Batman's Anniversary

Batman's Anniversary
Writer(s)	William P. D'Angelo
Director(s)	James B. Clark
Season	2
Episode No	45
Series Episode No	79
Air Date	February 8, 1967
Special Guest Star Villain(s)	The Riddler (John Astin)

Plot

On an urgent call from Commissioner Gordon, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson switch to Batman and Robin and rush to The Gotham Plaza Hotel; once there, they are surprised by a party being held in celebration of Batman and Robin's anniversary of their partnership with The Gotham City Police Department. During the presentation of a golden calf filled with $200,000 intended for charity, the party is interrupted by erupting clouds of green smoke and the sudden appearance of three emergency firemen who swipe the calf and escape through an open window. Before making his escape, one of the firemen reveals himself to be that crooked Count Of Conundrums himself, The Riddler, in disguise, who drops off one of his criminal clues, and then drops out to a safety net placed just outside! The Dynamic Duo attempt to give chase in The Batmobile, but lose the getaway truck in some Riddler-planned confusion. Following up on Riddler's clue, The Dynamic Duo analyze a crossword puzzle in The Gotham Herald newspaper. Believing they have solved the puzzle, and that it holds the key to The Riddler's next caper, they put through a call to Gordon by Batphone to alert him. However, Gordon informs them that the underground vault of The Gotham City Bank has been flooded. Realizing they have misread the clues, Batman and Robin track Riddler to the bank where he and his henchmen Across and Down are attempting to steal the cash. Armed with Bat-Respirators, The Duo give battle; during the fight, Riddler yanks off Robin's respirator and tosses it aside, causing Batman to rush to his aid and give Riddler and his minions the distraction they need to split. The trio of supercrooks reconvene at their hideout at the soon-to-be-opened Noman Jigsaw Puzzle Factory, where they meet up with their moll, Anna Gram and to dry out the stolen money, for The Prince Of Puzzlers wants to collect $3 million in order to bargain for a horrifying weapon from Professor Avery Evans Charm: a pen-sized Demolecularizer. Meanwhile, Batman and Robin remember their appointment with The Gotham City's Bakers Guild to pose for life-sized marshmallow figurines, which will top a giant cake. Unknown to them, The Riddler, Across and Down have replaced the guild members! They lift The Caped Crusader and The Boy Wonder by forklift to the top of the 3-story cake; then, with a click of a switch by Riddler, Batman and Robin find themselves stuck as the cake directly under our heroes is made of 15 feet of lethal quicksand cleverly disguised as strawberry icing! Before leaving Riddler sings to the Dynamic Duo his version of a "happy" anniversary song! As The Dynamic Duo slowly sink to oblivion, The Riddler and his men depart to prepare his next criminal scheme.

Cliffhanger Text

CAN THIS BE TRUE ? BATMAN AND ROBIN CAUGHT IN A QUICKSAND CAKE-MIX ?

IS THE PARTY REALLY OVER ?

WILL HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BE AN EPITAPH FOR THE DYNAMIC DUO ?

TO SEE IF THEY SINK OR SWIM, TUNE IN TOMORROW.

SAME BAT-TIME, SAME BAT-CHANNEL!!!

Appearances

Individuals

• Batman / Bruce Wayne
• Robin / Dick Grayson
• Alfred
• Commissioner Gordon
• Chief O'Hara
• Mrs. Cooper
• The Riddler
• Across and Down
• Anna Gram
• Professor Avery Evans Charm

Weapons and Equipment

• Bat-Respirators
• De-Molecularizer
• Waterproof Loot Sack
• Riddler Alarm monitoring Secret Entrances

Locations

• Gotham City Bank

Behind the scenes

• This and A Riddling Controversy, marked John Astin's only appearances as The Riddler.

Batman Episodes

Season 1: Hi Diddle Riddle • Smack In The Middle • Fine Feathered Finks • The Penguin's a Jinx • The Joker Is Wild • Batman Is Riled • Instant Freeze • Rats Like Cheese • Zelda the Great • A Death Worse Than Fate • A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away • When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play • The Thirteenth Hat • Batman Stands Pat • The Joker Goes to School • He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul • True or False Face • Holy Rat Race • The Purr-Fect Crime • Better Luck Next Time • The Penguin Goes Straight • Not Yet, He Ain't • The Ring of Wax • Give 'Em the Axe • The Joker Trumps An Ace • Batman Sets the Pace • The Curse of Tut • The Pharaoh's in a Rut • The Bookworm Turns • While Gotham City Burns • Death In Slow Motion • The Riddler's False Notion • Fine Finny Fiends • Batman Makes the Scenes Season 2: Shoot A Crooked Arrow • Walk the Straight and Narrow • Hot Off the Griddle • The Cat and the Fiddle • The Minstrel's Shakedown • Barbecued Batman? • The Spell of Tut • Tut's Case is Shut • The Greatest Mother of Them All • Ma Parker • The Clock King's Crazy Crimes • The Clock King Gets Crowned • An Egg Grows In Gotham • The Yegg Foes In Gotham • The Devil's Fingers • The Dead Ringers • Hizzonner the Penguin • Dizzoner the Penguin • Green Ice • Deep Freeze • The Impractical Joker • The Joker's Provokers • Marsha, Queen Of Diamonds • Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds • Come Back, Shame • It's How You Play the Game • The Penguin's Nest • The Bird's Last Jest • The Cat's Meow • The Bat's Kow Tow • The Puzzles Are Coming • The Duo is Slumming • The Sandman Cometh • The Catwoman Goeth (A Stitch in Time) • The Contaminated Cowl • The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul • The Zodiac Crimes • The Joker's Hard Times • The Penguin Declines • That Darn Catwoman • Scat! Darn Catwoman • Penguin is a Girl's Best Friend • Penguin Sets A Trend • Penguin's Disastrous End • Batman's Anniversary • A Riddling Controversy • The Joker's Last Laugh • The Joker's Epitaph • Catwoman Goes to College • Batman Displays His Knowledge • A Piece of the Action • Batman's Satisfaction • King Tut's Coup • Batman's Waterloo • Black Widow Strikes Again • Caught In The Spider's Den • Pop Goes the Joker • Flop Goes the Joker • Ice Spy • The Duo Defy Season 3: Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin • Ring Around the Riddler • The Wail of the Siren • The Sport of Penguins • A Horse of Another Color • The Unkindest Tut Of All • Louie, the Lilac • The Ogg and I • How To Hatch A Dinosaur • Surf's Up! Joker's Under! • The Londinium Larcenies • The Foggiest Notion • The Bloody Tower • Catwoman's Dressed to Kill • The Ogg Couple • The Funny Feline Felonies • The Joke's on Catwoman • Louie's Lethal Lilac Time • Nora Clavicle And The Ladies' Crime Club • Penguin's Clean Sweep • The Great Escape • The Great Train Robbery • I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle • The Joker's Flying Saucer • The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra • Minerva, Mayhem And Millionaires Other/Tie-In Media: Batman: The Movie • Batman '66 • Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders • Batman vs. Two-Face