TV’s original Batman Adam West has died at 88
by brian wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#2SHRZ)
Although he was already immortalized as the Caped Crusader, a younger generation had embraced West for his role voicing the corrupt, crackpot Mayor Adam West in the animated comedy TV series "Family Guy."
The "Batman" series spawned a 1966 movie version and an array of merchandise, including lunchboxes, dolls and toy Batmobiles.
Both nights of "Batman" were rated in the top-10 list of shows for the 1965-66 season. But as with any fad, the show's popularity eventually began to fade.
By the fall of 1967, the series was cut back to once a week, and it was canceled in March 1968.
