List of Batfink episodes

The following is a list of all 100 five-minute episodes of the Batfink cartoon series.

Overall credits

Production Supervisor:	Len Bird
Voices:	Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton
Produced and Directed by:	Hal Seeger

Episodes

No.	Title	Story	Animation	Scenics	Original air date
1	"Pink Pearl of Persia"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen	April 21, 1966
Batfink says that he knows who has stolen a huge pearl from the museum, but he refuses to tell who did it; this leads everyone, including the thieves, to believe that he's turned crooked. The three crooks in this episode appear again in "Crime College."
2	"The Short Circuit Case"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	April 21, 1966
Hugo A-Go-Go (in his first appearance) is using his short-circuit device to make trains and traffic signals go wild.
3	"Ebenezer the Freezer"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Hugo and Ebenezer the Freezer plan to freeze the entire city, using a missile loaded with freezing gas.
4	"The Sonic Boomer"	(No credit)	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Boomer, the owner of Boomer Glass Works, is using a jet plane to create window-shattering sonic booms in order to increase business.
5	"Big Ears Ernie"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Big Ears Ernie is a burglar whose super-sensitive hearing allows him to break into safes and avoid capture. The main battle takes place at a construction site.
6	"Batfink on the Rocks"	Dennis Marks	John Gentilella	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Hugo has stolen all the water from Niagara Falls, and is selling it for five cents a glass.
7	"Manhole Manny"	Heywood Kling	James Tyer	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Manhole Manny, who hides out in the sewer, reaches up through manholes to steal things, such as a valuable painting and the wheels off of police cars.
8	"The Mad Movie Maker"	Dennis Marks	I. Klein	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Mr. Flick, the Mad Movie Maker, uses a projected image of a meteor to scare everyone out of the city, leaving him free to loot it.
9	"Nuts of the Round Table"	(No credit)	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Hugo is sending out robotic knights to commit robberies for him.
10	"Skinny Minnie"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Skinny Minnie and her gang of rail-thin thugs use their ability to squeeze through tight spaces to commit robberies and hide from the police.
11	"Fatman Strikes Again"	Dennis Marks	Graham Place	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Someone is stealing valuables from fat men's clubs, so Batfink dons an inflatable "fat suit" to find him.
12	"The Kitchy Koo Kaper"	Heywood Kling	James Tyer	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Hugo uses his latest invention, a tickle stick, to render people helpless with laughter.
13	"The Dirty Sinker"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen, John Zago	January 20, 1967
Hugo is using a special submarine to cut through the hulls of ships, so he can rob them and then sink them.
14	"Gluey Louie"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen	March 3, 1967
Gluey Louie, who immobilizes people with puddles of glue, steals Benjamin Franklin's kite just as it is being donated to a university.
15	"Brother Goose"	Dennis Marks	Tom Golden, Arnie Levy	Bob Owen, Dave Ubinas	January 20, 1967
Brother Goose (whose name is a takeoff of "Mother Goose") is a crook whose crimes and traps are patterned after nursery rhymes. This criminal appears again in "Crimes in Rhymes."
16	"The Chocolate-Covered Diamond"	Dennis Marks	Graham Place	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Two crooks have lost a stolen diamond in a candy factory, so now they're trying to find it by stealing chocolate bars all over town.
17	"Crime College"	Heywood Kling	John Gentilella	Bob Owen	March 1, 1967
Hugo is teaching his students (the three crooks from "Pink Pearl of Persia") how to commit crimes and avoid capture, with the help of a heavily armed school bus.
18	"Myron the Magician"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Myron the Magician, who uses magic tricks to commit crimes, steals a valuable painting from a museum and hides out in his specially-gimmicked house.
19	"Brain Washday"	Heywood Kling	I. Klein	Bob Owen	February 6, 1967
Hugo steals a factory's payroll with the help of an instant brainwashing solution that turns people into his willing slaves.
20	"MPFTBRM"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras	Bob Owen	January 31, 1967
Hugo, using his newly invented Millisecond Photo Flash Temporary Blinding Ray Monocle, has stolen a set of secret plans from a diplomatic courier.
21	"Gloves on the Go-Go"	Dennis Marks	Maury Reden	Bob Owen	March 3, 1967
Hugo has invented a pair of flying gloves that steal for him; because they look like Batfink's gloves, Batfink is now wanted by the police!
