A Look Back at RARE Batman TV Show Commercials!

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23 күн бұрын

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@jelsner5077 21 күн бұрын

I totally remember the Batman commercial for the show! I even remembered the lines: "Careful Robin, it's quite a drop!" "Holy D'Artagnan, Batman!"

@bobbuethe1477 19 күн бұрын

I remember the same commercial being reused in the '70s when the show was in syndication. I like the line, "A late bulletin from... the Cape! The Bat-Rocket!" Great pun.

@Mark.G475 21 күн бұрын

I didn't know Lava soap was official Batman soap!

@stevengreco1939 21 күн бұрын

Adam West and Burt Ward were great as Batman and Robin!

@alanr4447a 18 күн бұрын

5:16 That PSA also has the return of William Dozier as narrator!

@SuperMarioBrosIII 21 күн бұрын

Same Bat time, same Bat Channel!🦇🌆📺👍

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

That's right!

@douglasw.7864 21 күн бұрын

I chatted via email with Dick Gautier who played Batman in the 1973 PSA commercial a few years prior to his passing. He didn’t have much to say about it except joking that he fit the costume, hence the job was his!

@KevinMiller-xn5vu 20 күн бұрын

Dick Gautier was best known for his role of Hymie the robot on Get Smart, even though he only appeared in six episodes.

@bhbailie 16 күн бұрын

Yvonne Craig used to joke that the reason Adam West didn’t do the commercial was because he just didn’t want women to be paid the same as men! 😂

@pauld6967 21 күн бұрын

For a split second, when the Metro is mentioned, I thought they were going to use the Bat Cave's passageway to the subway system since many places refer to the subway as the Metro. I was definitely caught by surprise. That one and the final PSA are ones I had not seen before. Thanks for presenting them to us Dave.

@JP5466 21 күн бұрын

I was the only kid in the neighborhood who had the Batman Mego figure with the removable cowl. My friends at that time (1972) were very envious of that.

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

I had one as well. Still do. 🙂

@JP5466 21 күн бұрын

@@jdsundstrom The only problem with that was Bruce's face had a blue tint to it - lol

@SteveSchildwachter 21 күн бұрын

Dave, the Lava ad was done by my former employer, the Leo Burnett ad agency. Although it was well before my time, imagine my delight years later when I found photoboards of the ad in an old file cabinet. Only from reading the dialogue it was easy to imagine the exact inflections without seeing the film. Thanks!

@Mark.G475 21 күн бұрын

Based in Chicago? They did McDonald commercials? We had a family friend who worked for Leo Burnett as a lawyer in the 1980s

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Steve. What an amazing find!

@SteveSchildwachter 21 күн бұрын

@@Mark.G475 Most likely I knew them. Small world....

@Mark.G475 21 күн бұрын

@SteveSchildwachter Yes it is. 1970s and 80s we were living in Lagrange and later Hinsdale. Back in the day when McDonald's was headquartered in OakBrook. Cheers from Milwaukee.

@WALTERBROADDUS 14 күн бұрын

So was it really like, "Mad Men" Back in the Day?

@suryadas6987 21 күн бұрын

Holy hole in a donut, Dave! 😮 Great upload! 😂😂😂🫡 🦇 I actually remember seeing the Batgirl commercial! 😂😂😂💰 🤫

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@ianwilliams5866 20 күн бұрын

If the payoff to the Metro commercial doesn’t make sense, it’s because the tagline is uniquely British. Penguin was and still is a brand of chocolate covered biscuit/ cookie. The tagline for the Penguin commercials in the 70s and 80s often featuring penguins in amusing situation was “p-p-p pick up a penguin”. So the adopted tagline in that Batman related commercial “if you’ve got to ‘pick up a penguin’” is a clever player on the original. Penguins are very nice biscuits. Apologies for Britsplaining 😅

@SuperWolsey 4 күн бұрын

And the fact we see Bats and Robin in a regular car here brings things full circle given how the 1943 and '49 serials have them in a regular car vs building the Batmobile

@RadioFanBoy 29 күн бұрын

A year or so before the 1989 movie is when 20th Century Fox released the shiny new remastered prints to TV stations :). They did the same with Lost in Space

@jdsundstrom 29 күн бұрын

Makes sense. 🙂

@johncollins1884 27 күн бұрын

@@jdsundstromdelightful

@mikesilva3868 19 күн бұрын

@@jdsundstrom batman movie from 1989 was great the sequel with Danny devito was great the third sequel was good batman and robin awful sequel 🙃

@user-dk3up2nl1m 17 күн бұрын

I remember 66 Batman was on tv every night when the Batman craze started on 89!

