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Offered here is the original script used by
guest star Allen Ludden from episode 51 ("Hizzoner The Penguin") of
season two of the hit television series Batman & Robin. It is
accompanied by a copy of Batman #183, the cover of which makes the
connection obvious, and an original promotional card from the series. The plate reads: Original script used by guest star Allen Ludden Season Two, Episode 51 First aired November 2, 1966 For additional scans, please contact me. Information on Allen Ludden from Wikipedia: Allen Ludden (October 5, 1918 – June 9, 1981) was an American television presenter and game show host. He was born Allen Packard Ellsworth in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. The surname Ludden was his stepfather's. Ludden hosted many game shows, including the GE College Bowl, but he was most famous for hosting both the daytime and primetime versions of Password on CBS and ABC between 1961 and 1975. He started hosting an updated version of the game, Password Plus on NBC, in 1979, but illness forced him off the show in 1980. Other shows hosted by Ludden include Liar's Club and Stumpers! Ludden, a Roman Catholic, was a widower with three children – his wife, the former Margaret McGloin, had died from cancer in 1961 – when he proposed to the twice-divorced Betty White, whom he had met on Password, at least twice before she accepted, and they were happily married from June 14, 1963 until Ludden's death. They appeared together in an episode of The Odd Couple featuring Felix's and Oscar's appearance on Password. He received the 1961 Horatio Alger Award. Ludden died from stomach cancer at the age of 62. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to his widow's star. In 2001, TV Guide named Ludden the greatest game-show host of all time. ******************** Plot Summary for "Batman": Hizzoner the Penguin (1966) The Penguin appears to have gone straight. (Evidently the citizens of Gotham City have short memories; he tried the same trick in season one.) Not only that, he has emerged as the leading contender for mayor of Gotham City, thanks to a little-known provision of the city charter that permits felons to run for elective office. Mayor Linseed, facing almost certain defeat, convinces Batman to run for mayor. This displeases the Penguin, who doesn't want to leave anything to chance. He lures Batman and Robin into a trap and, by episode's end, things don't look good for the Dynamic Duo. ********************* NOTE: I see on different websites there is a conflict as to the exact episode this might have been. One website identifies it as Season 2, Episode 17. If the current plate is in error I will have it corrected first. DISCLAIMER: The script is guaranteed authentic. I cannot guarantee that this copy was absolutely used by Ludden but that is my belief. In any event, the listed price in no way takes into account whose script copy it was or might have been. This information is extraneously provided as nothing more than an interesting tidbit. |
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