Burt Ward auditioning for ROBIN 1965

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  • @ura4321
    @ura4321 4 года назад +496

    "Sorry, we don't think this role is fit for you."
    "Holy tomato juice, this is terrible."
    "Wait, come on back. Your perfect."

    • @seawinds12
      @seawinds12 4 года назад +9

      hahahaah good 1

    • @carrotspaghetti236
      @carrotspaghetti236 2 года назад +10

      I still say "Holy Guacamole" all because of Robin in 1966.

  • @stevebutler812
    @stevebutler812 3 года назад +141

    The studio saved money paying him $350 per week to act and do his own stunts, whereas the professional stunt men made money per-stunt. Ward was very athletic, but did get injured and visit ER's many times in three years of Batman.

    • @John-ct9zs
      @John-ct9zs 2 года назад +18

      His own falls look reasonable, but when that guy did the hip throw on Burt, that looked painful. I know they are standing on some sort of cushioned mat, but wow. You really could hurt yourself, even if they were really young at the time.

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 2 года назад +1

      @@John-ct9zs Very bad Judo .

    • @blason56
      @blason56 Год назад +1

      The worst was his first 10 days.

    • @69realstar2
      @69realstar2 8 месяцев назад +1

      Fights scenes clearly see his stunt double
      But great fight scenes

    • @chuckmaddison2924
      @chuckmaddison2924 3 месяца назад

      It was probably more than he was making as a real estate sales rep.

  • @roybatty-
    @roybatty- 7 лет назад +475

    I love how everyone has good manners.

    • @georgeplagianos6487
      @georgeplagianos6487 4 года назад +28

      Thanks to Batman he always kept correcting Burt in the series.. saying things like " Good grammar is essential Robin" that Batman's a hoot

    • @randyhawthorne7730
      @randyhawthorne7730 4 года назад +11

      Aw yes...manners. Respect. Politeness .

    • @thedevilsadvocate5210
      @thedevilsadvocate5210 4 года назад +6

      Then they go out to the casting couch

    • @winrx
      @winrx 4 года назад +4

      The Devil's Advocate Yeah everyone’s polite on camera......

    • @starwarsrebel2006
      @starwarsrebel2006 4 года назад +5

      Don't forget this was also the era of men with long hair, hippies, sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Not everyone was this polite.

  • @craigsmith157
    @craigsmith157 7 лет назад +247

    It's hard to believe he was already married with a kid during this audition.

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 4 года назад +27

      People married young back then.

    • @youtubewatcher6323
      @youtubewatcher6323 4 года назад +38

      I am sure he really needed that job with a kid and so young. Glad he got it, the real Robin !

    • @jasonreese2088
      @jasonreese2088 4 года назад +5

      I think he would eventually have like 7 kids or something

    • @michaelproulx5795
      @michaelproulx5795 4 года назад +16

      Yes according to him he was collecting soda bottles off the beach to eat and pay the rent

    • @michaelproulx5795
      @michaelproulx5795 4 года назад +4

      No he has 2 .His second one born later in life

  • @asianthor
    @asianthor 4 года назад +285

    It's incredible that this footage has survived, and Burt Ward looks like a 16 year old kid. Nice find.

    • @dougfredricks2017
      @dougfredricks2017 2 года назад +6

      Grew up in 60s. This is nostalgic

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 2 года назад +1

      He looks like he is 90 pounds here , soaking wet .

    • @rithvikmuthyalapati9754
      @rithvikmuthyalapati9754 Год назад +10

      Yeah. Couldn't believe he was actually 19 during this audition

    • @P.Whitestrake
      @P.Whitestrake Год назад +6

      @@rithvikmuthyalapati9754 19 & married.

  • @TryptychUK
    @TryptychUK 7 лет назад +544

    He was 20 years old here, but looks a lot younger.

    • @downtownman7916
      @downtownman7916 7 лет назад +27

      tryptychUK he looks like a boy

    • @craigsmith157
      @craigsmith157 7 лет назад +31

      tryptychUK He was already married with a kid.

    • @CliftonPhotographer
      @CliftonPhotographer 7 лет назад +27

      Downtownman79 Well.....he was the Boy......Wonder! 💥

    • @mikefortier7081
      @mikefortier7081 7 лет назад +9

      tryptychUK I think he's only 5'8

    • @Smiles4UFL
      @Smiles4UFL 7 лет назад +10

      tryptychUK I think everyone looks younger these days😂😂😂😂

  • @thehorrorcounselors4747
    @thehorrorcounselors4747 3 года назад +24

    He was truly gorgeous here

    • @graciecorner8322
      @graciecorner8322 Год назад +3

      You took the words out of my mouth xD
      He's so Gorgeous it hurts

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Год назад +1

      @@graciecorner8322, the ladies favored him so much.