@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc 21 күн бұрын

Again, about the equal pay PSA;. I never knew Batman was not played by Adam West until the magic of the internet. Dick Gauthier's intonations sounded enough like West's to throw me off any question.

@castle3863 20 күн бұрын

in one version Robin responds, "Holy Discontent!"

@dgunn2817 21 күн бұрын

Adam West the real Batman. Michael Keaton was good too though.

@jefferysteen1041 21 күн бұрын

Adam West!The greatest voice ever!

@dwade6322 21 күн бұрын

William Shatner may have something to say about that.😂

@barrymurphy1337 21 күн бұрын

The metro car ad cheekily uses a strap line for another brand '...when you've got to pick up a penguin' which was a popular biscuit in the UK.

@liammorgan2155 21 күн бұрын

Yvonne was already a “name” having done movies and television for several years. This was Burt’s first big thing. So it stands the reason that she would be paid more. not to mention they were trying to save the show from declining ratings by adding her.

@thefonzkiss 14 күн бұрын

And ironically it did the opposite. Putting her in every single episode in s3 killed the show.

@Jared_Wignall 21 күн бұрын

Always good to watch old Batman commercials. Hope you’re doing well Dave, please take care and have a great rest of your day and a great weekend!

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

Same to you, Jared!

@phalynwilliams4119 21 күн бұрын

I think I saw this black and white London commercial.

@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc 21 күн бұрын

In the 80s, I do recall hearing about a Batman TV show revival of interest in the UK, when it was played on late night. Also The Phil SIlvers show experienced a resurgence of interest in the UK when it was played on late night TV.

@Water_Rabbit 21 күн бұрын

'Holy Act of Congress!'. Fantastic post Dave. Keep up the great work.

@johnmarx3919 21 күн бұрын

wow - I REMEMBER that phrase by Robin "Holy Act of Congress!!"

@jons.6216 21 күн бұрын

There was also that animated PSA on Sesame Street about street crossing safety! I thought it was pretty funny when the Joker gets bumped by a car (for not crossing the right way) he just slides along in the street on his heels! Haha! I wonder if that Bat cycle with the sidecar was the same one the Black Widow (Tallulah Bankhead) in her episode when she pulls up to the bank to rob it?

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

Love that little Sesame Street cartoon! Sadly, the fine folks at the Children's Television Workshop hit me with a copyright claim when I tried to include it in an earlier video. 😕

@richsmith9157 22 күн бұрын

Growing up in the UK they had another traffic safety PSA with the actor who played Darth Vader. Can't remember the name of it.

@suryadas6987 21 күн бұрын

Green Cross Code? 🤔

@adrianjames3815 21 күн бұрын

David Prowse who was the green cross code man

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for all your support!

@richsmith9157 15 күн бұрын

@@suryadas6987 Yes, 100% Green cross code. Thank you

@richsmith9157 15 күн бұрын

@@adrianjames3815 yes 100%. Thank you

@stevengreco7132 21 күн бұрын

I really enjoy this channel. Great job Dave!

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

Glad to hear it, Steven!

@Mark.G475 21 күн бұрын

Wow! Never saw these before. And I have a nice 1966 Batman toy collection.

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@42awww 21 күн бұрын

"HOLY act of congress!". I haven't laughed like that in a long time.

@Jeff98177 20 күн бұрын

The end of the British PSA with the kids is awkward, but I bet it was so that the local stations could then insert their identification, or whatever. Love the kid on the far right who stepped down then back up again when the kids were waiting to cross. HOLY IMPATIENCE!

@RealityCheckTV 21 күн бұрын

There's a car wax commercial too & a longer version of the equal pay one.

