In some ways, the "Batman" TV show was the worst thing that ever happened to the character, and to comics, turning the whole medium in popular culture into (literally, to judge by the headlines) "Biff! Wham! Pow!"
On the other hand … Batmaaaaaaan! (BATMAN (TV Series) – Network Promo Reel – 1966 – Adam West & Burt Ward)
So, thanks, Mr. Semple.
Lorenzo Semple Jr., Creator of ‘Batman’ TV Series, Dead at 91 – TheWrap
Also wrote films including “The Parallax View,” “Three Days of the Condor,” “King Kong” and “Never Say Never Again”
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Not to mention the movie that tried to cash in on the (at the time, inexplicable) fame of The Green Hornet.
"Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb!"
Ah, finally found a link to the full version of that video: http://www.wimp.com/funnyfear/