  • @billcrowder6477
    @billcrowder6477 4 года назад +14

    He was such a hottie, stunningly beautiful-wow!

  • @footofjuniper8212
    @footofjuniper8212 7 лет назад +152

    I read once that when Burt found out he got the part, he and his wife celebrated by spending their last 25 cents on an order of chicken wings.

    • @lendrury2771
      @lendrury2771 4 года назад +1

      @ernie woods he was gay

    • @benjamingray6637
      @benjamingray6637 2 года назад +3

      @@lendrury2771 hes not gay moron.

    • @coolkidsinschool7446
      @coolkidsinschool7446 2 года назад +8

      @@lendrury2771 what made you think he was gay lol

    • @TheChelzin8or
      @TheChelzin8or 2 года назад +10

      He actually was good friends with Bruce Lee. Him and Bruce Lee used to spare together in karate. They also lived in the same complex as each other and would get together with each other and their families and go to Chinatown out to dinner and Bruce knew all the really good spots to eat since he came from Hong Kong. They also appeared together in an episode of Batman where it had the green hornet appear and bruce was 'Kato'.

    • @jonathanmcvay4499
      @jonathanmcvay4499 Год назад +1

      @@lendrury2771 he wasn’t but so what if he had been gay? Big deal.

  • @mandevilla2270
    @mandevilla2270 9 лет назад +503

    Burt Ward must've had some kind of martial arts background. Very well done, especially for such a small guy. He had a lot of confidence and that's that most important thing.

    • @stanssoapbox
      @stanssoapbox 8 лет назад +52

      Linda Smith Remembering back to when I read Adam Wests' autobiography 'Back To The Batcave',Adam said something like this:"Burt claimed he was a black belt in Tai Kwon Do and even claimed he was friends with Bruce Lee and used to spar with him. But I have a sneaking suspicion Bruce went easy on him".I had to laugh out loud when I read that last line with Adams' voice in my head. As I did through most of the book.

    • @ivanskas6983
      @ivanskas6983 7 лет назад +32

      he is not small he was pretty tall actually he was 5'8

    • @Icecypher
      @Icecypher 7 лет назад +24

      That's small.

    • @alvinemery883
      @alvinemery883 7 лет назад +35

      César Hernández-Meraz that's actually average height for a male human

    • @saxon1177
      @saxon1177 7 лет назад +11

      5' 8" is average height for a male but did you not see his skinny ass? Jeebus!! He can't be more than 135 lbs. soaking wet! I coulda picked him up and snapped dat boys back over my knee in one breath.

  • @ds99
    @ds99 4 года назад +18

    He was such a cutie.

  • @sheryls7782
    @sheryls7782 4 года назад +15

    It showed that he was well disciplined. Obviously, he studied some form of martial arts. That's how come they chose him. A great combination of youth and maturity.

  • @melissapresley3179
    @melissapresley3179 4 года назад +50

    I didn't realize just how flexible he was, and agile. The show didn't quite capture it as the auditions did.

  • @rayvar_lothson43345
    @rayvar_lothson43345 9 лет назад +161

    Burt Threw that guy down like he was nothing POW!

    • @capacola262743
      @capacola262743 7 лет назад +5

      it's easy as fuck when your "opponent" is cooperating with you. that's why karate lessons are BULLSHIT. they don't take into account the other guy is resisting and fighting back.

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 4 года назад +2

      @@capacola262743 So true I still recall are teacher in school , having Judo classes and he would let us small girls and guys throw us. Then he would actual do sparring where he would resist and then it was not so easy.

    • @PL-up5ig
      @PL-up5ig 3 года назад

      @@capacola262743 I suppose that you never took real karate.

    • @capacola262743
      @capacola262743 3 года назад +1

      @@PL-up5ig i dont know how "REAL" it was, but i took lessons as a kid, and even then i knew it was BULLSHIT because your opponent is NEVER going to do what he's supposed to and he won't cooperate when you try to do your karate moves on him. he will be flailing wildly and resisting constantly. that's why ufc fights don't even vaguely resemble karate movie fights. okay, now tell me why what i have just said is wrong (please try to be rational in your response).

    • @PL-up5ig
      @PL-up5ig 3 года назад +1

      @@capacola262743 I took Kyokushin and BJJ and my karate has been effective in Amateur MMA and Army Combatives events. There good and bad instructors in all martial arts (including BBJ) but also bad students. You opinion is not complete because you didn't include the school age, the style name and at what age you took the training, and you asking to give a rational response without any data from your part.

