Batman: Season 2
1966 · 60 episodes · ★ 6.4
What Season 2 of Batman
Prepare for more perilous plots with fiendish foes trying to undo our undaunted heroes! From the torturous King Tut to a straying Catwoman to the provoking Joker, Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) take on a cape-full of calamity. But wait! There are still plenty of Bat-gadgets and plot twists in these adrenaline-laced adventures.
Season 2 Episodes
2x01 Shoot a Crooked Arrow
Archer and his gang have come to Gotham City, winning the public's favor with their Robin Hood style deeds of stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Batman and Robin set out to discover the location of their hideout and stop these villains, only to find themselves caught by a trap in the Archer's lair.
Directing: Sherman Marks · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Archie Moore, Barbara Nichols, Doodles Weaver, Dick Clark
2x02 Walk the Straight and Narrow
Batman and Robin escape their previous peril and are back in action seeking to foil the Archer and his gang. After pulling off a counterfeit job, the villains head for their boat, planning to take their loot safely to Switzerland. The Dynamic Duo set off in the Bat boat to try to stop their escape.
Directed by: Sherman Marks · Written by: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Barbara Nichols, Doodles Weaver, Steve Pendleton, Vinton Hayworth
2x03 Hot Off the Griddle
Catwoman makes her return known with a string of robberies. Hoping to lure her into a trap, Batman plants a news blurb giving the whereabouts of a rare canary, but Catwoman is tipped off and arrives prepared. Batman and Robin follow a lead to Catwoman's hideout, the Pink Sandbox, but soon discover that this villain has been waiting for them.
Directed by: Don Weis · Written by: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Edy Williams, Jack Kelly, Julie Newmar, Buck Kartalian
2x04 The Cat and the Fiddle
Catwoman disguises herself as a wealthy recluse - Minerva Matthews - to exchange a quarter million dollars for two Stradivarius violins. Once the instruments are safely in her hands, the villain reveals her true identity and demands the cash back. But Catwoman is surprised to learn that her business partner - Zubin Zucchini - is also not who he appears to be.
Directing: Don Weis · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Jack Kelly, Julie Newmar, George Barrows, Charles Horvath
2x05 The Minstrel's Shakedown
The Minstrel, a villain with both musical talent and electronic ingenuity, is wrecking havoc with the Gotham City Exchange in an attempt to blackmail the exchange members. When he soon realizes Batman and Robin are equally skilled with electronics, he deems them a threat to his plan and sets a trap for their demise.
Directing: Murray Golden · Writing: Marian B. Cockrell, Francis M. Cockrell · Starring: Phyllis Diller, Van Johnson, Del Moore, Eddie Garrett
2x06 Barbecued Batman?
Failing to destroy Batman and Robin, the Minstrel enacts "Plan High C." He shakes the building of the Gotham City Exchange, and promises to send it crumbling down if his demands are not met in one hour. Batman assumes cutting off the building's power will thwart the villain, but when that plan fails, it's up to the Dynamic Duo to track down the Minstrel before it's too late.
Directing: Murray Golden · Writing: Marian B. Cockrell, Francis M. Cockrell · Starring: Van Johnson, Del Moore, Eddie Garrett, James O'Hara
2x07 The Spell of Tut
King Tut has relapsed into his kingly ways, this time showing a marked interest in scarab beetles and apothecary potions. Robin infiltrates their hideout to discover their true intentions, relaying what he hears to Batman, but their plan is put in jeopardy when Robin's presence is detected.
Directed by Larry Peerce · Written by Robert C. Dennis, Earl Barret · Starring Van Williams, Bruce Lee, Michael Pataki, Victor Buono
2x08 Tut's Case Is Shut
Using resurrected scarab beetles, King Tut concocts an ancient mind control potion, abu raubu simbu tu. Chief O'Hara is the first under his spell, followed shortly by Commissioner Gordon, and when Batman himself is tricked into taking the drug, Tut's plan to control all of Gotham City by tainting the water supply seems close to succeeding.