22	"Sporty Morty"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman, I. Klein	Bob Owen	March 13, 1967
Sporty Morty, who uses sporting equipment to steal things, wants to hunt Batfink and have his head for a trophy.
23	"Go Fly a Bat"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	January 31, 1967
Hugo uses a cap that shoots lightning bolts to steal a gold idol; later, he flies the unconscious Batfink like a kite during a lightning storm.
24	"Ringading Brothers"	Dennis Marks	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen	March 1, 1967
The Ringading Brothers use acrobatic skills to steal valuable rings from people's homes. Their name is a takeoff of "Ringling Brothers," and of the Frank Sinatra song Ring-A-Ding-Ding.
25	"Out Out Darn Spot"	Dennis Marks	Morey Reden, I. Klein	Bob Owen	March 3, 1967
Hugo invents a spotlight that projects colorful spots to temporarily blind people; he first uses it to steal a valuable dagger, later to trap Batfink. The title is a takeoff of a famous line from Macbeth.
26	"Goo-Goo A-Go-Go"	Heywood Kling	James Tyer	Bob Owen	March 1, 1967
Hugo has built a grenade-throwing robotic baby to help him commit crimes.
27	"Crimes in Rhymes"	Dennis Marks	John Gentilella	Bob Owen	April 7, 1967
Brother Goose is back, and committing more crimes based on nursery rhymes.
28	"Stupidman"	Heywood Kling	Graham Place, John Gentilella	Bob Owen	March 30, 1967
Stupidman, who commits crimes that no sensible person would try, has stolen a two-million-dollar scimitar; the police are unable to act, because he's the Chief's brother-in-law! The crook's name is a takeoff of "Superman."
29	"A Living Doll"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	January 31, 1967
Hugo has built a mechanical Batfink lookalike, and Karate must determine who's who in order to save Batfink's life.
30	"Bat Patrol"	Heywood Kling	Martin Taras, Morey Reden	Bob Owen	March 13, 1967
Hugo's mechanical soldiers have declared war on law and order. The title is a takeoff of The Rat Patrol.
31	"Dig That Crazy Mountain"	Dennis Marks	Graham Place	Bob Owen	January 20, 1967
Professor Vibrato has broken out of jail using his ultrasonic cello, and Batfink pursues him to his mountaintop hideout.
32	"Spin the Batfink"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	February 6, 1967
A junk dealer is using a machine to create artificial tornadoes, which steal money and junk for him. This episode contains the first half of a hidden political message; the second half is in "Bride and Doom."
33	"Greasy Gus"	Heywood Kling	James Tyer	Bob Owen	March 23, 1967
Greasy Gus, who uses puddles of grease to trip people up, has stolen the police payroll; the police won't work without pay, so it is up to Batfink to bring Gus in.
34	"The Mark of Zero"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	March 13, 1967
Plus A. Minus, alias Zero (a parody of Zorro), has stolen an original manuscript for The Three Musketeers.
35	"Swami Salami"	Heywood Kling	Graham Place	Bob Owen	April 18, 1967
Snake charmer Swami Salami uses the Indian rope trick to rob penthouses.
36	"The Human Pretzel"	Dennis Marks	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen, Bill Focht	April 24, 1967
A contortionist called The Human Pretzel has stolen a box of diamonds, and is hiding out at a carnival.
37	"Jumping Jewelry"	Heywood Kling	John Gentilella	Bob Owen	March 30, 1967
Professor Hopper, owner of a flea circus, uses his trained fleas to steal jewelry.
38	"Roz the Schnozz"	Heywood Kling	James Tyer	Bob Owen	April 24, 1967
Roz the Schnozz uses her bloodhound-like nose to sniff out valuables and to avoid the police.
39	"Karate's Case"	Dennis Marks	Bill Ackerman, I. Klein	Bob Owen, Bill Focht	April 7, 1967
Someone impersonating Karate has stolen the Gold Hand of Kara-Tay from a museum; Karate, determined to clear his name, insists on taking charge of this case.
40	"The Wishbone Boner"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman, Frank Endres	Bob Owens	May 1, 1967
Lucky Chuck, the luckiest crook in town, has stolen a dinosaur wishbone.
41	"Hugo for Mayor"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, Morey Reden	Bob Owen	April 18, 1967
Marked money from a bank robbery is planted on the Chief and the Mayor, as part of Hugo's plan to get himself elected mayor.
