Batman Season 2 - Episode 39 «FREE»

Anticipating their move, Batman ensures the villains are knocked unconscious or otherwise blinded to the cave's location during the trip. In the final confrontation inside the Batcave, the Dynamic Duo defeats the Joker, the Penguin, and their henchmen, officially ending the Zodiac crimes. Production Details Director: Oscar Rudolph . Writers: Stephen Kandel and Stanford Sherman. Guest Stars: Burgess Meredith as the Penguin. Cesar Romero as the Joker. Terry Moore as Venus.

The story picks up from the previous episode's cliffhanger, with the having trapped Batman in chains and Robin inside a giant, lethal clam.

Batman manages to break free from his chains and uses his strength to pry open the giant clam, saving Robin just in time. Batman Season 2 - Episode 39

The villains trick Venus , the Joker’s former accomplice who was trying to reform, into believing the Penguin has also gone straight. They use her to try and find the location of the Batcave by hiding in the trunk of the Batmobile .

This was a rare instance of villains successfully entering the Batcave , though they failed to learn its secret location. Anticipating their move, Batman ensures the villains are

(in one of his earliest TV appearances) plays a delivery boy for the Penguin. Key Trivia

This episode features the first use of the "Batdrone," used to search Gotham for an unauthorized broadcast. Writers: Stephen Kandel and Stanford Sherman

In the 1960s television series, Season 2, Episode 39 is titled "The Penguin Declines." It originally aired on January 18, 1967, and serves as the conclusion to a multi-part story arc involving a criminal alliance between the Joker and the Penguin . Episode Synopsis