Directed by: Larry Peerce · Written by: Robert C. Dennis, Earl Barret · Starring: Michael Pataki, Victor Buono, Marianna Hill, Sid Haig
2x09 The Greatest Mother of Them All
Ma Parker and her delinquent children are pulling off a crime wave in Gotham City. Batman and Robin round up the gang one by one, but when the arrests seem all too easy, the Dynamic Duo suspect something else more sinister may be up.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Henry Slesar · Starring: Tisha Sterling, David Lewis, James Griffith, Shelley Winters
2x10 Ma Parker
Now in charge of the Gotham State Pen, Ma Parker and her jailhouse full of criminal cohorts use it as their base of operations. No one suspects jailed prisoners of the crimes, but a clue picked up by Batman and Robin may lead them right to Ma's whereabouts.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Henry Slesar · Starring: Tisha Sterling, David Lewis, James Griffith, Shelley Winters
2x11 The Clock King's Crazy Crimes
After a robbery aided by a rigged timepiece, Batman and Robin deduce the Clock King must be in Gotham City. Disguised as a pop art expert, the villain brings his latest masterpiece to the Parkhurst Gallery. But everyone is surprised when the sculpture turns out to be more than just a piece of art, and the Clock King makes off with a valuable time-related painting. Batman and Robin follow a clue to the villain's hideout, unaware that a trap awaits them.
Directed by James Neilson · Written by Bill Finger, Charles Sinclair · Starring Michael Pate, Herbert Anderson, Walter Slezak, Ivan Triesault
2x12 The Clock King Gets Crowned
Aunt Harriet purchases a clock as a birthday present for Bruce Wayne, unaware that it is a plant by the Clock King. But when the villain learns that a control switch meant for his final caper has been errantly placed on the timepiece, he breaks into Wayne Manor to retrieve it, nabbing some valuable watches in the meantime. Batman and Robin shortly deduce his master plan and race to stop him.
Directed by: James Neilson · Written by: Bill Finger, Charles Sinclair · Starring: Michael Pate, Walter Slezak, Eileen O'Neill
2x13 An Egg Grows in Gotham
Egghead steals the Gotham City charter. He finds a loophole that could give him control of Gotham City if descendants of the original founding families (including Bruce Wayne) do not pay nine raccoon pelts to Chief Screaming Chicken on time. Not only is he interested in stopping the payment, but Egghead believes he also has a lead on Batman's true identity.
Directed by George Waggner · Written by Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring Edward Everett Horton, Gene Dynarski, Ben Welden, Vincent Price
2x14 The Yegg Foes in Gotham
When the lease payment for Gotham City fails to be made on time, possession of the city falls into the hands of Egghead. Chaos ensues as the villain fires Commissioner Gordon and bans the Dynamic Duo from city limits. While the criminal underworld enjoys free reign, Batman and Robin search the city charter's fine print for a solution.
Directing: George Waggner · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: George Fenneman, Bill Dana, Mae Clarke, Edward Everett Horton
2x15 The Devil's Fingers
Chandell, the musical virtuoso, visits Gotham City for a piano concert. But unknown to the public, Chandell is being blackmailed into a life of crime by his twin brother Harry, who retains most of the profits. Chandell intends to buy off Harry forever, and he knows just where to get the funds - from the Wayne family fortune. With Batman and Robin out of town, he suspects the robbery will be a piece of cake. However, Batman has been listening to Chandell's concert remotely, and after detecting an anomalous chord, summons Robin back to Wayne Manor to investigate.
Directed by: Larry Peerce · Written by: Lorenzo Semple Jr. · Starring: Liberace, Marilyn Hanold, Edy Williams, Sivi Aberg
2x16 The Dead Ringers
Batman and Robin escape Chandell's trap. Once back in the Batcave, they deduce his plan to get the Wayne family fortune by killing Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, then marrying the rightful heir, Aunt Harriet. In order to trap the villain, Bruce and Dick fake their own deaths. However, Harry has also figured out his brother Chandell's scheme, and desiring the Wayne fortune for himself, concocts a plan to masquerade as his twin brother.
Directed by: Larry Peerce · Written by: Lorenzo Semple Jr. · Starring: Liberace, Marilyn Hanold, Edy Williams, Sivi Aberg
2x17 Hizzonner the Penguin
The Penguin appears to have gone straight. (Evidently the citizens of Gotham City have short memories; he tried the same trick in season one.) Not only that, he has emerged as the leading contender for mayor of Gotham City, thanks to a little-known provision of the city charter that permits felons to run for elective office. Mayor Linseed, facing almost certain defeat, convinces Batman to run for mayor. This displeases the Penguin, who doesn't want to leave anything to chance. He lures Batman and Robin into a trap and, by episode's end, things don't look good for the Dynamic Duo.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Joe Besser, Woodrow Parfrey, George Furth, Burgess Meredith
2x18 Dizzoner the Penguin
After escaping the Penguin's death trap, Batman still faces an uphill run to defeat the Penguin in the race for mayor of Gotham City. The Feathered Fiend uses every dirty trick he can think of to ruin Batman's reputation. But the Penguin discovers opinion polls aren't what they are cracked up to be. Still, Batman and Robin will need to subdue the villain before his plot can be put down once and for all.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Woodrow Parfrey, George Furth, Burgess Meredith, Byron Keith
2x19 Green Ice
Mr. Freeze is in town, and has begun a new cold wave of terror. He launches "Operation Hate Batman," framing the Caped Crusader as taking a bribe and dressing his own henchmen as Batman and Robin. As the negative press mounts, Mr. Freeze works on his plan to turn the Dynamic Duo into human Frosty Freezies.
