GGACP Rewind: Episode #19: Adam West

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Comedy, Arts, Tv & Film, Visual Arts

4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Sixty years ago, ABC's "Batman" premiered, revolutionizing both television and popular culture. Back in 2014, Gilbert and Frank tracked down the caped crusader of the swinging sixties (and their childhoods), the legendary Adam West, who happily shared his memories of everyone from Gary Cooper to Jackie Gleason and joked about some of his more “challenging” gigs (“Voodoo Island” anyone?). Also in this episode: Adam duets with Dino, makes history with William Shatner and pays Gilbert one of the greatest compliments of his career. PLUS: The origin of the Batusi! Liberace gets tough! Adam turns down the part of 007! And Batman and the Riddler go to an orgy!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Gilbert Godfried, and this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast
0:25.7	with my co-host Frank Santo Padre. And I remember when I was a kid, the biggest show on the
0:34.8	air was Batman. That was a show every major star wanted to be on. So we got in touch with
0:46.7	the great Adam West who starred as Batman. So move aside, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Kristen Vale.
1:01.0	Because now, on the 75th anniversary of Batman, we are speaking to Adam West.
1:15.4	Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried, and this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast.
1:23.4	I'm here with my co-host, Frank Santoopatra, and now on the 75th anniversary of Batman,
1:36.2	uh, ladies and gentlemen,
1:38.2	the only true Cape Crusader, Adam West.
1:43.9	Well, thank you.
1:45.5	Gilbert Grape.
1:49.8	Hey, it's wonderful to be with someone who's so alive.
1:55.4	That he is.
1:57.0	You should sit six inches away from him.
1:59.8	Yes.
2:01.0	Now, we were talking before we got on the air that we had met before, and you remember meeting me.
2:11.1	Yes, I do.
2:11.8	Who could forget?
2:14.2	Yeah.
2:15.0	No, you give a wonderful impression.
2:19.3	Oh, thank you.
2:21.0	Because when you're offstage, when you're normalized in a sense, you're so wonderful with people.
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