Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for August 12, 2022

Adam West and then Michael Keaton the worse Ben Affleck.

Surprisingly I grew up on the Adam West Batman but now am divided on who’s the best modern one-Michael Keaton or Christian Bale. ;D

With these guys in charge Trivial Pursuit’s got a new champ in the making. However, a complete wash out in math, science and history.

I’ve always been partial to the Christian Bale version. Adam West always looked like a disguised ballet dancer gone to seed, although when it first came out I was young enough to enjoy it.

And Mark Hamill played the best Joker.

holey true statements, Batman!

when Adam West arrived in Heaven, the Batman theme was playing, and the Bat-Signal was in Heaven’s skies

And how come Batman doesn’t dance anymore?!?

I hated Adam West as young comic book fan, I found that portrayal awful. I learned to appreciate it’s campiness as I got older, but it’ll never be my favorite. I’ll take Bale or Pattinson any day of the week.

And now cue “who’s the best Catwoman.” I liked Julie Newmar the best, followed by Lee Meriwether. Didn’t see Eartha Kitt too often but she would be my third choice. Never saw any of the Batman movies so wouldn’t be rating the movie versions of the character.

Snacking and slacking. My favorite words.

I want to say Lewis Wilson, the original film Batman from 1943, but I guess my only honest answer would be Michael Keaton; I haven’t seen (or been tempted to see) any live-action Batman since then.

Hold on — if Zeno2099 can vote Mark Hamill for best Joker, then I vote Kevin Conroy as best Batman. He was terrific.

Yes, Adam West! The TV show approached Batman the way it should be shown…as a cartoon.

Pattinson is the absolute WORST!!

Nice to see Verne and RJ readily agree on something besides humans sucking.

I thought the Adam West “Batman” TV show was abominably, abysmally, PAINFULLY STUPID— when I was FOUR YEARS OLD! (I’m 57, now.) Pattinson has been the best Batman, followed by Keaton, Bale and Affleck. After that… it really doesn’t matter.

I’m all in on Adam West! (& Caesar Romero was the scariest Joker!)

No one can touch Adam West as the Best Batman Ever!!!!

I loved Adam West’s ability to not take himself seriously. He did a few skits on “Politically Incorrect”. The one I remember most was Adam and Christopher Reid (from Kid n play) playing cops who are fixing to bust into a men’s restroom to arrest the guy in their. This was when Larry “wide stance” Craig was arrested for solicitation at the airport in Florida. My favorite thing Adam did was “Family Guy” playing the mayor. He was always just “there”. He had one-off lines that were always funny.