Directing: George Waggner · Writing: Max Hodge · Starring: Kem Dibbs, Otto Preminger, Marie Windsor, Byron Keith
2x20 Deep Freeze
The press continues to attack Batman and Robin, thanks to framing by Mr. Freeze. As public animosity mounts, the Dynamic Duo decide to hang up their capes for the time being. But when Mr. Freeze demands the impossible sum of one billion dollars, or else he will cover all of Gotham City with ice, the Caped Crusaders feel compelled to go back into action to foil the frosty villain.
Directing: George Waggner · Writing: Max Hodge · Starring: Charlie O'Donnell, Kem Dibbs, Otto Preminger, Marie Windsor
2x21 The Impractical Joker
The Joker pulls off a string of key-related pranks throughout Gotham City, then with his magic box, proceeds to snatch a priceless jeweled key right under the noses of Batman and Robin. The Dynamic Duo wise up to his ways and thwart him at their next encounter. However, the Joker has more devious plans to do away with them both before his final caper.
Directing: James B. Clark · Writing: Charles Hoffman, Jay Thompson · Starring: Howard Duff, Cesar Romero, Larry Burrell, Anthony Larry Paul
2x22 The Joker's Provokers
After a reworking, the Joker's magic box holds the power to alter time forward and backward. Batman and Robin learn of his plans to pollute the city water supply, and butler Alfred is sent to take over as security guard at the water works. Alfred nabs the box upon the villain's arrival, freezing him and his cronies in time, but unwittingly commits a dangerous error when he removes the box's key.
Directing: James B. Clark · Writing: Charles Hoffman, Jay Thompson · Starring: Cesar Romero, Anthony Larry Paul, Louis Quinn, Kathy Kersh
2x23 Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Marsha, the Queen of Diamonds, is after the giant diamond that powers the Batcomputer. With her love darts, she puts both Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara under her spell (and into her custody). When the Dynamic Duo show up, they too are injected with her love potion, and Batman must agree to marry Marsha if he ever wants his friends to be returned.
Directed by: James B. Clark · Written by: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Ben Gage, Ed Haskett, Estelle Winwood, Carolyn Jones
2x24 Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds
Hoping to obtain the Batcave's bat-diamond, Marsha searches for a new potion to use on the Caped Crusaders. Batman and Robin do some searching of their own and arrive at the criminal's hideout. But after Marsha douses them with her concoctions, the villainess seems to have a unique bargaining chip - two tiny caped toads - with which to gain Commissioner Gordon's help in locating the Batcave.
Directing: James B. Clark · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Estelle Winwood, Carolyn Jones, David Armstrong, Woody Strode
2x25 Come Back, Shame
Shame is back, and is using stolen vehicle parts to assemble a truck so fast even the Batmobile won't be able to catch him. Bruce Wayne tricks him into stealing his limo, which he (as Batman) and Robin use to track down his hideout. But the villain gains the upper hand in the ensuing fight, and the Dynamic Duo find themselves staked to the ground in the path of a cattle stampede.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Joan Staley, John Mitchum, Jack Carter, Eric Shea
2x26 It's How You Play the Game
With his special truck finished, Shame goes to work on his final caper - the theft of four prize cattle worth over one million dollars. Batman and Robin deduce his plan, but realize they are too late to stop him and too slow to catch him. With little left to go on, the Dynamic Duo employ their "bat-logic" to try to figure out his next move.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Joan Staley, Werner Klemperer, Kathryn Minner, John Mitchum
2x27 The Penguin's Nest
Penguin has opened a fancy restaurant called The Penguin's Nest. There every order has to be written down by the customers on a piece of paper. He then plans to get himself arrested and hand over the handwritten notes to a forger doing time by the name of Ballpoint Baxter. Suspecting a scheme, Batman urges the police not to send The Penguin back to his permanent cell. Unable to reach Ballpoint, The Penguin and his culinary cohorts escape from jail, taking Chief O'Hara along as a hostage.
