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[announcer] The Adventures of Batman with Robin, Boy Wonder.

Batman and Robin, Dynamic Duo against crime and corruption,

whose real identities as millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne

and his young ward, Dick Grayson,

are known only to Alfred, the faithful butler.

Ever alert, they respond swiftly to a signal from the police.

And moments later, from the secret Batcave deep beneath Wayne Manor,

they roar out to protect life, limb and property

as Batman and Robin, caped crime fighters.

Batman and Robin, scourge of Gotham City's kooky criminals:

The Joker, Clown Prince of Crime.

The Penguin, pudgy purveyor of perfidy.

And the cool, cruel Mr. Freeze.

Watch out, villains, here come Batman and Robin.

[narrator] Gotham Square, where city officials are gathered

to honor Gotham's two most famous citizens.

Batman and Robin are due any moment now, Mr. Mayor.

Fine, commissioner, fine.

Dad, look up there.

[Gordon] Great day. Toy umbrellas?

[Barbara] It's the Penguin.

[laughs]

We must do something quickly.

You're too late. The Penguin's made his escape.

- Not yet. Robin, activate Batapults. - [Robin] Check.

Bull's-eye.

[Penguin shrieks]

Here, now. What are you doing?

Returning the statues and delivering you to the police.

Guess again, Masked Manhunter.

The Jokerplane.

[laughs]

[Robin] Yeow!

[Batman] Batachutes.

Well, we saved the statues.

Yes, but we've lost our man.

[narrator] Soon, in a deserted carnival, the dread duo becomes a terrible trio.

Remember the rules of our contest, Riddler?

Sure. The one who pulls off the most daring crime

will take over Gotham City's crime empire.

[chuckles]

Right. You muffed your chance, bird-brain.

Now let's see who gets the next crack at it.

[Joker laughs]

Your turn, puzzle-puss.

[chuckles]

Just watch me go.

What do you think that devilish duo's up to?

Beats me. We'll just have to play it cool and see what develops.

[narrator] You won't have long to wait, Batman.

That night, near the underground vaults

where Gotham Laboratory stores its precious fissionable material…

[henchman] Almost finished, Riddler.

[chuckles]

By now my riddle-clue should be reaching the Masked Manhunters.

- Addressed to me, commissioner? - Yes, it just arrived by messenger.

- Read it to me, please. - "Batman, riddle me this.

What is found beneath the ground?

- It rhymes with malt and salt." - What's up?

The Riddler's given us a real brain-teaser this time, Robin.

[Gordon] Can you figure it out, Barbara?

No, Dad, and I haven't time for games now.

Must rush back to the library. See you.

I get it. "Vault" rhymes with "malt" and "salt."

Right. Now where is a vault "found beneath the ground"?

- The storage vaults of Gotham Labs. - Good thinking, chum.

[Riddler] Peekaboo.

[Riddler chuckles]

- [guard 1] The Riddler. - [guard 2] Another Riddler!

[narrator] And another. And another. And another.

What's going on here?

[chuckling]

I warn you. Stop, or we'll shoot you all down.

Fire!

They were just balloons

filled with sleeping gas.

[laughs]

Come on, men, into the vaults.

[narrator] Meanwhile in the hushed atmosphere of Gotham Library…

Salt. Vault. And there's only one underground vault in Gotham City.

I don't care if the Dynamic Duo like it or not, Batgirl is joining them.

[Riddler] There's a fortune in plutonium stored here.

Don't overlook a single drop.

- [Batman] Didn't you overlook something? - [Riddler] The Caped Crime-Fighters.

Riddle them with your fists.

[Robin] Punny man.

- Puny joke, Robin. - Look out.

One Batarang coming up.

[yelling]

- Batman. The Riddler's gone. - He couldn't have gotten very far.

- [Robin] There he is. - He's as good as caught.

- Ugh. My eyes! - [Batman] Where did that come from?

- Sorry, Batman. I was only trying to help. - And you did.

- You helped the Riddler escape. - Easy, Robin. It was an accident.

I'm more concerned about this crime partnership.

Now it's my turn to try for king.

And for my caper, I intend to wipe out Batman and Robin.

The big question is why have our three arch enemies joined forces?

Perhaps they mean to throw you off-guard, so they can perpetrate a massive caper.

[Dick] Alfred's got a point, Bruce.

[Bruce] No, I think they're up to something much bigger than robbery.

[narrator] As Gotham Bank readies an armored-car shipment…

Watch this magnet operate.

[Joker laughs]

- [guard 1] Look out. - [guard 2] The Jokemobile.

[guard 1] The Jokemobile.

[Bat-signal beeping]

[Joker] Good, there goes the Bat-Signal.

[Joker laughs]

[Riddler] Good? How do you hope to outrace the Batmobile?

[Penguin] While dragging the armored car?

