![]() And Newmar’s Catwoman was another animal entirely. ![]() But in the subsequent decades, I’ve come to better appreciate Cesar Romero’s Joker and, to an even greater extent, Burgess Meredith’s Penguin. When I was Young Dan, the Riddler was it. But if Gorshin made it work then, it’ll work now.ġ2. All of Gorshin’s manic kineticism has been stripped away because, I think, editors don’t want him to seem like Joker Lite. I’m a fan of DC’s contemporary comics, but nobody’s written a decent Riddler in a long, long time. Like several of his castmates, Gorshin came to define his character for generations - and his portrayal is still the best version of the Riddler in any medium, whether it’s movies, TV, animation or, yes, comics. He was pretty damn funny on Andy Griffith. Sure, Ring Around the Riddler is a soft episode, but I still think it’s a hoot to see Batman and the Riddler in the ring, going toe to toe.ġ0. But then Knight was just doing a riff on Gorshin. The funny thing is that when I did voices, my Mego Riddler sounded like Ted Knight’s Filmation version. Eventually, I came to understand that it was the Joker who was Batman’s Big Bad, but these remain some of my all-time favorite issues:ħ. In those childhood years, my love for the Riddler translated to comics too. He was up against Werner Klemperer from Hogan’s Heroes Don Knotts from The Andy Griffith Show and, Morey Amsterdam from The Dick Van Dyke Show. Gorshin was nominated for an Emmy in the best supporting actor in a comedy category. Gorshin was tuned to that special frequency that mesmerized kids.ĥ. Growing up, his Riddler episodes were like special occasions, in the same way Batgirl episodes or Julie Newmar Catwoman episodes were. Here are 13 QUICK THOUGHTS on why Gorshin, who died in 2005, was so great:ġ. To this day, his performance as the Riddler remains one of the very brightest highlights of Batman ’66. The late, great Frank Gorshin was born Ap90 years ago. UPDATED 4/5/23: This first ran in 2018 but it’s as timeless now as it was then. Posted By Dan Greenfield on | 16 comments
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