For more info on our latest batman 66 celebration, click here. Mar 26, 2016 true or false face and holy rat race were the 17th and 18th episodes of the batman tv show, airing on abc march 9th and 10th, 1966. Unfortunately, the mask came out as a horrible burn face when photographed. When nelson arrived at gotham, falseface posed as a customs officer and confiscated the vial, delivering it to kobra one. False face is on the loose in gotham city and launches a barrage of tricky trueorfalse crimes. Jun 10, 2017 poor old batman gets duped by the terrifying false face. In batman 66, false faces true identity is basil karlo, where the issue that revealed this. He concealed the glass container in nelson nashs bag at saint denis, where the virus was developed. Animation and its creators, i do not own any rights of batman beyond or its characters.
In 1984, the false face society was reimagined for the. Batman and forty acres information supplied by jerry krumm video captures by jim nolt. Batman and robin raced to the hideout only to fall into a trap. True or false face and holy rat race were the 17th and 18th episodes of the batman tv show, airing on abc march 9th and 10th, 1966. Included with the paste crown is an obscure clue revealing to batman and robin that false face s next crime will be the hijacking of an armored car. True or false face holy rat race another above average episode. True or false face holy rat race written by stephen kandel directed by william a. Part one ends in batman and robin facing being run over by a train.
May 09, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series batman 1966. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit corrections via the specific. He secures them to two sets of railr the villain known as false face conducts a string of robberies by masquerading as various gotham city citizens. True or false face is an episode that presents a new villain in false face. On abcs batman, thrones face was never seen as he strapped on a bizarre plastic mask when he wasnt posing as chief ohara, commissioner gordon and others as. False face was a criminal makeup artist and master of disguise who uses his skill to impersonate wealthy people. False face traps batman and robin, and binding them to a subway track just minutes before a train is scheduled to come by. Batman, thanks to superior breath control, is able to escape the plaster of paris in which he was encased. Viewpoint in the entire run of the batman series, there are only a handful of henchwomenmolls who are as incorrigible and actively wicked as the male villains in the episode. The episode is not only the justice league season finale, but, as a crossover, the final batman beyond episode as well. He went on to become one of the most iconic batman villains. Eventually, batman and robin again face off against the mad hatter at his criminal lair.
There is a great upshot of robin with the atlanta examiner, from gone with the wind, in the background. Ironically, the mask used for the substituted false face character ended up frightening younger. Trivia actor malachi throne plays the role of false face. The brave and the bold were based on this version of the character. A multitalented performer whose face and especially voice remained a familiar one for decades, few would have recalled his name and because of the immobile mask he was forced to wear as false face, rather than the elaborate makeup first called for, he asked that his name not be used, reluctant to take credit for a part that he felt required no real acting and never revealing the face behind the mask. False face and blaze secure batman and robin to the subway tracks with quicksetting plastic cement, and within six minutes a speeding train will end their lives once and for all. She turns on false face halfway through the story, leaving a radio message that alfred hears and which he uses to rescue batman and robin from the cliffhanger, and leaving a vital clue as to false face. This version of false face was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series batman. The episodes featured the only appearance of the villain false face. Basil karlo batman 1966 tv series dc database fandom. The episode contains many references to prior episodes of justice league, batman beyond, and batman. Apr 19, 2009 actor malachi throne talks to reality check t.
Jul 23, 2017 from batman beyond episode plague note. Batman 66 true or falsefaceholy rat race mindless ones. Wealthy entrepreneur bruce wayne and his ward dick grayson lead a double life. Blaze, aware of her bosss ruse, pretended to submit to the interrogation and revealed the location of false face s hideout. Contrary to belief, false face was not created for the show in place of clayface, a popular villain from the batman comics, as he would have proved difficult to adapt for the series.
Falseface was an agent for hire able of changing identity by manually molding his face. However, in the comics, basil karlo is the real name of clayface. He played the villain false face in the abc series batman. He and blazewho was disguised as the other driverhead off. The character never returned as the false face mask scared younger viewers. False face had actually appeared as a one time villain in a 1958 batman comic book story. Dec 04, 2015 false face is done in by batmans cleverness, and then hits them with a smoke bomb. A number change sides unable to take the extent of the villains fiendish activities eg blaze in the false face episodes, some begin their reform by falling for batman s charms, some are little more than passive. Falseface is the secondary antagonist in the batman beyond episode plague. Every day between now and 112 the 50th anniversary of batman s tv debut well be counting down our top episodes.
The following is an episode list for the 1960s batman television series. False face captured the batduo and secured them to a set of railroad tracks with superstrong adhesive. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series batman 1966. Graham provides a few inspired shots throughout the episode to give it a little bit less of a cookie cutter feel, including my favoritethe reveal of false face after batman is gassed by the candy machine clearly acquired from the jokers one armed bandit novelty company. He has a female in his gang that seduces batman so that the. False face is a villain in the batman 1966 television series, who made his only appearance in the two parter true or false face holy rat race as the main antagonist he was portrayed by the late malachi throne. Adam west burt ward neil hamilton alan napier madge blake stafford repp genres. Can the dynamic duo prevent him and his accomplice, the beautiful blaze. The identity of the actor who played face face is not revealed in the opening credits of either part one or part two, but is revealed in the closing credits.
