
That moment when a once-great show starts going downhill. Instead we got more like this: You were great in your day, campy crusader, but now you've What's that expression again? That's it. Guest stars like Tim Conway, NPH, Adam West and the one and only Paul Reubens.Īnd then came its greatest episode "Chill of the Night!" It was dark and brooding but it reminded us of how much we missed the serious Batman. It feels like only yesterday we learned the next Batman cartoon would be a lighter incarnation.īut it was for nothing, because what we got was a love letter to Silver Age comics.Ī perfectly cast Diedrich Bader as Batman. , what was once so fresh has become formula. Is what I'd be saying if they hadn't been doing this exact same thing You can read about this adventure in my next memoir: Aquaman Versus the Primate Pugilist. Then it's a good thing it's not wits we've come to battle.īAT-MITE: Are you seeing what I'm seeing? Because I'm seeing gorillas riding sharks stealing an Ocean Lab. No creature on land or sea can match my superior intellect. With the contents of this Ocean Lab I will have all the components needed to restore ape-kind to its rightful place at the top of the food chain! Ĭease your simian siege now, Gorilla Grodd. It was my honor to fight by your side, President Lincoln MARY: Oh! of Parallel Universe 5501. Thanks to you, reconstruction of our great Union can now continue unabated. The Confederacy forev That was quite a timely rescue, sir. Sic semper tyrannis! The South shall rise again. The engine of his infernal steam-powered suit. The glorious South will never be defeated! A-ha! Say hello to John Wilkes Boom! Time to bring down the curtain on a Yankee rodent! Huh? My rail-splitting days are long gone, but I still know how to swing an ax. Why, who are you? Just a long-time admirer.
I declare, Mary, with that War Between the States nonsense behind us it feels good to laugh again.
