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, starting in 1966, to send up the popular ''

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'' and ''

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'' television series, which had premiered the same year. It depicts an

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bat

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and a

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who is acting as his

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. The main villain is a

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who seeks

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Plot

Batfink is a bat superhero with metal wings. With the help of his sidekick, Karate, he fights crime in his city, usually against his recurring villain, Hugo A-Go-Go, but also against others. Many episodes place Batfink in a dangerous

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-type situation; typically, this is effected by trapping him in some sort of bondage, placing him in a position that renders his wings useless. At the moment the potentially fatal shot is fired, the action freezes, and the narrator asks dramatically if Batfink will survive. The action then continues, with Batfink escaping via a convenient but previously unseen

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or through the use of his superpowers.

Characters

Batfink

Batfink (voiced by

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) is a superpowered

grey

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in a yellow costume with a big red "B" on the chest and red gauntlets and boots. He uses his supersonic

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and black metallic wings to fight crime. When not fighting crime, Batfink lives in a split-level cave, though he also has a direct video link to the Chief's office in case his help is needed. Batfink's "supersonic sonar radar" is a super-powered version of a bat's echolocation, used to locate prey. Batfink's power takes the form of the letters of the word "BEEP" either once or twice emanating from his mouth. The radar is anthropomorphic and sentient and can fly wherever Batfink needs them to go – accompanied by a distinctive beeping noise. His catchphrase during that time is "My supersonic sonar radar will help me!" Whenever Batfink said those words, he would say it through the open sun roof of the Battilac car, while it was not in motion. The radar can see, feel fear, evade capture and report back to Batfink on what it has seen. In one episode, the radar is ambushed and beaten up. The radar also gets confused, misdirected, and lost, leaving Batfink to rely on other means to spy upon the episode's villain. Once, when the radar is sent to investigate Queenie Bee and her swarm of villainous bees, it returns with the "EEP" swollen with bee stings. When Karate asks Batfink "How come they just stung the E-E-P?", he replies "Because a bee would never harm another bee. But a bee will tell on another bee.". The literal spelled-out appearance of an

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was a

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not limited to the supersonic sonar radar; in one episode, Hugo A-Go-Go invented a tickling stick that tickles its adversaries into submission, which sent out the words "Kitchy Koo" to do the deed on Batfink (the episode ended with Batfink slicing the K's off to create the far more irritating, but less distracting, "Itchy Oo"). Batfink's main defense are his metallic wings, which he is able to fold around himself as a protective shield against most attacks, thereby spawning the most famous catchphrase of the show: "Your bullets cannot harm me – my wings are like a shield of steel!" He claims in some episodes that his wings are

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, but in other episodes he explicitly states that they are not – since he always carries a can of spot remover to keep them polished. Batfink can also use his wings as offensive weapons. In one episode, he uses one of them as a sword during a duel. His wings can also help him fly at incredible speeds. They are often used to help him escape certain death or cut through bonds when he has been captured (he can break out of regular ropes, but not rubber ones). In the episode "Ebenezer the Freezer", Batfink has automatic

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s built into his wings, but not in any other episode. Sometimes, his wings hinder him. When in water, he will sink because of the weight of his metal wings. Powerful magnets are also a problem for him.

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, for reasons unexplained (but possibly relating to his birth in a plutonium mine), also renders the wings useless. Batfink's life and wings are explained in the final episode, "Batfink: This Is Your Life", which depicts his boyhood and how his real wings were replaced. Batfink rides in a customized pink car resembling a

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with

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ed rear fins and bat-winged red "B" emblems on the doors and hood. Called the "Battillac" (rhymes with "

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"), the car is outfitted with a sun roof and many defensive devices, and is resistant to collision damage and energy weapons. Batfink often says something like "It's a good thing the Battillac is equipped with a

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-insulated blast shield!" and Karate replies, "It's also good it was a small bomb". As soon as a crime is acknowledged, Batfink says "Karate, the Battillac!" In the last episode of the series, titled "Batfink: This Is Your Life", it is revealed that Batfink was born in an abandoned plutonium mine, which is where he obtained his powers, and that he lost his natural wings as a child while saving his mother's life after escaped convicts blew up their mountain-top cave (plutonium in real life is too scarce in the Earth's crust to be mined, it must be synthesized, usually from

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). This incident is what motivated him to become a crime-fighter.

