Batfink Episodes 21-40
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Gloves On The Go-Go, No. 21, March 3, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Maury Reden. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks.

A pair of familiar looking red gloves steal the tiara right of the head of society matron Amanda Bartholomew. Hugo’s behind it, of course, with a pair of electronic gloves that look just like Batfink’s. The Chief tells Batfink he’ll be arrested because it was his gloves that did it. Batfink then goes in pursuit of Hugo. Batfink sends out his radar, which returns with the electronic gloves - "size 5½," notes Karate. Meanwhile the police begin to chase Batfink. The gloves lead Hugo to his hideout, with the same stock footage of Hugo looking through his periscope. Hugo sends out boxing gloves and knocks Karate for a loop. The gloves challenge Batfink to a sword duel. Hugo’s gloves have plutonium blades that will shear his steel wings. At the height of the swordplay, Hugo’s gloves suddenly collapse. Because Batfink knew all along that the "5½" inscribed inside the glove was actually the amperage of B-17 batteries that have a life of exactly 12 hours.

Sporty Morty, No. 22, March 13, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Bill Ackerman, I. Klein. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Heywood Kling.

Sporty Morty embodies "the constant variety of sport", as the old TV show opening used to say. He fishes for diamond necklaces. He drives golf balls at a cop, then robs parking meters in a race car. Morty bats a dynamite baseball through a bank window, then catches bags of money with a mitt. Now dressed in tennis garb, he forehands Batfink’s beep back at him. But it turns out that hunting is Morty’s game. There are stuffed heads on the wall, plus an empty plaque reserved for Batfink. Morty tries to shoot Batfink with an elephant gun (which never forgets that Batfink is in season). It’s not sporty to shoot at a moving target, so Batfink is swung like a pendulum. He hangs himself up in the wall, which allows him to escape. Morty ends up on Batfink’s trophy plaque - head first.

Go Fly A Bat, No. 23, January 31, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Myron Waldman. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks.

Hugo A Go Go uses a helmet that harnesses the energy of lightning to break into a seemingly impenetrable vault to steal the Solid Gold Goddess Of Gizmo. Hugo gives the Batillac a warning zap upon its arrival at Hugo's hideout. When Hugo tries to zap Karate, Batfink uses his wings of steel to divert the lightning into the ground. Batfink tries to drain Hugo's energy generator the same way, but the floor falls out from under him, jolting him unconscious. So he can recharge, Hugo flies Batfink like a kite into a thunderstorm. The rain revives him just in time to dodge the lightning bolt and zap Hugo instead.

Ringading Brothers, No. 24, March 1, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Bill Ackerman. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks.

The circus comes to town. But it’s a circus of crime with the Ringading Brothers, ringmaster and acrobat. They’ve mastered the art of stealing rings using acrobatics. Batfink and Karate roadblock their circus wagon at the bridge, but it refuses to stop and batfink uses evasive skills to keep from being rammed. At the circus, Karate performs trampoline acts while Batfink is about to be sat on my an elephant. Karate is dangled in front of a lion’s mouth. At the last second Batfink sends out his radar which acts as an arrow shooting the elephant in the butt, knocking down the ringmaster, and Karate is able to dispatch the acrobat with his karate skills.

Out Out Darn Spot, No. 25, March 3, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Morey Reden, I. Klein. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks. 

Sir Sol Iloquy is performing Macbeth on television, using the original dagger. During Act II, Scene 1 (the famous "Is this a dagger I see before me" bit), Hugo brings on the spotlight with makes hundreds of spots. Iloquy is blinded and Hugo grabs the dagger to thunderous (artifically produced) applause. Hugo turns the spotlight on Batfink’s radar, which returns with polka dots. Karate is blinded by spots and crashes the Batillac. A leopard is let loose on Karate, who seeks refuge in the Batillac. Three of the spotty spotlights are shone on Batfink. Only one spot is an escape hatch, but all the others will detonate the bombs also in the room. Karate has befriended the leopard thanks to crackers. And Batfink gets out of the jam by removing the spots with his ever-present can of spot remover - his wings are steel, but not stainless steel!

Goo-Goo A Go-Go, No. 26, March 1, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: James Tyer. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Heywood Kling.

Hugo’s remote-controlled son, Goo Goo A Go Go, robs banks using his explosive lollipop/grenade. Hugo sends the baby out with a lit explosive rattle. It goes off, but Batfink shields both him and Karate with his wings. The baby’s blocks, made of cement, send Karate to a playpen and Batfink manacled inside a baby cradle, tied to the end of a branch. When the bough breaks, Batfink begins his descent. His radar acts as a key that unlocks the cradle and frees him.

Crimes In Rhymes, No. 27, April 7, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: John Gentilella. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks.