  • @brandonc.9244
    @brandonc.9244 7 лет назад +377

    Did every man above age 30 sound like a movie announcer back then?

    • @victor0491
      @victor0491 4 года назад +26

      Yep

    • @opticbigevil7828
      @opticbigevil7828 4 года назад +9

      Burt was 20 here lol

    • @jstarr7506
      @jstarr7506 4 года назад +6

      It's from performing in many plays

    • @jstarr7506
      @jstarr7506 4 года назад +31

      @@opticbigevil7828 He's talking about the man talking to Burt

    • @thebeststooge
      @thebeststooge 4 года назад +29

      Yes, that was before soy.

  • @joeschlotthauer840
    @joeschlotthauer840 4 года назад +140

    "Okay, what can you do"
    *"I'm willing to wear a silly costume"*
    "You got the part"

    • @vanmoody
      @vanmoody 4 года назад +2

      And not one, "Holy" anything to get the part. I never thought about the try out being more physical but it makes sense. I enjoyed this video.

    • @alfx5432
      @alfx5432 4 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @hm3drake99
      @hm3drake99 4 года назад +2

      have you seen superhero costumes today?

    • @joeschlotthauer840
      @joeschlotthauer840 4 года назад +2

      @@hm3drake99
      This was 1965,
      Not today....

    • @ccbsnyc
      @ccbsnyc 3 года назад +1

      I'm willing to play a part for three years which will define my professional career for the rest of my life.

  • @jeanettemc14
    @jeanettemc14 8 лет назад +70

    He was a cutie and i would have picked him

  • @MindBat
    @MindBat 7 лет назад +21

    He was so awesome, he smashed the board in half and it got back together before it hit the floor.

  • @addersdewinter7495
    @addersdewinter7495 4 года назад +16

    Wonderful manners and true professionalism....A real Star.😃

  • @brettmillman9137
    @brettmillman9137 4 года назад +26

    I was so besotted by Burt playing Robin as a teenage kid and watching this now 30 years later nothing has changed, He was one hell of a good looking guy. Yum

  • @ijustgottahotdog
    @ijustgottahotdog 8 лет назад +101

    Thank the lord they picked him for Robin!

    • @godphoenix66x
      @godphoenix66x 2 года назад +1

      Burt was born to be The Boy Wonder

    • @garyv2196
      @garyv2196 2 года назад

      Why?

    • @godphoenix66x
      @godphoenix66x 2 года назад

      @@garyv2196 he was perfect for the role.

  • @chaoticdays
    @chaoticdays 6 лет назад +101

    Can't believe they still had this video . My respect for Burt Ward just increased. I used to think he was a clown in those campy Batman fight scenes but he's legit

  • @eternalhalloween1
    @eternalhalloween1 9 лет назад +406

    Burt Ward did a lot of complaining during his time as Robin. Though in all honesty, it's hard to blame him.
    Many times Burt was injured on the job because 'certain powers' were too cheap to pay his stunt double to do the stunts.
    With all his faults, I can't see anyone else as Robin. Thank you for your years of service Burt Ward!

    • @GeoffWilde
      @GeoffWilde 7 лет назад +20

      You want to see a complaining Robin watch Batman and Robin

    • @WilliamT1964
      @WilliamT1964 7 лет назад +10

      I was two in 1966...but by the time I was able to read, I remember reading a TV Guide interview with Burt discussing how many times he'd been injured on the set.

    • @Bionic_Fonzie
      @Bionic_Fonzie 7 лет назад +9

      eternalhalloween1 - While he may have been injured on set it wasnt during any of the fight scenes. If you watch them closely you can see that it is clearly not Adam or Burt. In fact, Burt's double had a very noticeable receding hairline.

    • @AgnosticProle
      @AgnosticProle 7 лет назад +6

      WilliamT1964 I also was 2 in 66 and the first thing I remember about batman was that I was disappointed that it wasn't a cartoon show.

    • @Fettclone1
      @Fettclone1 7 лет назад +4

      AgnosticProle I became a big Batman fan with the 1989 Burton film but then I would watch some of the 60's show.I remember every time I saw the intro I wished that was the kind of show they made, at least somewhere along the line.They were featured guests on Scooby Doo, so there's that anyway.

  • @MrTimelord77
    @MrTimelord77 4 года назад +49

    Fun fact, no one actually informed Burt Ward that he got the part. After being asks questions about his measurements did news drop. Apparently it was one of those "I thought you told him" deals.

