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06-21-2026, 02:23 AM
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On April 28, 1988 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2319450/), the then-fledgling (https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aarong/from-andrew/fox/fox-1987to1990.html) Fox Network (https://normandyparkblog.com/2024/08/26/i-worked-for-almost-live-for-three-seasons-in-the-mid-1980s-and-all-i-got-was-the-best-job-of-my-life/)’s The Late Show (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_(1986_talk_show)) with Ross Shafer hosted (https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/actors-who-seemed-to-vanish-after-their-shows-went-off-the-air.592756/post-5315426) a Batman reunion (https://www.reddit.com/r/GenX/comments/1j3g8wr/batman_tv_show_cast_reunion_1988_inc_commercials/). However, due to poor time management and a second-rate host, among other problems, the reunion can be a bit of a tough watch - especially the way Alan Napier was shortchanged on airtime at the end as he and Shafer struggled to communicate with each other. Video of the episode, unavailable when we looked for it years ago, surfaced last year, and this time we discuss the problems as well as the interesting bits that we did pick up from the bat-cast.
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On April 28, 1988 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1988/04/28/another_world), the Fox Network (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) TV show THE LATE SHOW (https://sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=316134) was hosted by Ross Shafer (https://www.facebook.com/groups/237124614212767/posts/1516591692932713/) and featured a reunion (https://www.facebook.com/OntarioComics/posts/batman-reunion-on-the-late-show-from-1988/1307290914364947/) of cast members from the 1966--1968 BATMAN TV show. The following cast members appeared on the show:
Adam West (https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/38608/adam-west-most-painful-batman-memories/)
Burt Ward
Alan Napier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBgRJ0PEte4)
Frank Gorshin
Julie Newmar (https://www.facebook.com/groups/332634624814/posts/10167286692559815/)
Eartha Kitt (https://www.facebook.com/groups/25758692904/posts/10159961175547905/)
Cesar Romero (via tape)
Yvonne Craig
George Barris
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From April 28, 1988 (https://books.google.com/books?id=tNMpAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA25&dq=The+Late+Show+Fox+Batman&article_id=5290,4285937&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjiyeay2ZeVAxXQOTQIHTc4I3kQ6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=The%20Late%20Show%20Fox%20Batman&f=false) - Cast members of the 1960s Batman TV Show (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/batman-original-series-t5564-s600.html) reunite (https://books.google.com/books?id=frtNAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA38&dq=The+Late+Show+Fox+Batman&article_id=6630,1516096&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjiyeay2ZeVAxXQOTQIHTc4I3kQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=The%20Late%20Show%20Fox%20Batman&f=false) for interviews on FOX's The Late Show hosted by Ross Shafer (https://www.youtube.com/@RossShafer). Adam West, Burt Ward, Frank Gorshin, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, Cesar Romero, Yvonne Craig, and Alan Napier tell stories interspersed with clips from original Batman TV shows. Taped off FOX's New York affiliate WNYC Channel 5. I left in all the original commercials.
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Batman TV Show Reunion (https://books.google.com/books?id=zPIlAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=The+Late+Show+Fox+Batman+Ross+Shafer&article_id=6898,7604425&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju74SP2peVAxUiIEQIHUTdN-k4ChDoAXoECAcQAw#v=onepage&q=The%20Late%20Show%20Fox%20Batman%20Ross%20Shafer&f=false) 1988. The Late Show with Ross Shafer (https://books.google.com/books?id=kKpdAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=The+Late+Show+Fox+Batman+Ross+Shafer&article_id=1409,7751827&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii_sLt2ZeVAxXiAjQIHduwJg4Q6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=The%20Late%20Show%20Fox%20Batman%20Ross%20Shafer&f=false) AI Clean up...
https://assets.libsyn.com/show/65262/thelateshow.jpg
h6v3yXcBE3U
On April 28, 1988 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2319450/), the then-fledgling (https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aarong/from-andrew/fox/fox-1987to1990.html) Fox Network (https://normandyparkblog.com/2024/08/26/i-worked-for-almost-live-for-three-seasons-in-the-mid-1980s-and-all-i-got-was-the-best-job-of-my-life/)’s The Late Show (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_(1986_talk_show)) with Ross Shafer hosted (https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/actors-who-seemed-to-vanish-after-their-shows-went-off-the-air.592756/post-5315426) a Batman reunion (https://www.reddit.com/r/GenX/comments/1j3g8wr/batman_tv_show_cast_reunion_1988_inc_commercials/). However, due to poor time management and a second-rate host, among other problems, the reunion can be a bit of a tough watch - especially the way Alan Napier was shortchanged on airtime at the end as he and Shafer struggled to communicate with each other. Video of the episode, unavailable when we looked for it years ago, surfaced last year, and this time we discuss the problems as well as the interesting bits that we did pick up from the bat-cast.
S1v8T7uevv4
On April 28, 1988 (https://www.tvtango.com/listings/1988/04/28/another_world), the Fox Network (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) TV show THE LATE SHOW (https://sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=316134) was hosted by Ross Shafer (https://www.facebook.com/groups/237124614212767/posts/1516591692932713/) and featured a reunion (https://www.facebook.com/OntarioComics/posts/batman-reunion-on-the-late-show-from-1988/1307290914364947/) of cast members from the 1966--1968 BATMAN TV show. The following cast members appeared on the show:
Adam West (https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/38608/adam-west-most-painful-batman-memories/)
Burt Ward
Alan Napier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBgRJ0PEte4)
Frank Gorshin
Julie Newmar (https://www.facebook.com/groups/332634624814/posts/10167286692559815/)
Eartha Kitt (https://www.facebook.com/groups/25758692904/posts/10159961175547905/)
Cesar Romero (via tape)
Yvonne Craig
George Barris
ZVSh3nreQ9s
From April 28, 1988 (https://books.google.com/books?id=tNMpAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA25&dq=The+Late+Show+Fox+Batman&article_id=5290,4285937&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjiyeay2ZeVAxXQOTQIHTc4I3kQ6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=The%20Late%20Show%20Fox%20Batman&f=false) - Cast members of the 1960s Batman TV Show (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/batman-original-series-t5564-s600.html) reunite (https://books.google.com/books?id=frtNAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA38&dq=The+Late+Show+Fox+Batman&article_id=6630,1516096&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjiyeay2ZeVAxXQOTQIHTc4I3kQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=The%20Late%20Show%20Fox%20Batman&f=false) for interviews on FOX's The Late Show hosted by Ross Shafer (https://www.youtube.com/@RossShafer). Adam West, Burt Ward, Frank Gorshin, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, Cesar Romero, Yvonne Craig, and Alan Napier tell stories interspersed with clips from original Batman TV shows. Taped off FOX's New York affiliate WNYC Channel 5. I left in all the original commercials.
fO7sH-HCxVc
Batman TV Show Reunion (https://books.google.com/books?id=zPIlAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=The+Late+Show+Fox+Batman+Ross+Shafer&article_id=6898,7604425&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju74SP2peVAxUiIEQIHUTdN-k4ChDoAXoECAcQAw#v=onepage&q=The%20Late%20Show%20Fox%20Batman%20Ross%20Shafer&f=false) 1988. The Late Show with Ross Shafer (https://books.google.com/books?id=kKpdAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=The+Late+Show+Fox+Batman+Ross+Shafer&article_id=1409,7751827&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii_sLt2ZeVAxXiAjQIHduwJg4Q6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=The%20Late%20Show%20Fox%20Batman%20Ross%20Shafer&f=false) AI Clean up...