The television show "Batman" premiered on this day in 1966, exactly 45 years ago. I loved this show. I'm pretty sure I've seen every episode.
They took the reruns off the air briefly in the 70s because of the violence (I kid you not). Of course, nobody believed it was real violence for a second. I was five and didn't speak English that well, and even I knew it was cartoon violence.
I still remember vividly the first time I saw the show on a color television. (We didn't have one yet). It was like an explosion of color.
The entire debut episode is on YouTube. If you've got 25 minutes to waste (or you're looking for an excuse to waste it), here it is...
