Batman: Season 3
1967 · 26 episodes · ★ 5.8
What Season 3 of Batman
Season 3 of Batman Has 26 episodes and premiered on September 14, 1967. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.
Season 3 Episodes
3x01 Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin
"Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin", is the first episode of Season 3 of the Batman television series', first aired on ABC September 14, 1967 as its ninety-fifth episode. It guest starred Burgess Meredith as The Penguin, and also was the first appearance of Yvonne Craig as Police Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Elizabeth Harrower, Jon Waltier
3x02 Ring Around the Riddler
The Riddler is out to control all of prize fighting in Gotham City. He begins by kidnapping and brainwashing top prizefighters with the aid of the Siren. Then, under the guise of Mushi Nebuchadnezzar, supposed boxing champion of Southwest Asia, he challenges Batman to a fight in the ring. But when it becomes clear that the Riddler has no plans to play fair, it's up to Batgirl to help her crime fighting companions.
Directing: Sam Strangis · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: Madge Blake, Peggy Ann Garner, Frank Gorshin, Joan Collins
3x03 The Wail of the Siren
Lorelei Circe, aka The Siren, launches a two part plan to become the richest and wickedest woman in Gotham City. First she puts Commissioner Gordon under her stunning spell and orders him to stow away in the Batmobile in order to find out the location of the Batcave as well as Batman & Robins secret identities. Secondly she entrances millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and implores him to sign over all his wealth and belongings to her.
Directing: George Waggner · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Mike Mazurki, Ethel Merman, Cliff Osmond, Joan Collins
3x04 The Sport of Penguins
The Penguin teams up with parasol collector Lola Lasagne. Together, they plan to rig the upcoming Bruce Wayne Handicap to make a fortune from Lola's prize racehorse Parasol. They break into Glu Gluten's Glue Factory to steal a condemned horse, planning to switch horses before the race and make their money by betting on the real Parasol. When Batman, Robin, and Batgirl catch up with them at the glue factory, Penguin sneaks outside and plasters the Batmobile with a sticky glue.
Directing: Sam Strangis · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: Ethel Merman, Horace McMahon, Burgess Meredith, Lewis Charles
3x05 A Horse of Another Color
The Penguin steals a priceless folio of famous parasols from the Gotham City Library. He plans to wager the $10,000 earned from its ransom on a rigged horse race. Aided by his partner-in-crime Lola Lasagne, he disguises the favored entry Parasol as the unknown "Bumbershoot," then enters a painted glue factory horse as "Parasol". With everyone betting their money on the fake horse, it looks like the Penguin will make a fortune when the real Parasol wins the race. But he wasn't counting on a last-minute entry of Bruce Wayne's, the horse Waynebow, ridden by none other than Batgirl.
Directing: Sam Strangis · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: Ethel Merman, Victor Buono, Burgess Meredith, Lewis Charles
3x06 The Unkindest Tut of All
King Tut has been predicting crimes, then secretly making sure they happen in order to gain the police's confidence. He hopes to then send them on a false lead while he commits the crime of the century. After failing an attempt to discover Batman's true identity, he gives his biggest prediction - a jailbreak of several super criminals. While the entire police force is sent to the penitentiary, Tut nabs a collection of priceless Egyptian scrolls from the Gotham City Library. The scrolls contain the key to an ancient statue, rumored to give its possessor control of the universe.
Directing: Sam Strangis · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Cathleen Cordell, James Gammon, Victor Buono, Milton Berle
3x07 Louie the Lilac
Louie the Lilac has cornered the flower market in Gotham City, hoping to gain control over the entire "flower generation." He kidnaps the organizer of their planned flower-in, Princess Primrose, and brainwashes her with his Stupefying Aromatic Spray. Batman and Robin follow a clue to the villain's lair only to be captured by Louie and fed to his giant man-eating lilacs. With the Caped Crusaders out of the way, Louie heads back to the flower-in to continue his evil plan. Alfred, meanwhile, has been alerted to Batman and Robin's situation, and goes looking for Batgirl to aid in the fight.
Directing: George Waggner · Writing: Dwight Taylor · Starring: Jimmy Boyd, Milton Berle, Vincent Price, Anne Baxter
3x08 The Ogg and I
Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Bessarovian Cossacks, team up to kidnap Commissioner Gordon. In exchange for his safety, they demand a ten cent tax for every egg eaten in Gotham City. Batman and Robin suspect that Olga may also be after the giant Samovar of Genghis Khan and use it to find a way into her hideout. However, it turns out that the Duo have been expected. While Olga targets Batman as her future husband, her cook prepares a wedding borscht which will contain Commissioner Gordon and Robin.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Vincent Price, Anne Baxter, Alfred Dennis, Alan Hale Jr.
3x09 How to Hatch a Dinosaur
Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Cossacks, steal two pounds of Radium from the Gotham City Radium Center. Using it in their "Zapping Machine," they attempt to hatch an ancient Neosaurus egg, planning to feed the baby dinosaur a meal of Batman, Robin, and Batgirl. Surprisingly, the machine seems to be working. But when the egg cracks, the baby Neosaurus is more than they can handle.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Violet Carson, Jon Lormer, Vincent Price, William Corcoran
3x10 Surf's Up! Joker's Under!
