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Batman

Batman

The worst is yet to come.

1966–1968Ended3 seasons120 episodes~25 min/epTV-GMidcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch Batman?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Batman to rent or buy on Prime Video, and on no subscription service.

Rent / Buy

Buy

Highlights

What stands out about Batman?

Batman earns 5 badges, led by Crowd Pleaser and Preferred by Critics.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Batman worth watching?

Batman's Midcredits score is the 71st percentile of all shows, from 30K ratings across 2 sources. 79% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

71st percentile

Better received than 71% of shows

63rd percentile among Action56th percentile among 1960s
Acclaim (how much people like it)67th
Approval (how many liked it)70th

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

74 /100

67th percentile of all shows

63rd percentile among Action55th percentile among 1960s

Rating distribution

Most people land high, with a thin tail of low scores from those it didn't reach.

Approval

How many liked it

79% liked it

70th percentile of all shows

59th percentile among Action52nd percentile among 1960s
79% rated it 7–1021% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

93rd percentile

30K ratings across platforms

75th percentile among Action95th percentile among 1960s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26

What reviewers say

Fans praised

  • self-aware campy humor that works for both kids and adults
  • memorable guest-star villains with outsized performances
  • colorful, comic-book-style production design and iconic Batmobile

Detractors panned

  • destroys Batman's dark vigilante essence with goofy satire
  • formulaic plots with no suspense, character depth, or stakes

What stands out

Sound and musicDivisive75

iconic theme song and energetic score are widely praised

HumorDivisive70

deliberate camp, deadpan delivery, and absurd situations land for fans

ActingDivisive65

Adam West's deadpan seriousness; villains ham it up with relish

DialogueDivisive55

cheesy wordplay, groan-inducing puns, and Robin's 'Holy' exclamations

OriginalityDivisive45

pioneered camp as a TV style but every episode follows the same blueprint

Effects and spectacleDivisive45

cheap in-camera tricks and goofy props; onomatopoeic fight graphics

CharactersDivisive40

one-note heroes with no backstory or growth; villains are caricatures

Plot and storyDivisive30

highly formulaic two-part capers with repetitive trap-and-escape pattern

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Men

Men scored it 21 points higher than women.

Critics vs users

Preferred by Critics

Critics scored it 38 points higher than users.

US vs non-US

Preferred by US Viewers

US viewers scored it 14 points higher than non-US viewers.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Under-30s vs over-30s 8 points apart

Episodes

3 seasons

Season 3 · 1967 · 26 episodes · 4.5 average across 1 rated episode

  • S3E1

    Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin

    Sep 14, 196725 min
  • S3E2

    Ring Around the Riddler

    Sep 21, 196725 min
  • S3E3

    The Wail of the Siren

    Sep 28, 196725 min
  • S3E4

    The Sport of Penguins

    Oct 5, 196725 min
  • S3E5

    A Horse of Another Color

    Oct 12, 196725 min
  • S3E6

    The Unkindest Tut of All

    Oct 19, 196725 min

Watch experience

What is Batman like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Ironic, light and gentle — an even-paced watch that leaves you feeling good.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
JoyfulAbsurdThrilling
Heaviest: throughout
Absurdist humor: Deliberately illogical; embraces nonsense.
Register
Campy · 2% of showsPlayfulAbsurdist · 6% of shows: Deliberately illogical; embraces nonsense.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.Procedural · 7% of showsStatus quo each season
ToneThe show holds its comic-book melodrama at a playful, irreverent distance, winking at the audience with exaggerated performances and campy visuals.
The rideThe series sustains a consistently light, buoyant, and playful energy across its run, never veering into real tension or darkness.
StructureEpisodes are self-contained three-act adventures with a setup, confrontation, and resolution, occasionally bridged by a cliffhanger between two parts.
Episode formatEach episode follows a self-contained formula: a villain commits a crime, Batman and Robin are alerted, they deduce the plot, fight, and capture the villain, all resolved by episode's end.
Season formatSeasons are interchangeable batches of episodes; the status quo is fully restored at the end of each story, and any season is an entry point.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Feel-goodFun
Why it leaves you this wayThe campy, low-stakes adventures leave viewers grinning and uplifted, with no lasting weight.
How it ends · evidence
Happy ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterTyrant
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18% (this title): Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% (this title) · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Tyrant: A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).

18% of shows fit this archetype

Why this archetypeEach episode follows Batman and Robin foiling a flamboyant supervillain's scheme, a classic monster-defeating structure with a human tyrant as the threat.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfJusticeMorality
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11% (this title): Justice 14% (this title) · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% (this title) · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Morality

Justice · 14% of showsCommunity: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Dual lead
How it treats its themeThe show celebrates a clean, colorful vision of justice where law and order always triumph through the duo's ingenuity and ethical clarity.
StanceThe show unironically celebrates a simple, victorious vision of justice, treating its heroes as paragons and its villains as colorful foils for an upbeat moral lesson.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanInstitutionalStylized realism
Orchestral classicalForeground music · original score · Neal Hefti
Setting1960s Gotham City, a pop-art metropolis of bold colors and comic-book gadgets
MusicThe iconic surf-rock theme song and punchy, onomatopoeic fight cues are instantly recognizable.

Content guide

Is Batman okay for kids?

TV-G

Batman is rated TV-G. As of October 3, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at mild (29/100), sexual content at minimal (14/100), language at minimal (8/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (35/100) and frightening material at mild (21/100). Overall it is heavier than 59% of TV-G shows.

Ratings in 12 other countries
  • UKPG
  • CanadaG
  • AustraliaPG
  • Germany12
  • France12
  • Brazil12
  • IndiaU
  • ItalyT
  • MexicoAA
  • Norway12
  • Spain13
  • Türkiye13+
Overall
Mild · all five categories
Heavier than 7% of all showsHeavier than 59% of TV-G shows
Violence & Gore
Mild
typical for a TV-G show
heavier than 64%
Sex & Nudity
None / Minimal
light for a TV-G show
heavier than 18%
Profanity
None / Minimal
light for a TV-G show
heavier than 10%
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
heavy for a TV-G show
heavier than 89%
Frightening / Intense
Mild
typical for a TV-G show
heavier than 32%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Nothing here is extreme. The strongest element is drug and alcohol content, heavier than 89% of TV-G shows.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Batman have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Batman?

Cast

2 of the 10 billed cast had never appeared on screen.

Adam West
as Batman
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Burt Ward
as Robin
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Alan Napier
as Alfred
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Neil Hamilton
as Commissioner Gordon
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Stafford Repp
as Chief O'Hara
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
William Dozier
as Narrator
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Madge Blake
as Mrs. Cooper
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Yvonne Craig
as Batgirl
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Cesar Romero
as The Joker
Burgess Meredith
as The Penguin
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.

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