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The early Superfriends cartoons reflected a similar sensibility. Also, the Batman and Robin crossovers with Scooby Doo!

 

The big problem is that so many Bat-villains actually appeared on the show. Most of the good ones are therefore taken.

 

Uma Thurman camped up Poison Ivy bigtime, so Ivy could be fair game. But which actress?

 

According to Wikipedia, that's easy. "Creator Robert Kanigher modeled Poison Ivy after Bettie Page, giving her the same haircut and Southern drawl as Page." The only problem could be that Page was in her 40s at the time, but I'm sure she could still have carried the role.

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How about Killer Croc as a side-show strongman, leading a cohort of similar gimmick carny performers in a robbery spree? E.g. escape artist/master thief, Indian mystic/illusionist, dog-faced "wild boy," trick whip-wielder, etc.

 

As for the actor playing Croc, it could only be legendary '60's monster-man, Ted "Lurch" Cassidy.

 

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Humm...Profesor Pyg is a mad scientist and costumed no-good who based his crimes around animals and higher education (at least colage level crimes...bonus points for including both in his crimes). Instead of "Dollatrons" (which would spook the kids watching at home), his henchmen are like the normal henchmen on the show, but named after animals and wearing animal masks. Oh, and his driver, Mister Toad.

 

I'm stumped for an actor who lived in that time to play the bad profesor and his driver. Any ideals?

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Humm...Profesor Pyg is a mad scientist and costumed no-good who based his crimes around animals and higher education (at least colage level crimes...bonus points for including both in his crimes). Instead of "Dollatrons" (which would spook the kids watching at home), his henchmen are like the normal henchmen on the show, but named after animals and wearing animal masks. Oh, and his driver, Mister Toad.

 

I'm stumped for an actor who lived in that time to play the bad profesor and his driver. Any ideals?

Alan Hale Jr. and Bob Denver
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Well, Bat-Villains fall under three catagories in the old tv show. 1) The cannon characters. Joker, Pinguin, Riddler, Catwoman. 2) Characters created to cover for cannon characters who are 'to scary for tv', or to fill in for when Frank Gorson(?) is not available. Thay are King Tut (Two Face), Bookworm (Scaircrow), and The Puzzler (um The Riddler). 3) Characters created for guest stars. Shame, Egghead, Louie the Lilac. Hope this helps.

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Well' date=' Bat-Villains fall under three catagories in the old tv show. 1) The cannon characters. Joker, Pinguin, Riddler, Catwoman. 2) Characters created to cover for cannon characters who are 'to scary for tv', or to fill in for when Frank Gorson(?) is not available. Thay are King Tut (Two Face), Bookworm (Scaircrow), and The Puzzler (um The Riddler). 3) Characters created for guest stars. Shame, Egghead, Louie the Lilac. Hope this helps.[/quote']you refer to the late frank gorshin?

 

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