List of exclamations by Robin

Robin of the Batman TV series is noted for his many catch-phrase "Holy..." exclamations. His exclamations are closely associated with his character and have been popularized in the American vernacular.^[1] The lines in the 1960s TV series were uttered by Burt Ward who played Robin, who delivered the exclamations in a nasal voice. Many of the camp quips are directly related to the plot; for example, "Holy Graf Zeppelin!" is uttered by Robin upon seeing an aerial balloon.^[2]

Analysis

According to New York wellness expert Scott A. Morofsky, Robin would "inevitably refer to an intense experience with a loud, 'Holy... Batman, what do we do now?'".^[3] Bradley J. Ricca, comic book scholar at Case Western Reserve University, suggests that: "Robin exists as a media entity inextricably linked with Batman and shares nearly as much ubiquity in American culture".^[1] He considers Robin's famous "Holy..." catchphrases to have been grossly overused in the series, popularizing it in the American vernacular.^[1] Cartoons such as The Super Friends continued to make use of Robin and his catchphrases, "spouting 'Holy' in front of every noun imaginable" and Robin's exclamations still remain closely associated with his character in popular culture.^[1]

American author David Shields notes how much in contrast Robin's "Holy..." outbursts, his alliteration and assonance, his fast riffs" were to the laconic Batman.^[4] According to film critics Deborah Cartmell and Imelda Whelehan, Robin's quip "Holey Rusted Metal!" in Batman Forever was an "explicit in-joke".^[5] Camp humour,^[6] through Robin's exclamations and other circumstances in the Batman series, have led some commentators to speculate on homosexual undertones in the relationship between Batman and Robin.^[7] Image Entertainment paid homage to Robin's quips with the title "Batman: Holy Batmania" in a 2004 2-disc DVD release containing four documentaries discussing the sixties TV series. The DVD title is the name of one of the documentaries itself.^[8]

List of exclamations

Here is a comprehensive list of "Holy..." exclamations which were uttered by Robin in the 1960s TV series:^[9]

