiritualSuccessor to Filmation's earlier 1968-1969 series, retaining most of the character designs, and not to be confused with ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]''.

As might be expected, the eponymous hero fights crime in Gotham City, assisted by Robin and Batgirl, encountering the classic Batman rogues gallery (including Joker, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, and Catwoman) as well as some original villains. Complicating matters is TheScrappy and TheMillstone, Bat-Mite (voiced by none other than Filmation producer Lou Scheimer), a well meaning imp from another dimension called Ergo, who considers himself Batman's [[StalkerWithACrush biggest fan]]. As a result, he wears a variant of Batman's costume and attempts to help him, [[TheLoad only to often create more problems]]. Missing is Alfred, the faithful butler of Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne.

The series' inspiration is clearly the campy 60s show, MoralGuardians prevented the appearance of any significant fisticuffs, and Bat-Mite will probably make you want to strangle something[[hottip:* : preferably something from the dimension Ergo]]. In the plus column, the rotoscoping based animation is a bit more fluid than its direct competitor ''Superfriends'' (if clearly and often [[StockFootage recycled]]), Adam West's and Burt Ward's voice-acting adds an air of cool to the proceedings, and the music is groovy as heck. It also is notable for featuring the first animated appearance of Clayface.

The bottom line is, this is a minor, but fun little series, and a stepping-stone to [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries what would come.]] Seriously, though... you'll be begging for Bat-Mite to suffer the brunt of one of the Dark Knight's angrier incarnations.

* CanonForeigner: Some villains, like Electro, Professor Bubbles, the Chameleon, Sweet Tooth, and Zarbor, were created just for the show.

* ExiledFromContinuity: Due to competition from ''{{Superfriends}}'', the show was unable to use Scarecrow, The Riddler, or Solomon Grundy. ''{{Superfriends}}'' in turn was not allowed to use the Joker, originally planned to be a member of the LegionOfDoom.

* GreatGazoo: Bat-Mite

* HarmlessFreezing: When Batman and Robin get frozen by Mr. Freeze

* IncredibleShrinkingMan: 'Bite-Sized'

** Likewise, the Penguin punctuates every line with a Burgess Meredithesque laugh.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A villain named 'Sweet Tooth' sounds like Paul Lynde.

* PungeonMaster: Mr. Freeze uses tonnes of ice-themed puns (an inspiration for [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Joel Schumacher]] perhaps?)
* RealityWarper: Bat-Mite and Zarbor

* StockFootage: A Filmation standard, taken to an extreme when Batman and Robin launch themselves from the Batmobile in order to spend a minute on StockFootage before ''returning to the Batmobile.''

YourMileageMayVary, as the series' inspiration is clearly the campy 60s show, MoralGuardians prevented the appearance of any significant fisticuffs, and Bat-Mite will probably make you want to strangle something[[hottip:* : preferably something from the dimension Ergo]]. In the plus column, the rotoscoping based animation is a bit more fluid than its direct competitor ''Superfriends'' (if clearly and often [[StockFootage recycled]]), Adam West's and Burt Ward's voice-acting adds an air of cool to the proceedings, and the music is groovy as heck. It also is notable for featuring the first animated appearance of Clayface.

* PungeonMaster: Mr. Freeze uses tonnes of ice-themed puns (an inspiration for [[BatmanAndRobin Joel Schumacher]] perhaps?)