Karate

Kara "Karate" Te (voiced by

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) is a gi-clad martial arts expert and Batfink's oafish sidekick who drives the Battillac. He is somewhat oversized and not very bright, but is strong enough to help Batfink out of any situation. He carries a wide variety of objects and gadgets in his "utility sleeve" (a parody of

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), but he often has trouble finding what he needs in it. Karate tends to succeed by dumb luck rather than by skill or ingenuity, and often Karate's involvement will make a bad situation worse. Karate is usually ordered to check downstairs while Batfink checks the upper floor. At the end of each episode, Karate will make a corny pun that is sometimes physical on the part of his stupidity. Karate's father was the

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who made Batfink's metallic wings. Karate is a direct send-up of Kato, the

's companion, but his hulking size is inspired by the

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villain

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. Also, like in ''The Green Hornet'', when both characters are in the car, Karate is the driver, while Batfink rides in the back seat. In early episodes, he speaks in a stereotypical Asian accent; in later episodes, he is voiced in a clipped, nasal speech pattern, inspired by

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, whose ''

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'' character, Maxwell Smart, was popular at the time. On occasion, Karate even utters the Maxwell Smart-inspired

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, "Sorry about that, Batfink".

The Chief

The

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(voiced by

) is Batfink's contact on the local police force and informs Batfink of all the latest crimes via a direct video link to Batfink's Split-Level Cave. Batfink answers "The hotline — Batfink here". The Chief also has a wife and children, who never appear onscreen, but are mentioned by Karate as having seen them in the episode "Tough MacDuff."

The Mayor

The Mayor is the unnamed mayor of the city that Batfink protects.

The Narrator

The Narrator (voiced by

) narrates each episode while explaining certain information and doing the cliffhanger narration.

Hugo A-Go-Go

General Professor Hugo "Jerkules" A-Go-Go (voiced by

) is the wild-haired smocked main villain of the series. He speaks English with a German accent. He is referred to as the world's maddest scientist and spends his time in his secret laboratory creating weird and wacky inventions (including a robot bride, complete with robot mother-in-law) to defeat Batfink and dominate the world. He always manages to escape jail to antagonize the hero in a later episode. Hugo A-Go-Go often breaks the

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and has conversations with the narrator.

Other villains

Other villains that are Batfink's enemies are: * Ebeneezer the Freezer is a villain who collaborated with Hugo A-Go-Go in a plot to freeze the city. * Mr. Boomer is the owner of Boomer Glass Works who has been using the sonic booms caused by his jets to improve his business. * Big Ears Ernie is a villain with sensitive hearing. * Manhole Manny is a villain who operates in the sewers. * Mr. M. Flick is a mad movie maker. * Skinny Minnie is the world's thinnest thief. ** Bony Mahoney, Diet Wyatt and Scrawny Arnie the Narrow Knaves are the henchmen of Skinny Minnie. * Fatman is a criminal with an inflatable suit who steals fat items. * Gluey Louie is a villain who uses glue in his capers. * Brother Goose is a supervillain who always leaves taunting clues based on

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s. * Myron the Magician is a criminal magician. * Sporty Morty is a sports-themed villain that wields different sports equipment. * The Ringading Brothers are criminal acrobats. * Stupidman is a criminal who commits crimes that no sensible person would commit. He is also the

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of the Chief of Police. * Professor Vibrato is a mad scientist that uses vibration technology. * Greasy Gus is a villain who uses grease in his crimes. * Number Zero is a villain whose real name is Plus A. Minus. * Swami Salami is a criminal snake charmer. * The Human Pretzel is a criminal contortionist. * Professor Hopper is a criminal

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owner who uses his trained fleas to commit crimes. * Roz the Schnozz is a criminal with a

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-like nose. * Lucky Chuck is a lucky criminal. * Party Marty is a party-themed criminal who uses special

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s in his crimes. * Professor Flippo is a mad scientist who invented a machine that turns things upside down. * The Rotten Rainmaker is a villain with a weather-controlling machine. * Gypsy James is a parking-meter thief and

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who makes voodoo dolls of Batfink and Karate to try to seal their fate. * The Chameleon is an art thief who uses portable camouflage screens. * Beanstalk Jack is a farmer who uses instant beanstalks in his crimes. * Curly the Human Cannonball is a criminal human cannonball. * Robber Hood is an archery-themed criminal. * Sandman Sam is a criminal who uses "slumber sand" that puts anyone to sleep. * The Great Escapo is an escape artist. * Daniel Boom is a criminal who uses explosives in his crimes. * Queenie Bee is a female supervillain with her army of bees. Batfink sends Queenie Bee to

