9.0/102 votes#1 - Flop Goes the Joker
Season 2 Episode 58 - Aired 3/23/1967
The Joker persuades wealthy heiress Baby Jane Towser to join him in his artistic capers. Aided by his new accomplice, the Joker easily clears out a wing of the Gotham City Museum to make room for his latest "masterpiece" - pieces of a broken table. But the laughing criminal has plans for the priceless collection of paintings that once filled the room.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: Stanford Sherman
8.5/102 votes#2 - The Yegg Foes in Gotham
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/20/1966
When the lease payment for Gotham City fails to be made on time, possession of the city falls into the hands of Egghead. Chaos ensues as the villain fires Commissioner Gordon and bans the Dynamic Duo from city limits. While the criminal underworld enjoys free reign, Batman and Robin search the city charter's fine print for a solution.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: Stanley Ralph Ross
8.5/103 votes#3 - Green Ice
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 11/9/1966
Mr. Freeze is in town, and has begun a new cold wave of terror. He launches "Operation Hate Batman," framing the Caped Crusader as taking a bribe and dressing his own henchmen as Batman and Robin. As the negative press mounts, Mr. Freeze works on his plan to turn the Dynamic Duo into human Frosty Freezies.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: Max Hodge
8.3/103 votes#4 - The Wail of the Siren
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1967
Lorelei Circe, aka The Siren, launches a two part plan to become the richest and wickedest woman in Gotham City. First she puts Commissioner Gordon under her stunning spell and orders him to stow away in the Batmobile in order to find out the location of the Batcave as well as Batman & Robins secret identities. Secondly she entrances millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and implores him to sign over all his wealth and belongings to her.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: Stanley Ralph Ross
8.0/103 votes#5 - Deep Freeze
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 11/10/1966
The press continues to attack Batman and Robin, thanks to framing by Mr. Freeze. As public animosity mounts, the Dynamic Duo decide to hang up their capes for the time being. But when Mr. Freeze demands the impossible sum of one billion dollars, or else he will cover all of Gotham City with ice, the Caped Crusaders feel compelled to go back into action to foil the frosty villain.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: Max Hodge
7.5/102 votes#6 - The Sandman Cometh
Season 2 Episode 33 - Aired 12/28/1966
Catwoman and the Sandman have teamed up, and they're after the fortunes of J. Pauline Spaghetti, a rich insomniac. Catwoman pulls a publicity stunt, getting the Sandman (under the guise of "Dr. Somnambula") an invitation to Spaghetti's penthouse - and her financial records. Batman and Robin investigate the situation, but soon find themselves trapped by the criminals.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: Charles Hoffman
7.0/102 votes#7 - The Catwoman Goeth
Season 2 Episode 34 - Aired 12/29/1966
Though Batman escapes the Sandman's trap, Robin is left to wander in a deadly maze. A clue leads Batman to Catwoman's lair, where he informs her of Sandman's plans to elope with J. Pauline Spaghetti and keep her fortunes to himself. Enraged by the Sandman's trickery, Catwoman sets out after him. Batman, with the now-rescued Robin, also follows, and the group meet up at Spaghetti's old deserted pasta factory.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: Charles Hoffman
7.0/102 votes#8 - Pop Goes the Joker
Season 2 Episode 57 - Aired 3/22/1967
The Joker appears in an art gallery and defaces the paintings with paint-spraying guns. But instead of being horrified at his alterations, the Joker's work is praised as "art". After more success at an international art competition, the Joker founds his own art school. But Batman and Robin suspect he has a more sinister purpose in mind when he enrolls only wealthy millionaires.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: Stanford Sherman
6.5/102 votes#9 - An Egg Grows in Gotham
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 10/19/1966
Egghead steals the Gotham City charter. He finds a loophole that could give him control of Gotham City if descendants of the original founding families (including Bruce Wayne) do not pay nine raccoon pelts to Chief Screaming Chicken on time. Not only is he interested in stopping the payment, but Egghead believes he also has a lead on Batman's true identity.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: Stanley Ralph Ross
5.5/102 votes#10 - Louie the Lilac
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1967
Louie the Lilac has cornered the flower market in Gotham City, hoping to gain control over the entire "flower generation." He kidnaps the organizer of their planned flower-in, Princess Primrose, and brainwashes her with his Stupefying Aromatic Spray. Batman and Robin follow a clue to the villain's lair only to be captured by Louie and fed to his giant man-eating lilacs. With the Caped Crusaders out of the way, Louie heads back to the flower-in to continue his evil plan. Alfred, meanwhile, has been alerted to Batman and Robin's situation, and goes looking for Batgirl to aid in the fight.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: Dwight Taylor
5.0/101 votes#11 - Between Rounds
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/25/1957
A man helps locate and rescue the young neighborhood boy he had been entertaining with his (possibly tall) tales.
Director: George Waggner
Writer: O. Henry
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"Flop Goes the Joker" is the best rated episode directed by George Waggner. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Stanford Sherman. It aired on 3/23/1967 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Yegg Foes in Gotham".