#198 Women in Season 2, pt 3: You've Come a Long Way, Bat-Moll

As the show hit its first anniversary and the second season neared its end, we see Batman's characterization of women subtly changing, particularly Lee Meriwether's strong Lisa Carson character, and some examples of actual (gasp) interaction between women! Why did the "poor, deluded girls" fade away? Was it changing social mores, or just the show trying not to repeat itself? Nancy Northcott joins us once again to discuss women on the show, this time in the final third of Season Two, which includes the preface to the introduction of the most prominent woman of Season Three — Batgirl! PLUS, Colie Brice's version of the Batman theme, a bat-interview from the movie premiere in Austin, TX, and your mail on episode 195's discussion of the script for A Piece of the Action! Green Hornet, How Sweet the Sting by Jim Beard and Joel Naprstek Nora Clavicle scripts First draft Revised draft Final Teaser for Penguin's Clean Sweep Discussion on the '66 Batman message board