@markschreiber5054 19 күн бұрын

Holy TV History, Batman! From one crime fighter to another, great video!

@jdsundstrom 19 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@EricHouse-wm4be 15 күн бұрын

"Look right, look left" ... a little different from today ... "Look up from your phone ... seriously, ... do it!"

@jdsundstrom 15 күн бұрын

We may start seeing PSAs about that in the not too distant future. So many people have their heads buried in their phones!

@MrEab2010 20 күн бұрын

my Batman fandom was very brief and ended before the series was canceled in '68.

@kennethwilkinson8244 21 күн бұрын

this was awesome.

@TheDbduece 20 күн бұрын

Interestingly I just realized the "curb drill" in the U.S. would be left-right-left instead.....I actually remember the equal pay commercial!

@user-wp4ju4hp5w 17 күн бұрын

I remember the add for Lava Soap with the guy with muddy hands saying : " There's only one thing that can clean these hands mister. LAVA

@thrashpondopons8348 29 күн бұрын

Can speak for the UK PSA 1st hand... Almost got mowed down during my visit to London cuz I looked Left-Right-Left!

@jdsundstrom 28 күн бұрын

Careful there, Bob!

@jdmarsh91 18 күн бұрын

That equal pay PSA was definitely something

@user-kv8ce5qe7q 15 күн бұрын

Batman! Brought to by...And, Batman taught me how to read by seeing the words on the screen!

@THEPATRIOT1000 21 күн бұрын

I remember the equal pay commercial

@scottsj4625 21 күн бұрын

That must have taken a lot of time to find those old commercials. The only one I remember is the savings bonds and stamps commercial.

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

I’ve been slowly gathering them up over the past few years. 🙂

@JasonLane-ci5ng 21 күн бұрын

Dave Sandstorm I remember seeing the equal pay commercial with Evo me Craig When I was 8 yes s old

@tonihernandez6862 16 күн бұрын

i remember seeing this commercial as if it were yesterday. sorry, but when politics starting impacting commercials and shows like Bewtiched, That Girl, etc. they just werent funny anymore. jmo

@kanezona4429 15 күн бұрын

@@tonihernandez6862 it must be a real buzzkill seeing your favorite TV show characters standing up for marginalized groups. Close up shop! Your privilege is showing!

@keithe2150 28 күн бұрын

Only one superhero exists :-)

@jdsundstrom 25 күн бұрын

The greatest of them all! Thanks for your support, Keith!

@KevinMiller-xn5vu 20 күн бұрын

2:13. This commercial here reminds me of how the old Brooklyn Dodger fans would have to dodge the trolleycars as they navigated the streets of Brooklyn en route to Ebbets Field, hence the nickname Trolley Dodgers, before shortening it to 'Dodgers' which the team continues to use to this day.

@jdsundstrom 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing 🙂

@Lawrence-ho9eq 20 күн бұрын

I never got to shop much at Zarye, Kmart came on the scene when Zaryes went out business in the later 70 's

@Lawrence-ho9eq 20 күн бұрын

I was never concerned with commercials then I just wanted to see Batman😅🎉😊

@mikesilva3868 19 күн бұрын

Zelda: I hate robbing banks! All I ever wanted to be was a poor but honest magician! 😊

@josephrainonejr.4381 21 күн бұрын

Those were great Dave, thanks so much!😊

@cadeevans4623 21 күн бұрын

Oh wow this is a treat Dave cool commercials man

@ericjanssen394 21 күн бұрын

The equal pay PSA ran for years, DESPITE the fact that none of the heroes ever received pay, and that Batgirl didn’t work for B&R (who didn’t even know her identity).

@mewregaurdhissyfit7733 21 күн бұрын

Holy TV Tubes Batman!!!!

@user-lu9oe1uv7r 17 күн бұрын

Loved them! Thanks, Dave!

@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for this, these are awesome

@dwade6322 21 күн бұрын

Great vid,as usual Dave.

@robertgandler3177 17 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for happy memories of my childhood!

@rufust.firefly4890 20 күн бұрын

HOLY STUPIDITY. Burt Ward just turned 79.

@davidlewis1815 8 күн бұрын

That's Dick Gautier (Hymie the Robot on Get Smart) subbing for Adam West in the equal pay law PSA.