42	"The Indian Taker"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen, John Zago	March 23, 1967
Hugo is using an Indian (i.e., Native American) motif for his latest crime spree, "because I don't look good as a cowboy!" The title is a takeoff of the term "Indian giver."
43	"The Devilish Device"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, Morey Reden	Bob Owen	May 29, 1967
Hugo's latest invention makes people behave like animals, and he's using it to turn Batfink into a chicken.
44	"Goldstinger"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	March 30, 1967
Hugo is using a "goldstinger" — a wand that instantly encases people and things in gold plate — to turn the heroes into immobile statues. The title of this cartoon is a takeoff of Goldfinger.
45	"The Shady Shadow"	Heywood Kling	Martin Taras, Frank Endres	Bob Owen	April 18, 1967
Hugo's machine has brought his shadow to life, so that it can commit crimes and fight Batfink for him.
46	"Party Marty"	Heywood Kling	Morey Reden	Bill Focht	March 1, 1967
Party Marty, who uses party favors to commit crimes, steals Cleopatra's love letters from a library. A reader in the library keeps shushing people throughout this cartoon.
47	"The Beep Bopper"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	April 7, 1967
Hugo's newest machine has brainwashed Batfink's BEEP into leading the heroes into one trap after another.
48	"The Super Trap"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, John Gentilella	Bob Owen	May 12, 1967
Hugo's electronic jamming device is turning all the machines in the Split-Level Cave against the heroes, including a trap of Batfink's devising that even Batfink can't escape from.
49	"Bride and Doom"	Heywood Kling	James Tyer	Bob Owen	May 1, 1967
Hugo has invented a mechanical bride to help him commit crimes; the climax of the action takes place at Niagara Falls. This episode contains the second half of a hidden political message; the first half is in "Spin the Batfink."
50	"Topsy Turvy"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	April 24, 1967
Professor Flippo's invention turns people and things upside-down; he uses it as part of a death trap in which Batfink is trapped.
51	"The Rotten Rainmaker"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, Peter Dakis	Bob Owen	June 8, 1967
The Rotten Rainmaker's weather-controlling device is raining out a planned missile launch, and he demands one million dollars to stop.
52	"Gypsy James"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman, Frank Endres	Bill Focht	May 29, 1967
Gypsy James is a crooked fortune teller who steals parking meters; he uses a voodoo doll to battle Batfink. His name is a takeoff of "Jesse James."
53	"The Kooky Chameleon"	Dennis Marks	Graham Place	Bob Owen	May 19, 1967
The Chameleon (no relation) is an art thief from France who uses portable camouflage screens to hide from his pursuers.
54	"Beanstalk Jack"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen	May 12, 1967
Beanstalk Jack (a parody of Jack and the Beanstalk) is a farmer who uses instant giant beanstalks to commit crimes; he traps the heroes in a Rube Goldberg-style death trap involving a beanstalk.
55	"The Time Stopper"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, Jim Logan	Bob Owen	May 19, 1967
Hugo's latest device can stop time itself for everyone but him, and he uses it to rob a bank.
56	"The Kangarobot"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen, Bill Focht	May 1, 1967
Hugo has built a robotic kangaroo that can leap tall buildings, provide Hugo with a quick getaway, and fight.
57	"Presto-Chango-Hugo"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, John Gentilella	Bob Owen	June 8, 1967
Hugo is spraying the entire city with Presto-Chango, a chemical that causes people to swap personalities; as a result, Batfink and Karate become each other.
58	"Curly the Cannonball"	Dennis Marks	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen	June 30, 1967
Curly the Human Cannonball is using his routine to break into jewelry stores so he can rob them.
59	"Robber Hood"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	May 12, 1967
Robber Hood (a parody of Robin Hood) uses his archery skills to rob money from banks, so he can give it to himself.
60	"Slow Down! Speed Up!"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, James Tyer	Bob Owen	June 1, 1967
Hugo's latest device can change the speed of whomever it is aimed at; he's using it to slow down his enemies and speed himself up.
61	"Sandman Sam"	Heywood Kling	Martin Taras, Frank Endres	Bob Owen	June 21, 1967
Sandman Sam is committing crimes with the help of his "slumber sand," which can put anyone to sleep; it even turns Batfink's BEEP into ZZZZ.
62	"Yo-Yo A-Go-Go"	Heywood Kling	Martin Taras, John Gentilella	Bob Owen	June 14, 1967
Hugo has a yo-yo which is designed to place a stick of dynamite wherever he wants.
