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First Aired: Oct. 12, 1967 on ABC

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Season 3 » Episode #05 - A Horse of Another Color

Summary: Penguin and Lola have their plot set with a phony Parasol and the real racehorse entered as Bumper Shoot, in order to win a bundle at the Bruce Wayne handicap. With Penguin set to jockey Bumper Shoot, Bruce wants Batgirl to ride his entry and Robin will be aboard the fake Parasol.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Alfred	played by Alan Napier
Commissioner Gordon	played by Neil Hamilton
Chief O'Hara	played by Stafford Repp
Armband	played by Lewis Charles
Visor	played by Joe Brooks
Racing Secretary	played by Herbert Anderson
Lola Lasagne	played by Ethel Merman
Narrator	voiced by William Dozier

Episode Quotes

Batgirl: No need to change clothes, Penguin, they'll issue you a nice striped wardrobe where you're going.
The Penguin: Fah! Armband, Visor, bridle that filly!

Bruce Wayne: [on phone, talking about a recently recovered priceless folio] Yes, Alfred tells me that Batman returned it just a few minutes ago, Miss Gordon.
Barbara Gordon: [on other line] Well that's incredible! Batman said he'd have it back within an hour, but...
Bruce Wayne: You didn't believe him?
Barbara Gordon: Well, I'm afraid I'm still naive enough to believe the impossible can't be done. I guess I owe Batman an apology.
Bruce Wayne: A word of thanks should do, at the proper time.

Racing Secretary: [on phone with Bruce Wayne] I demand that the Wayne Foundation memorial handicap be canceled this afternoon.
Bruce Wayne: [on other line] Oh, you do?
Racing Secretary: Yes, as racing secretary of this meet I have a duty to the owners, trainers, officials and, and, and trackfans and myself. Why, if there were any logical explanation for such a travesty. If Batman for instance told me that this race must be run for a particular reason, well, that might be different. But just to satisfy a stubborn whim of your own, Mr. Wayne, as honorable a man as I know you are.
Bruce Wayne: And suppose Batman did tell you that the race must be run?
Racing Secretary: I would have to hear it from him in person. [hangs up]

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Trivia

The title is based on the expression: That's a horse of a different color. This was a major humorous scene after Dorothy and her companions enter Emerald City in the MGM version of The Wizard of Oz.
Yvonne Craig talked the producers into letting her do her own horseback riding as Batgirl. She quickly changed her mind, however, when she saw the large, fierce horse. A male jockey doubled the scene for her.