Once Batman ended its run on ABC, Filmation acquired the rights to---finally---do an animated version of the series, adding it to what they already had at CBS.
To make room, the Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure morphed into The Batman-Superman Hour, with Aquaman repeats moving to Sunday mornings, set adrift on its own.
Olan Soule (Dragnet, ex-Captain Midnight, The Andy Griffith Show) was cast as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Alfred. Radio DJ Casey Kasem (Shebang) voiced Robin and a bazillion henchmen. Jane Webb, in her 2nd season at Filmation, voiced all the female characters, including Batgirl and Catwoman. Ted Knight narrated and voiced all the main male villains except The Joker. Most sources insist he did, but closer examination reveals Larry Storch (ex-F-Troop, Tennessee Tuxedo) was the actual voice of the Clown Prince of Crime.
We've reviewed the individual series in the past. The format for the hour-long show went kind of like this:
For Batman: A two-part episode, followed by a shorter piece.
For Superman (3rd season), a two-part episode, followed by a Superboy short.
The opening video has been lost to the mists of time. However, you might remember this here title card:
I barely remember seeing this in its original context. I caught up with the reruns in syndication, when each series was on its own, in the 70's, thanks to airing on WNEW (now WNYW) in New York and WSBK in Boston.
Each segment has been reviewed and rated. No need to do any additional rating.
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