Holy Agility
Holy Almost
Holy Alphabet
Holy Alps
Holy Alter Ego
Holy Anagram
Holy Apparition
Holy Armadillo
Holy Armour Plate
Holy Ashtray
Holy Asp
Holy Astronomy
Holy Astringent Plum-like Fruit
Holy Audubon
Holy Backfire
Holy Ball And Chain
Holy Bank Balance
Holy Bankruptcy
Holy Banks
Holy Bargain Basements
Holy Barracuda
Holy Bat Logic
Holy Bat Trap
Holy Benedict Arnold
Holy Bijou
Holy Bikini
Holy Bill Of Rights
Holy Birthday Cake
Holy Black Beard
Holy Blackout
Holy Blank Cartridge
Holy Blizzard
Holy Blonde Mackerel Ash
Holy Bluebeard
Holy Bouncing Boiler Plate
Holy Bowler
Holy Bullseye
Holy Bunions
Holy Caffeine
Holy Camouflage
Holy Captain Nemo
Holy Caruso
Holy Catastrophe
Holy Cat(s)
Holy Chicken Coop
Holy Chilblains
Holy Chocolate Eclair
Holy Cinderella
Holy Cinemascope
Holy Cliche
Holy Cliffhangers
Holy Clockwork
Holy Clockworks
Holy Cofax You Mean
Holy Coffin Nails
Holy Cold Creeps
Holy Complications
Holy Conflagration
Holy Contributing to the Delinquency of Minors
Holy Corpuscles
Holy Cosmos
Holy Costume Party
Holy Crack Up
Holy Crossfire
Holy Crucial Moment
Holy Cryptology
Holy D'artagnan
Holy Detonator
Holy Disappearing Act
Holy Distortion
Holy Diversionary Tactics
Holy Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Holy Egg Shells
Holy Encore
Holy Endangered Species
Holy Epigrams
Holy Escape-hatch
Holy Explosion
Holy Fate-worse-than-death
Holy Felony
Holy Finishing-touches
Holy Fireworks
Holy Firing Squad
Holy Fishbowl
Holy Flight Plan
Holy Flip-flop
Holy Flood Gate
Holy Floor Covering
Holy Flypaper
Holy Fly Trap
Holy Fog
Holy Forecast
Holy Fork In The Road
Holy Fourth Amendment
Holy Fourth Of July
Holy Frankenstein
Holy Frankenstein It's Alive
Holy Fratricide
Holy Frogman
Holy Fruit Salad
Holy Frying Towels
Holy Funny Bone
Holy Gall
Holy Gambles
Holy Gemini
Holy Geography
Holy Ghost Writer
Holy Giveaways
Holy Glow Pot
Holy Golden Gate
Holy Graf Zeppelin
Holy Grammar
Holy Graveyards
Holy Greed
Holy Green Card
Holy Greetings-cards
Holy Guacamole
Holy Guadalcanal
Holy Gullibility
Holy Gunpowder
Holy Haberdashery
Holy Hailstorm
Holy Hairdo
Holy Hallelujah
Holy Halloween
Holy Hallucination
Holy Hamburger
Holy Hamlet
Holy Hamstrings
Holy Happenstance
Holy Hardest Metal In The World
Holy Harem
Holy Harshin
Holy Haziness
Holy Headache
Holy Headline
Holy Heart Failure
Holy Heartbreak
Holy Heidelberg
Holy Helmets
Holy Helplessness
Holy Here We Go Again
Holy Hi-fi
Holy Hieroglyphic
Holy High-wire
Holy Hijack
Holy Hijackers
Holy History
Holy Hoaxes
Holy Hole In A Donut
Holy Hollywood
Holy Holocaust
Holy Homecoming
Holy Homework
Holy Homicide
Holy Hoodwink
Holy Hoof Beats
Holy Hors D'Oeuvre
Holy Horseshoes
Holy Hostage
Holy Hot Foot
Holy Houdini
Holy Human Collectors Item
Holy Human Pearls
Holy Human Pressure Cookers
Holy Human Surfboards
Holy Hunting Horn
Holy Hurricane
Holy Hutzpa
Holy Hydraulics
Holy Hypnotism
Holy Hypodermics
Holy Ice Picks
Holy Ice Skates
Holy Iceberg
Holy Impossibility
Holy Impregnability
Holy Incantation
Holy Inquisition
Holy Interplanetary Yardstick
Holy Interruptions
Holy Iodine
Holy IT and T
Holy Jack In The Box
Holy Jackpot
Holy Jail Break
Holy Jaw Breaker
Holy Jelly Molds
Holy Jet Set
Holy Jigsaw Puzzles
Holy Jitter Bugs
Holy Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Holy Jumble
Holy Karats
Holy Key Hole
Holy Key Ring
Holy Kilowatts
Holy Kindergarten
Holy Knit One Purl Two
Holy Knock Out Drops
Holy Known Unknown Flying Objects
Holy Kofax
Holy Las Vegas
Holy Leopard
Holy Levitation
Holy Liftoff
Holy Living End
Holy Lodestone
Holy Long John Silver
Holy Looking Glass
Holy Love Birds
Holy Luther Burbank
Holy Madness
Holy Magic Lantern
Holy Magician
Holy Main Springs
Holy Marathon
Holy Mashed Potatoes
Holy Masquerade
Holy Matador
Holy Mechanical Armies
Holy Memory Bank
Holy Merlin Magician
Holy Mermaid
Holy Merry Go Around
Holy Mesmerism
Holy Metronome