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and her bees to "Sting Sting". * Sabubu is a thief from

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. * The Mean Green Midget is a short criminal who grows fruits and vegetables to help in his crimes. * Napoleon Blownapart is a criminal who uses hand grenades to blow up stuff. * Magneto the Magnificent is a criminal who wields magnetic gauntlets. * Buster the Ruster is a criminal who uses a spray gun that shoots "rust dust". * Mike the Mimic is an impersonator. * Cinderobber is a criminal cleaning lady. * Mr. Bouncey is a former

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who uses a special spray to turn anything into rubber. * Old King Cruel is a criminal who is the "king of cruelty". * Victor the Predictor is a criminal who uses a prediction motif. * Goldyunlocks is a female villain with an obsession of unlocking every lock she sees. Batfink finally defeats her by putting her in a cell with no lock. ** Phillip "Phil", Billiam "Bill" and Sylvester "Syl" the Three Baers are the henchmen of Goldyunlocks. * Bowl Brummel is a criminal bowler. * Harold Hamboné is an opera understudy. * Adam Blankenstein is a green-skinned criminal whose gun shoots out "blanks" that give people amnesia. * Whip Van Winkle is a criminal who uses whips in his crimes. * Tough MacDuff is Batfink's oldest enemy. After being released from prison, he gathered Hugo A-Go-Go and other Batfink villains in a plot to get Batfink to leave town. * Judy "Jujitsu" Jitsu is a martial artist, whose name is derived from

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, and on whom Karate has a crush. * Father Time Bomb is a criminal who uses time bombs in his crimes.

Episodes

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from the museum, but he refuses to tell who did it. This leads everyone, including the thieves, to believe that he has turned crooked. The three crooks in this episode return in "Crime College". , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=2 , Title=The Short Circuit Case , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=

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, Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1966, 4, 21 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go (in his first appearance) is using his short-circuit device to make trains and traffic signals go wild. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=3 , Title=Ebenezer the Freezer , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go and Ebenezer the Freezer plan to freeze the entire city, using a missile loaded with freeze gas. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=4 , Title=The Sonic Boomer , WrittenBy=(No credit) , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Mr. Boomer, the owner of Boomer Glass Works, is using a

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to create window-shattering

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s in order to increase business. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=5 , Title=Big Ears Ernie , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Big Ears Ernie is a burglar whose super-sensitive hearing allows him to break into safes and avoid capture. The main battle takes place at a construction site. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=6 , Title=Batfink on the Rocks , WrittenBy= Dennis Marks , Aux2=John Gentilella , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has stolen all the water from

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and is selling it for five cents a glass. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=7 , Title=Manhole Manny , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=James Tyer , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Manhole Manny, who hides out in the sewer, reaches up through

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s to steal things, such as a valuable painting and the wheels off of police cars. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=8 , Title=The Mad Movie Maker , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=I. Klein , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Mr. M. Flick, the Mad Movie Maker, uses a projected image of a

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to scare everyone out of the city, leaving him free to loot it. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=9 , Title=Nuts of the Round Table , WrittenBy=(No credit) , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go is sending out robotic

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s to commit robberies for him. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=10 , Title=Skinny Minnie , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Skinny Minnie and her gang of rail-thin thugs use their ability to squeeze through tight spaces to commit robberies and hide from the police. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=11 , Title=Fatman Strikes Again , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Graham Place , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Someone is stealing valuables from fat men's clubs, so Batfink dons an inflatable "fat suit" to find him. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=12 , Title=The Kitchy Koo Kaper , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=James Tyer , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go uses his latest invention, a tickle stick, to render people helpless with laughter. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=13 , Title=The Dirty Sinker , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen,
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to cut through the hulls of ships so he can rob them and then sink them. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=14 , Title=Gluey Louie , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 3 , ShortSummary=Gluey Louie, who immobilizes people with puddles of glue, steals

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just as it is being donated to a university. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=15 , Title=Brother Goose , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Tom Golden,
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") is a crook whose crimes and traps are patterned after

s. This criminal returns in "Crimes in Rhymes". , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=16 , Title=The Chocolate-Covered Diamond , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Graham Place , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Two crooks have lost a stolen diamond in a candy factory, so now they are trying to find it by stealing chocolate bars all over town. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=17 , Title=Crime College , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=John Gentilella , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 1 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go is teaching his students (the three crooks from "Pink Pearl of Persia") how to commit crimes and avoid capture with the help of a heavily armed

