Julie Newmar’s Catwoman debuted #onthisday in the “Batman” television episode "The Purrr-fect Crime”. Airing on March 16, 1966, written by Stanley Ralph Ross and Lee Orgel, and directed by James Sheldon, this marked the first time the Batman femme fatale was featured outside of DC comic books. In "The Purrr-fect Crime", Catwoman strikes and steals a golden cat statue from the Gotham Art Museum and the Dynamic Duo of Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) are called in to investigate her next m

🎞️: Adam West and Julie Newmar, Batman and Catwoman in the late 1960s television series ‘Batman’, reunite in 1989 for “Holy Batmania!”, a collector’s VHS featuring never before seen promos and footage. Stars from the original series made cameos in the special bat-video, including Burt Ward (Dick Grayson / Robin) and Yvonne Craig (Barbara Gordon / Batgirl). #Caturday 🦇🐈‍⬛📺 #Batman #AdamWest #Catwoman #JulieNewmar #Batman66 #DC | History of The Batman