    • @cichlid62
      @cichlid62 4 года назад

      That's because no one gave a fuck. kinda like now.

    • @johnbockelie3899
      @johnbockelie3899 3 года назад +4

      Believe it or not !, when Burt Ward was chose to play Dick Grayson/ Robin, he had never heard of Batman comic books or never even read one. How ever he had read Superman comics as s kid.

    • @timepilotcluefinder94
      @timepilotcluefinder94 День назад

      ​​@@johnbockelie3899 and yet he knew how to be Robin instantly. Just be Superboy...except you work with Batman so acrobatics is how you fly...because he pretended to be Superboy a lot...also make puns so you actually get a laugh out of Bruce.

  • @RaKunYT
    @RaKunYT 5 лет назад +17

    And this is where the legend begins.

  • @nateescobales6930
    @nateescobales6930 4 года назад +9

    It was destined to be from this very point, a legend was born!! 🦇🦇🦇🦇

  • @LisaSummers1988
    @LisaSummers1988 8 лет назад +14

    peter who ever, there is only one Robin and only ONE BATMAN, ive realised it back in the 70's when i was still a little girl, and i realised it when my layed my eyes upon them 22 years later.
    they were the heroes, they were my childhood friends.
    how could i forget, and how greatfull i am to have found them back.
    still going strong. And Robin( Burt Ward) , ive said it before and i will say it again. you are as real as a hero gets.

    • @jonbrewer297
      @jonbrewer297 4 года назад

      Nice, but as Dick grew up, he started calling himself Nightwing. And then Batman, but he never liked being Batman.

  • @lydellflood8818
    @lydellflood8818 7 лет назад +8

    Wow. First time I ever saw Burt Ward without the eye mask, gloves, and cape.

  • @franc587
    @franc587 4 года назад +7

    Wao amazing! He didnt even know he had the part after this performance. Aint that something? 19 yr old kid. Looked confident. Well, the rest is history!

  • @christopherthorkon3997
    @christopherthorkon3997 7 лет назад +81

    So cute. Had a big crush on him when I was little.

    • @JustPassingThrough27
      @JustPassingThrough27 7 лет назад +6

      Christopher Thorkon erm.... Your a guy

    • @sweetmelody4578
      @sweetmelody4578 6 лет назад +15

      Canadianmaster1 does it matter?

    • @callithowiseeit5806
      @callithowiseeit5806 5 лет назад +2

      Only to other non-degenerates

    • @Jonathanbroder
      @Jonathanbroder 4 года назад +12

      @@callithowiseeit5806 Any other people you hate for imaginary reasons? Might as well get 'em all out now.

    • @Jonathanbroder
      @Jonathanbroder 4 года назад +24

      @@JustPassingThrough27 I'm a guy too. And I had a big crush on him too. Get over it.

  • @maxsterling2896
    @maxsterling2896 6 лет назад +6

    Holy cow, the things that boy had to do, so awesome.

  • @danilang3504
    @danilang3504 7 лет назад +42

    Gosh he was a gorgeous! This reminds me that I'm gonna get old one day

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 4 года назад +4

      We all want to hang on to our youth and looks , we are doing a better job , then the generations years ago , but we are still getting old and fat.Please keep in mind many of these actors starved themselves for years especially during filming a movie or tv show , due to the fact that they are skinny one minute in the movie and fat in another and then they catch hell from the director.

    • @Barnabas45
      @Barnabas45 4 года назад +1

      U can bank on that!!!

    • @mischiefmakerstudios9900
      @mischiefmakerstudios9900 4 года назад

      Dani Lang Happens to the best of us!!!

    • @orestesdd
      @orestesdd 4 года назад +1

      We all get old much faster than we realize!

    • @roberta.lofgrenjr.9182
      @roberta.lofgrenjr.9182 4 года назад +1

      @@Jay-vr9ir Agree, but hate to agree.

  • @justsayin502
    @justsayin502 7 лет назад +56

    Don't get hurt, Burt! We still have to promote the upcoming feature length Bat-movie, Return of the Caped Crusaders!

    • @PeeboTyson
      @PeeboTyson 7 лет назад +6

      He did land quite hard on his hips, didn't he?

    • @stratotanker327
      @stratotanker327 7 лет назад +2

      True. Judo training there.

    • @carlosverajr2544
      @carlosverajr2544 7 лет назад +2

      WinningThisOne he a background in many martial arts

  • @beth2398
    @beth2398 3 года назад +5

    I can see why they cast him as boy wonder. He was really sort of a boy, lol. Batman was on TV when I was in Kindergarten, so to me then he looked old, lol. His mask also made him look older. He was a cutie.