63	"Hugo's Hoke"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, Jim Logan	Bill Focht	June 1, 1967
Hugo has blanketed the city with "Hoke" — hate-inducing smoke — causing everyone to be distracted from Hugo's crimes by their own constant bickering; even Batfink and Karate are at each other's throats.
64	"Backwards Box"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	June 1, 1967
Hugo's latest device makes people and things go backwards; after Batfink escapes from one of Hugo's traps, Hugo uses the box to make him go back into it.
65	"The Great Escapo"	Dennis Marks	Graham Place	Bob Owen	June 14, 1967
The Great Escapo escapes from prison, and seals Batfink inside four famous traps at the same time, challenging him to get out.
66	"Watch My Smoke"	Heywood Kling	Martin Taras, James Tyer	Bob Owen	June 30, 1967
Hugo has an Aladdin-style lamp, which produces a thick black smoke that obeys Hugo's commands.
67	"Daniel Boom"	Heywood Kling	Dave Tendlar, Morey Reden	Bill Focht	June 21, 1967
Daniel Boom (a parody of Daniel Boone) uses explosives to commit crimes and to trap the heroes.
68	"Queenie Bee"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman	Bill Focht	May 29, 1967
Queenie Bee's trained bees scare away a museum guard so that she can steal a valuable painting.
69	"The Thief from Baghdad"	Dennis Marks	Dave Tendlar, Robert Taylor	Bob Owen	June 26, 1967
Sabubu, the Thief from Baghdad, steals a priceless gem from a museum and makes his getaway on a flying carpet; his hideout is a carpet store.
70	"The Mean Green Midget"	Dennis Marks	Tom Golden, Arnie Levy	Bill Focht	July 12, 1967
The Mean Green Midget (a parody of the Jolly Green Giant) creates special plants and vegetables to help him commit crimes, such as a flower that sneaks money out of a bank.
71	"Double Double Crossers"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bill Focht	June 8, 1967
Hugo claims that an impersonator of him is going to rob the bank, and that he himself is innocent; it is really a robot double that Hugo himself built, so he can have an alibi for his own crimes.
72	"The Baffling Bluffs of Hugo A-Go-Go"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras	Bob Owen	August 15, 1967
Hugo fools people into thinking that everyday objects are actually powerful weapons, so he can rob them easily.
73	"Napoleon Blownapart"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman	Bill Focht	June 14, 1967
In this pun-loaded episode, a lunatic called Napoleon Blownapart (a parody of Napoleon Bonaparte) is using hand grenades to blow up statues in the park.
74	"The Atom Boom"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, Jim Logan	Bob Owen	July 12, 1967
Hugo pretends to surrender in order to lure Batfink into a seemingly inescapable trap he calls the Atom Boom (a takeoff of the atom bomb).
75	"Magneto the Magnificent"	Dennis Marks	Dave Tendlar, Morey Reden	Bill Focht	July 26, 1967
Magneto (no relation) is a crook whose magnetic gauntlets help him to steal things. His voice is modeled after Cary Grant's.
76	"Hugo the Crimefighter"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	June 21, 1967
Hugo gains a reputation as a costumed crimefighter, in order to put Batfink out of business.
77	"The Trojan Horse Thief"	Heywood Kling	Tom Golden, Arnie Levy	Bill Focht	July 12, 1967
Hugo's new vehicle is an armored, heavily armed "Trojan Horse" that can tear into vaults.
78	"The Zap Sap"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, James Logan	Bill Focht	September 12, 1967
Hugo builds a "flying saucer" and fools everyone into thinking he's an alien.
79	"Unhappy Birthday"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	June 26, 1967
On Batfink's birthday, Hugo tries a number of ways to destroy him, from a grenade in a gift box to a giant cake with a stick of dynamite for a candle.
80	"Buster the Ruster"	Heywood Kling	Dave Tendlar, Frank Endres	Bob Owen	July 26, 1967
Buster the Ruster uses a spray gun loaded with "rust dust" to disintegrate safes and policemen's guns.
81	"Karate's Day Off"	Dennis Marks	Dave Tendlar, Bob Taylor	Bob Owen	September 14, 1967
On his day off, Karate is fooled by two crooks into believing that Batfink is their hostage, and is forced to help them steal.
82	"Mike the Mimic"	Nick Meglin	Dave Tendlar, Frank Endres	Bob Owen	September 28, 1967
Mike the Mimic uses his impersonation skills to trap Batfink and take his place.