Directed by: Murray Golden · Written by: Lorenzo Semple Jr. · Starring: David Lewis, Vito Scotti, Lane Bradford, Burgess Meredith
2x28 The Bird's Last Jest
Attempting to save Chief O'Hara from drowning inside a metal trunk, Batman and Robin find themselves under fire from the Penguin's henchmen. Batman instructs Alfred to pose as famous forger Quill-Pen Quertch (complete with false fingerprints), but the Penguin recognizes Alfred as soon as he puts on his glasses. The evil Bird-man and his cronies then visit stately Wayne manor brandishing a giant Butler-pie.
Directing: Murray Golden · Writing: Lorenzo Semple Jr. · Starring: Violet Carson, Vito Scotti, Marvin Brody, Lane Bradford
2x29 The Cat's Meow
The Catwoman "steals" the voice of a television talk-show host in the middle of an interview with Bruce Wayne. She plants clues to suggest either the Joker, Riddler or Penguin may have committed the crime. In the meantime, she has fooled Commissioner Gordon into thinking she has gone straight. She makes her first mistake when she masquerades as Miss Klutz, a dance instructor visiting Wayne Manor. Allergic to dogwood, she sneezes and gives herself away. Her next target is to "steal" the voices of British singers Chad and Jeremy. Batman and Robin eventually track her to a dance studio, where a fight erupts. After it appears the Dynamic Duo has triumphed over Catwoman's forces, she drugs them. The heroes are placed inside a chamber where the sounds of water dripping will be magnified many, many times and drive them insane.
Directing: James B. Clark · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Jeremy Clyde, Joe Flynn, Chad Stuart, Steve Allen
2x30 The Bat's Kow Tow
Batman and Robin escape Catwoman's trap by hitting the precise note needed to shatter the glass chamber in which they're prisoners. They quickly get on the trail of Catwoman. The feminine feline criminal eventually "steals" the voices of Chad and Jeremy, Commissioner Gordon and talk-show host Allen Stephens. She blackmails the British government, which faces the lost of revenue from the taxes on Chad and Jeremy's performances. Batman and Robin eventually capture Catwoman and her gang, but not before Batman and Catwoman express obvious affection for each other.
Directed by: James B. Clark · Written by: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Jeremy Clyde, Joe Flynn, Anthony Eustrel, Chad Stuart
2x31 The Puzzles Are Coming
The Puzzler, a villain with a fondness for both Shakespeare and aviation, indicates he is after the fortunes of Artemus Knab. He convinces the billionaire to invest in his puzzle balloon business, but when the Dynamic Duo find that Knab seems too intelligent to fall for a phony scheme, they look deeper for the criminal's true intentions. Their search leads them to Knab's airplane monopoly, but unknown to them, the Puzzler has plans to halt their investigation - permanently.
Directing: Jeffrey Hayden · Writing: Fred De Gorter · Starring: Maurice Evans, Barbara Stuart, Paul Smith, Allen Emerson
2x32 The Duo Is Slumming
The Puzzler continues with his plan to hijack Artemus Knab's new airplane, the Retsoor, all the while leaving puzzles behind for Batman and Robin to ponder. He familiarizes himself with the jet's designs, then prepares to fly his prize to a foreign country where he will hold it for ransom. But the Dynamic Duo have an easier time with his clues than he expected, resulting in a climactic confrontation at the airplane hanger.
Directing: Jeffrey Hayden · Writing: Fred De Gorter · Starring: Maurice Evans, Andy Devine, Barbara Stuart, Paul Smith
2x33 The Sandman Cometh
Catwoman and the Sandman have teamed up, and they're after the fortunes of J. Pauline Spaghetti, a rich insomniac. Catwoman pulls a publicity stunt, getting the Sandman (under the guise of "Dr. Somnambula") an invitation to Spaghetti's penthouse - and her financial records. Batman and Robin investigate the situation, but soon find themselves trapped by the criminals.
Directing: George Waggner · Writing: Charles Hoffman, Ellis St. Joseph · Starring: Spring Byington, Michael Rennie, Richard Peel, Julie Newmar
2x34 The Catwoman Goeth
Though Batman escapes the Sandman's trap, Robin is left to wander in a deadly maze. A clue leads Batman to Catwoman's lair, where he informs her of Sandman's plans to elope with J. Pauline Spaghetti and keep her fortunes to himself. Enraged by the Sandman's trickery, Catwoman sets out after him. Batman, with the now-rescued Robin, also follows, and the group meet up at Spaghetti's old deserted pasta factory.
