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TV Series

The Resume

Why Batman might be annoying:

    That darn 'na na na' theme song.
    Its first episode received such an awful reaction with test audiences that it was almost not released.
    It forever typecast Hollywood veterans Cesar Romero and Burgess Meredith in their villain roles.
    Many of the episodes were cliffhangers to get people to tune back next show.
    A female housekeeper, Aunt Harriet, was introduced to counter rumors that the dynamic duo was gay.
    It was aimed at children, and thus was made as silly and corny as possible.
    It is despised by many comic books fans for turning Batman into a campy stooge.
    Adam West has commented that the Batman tights were extremely itchy.
    Its popularity faded as quickly as it began.
    After ABC cancelled it, the Batcave was bulldozed down.
    Weeks later, NBC offered to pick it up, but declined when they heard the Batcave would have to be rebuilt.
    It introduced a dance called the Battoosie.

Why Batman might not be annoying:

    It attracted many guest stars throughout its run.
    Every major villain had its own theme music.
    The Batmobile was a customized 1955 Lincoln Futura.
    It turned the villain of the Riddler into one of Batman's most famous foes.
    To emphasize road safety, Batman and Robin always clearly buckled their seat belts before heading out in the Batmobile.
    Bob Kane said that the series helped save the Batman character from cancellation in the comic books.
    It turned the Batman character into a pop phenomenon.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 51 Votes: 43.14% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 213 Votes: 42.72% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 83 Votes: 45.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 110 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 402 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 505 Votes: 50.30% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 213 Votes: 61.97% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 162 Votes: 52.47% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 575 Votes: 49.91% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 100 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 123 Votes: 56.91% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 275 Votes: 35.64% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 1819 Votes: 33.21% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 534 Votes: 43.82% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 1478 Votes: 38.84% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1094 Votes: 54.94% Annoying