 In 1965 the serial was re-released in theaters as "An Evening with Batman and Robin" in one complete marathon showing.This re-release was successful enough to inspire the development (by Lorenzo Semple, Jr., under the auspices of producers William Dozier and Howard "Howie" Horwitz) of the 1960s television series "Batman".The series starred Adam West and Burt Ward as Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder and, as described above, was produced as a lampoon, being villain-driven and heavy on action-comedy.