12th Mar 2023
Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club - S3-E19
Revealing mistake: When Robin calls Chief Linseed to get her to mobilize the entire force, Linseed and the others are useless, and in the two closeups of the mice scurrying on the rug in front of the desk, a few stunt wires are visible. (00:18:50)
12th Mar 2023
Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club - S3-E19
Revealing mistake: When the crime fighting Trio are playing the tune on their toy flutes and reach the docks, in the wide shot the stunt apparatus (a bar) is visible, and in the closeups of the mice procession their wires are visible as well. (00:20:50)
12th Mar 2023
Revealing mistake: When Batgirl hands Batman the rope, just as he tells her to concentrate on the Indian fakir command, above Batman's head we can see the glistening wire that will be used in the stunt. Then, after Batman and Batgirl have escaped the dungeon Robin rushes up and asks how they did it, and when Batman reiterates the Indian fakir command for Robin, we can see the wire attached to the rope. (00:15:55 - 00:18:05)
12th Mar 2023
The Joker's Hard Times (2) - S2-E38
Revealing mistake: When Joker pays another visit to Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara, Joker's holding his wand, and in the shots from outside the GCPD office window we can see the wire cable dragging behind Joker, which is attached to the wand and providing its power. During these shots, the actors' small white tape markers are also visible on the rug, beside the Batphone table. (00:03:00)
12th Mar 2023
The Zodiac Crimes (1) - S2-E37
Revealing mistake: When Joker enters Commissioner Gordon's office at GCPD, he's pointing a wand at Gordon and Chief O'Hara. In the shot facing Joker when he lets go of the wand, the wires at both ends of the wand are visible. (00:01:15)
12th Mar 2023
The Zodiac Crimes (1) - S2-E37
Revealing mistake: After Joker's goons kidnap Crustash, the opera singer, Penguin tries to sneak off, and when Batman and Robin use javelins to capture Penguin, the glistening stunt wire attached to the javelin is visible in the wide shot. (00:18:15)
12th Mar 2023
The Puzzles Are Coming (1) - S2-E31
Revealing mistake: While The Puzzler and his baddies are at Artemus Knab's penthouse, across the street from Commissioner Gordon's office, when Puzzler decides he will launch the plane himself, the wire attached to the top of the plane is visible. (00:01:15)
12th Mar 2023
The Puzzles Are Coming (1) - S2-E31
Revealing mistake: At the old balloon factory, when Puzzler throws the model airplane with a poison tip at Batman, on his upper arm we can see the protruding outline of the rectangular base to which the small airplane is attached. (00:22:00)
12th Mar 2023
Revealing mistake: After Shame and his baddies steal Bruce's limo. Bruce shows Dick and Alfred that he had the remote control unit keep the Bat-cycle (with Alf-cycle) following them at a safe distance. In the shots facing the Bat-cycle, attached to the front wheel there's a rope pulling it. (00:17:05)
12th Mar 2023
Tut's Case is Shut (2) - S2-E8
Revealing mistake: While Chief O'Hara is outside on the ledge of the top floor, King Tut commands him to use the flagpole to do acrobatics. When O'Hara obeys Tut, the vertical wire at the end of the flagpole is visible. (00:08:20)
12th Mar 2023
Walk the Straight and Narrow (2) - S2-E2
Revealing mistake: When the armored truck with the ten million is hit, during this scene we can see stunt wires for some of the arrows used by Archer and his goons. (00:09:00)
12th Mar 2023
Walk the Straight and Narrow (2) - S2-E2
Revealing mistake: At the start, while Archer and his goons are riding toward Batman and Robin who are tied to the stakes, when the Dynamic Duo use their Bat-springs the stunt wires lifting them are visible. (00:03:05)
12th Mar 2023
Shoot a Crooked Arrow (1) - S2-E1
Revealing mistake: In Commissioner Gordon's office, just as Gordon tells Dale that with Batman and Robin on their side no harm will befall the money, the top of the set is visible at the top right corner of the screen. (00:06:25)
12th Mar 2023
Shoot a Crooked Arrow (1) - S2-E1
Revealing mistake: At Archer's underground hideout, Batman and Robin are strung up by their thumbs, but in fact the stunt wires that lead to their cloaked backs are visible. (00:21:40)
11th Mar 2023
The Joker Trumps an Ace (1) - S1-E25
Revealing mistake: In Commissioner Gordon's office, when Batman opens Joker's gift the genie figure begins to inflate, and in the overhead shot the stunt's covered air hose is visible at the bottom of the screen. In the next shot Batman pops the figure causing it to deflate, and the wire at the top of the figure's head is visible as it descends. (00:07:05)
11th Mar 2023
Revealing mistake: While Batman and Robin are tied up and suspended over the enormous candle dipper vat, there are stunt wires leading to under their capes. (00:21:00)
11th Mar 2023
Better Luck Next Time (2) - S1-E20
Revealing mistake: When Batman dodges the tiger by using metal claws to climb the wall, the stunt wires lifting him are visible. (00:03:00)
11th Mar 2023
The Purr-Fect Crime (1) - S1-E19
Revealing mistake: In the last shot of the episode, when the tiger exits the small room in the flipped shot, right at the end of this shot as the tiger jumps up, at the top of the screen we can see that the camera has been positioned under a platform for this tiger stunt. (00:24:15)
11th Mar 2023
When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play (2) - S1-E12
Revealing mistake: When Riddler and his Rats have been caught near the end, during the ensuing fight Batman throws one of the Rats, and as he goes flying across the room we can see the stunt wires. (00:21:55)
11th Mar 2023
The Penguin's a Jinx (2) - S1-E4
Revealing mistake: When Penguin uses the large umbrella on his penguin line to slide across to Dawn's penthouse terrace, as he says, "Who says penguins can't fly," we can see the glistening of the crew's wire at the top of the pulley wheel, as it moves. (00:13:45)
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