of the same designs The New Adventures of Batman used for the Joker, Batman and Robin, as well as the same color schemes and shading in a nod to both The New Adventures of Batman and to Batman artist Dick Sprang, whose style heavily influenced the visuals of the Filmation cartoon (along with Neal Adams). They further explain that the episode segment also purposely makes use of the trademark silliness and corny tone of the original series (which differs from the darker, serious tone of Timm's series) and also mimics the low frame rate animation style used by Filmation. References External links The New Adventures of Batman at Big Cartoon DataBase Filmation animated series AOL Television: In2TV: The New Adventures of Batman Japanese opening to New Adventures of Batman TVshowsondvd.com: DVD Release Batman: Yesterday, Today and Beyond - The Batman Homepage - The New Adventures of Batman 1977 American television series debuts 1977 American television series endings 1970s American animated television series American children's animated action television series American children's animated adventure television series American children's animated superhero television series Batman (TV series) CBS original programming English-language television shows Batman television series by Filmation NBC original programming American sequel television series Animated television shows based on DC Comics Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios