burt ward played robin on the batman series on tv.
burt ward played robin on the batman series on tv.
who played robin on the batman series on tv?
burt ward
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"holy...!" (for example "holy cow!", "holy mackerel!" or "holy smoke!") is an exclamation of surprise used mostly in english-speaking countries.









































robin of the "batman" tv series is noted for his many catchphrase "holy..." exclamations. the lines in the 1960s tv series were uttered by burt ward who played robin, who delivered the exclamations in a nasal voice. many of the camp quips are directly related to the plot; for example, "holy graf zeppelin!" is uttered by robin upon seeing an aerial balloon.









































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american author david shields notes how much in contrast robin's "holy..." outbursts, his alliteration and assonance, his fast riffs" were to the laconic batman. according to film critics deborah cartmell and imelda whelehan, robin's quip "holey rusted metal!" in "batman forever" was an "explicit in-joke". camp humour, through robin's exclamations and other circumstances in the batman series, have led some commentators to speculate on homosexual undertones in the relationship between batman and robin. image entertainment paid homage to robin's quips with the title "batman: holy batmania" in a 2004 2-disc dvd release containing four documentaries discussing the sixties tv series. the dvd title is the name of one of the documentaries itself.
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