The Penguin Goes Straight The Penguin Goes Straight The Penguin Goes Straight is the 21st episode of the "Batman" television series, first airing on ABC March 23, 1966. It guest starred Burgess Meredith as The Penguin. Attending a matinee performance at a Gotham City theatre, the Penguin foils a thief’s attempts to steal a ruby from the beautiful actress Sophia Starr. Then, at the Millionaire's Club, he stops two crooks from kidnapping millionaire Reggie Rich from a steam room. When Batman and Robin arrive, the Penguin announces his Penguin Protection Agency, which will protect the wealth of Gotham City's society crowd. Batman and Robin
Burgess Meredith He would later play two more roles in Rod Serling's other anthology series, "Night Gallery". Meredith was the narrator for "" in 1983. The actor appeared in various other television programs, including the role of Christopher Norbert III, in the 1962 episode "Hooray, Hooray, the Circus Is Coming to Town" of the NBC medical drama about psychiatry, "The Eleventh Hour" starring Wendell Corey and Jack Ging. He also guest starred in the ABC drama about psychiatry, "Breaking Point" in the 1963 episode titled "Heart of Marble, Body of Stone". Meredith appeared in various western series, such as "Rawhide" (four times),