Holy Miracles
Holy Miscast
Holy Missing Relatives
Holy Molars
Holy Mole Hill
Holy Mucilage
Holy Multitudes
Holy Murder
Holy Mush
Holy Naive
Holy New Year's Eve
Holy Nick Of Time
Holy Nightmare
Holy Non Sequiturs
Holy Oleo
Holy Olfactory
Holy One Track Bat Computer Mind
Holy Oversight
Holy Oxygen
Holy Paderewski
Holy Paraffin
Holy Perfect Pitch
Holy Pianola
Holy Pin Cushions
Holy Polar Front
Holy Polar Ice Sheet
Holy Polaris
Holy Popcorn
Holy Potluck
Holy Pressure Cooker
Holy Priceless Collection of Etruscan Snoods
Holy Pseudonym
Holy Purple Cannibals
Holy Puzzlers
Holy Rainbow
Holy Rats In A Trap
Holy Ravioli
Holy Razors Edge
Holy Recompense
Holy Red Herring
Holy Red Snapper
Holy Reincarnation
Holy Relief
Holy Remote Control Robot
Holy Reshevsky
Holy Return From Oblivion
Holy Reverse Polarity
Holy Rheostat
Holy Ricochet
Holy Rip Van Winkle
Holy Rising Hemlines
Holy Roadblocks
Holy Robert Louis Stevenson
Holy Rock Garden
Holy Rocking Chair
Holy Romeo And Juliet
Holy Rudder
Holy Safari
Holy Sarcophagus
Holy Sardine
Holy Scalding
Holy Schizophrenia
Holy Sedatives
Holy Self Service
Holy Semantics
Holy Serpentine
Holy Sewer Pipe
Holy Shamrocks
Holy Sherlock Holmes
Holy Show-Ups
Holy Showcase
Holy Shrinkage
Holy Shucks
Holy Skull Tap
Holy Sky Rocket
Holy Slipped Disc
Holy Smoke
Holy Smokes
Holy Smokestack
Holy Snowball
Holy Sonic Booms
Holy Special Delivery
Holy Spider Webs
Holy Split Seconds
Holy Squirrel Cage
Holy Stalactites
Holy Stampede
Holy Standstills
Holy Steam Valve (also uttered by Alfred in concern over a kidnapped Robin.)
Holy Stew Pot
Holy Stomach Aches
Holy Stratosphere
Holy Stuffing
Holy Subliminal
Holy Sudden Incapacitation
Holy Sundials
Holy Surprise Party
Holy Switch A Roo
Holy Taj Mahal
Holy Tartars
Holy Taxation
Holy Taxidermy
Holy Tee Shot
Holy Ten Toes
Holy Terminology
Holy Time Bomb
Holy Tintinnabulation
Holy Tipoffs
Holy Titanic
Holy Tome
Holy Toreador
Holy Trampoline
Holy Transistors
Holy Travel Agent
Holy Trickery
Holy Triple Feature
Holy Trolls And Goblins
Holy Tuxedo
Holy Uncanny Photographic Mental Processes
Holy Understatements
Holy Underwritten Metropolis
Holy Unlikelyhood
Holy Unrefillable Prescriptions
Holy Vat
Holy Venezuela
Holy Vertebrae
Holy Voltage
Holy Waste Of Energy
Holy Wayne Manor
Holy Weaponry
Holy Wedding Cake
Holy Wernher von Braun
Holy Whiskers
Holy Wigs
Holy Zorro

References

1 2 3 4 Duncan, Randy; Smith, Matthew J. (29 January 2013). Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to Wonder Woman. ABC-CLIO. p. 612. ISBN 978-0-313-39924-4.
↑ "Holy Graf Zeppelin". Holysmokesbatman.com. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
↑ Morofsky, Scott A. (9 July 2013). WellativityTM. WestBow Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-4497-9839-0.
↑ Shields, David (30 October 2003). Remote: Reflections on Life in the Shadow of Celebrity. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-299-19363-8.
↑ Cartmell, Deborah; Whelehan, Imelda (17 June 2013). Adaptations: From Text to Screen, Screen to Text. Routledge. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-136-21959-7.
↑ Misiroglu, Gina (1 October 2004). The Superhero Book. Visible Ink Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-57859-370-5.
↑ Halfyard, Janet K. (1 January 2004). Danny Elfman's Batman: A Film Score Guide. Scarecrow Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8108-5126-9.
↑ The Batman Filmography. McFarland. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7864-6891-1.
↑ "Directory". Holy Smokes Batman.com. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

External links

Directory of exclamations and audio clips
Holy, Holy, Holy - Batman at youtube.com

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List of exclamations by Robin

Analysis

List of exclamations

See also

References

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