Tag: Batman ’66

Bob Hope Show: Guest: Zsa Zsa Gabor (AWR0258)

Batman Villains of Old Time Radio

We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. In our final week, we focus on Zsa Zsa Gabor, who played Minerva in the final episode of Batman.

We begin by featuring her appearance on the Bob Hope Show. In this episode, Bob tries to clear up a misunderstanding between Zsa Zsa and announcer Bill Goodwin but finds himself smitten with her.

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Bob Hope; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Margaret Whiting; Bill Goodwin; Sheldon Leonard

Original Air Date: November 27, 1953

We then take a look at the final episode of Batman, “Minerva, Mayhem, and Millionaires”, in which a spa owner uses a mind-reading gadget to steal secrets from her millionaire clients to stage high-priced robberies.

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Edgar Bergen Show: Guest Star: Liberace (AWR0256)

Batman Villains of Old Time Radio

We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This week we focus on Liberace, who played music-based villain Chandel and his gangster brother, Harry, in a season two two-parter of Batman.

We begin by featuring an episode of the Edgar Bergen Show. Bergen confronts Charlie McCarthy about his run-in with the law and then tries to explain the three wise monkeys to Mortimer Snerd. Then we learn the historic events behind, “The Discovery of Liberace” and how he began as a song plugger working for Charlie McCarthy.

Original Air Date: January 17, 1954

Featuring: Edgar Bergen as Himself, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd, Liberace, Ray Noble, Jack Kirkwood, and Gloria Gordon

After the show, I talk about the season two two-parter “The Devil’s Fingers” and “The Dead Ringers” from 1966.

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