Batman is a campy, tongue-in-cheek superhero comedy series that aired on ABC from January 12, 1966, to March 14, 1968, starring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. Known for its upbeat theme music and intentionally humorous, simplistic morality aimed at preteens, the show ran for 120 episodes—airing twice weekly for the first two seasons and weekly for the third—and spawned a companion feature film in 1966. Each story typically followed the "Dynamic Duo" using improbable "bat logic" to thwart Gotham City's colorful supervillains, with most early episodes structured as two-parters featuring dramatic cliffhangers. The third season introduced Yvonne Craig as Batgirl and switched to self-contained stories, while the series held the record for the most superhero TV episodes (120) until Smallville surpassed it in 2007. Notably, West was cast after impressing producers with his deadpan delivery in a Nestlé Quik commercial, and Robin's recurring exclamation "Holy __, Batman!" became a pop-culture staple.