‘Too Big for TV’: Robin Had to Hide Visible Anatomy for Batman Series!

Created by William Dozier based on the comic of the same name by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, which ran from January 12, 1966 to March 14, 1968 on the ABC network, the Batman series left its mark on the small screen beyond three seasons. And its 120 episodes.

It was largely handed down to posterity by its stars: Adam West, of course, as Batman. Burgess Meredith, who played the delicious penguin. Julie Newmar who played Catwoman. The unforgettable Cesar Romero, aka the Joker, who also refused to shave his mustache, forcing the production to more or less hide it under a thick layer of makeup.

“I told myself that these facts could prevent me from having children”

And then, of course, Batman’s eternal sidekick, the indestructible Robin, played by actor Burt Ward. In 2020, he was awarded a star Hollywood Walk of FameThe actress took some delicious confidences at the microphone page six.

Among them: production of the series forced him to take pills to reduce the prominent features of his masculine attributes, which were too obvious in the tight suit…

That’s because the actor, who was 21 at the time, had to play a much younger character for the Robin costume. As a result, she wore ultra-tight green underwear and stockings.

And let go very (very) pious National Legion of DecencyThe League of Virtues was moved by this to the point where it asked ABC to find a way to hide Burt Ward’s overt sex.

Therefore, the recipe for the production of pills that should reduce his penis. “I took it for three days and then I stopped. I told myself that these facts might prevent me from having children one day, so I stopped and just used my cape to cover myself.

Which doesn’t stop Burt Ward from taking a little jab at his co-star Adam West for posterity. If the production was obliged to reduce the size of his anatomy, on the other hand, it should have been installed “towels in pants” Batman to inflate his crotch a little. nice…