Batman 3x13 The Bloody Tower

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First Aired: Dec. 07, 1967 on ABC

Summary: The capped crusaders escape Lord Fogg's fog in the winch room and go off to rescue Batgirl who is about to get a dose of lethal fog pellets. Meanwhile, Lord Fogg and Lady Peasoup are off to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of London.

Main Characters in this Episode

Guest Stars

Alfred	played by Alan Napier
Commissioner Gordon	played by Neil Hamilton
Chief O'Hara	played by Stafford Repp
Lady Prudence	played by Lyn Peters
Kit	played by Lynley Laurence
Rosamond	played by Stacey Gregg
Daisy	played by Aleta Rotell
Duchess	played by Nannette Turner

Episode Quotes

Batman: [holding up a device] My pipe of fog Bat-reversor, your lordship. You'll catch us flatfooted again.
Superintendent Watson: [Superintendent Watson and Commissioner Gordon arrive on the scene] Well, this is a jolly little beanfest. Take his Lordship and her Ladyship and these... these girlships to the tombs.

Alfred: Thank goodness, Master Robin. I despaired of ever seeing you again.
Robin: The despair was mutual, Alfred.

Narrator: [narrating] Meanwhile, back in the dungeon...
Batgirl: That Anti-Lethal-Fog Batspray is working, Batman.
Batman: Yes, I always carry some in my utility belt, along with the... Bat-file. [whips it out]

Mistakes/Goofs

Goof (errors made by characters, possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Batman (Adam West, who had poor peripheral vision when wearing the Batman Cowl mask) bumps his head against the archway leading to Lord Fogg's dungeon.

Trivia

The title references the Tower of London where prisoners used to be kept.
This was Madge Blake's final appearance as Aunt Harriet. She had all but retired due to illness and made only two appearances during the final season.
The final season Robin was finally old enough to drive the Batmobile. Back in the 1960's the age to drive was 16, however the legal age to drive in Britain was 17 for a vehicle (with some smaller motorbikes placed at 16 years of age). So, Batman still wanting Robin to obey the laws while overseas, let Robin drive the Batmobiles before legal age in Britain.
When he was signed for this episode, Rudy Vallee was enjoying something of a comeback, via his successes in the stage and film versions of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." Unfortunately, he also had a reputation for being famously difficult to get along with, a reputation which he proceeded to justify during the taping of this three-episode story. Yvonne Craig described it as nothing less than "three weeks in hell." Conversely, Glynis Johns was very easy to work with, according to Adam West, and got on well with everyone in the cast and crew.