83	"Cinderobber"	Heywood Kling	Dave Tendlar, Morey Reden	Bob Owen	August 3, 1967
The Chief's new cleaning lady has stolen the police payroll, and accidentally left one of her shoes behind; it can only be Cinderobber (a parody of Cinderella)!
84	"Bouncey Bouncey Batfink"	Dennis Marks	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen	June 26, 1967
The Bouncer, a former bouncer, uses a chemical spray to turn the bridge into rubber, and he demands one million dollars to "derubberize" it.
85	"The Bomber Bird"	Heywood Kling	Dave Tendlar, James Tyer	Bob Owen	August 3, 1967
Hugo has built a giant mechanical pigeon that drops explosive eggs.
86	"The Copycat Bat"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bill Focht	June 30, 1967
Using mechanical steel wings, Hugo impersonates Batfink while stealing the city payroll.
87	"Old King Cruel"	Heywood Kling	Tom Golden, Arnie Levy	Bob Owen	September 12, 1967
Old King Cruel (a parody of Old King Cole) steals money from a charity and candy from a baby.
88	"Victor the Predictor"	Dennis Marks	Dave Tendlar, Morey Reden	Bill Focht	September 14, 1967
Victor the Predictor publicly predicts that a valuable gem will disappear and Batfink will be destroyed; Victor has secretly arranged for his predictions to come true.
89	"Goldyunlocks and the Three Baers"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen	July 26, 1967
Goldyunlocks (a parody of Goldilocks) robs the bank with the aid of her henchmen, the three Baer brothers.
90	"Jerkules"	Heywood Kling	Martin Taras, James Tyer	Bob Owen	September 14, 1967
Hugo's machine has given him superhuman strength, which he uses to commit crimes under the name "Jerkules" (because he doesn't want Hercules to sue him).
91	"Hugo Here, Hugo There"	Dennis Marks	Martin Taras, John Gentilella	Bob Owen	August 15, 1967
Hugo's new "here-and-there belt" lets him teleport into and out of bank vaults, and send Batfink to random places around the world.
92	"Bowl Brummel"	Nick Meglin	Dave Tendlar, Milton Stein	Bob Owen	October 4, 1967
Ex-champion bowler Bowl Brummel (whose name is a play on "Beau Brummel") uses an exploding bowling ball to rob several jewelry stores at once.
93	"Fleiderfink"	Dennis Marks	Tom Golden, Arnie Levy	Bob Owen	August 15, 1967
Operatic understudy Harold Hamboné uses a special powder to make the star lose his voice, so that he can go on instead. The title is a takeoff of Die Fleidermaus, an opera whose title translates as "The Bat."
94	"Blankenstein"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	August 3, 1967
Green-skinned Blankenstein (whose name is a takeoff of "Frankenstein") has a gun that shoots "blanks" that blank out people's memories.
95	"Whip Van Winkle"	Heywood Kling	Tom Golden, Arnie Levy	Bob Owen	September 28, 1967
When he isn't napping, Whip Van Winkle (whose name is a play on "Rip Van Winkle") uses whips to rob people.
96	"Tough Macduff"	Heywood Kling	Martin Taras, Frank Endres	Bob Owen	October 4, 1967
Tough Macduff, Batfink's oldest enemy, has gathered together all of Batfink's foes (from all the previous episodes) and is giving the hero an ultimatum: get out of town, or be destroyed!
97	"Judy Jitsu"	Heywood Kling	Bill Ackerman	Bob Owen	September 28, 1967
Martial artist Judy Jitsu (whose name is derived from "Jujutsu") steals a valuable set of jewelry; the heroes track her down, even though Karate is falling for her.
98	"Ego A-Go-Go"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	September 12, 1967
Hugo has sprayed Batfink with a chemical called Ego A-Go-Go that has turned him into a narcissist, thus making him easier to fight.
99	"Father Time Bomb"	Heywood Kling	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	October 4, 1967
Father Time Bomb (who resembles Father Time) informs the Chief that he's planted a time bomb somewhere in the city; the heroes look for it, not knowing that it is at police headquarters.
100	"Batfink – This Is Your Life"	Dennis Marks	Myron Waldman	Bob Owen	October 4, 1967
Trapped in a seemingly inescapable death trap by Hugo, Batfink sees his life flash before his eyes, and we see how he first became a steel-winged crimefighter. The title is taken from This Is Your Life.

References

• Batfink Episode Guide at DaveMackey.com