The Batman/Superman Hour
| The Batman/Superman Hour | |
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| Based on | |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Hal Sutherland |
| Voices of | |
| Narrated by | Ted Knight |
| Theme music composer | John Gart |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Allen Ducovny |
| Producers | |
| Running time | 60/30 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Release | September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969 |
The Batman/Superman Hour is a
Series overview
This series marked the animation debut of Batman, his supporting cast and some of their
, and some villains exclusive to the series.The success of The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure in 1967 had prompted Filmation to produce a Metamorpho pilot and begin development on other similar series.[3] These plans were cancelled when CBS secured the animation rights to Batman in the wake of ABC's recent success with the Batman live action television series.[3] Going into production close to the start of the 1968 TV season, what would become The Batman/Superman Hour required Filmation to pull as many additional animators from other projects as they could spare to ramp up production.[citation needed]
This series was the first time
In 1969, the series was repackaged into 30-minute episodes without the Superman segments and renamed
Episodes
The Superman portion of the program consisted of new 61⁄2-minute shorts from Filmation's The New Adventures of Superman and The Adventures of Superboy.
The Batman half of The Batman/Superman Hour consisted of new shorts. One story was presented in two 61⁄2 minute segments and one story in a single 61⁄2 minute segment. Thirty-four stories were produced.
Cast
- Olan Soule as Batman, Alfred Pennyworth
- Casey Kasem as Robin, Chief O'Hara, Mayor of Gotham City, Additional Voices
- Jane Webb as Batgirl, Catwoman
- , Simon the Pieman, Dollman, Judge
- Larry Storch as The Joker
- Bud Collyer as Superman
- Bob Hastings as Superboy / Young Clark Kent
- Jackson Beck as Lex Luthor, Narrator (Superman segments)
- Jack Grimes as Jimmy Olsen
- Joan Alexander and Julie Bennett as Lois Lane
Production credits
- Directed by Hal Sutherland
- Associate Directors: Rudy Larriva, Amby Paliwoda, Don Towsley, Lou Zukor
- Art Director: Don Christensen
- Storyboard: Sherman Labby, Oscar Dufau, Mike O'Connor, Jan Green, Gary Lund
- Layout: Dan Noonan, Ray Vinella, Herb Hazelton, C.L. Hartman, Jacques Rupp, Ray Jacobs, Kay Wright, Louise Sandoval, Takashi Masunaga, Mike Ploog, Bill Lignante, Marilee Heyer, Alberto DeMello, Dick Preisen, Frank Gonzales, Mel Keefer, Sylvia Mattinson, Kay Wright
- Background Director: Erv Kaplan
- Background Artists: Paul Xander, Bill Geach, Martin Forte, Jack Healey, Ted Littlefield, Art Lozzi, Jim Jones, Maurice Harvey, Venetia Epler, Bill McArdle, Lorraine Marue, Ann Guenther, Barbara Smith
- Animation: Bill Hajee, Ralph Somerville, Len Rogers, Murray McClellan, Len Redman, James Brummett, Bob Carr, Russ Von Neida, Bob Bransford, Joan Orbison, Bill Pratt, Marshall Lamore, Norm McCabe, George Grandpre, Judy Drake, Bill Reed, Chic Otterstrom, Les Kaluza, Xenia, Bill Hutten, Otto Feuer, Ken Southworth, Jack Ozark, Reuben Timmins, Ed Friedman, Butch Davis, Virgil Raddatz, Bob Trochim, Virgil Ross, Tom McDonald, David Tendlar, Bob Matz, Paul Krukowski, Dick Hall
- Camera Supervision: Roger Brown
- Camera: Ray Lee, Ron LaPeer, Gary Milton, Sergio Antonio Alcazar, Roger Sims
- Editorial: Joseph Simon
- Negative Cutting: June Gilham
- Sound Effects: Enfeld Mahana Corp.
- Prints by Technicolor
- Production Coordinator: Rock Benedict
- Checking Supervisor: Marion Turk
- Ink and Paint Supervision: Martha Buckley
- Voices: ; all villainesses); Cliff Owens
- Background Music: John Gart
- Executive Producer: Allen Ducovny
- Produced by Norm Prescott, Lou Scheimer
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ "A History of Batman on TV". IGN. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ a b McNeil, Darren (July 2004). "The 1968 DC Filmation Pilots". Back Issue! (5). TwoMorrows Publishing. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
