Eartha Kitt's underrated Cat Woman stint - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

ficlopri · 10-15-2002, 06:02 AM

While Julie Newmar was a little better in the role Eartha was still great as the feline villianess. Not so curiously under Kitt Cat Woman no longer had eyes for Batman (at least not in any ep I saw). Too bad. I'm sure the third actress to play Cat Woman would have been good as a deadly flirt. It would have been fun to see her flirt with Batman and other guys and getting her cheeks pinched while doing some physical admiring herself.

Impressions · 10-15-2002, 05:04 PM

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My Favorite Catwoman would probably have to be Julie Newmar, she was the best at creating her character.

ficlopri · 10-15-2002, 08:36 PM

Agreed 100% that Newmar was best but Eartha Kitt should have gotten more recognition for her own very fine characterization than she did. Too bad because she had pretty but darker skin that Kitt couldn't flirt with anyone on the show. She might have exhibited more of her own erotic charms in the part if she could have. It's obvious she had erotic charm too. Her getting her cheeks pinched would have been very stimulating for some male viewers. Being noticeably smaller than Newmar made Kitt's Cat Woman cuter in a way but also less distinctly statuesque.

10-15-2002, 06:02 AM	#1
ficlopri Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 27, 2001 Location: Methuen, Ma.USA Posts: 659	Eartha Kitt's underrated Cat Woman stint While Julie Newmar was a little better in the role Eartha was still great as the feline villianess. Not so curiously under Kitt Cat Woman no longer had eyes for Batman (at least not in any ep I saw). Too bad. I'm sure the third actress to play Cat Woman would have been good as a deadly flirt. It would have been fun to see her flirt with Batman and other guys and getting her cheeks pinched while doing some physical admiring herself.

10-15-2002, 05:04 PM	#2
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	Welcome to the Batman Boards! My Favorite Catwoman would probably have to be Julie Newmar, she was the best at creating her character.

10-15-2002, 08:36 PM	#3
ficlopri Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 27, 2001 Location: Methuen, Ma.USA Posts: 659	Agreed 100% that Newmar was best but Eartha Kitt should have gotten more recognition for her own very fine characterization than she did. Too bad because she had pretty but darker skin that Kitt couldn't flirt with anyone on the show. She might have exhibited more of her own erotic charms in the part if she could have. It's obvious she had erotic charm too. Her getting her cheeks pinched would have been very stimulating for some male viewers. Being noticeably smaller than Newmar made Kitt's Cat Woman cuter in a way but also less distinctly statuesque.