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. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=18 , Title=Myron the Magician , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Myron the Magician, who uses

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tricks to commit crimes, steals a valuable painting from a museum and hides out in his specially-gimmicked house. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=19 , Title=Brain Washday , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=I. Klein , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 2, 6 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go steals a factory's payroll with the help of an instant brainwashing solution that turns people into his willing slaves. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=20 , Title=MPFTBRM , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=

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, Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 31 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go, using his newly invented MPFTBRM (Millisecond Photo Flash Temporary Blinding Ray

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), has stolen a set of secret plans from a diplomatic courier. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=21 , Title=Gloves on the Go-Go , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Maury Reden , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 3 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has invented a pair of flying gloves that steal for him. Because they look like Batfink's gloves, Batfink is contacted by the Chief of Police on that and will be coming after him to arrest his gloves. Now Batfink must thwart Hugo's plot and clear his gloves' name. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=22 , Title=Sporty Morty , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman,
I. Klein , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 13 , ShortSummary=Sporty Morty, who uses sporting equipment to steal things, wants to hunt Batfink and have his head for a trophy. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=23 , Title=Go Fly a Bat , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 31 , ShortSummary=Hugo uses a cap that shoots lightning bolts to steal a gold idol; later, he flies the unconscious Batfink like a kite during a lightning storm. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=24 , Title=Ringading Brothers , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 1 , ShortSummary=The Ringading Brothers use

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skills to steal valuable rings from people's homes. Their name is a takeoff of both " Ringling Brothers" and the

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song "

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". , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=25 , Title=Out Out Darn Spot , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Morey Reden,
I. Klein , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 3 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go invents a

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that projects colorful spots to temporarily blind people; he first uses it to steal a valuable

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, later to trap Batfink. The title is a takeoff of a famous line from ''

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

''. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=26 , Title=Goo-Goo A-Go-Go , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=James Tyer , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 1 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has built a grenade-throwing robotic baby to help him commit crimes. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=27 , Title=Crimes in Rhymes , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=John Gentilella , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 4, 7 , ShortSummary=Brother Goose is back and is committing more crimes based on

s. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=28 , Title=Stupidman , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Graham Place,
John Gentilella , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 30 , ShortSummary=Stupidman, who commits crimes that no sensible person would try, has stolen a $2 million

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; the police are powerless to stop him because he is the Chief's brother-in-law! The crook's name is a parody of "

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". , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=29 , Title=A Living Doll , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 31 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has built a mechanical Batfink lookalike and Karate must determine who is who in order to save Batfink's life. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=30 , Title=Bat Patrol , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Martin Taras,
Morey Reden , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 13 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go's mechanical soldiers have declared war on law and order. The title is a takeoff of ''

The Rat Patrol ''The Rat Patrol'' is an American action and adventure television series that aired on ABC between 1966 and 1968. The show follows the exploits of four Allied soldiers – three Americans and one British – who are part of a long-range deser ...

''. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=31 , Title=Dig That Crazy Mountain , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Graham Place , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 1, 20 , ShortSummary=Professor Vibrato has broken out of jail using his ultrasonic

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and Batfink pursues him to his mountaintop hideout. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=32 , Title=Spin the Batfink , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 2, 6 , ShortSummary=A junk dealer is using a machine to create artificial tornadoes, which steal money and junk for him. This episode contains the first half of a hidden political message; the second half is in "Bride and Doom". , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=33 , Title=Greasy Gus , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=James Tyer , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 23 , ShortSummary=Greasy Gus, who uses puddles of grease to trip people up, has stolen the police payroll; the police will not work without pay, so it is up to Batfink to bring Gus in. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=34 , Title=The Mark of Zero , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 13 , ShortSummary=Plus A. Minus, alias Zero (a parody of

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), has stolen an original

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for ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' () is a French historical adventure novel written and published in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is the first of the author's three d'Artagnan Romances. As with some of his other works, he wrote it in col ...

''. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=35 , Title=Swami Salami , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Graham Place , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 4, 18 , ShortSummary=Snake charmer Swami Salami uses the

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to rob penthouses. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=36 , Title=The Human Pretzel , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bob Owen,
Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 4, 24 , ShortSummary=A

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ist called the Human Pretzel has stolen a box of diamonds and is hiding out at a carnival. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=37 , Title=Jumping Jewelry , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=John Gentilella , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 30 , ShortSummary=Professor Hopper, owner of a

, uses his trained fleas to steal jewelry. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=38 , Title=Roz the Schnozz , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=James Tyer , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 4, 24 , ShortSummary=Roz the Schnozz uses her

-like nose to sniff out valuables and to avoid the police. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=39 , Title=Karate's Case , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Bill Ackerman,
I. Klein , Aux3=Bob Owen,
Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 4, 7 , ShortSummary=Someone impersonating Karate has stolen the Gold Hand of Kara-Tay from a museum; Karate, determined to clear his name, insists on taking charge of this case. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=40 , Title=The Wishbone Boner , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman,
Frank Endres , Aux3=Bob Owens , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 1 , ShortSummary=Lucky Chuck, the luckiest crook in town, has stolen a dinosaur wishbone. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=41 , Title=Hugo for Mayor , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
Morey Reden , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 4, 18 , ShortSummary=Marked money from a bank robbery is planted on the Chief and the Mayor as part of Hugo A-Go-Go's plan to get himself elected mayor. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=42 , Title=The Indian Taker , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen,
John Zago , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 23 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go is using an Indian (i.e., Native American) motif for his latest crime spree "because I don't look good as a cowboy!" The title is a parody of the term "

Indian giver "Indian giver" is an expression used to describe a person who gives a "gift" and later wants it back or who expects something of equivalent worth in return for the item. It is based on cultural misunderstandings that took place between the early ...

". , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=43 , Title=The Devilish Device , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
Morey Reden , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 29 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go's latest invention makes people behave like animals and he uses it to turn Batfink into a chicken. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=44 , Title=Goldstinger , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 30 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go is using a "goldstinger" – a

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that instantly encases people and things in gold plate – to turn the heroes into immobile statues. The title of this cartoon is a parody of '' Goldfinger''. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=45 , Title=The Shady Shadow , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Martin Taras,
Frank Endres , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 4, 18 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go's machine has brought his shadow to life so that it can commit crimes and fight Batfink for him. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=46 , Title=Party Marty , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Morey Reden , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 3, 1 , ShortSummary=Party Marty, who uses

s to commit crimes, steals

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's love letters from a library. A reader in the library keeps shushing people throughout this cartoon. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=47 , Title=The Beep Bopper , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 4, 7 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go's newest machine has brainwashed Batfink's BEEP into leading the heroes into one trap after another. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=48 , Title=The Super Trap , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
John Gentilella , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 12 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go's electronic jamming device is turning all the machines in the Split-Level Cave against the heroes, including a trap of Batfink's devising that even Batfink cannot escape from. Note: This is the only episode in which Batfink and Karate do not leave the Bat Cave. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=49 , Title=Bride and Doom , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=James Tyer , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 1 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has invented a mechanical bride to help him commit crimes; the climax of the action takes place at

. This episode contains the second half of a hidden political message; the first half is in "Spin the Batfink". , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=50 , Title=Topsy Turvy , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 4, 24 , ShortSummary=Professor Flippo's invention turns people and things upside-down; he uses it as part of a death trap in which Batfink is trapped. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=51 , Title=The Rotten Rainmaker , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
Peter Dakis , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 8 , ShortSummary=The Rotten Rainmaker's weather-controlling device is raining out a planned rocket launch and he demands $1 million to make it stop. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=52 , Title=Gypsy James , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman,
Frank Endres , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 29 , ShortSummary=Gypsy James is a crooked

who steals

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s; he uses a

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to battle Batfink. His name is a parody of "

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". , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=53 , Title=The Kooky Chameleon , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Graham Place , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 19 , ShortSummary=The Chameleon ( no relation to the Marvel Comics supervillain) is an art thief from France who uses portable

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screens to hide from his pursuers. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=54 , Title=Beanstalk Jack , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 12 , ShortSummary=Beanstalk Jack (a parody of "

Jack and the Beanstalk "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale with ancient origins. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 4th edition :File:Round about our Coal Fire, or, Christmas Entertainments, 4th edn, 1734.pdf, On C ...

