This is a failed live-action comedy/action TV show that produced two
episodes, "The Challenge" and "The Roast".  It was made in the late 70s and
starred West, Ward & Gorshin with their respective roles from the 60's
Batman show.  Of course, now they're a little too old to be in spandex, but
hey, it's for the greater good, right?  The premise of the show was to have
a bunch of superheroes (a la the Superfriends cartoon) and have them battle
a group of their archnemeses (like the Legion of Doom from the Superfriends
cartoon).  So not only do we have Batman and Robin, but also live action
versions of the Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Black Canary, the Huntress,
and Captain Marvel.  And the villains include Sinestro, the Riddler, Solomon
Grundy, the Weather Wizard, Giganta, an evil scientist, and the wizardly
Mordru, leader of the supervillains.

In "The Challenge", the mad doctor character (with an obvious bald wig and
rubbery ears) has devised a doomsday device to destroy all life on Earth
with the exception of them.  The superheroes find out about it (due to the
Riddler's need to give them clues) and split up to try to stop their
sinister plan.  They plan to meet and share information at a local gas
station, where the villains have disguised Solomon Grundy (yes, the big pale
creepy looking guy) as an attendant.  The superheroes can't recognize him
with a hat on.  Yes, I'm serious.  The rest of the episode features the
heroes trying to find where the villains are located, and the villains
trying to slow them down (by posing as gas station attendants, or used car
salesmen, or little boys selling lemonade, or a female palm reader, or
simply by driving around on jet skis).

In "The Roast", the superheroes hold a roast and toast to themselves, with
none other than Ed McMahon as the host.  We are treated to stories and jokes
and song-and-dance numbers.  Retired Man and Ghetto Man also make
appearances.  It is painfully bad, but painfully funny as well.

The absurdity of these brightly colored spandex clad heroes is just
hilarious.  The magical special effects (the Flash being fast, Green
Lantern's green beam, the Weather Wizard's control of weather) are very
laughable (what would you expect from a 70's TV show with no budget?).  The
sound is poor and the sets are all on a sound stage (where you can hear the
wicker chairs that the villains sit in).  But it is very tongue in cheek,
much like the old Batman show, but none of the characters have the charm and
cheesy acting abilities of Adam West (well, except for Adam himself).  This
is a must see for any fan of these comic book characters or any fan of
really cheesy shows/movies.
 

Affectionate term Batman calls Robin : "Laddy Booby"
 
 

Quality: 2.0  Visuals: 1.5  Intensity: 3.0  Laughability: 7.0
OVERALL RATING: 3.4