  • @SwankeyMonkey
    @SwankeyMonkey 7 лет назад +163

    Burt Ward-- the Tom Holland, before Tom Holland.

    • @LuisEnriqueFerrerZorola
      @LuisEnriqueFerrerZorola 4 года назад +6

      @Ivan Rakitić but it does make sense

    • @LuisEnriqueFerrerZorola
      @LuisEnriqueFerrerZorola 4 года назад +1

      @Ivan Rakitić He's a charming actor playing a young super hero. He also did some of the stunts. Supposedly Tom Holland also does his. Should I go on? Both are white and have brown hair lol...

    • @LuisEnriqueFerrerZorola
      @LuisEnriqueFerrerZorola 4 года назад +1

      @Ivan Rakitić might as well compare him to newer Robin Chris ODonell lol neither Chris or James look like Tom or Burt. In gay lingo we would call them "twinks".

    • @LuisEnriqueFerrerZorola
      @LuisEnriqueFerrerZorola 4 года назад

      @Ivan Rakitić oh my bad James is the one that played Cyclops in the first Xmen films. Jason is skinny.

    • @tophers3756
      @tophers3756 4 года назад

      Actually Burt would've been a good Spider-Man.

  • @neneshubby
    @neneshubby 4 года назад +28

    “Boards don’t hit back” - Bruce Lee

    • @claudesledge9102
      @claudesledge9102 4 года назад +2

      keith green...I was thinking the same:)

    • @ThomasPurcell
      @ThomasPurcell 4 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/tlUuNg6PEXA/видео.html

    • @justinium77
      @justinium77 4 года назад +1

      "Blobby, Blobby, Blobby" - Mr Blobby

    • @potsdam28
      @potsdam28 2 года назад +1

      And of course they end up fighting each other

  • @rextrek
    @rextrek 4 года назад +3

    he was a real cutie

  • @Mike0908
    @Mike0908 3 года назад +10

    it's so weird to see him in costume without the mask. i can't remember robin, batgirl or batman with their cowls/masks off while wearing the costumes in the show or the film. if they did it was quite rare.

  • @terrythompson8462
    @terrythompson8462 7 лет назад +29

    "Holy Cornball Batman"!!!

  • @nassauleaf
    @nassauleaf 4 года назад +2

    He was such a cutie

  • @evdallas123
    @evdallas123 7 лет назад +18

    he was ahead of his time for super heroes if this were today he would beat out the players of spiderman

    • @ashtonhartley2662
      @ashtonhartley2662 7 лет назад

      ev dallas Yes

    • @Coastincolt
      @Coastincolt 7 лет назад +3

      ev dallas
      Well, Tom Holland did a standing blackflip for his Spider man audition, so maybe not!

  • @finch45lear
    @finch45lear 7 лет назад +5

    Burt Ward is a great guy.

  • @lesliesuppan6786
    @lesliesuppan6786 2 года назад +2

    This man became my first crush when I was at the tender age of 4!

  • @Decimator-jh4gu
    @Decimator-jh4gu 4 года назад +2

    Damn, Robin really would kick your ass for real! Congrats, Burt Ward for your very hard work and Hollywood star. You deserved it for SURE.

  • @usefulvidiots7869
    @usefulvidiots7869 4 года назад +3

    So nice. The good old days.

  • @davidm3493
    @davidm3493 5 лет назад +3

    Burt Ward was my very first man crush!

  • @ediekoller1144
    @ediekoller1144 7 лет назад +155

    He was not gay...and he was like 19 or 20 when he did that He was born in 1945 .. married twice and has two daughters. He is 71 now. Works with great dane rescue in san bernardino.

    • @dessindenfer1253
      @dessindenfer1253 4 года назад +24

      Who said he is gay ?

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 4 года назад +3

      Married To Bonnie Lindsey the first time , her father was the orchestra leader on The Merv Griffin Show.

    • @DiamondCutter423
      @DiamondCutter423 4 года назад +4

      his rescue is in Norco (Riverside county), not San Bernardino.

    • @spookym123
      @spookym123 4 года назад +16

      Well, that was a random comment.

    • @Barnabas45
      @Barnabas45 4 года назад +1

      Why do you think he was gay???

  • @druboy7201
    @druboy7201 4 года назад +2

    He was so cute!

  • @313pookie313
    @313pookie313 2 года назад +3

    dang, he was adorable

  • @MrXiphoid1
    @MrXiphoid1 7 лет назад +6

    Burt Ward was a real badass!

