Why Robin Has No Pants
I love Google. It makes getting the answers to questions immediate and all-encompassing.
While watching some “New Scooby Doo Mysteries,” which were new in the early seventies, I found an awesome crossover with Batman and Robin. However, I was immensely distracted by the fact that Robin had no pants. Not even tights. Guess, I’d never noticed. I have not read the comics but I have watched the movies, old TV shows and some of the newer animated shows. Apparently, now-a-days and live action 1970’s actors insisted on pants or tights.
So, I began to wonder “Why doesn’t Robin have pants? And, why is he wearing Tinkerbell slippers?” These are the driving questions that led me away from my television set. FYI, for those of you less motivated than I but also wondering, he was an acrobat. Once I read that it did seem vaguely familiar, like something I might actually answer correctly in the form of a Trivial Pursuit question.
So, here’s the short history of Robin. His real name is Dick Grayson. He was the son of an acrobatic family (hence, the pant-less outfit – reminiscent of a leotard). His parents were killed. Batman takes him under his wing (kindred pools of depression, I’m sure) as a young boy. He serves to balance Bruce Wayne’s dark side, anchors him to his humanity (if you will), so he doesn’t abandon everything and become Batman heart and soul. Eventually, he goes out looking for his parents’ killer. Batman finds out what Dick is up to, reveals his true identity and begins training him. Eventually, he becomes a different superhero named Nightwing and other people fill in the role of Robin.
P.S. In regards to the unspoken question. He’s not.
photo credit: Me!bourne Mermaid
There are a lotta girl Robins, From Batmanish stuff, one Roseanne Halloween episode Had her sister Jackie and her husband from Caddy Shack Movie dress up as Batman & Robin . Middleman sidekick Wendy Watson.
I think they should have just left the costume alone, it was the counter action opposite costume to Batman. Bright colors opposed to dark, no Cowl, or leggings, short boots opposed to higher, he was a boy opposed to a man , An Original, Personally it made sense she was in his outfit (Jill) Gosh, that was creative! PS- Just do not like when they change things-It was a kids show! I am an Hispanic Lady, Batman and Robin was huge in our cultures as a child.
Jill St. John brought it to my attention
Oh yeah Jill St. John who fell in that power thingy, She brought a lot of attention! (James Bond) I always wonderd why Racquel Welch, Stephanie Powers, Natalie or Lana Wood, Ann Margaret, or even Karen Valintine never ever made it on the show? Guess that could have made another season
WHOM DO I THINK SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE 60’S ROBYN CHARACTOR? I’D WOULD HAVE TO SAY -SALLY FIELDS PERFECT! SHE COULD HAVE PLAYED A BRUCE WAYNE NIECE-“FLYING GRAYSONS ” SUVIVOR OPPOSED TO THE “FLYING NUN” HER HAIR WAS SO BRUNETTE BEAUTIFUL-SHE COULD HAVE WORE IT UP IN COSTUME (OR PIGTAILS)- AND LONG AND DOWN IN HIGH SCHOOL AS A DEIDRA GRAYSON? ON SECOND THOUGHT SCRATCH THAT , SHE WOULD HAVE STOLE THE SHOW!
JONATHAN WINTERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE “MILKMAN” WITH JULIE NEWMAR’S CATWOMAN-WHITE SUIT WITH CAPTAINS TYPE HAT WITH ALL WHITE WITH A BLACK BRIM-AND OF COURSE A SUPED UP MOTOR SHOWING WHITE MILK TRUCK WITH NO DOORS?
RAQUEL WELCH, JERRY LEWIS (PERFECT VILLAIN -“RALPH ROTTIEN”) SO MANY STARS OF THAT TIME WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT FOR THAT SHOW- MAYBE LASTED A FEW MORE SEASONS?
HE WAS BARE LEGGED IN THE SERIES?
it was cool for the time, i was a girl robin (1966 type) for a halloween once-got more attention than the playboy bunnies!
I was just watching that exact crossover episode, when I typed “Why doesn’t Robin wear pants?” into google. Your article made me laugh, especially the part about Tinker Bell slippers. I couldn’t have described it better myself. Plus the part about Robin being an acrobat was interesting. 🙂
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