The Joker plans to become the king of surfing, hoping the fame will give him control over the hearts and minds of Gotham City. He captures top surfer Skip Parker, then uses his "Surfing Experience & Ability Transferometer" to transfer the needed skills and stamina from Skip to himself. When all the other contestants drop out of the upcoming surfing match, Batman steps up to challenge the Joker's supremacy.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: Rudy Vallee, Cesar Romero, Ron Burke, Ronnie Knox
3x11 The Londinium Larcenies
Commissioner Gordon travels across the channel to Londinium by request of the President to assist in a spree of baffling burglaries. Also aboard ship are Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, their manservant Alfred and Gordon's daughter Barbara. Alfred sets up a make-shift Batcave under a rented mansion near Londinium while Batman & Robin visit lord Ffogg and Lady Peasoup, who run a girl's finishing school that teaches their students a degree in shoplifting.
Directed by: Oscar Rudolph · Written by: Charles Hoffman, Elkan Allan · Starring: Monte Landis, Harvey Jason, Rudy Vallee, Anthony Larry Paul
3x12 The Foggiest Notion
Lord Ffogg and Lady Peasoup plan to steal a ship-worth of mod clothing material with which they can control the fashion world of Londinium. Ffogg and his men subdue Batman, Peasoup and her girls grab Robin and Lady Prudence uses the paralyzing fog on Batgirl.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Elkan Allan, Charles Hoffman · Starring: Monte Landis, Harvey Jason, Rudy Vallee, Anthony Larry Paul
3x13 The Bloody Tower
Batman, ably assisted as always by Alfred, saves Robin from being crushed by a winch at the Tower of Londinium. He also rescues Batgirl from the dungeon at Ffog Place. But Robin gets stung by an African Death Bee as Lord Ffogg and Lady Peasoup get ready to steal the crown jewels at the Bloody Tower.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Elkan Allan, Charles Hoffman · Starring: Madge Blake, Eartha Kitt, Monte Landis, Harvey Jason
3x14 Catwoman's Dressed to Kill
The Catwoman targets the fashion industry by first terrorizing a banquet honoring Batgirl and then attacking a fashion show. During the attack on the fashion show, Catwoman captures Batgirl and takes her back to her hideout where she threatens to kill her with a pattern cutter. She then tells Batman that if he attempts to rescue her that it will leave the visiting Queen Bess of Bellgravia vulnerable for attack. Now the Caped Crusader must find a way to save Batgirl and prevent any harm to Queen Bess.
Directing: Sam Strangis · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Eartha Kitt, Gerald Peters, Vincent Price, Anne Baxter
3x15 The Ogg Couple
Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Cossacks, kick off their return with several thefts from the Gotham City Museum. Egghead begins planning a series of heists - intended to provide him with the dowry needed to marry Olga. Swiping 500 pounds of dehydrated caviar goes off without a hitch. But when Batgirl attempts to outfox Egghead, she is instead captured by the villain. It's up to Batman and Robin to find the villains' hideout before Olga's Cossacks make mincemeat out of their crime fighting friend.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Eartha Kitt, Violet Carson, Vincent Price, William Corcoran
3x16 The Funny Feline Felonies
The Joker, just released from prison, teams up with Catwoman. They follow the clues of an ancient riddle to retrieve a nightshirt and an antique crib, which together form a map to a hidden cache of gunpowder which they plan to use for their next crime. Batman and Robin, together with Batgirl, follow their trail, little knowing that they are about to walk right into an ambush.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: David Lewis, Eartha Kitt, Ronald Long, Joe E. Ross
3x17 The Joke's on Catwoman
Following a tip from Batgirl, the Dynamic Trio meet up at the Grimalkin Novelty Company, hideout of the Joker and Catwoman. There, they overhear the arch-criminals' plot and secretly trail them to a stash of hidden gunpowder. A careless mistake spoils the villains' evil plan, however, and they are captured and brought before the Gotham City judge. But when the jury seems less than interested in justice, courtroom mayhem ensues.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Pierre Salinger, Eartha Kitt, Milton Berle, Joe E. Ross
3x18 Louie's Lethal Lilac Time
Louie the Lilac is in town, planning to corner the lilac perfume market in Gotham City. His concoction requires the glands of several animals, so he kidnaps Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson to make the extractions. With "Batman and Robin" unable to respond, Batgirl attempts a rescue, only to be captured herself. The trio rely on their wits (and the latest bat-invention) to attempt an escape.
