Social media often buzzes with tributes and nostalgic memories of Adam West’s Batman TV series, which originally aired on ABC between 1966 and 1968.
While I wasn’t around for the show's original run, I remember how neighborhood playtime would halt for 30 minutes when reruns aired after school. Afterward, a group of us kids, pillowcase capes flapping, would take to the streets on imaginary crime-fighting missions inspired by the Caped Crusader.