<P> The Batman television series, starring Adam West, premiered in January 1966 on the ABC television network . Inflected with a camp sense of humor, the show became a pop culture phenomenon . In his memoir, Back to the Batcave, West notes his dislike for the term' camp' as it was applied to the 1960s series, opining that the show was instead a farce or lampoon, and a deliberate one, at that . The series ran for 120 episodes; ending in 1968 . In between the first and second season of the Batman television series, the cast and crew made the theatrical film Batman (1966). The Who recorded the theme song from the Batman show for their 1966 EP Ready Steady Who, and The Kinks performed the theme song on their 1967 album Live at Kelvin Hall . </P> <P> The popularity of the Batman TV series also resulted in the first animated adaptation of Batman in The Batman / Superman Hour; the Batman segments of the series were repackaged as The Adventures of Batman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder which produced thirty - three episodes between 1968 and 1977 . From 1973 until 1986, Batman had a starring role in ABC's Super Friends series; which was animated by Hanna - Barbera . Olan Soule was the voice of Batman in all these shows, but was eventually replaced during Super Friends by Adam West, who also voiced the character in Filmation's 1977 series The New Adventures of Batman . </P> <P> In 1992, Batman: The Animated Series premiered on the Fox television network; produced by Warner Bros. Animation and featuring Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman . The series received considerable acclaim for its darker tone, mature writing, stylistic design, and thematic complexity compared to previous superhero cartoons, in addition to multiple Emmy Awards . The series' success led to the theatrical film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), as well as various spin - off TV series; including Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited (each of which also featured Conroy as Batman's voice). The futuristic series Batman Beyond also took place in this same animated continuity and featured a newer, younger Batman voiced by Will Friedle, with the elderly Bruce Wayne (again voiced by Conroy) as a mentor . </P> <P> In 2004, an unrelated animated series titled The Batman made its debut with Rino Romano voicing Batman . In 2008, this show was replaced by another animated series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, featuring Diedrich Bader's voice as Batman . In 2013, a new CGI - animated series titled Beware the Batman made its debut, with Anthony Ruivivar voicing Batman . </P>

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