  • @Bat-talk
    @Bat-talk 8 лет назад +52

    Why was this grittier than the show

    • @victor0491
      @victor0491 4 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @bratton79
      @bratton79 4 года назад +3

      I’m guessing the “suits” probably told him to tone down the violence and act more cartoonish.

    • @dougs7367
      @dougs7367 4 года назад

      Probably because there was no fight music or "CRACK!" or "SMASH!" in huge cartoon fonts on the screen.

    • @timothysullysullivan2571
      @timothysullysullivan2571 4 года назад +1

      many times for auditions you just get some general info in advance- they probably said action/sidekick part so he prepared some physical demonstrations. it's unlikely he would know the exact tone and feel of the show.

    • @jonbrewer297
      @jonbrewer297 2 года назад

      Because this was the era of Silver Age censorship and camp.

  • @shauncampbell969
    @shauncampbell969 4 года назад +26

    He must have known that he had the role,as Robin. As they took the time to measure him for the costume.
    I was a fan of the show as a kid.

    • @watusimxlimxli2131
      @watusimxlimxli2131 4 года назад +5

      Actually THEY had to do the costumes by themselves to audition so they would be in character infront of the studio people.

    • @garysmith8073
      @garysmith8073 4 года назад

      Whatever happened to the other guy going for the role ???

    • @cdgates1
      @cdgates1 Год назад

      @@garysmith8073 He is a chief creative officer for American biograph films in California. He also is a part time magician

    • @garysmith8073
      @garysmith8073 Год назад

      @cdgates1 Did Burt ward and the other guy auditioning for Robin become acquainted????

    • @cdgates1
      @cdgates1 Год назад

      @@garysmith8073 I don't think so

  • @doloreshuntoon7698
    @doloreshuntoon7698 7 лет назад +4

    Burt Ward also appeared as himself on "The Robot Chicken's DC Comics' Special: Part Three." It's Burt time, baby!!!

  • @chesterlane7355
    @chesterlane7355 7 лет назад +4

    I'm amazed at this footage from Burt Ward 's screen test he was only 20 years old he was only 5'8" I thank my lucky stars they picked him as Robin today Burt 's role as Robin was different than any role that he had back in the day 1960's but I think Burt was fabulous when he was younger though and now he is in his 70's but he still remember what he did for Batman t.v. show

  • @bobmorgan1762
    @bobmorgan1762 4 года назад +4

    Burt Ward exudes confidence.

  • @delona6485
    @delona6485 4 года назад +3

    No acting was required here!😂

  • @MarioUcomics
    @MarioUcomics 7 лет назад +6

    Never knew Burt Ward was trained in Judo. Kinda wish he did it on the show

  • @dougfredricks2017
    @dougfredricks2017 2 года назад +2

    I loved when Green Hornet and Kato shared the spotlight

  • @epyscrivano3145
    @epyscrivano3145 4 года назад +2

    I had such a crush on him. Corny lines, tights and all!

  • @libertyforever4270
    @libertyforever4270 4 года назад +3

    He had me with the outfit.

  • @ManuelGuzman067
    @ManuelGuzman067 4 года назад +4

    Robin was always short 😂

  • @BarberM
    @BarberM 4 года назад +2

    So precious. Loved the hair. 1:07

  • @hithere1590
    @hithere1590 4 года назад +2

    Perfect for the roll and completely cute!

  • @MoeGreensRightEye
    @MoeGreensRightEye 7 лет назад +3

    The superb karate chop and the overly-macho boots cinched the role for him

  • @gregd3551
    @gregd3551 4 года назад +3

    Holy Cholesterol, Bert is about 300lbs. today.

  • @rhymeandreasoning
    @rhymeandreasoning 4 года назад +2

    Great looking guy. Great personality.

  • @sevfan1
    @sevfan1 9 лет назад +105

    More physical than he was on the show, lol.

    • @chachiarcola3208
      @chachiarcola3208 4 года назад +6

      Herbert Smith they should have let him do more realistic fight scenes.

    • @georgeplagianos6487
      @georgeplagianos6487 4 года назад +3

      @@chachiarcola3208 that's right he should have had Bruce Lee teach him how to really crack that board In half
      The wood didn't even look damaged it just chipped at the ends

    • @bullseyecello
      @bullseyecello 3 года назад

      @@georgeplagianos6487 “Boards don’t hit back” -Bruce Lee (Enter the Dragon)

    • @ALWAYStheEIGHTIES
      @ALWAYStheEIGHTIES 2 года назад

      @@georgeplagianos6487 If you pause it at 1:57 you can see that he has broken it in half as his hand goes through it completely and you see the two halves falling.