@willswalkingwest7267 20 күн бұрын

I was hoping to see the Gleem toothpaste commercial. You could send away for an autographed B&W picture of Batman & Robin. My mom got us one and it hung on our dining room wall. Sadly, when we packed up and moved from New Jersey to Florida in 1968, the picture remained on the wall. 😭

@jdsundstrom 20 күн бұрын

I've never seen that TV commercial!

@williampetersen9915 20 күн бұрын

@@jdsundstrom There is an old black and white commercial featuring Alan Napier as Alfred. It was for Fact Toothpaste and you can send in part of the toothpaste box to receive two posters of Batman & Robin. It's available on KZfaq.

@drewgeraci8434 21 күн бұрын

I used to work for Zayre in the early 80s!

@nmundy100 21 күн бұрын

I enjoyed this. Thanks 😂😂😂

@kevin10001 19 күн бұрын

Great video and I have seen most of them before but one thing stands out in the equal pay ad batgirl says she works for Batman but in the series there she actually didn’t there was no connection between Batman and batgirl outside of the suits both being batsuits and i remember seeing once on KZfaq an abc network preview that used the cast in Gordon’s office

@jdsundstrom 19 күн бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂

@Thepopcornator 17 күн бұрын

I like how Penguin was arrested for the crime of... standing there near city hall?

@Doug-ip4up 14 күн бұрын

The ABC promo for the show at 3:40 I remember SO well! I was 5 years old and a huge fan of the show, I never missed it! 7:30 pm Wednesday and Thursday on channel 7 KABC Los Angeles.

@sinjin1259 14 күн бұрын

It’s interesting how Batman’s cape and suit change colors depending on the lighting. It reminds me of Captain Kirk’s tunic going from yellow to green.

@user-pr3uf9dd5p 14 күн бұрын

THE CAPED CRUSADER ! BATMAN (ADAM WEST) !

@ThatJunkman 20 күн бұрын

never seen these, its great

@jdsundstrom 18 күн бұрын

Thanks Junkman!

@StephenSmith-zp7pf 18 күн бұрын

Have you ever done a show on all the ads you used to see in comics books from the 60's and 70's

@GeneralGeorgeS.PattonJr. 4 күн бұрын

2:52 This reminds me of the time Winston Churchill visited NY City in 1931 & was struck by an oncoming automobile, apparently he looked the wrong way before crossing, (he looked right). Cars in G.B. drive on the left, Batman knew when he went to England, Mr Churchill obviously forgot, we drive on the right in the United States. “Mario Contasino, was an unemployed mechanic from Yonkers who, on December 13, 1931, accidentally hit the future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, while driving a car. Churchill was attempting to cross a busy New York City street at the time, and forgot to look in the direction of the oncoming traffic.”

@jdsundstrom Күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@EdwardLach-kz7ov 17 күн бұрын

Anybody remember the promo commercials that Patty Duke did when the show first aired?

@David-yw2lv 5 күн бұрын

Lava held a contest where they passed out pictures to kids in supermarkets.I got a picture but didn't win.

@toddmccreary4579 20 күн бұрын

Yeah that Lava did get the hands clean or any body part. Not very fragrant though.

@haroldingebretsen2135 21 күн бұрын

Great video ❤

@jdsundstrom 20 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@fellowcitizen 18 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@jdsundstrom 18 күн бұрын

No problem!

@tracyroth-myers5574 21 күн бұрын

Very cool Dave

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for all your support, Tracy!

@joe10117 19 күн бұрын

verry kool

@lamontbradford4630 21 күн бұрын

In America it’s look left look right and left again.

@johnmarx3919 21 күн бұрын

try that in the UK and you'll get killed!

@mauricepritchett3600 Күн бұрын

Holy act of congress😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@dannystaton5386 21 күн бұрын

Cool

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

Thanks Danny!

@greg4410 15 күн бұрын

Ive notied Burt Ward wasnt in many personal appearances, tv sdds, etc. Why was that? Was it he didnt want to go.?

@jdsundstrom 15 күн бұрын

Burt made his fair share of appearances both with and without Adam. Yvonne Craig, on the other hand, didn't do all that many.

@Mongo_only_pawn 20 күн бұрын

I hope to see some of you at the 2024 Adam West Day in Walla Walla WA.

@jdsundstrom 19 күн бұрын

I'm planning on attending as well. 🙂

@Mongo_only_pawn 19 күн бұрын

@@jdsundstrom look for me there. I'll be dressed as a henchman.

@jdsundstrom 18 күн бұрын

Don't hesitate to come up and say "hi" if you see me.

@gogoyubari366 18 күн бұрын

Yvonne Craig was so pretty!

@user-pr3uf9dd5p 14 күн бұрын

IN THE LAST COMMERCIAL (ZAYRE) THE BATMOBILE LOOKED LIKE A REPLICA ! THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS LOOKED RECTANGULAR ! 80'S NOT 60'S !

@justynmatlock8873 10 күн бұрын

Assuming some serious Bat-Fans on here, does anyone know if any other actor other than the late great Roddy McDowall played more than one character in various versions of Batman ? He was 'Bookworm' in the Adam West version, and voiced 'The Mad Hatter' in the Animated Universe.

@wedgeantilles4712 19 күн бұрын

Uhm, wait a minute, superheroes gets paid? Okay, talking about profiting off of your personal tragedies.

@jdsundstrom 19 күн бұрын

Yep. Nothing but a bunch of Caped Capitalists!

@user-qt7nq5xl1m 11 күн бұрын

Do they still make Lava soap?

@jdsundstrom 10 күн бұрын

Yep.

@michaelstaunton1632 21 күн бұрын

👍👍👍📺

@bobsebring2819 9 күн бұрын

I remember Batman advertising for Fact toothpaste where you can get two different posters of Batman and Robin. It had Alan Napier (Alfred) being the spokesman while it was done on the set of Batman in Bruce Wayne's study. It was advertised during the show. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jpqWYMl839WoaZc.htmlsi=pEfJQjDY4XrK9uqz

@KevinBalch-dt8ot 18 күн бұрын

The selling of bonds to fund the Vietnam war didn’t age well.

@richdouglas2311 21 күн бұрын

I hate the Batman TV show. I also love it. Here's why. I love it because it was a hilarious spoof of Batman. But I hate it because much of America though this WAS Batman, instead of a parody of it. I blame Congress and the Comics Code Authority. Because Batman was a particularly dark character, dealing with evil criminals, the CCA dumbed the character down. The Joker was no longer evil; he was a clown who committed crimes. And so on. It made the character ripe for trivialized parody. And the Batman TV show did an amazing job of it. But if you want the "real" Batman, I encourage you to look at the two Batman movies starring Michael Keaton and the three starring Christian Bale. They better capture the "real" Batman more than anything else ever done.

@JP5466 21 күн бұрын

Regarding that equal pay PSA... None of them were "paid" to be crime fighters, they did it voluntarily. Batman certainly did not "pay" Batgirl... but she might've paid him, in other ways - lol

@jdsundstrom 21 күн бұрын

Good point!

@KevinMiller-xn5vu 20 күн бұрын

I just wish Batgirl was part of the cast all three seasons, instead of just season three.

@jartober 20 күн бұрын

And I wish Julie was the ONLY Catwoman. Eartha is iconic and her in the role was groundbreaking, but Julie was the best 60s Catwoman. Never to be debated!

@pauld6967 21 күн бұрын

Since the British drive on the wrong side of the road, their curb drill is opposite to the correct procedure: look left-look right-look left again. 🙂

@usaveteran-retired6464 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for commercials. Please - A little less talking about it. Just show it.

@AtmxDawg24 20 күн бұрын

I got to meet Burt Ward, But I didn’t know at the Time that it was him. My Dad took 3 year old me to one of the Movie theaters here. And Burt was in his Robin Costume promoting The Batman movie. I was 3 years old at the time. Unfortunately, My Dad didn’t have a camera with him then. Also I met Adam West in April of 1993. It was at a Comic Book Store Signing. He sign a couple of photos for me. Special Memories of them both, about 30 years apart.😊

@jdsundstrom 18 күн бұрын

So cool! Thanks for sharing!