Batman “fighting words” tribute on “Green Acres”

[BiffPow]

Watching a first season episode (Episode 25, “Double Drick”) on “Green Acres” and they had a tribute to the 1966 Batman series “fighting words.” Within the show, they reference a date from November, 1965, but the episode aired March 23, 1966.

You could, conceivably, substitute the “Chug-a-chug-a-chug-a-chug” for the “Da da da da da da da” in the “Batman” theme.

[BatMite]

Such a classic and hilarious show…

[Ben Bentley]

It would be fun to compile a list and screen captures of the shows that did this. When I was researching for the "Batmania in the UK" episode of the "To The Batoples" podcast, I found that the Avengers TV series did their spin on the fight words/onomatopoeia too.

The episode was "The Winged Avenger" and aired in 1967.

[BiffPow]

Yes! Just watched that episode about three weeks ago! Big fan of that show from childhood. Julie Newmar as Catwoman, Diana Rigg as Emma Peel and Anne Francis as Honey West were three big influences on how I comprehended feminine beauty and sex appeal. (Others included: Ursula Andress, Claudine Auger, Senta Berger, Anita Ekberg, Mie Hama, Yvonne Craig, Irene Tsu, Gila Golan, BarBara Luna, Raquel Welch, Nancy Kovack, Dawn Wells as Mary Ann and Tina Louise as Ginger. (Hey, why can’t we have BOTH Mary Ann AND Ginger?) Even less known actresses, like Mai Ling (who played Mei-Lei in “Goldfinger”) made impressions (and many whose names I didn’t even know).

Among my prized possessions: a few of the Avengers line outfits (“Emmapeeler” jumpsuits and one dress) as well as some of the J. Peterman “Movie Legends” outfits from the 1998 film.