TO THE BATPOLES #213: “Mr. Terrific”: A tough pill to swallow? Pt 1
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TO THE BATPOLES #213: “Mr. Terrific”: A tough pill to swallow? Pt 1
This time we look at the other sitcom that tried to cash in on Batman, CBS’s Mr. Terrific. It’s goofier than Captain Nice and not as funny (although the laugh track clearly doesn’t think that!), but with a surprisingly good cast. We discuss the unaired pilot, and the first 8 episodes of the 17-episode series, which is quite different from the pilot, with an utterly different cast and different situation for Mr. T’s alter ego, Stanley Beamish.
Plus: Max Diaz Music’s “punk” version of the theme, Adam and Burt appearing on Hour Magazine in 1984, and your response to our discussion of the Batman cast reunion on Fox’s Late Night with Ross Shafer, in episode 211!
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"I'm half-demented with whimsical outrage!"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
Re: TO THE BATPOLES #213: “Mr. Terrific”: A tough pill to swallow? Pt 1
Where did you find the TV episodes to watch?
I've hesitated to listen to this podcast episode and the previous one about Captain Nice because I'm unfamiliar with the shows and I can't find anything more than snippets online. (Extended excerpts from the Mr. Terrific pilot are the most as I've been able to track down.)
I'm not really worried about spoilers (and based on the trailers and teasers I've seen, I don't know how many full episodes I'll really want to dig into), but I figure the discussion will make more sense if I have greater familiarity with each show's cast, plotlines, writing tone, etc.
I've hesitated to listen to this podcast episode and the previous one about Captain Nice because I'm unfamiliar with the shows and I can't find anything more than snippets online. (Extended excerpts from the Mr. Terrific pilot are the most as I've been able to track down.)
I'm not really worried about spoilers (and based on the trailers and teasers I've seen, I don't know how many full episodes I'll really want to dig into), but I figure the discussion will make more sense if I have greater familiarity with each show's cast, plotlines, writing tone, etc.
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Re: TO THE BATPOLES #213: “Mr. Terrific”: A tough pill to swallow? Pt 1
The episodes ate free at Archive.org
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Re: TO THE BATPOLES #213: “Mr. Terrific”: A tough pill to swallow? Pt 1
Were they that hungry?
"Hmmm... I don't like the twist this joke is taking. Let us away! Let us away!"
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Re: TO THE BATPOLES #213: “Mr. Terrific”: A tough pill to swallow? Pt 1
Thanks, Dennis. Here are the links to watch both shows:
Mr Terrific: https://archive.org/details/mr-terrific
Captain Nice: https://archive.org/details/capn-nice-tv-show