Directing: George Waggner · Writing: Charles Hoffman, Ellis St. Joseph · Starring: Spring Byington, Michael Rennie, James Brolin, Richard Peel
2x35 The Contaminated Cowl
The Mad Hatter has escaped from prison, and is on a quest to add Batman's cowl to his collection of hats. He attends Gotham City's annual headdress ball disguised as the Three-tailed Pasha Of Panchagorum, and snatches a large ruby off of columnist Hattie Hatfield's headdress. The villain makes a getaway, but not before turning Batman's cowl pink with a radioactive spray. He trails Batman to the Atomic Energy Laboratory, knowing he will have a chance to snatch his cowl when it is removed for decontamination.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: Paul Bryar, David Wayne, Leonard Bremen, Jean Hale
2x36 The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul
What appear to be the skeletons of Batman and Robin are found at Gotham City's Atomic Energy Laboratory, where the Mad Hatter left them to irradiate. Word of their demise spreads like wildfire. With the world busy mourning its loss, the Mad Hatter has no trouble snatching a valuable ruby from the Golden Buddha of Bergama's forehead. However, when rumor spreads that Batman and Robin are still alive, the Mad Hatter's scheme appears jeopardized.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: Margaret Teele, David Wayne, Leonard Bremen, Jean Hale
2x37 The Zodiac Crimes
The Joker and the Penguin team up on a crime wave based on signs of the zodiac. The pair, aided and abetted by a woman known as Venus, keep Batman and Robin on the run. The Dynamic Duo manage to capture the Penguin but the Joker remains on the loose. Batman and Robin figure the Joker's next caper will take place at a museum and lay a trap. But the heroes are captured instead. Now, Batman and Robin face almost certain death; the heroes are to be crushed beneath a giant asteroid on display at the museum.
Directed by: Oscar Rudolph · Written by: Stanford Sherman, Stephen Kandel · Starring: Terry Moore, Vincent Barbi, Dick Crockett, Hal Baylor
2x38 The Joker's Hard Times
Batman and Robin narrowly escape the Joker's death trap and quickly get back on the villain's trail. The villain runs the Gothham City Police Department ragged with his crimes based on the zodiac. Meanwhile, Venus, the Joker's accomplice, warms to Batman. Eventually, the Dynamic Duo again corner the Joker. But, once more, the heroes are captured. Now, Batman, Robin and Venus are chained in a shallow pool with a giant clam. The clam swallows Robin and Batman and Venus will be next on its menu.
Directed by Oscar Rudolph · Written by Stanford Sherman, Stephen Kandel · Starring Terry Moore, Howard Wendell, Dick Crockett, Hal Baylor
2x39 The Penguin Declines
Batman, summoning all the strength he can muster, breaks his chains and frees Robin from the giant clam. The heroes arrange for the Joker's former confederate, Venus, to stay at an apartment while they figure out what to do next. Meanwhile, the Joker has freed the Penguin from Gotham State Prison to continue their crime wave. The Joker tricks Venus into asking Batman to take her to the Batcave. The Dynamic Duo take her to their base of operations (but only after making her fall asleep first). When they arrive, the Joker, Penguin and assorted thugs are revealed to be hiding in the Batmobile's trunk. Batman, however, anticipated this and none of the criminals know where the Batcave is. A figure erupts, with Batman and Robin finally ending the zodiac crimes.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanford Sherman, Stephen Kandel · Starring: Terry Moore, Rob Reiner, Dick Crockett, Hal Baylor
2x40 That Darn Catwoman
The Catwoman manages to drug Robin. The junior member of the Dynamic Duo is now the Catwoman's mindless slave. Batman is on the trail of the sultry villain, but he's hampered by the fact he can't harm his partner. Eventually, Batman is trapped by the Catwoman. He's in a giant trap and Robin is cutting the rope that will cause a giant mouse trap to snap on Batman. The Catwoman offers Batman a choice -- die by Robin's hand or agree to be subjected to the same drug.
