a5c7b9f00b Though Batman escapes his watery trap, Robin is left in the hands of King Tut. The deluded villain still believes that Lisa Carson is really Queen Cleopatra, and calls Lisa&#39;s father to demand a ransom of $8,300,487.12, the mortgage on the Pyramids. Using the Jolly Jackson radio show to communicate, Tut negotiates the terms of payment with Batman. However, the villain most likely intends to keep both the money and Lisa, and has further plans to fry the Caped Crusaders in his royal boiling oil. &quot;King Tut&#39;s Coup&quot;/&quot;Batman&#39;s Waterloo,&quot; Victor Buono&#39;s third outingKing Tut, starts out strangely, but it quickly turns into one of the very best of his episodes, equaling his Season One debut.<br/><br/>The episode has the bad king kidnapping Lisa Carson (Lee Meriwether), with the intention of marrying herCleopatra. On one level, it&#39;s another Batman adventure, but the viewer is treated to what is basically an exploration of the mental illness that this villain suffers from. We get to see the resentment that Neila (Grace Lee Whitney) has because of Tut&#39;s pursuit, and this is a welcome change from the usual plot lines of Season Two.<br/><br/>The overall story moves along well, and Victor Buono&#39;s acting is amazing! The other cast members, notably Ms. Merriwether, Ms. Whitney, Lloyd Haynes (Room 222) and Tim O&#39;Kelly (Targets), do a great job. <br/><br/>And we get a special treat at the very end, when we get to see Adam West kissing Lee Meriwether, perhapsa makeup for the role she played in the 1966 Batman movie. And, in a rare moment, we get to see him address the audience directly, stating knowingly, &quot;Man cannot live by crime fighting alone.&quot;<br/><br/>Definitely one of the very best episodes of Season 2, despite the strange start. Just the highlights here. Victor Buono is brilliantKing Tut in absolutely chewing the scenery and hamming it upmuchhe conceivably could. He rolls out several over-the-top utterances with such joy the viewer can&#39;t help but enjoy them with him (see the quotes for a few of the many). No other guest villain looks to have had more fun than Victor Buono. <br/><br/>The spoiler is that we get a rare racy Batman moment. Bruce Wayne turns down Lisa Carson (Lee Meriwether) and her offer after the date to come in for &quot;milk and cookies&quot; at the late time of 10:30. In fact, Bruce breaks up with her. However, she asks for a good bye kiss and they share a surprisingly long and enthusiastic one. Enthusiastic enough that Bruce reconsiders and the show ends with he and Lisa about to go into her place for a little &quot;action.&quot; As Bruce mentions, man can not live by crime fighting alone.
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