| Alt Name: | Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder |
| Director: | Hal Sutherland |
| Narrated: | Ted Knight |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 17 |
| Executive Producer: | Allen Ducovny |
| Producer: | Norm Prescott Lou Scheimer |
| Network: | CBS |
The Adventures of Batman is an animated television series produced by Lou Scheimer's Filmation studios. It showcased the 12-minute Batman segments from The Batman/Superman Hour, sometimes broken up by and surrounding another cartoon from Filmation's fast-growing stream of superhero stars. A re-branded 30-minute version premiered on CBS on September 14, 1968, as Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder. This version was repackaged without the Superman and Superboy segments.[1]
Olan Soule was the voice of Batman and is most likely best remembered for his work on that show, and many others in the Filmation stable. Casey Kasem, notable for his voiceover and radio work, was the voice of Robin.
Batman and Robin would next appear in two The New Scooby-Doo Movies crossovers, various versions of Super Friends (featuring Soule and Kasem reprising their Batman and Robin roles, respectively) and The New Adventures of Batman in 1977.[2]
The Batman segment of The Batman/Superman Hour consisted of one story presented in two -minute segments and one story in a single -minute segment. 34 stories were produced (two-segment stories are listed first in each pairing):
| No. in series | Title | Written by | Original air date |
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In 1985, Warner Home Video released five selected episodes of the series on VHS in the "Super Powers" video collection along with Aquaman, Superboy and Superman.
In 1993, in Australia only, Warner Home Video released a four-volume VHS collection with four stories per volume.
In 2008, episodes were released as digital downloads on iTunes, and streaming on Amazon Video.
In June 2014, Warner Home Video (via DC Entertainment) released all 34 original, uncut broadcast episodes on DVD in Region 1 in a 2-disc set entitled The Adventures of Batman.[3] Note: The episode pairings and order differ from the above list.
On September 17, 2021, the show was available on HBO Max in Latin America, in celebration for Batman Day.[4]
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released the series on Blu-ray on February 28, 2023.[5]