Allen Ludden on "Batman"?
RMK
Allen Ludden alluded to a part he played on "Batman" on today's
"Password"...I don't remember it. Was it a cameo like when they'd be
walking up a building and the celebrity opened the window?
AAr3172534
>"Password"...I don't remember it.
Probably was a Halloween show.
Steve
episode, IIRC, entitled "Dizzoner the Penguin," in Nov. 1966. The
characters they played were knockoffs, at least in name, of NBC's [Chet]
Huntley- [David] Brinkley.
Another "Batman" episode that season featured a brief appearance by Charlie
O'Donnell as a news anchor.
RMK wrote in message <38D412C2...@ix.netcom.com>...
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> Allen Ludden alluded to a part he played on "Batman" on today's
Tom Bromley
No, not the George Reeves TV series or the Christopher Reeve movies (or even
the radio or animated versions with the voices of Clayton "Bud" Collyer and
Joan Alexander).
During the '70s, ABC's Wide World of Entertainment broadcast a 90-minute
adaptation of the stage musical, "It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Superman",
which included Allen Ludden as -- Great Caesar's ghost! -- Perry White!
Much as it would be interesting to see this special again, one can only hope
that out of respect for the late Mr. Ludden, it suffered the same fate as the
same network's run of "Password".
Tom Bromley tgbr...@aol.com
"Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, 'Why me?' Then a voice answers.
'Nothing personal. Your name just happened to come up.'"
-- Charles M. Schulz 11/26/1922 - 2/12/2000
James Allen
>episode, IIRC, entitled "Dizzoner the Penguin," in Nov. 1966. The
>characters they played were knockoffs, at least in name, of NBC's [Chet]
>Huntley- [David] Brinkley.
>
>Another "Batman" episode that season featured a brief appearance by Charlie
>O'Donnell as a news anchor.
>
>
>Steve
>sby...@tampabay.rr.com
Dick Clark had one of the "Batclimb" cameos, btw.
Matt Kaiser
RMK wrote:
> Allen Ludden alluded to a part he played on "Batman" on today's
> "Password"...I don't remember it. Was it a cameo like when they'd be
> walking up a building and the celebrity opened the window?
I think he was a villain. Dennis James was also a villain on Batman.
David Johnson
EPaddon
>that out of respect for the late Mr. Ludden, it suffered the same fate as the
>same network's run of "Password".
>
It does survive. I have seen it listed among the collections of some classic
TV show collectors I have dealt with.
Eric Paddon
Michael Brandenburg
on 3-19-2000:
«««This episode [on which Ludden appeared] had a TON of guest stars in bit
roles and, according to one person involved in the production, was one of the
costlier ones to make because of it. Allen Ludden was in the second part only,
playing newscaster David Dooley who interviewed Batman and Penguin while they
were engaged in fisticuffs wih a band of baddies. Other noteworthy guests:
Dennis James as Chet Chumley, Don Wilson as Walter Klondike, Jack Bailey (Queen
For A Day) as the moderator of a TV debate between the candidates, Joe Besser
(a latecomer to the Three Stooges) as a collector, Paul Revere and the Raiders
(who performed at Penguin's campaign rally), and Little Egypt (an absolutely
gorgeous belly dancer who was apparently a mid-60s pop icon and also performed
at Penguin's rally).
»»»
For some time I've meant to put up a list of all the game show hosts that
ever appeared on the 1966-68 "Batman" television series, which included Allen
Ludden, Dennis James, Jack Bailey, and Dick Clark (all mentioned in this
thread). Incidentally, someone who said this one aired on Halloween was close
-- according to The Official Batman Batbook by Joel Eisner, the original
fist-run airdate for this pair of episodes was November 2 and 3, 1966. Also:
«««Some cable network needs to put this series back on soon.
»»»
It may be a long shot, but Fx might in conjunction with the release of the
next "Batman" theatrical film. And I'd like to have this one -- in trying to
win his mayoral election against Batman in this story, the Penguin tried to
pull off the same dirty tricks that _real_ politicians seem to be utilizing
today!
Michael Brandenburg
(IRS employee since 1984 -- but I don't have a red telephone on my desk as
the police commissioner did!)
PrinceGalaga123
early to know if FX keeps running them in the wee morning hours or not
Prince Galaga
CA was in NJ
> It may be a long shot, but Fx might in conjunction with the release of the
>next "Batman" theatrical film. And I'd like to have this one -- in trying to
>win his mayoral election against Batman in this story, the Penguin tried to
>pull off the same dirty tricks that _real_ politicians seem to be utilizing
>today!
I'm pretty sure that FX (back when it was known as "fX" *wistful sigh*) did
run that in their Triple-A TV afternoon block. Then again, fX bears little
resemblance to today's FX.
I don't suppose GSN would run a special of something like that since it did
involve game shows (sorta).
CA was in NJ
>FX was airing Batman episodes in the morning a while ago. I'm not up that
>early to know if FX keeps running them in the wee morning hours or not
Overnights are infomercials, just like GSN.
David Johnson
bi...@ddtdigest.com
> Allen Ludden alluded to a part he played on "Batman" on today's
> "Password"...I don't remember it. Was it a cameo like when they'd be
> walking up a building and the celebrity opened the window?