Directed by Oscar Rudolph · Written by Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring George Sawaya, J. Pat O'Malley, Lesley Gore, Julie Newmar
2x41 Scat! Darn Catwoman
Batman agrees to let the Catwoman drug him. But he appears to have a headache and the Catwoman permits him to take an aspirin. After the drug is administered, Batman appears to assist Catwoman on her crime wave. However, the police receive anonymous telephone calls that enable them to pick up members of Catwoman's gang, including the drugged Robin. Meanwhile, the Gotham City police try to trace the hot line to the Batcave. Batman is there with Catwoman. He uses a device that foils the trace. Eventually, Batman reveals he hadn't taken an aspirin but his universal drug antidote that prevented the drug from working. Catwoman tries to flee on top of a warehouse near the Gotham River. Batman is in pursuit and corners her. But, unwilling to go straight, she falls into the river. Has she lost her life, or just one of her nine lives?
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Allen Jenkins, George Sawaya, J. Pat O'Malley, Lesley Gore
2x42 Penguin Is a Girl's Best Friend
As a front for his next crime wave, the Penguin forms a motion picture company. He teams up with Marsha, Queen of Diamonds, and gets Batman and Robin to take part in his movie. Marsha attempts to put Batman under her spell with drugged lipstick during the love scene, and filming at the Gotham City Museum of Antiquities turns out to be a good cover for the Penguin to snatch some ancient armor. Moreover, when the fight scene turns out to be all too real, the Dynamic Duo are captured and tied to a giant catapult about to be sprung.
Directing: James B. Clark · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Burgess Meredith, Estelle Winwood, Carolyn Jones
2x43 Penguin Sets a Trend
In order to keep a close eye on the Penguin (and hopefully locate the stolen chain mail armor), Batman and Robin rejoin Penguin's movie efforts. The next part of his film is to take place in medieval times. Therefore, Penguin has the Dynamic Duo dress in armor suits, but only to trap them with a giant magnet while he snatches top-secret papers from the Hexagon. Batman and Robin free themselves and follow the villain, but after a losing battle with him, the Penguin has them hauled off as scrap metal to be crushed.
Directing: James B. Clark · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Alan Reed, Burgess Meredith, Estelle Winwood, Carolyn Jones
2x44 Penguin's Disastrous End
Batman and Robin get back on the Penguin and Marsha, Queen of Diamonds', trail. Several escaped lizards lead them to the villains' hideout, where they find the stolen chain mail suits. Remembering an earlier clue from the Penguin, they head to the federal subtreasury to find that the Penguin, Marsha, and their cronies have broken into a vault containing ten million dollars in gold bullion. The Dynamic Duo shut the vault door on the criminals and try to prepare for every breakout scenario, but the Penguin has a daring plan of escape that no one could have counted on.
Directed by James B. Clark · Written by Stanford Sherman · Starring Burgess Meredith, Estelle Winwood, Carolyn Jones, Frank Baron
2x45 Batman's Anniversary
During a party for Batman's crime-fighting anniversary, the Riddler appears and nabs a golden calf filled with money for charity. His next target is the Gotham City Bank, which he floods for an underwater robbery. Although Batman and Robin try to stop him, the villain makes a clean getaway, leaving only a final riddle that stumps the Caped Crusaders. They discover all too late that his next move is an attempt to destroy them, this time with deadly quicksand disguised as strawberry icing atop a giant cake.
Directing: James B. Clark · Writing: William P. D'Angelo · Starring: Martin Kosleck, Deanna Lund, John Astin, Eddie Quillan
2x46 A Riddling Controversy
After two more robberies, the Riddler has enough money to purchase Professor Charm's Demolecularizer. He demonstrates his weapon on a park statue, then issues an ultimatum - if all criminal statutes are not rescinded within two hours, he will begin dissolving every building in Gotham City. He rigs his device to automatically fire on police headquarters if his demands are not met. The city's only hope is Batman, who believes he has a plan to counteract the device.
