DC COMICS: Batman '66 (Batman s1 ep 25 & 26)

Batman '66 in the Media

THE JOKER TRUMPS AN ACE:
The Joker commits a series of seemingly senseless crimes: he steals a hairpin from one of the rich patrons of a fur salon, then makes off with a hole from a golf course. Purplexed, Commissioner Gordon calls in Batman and Robin to help, just as an inflatable Jack-in-the-Box is delivered to his office; realising the object was sent by the Joker, Batman deduces that the Clown Prince of Crime is planning to steal the visiting Maharajah of Nimpah’s solid gold golf clubs. The Dynamic Duo rush off to the golf course, but just as the Maharajah hits his ball into the hole a cloud of sleeping gas spews out of it and renders everyone unconscious. The Joker's henchmen kidnap the hefty Maharajah using a forklift truck and then drive off with him in their van; the Caped Crusader gives chase in the Batmobile, but then loses his quarry when the van apparently vanishes into thin air…

BATMAN SETS THE PACE:
By pressing their backs together, Batman and Robin are able to inch their way up to the top of the chimney in which the Joker has imprisoned them. Back at the Batcave, the Dynamic Duo analyse the gas used in the Maharajah of Nimpah’s kidnapping, and determine that it can only be obtained from the Ferguson Novelty and Magician's Supply Company. Visiting the novelty company as Bruce Wayne and Richard Grayson, they confirm that it is the Joker’s hideout, and that the Maharajah is being held there. Changing into their costumes, the Dynamic Duo burst in and overpower several of the Joker's henchmen, but the Clown Prince himself manages to escape with the Maharajah in his clutches; he then telephones Commissioner Gordon and Batman and demands a $500,000 ransom, insists that the Caped Crusader make the arrangements, and be present when the Maharajah cashes the cheque, and also endorse the cheque in his name at the Gotham City State Bank the next morning - an act that will irreparably damage the crimefighter’s reputation as a result. The Caped Crusader is forced to agree, but he knows the Maharajah’s secret…