") is a farmer who uses instant giant beanstalks to commit crimes; he traps the heroes in a

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-style death trap involving a beanstalk. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=55 , Title=The Time Stopper , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
Jim Logan , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 19 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go's latest device can stop time itself for everyone but him and he uses it to rob a bank. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=56 , Title=The Kangarobot , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen,
Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 1 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has built a robotic

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that can leap tall buildings, provide Hugo with a quick getaway and fight. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=57 , Title=Presto-Chango-Hugo , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
John Gentilella , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 8 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go is spraying the entire city with Presto-Chango, a chemical that causes people to switch personalities; as a result of this, Batfink and Karate become each other. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=58 , Title=Curly the Cannonball , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 30 , ShortSummary=Curly the Human Cannonball is using his routine to break into jewelry stores so he can rob them. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=59 , Title=Robber Hood , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 12 , ShortSummary=Robber Hood (a parody of

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) uses his

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skills to rob money from banks so he can give it to himself. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=60 , Title=Slow Down! Speed Up! , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
James Tyer , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 1 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go's latest device can change the speed of whomever it is aimed at; he is using it to slow down his enemies and speed himself up. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=61 , Title=Sandman Sam , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Martin Taras,
Frank Endres , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 21 , ShortSummary=Sandman Sam is committing crimes with the help of his "slumber sand", which can put anyone to sleep; it even turns Batfink's BEEP into ZZZZ. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=62 , Title=Yo-Yo A-Go-Go , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Martin Taras,
John Gentilella , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 14 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has a

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which is designed to place a stick of

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wherever he wants it to. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=63 , Title=Hugo's Hoke , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
Jim Logan , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 1 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has blanketed the city with "Hoke" – hate-inducing smoke – causing everyone to be distracted from Hugo's crimes by their own constant bickering; as a result of this, even Batfink and Karate are at each other's throats. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=64 , Title=Backwards Box , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 1 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-G-'s latest device makes people and things go backwards; after Batfink escapes from one of Hugo's traps, Hugo uses the box to make him go back into it. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=65 , Title=The Great Escapo , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Graham Place , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 14 , ShortSummary=The Great Escapo escapes from prison and seals Batfink inside four famous traps at the same time, challenging him to get out of them. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=66 , Title=Watch My Smoke , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Martin Taras,
James Tyer , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 30 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has an

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-style lamp, which produces a thick black smoke that obeys Hugo's commands. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=67 , Title=Daniel Boom , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=

Dave Tendlar David Benjamin Tendlar (August 8, 1909 – September 9, 1993) was an American animator, best known for his work with Fleischer Studios and its successor, Famous Studios. Tendlar was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 8, 1909, and attended Stiv ...

,
Morey Reden , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 21 , ShortSummary=Daniel Boom (a parody of

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) uses explosives to commit crimes and to trap the heroes. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=68 , Title=Queenie Bee , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 5, 29 , ShortSummary=Queenie Bee's trained bees scare away a museum guard so that she can steal a valuable painting. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=69 , Title=The Thief from Baghdad , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Dave Tendlar,
Robert Taylor , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 26 , ShortSummary=Sabubu, the Thief from

, steals a priceless gem from a museum and makes his getaway on a flying carpet; his hideout is a carpet store. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=70 , Title=The Mean Green Midget , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Tom Golden,
Arnie Levy , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 7, 12 , ShortSummary=The Mean Green Midget (a parody of the

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) creates special plants and vegetables to help him commit crimes, such as a flower that sneaks money out of a bank. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=71 , Title=Double Double Crossers , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 8 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go claims that an impersonator of him is going to rob the bank and that he himself is innocent. It is really a robot double that Hugo himself built so he can have an alibi for his own crimes. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=72 , Title=The Baffling Bluffs of Hugo A-Go-Go , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 8, 15 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go fools people into thinking that everyday objects are actually powerful weapons so he can rob them easily. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=73 , Title=Napoleon Blownapart , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 14 , ShortSummary=In this pun-loaded episode, a lunatic called Napoleon Blownapart (a parody of

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) is using hand grenades to blow up statues in the park. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=74 , Title=The Atom Boom , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
Jim Logan , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 7, 12 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go pretends to surrender in order to lure Batfink into a seemingly inescapable trap he calls the Atom Boom (a parody of the

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). , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=75 , Title=Magneto the Magnificent , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Dave Tendlar,
Morey Reden , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 7, 26 , ShortSummary=Magneto the Magnificent ( no relation to the Marvel Comics supervillain) is a crook whose magnetic gauntlets help him to steal things. His voice is modeled after

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's. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=76 , Title=Hugo the Crimefighter , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 21 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go gains a reputation as a costumed crimefighter in order to put Batfink out of business. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=77 , Title=The Trojan Horse Thief , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Tom Golden,
Arnie Levy , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 7, 12 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go's new vehicle is an armored, heavily armed "

