Surf's Up! Joker's Under! - S3-E10
Audio problem: As Batman and Robin bust through the window, you hear glass breaking, but there's no evidence of glass anywhere.
Dizzonner the Penguin (2) - S2-E18
Other mistake: In the fight in Convention Hall, when the goons surround Batman, watch the one on the front left. He's punching over and down, yet he's hitting nothing.
Dizzonner the Penguin (2) - S2-E18
Other mistake: Batman throws himself into acid. Counting on acid-proof suits, Batman comes out unscathed, but his ropes didn't get burned off until he dipped the back into the acid. Also, even though he covered his face a moment, he came out with his face exposed, and undamaged, when it should have been burned.
Dizzonner the Penguin (2) - S2-E18
Continuity mistake: In the beginning, Batman and Robin's side of the scales are lowering them down. At one point, it isn't moving.
Hizzonner the Penguin (1) - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, the pointer on the scales alternates from pointing between "AGONY" and "K.O." to pointing between "CLOSE" and "AGONY" and back again. (00:22:05)
A Riddling Controversy (2) - S2-E46
Continuity mistake: In the park at the statue base, Batman uses a knife to open the telegram. As he reads, the knife is pointed up, and a moment later, it's down.
A Riddling Controversy (2) - S2-E46
Revealing mistake: When Batman and Robin use their jets to get out of the quicksand, as they fly up, you can see the wires used to pull them up.
The Joker's Provokers (2) - S2-E22
Revealing mistake: When Alfred talks to his twin Egbert, as they face each other, you can plainly see the line dividing the screen so that Alan Napier can play both parts.
An Egg Grows in Gotham (1) - S2-E13
Revealing mistake: A lot of the time, especially in close ups, you can see the line between the bald dome wig and Vincent Price's real skin, as well as the different coloring of skin.
Continuity mistake: When the Batmobile comes in, there's a turntable it parks on to turn it around. Sometimes it's seen for a moment as Batman and Robin get in, but then it's suddenly gone with no evidence of its existence a moment later.
The Thirteenth Hat (1) - S1-E13
Visible crew/equipment: As Gordon goes to the Batphone to alert Batman, the shadow of the camera covers most of him for about a full three to four seconds.
The Funny Feline Felonies (1) - S3-E16
Factual error: When Batgirl checks Batman's pulse, she states that his pulse is "three beats per minute." However, she only holds Batman's wrist for two seconds. There is no way she could have determined that pulse rate in so short a time. It is unlikely she could have detected even one heartbeat at that rate in two seconds.
The Duo Is Slumming (2) - S2-E32
Other mistake: While Batman and Robin are ascending in the balloon, Robin picks up a chewed piece of gum, and stops the altimeter just before 20,000 feet. After that, Robin wondered how to get down. Beside Batman's head is the handle of the cord that would have started to let the air out, and started dropping them down.
Batman Displays His Knowledge (2) - S2-E50
Continuity mistake: When Batman and Robin are trying to escape from the giant coffee cup at the beginning of this episode, spots of moisture keep appearing and disappearing on Batman's costume.
The Contaminated Cowl (1) - S2-E35
Continuity mistake: After the Mad Hatter's spray turns Batman's cowl pink, Batman and Robin are shown in the Batmobile, headed back to the Batcave. The stock shot shows Batman wearing his regular blue cowl while inside the car. Once they get to the Batcave, Batman's cowl is pink again.
Continuity mistake: When Batman is strapped into the electric chair, his utility belt is the standard flat-front, blank, yellow boxes. Once Batman breaks the wire loose to send a message, there is a large, black and yellow button attached to the the right front of the belt.
The Funny Feline Felonies (1) - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Catwoman shoots the bullet into Commissioner Gordon's office, about a quarter-inch of the bullet remains exposed. However, when Batman goes to pull it from the wall, about four times as much of the bullet is now exposed.
Penguin's Clean Sweep - S3-E20
Continuity mistake: After Batman has captured the last fruit fly, he goes to put the vial away in his utility belt. In the close up shot, his hands move toward the left side of the belt. The shot changes to a long view and his hands are now instantly coming up from the right side of his belt.
The Bookworm Turns (1) - S1-E29
Revealing mistake: At about the 6:40 mark into the episode, The Bookworm puts an explosive device in the Batmobile which is detected automatically. Batman pushes the auto eject to throw it out of the car. As the special effects prop explodes, you can see the rope it is hanging from as it swings to the side.
The Funny Feline Felonies (1) - S3-E16
Other mistake: At the start of the episode, Bruce Wayne and Warden Crichton are overseeing Joker's release from prison, but at the tail end of the last episode, Batman is shocked that Joker is released from jail. He could not be two places at once.
Answer: It's wasn't unusual for multiple actors to play one character on this show. The villains on the TV Batman were played by guest stars, not regular cast members. George Sanders, Otto Preminger, and Eli Wallach played the part at various times. They may simply have only wanted to play the part once or twice, or they were later tied up with other projects, making it necessary to cast someone else. Other characters, like Catwoman, were also played by more than one actress.
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