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Television - Batman: The Series Series - Episodes - Ep. #1-2 - Hi Diddle Riddle/Smack In The Middle
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Hi Diddle Riddle/Smack In The Middle

ORINGAL AIR DATE: 1/12/66

EPISODE NUMBER: 01/02

PLOT SUMMARY:
Hi Diddle Riddle:
At The Republic Of Moldavia in The Gotham City World's Fair, The Riddler's scheme to use the law against The Batman is already taking shape, as the Moldavian prime minister slices into the Moldavian Friendship cake and unknowingly triggers a hidden bomb inside, releasing a concealed Riddle. This Riddle leads The Dynamic Duo to The Peale Art Gallery, where they catch The Prince Of Puzzlers in the act taking a cross from its proprietor, Gideon Peale, at gunpoint. They stop him with an explosive, but learn to their horror that Riddler's gun was actually a lighter, and the cross was his to begin with. Riddler whistles, and some lawyers arrive bearing subpoenas, which The King Of Conundrums is only too pleased to hand to The Caped Crusader. Batman is slated to be sued for false arrest! The Dynamic Duo must uncover The Riddler's plot before the case comes to trial, or Batman will be forced to reveal his true identity in court, completely destroying his value as an ace crimefighter and stunting his career forever. 2 cleverly hidden Riddles in the legal documents lead Batman and Robin to the new What A Way To Go-Go! discotheque; there, The Prince Of Puzzlers rejoins his gang, The Mole Hill Mob, and informs them that Batman has had time to solve his clue. As The Riddler and The Mole Hill Mob make their way through an underground corridor to the discotheque, his plan is once again put into action. Being a minor, Robin The Boy Wonder is legally forbidden to enter the disco, so he waits outside in The Batmobile and monitor The Batman on the Batscope, as he enters alone. While The Batman dances The Batusi with The Riddler's assistant Molly, he suddenly falls victim to drugged orange juice he unwittingly ingests; watching on The Batscope, Robin attempts to race into action, but falls victim to The Riddler's tranquilizer dart gun. Riddler tries to steal The Batmobile but accidentally triggers its antitheft rockets; he then tries to destroy the car, but the flames are extinguished by its Batostat Antifire Activator! Robin is carried away down a manhole by The Riddler and The Mole Hill Mob, while Batman finds himself in no condition to pursue them, and is forced to surrender his Batkeys to the police. And at the most inopportune time, too: The Batsignal flashes from the roof of GCPD. The policemen vow not to tell the Commissioner of Batman's drunken state. Meanwhile, in The Riddler's hideout, Robin is being strapped to a table as The Count Of Conundrums, surrounded by Molly and The Mole Hill Mob, attempts to operate on the unconscious boy!!

Smack In The Middle :
In The Batcave, Batman's attempts to contact his junior partner in crimefighting are met with futility; alerted by Alfred about Aunt Harriet's having a fit on noticing their beds were slept in, The Caped Crusader tells him to put her at ease by saying they're spending the night at Bruce's uncle's house. Meanwhile, The Riddler's "operation" on Robin involved only the making of plaster cast from Robin's masked face, used to make a perfect "Robin" mask for Molly. After enticing The Caped Crusader with a couple of riddles, The Prince Of Puzzlers and Molly (disguised as The Boy Wonder) lead Batman on a merry chase outside the abandoned turtle mill at Orleans Cove before their vehicle is disabled by The Batray. The Riddler makes his escape as Molly tricks The Batman into taking her into The Batcave. There, our keen-eyed hero makes spots the defect in the mask caused by the straws they gave Robin through which to breathe. An unmasked Molly, after making an unsuccessful attempt to shoot Batman, makes a break for it; The Caped Crusader chases her to the top of the atomic pile (used to power The Batmobile), where she slips and falls to her dastardly death! The Caped Crusader rescues the true Boy Wonder, but that rapacious Riddler manages to escape to The Moldavian Pavilion, where a gathering will honor the famous Mammoth Of Moldavia, which is stuffed with used, yet priceless Moldavian postage stamps. The Riddler plans to steal The Mammoth, and so he drenches the pavilion with nitrous oxide, dresses in an outrageous costume and elephant mask (Holy John Merrick!) which conceals his protective gasmask, and entertains the guests with a few jokes untill everyone has fallen unconscious from laughter. The Riddler and The Mole Hill Mob blast a hole through the floor and make ready to pilfer the priceless pachyderm when The Dynamic Duo leap out from inside the huge beast and subdue The Mob; whilst The Riddler runs for the rat hole and leaps into it. Batman leaps after him, and The Riddler shoots at him, misses, and hits a tank of noxious oxide causing it to explode, but not before Batman takes cover. The Riddler's body was never recovered, so it's assumable he will definitely live to plague Gotham City another day...but not if The Dynamic Duo can help it!

WRITTEN BY: Lorenzo Semple Jr.

DIRECTED BY: Robert Butler

CAST:
Frank Gorshin (The Riddler)
Michael Fox (Inspector Basch)
Jack Barry (Newscaster)
Ben Astar (Prime Minister)
O'Flyn Damian (Gideon Peale)
Richard Reeves (Doorman)
William Dozier (Maitre 'd)
Jill St. John (Molly)
Richard Reeves (Go Go Club Guard (uncredited))

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