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" that can tear into vaults. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=78 , Title=The Zap Sap , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
James Logan , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 9, 12 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go builds a "

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" and fools everyone into thinking he is an alien. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=79 , Title=Unhappy Birthday , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 26 , ShortSummary=On Batfink's birthday, Hugo A-Go-Go tries a number of ways to destroy him, from a

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in a gift box to a giant cake with a stick of dynamite for a candle. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=80 , Title=Buster the Ruster , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Dave Tendlar,
Frank Endres , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 7, 26 , ShortSummary=Buster the Ruster uses a spray gun loaded with "rust dust" to disintegrate safes and policemen's guns. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=81 , Title=Karate's Day Off , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Dave Tendlar,
Bob Taylor , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 9, 14 , ShortSummary=On his day off, Karate is fooled by two crooks into believing that Batfink is their hostage and is forced to help them steal. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=82 , Title=Mike the Mimic , WrittenBy=

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, Aux2=Dave Tendlar,
Frank Endres , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 9, 28 , ShortSummary=Mike the Mimic uses his impersonation skills to trap Batfink and take his place. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=83 , Title=Cinderobber , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Dave Tendlar,
Morey Reden , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 8, 3 , ShortSummary=The Chief's new cleaning lady has stolen the police payroll and accidentally left one of her shoes behind; it can only be Cinderobber! (a parody of "

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") , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=84 , Title=Bouncey Bouncey Batfink , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 26 , ShortSummary=Mr. Bouncey, a former bouncer, uses a chemical spray to turn the bridge into rubber and he demands $1 million to "derubberize" it. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=85 , Title=The Bomber Bird , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Dave Tendlar,
James Tyer , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 8, 3 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has built a giant mechanical pigeon that drops explosive eggs. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=86 , Title=The Copycat Bat , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 6, 30 , ShortSummary=Using mechanical steel wings, Hugo A-Go-Go impersonates Batfink while stealing the city payroll and Batfink is framed for the crime. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=87 , Title=Old King Cruel , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Tom Golden,
Arnie Levy , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 9, 12 , ShortSummary=Old King Cruel (a parody of

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) steals money from a charity and candy from a baby. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=88 , Title=Victor the Predictor , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Dave Tendlar,
Morey Reden , Aux3=Bill Focht , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 9, 14 , ShortSummary=Victor the Predictor publicly predicts that a valuable gem will disappear and Batfink will be destroyed; Victor has secretly arranged for his predictions to come true. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=89 , Title=Goldyunlocks and the Three Baers , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 7, 26 , ShortSummary=Goldyunlocks (a parody of

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) robs the bank with the aid of her henchmen, the three Baer brothers. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=90 , Title=Jerkules , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Martin Taras,
James Tyer , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 9, 14 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go's machine has given him superhuman strength, which he uses to commit crimes under the name "Jerkules" (because he does not want

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to sue him). , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=91 , Title=Hugo Here, Hugo There , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Martin Taras,
John Gentilella , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 8, 15 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go's new "here-and-there belt" lets him teleport into and out of bank vaults and send Batfink to random places around the world. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=92 , Title=Bowl Brummel , WrittenBy=Nick Meglin , Aux2=Dave Tendlar,
Milton Stein , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 10, 4 , ShortSummary=Ex-champion bowler Bowl Brummel (whose name is a play on "

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") uses an exploding

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to rob several jewelry stores at once. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=93 , Title=Fleiderfink , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Tom Golden,
Arnie Levy , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 8, 15 , ShortSummary=

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tic

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Harold Hamboné uses a special powder to make the star lose his voice so that he can go on instead. The title is a takeoff of '' Die Fleidermaus'', an opera whose title translates as ''The Bat''. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=94 , Title=Blankenstein , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 8, 3 , ShortSummary=Green-skinned Mr. Blankenstein (whose name is a parody of "

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") has a gun that shoots "blanks" that blank out people's memories. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=95 , Title=Whip Van Winkle , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Tom Golden,
Arnie Levy , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 9, 28 , ShortSummary=When he is not napping, Whip Van Winkle (whose name is a play on "