Directing: Sam Strangis · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: Percy Helton, Barbara Rush, Milton Berle, Nobu McCarthy
3x19 Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club
Nora Clavicle, a women's rights activist, uses her influence to have Commissioner Gordon, Chief O'Hara, and the whole police force fired and replaced with women. She cuts ties with Batman and Robin, then launches her plan to blow up Gotham City with explosive-packed mice and collect on the insurance. The Terrific Trio look for a way to neutralize her mechanical hordes before it's too late.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanford Sherman · Starring: Larry Gelman, Barbara Rush, Jean Byron, Burgess Meredith
3x20 Penguin's Clean Sweep
The Penguin taints the ink at the U.S. Mint with Lygerian Sleeping Sickness. As word of the infected money gets out, citizens of Gotham City empty their cash right onto the streets - and into Penguin's pockets. But when Bruce Wayne spreads word of the infected bills worldwide, the Penguin realizes his ill-gotten gain is worthless and threatens a more devilish plot if the warning is not retracted.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Sam Sherman · Starring: Charles Dierkop, John Beradino, John Vivyan, Burgess Meredith
3x21 The Great Escape
Shame escapes from prison, and together with Calamity Jan, goes to work on his newest caper. He leaves a cryptic clue for Batman, Robin, and Batgirl describing the first part of his scheme - the robbery of two opera singers. The Terrific Trio decipher his riddle and attempt to stop him, but when Shame breaks out his "fear gas," the three are left quaking in their shoes.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Barry Dennen, Jerry Mathers, Dorothy Kirsten, Cliff Robertson
3x22 The Great Train Robbery
After his previous battle with the Terrific Trio, Shame now has Batgirl as a hostage. He agrees to a swap when he realizes that Batman and Robin also have Calamity Jan's mother, Frontier Fanny. Batgirl informs the Dynamic Duo of a plan for a "great train robbery" that she overheard as a hostage. The three work to figure out Shame's plan and race to stop him. But when they realize they are too late, Batman attempts to lure him out of hiding with an offer of man-to-man combat.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Barry Dennen, Jerry Mathers, Victor Buono, Arnold Stang
3x23 I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
With plans to build an indestructible empire, King Tut goes in search of Nilanium, the world's strongest metal. But with the only known deposit lying directly beneath Wayne Manor, Tut's tunneling soon leads him to the discovery of a lifetime - the Batcave itself. With their secret identities in jeopardy, Batman and Robin race to stop him before his find is leaked to the world.
Directing: Sam Strangis · Writing: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: Henny Youngman, Victor Buono, Kathleen Freeman, Cesar Romero
3x24 The Joker's Flying Saucer
The Joker is back in Gotham City, this time with his sights set on worldwide domination. He plants rumors of an invasion from outer space, then sets out to gather the Beryllium metal needed to build an actual flying saucer. Batman picks up on his scheme and sends Alfred to check up on a stash of the metal. But when Alfred is mistaken for a mad scientist by the Joker, he is hauled off to the villain's lair along with Batgirl. The Dynamic Duo are on their way when a bomb planted by one of the Joker's henchmen goes off, leaving them unconscious, and their Batcave cut off from the rest of the world.
Directing: Sam Strangis · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: Fritz Feld, Ellen Corby, Cesar Romero, Byron Keith
3x25 The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra
Dr. Cassandra and her husband Cabala are behind a string of invisible robberies, thanks to their camouflage pills. When Batman, Robin, and Batgirl attempt to stop their next theft, the crooks turn them into 2-dimensional figures with their ray gun. Dr. Cassandra then begins work on her final plan - releasing all the super criminals from prison to join her invisible force.
Directed by: Sam Strangis · Written by: Stanley Ralph Ross · Starring: David Lewis, Howard Duff, Ida Lupino, Bill Zuckert
3x26 Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires Season Finale
Minerva has been using her "Deepest Secret Extractor," disguised as a piece of equipment at her mineral spa, to discover where her wealthiest customers hide their valuables. With this info in hand, Minerva has been able to pull off a string of robberies with ease. When Batman and Robin's investigation is cut short by the villainess, butler Alfred goes undercover to help foil her criminal operations.
Directing: Oscar Rudolph · Writing: Charles Hoffman · Starring: George N. Neise, Jacques Bergerac, William Smith, Zsa Zsa Gabor
Season 3 Cast
Yvonne CraigBatgirl26 episodes
Neil HamiltonCommissioner Gordon26 episodes
Stafford ReppChief O'Hara26 episodes
William DozierNarrator (voice)26 episodes
Cesar RomeroThe Joker7 episodes
Vincent PriceEgghead5 episodes
Anne BaxterOlga5 episodes
Victor BuonoKing Tut4 episodes
Rudy ValleeLord Marmaduke Ffogg4 episodes
Ethel MermanLola Lasagne3 episodes
Monte LandisBasil3 episodes
Harvey JasonScudder3 episodes
Hermione BaddeleyFrontier Fanny3 episodes
Dina MerrillCalamity Jan3 episodes
Maurice DallimoreSuperintendent Watson3 episodesAll Seasons
Season 11966 · 34 eps · 
Season 21966 · 60 eps · Where to Watch Season 3 of Batman
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Season 3 of Batman have?
Batman Season 3 has 26 episodes.
When did Batman season 3 premiere?
Premiered on September 14, 1967.
Where to Watch Batman Season 3
It is not currently available on any subscription platform in Spain.
What is the best episode of Season 3?
According to the public rating on TMDB, the 3x19, «Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club», with a 4.5.