Directed by: James B. Clark · Written by: William P. D'Angelo · Starring: Martin Kosleck, Deanna Lund, John Astin, Jim Lefebvre
2x47 The Joker's Last Laugh
Counterfeit money is being distributed by respectable citizens in Gotham City. Batman and Robin investigate, and find one of the Joker's lifelike robots substituting for a bank teller. They are certain who is behind the crime. But to get actual proof, Batman plans to visit the villain as Bruce Wayne and trick him into disclosing his operation. When his scheme suddenly backfires, it appears he will instead have to appoint the Joker as Vice Chairman of the Gotham National Bank.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Lorenzo Semple Jr. · Starring: Clint Ritchie, Lawrence Montaigne, Phyllis Douglas, Cesar Romero
2x48 The Joker's Epitaph
The Joker is now Vice Chairman of the Gotham National Bank, due to an unsuccessful plan of Batman's. He installs his robots as tellers, and despite his criminal past, seems to be running things in perfect order. The Dynamic Duo realize they will have to trick him into making a mistake in order to remove him. They go to work on a plan to gain control of his robots. But that plan is jeopardized when, due to an odd turn of events, Batman's true identity Bruce Wayne is declared mentally ill and hauled off in a straight-jacket.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Lorenzo Semple Jr. · Starring: Clint Ritchie, Oscar Beregi Jr, Lawrence Montaigne, Phyllis Douglas
2x49 Catwoman Goes to College
Catwoman is released from prison, and claiming she wants to enrich her education, enrolls at Gotham City University. She dresses one of her own henchmen as the Caped Crusader in order to frame him for a robbery. With Batman in jail, she goes ahead with her plan for a mass sit-in at Chimes Square. Catwoman is more than surprised when Batman himself shows up at the event. However, his efforts to expose the villainess are futile, and she prepares to terminate him and Robin in front of the whole crowd.
Directing: Robert Sparr · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: David Lewis, Sheldon Allman, Stanley Adams, Art Linkletter
2x50 Batman Displays His Knowledge
Catwoman goes ahead with her scheme to steal several Batagonian Cat's Eye opals, but she has trouble finding someone to fence them since such rare stones would be easily spotted. With little recourse left, she decides to turn them in for the reward money. It seems like the perfect job for her acquaintance, Freddy the Fence. But when he notices that the gems are fakes, Catwoman realizes she has been tricked by Batman and vows to get revenge on the Caped Crusader once and for all.
Directing: Robert Sparr · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Whitney Blake, David Lewis, Jacques Bergerac, Sheldon Allman
2x51 A Piece of the Action
The Green Hornet and Kato are in Gotham City to bust a counterfeiting stamp ring. Believed to be arch-criminals by nearly everyone, their midnight visit to Colonel Gumm at the Pink Chip Stamps Factory stirs alarm. Even Batman and Robin believe they are out for a piece of the action. Figuring the Green Hornet's goal must be the Gotham Gothic, a rare and valuable stamp, they trail him and Kato to the Pink Chip Stamps Factory. But when Colonel Gumm and his men make giant stamps out of the visiting crime fighters, it appears Batman and Robin will be doomed to the same fate.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: Van Williams, Bruce Lee, Seymour Cassel, Angelique Pettyjohn
2x52 Batman's Satisfaction
Colonel Gumm moves out of the Pink Chip Stamps Factory, taking its owner Pinky Pinkston along as a hostage. A message hidden by Miss Pinkston in a bowl of alphabet soup directs Batman and Robin to the International Stamp Exhibition. Though the Green Hornet and Kato will be attending to try to expose Colonel Gumm, Batman and Robin believe they are out for personal profit. The misunderstanding has the two sets of crime fighters fighting each other while the real criminal nearly makes off with the exhibition's rare and valuable stamps.
Directed by Oscar Rudolph · Written by Charles Hoffman · Starring Van Williams, Bruce Lee, Seymour Cassel, Roger C. Carmel
2x53 King Tut's Coup
After a blow to the head, Yale's Egyptology professor once again believes he is King Tut. He mistakes Bruce Wayne's friend Lisa for Queen Cleopatra, and kidnaps her so he can bring her to Egypt as his bride. Batman and Robin soon locate Tut's hideout, thanks to a hidden tracking device. But soon after entering, they are captured by Tut's cronies, and Batman is submerged in a sarcophagus under five feet of water.
Directing: James B. Clark · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Grace Lee Whitney, Victor Buono, Lee Meriwether, James O'Hara
2x54 Batman's Waterloo
Though Batman escapes his watery trap, Robin is left in the hands of King Tut. The deluded villain still believes that Lisa Carson is really Queen Cleopatra, and calls Lisa's father to demand a ransom of $8,300,487.12, the mortgage on the Pyramids. Using the Jolly Jackson radio show to communicate, Tut negotiates the terms of payment with Batman. However, the villain most likely intends to keep both the money and Lisa, and has further plans to fry the Caped Crusaders in his royal boiling oil.
