Joker (Adam West Batman)

Evil-doer

Full Name

Unknown

Alias

The Joker

The Clown Prince of Crime
The Jester of Jackanapes
The Prankster of Plots
W.C. Whiteface
Clavier Ankh and Owner of Penthouse Publishers

Origin

Batman (1966-68)

Occupation

Hypnotist (formerly)

Professional criminal
Crime lord
Supervillain

Powers / Skills

Genius-level intellect

Hand-to-hand combat skills
Access to a range of gadgets such as:
Joy Buzzers
Joke Flowers
Trick Streamers
Exploding Cigars
Jack-in-the-Boxes

Hobby

Committing crimes.

Goals

Defeat Batman and Robin
Disband the United Nations (all failed).

Crimes

Attempted hostile takeover

Theft
Mass kidnapping
Abuse
Burglary
Brainwashing
Conspiracy
Vandalism
Incrimination
Attempted mass murder
Jailbreak
Trespassing
Smuggling
Terrorism

Type of Villain

Mischievous Trickster

“	(In Italian): Turn spasm and crying into jokes. In a grimace the sob and the pain, ah! Laugh clown, on your broken love Laugh at the grief that poisons your heart.	„
	~ The Joker's rendition of Pagliacci in the episode "The Joker Is Wild", and his most famous quote.

“	A joke a day keeps the gloom away!	„
	~ The Joker's catchphrase.

The Joker is the main antagonist of William Dozier's Batman series and the secondary antagonist of the 1966 film. Unlike most versions, he is entirely played for laughs and is a mostly harmless trickster. He is the archenemy of the Dynamic Crime-fighters Batman and Robin.

He was portrayed by the late Cesar Romero, who also played A.J. Arno from The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.

History[]

This version of the Joker wasn't the mass murderer of the comics but a goofy, mischievous prankster who relied on harmless weapons (sneezing powder-squirting flowers, non-lethal joy buzzers, etc) and Vaudeville-type humor to commit his crimes. One of his first goals was to unmask Batman and publicly expose his nemesis' identity. Some of his crimes were for little more than his own harmless amusement, while others were far more dangerous. Therefore, his threat level depends on the episode.

In the film, Joker teamed up with Penguin, Catwoman and Riddler to form the United Underworld, to disband the United Nations. His role in the Combination Trap (that was devised by the Riddler) was the Jack-in-the-Box to send Batman flying toward the Penguin's exploding octopus; however, one of the unnamed thugs fell onto the jack in the box and was killed by the exploding octopus. The four super criminals managed to dehydrate the nine members of the United World Security Council and take them to the submarine, however Batman and Robin draw it to the surface, where the Dynamic Duo fight the United Underworld. After taking several beatings from Batman, Robin fights the Joker and defeats him by punching him over the edge, into the water. He is captured along with the other criminals when Batman and Robin chain them to the side of the submarine and Batman calls the coast guard where the police can take them to prison.

His many schemes after this included committing crimes based on the signs of Zodiac, stealing the famous Renaissance art collection for ransom and trying to take over Gotham City with a flying saucer. He can also easily persuade women to help him in his crimes with his charm and wits.

Even though Batman defeated him many times, the Joker vowed never to rest until the last laugh was his. Although not being as fixated with Batman as with previous and current versions, this Joker still enjoys fighting Batman and likely wants to be the one who defeats him.

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This is, by far, one of the few versions of the Joker to not be depicted as horrible and completely monstrous without redeeming qualities, but more as a lighthearted troublemaker (unsurprisingly, since the 1960s series was intended for a younger audience). A notable difference between Cesar Romero's Joker and his mainstream counterpart is that Romero's Joker (due to the show’s censorship policies) never committed murder (his goons did mention he dumped their parole officer into Gotham river in one episode, but it’s never stated or reported the guard died, leaving it likely the guard swam to safety while the Joker's goons escaped), while the mainstream Joker has committed many murders.
- He did try to kill both Batman and Robin and in various episodes, but showed some moral standards as well. In "Batman Sets the Pace", he made sure his henchmen safely pumped poisonous gas out of a death trap to make sure civilians wouldn’t get killed by the gas.
  - However, the mainstream Joker was already a dangerous foe like in today's comics before the 1960s series was produced. When the Comics Code Authority was established, one of its policies involved the banning of extreme violence, toning down the Joker into a goofy, thieving prankster whose appearances became rare in the early 1960s due editor Julius Schwartz's dislike of the character, but Romero's portrayal in the show became popular enough to bring back the character, who then turned more dangerous and evil in post-1960s appearances.
Cesar Romero refused to shave his mustache for the part, resulting in the distinctive look of his very visible facial hair covered in white makeup.
The Joker's appearance resembles his appearance from the Golden Age comics, though his suit is pink.
This Joker is also used as a headline thumbnail for pages who have been headlined.
- Which is somewhat ironic since this version of the Joker has yet to be headlined.
Adam West's Joker made a cameo in Hotel Transylvania 2 in a pop music remix parody video on Mavis Dracula-Loughran's phone.

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Riddler | Two-Face

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Poison Ivy | Mr. Freeze | Bane

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