Line #1 TearJerker/Batman1966


1	Yes, even a ''very'' {{camp}}y series such as ''Series/Batman1966'' can have [[TearJerker tearjerking moments]].
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3	* "Smack in the Middle" has a rather sad moment where Batman tries--and fails--to rescue one of the Riddler's goons, a girl named Molly, from falling into the Batcave's nuclear reactor. Creator/JillStJohn's terror before she falls and Creator/AdamWest's forlorn reaction to her death and his failure to save her [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct really sells the scene.]]
4	* In "Deep Freeze," even Commissioner Gordon gradually loses faith in the heroes due to Freeze's MaliciousSlander campaign. Eventually, he doesn't have it in him to call on them for help anymore, something which he quickly feels remorse over.
5	* The one moment where OneShotCharacter Chief Screaming Chicken feels like more than an EthnicScrappy is when Batman recalls how he once saw someone tell Screaming Chicken to go back to his own country, even though America ''is'' his country.
6	* Occasionally, there's a henchgirl who doesn't have a HighHeelFaceTurn, but does have enough AffablyEvil or MinionWithAnFInEvil moments that their arrest feels a bit sad. Notable examples include Catwoman's reluctant apprentice Pussycat, the Mad Hatter's associate Polly, and Josie Miller (a Joker {{Moll}} who he tries to trick Bruce Wayne into marrying, and who resignedly lets Batman handcuff her).
7	--> '''Josie:''' If you ever see Bruce Wayne, tell him it might have been fun.
8	* While Catwoman is far more evil than most versions of her character, the doomed nature of her and Batman's DatingCatwoman chemistry and his inability to get her to reform can be genuinely affecting every now and then.
9	--> '''Batman:''' ''(after foiling one of her escapes)'' Going my way, Catwoman?
10	--> '''Catwoman:''' I wish I were.
11	* In "The Contaminated Cowl/Mad Hatter Runs Afoul," it appears the Mad Hatter has killed the Dynamic Duo with their "skeletons" found in a super x-ray machine. Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara both collapse into tears at the news.
12	-->'''Gordon''': My world, Chief O'Hara has just been ripped to shreds seam by seam.
13	** The montage of the phone operators at the White House, Buckingham Palace and the Kremlin all moaning "no, no no!" at the news.
14	* Commissioner Gordon's concern when Penguin kidnaps his daughter [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe and tries to make her marry him.]]
15	* At the beginning of "The Bookworm Turns", it looks as though Commissioner Gordon has been assassinated--and on live television, no less. Bruce and Dick, watching at home, are shocked out of their skulls...and clearly saddened. Telling Aunt Harriet that he and Dick need to go downtown to pay their respects, Bruce stands by the Batpole switch and swears that he will avenge the death of his friend and colleague. It all turns out to be a mistake--the Bookworm had faked it all while Gordon was out of the way because of a ruse, in order to draw Batman and Robin out and kill ''them.'' But Adam West completely sells Bruce's sorrow and anger...a remarkable feat for an actor who's known for camp humor.

Context TearJerker / Batman1966