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BAT BITS #19 NOW LIVE on Patreon: TV GUIDE's take on Yvonne

BAT BITS #19 NOW LIVE on Patreon: TV GUIDE's take on Yvonne

Update: 2025-09-18
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Barbara Gordon becomes Batgirl

In 1967, Yvonne Craig was added to the Batman cast as Batgirl, in an effort to boost the ratings. It wouldn’t fly today, but Batman’s producers and the media were pretty up-front, and a bit crude, about the effort to add sex appeal to keep the show afloat. This time on BAT BITS, we discuss a TV GUIDE article on Yvonne that serves as Exhibit A on that front, but also gives us some interesting glimpses of Yvonne’s personality.

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BAT BITS #19 NOW LIVE on Patreon: TV GUIDE's take on Yvonne

BAT BITS #19 NOW LIVE on Patreon: TV GUIDE's take on Yvonne