Episode Title: It’s How You Play the Game
Original Airdate: December 1, 1966
When we last left Gotham City, Batman and Robin had been tied to stakes by the villainous Shame and are about to be trampled by a stampede of cattle. There is no way to stop them! What will our heroes do? Let’s find out in It’s How You Play the Game. Continue reading Batman S:02 E:26
Episode Title: High Five
Original Airdate: September 7, 1993
What scares you the most? Maybe you’re someone who is freaked out by heights. Or, perhaps the sinister image of a skeleton at Halloween time gives you the willies. Well, the Power Rangers have to deal with both those things in this episode as they learn to overcome fears in today’s episode, High Five. Continue reading Mighty Morphin Power Rangers S:01 E:02
Episode Title: Come Back, Shame
Original Airdate: November 30, 1966
Perhaps one of the most significant characters in the history of the Spider-Man comics is one who didn’t live to see Peter Parker become his superhero alter ego…Peter’s Uncle Ben. Actor Cliff Robertson turned in a memorable performance as Ben in Sam Raimi’s series of Spidey films. It turns out, though, that Robertson has spent time alongside DC characters as well as Marvel. In today’s episode of Batman he appears as the villainous cowboy Shame in Come Back, Shame! Continue reading Batman S:02 E:25
Episode Title: Day of the Dumpster
Original Airdate: August 28, 1993
Our adventures with the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers begins where many superhero stories start…an origin story. There’s no radioactive spiders, parents being killed, or interplanetary refugees, though. It’s just a simple story about a few average California teenagers in the nineties recruited to fight a space witch with giant robots. Get ready for Day of the Dumpster! Continue reading Mighty Morphin Power Rangers S:01 E:01
Episode Title: Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds
Original Airdate: November 24, 1966
When we last left Gotham City, Batman’s only hope to save Robin is to marry the evil Marsha, Queen of Diamonds and then reveal the location of the Batcave so she can get her hands on the giant Bat Diamond which powers the Batcomputer. The couple is standing at the altar with the Caped Crusader struggling to get our the words “I do.” Let’s see what happens in today’s episode, Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds. Continue reading Batman S:02 E:24
I’ve always had a huge interest in movies and TV shows that are aimed at kids. I was that weird guy who would sit in his college dorm room watching afternoon cartoons on UHF channels. But even for a self-described man-child, there are times in life where you have to be an adult. The fall of 1993 was one of those times for me. I was at the point where I was getting ready for big life changes like career, marriage, and moving across the country. So, needless to say, I wasn’t exactly in the right frame of mind to enjoy what was the biggest new kids program in the country at that time…a strange little superhero show called Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. Besides, the thing looked really cheesy and dumb. Continue reading Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Introduction
Episode Titles: Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Original Airdate: November 23, 1966
Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s was pretty awesome. As a kid, not only did I get to experience all the great pop culture offerings of those decades, but thanks to UHF channels that filled their schedules with reruns I also became an expert on the TV of the decades the preceded. That’s how I discovered the Batman series, as well as so many other greats. Stuff like The Monkees, I Dream of Jeanie, Gilligan’s Island, The Munsters, and The Addams Family. Speaking of the Addams’, this week our episode of Batman brings us one of the stars of that series. Morticia herself, Carolyn Jones, stars as the titular villainess in Marsha, Queen of Diamonds. Continue reading Batman S:02 E:23
Episode Title: The Joker’s Provokers
Original Airdate: November 17, 1966
When we last left Gotham City, Batman was about to be notched into a giant key while Robin is doomed to be given a fresh coat of wax. The Joker seems to have been victorious. Will our heroes escape? Let’s find out in today’s episode, The Joker’s Provokers. Continue reading Batman S:02 E:22
Episode Title: The Impractical Joker
Original Airdate: November 16, 1966
Sometimes I really wonder about the incarceration system in Gotham City. Batman and Robin are quite skilled at capturing the criminals, but somehow they keep on getting back out on the street. It’s not like any of them end up rehabilitated either. They all go back to their criminal ways. So, even though he’s been captured many times before, the Joker (Cesar Romero) returns this week in our episode, The Impractical Joker. Continue reading Batman S:01 E:21
Episode Title: Deep Freeze
Original Airdate: November 10, 1966
When we last left Gotham City, Batman and Robin had been captured by Mr.Freeze (Otto Preminger) and are about to be turned into Frostie Freezies. How can they possibly escape? Let’s find out in our next episode, Deep Freeze. Continue reading Batman S:02 E:20
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