to figure out what the Joker is up to. They come up with the idea that the Joker will be at The Gotham City Opera Company, where the Pagliacci aria "Vesti la giubba" is being performed. While at the opera, Batman and Robin are caught when the Joker throws sneezing powder in their face and his henchmen grab our heroes. A horrified audience then watches the Joker make a move to unmask Batman and Robin... Cliffhanger text COULD THIS MEAN CURTAINS?? WILL THE IDENTITIES OF OUR DYNAMIC DUO BE REVEALED TO THE WHOLE WORLD?? IS THIS THE END OF THEIR CAREER AS CRIMEFIGHTERS?? CAN THEY AVERT DISASTER?? ANSWERS... TOMORROW NIGHT! SAME TIME, SAME CHANNEL! This is the first episode that has the narrator read the line "Answers tomorrow! Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!" Notes This episode is based on "The Joker's Utility Belt", a 1952 comic story published in Batman #73. The Joker's henchwoman Queenie originated in the comic books in the 1940s. In that story, as the Joker's cohort, she learned Bruce Wayne was Batman but was killed, taking the information with her. Writer Robert Dozier is the son of Batman executive producer William Dozier. Both Jose Ferrer and Gig Young were considered for the role of the Joker. After Romero was cast, Frank Sinatra expressed interest in playing the role. Cesar Romero refused to shave his mustache which gave him his career, so they had to cover it with makeup as well. The aliases of The Joker's henchmen are named after legendary (and deceased) comedians: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, W.C. Fields, and Ernie Kovacs. During the fight scene near the middle of this episode, the typical fight scene music does not play as it usually does. Batman's chest emblem is inconsistent in the episode. When the Dynamic Duo are at the museum early in the episode, the logo is printed directly on the suit as it is most early episodes, is somewhat faded and shows creases in some shots. It also sits higher than usual on his chest in most indoor shots, closer to its appearance in the comics. In the rest of the episode, the emblem is brighter, glossier and is a separate piece onto his costume seemingly covering the logo that is printed on the fabric. This logo would be seen in episodes produced after this two-parter (several episodes aired after this one were shot earlier as