Bird-brains, I want Batman to catch up to me.

- I don't get it, Batman. - Nor do I. This seems too easy.

Those bat-birds are gaining fast, Joker.

[laughs]

Relax, I've prepared a fitting gambit for them.

And this will flip them.

[laughs]

Holy flip-overs! How do we get out of this one?

Farewell, Cowled Crusaders.

[laughs]

[narrator] Is this really farewell?

Has the Joker finally had the last laugh on the Cowled Crime-Fighters?

Don't miss the thrill-packed conclusion coming up next.

[narrator] The Dynamic Duo, in hot pursuit of three arch villains

who've stolen an armored car full of money,

are taken by surprise when a drawbridge, triggered by the Joker,

springs open suddenly, flinging the Batmobile high into the air.

Farewell, Cowled Crusaders.

[Joker laughs]

[Batman] Activate hoverjets.

[Robin] On.

- They're back on the road. - We're finished.

I'll release the armored car. Maybe we can lose them.

[narrator] But what's this? Another complication?

- Attention, Joker. - Who's that?

[pilot] This is a friend.

Take next right turn and…

Look, a secret entrance.

Where could they have vanished to?

Where in blazes are we?

[Catwoman purrs then laughs]

[Joker] The Catwoman.

[Robin] Holy needle-in-a-haystack. We'll never find them now.

[Batman] You're right, chum. I'm afraid we've lost this round.

You heard about our contest?

Yes, and I knew you couldn't succeed separately.

So now I offer you a deal.

What sort of a deal?

To join me in a scheme to take control of Gotham City.

- All three of them have teamed up? - [Batman] Right, commissioner.

I suggest the entire Police Department be placed on 24-hour alert.

Paralyze the Police Department?

Brilliant idea, my felonious feline.

But how do we accomplish that feat?

Destroy mobility, eliminate communications,

capture weapons.

But you must strike swiftly.

[phone rings]

Gordon here. What? Who is this?

Hung up. Hmm.

Commission Gordon to Batman.

I've just received an anonymous tip

that the Penguin plans to wreck the Police Communications Center.

We're on our way.

And so am I, Batman.

[narrator] Hurry, crime-fighters.

For this little man waddling into the Communications Center is up to no good.

Only authorized personnel permitted.

I've authorized myself.

- It's the Penguin. - Stand back.

I'll electrocute the first bird who approaches.

Try us, Penguin.

[Robin] Aim at one, and the other will get you.

And if he won't, I will.

[Robin] Nasty little man.

What's your hurry?

[Penguin yells]

Stay a while. He's all yours, officers.

[man over PA] All points bulletin. Proceed to junction at

Main Street and Gotham Boulevard.

[chuckles]

Are they in for a surprise.

That last signal may tie in with a tipoff

that the Riddler's planning to foul up police transportation.

[narrator] Now a mass of police cars, responding to the Riddler's phony signal,

rush into his trap.

[sirens wailing]

[Riddler] Let's see you riddle yourselves out of this maze, my friends.

- Activate the Bat-dozer. - [Robin] Bat-dozer operative.

[yells]

- [Riddler] Ooh! - Welcome aboard, Riddler.

He's all yours, Batgirl. See he's safely tucked away in a cell.

[narrator] And right now at the entrance to the Gotham Police Arsenal…

What's that? A mechanical Joker toy.

Another anonymous tip? It's just plain crazy.

Crazy or not, we've got to check it out.

It's a time-bomb. Scatter!

[Joker] Follow me, boys.

Now let's load up all those beautiful weapons.

Mind if we join you, Joker?

Here's your net result.

- [henchman] Ow! - Shoot them down.

Without guns?

Here, fellas.

Have some more guns.

Please, Joker, don't go away mad.

You female…

[Gordon] That's correct. I was tipped off to every one of those crimes.

- Which one of you creeps ratted? - The Riddler.

Me? Why you…

Hold it. How could any of you squeal on all three?

Right, it had to be someone else.

[all] Catwoman.

Look, down there.

That must be Catwoman's hideout. Set instruments for automatic hover.

[Robin yells]

[Batman] A camouflaged tiger trap.

[Catwoman purrs]

Now Catwoman shall reign as queen of the underworld.

Unless…

[chuckles]

… you can escape those razor-sharp fangs below.

[Catwoman laughs]

- Bat-torches, Robin. - [Robin] Roger.

Catwoman, look.

[growls]

They've melted the steel teeth.

[growls]

We'd better get out of here.

- She's getting away. - Wanna bet?

[Catwoman screeches]

Congratulations, Masked Manhunters.

Once again, you have averted catastrophe.

Thank you, sir, but I think Batgirl deserves some credit.

- Don't you, Robin? - Well, I suppose so.

I often wonder who Batgirl really is.