  • @RainbowEssence-c3w
    @RainbowEssence-c3w 8 лет назад +12

    Jesus, he's talented!

  • @FaustoDeLunaOficial
    @FaustoDeLunaOficial 4 года назад +7

    I was expecting him to say something like "Watch out, Radioactive Man!"

  • @chocodiledundee1
    @chocodiledundee1 4 года назад +2

    Amazing....and the rest is history ❤️👌🏼👍🏼🙌🏼

  • @bejoyful
    @bejoyful 4 года назад +2

    Precious find!

  • @flyinhawaiian5848
    @flyinhawaiian5848 4 года назад +3

    "Holy guacamole Batman, do I really have to wear these funny shoes?"

  • @swaingles
    @swaingles 4 года назад +7

    Wasn't he the cutest adolescent you have ever seen?

  • @212days
    @212days 4 года назад +2

    Holy bat cow. He's good. 1:18 No wonder why they gave him the job!
    I remember being a kid when the batman show first started being on TV. Back in the day when there were 3 channels. I recall being fascinated by that TV show like it was some super good treat to watch.

  • @johnnyhaze7778
    @johnnyhaze7778 2 года назад +2

    The best and anthologique Robin !!!!

  • @foroneanotherwinningtogeth1142
    @foroneanotherwinningtogeth1142 9 месяцев назад +4

    Ward looked so strong here! Looking on as 35 year Jujutsu practioner, his movememts are excellently smooth.
    Oh, and I like his hair here too! Much better than the super slicked down version on TV.

  • @Albertojedi
    @Albertojedi 7 лет назад +57

    He wore Peter Pan's shoes!

    • @svr-simplevapereviews
      @svr-simplevapereviews 7 лет назад +2

      lol

    • @InCog2020
      @InCog2020 7 лет назад +6

      My son watches Teen Titans and there was one episode where they laughed at how he used to wear short shorts and elf boots.

    • @THECOMICFANalpin
      @THECOMICFANalpin 6 лет назад +8

      This is how he looks like in the comics. Nothing wrong.

    • @evanjazzista
      @evanjazzista 5 лет назад +2

      Robin Hood's, actually.

    • @frankpaya690
      @frankpaya690 4 года назад

      @@InCog2020 but he could wear stuff like that, and do it justice. I wonder if he had tan lines?

  • @carpelinguae9097
    @carpelinguae9097 4 года назад

    Very athletic! Thanks for sharing this!

  • @dancingtrout6719
    @dancingtrout6719 4 года назад +1

    so cool to see these auditions**

  • @fucheduck
    @fucheduck 7 лет назад +4

    he's just an actor. reminds me of my brother doing his auditions. I didn't know he did such stunts but my brother trained at stage fighting, I think all actors are required to. definitely Burt's wonderful radio voice, very sharp toned.

    • @brendalg4
      @brendalg4 7 лет назад

      There is no specific training required for actors. If a producer sees you and likes you, they can give you the job even if you have never been onstage in your life.

  • @johnmohanmusic
    @johnmohanmusic 4 года назад +3

    I broke a board like that at my first karate lesson. When I was 9.

  • @p1nesap
    @p1nesap 4 года назад

    Epic historical footage! Thanks for posting!

  • @jamessanto9745
    @jamessanto9745 Год назад +1

    Great job Burt Ward ,Holy Wonderful ❤️👍

  • @xxlCortez
    @xxlCortez 4 года назад +3

    Lol Burt Ward was auditioned as if they would need an actual Robin for crime fighting.

  • @allygator651
    @allygator651 7 лет назад +23

    Did he even use any of those stunts in the actual show? XD

    • @TheIgnatzz
      @TheIgnatzz 7 лет назад +25

      If you look at some of the fight scenes - like where Batman throws him onto someone's back - you can tell he's a real athlete.

  • @chokoon21
    @chokoon21 2 года назад +2

    Can't wait to watch this Peter Pan movie

  • @SOCORROSILVA-in7px
    @SOCORROSILVA-in7px 2 года назад +2

    I always knew that Burt Ward got the role of Robin because it proves itself on tv.
    Please think positive daily. ©®
    May 23, 2022 @ 7:50 pm ©®

  • @jonanjello
    @jonanjello 7 лет назад +14

    I know he looks cheesy, but when I was a kid, he was cool.

    • @commentatron
      @commentatron 4 года назад

      I always thought it was a bit creepy, but the theme song was cool. I was seven, what did I know.

