The Joker's Provokers (2) - S2-E22
Continuity mistake: After Alfred pulls out the key, two pieces of the little blue time-shifting box have apparently fallen to the floor. Joker snatches one of them up while struggling with the butler. But when Batman and Robin leap in for the next shot, the second piece has vanished from its spot on the floor. (00:20:30)
The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra - S3-E25
Continuity mistake: The Batmobile returns to the Batcave by remote control. It's facing left when we get a brief, three-second shot of Batgirl talking to Batman and Robin. In the very next shot, the Batmobile has instantly turned itself around and is facing right. Its turntable (which was actually pushed manually by stagehands under the platform) didn't work quite that fast. (00:18:05)
The Penguin's a Jinx (2) - S1-E4
Revealing mistake: While listening to Batman and Robin plan, the camera is close enough to the Penguin to see the prosthetic nose is differently colored. (00:07:00)
Fine Feathered Finks (1) - S1-E3
Other mistake: If the camera in the Penguin's cell is hidden and stationary, then the video taken from the cell should all be from the same angle, but not only does much of it move along with the Penguin as he paces, it also is much closer and at a lower angle. It only reverts back to being hidden when he notices it.
Caught in the Spider's Den (2) - S2-E56
Audio problem: The sound effects are inaudible when Robin is punching Black Widow's henchman when she talks about where her short-circuiting device is.
A Riddling Controversy (2) - S2-E46
Continuity mistake: At the end, Riddler's moll Anna Gram's earrings disappear, just as Batman and Robin arrive before the fight.
The Clock King's Crazy Crimes (1) - S2-E11
Other mistake: When Clock King activates the coils to ensnare Batman and Robin, the coils ensnare Batman first, while Robin just reacts. In the next shot, Robin is tangled as well.
Other mistake: When Tut's henchman slowly reads that Bruce Wayne will donate his talking sphinx to the Black Museum at Scotland Yard from a newspaper, a close-up shows he is reading it upside down.
Death in Slow Motion (1) - S1-E31
Continuity mistake: Van Jones is very upset at Riddler's Charlie Chaplin impression, but in a wide shot, he is smiling with everyone else.
Continuity mistake: At the very end of the episode, when Batman, Robin, and Batgirl find out Joker is released from prison, one shot shows Joker in his usual pink suit. But in the very next shot, his suit is gray.
The Bookworm Turns (1) - S1-E29
Other mistake: When Gordon falls into the water after being shot, the footage is in black and white, vs in color.
The Pharaoh's in a Rut (2) - S1-E28
Continuity mistake: When the fight starts and after Batman gets into the sword fight with Tut's henchman, Tut's women start to leave. But in the close-up when Batman states he stayed sane by reciting the multiplication tables backwards, the women leave again.
Continuity mistake: There is a jump cut at the beginning when Batman and Robin are being lowered into the vat of wax, where all of a sudden, Batman is trying to wiggle his legs free.
Continuity mistake: At the beginning, in the wide shot of Batman and Robin over the candle dipper, Riddler is standing with his back towards them, but in the close-up, he is facing forward.
Louie's Lethal Lilac Time - S3-E18
Character mistake: When Gordon and O'Hara show Barbara the slides of Batman and Robin's previous exploits, the last slide shows the Batmobile being hit with mines. Gordon says they're chasing King Tut, but it's actually from Catwoman's "Better Luck Next Time".
True or False-Face (1) - S1-E17
Other mistake: When False Face lifts the wig off Blaze to reveal the crown that is on top of her head, you can see it is not there until the next shot of her.
Not Yet, He Ain't (2) - S1-E22
Revealing mistake: When being gunned down by O'Hara cops, there are no bullets coming from the cop who gunned Batman down, but he still reacts to it.
Not Yet, He Ain't (2) - S1-E22
Continuity mistake: When Batman and Robin are being chased by O'Hara and the cops, Batman raises his hand, goes to throw a smoke grenade, then in the next shot, he raises his hand again to actually throw it.
The Sandman Cometh (1) - S2-E33
Continuity mistake: As the batfight ends and one of Sandman's henchmen hits Batman with a bolt of cloth, he goes down and is buried with mattresses on the right side. But when they remove the mattresses to wake him up, he is facing forward.
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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