Reply With QuoteI enjoyed the lighthearted Adam West version of Batman as a kid.
Reminds me of a Tim Vine gag:
Batman came up to me and hit me over the head with a vase and he went "T'PAU!"
I said: "Don't you mean KAPOW?"
He said: "No, I've got china in my hand."
Adam West dead at 88, good innings
RIP
Adam West, the US actor best known as the star of the 1960s hit TV series Batman, has died aged 88.
West died peacefully in Los Angeles after a brief battle with leukaemia, a family spokesperson said.
His tongue-in-cheek portrayal of Batman and the superhero's alter ego Bruce Wayne won a cult following.
However, West later struggled to find acting work. He most recently played a character in the animated comedy Family Guy.
"Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight, and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans' lives. He was and always will be our hero," the actor's family said in a statement, reported in Variety.
The Batman TV series, with its onscreen fight-scene graphics of Wham! and Pow! became an unexpected hit. West and his co-star Burt Ward, who played Batman's sidekick Robin, won widespread acclaim.
West was born in 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington state, and began his acting career in Hawaii in the 1950s.
I enjoyed the lighthearted Adam West version of Batman as a kid.
Reminds me of a Tim Vine gag:
Batman came up to me and hit me over the head with a vase and he went "T'PAU!"
I said: "Don't you mean KAPOW?"
He said: "No, I've got china in my hand."
Tim Vine is a very good friend of mine, wonderful man and very funny, does a lot of work/charity for a church in Raynes Park.Originally Posted by Mr Curta
He was Batman for me - RIP Adam
Meme dropper.
I loved the Cheesiness of the Batman TV series, brings back memories of a friend who jumped out of his bedroom in his batman suit and broke his ankle!
(He must have only been about six).
Sad now.
Dave E
Skating away on the thin ice of a new day
Bizarrely I saw this on the BBC news website and thought I should immediately rush to TZ to see who had rushed to post about it before anyone else. One day I'll be bothered to turn on the BBC news alerts but until then, I'll just have to rely on manually checking the BBC for news. And TZ, of course.
"A man of little significance"
RIP Adam
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My childhood Saturdays were special because of people like you,
RIP Adam West.
RIP Adam A great Batman for kids
RIP Adam. Some funny scenes in the old Batman :)
Kept me entertained as a youngster in the mornings- another legend gone
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No more mayor West in Family Guy either.
Rip Mayor West.
Another part of my childhood passes
I loved the TV show as a boy and as I grew older appreciated its colourful camp eccentricity - something that he had down to a fine art.
In later interviews he comes across as a witty and intelligent chap. Shame he didn't achieve the same level of success elsewhere.
A pilot show from the 1990's .. Lookwell. Adam West plays a TV cop who think's he's a real cop. :D
https://youtu.be/dBQ3HbB0c8Y
Shame, good innings though.
RIP Batman
Cheers,
Neil.
Found this today. RIP. BM.
Me and Adam West. I was 4y/o and told him I loved him. He said "I love you too."
It's is rather sad. Yet another childhood hero.
RIP Adam West, Bruce Wayne, Batman and Mayor West
^^^^^^^ - very cool.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
What a great memory!
Found this today. RIP. BM.
Me and Adam West. I was 4y/o and told him I loved him. He said "I love you too."
Cheers,
Neil.
Great man. I have had the pleasure of meeting him and Burt Ward a couple times. Always seemed happy to meet everyone. He will be missed.
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