[narrator] It's long after closing hours at the Gotham City Bank.

Instead of robbing the bank,

the crooks left this sack of silver dollars inside.

Check, commissioner.

It's another burglary, Batman. The Gotham City Jewelry Mart.

Saints alive.

[Batman] Let's go, Robin.

We're too late again, Batman.

- Wait, what's that on the floor? - [Robin] Diamonds.

[Batman] And here's a message.

"Bringing ice to a jeweler is a strange kind of crime.

Keep your eye on the birdie and we'll see you next time."

- The Riddler. - Yes.

Let's see. "Keep your eye on the birdie" is what a photographer says.

A picture. Maybe a painting. The Art Museum.

Let's check it out.

[beeping]

[Riddler] Seal it up, and when we're ready,

our homing devices will guide us directly to the loot from underground.

[Riddler laughing]

Aah.

Careful, Robin.

Holy skating rink.

Where did everybody go?

Let's check the museum.

This statue was stolen from the museum last year.

[Robin] Another crime in reverse.

Another riddle.

"If you're still blind as a bat the next time around,

The Riddler and his girl will be the richest in town."

That's no riddle. That's a challenge.

The next time around can only mean

he's going to rob the same three places

- they visited tonight. - Let's go find him.

Yes, Riddler. I compliment you.

Turning this old abandoned sewer system

into a catacomb of crime is a stroke of brilliance.

Thank you, pussycat.

And now, with my atomic-powered tunnel-digger,

we'll rob the city blind

under the very noses of the Dynamic Duo. Ha, ha.

These diamonds and silver dollars are clean, Batman.

No electronic devices, nothing.

It's obvious they were decoys to hide the real reason those crooks broke in.

So we'd better keep an eye on the three locations tonight.

Right. To the Batcopter.

[narrator] A short while later,

The Riddler burrows up into the Gotham City Bank,

unseen by the Caped Crusaders flying overhead.

They must have been phantoms.

No alarms. No evidence of entry.

No clue of any kind.

You overlooked the two broken clocks, Robin.

Both stopped at nine minutes till 4.

You're right, Batman. That must be a clue.

It's flawless, cat lady. Just like our crimes.

Yes, but did you plant those clues to lure the Dynamic Duo down here

- where we can deal with them? - Would I forget that, pussycat? Ha, ha.

Mm. Good. It won't take them long to figure it out.

I give up, Batman.

I can't figure what nine minutes till 4 means.

Try reversing the two numbers, Robin.

Then think about these objects the crooks left behind.

[Robin] Gold, silver, diamonds.

They all come from mines.

Nine four, four nine.

The forty-niners.

Holy excavation. But why'd they give it away?

To lure us down there.

Come on. Back to the museum.

Here are the answers, Robin.

Homing devices and this digging machine.

I hear them coming.

It was too easy, Riddler.

Now I suspect a trap.

You worry too much. We're rich.

Let's go home and divide the loot.

[Catwoman] We're being followed. Faster.

This sled's so loaded with loot we can't go any faster.

Just get us to the first trap.

Caught like rats in a trap, Batman.

Bat-lungs, quickly.

Now, the underwater Bat-torch. Hurry.

[Catwoman laughing]

[Catwoman] My, what a catch.

What's that, Batman, a cat or a sewer rat?

Talk big, little bird,

but that steel web is hooked up to a 10,000-volt power line.

The switch is just down the tunnel.

In those wet clothes, you two will go fast.

Play it cool, chum.

I can slip my hand out of my Bat-glove and maybe get an acid capsule from my belt.

You locate the lead-in from that power line. Hurry.

I know you boys will get a charge out of this.

There. Now, I need never worry about them again.

There must be miles of this old sewer.

How will we ever find them now?

Tune your belt radio to their frequency.

There's our next job. A billion in bullion

stored in the underground vault at the Trade Center.

[purring] Perfect.

[narrator] Riddler and the Catwoman bore up into the bullion vaults,

but are they in for a big surprise.

What an easy haul.

You know, cat lady, I sort of miss Batman and Robin.

All right, you cats, unload and stack this.

That won't be necessary.

You. You can't be alive.

Reports of our deaths are very exaggerated.

- Attack them. - Destroy them.

[grunting and shouting]

Where's the fire, boys?

I'm getting out of here.

They're making a getaway, Batman.

It's all right, chum. They're going in the right direction.

Welcome home, crooks.

Batman said I'd get a nice surprise

if I'd plant that homing device

right here in the jail.

All right. You've got us, but you have to give back

that sackful of silver dollars we left at the bank.

That was our money, a thousand dollars.

Oh, that reminds me.

Here's a bill for the electricity you stole

by tapping Gotham City's underground cables.

By coincidence, you owe exactly $1000.

[crying]

[caterwauls]

[all laughing]

[theme music plays]