A few points.
1) In the 60's, the Batman TV series ran twice a week, so it never took Batman a full week to get out of a jam -- until the third season when the show was cut back to once a week, but then they cut down on the cliffhanger endings, too.
2) The series did not suck. It may not have been what you wanted in a Batman series, but it was awesome in its own way.
3) Commissioner Gordon: "You know I'm violently opposed to police brutality!"
4) Chief O'Hara: "When it comes to the human mind, we're not equipped!"
5) The Batman TV series is responsible for the modern characters of the Riddler and Batgirl, a.k.a. Barbara Gordon, and is responsible for the name, Mr. Freeze. Before the TV series, he was known as Mr. Zero.
6) The 60's series had the best Alfred ever! He could disguise himself, he dressed up as Batman when both Bruce Wayne and Batman needed to be somewhere, he had a twin cousin, and he had his own vehicle -- the Alfred Cycle!
7) If you don't like the 60's Batman TV series, U R TEH SUCK!
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