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Page 12 May 1 - 7, 2023 For one of the most popular and trendsetting series of the 1960s, "Batman," it all started with the episode "Hi Diddle Riddle" ... which MeTV presents Saturday, May 6. At the time, ABC didn't know quite what it had, given the superhero saga's somewhat campy approach and its formatting that split stories into halves airing on consecutive nights. However, the straight-faced approach of Adam West and Burt Ward as Gotham City protectors Batman and Robin (and their aliases, wealthy Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson) caught on with audiences quickly. Frank Gorshin set the pace for the show's rotating cast of villains as the very limber, maniacally gleeful Riddler, who taunts the Dynamic Duo with cryptic clues – and eventually captures Robin, with the help of his appropriately named moll Molly. Some big-name guest casting was involved there, since Jill St. John played that part. By Jay Bobbin Adam West How television's 'Batman' began "American Gigolo" (Paramount+, stream- ing): Richard Gere's star had been on the rise when he took a giant leap toward by playing the central role in writer-director Paul Schrad- er's very stylish 1980 drama about Julian Kay, a self-assured male escort whose world is rocked when he's caught up in a murder inves- tigation. He's also shaken up by his relation- ship with a politician's wife (Lauren Hutton). more retro rewinds classiccorner 6$785'$<0$< 029,(6 632576 )$0,/< 63(&,$/6 C - COMCAST S1 - DISH NETWORK S2 – DIRECTV C S1 S2 9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 12 PM 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30 4 PM 4:30 (8) NBC WNDU 16 16 (5:00) Coronation of King Charles III (N) (Live) Earth Odyssey (N) Wild Child (N) Play It (N) One Team- Sports (N) Horse Racing Kentucky Derby Prep Races Following all the action from the world of horse racing. 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