Fat TV comedian King Cole is ready for golf with his solid gold clubs. But they’re gone from his vault, with a Mother Goose-type note left behind. It’s Brother Goose again. Honk honk! He’s again hiding out at the abandoned amusement park. Batfink is led there by his radar. Karate arrives and reads the poem in the Little Miss Muffet section. Inside the curds and whey, there’s a spider bomb which detonates, sending Karate into the garden and into the arms of a rubber plant. Eventually, Batfink is so entrapped as well and both figure to be food for the man-eating plant also in the garden, which closes up at night. Batfink sends out his radar which throws the switch restoring daylight.

Stupidman, No. 28, March 30, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Graham Place, John Gentilella. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Heywood Kling.

Nobody would be stupid enough to steal a millionaire maharajah's million dollar turban except Stupidman. Instead, he steals his two million dollar scimitar. Stupidman escapes in his car and lures Batfink and Karate to his hideout. Stupidman tries to shoot Batfink but doesn't succeed (who ever does?). An impromptu fencing match with Stupidman using the scimitar and Batfink using a wing results in a broken water pipe. Batfink is in danger of drowning, but Karate saves the day by breaking down the door. Stupidman is sent to the State Prison, where he sits in the corner with a dunce cap on his head.

A Living Doll, No. 29, January 31, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Myron Waldman. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks.

Batfink steals a crown and scepter from a beauty pageant winner on live TV. It’s really a mechanical wind-up Batfink. When Batfink sends out his beep, it thinks the wind-up Batfink is the real one and doesn’t return. The robot Batfink arrives with a bomb to try to blow up the Batillac, but that darned blast shield saves them. Hugo uses the double to lure Karate into a trap. Both Batfinks are tied up and hooded. Karate has to shoot at one of them or else the room will blow up. Karate chooses correctly. He used a scientific method to figure out which one was the real one: eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

Bat Patrol, No. 30, March 13, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Martin Taras, Morey Reden. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Heywood Kling.

Hugo fields his own army of wheeled robots which rob banks. The Beep leads to Hugo’s army camp, where the robots shoot our heroes. Batfink and Karate retreat to a foxhole, where Karate looks in his sleeve for appropraiate weaponry. The robots take flight and try to kamikaze themselves in Batfink’s foxhole. Using naval cannons, Hugo shoots at Batfink and Karate, who are tied to racks. As the guns go off, Karate faints, breaking the racks down. The cannonballs miss. When Hugo is sentenced, Karate asks for a lighter sentence - after all, he is a veteran.

Dig That Crazy Mountain, No. 31, January 20, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Graham Place. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks.

Professor Vibrato uses an ultrasonic cello to break out of jail. He hightails it to his hideout, atop a mountain. Batfink and Karate find their way there. The Professor uses the cello to start an avalanche that only stalls Batfink and Karate for a moment. Batfink is later shot down in mid flight with sound waves and Karate finds himself hanging on to the side of the mountain for dear life, until the sound waves get him. Batfink is paralyzed by sound waves and is about to fall through the cello-created chasm. Batfink hangs onto the edge of the chasm, but Professor Vibrato falls through instead, splitting his cello in two.

Spin The Batfink, No. 32, February 6, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Myron Waldman. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks.

Tornados have plagued the city, causing great havoc. They’re great for sucking cash out of banks. It’s an evil junkman and his wind machine. Batfink’s radar gets sucked in as well. Upon their arrival at the junkyard, the junkman offers $1.50 for the Batillac. While Karate puts himself out of action with an elastic karate chop, Batfink gets all manner of junk pelted at him. Another tornado screws Batfink down into the ground, but he re-emerges on top of an oil gusher. Karate takes out the tornado machine with a few well-placed chops.

In case you’re wondering what the lady talking on the phone is saying in the opening scenes, here’s a transcription: "The most dangerous force in America today is Walter Reuther and his political machine. It’s time we realized that they intend to run this country. When the smut publishers put a..." (Continued in Bride And Doom.)

Greasy Gus, No. 33, March 23, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: James Tyer. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Heywood Kling.

Batfink’s slipperiest adversary to date is Greasy Gus, who lubricates the floor as the Chief is walking by with the police payroll. The police would go after him, but they won’t work until they get paid. Batfink’s radar comes back with Greasy Beep Stuff and leads to Gus’ Garage (whose facade is a re-used background from The Sonic Boomer). Gus lowers a car on top of Batfink and Karate, but Batfink uses his wings as a jack. Karate and Batfink get stuck in tires as Gus escapes in his sports car. They roll down the hill and come to a "Bridge Out" sign. To ensure they will skid off the cliff, Gus lays down some of his grease. As they fall, the grease lubricates the tires enough so that Batfink can slip out of his, but Karate needs a good chop to free himself. As he does, he lays down a pool of grease on the road, and Gus skids out (remarkable animation from Jim Tyer) and drives up a tree. The payroll is back in good hands - actually, it lands smack dab on the head of Karate.