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") uses whips to rob people. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=96 , Title=Tough MacDuff , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Martin Taras,
Frank Endres , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 10, 4 , ShortSummary=Batfink's oldest enemy Tough MacDuff has been released from prison and has gathered together all of Batfink's foes consisting of Manhole Manny, Big Ears Ernie, Gluey Louie, Stupidman, Skinny Minnie, Whip Van Winkle, Old King Cruel, Cinderobber, Swami Salami, Party Marty, Beanstalk Jack, Queenie Bee, Sporty Morty, and Rozz the Schnozz as well as Hugo A-Go-Go. He is giving the hero an ultimatum: get out of town or be destroyed by the villains. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=97 , Title=Judy Jitsu , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Bill Ackerman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 9, 28 , ShortSummary=

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Judy Jitsu (whose name is derived from "

") steals a valuable set of jewelry; the heroes track her down, even though Karate is falling for her. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=98 , Title=Ego A-Go-Go , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 9, 12 , ShortSummary=Hugo A-Go-Go has sprayed Batfink with a chemical called Ego A-Go-Go that has turned him into a narcissist, thus making him easier to fight. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=99 , Title=Father Time Bomb , WrittenBy=Heywood Kling , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 10, 4 , ShortSummary=Father Time Bomb (who resembles

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) informs the Chief that he has planted a time bomb somewhere in the city. The heroes look for it, not knowing that it is at police headquarters. , LineColor=B11030 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber=100 , Title=Batfink – This Is Your Life , WrittenBy=Dennis Marks , Aux2=Myron Waldman , Aux3=Bob Owen , OriginalAirDate={{start date, df=yes, 1967, 10, 4 , ShortSummary=Trapped in a seemingly inescapable death trap by Hugo A-Go-Go, Batfink sees his life flash before his eyes and we see how he first became a steel-winged crimefighter. The title is taken from the TV series '' This Is Your Life''. , LineColor=B11030

Hidden political message

According to Dave Mackey's ''Batfink'' site, a two-part political message is concealed in two episodes, disguised as sped-up gibberish. Mackey translates the message as follows: * Part 1 (in "Spin the Batfink"): "The most dangerous force in America today is

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and his political machine. It's time we realized that they intend to run this country. When the smut publishers put a..." * Part 2 (in "Bride and Doom"): "...dirty cover on a clean book, let's take it at face value and call it trash and dump it in the river".

Production and syndication

The cartoon was produced at Hal Seeger Studios, in New York City, and at Bill Ackerman Productions in Midland Park, New Jersey. It was syndicated by

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and continued to air on local stations throughout the 1980s.

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briefly aired episodes of ''Batfink'' on ''

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'' as well as its ''

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'' block in 1995 and 1997. In September 2006, it returned to the U.S. as part of "Cartoons Without a Clue",

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's mystery lineup on weekends. The ''Batfink'' series was very popular in the UK, becoming a cult series like the later ''

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'', and from 1967 onwards, it was shown at least once every year on UK terrestrial television until 1983, initially on the BBC network, where it was allocated an early evening slot just before the

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, and latterly as part of

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; it subsequently reappeared in 1986 on the ITV Saturday morning magazine show '' Get Fresh''. In the early 1990s, it was repeated again as part of

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's ''

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'' series; after ''Wacaday'' finished in 1992, ''Batfink'' was consigned to the vaults in the UK for the next twelve years. It was introduced to a new audience in 2004. It first aired on 6 January 1994 on

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during its

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Block at the exact time of 16;00, was included in a number of episodes of the

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's Saturday morning show ''

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'', and since April 2006, it has been enjoying an extended, if somewhat irregular, repeat run on

. This run finished in the 2010s. ''Batfink'' was made quickly and cheaply by re-using stock sequences. Although most serial animations do this to some extent, ''Batfink'' did it more than most. Commonly repeated scenes include the intro to the initial briefings by the Chief (the TV screen hotline buzzing into life), Batfink and Karate getting into the Battillac, the Battillac going round mountain bends, the Battillac going over a bridge, Batfink's supersonic sonar radar, and others. Sometimes, the repeated scenes would be cut short, so that sections could be re-used to fit the storyline more closely.

DVD release

* Cinema Club released the complete series on Region 2 DVD on 6 December 2004. *

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released ''Batfink: The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1 on 3 July 2007.{{cite web, url=http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=3094764 , title=Batfink: The Complete Series , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070522152746/http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=3094764 , archivedate=22 May 2007 , website=

store ** Both DVD boxsets run over four DVDs and contain all 100 episodes of the series. * In January 2007, A-Design released a single ''Batfink'' DVD in

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, which includes 26 5-minute segments.

Note

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References

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External links

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