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Warner Brothers recently released the The New Adventures of Batman: The Complete Collection Blu-ray. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

These animated adventures of Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward), originally produced by animation powerhouse Filmation in 1977, are revered by generations of cartoon fans. With heroine Batgirl (Melendy Britt) and zany sidekick Batmite (Lou Scheimer), these brave Bat-heroes match wits with clever criminals like the Joker, the Penguin, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze and the cosmic uber-villain Zarbor!

[ EPISODES ]

The one-disc set includes all 16 episodes of the season that aired on CBS from February 12, 1977 to May 28, 1977.

01. "The Pest" (22:53)
02. "The Moonman" (22:46)
03. "Trouble Identity" (22:50)
04. "A Sweet Joke on Gotham City" (22:46)
05. "The Bermuda Rectangle" (22:49)
06. "Curses! Oiled Again!" (22:42)
07. "Bite-Sized" (22:47)
08. "Reading, Writing & Wronging" (22:46)
09. "The Chameleon" (22:47)
10. "He Who Laughs Last" (22:51)
11. "The Deep Freeze" (22:45)
12. "Dead Ringers" (22:47)
13. "Birds of a Feather Fool Around Together" (22:45)
14. "Have an Evil Day, Pt. 1" (22:16)
15. "Have an Evil Day, Pt. 2" (22:46)
16. "This Looks Like a Job for Bat-Mite!" (22:45)

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The show is presented in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio. The show is Not Rated. Audio languages include English. Subtitle languages include English SDH.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

The following content can be found on the disc.

• The Dark Knight Revisited (18:47) - This 2007 featurette includes interview clips with Dennis O'Neil, Paul Dini, Mark Hamill, and others.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

No digital copy code voucher is included in the standard one-disc blue Blu-ray case, nor is there a slipcover.

[ NOTES ]

The New Adventures of Batman: The Complete Collection is available on Blu-ray and DVD. If you enjoy this era of superhero animation, or the 1966 Batman television series, this is highly recommended. The only negative I have is that there's more than six hours of content crammed onto a single BD-50. Is this Warner Brothers or Mill Creek? :-) While this should have been a two-disc set, I'm grateful that Warners released this on Blu-ray at all, and the price isn't bad.

As the "New" in the title implies, this is not the first Filmation Batman series. The previous series, The Adventures of Batman (1968-1969), starring Olan Soule and Casey Kasem as the Dynamic Duo, is available on Blu-ray and DVD.

Obviously, this not the only pairing of Adam West & Burt Ward as the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder. If you'd like to own their entire Bat-legacy... The live-action 1966 Complete Series is available on Blu-ray and DVD. The live-action 1966 Movie is available on Blu-ray and DVD. The animated Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) is available on Blu-ray and DVD. The animated Batman vs. Two-Face (2017) is available on Blu-ray and DVD. Finally, some public domain(?) clips related to the 1966 series were released on a 30-minute DVD entitled Bat Clips. It's out of print, but I uploaded a rip of it for all to enjoy. On it, you'll find the unaired Batgirl pilot, a Batgirl Equal Pay commercial, Batman 1966 movie trailers, the TV series trailer, Adam West as Batman signing autographs, and some fan-recorded B-roll of "The Late Show with Ross Schafer" Batman reunion from 1988.

This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.