Directing: James B. Clark · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Grace Lee Whitney, Victor Buono, Walter Reed, Lee Meriwether
2x55 Black Widow Strikes Again
The Black Widow uses her cerebrum short-circuiting device to rob bank after bank in Gotham City. Batman and Robin soon catch up with her, but actually capturing the villainess proves harder than expected. Despite her nerve paralyzer spray, and two remote-control dummies that try to throw the Dynamic Duo off course, they finally make it inside the Black Widow's lair. But soon after entering, they are trapped in a giant web with two deadly black widow spiders.
Directed by: Oscar Rudolph · Written by: Robert Mintz · Starring: Grady Sutton, George Raft, Meg Wyllie, George Chandler
2x56 Caught in the Spider's Den
The Black Widow adjusts her cerebrum short-circuiting device to successfully alter Batman's brain. With Batman powerless to resist, and Robin captured, she disguises herself as the Boy Wonder and brings along a dummy Batman to rob another bank. Commissioner Gordon initially believes Batman is setting a trap for the villainess. But when word comes of the successful robbery, the commissioner puts out an all-points bulletin to bring in the Caped Crusaders dead or alive.
Directed by: Oscar Rudolph · Written by: Robert Mintz · Starring: George Chandler, Tallulah Bankhead, Don 'Red' Barry, Al Ferrara
2x57 Pop Goes the Joker
The Joker appears in an art gallery and defaces the paintings with paint-spraying guns. But instead of being horrified at his alterations, the Joker's work is praised as "art". After more success at an international art competition, the Joker founds his own art school. But Batman and Robin suspect he has a more sinister purpose in mind when he enrolls only wealthy millionaires.
Directed by George Waggner · Written by Stanford Sherman · Starring Diana Ivarson, Cesar Romero, John Alban, Reginald Gardiner
2x58 Flop Goes the Joker
The Joker persuades wealthy heiress Baby Jane Towser to join him in his artistic capers. Aided by his new accomplice, the Joker easily clears out a wing of the Gotham City Museum to make room for his latest "masterpiece" - pieces of a broken table. But the laughing criminal has plans for the priceless collection of paintings that once filled the room.
Directing: George Waggner · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Diana Ivarson, Cesar Romero, Reginald Gardiner, Jody Gilbert
2x59 Ice Spy
Mr. Freeze is back in town, and has plans to build an icy weapon that will have the world at his control. With help from Glacia Glaze, the renowned ice skater, he captures Professor Isaacson and tries to extract the secret formula for instant ice from him. Mr. Freeze then sends his trained seal Isolde to Police Headquarters with a note, demanding Batman deliver a ransom in exchange for the professor. But the frosty villain not only plans to keep the money and the professor, but to terminate the Dynamic Duo in the process.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: H.M. Wynant, Eli Wallach, Elisha Cook Jr., Leslie Parrish
2x60 The Duo Defy Season Finale
Back in his iceberg headquarters, Mr. Freeze persuades the kidnapped Professor Isaacson to build him a thermodynamic ice ray beam. He issues an ultimatum that he will begin freezing the entire country if his demands are not met, then gives a demonstration of his weapon. As the villain works out just what his demands are, Batman and Robin track his seal, Isolde, through an ice-packed Gotham Harbor to locate the villain's hideout.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: H.M. Wynant, Eli Wallach, Elisha Cook Jr., Leslie Parrish
Season 2 Cast
Neil HamiltonCommissioner Gordon60 episodes
Stafford ReppChief O'Hara60 episodes
Madge BlakeAunt Harriet Cooper60 episodes
William DozierNarrator (voice)60 episodes
Julie NewmarThe Catwoman11 episodes
James O'HaraPoliceman10 episodes
Cesar RomeroThe Joker9 episodes
Byron KeithMayor Linseed6 episodes
Cosmo SardoElevator Operator (uncredited)6 episodes
David LewisWarden Crichton5 episodes
Estelle WinwoodAunt Hilda5 episodes
Victor BuonoKing Tut4 episodes
Van WilliamsThe Green Hornet3 episodes
Terry MooreVenus3 episodes
Edy WilliamsHostess3 episodes
Hal BaylorMercury3 episodesAll Seasons
Season 11966 · 34 eps · 
Season 31967 · 26 eps · Where to Watch Season 2 of Batman
It is currently not available on any streaming platform in Spain.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Season 2 of Batman have?
Batman Season 2 has 60 episodes.
When did Batman season 2 premiere?
Premiered on September 7, 1966.
Where to Watch Batman Season 2
It is not currently available on any subscription platform in Spain.
What is the best episode of Season 2?
According to the audience rating on TMDB, episode 2x03, "Hot Off the Griddle", with a 6.9.