The Mark Of Zero, No. 34, March 13, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Myron Waldman. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks.

The original manuscript of "The Three Musketeers" goes on the auction block. It’s stolen by a Zorro-like character who leaves his mark, a zero. The radar leads not to Zero, but to the aristocratic P.A. Minus. Changing into his Zero costume, he slices the beeps in two. Batfink warns Minus about Zero. Minus changes into Zero in time to hoist a piano onto him. Batfink soon realizes that Plus A. Minus equals Zero. Minus suspends Batfink over a cauldron of boiling oil; he’ll fall in when Karate opens the door. But Karate opens the door the wrong way allowing Batfink to escape.

Swami Salami, No. 35, April 18, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Graham Place. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Heywood Kling.

What’s this? A swami. Swami Salami steals jewels while playing a snake charmer tune on his flute. He leaves a bed of nails in the street to flatten police car tires. The radar finds the Swami. But the Swami plays a tune on his flute, turning Karate’s chop into mush. Batfink’s wings chop the fence down. Swami throws a bed of nails on Karate. The crystal ball knocks both of them out. Again they’re tied together, this time with a snake. The snake will choke them to death as Swami plays his tune. But Batfink sends out his radar to act as a girl snake, which attracts the other snake into Salami’s basket. Karate bowls down Salami with the crystal ball.

The Human Pretzel, No. 36, April 24, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Bill Ackerman. Scenics: Bob Owen, Bill Focht. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks.

The Human Pretzel has stowed aboard an airplane and steals a shipment of uncut diamonds. The Human Pretzel prepares to mail himself to South America, but Batfink’s Beep finds him. The pretzel Beep leads Batfink to the carnival. H.P. throws knives, then dumbbells at Batfink. One dumbbell gets Batfink, who is tied behind a devil target. H.P. then has Karate throw balls at the target, last of which is a bomb. The last one misses, but the explosion revives Batfink. The H.P. then is brought to justice by some well-placed baseball throws by Batfink.

Jumping Jewelry, No. 37, March 30, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: John Gentilella. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Heywood Kling.

Jewelry seems to walk right out of the Diamond Exchange. The Chief scratches at fleas. Karate gets ready to karate the flea, but Batfink thinks the flea may lead to the flea's home at the flea circus and the true criminal, Professor Hopper. Melvin the flea returns and reveals that Batfink is on the trail. But Batfink loses the trail and sends out his radar. Our heroes eventually get tied up to a target and are about to be cannon-ized when Melvin the flea returns the favor and knocks the target down.
 

Roz The Schnozz, No. 38, April 24, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: James Tyer. Scenics: Bob Owen. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Heywood Kling.

Roz The Schnozz robs the richest mansions in town by nosing out mink, money, and approaching police officers. Batfink arrives at her hideout but doesn't suspect Roz at first. Roz meets Karate outside and chops him one. Roz returns inside and Batfink gets wise to her crime. Batfink is tied into a chair that is lowered onto a hot stove. Karate returns with a rose. Guess which type of flower Roz is allergic to? Her sneeze frees Batfink just as he is to make contact with the hot flames.
 

Karate's Case, No. 39, April 7, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Bill Ackerman, I. Klein. Scenics: Bob Owen, Bill Focht. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Dennis Marks.

The Golden Hand Of Kara-Tay goes on display at a museum. Its first visitor is Karate, who chops through the thick glass case and steals the hand. It's actually a Karate impostor. Batfink is called, but asks Karate to leave the room so the Chief can report Karate's crime. Karate heard the whole conversation, but discloses that the only person who could have committed the crime was Spider The Splitter. Since Karate wants to clear his own name, he decides to call the shots on this one. At a foundry, Spider wants to melt down the Golden Hand. Using his Karate mask, Spider gets Batfink into a trap, with Karate naturally following. Both are on a conveyor belt about to be melted down. Batfink uses his radar to grind down the gears and stop the conveyor belt and to close the door to the furnace, causing it to explode.

The Wishbone Boner, No. 40, May 1, 1967. Produced And Directed by Hal Seeger. Production Supervisor: Ray Seti. Animation: Bill Ackerman, Frank Endres. Scenics: Bob Owens. Voices: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton. Story: Heywood Kling.

Lucky Chuck steals a dinosaur wishbone. Chuck turns Batfink’s radar into a horseshoe, so he can’t be far. Chuck can’t shoot through Batfink’s wings, but one bullet careens off his wings and breaks the chandelier, which traps Batfink and Karate. He ties Batfink and Karate to each end of the wishbone, and tries to blow the wishbone up. But the bone doesn’t break - it’s petrified. "Better luck next time, Unlucky Lucky Chuck."

All Cartoons On This Page © 1966, 1967 Hal Seeger. Summaries © 2007 Dave Mackey.

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