A case for Batman

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Television series
German title A case for Batman
Original title The New Adventures of Batman
Country of production United States
original language English
year 1977
Production
company		 Filmation
length With advertising 30 minutes
Episodes 16 in 1 season
First broadcast February 10, 1977 on CBS
German-language
first broadcast		 July 1, 1991 on ProSieben

A case for Batman (Original title: The New Adventures of Batman) is an American animated series from the 1970s, which is based on the cartoon character Batman by Bob Kane . It is based on the Batman real series of the 1960s , similar to The Enterprise for Spaceship Enterprise .

Previously, the production company Filmation had produced another cartoon series about the masked hero in 1968. It was initially broadcast as part of the program The Batman / Superman Hour , with half an hour being dedicated to each hero. In each episode, the newly produced Batman adventures were broadcast combined with episodes of the series Ein Job für Superman and The Adventures of Superboy that had previously been broadcast. The Batman half-hour consisted of two adventures each. One was a two-part two-part series lasting 6.5 minutes and the second adventure was completed in 6.5 minutes. For example, 34 new Batman adventures were broadcast within the 17 episodes of Batman / Superman Hour . As part of The Batman / Superman Hour , the Batman block was titled Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder . When repeating the series was then renamed The Adventures of Batman , so The New Adventures of Batman can be seen as a sequel. The series are very similar in terms of drawing and style.

A case for Batman was first broadcast in Germany in 1991 on ProSieben and later on Kabel Eins as part of the children's program Bim Bam Bino .

(Framework) plot

The series revolves around Batman and Robin as they fight crime in the fictional city of Gotham City, facing a number of super criminals. In contrast to all other adaptations, Batman and Robin in this series have a comrade named Bat-Mite at their side, a little bat. From time to time Batgirl is also involved in the action.

background

In the English original, Adam West and Burt Ward resumed their roles as Batman / Bruce Wayne and Robin / Dick Grayson, who they had previously played in the real-life series Batman . In addition, the costumes, vehicles (Batmobile, Batbot, etc.) and the bath cave visually correspond to those from the previous real series.

Parallel to this series by Filmation, Hanna-Barbera produced another animated series in the USA after a three-year break with the Super Friends season The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977/78), in which Batman and Robin appeared. Hanna-Barbera was able to secure the rights to the Batman opponents Riddler and Scarecrow, which is why they could not appear in A Case for Batman - in episode 10 (Ice Cold Criminals) , only the Riddler is mentioned when it is mentioned that he was arrested. Conversely, Hanna-Barbera had to forego appearances by the Joker . After the short-lived series A Case for Batman was discontinued , Adam West took over Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984/85) and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardian (1985/86 ) in the last two Super Friends seasons ) the synchronization of Batman.

Episodes

season 1
No. German title Original title German first broadcast US premiere
1 (1-01) The day of the hyena The plague 1988 February 10, 1977
2 (1-02) The moon man The moonman ? ?
3 (1-03) The garbage machine Trouble identity ? ?
4 (1-04) The chocolate syrup plan A Sweet Joke On Gotham City ? ?
5 (1-05) Danger in the Bermuda Rectangle The Bermuda Rectangle ? ?
6 (1-06) Dangerously shrunk Bite-sized ? ?
7 (1-07) Penguins crime school Reading, Writing & Wronging ? ?
8 (1-08) The chameleon The Chameleon ? ?
9 (1-09) who laughs last He Who Laughs Last ? ?
10 (1-10) Ice cold criminals The Deep Freeze ? ?
11 (1-11) The lookalike Dead Ringers ? ?
12 (1-12) The oil thieves Curses! Oiled Again! ? ?
13 (1-13) The Ganovenkongress Birds Of A Feather Fool Around Together ? ?
14 (1-14) Zabor, the alien - part 1 Have An Evil Day (1) ? ?
15 (1-15) Zabor, the alien - part 2 Have An Evil Day (2) ? ?
16 (1-16) A case for Batmaus This Looks Like A Job For Bat-Mite! ? May 26, 1977

DVD release

On June 26, 2007, all 16 episodes were released on DVD in the United States.

Web links

Batman - film and television


Serial

Batman and Robin (1943) • Batman and Robin (1949)

Movies
Batman (from 1966)

Batman keeps the world in suspense (1966) • Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) • Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)

Batman (from 1989)

Batman (1989) • Batman Returns (1992) • Batman Forever (1995) • Batman & Robin (1997)

DC Animated Universe

Batman and the Phantom (1993) • Batman & Mr. Freeze - Ice Age (1998) • The Batman / Superman Movie (1998) • Batman of the Future - The Movie (1999) • Batman of the Future - The Joker Comes Back (2000 ) • The Mystery of Batwoman (2003)

The Dark Knight Trilogy

Batman Begins (2005) • The Dark Knight (2008) • The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

DC Universe Animated
Original Movies

Gotham Knight (2008) • Superman / Batman: Public Enemies (2009) • Under the Red Hood (2010) • Superman / Batman: Apocalypse (2010) • Year One (2011) • The Dark Knight Returns (2012/13) • Son of Batman (2014) • Assault on Arkham (2014) • Batman vs. Robin (2015) • Bad Blood (2016) • The Killing Joke (2016) • Batman and Harley Quinn (2017) • Gotham by Gaslight (2018) • Hush (2019)

"LEGO movies"

The LEGO Movie (2014) • The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) • The LEGO Movie 2 (2019)

Batman Unlimited

Animal Instincts (2015) • Monster Chaos (2015) • Mech vs. Mutants (2016)

DC Extended Universe

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) • Suicide Squad (2016)

Further

The Batman vs. Dracula (2006) • LEGO Batman: The Movie - The DC Super Heroes Association (2013) • Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018) • Ninja (2018) • Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019) • Joker (2019) • The Batman (2021)

Series

Batman (1966–1968) • Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder (1968–1969) • A Case for Batman (1977–1978) • Batman (1992–1995) • Batman & Robin (1997–1999) • Batman of the Future ( 1999–2001) • Birds of Prey (2002–2003) • The Batman (2004–2008) • The Brave and the Bold (2008–2011) • Beware the Batman (2013–2014) • Gotham (2014–2019) • Pennyworth (since 2019) • Batwoman (since 2019) • Harley Quinn (since 2019)

Note: Other films and series in which Batman appears are included in the navigation bars for Justice League or Teen Titans and are not included in this list.