Clooney says that watching Batman & Robin physically hurts.

[Makeshift Python]

The origins of 60s Batman is pretty interesting. All started because a producer witnessed a party of friends at the Playboy mansion watching those old 40s Batman serials because they were unintentionally hilarious and entertaining. So the 60s show is basically a tongue in cheek nod to those old serials, which is why every other episode ended in a cliffhanger. Kids would enjoy it for what it is, while adults would have a hoot seeing this throwback to something they saw in their childhoods. Goes back to that idea of nostalgia kicking in 20 years after the fact.

That said, Batman was practically saved by the 60s show. The comics hadn't been selling well by then, but once that show aired the comics saw a resurgence in sales and that lead the way to Neal Adams reinvigorating the Batman of the comics by bringing back the dark brooding elements for the 70s. That's the kind of legacy BATMAN & ROBIN can never claim.

[McAvoy]

Batman and Robin I can't even watch without changing it. I have tried many times before, either from boredom to giving it a second chance.

Batman Forever really did set up the movie but they cranked it up to a 12.

For me, movie Batman was always the Keaton Batman at the time. The Burton direction is what I felt Batman should be and that was as a kid who never read the comics and the only other media I had was the animated show. Which maybe reinforced it.

I did watch the 60's Batman and did enjoy it as a kid. But I did seperate the two.

60s Batman was practically another character unto its own. The fact that the costume and car were so different helped.

Burton's Batman, and through it, TAS are what captured the character perfectly without him going into obsessive psychopath territory.

Pretty much. We even got a bit of detective work with the first Batman movie. Of course TAS we got alot of it. Even as an adult it is enjoyable. I can certainly see it being ranked #1 animated series of all time in some rankings. Not including anime.