False face s moll, she is as talented at disguise as he is, at one point disguising herself perfectly as an old man. The producers revealed false faces real name to be basil karlo. The plastic false face mask returned in the episode batman sets the pace, worn by the joker as part of one of his schemes when he disguised himself as the maharajah of nimpah. His captured assistant lures batman and robin into a trap and t. False face tries to escape by disguising himself as gordon, but batman sees through it, as gordon is righthanded and false face is holding his handkerchief with his left hand. Can the dynamic duo prevent him and his accomplice, the beautiful blaze, from. And bring on those comments either here or in whichever socialmedia thread you found this. Batman true or false face tv episode 1966 trivia imdb. The second man to use the name false face was a master of disguise who has caused problems for batman and robin. An aging justice society of america consisting of the second black canary, doctor midnite, the golden age flash, hawkman, hourman, and wildcat is faced with the return of their worst. Racing the the scene of the crime in the batmobile, batman. They awaken to find that false face has glued them to the train tracks with a superstrong epoxy. True or false face batman season 1 episode 17 youtube.
The character, who used a variety of disguises to effect his. Sep 15, 2017 falseface hopes to fool batman and robin as he goes on a robbing spree. The villain falseface in the 60s batman tv show only appeared for one episode story. Batman is gassed by a vending machine, while blaze gasses robin.
He later appeared in animation as the voice of twofaces superego the judge on the new batman adventures 1998, and as the voice of fingers the gorilla on the batman beyond episode speak no evil 2000. True or false face batman season 1 episode 17 duration. March 9, 1966 when the riddler first appeared in the 1966 batman series he had only appeared in a few issues of the comics. Falseface is back in town and working on a huge scheme. True or false face holy rat race holy batstravaganza. Batman true or false face tv episode 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
However, thanks to the assistance of their trusted butler alfred pennyworth, the heroes escaped and resumed their search for false face. False face was a villain and enemy of batman in the batman 1960s tv series. Season 3 episode 26 batmans final villain is also one of its most glamorous. His captured assistant lures batman and robin into a. A secret batpole in the wayne mansion leads to the batcave, where police commissioner gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening gotham city. Falseface retired after his first encounter with batman. It was originally planned to use different facial makeups for false face, but due to budgetary or production problems a plastic mask was used instead. This week, we meet the shows most terrifying archvillain. He was an agent for hire who could change his face through some ability or technique. Watch batman episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Batman and robin encountered him just once, but false face later became a villain in the 1960s tv series.
Whether the jokers role as the false face mastermind led to the creation of the batman villain known as false face is unknown. List of batman 1960s series episodes batman wiki fandom. A visual guide to all 37 villains in the batman tv series. Commissioner gordon calls batman and robin to help stop him, but the dynamic duo fall into false face s trap. Batman true or false face tv episode 1966 full cast. In batman 66, false face s true identity is basil karlo, where the issue that revealed this identity had him becoming that comic series version of clayface. Batman instructs the butler to short circuit a communications device the hero has on his wrist. Malachi throne was shown with no makeup on during the episode when false face was an impostor armored car guard. And because hes a master of disguise, much of the time other actors are technically playing the villain like when hes pretending to be commissioner gordon. False face substituted the well known batman villain two face for the 1960s series. His captured assistant lures batman and robin into a trap and the protean pretender leaves them to be run over by a subway train. Little is known of the caped crusaders first meeting with the villain, but on. There is a great upshot of robin with the atlanta examiner, from gone with the wind, in.
Contrary to popular belief, false face was neither a made for tv villain, nor a replacement for two face, as this episode is based on the menace of false face from batman. Batman, episodes 17 and 18 true or false face and holy. He plans of committing a crime particularly stealing a crown and replacing it with a fake duplicate. False face should not be confused with clayface, and has no ties to black masks false facers. In 2004, he appeared in the second episode of the new voyages, titled in harms way. False face hopes to fool batman and robin as he goes on a robbing spree. This was because the two face character was seen as too gruesome and violent to appear in a show which was to appeal to younger viewers as well as adults. It also provides the main cast members, production notes and a list of notable guest stars. With adam west, burt ward, alan napier, neil hamilton. He was voiced by townsend coleman, who also voiced the rat king in the 1987 teenage mutant ninja turtles series. In an agatha christie type mystery batman and detective chimp join forces to find out who swiped the golden skull and discover that one of the suspects is actually false face. This is a list of episodes from batman 1960s series. Nov 04, 2014 false face and blaze secure batman and robin to the subway tracks with quicksetting plastic cement, and within six minutes a speeding train will end their lives once and for all. He later appeared in animation as the voice of two face s superego the judge on the new batman adventures 1998, and as the voice of fingers the gorilla on the batman beyond episode speak no evil 2000.
He encountered the batman once in comics and in two episodes of the 1960s adam west batman show. Falseface was hired by kobra to smuggle a deadly super virus to gotham city. In it,the new villain has his real face forever hidden behind a mask and has an ability to mimic anyone. His appearance was identical to the 60s tv series version of the character. The next generation, throne played pardek, a romulan senator, in the twopart episode unification. False face was a master of disguise, whose true face was always disguised by an opaque plastic mask. Batman true or false face tv episode 1966 batman true. Batman captures false face s assistant, blaze, who leads the duo to what they think is false face s hideout, a deserted subway platform. Mar, 20 malachi throne was an american stage and television actor.
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