    • @brersam9473
      @brersam9473 2 года назад

      are you kidding? I'm sixteen years old and I think he's amazing

  • @briancureton9687
    @briancureton9687 4 года назад +5

    i can break a board with my hand , auditions were rough back then

  • @JoeyLevenson
    @JoeyLevenson 5 лет назад +1

    That was awesome. History in the making.

  • @guygrip2120
    @guygrip2120 6 лет назад +1

    Wow he was talented I heard so many times thats why he got part. But two see it he was about 19 years old what great piece of history. He really broke that board and that got him part. But he was so good on throws. Thanks for see this. I'm even more glad I have his autograph

  • @Philinspaces
    @Philinspaces 5 лет назад +35

    I was 8 years old and he was my first crush. I knew then that I wasn't the same as the other guys. Yikes!

    • @mngentry
      @mngentry 4 года назад +2

      Philinspaces “To thine own self, be true.”

    • @commentatron
      @commentatron 4 года назад +1

      Actually, that makes you precisely like most guys. It's just that by the time you grow up, nature sorts things out predominately in one direction.

    • @roberta.lofgrenjr.9182
      @roberta.lofgrenjr.9182 4 года назад +1

      Philinspaces, Why yikes? Your fine.

    • @Titurel
      @Titurel 4 года назад +5

      Lots of us felt that way about Batgirl and Catwoman...something for everyone!

    • @badposture4968
      @badposture4968 3 года назад +1

      Dw, we all are a little gay for Robin

  • @duckiegurl12
    @duckiegurl12 9 лет назад +209

    I WANT TO GO BACK IN TIME AND KISS HIS CUTE FACE

    • @ivanskas6983
      @ivanskas6983 7 лет назад +3

      I wish I was his brother

    • @MiMiTheMemer
      @MiMiTheMemer 7 лет назад +21

      Moozensoo ME TOO! I'M ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH THE '66 ROBIN! HE HAS AN ADORABLE BABY FACE! AND THE WAY HE WOULD HOLD HIS LIPS IN A PUCKERING WAY ALL THE TIME IS WHAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE! 😍 😗

    • @hollypebbles
      @hollypebbles 7 лет назад +9

      he did the same with his ass!

    • @antomartinez2216
      @antomartinez2216 7 лет назад

      Moozensoo think that in that time he was 19 years old

    • @ivanskas6983
      @ivanskas6983 7 лет назад

      Moozensoo now all these replies make me not want to be his brother you guys do know he was 19 in 66 and i guess 20 in 67 etc

  • @fernandokosovel600
    @fernandokosovel600 7 лет назад

    For being possible to see material like this is why the person (or persons) who design you-tube deserves a place in Heaven

  • @gailali8486
    @gailali8486 4 года назад +1

    OMG...my all time Favorite T.V show..

  • @michealridenoour5320
    @michealridenoour5320 4 года назад +8

    I met him in person when he was doing some promotions at a circus that my father managed in the mid-80s called Circus USA that was owned by Alan Hill he still had women chasing him then

    • @stumack9755
      @stumack9755 4 года назад

      & he was 80 lbs heavier.

    • @johndean4727
      @johndean4727 4 года назад

      @@stumack9755 So.What did you do with your life.

    • @starwarsrebel2006
      @starwarsrebel2006 4 года назад

      Well, if you met him around 1985 he was only 40. He looked like a kid in Batman and when he was 40 he looked like he was about 25.

    • @michealridenoour5320
      @michealridenoour5320 4 года назад

      Oh no I meant no disrespect he was a super nice guy he had tons of people show up to get pictures autographed he couldn't have been a nicer guy so don't get me wrong he was very nice. I'm actually a retired circus clown!

    • @teleguy5699
      @teleguy5699 4 года назад

      @@michealridenoour5320 Old clowns don't retire...they just fade away 🤡

  • @illinoisgospelfan650
    @illinoisgospelfan650 2 года назад +3

    OMG! I didn't know BW was ever that small!!! This musta been b4 he did 'My 600 lb. life.'

  • @kneeknocker1967
    @kneeknocker1967 4 года назад +2

    I was waiting for the "thwack, kapow, oofh pow" to appear on the screen

  • @vamtheanomaly
    @vamtheanomaly 7 лет назад +1

    Impressed because he also deonstrated the proper break fall.@ 1:19 hift arm slaps the floor / mat. This helps lessen the damage.

  • @mosesmelo5535
    @mosesmelo5535 4 года назад +3

    Not many people know this, Burt Ward wrestled in high School