Yes, you read that correctly. I know to a lot of comic fans, Batman is serious business and they look at this series with shame, preferring the dark and gritty version that is more common today. While I like that incarnation as much as anyone, that doesn't mean that this one isn't valid.
The show's glorious. It revels in its comic book roots and aims to deliver a good viewing experience. Is it goofy? Oh hell yes! That's what makes it so fun to watch.
People try to claim that the series nearly killed comics (on the contrary, it gave the characters a lot of mainstream exposure that introduced non-comic readers to these great characters and giving them a new found level of popularity), but really, it didn't do any harm. Comics back then were written in a similar style, so you can't really say it's unfaithful. It takes some potshots, having Commissioner Gordon be rather incompetent and having Batman's deductive methods become rather bizarre (not to mention his oddly specific gadgets that pull him out of any situation), but its clearly all in good fun.
That's the keyword here, fun. I defy you to sit through an episode of this show and not crack a smile at least once. It's not possible.
I highly recommend checking it out. It's a fun trip down nostalgia lane and my roommate and I never get tired of watching it.
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