The Penguin (Batman TV series)

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The Penguin

Played by	Burgess Meredith
First appearance	Fine Feathered Finks
No. of appearances	21 episodes One movie
Current status	Active
Adapted from	The Penguin

Characteristics

Alter ego	Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot







Affiliations	Gotham city underworld

Created by

Bob Kane
Bill Finger

The Penguin, the DC Comics character, enemy of Batman, appeared in Batman television series of the 1960s and the spin-off movie, played by Burgess Meredith in the Batman. The impersonation proved so popular he became the most recurring villain.

As the contemporary characterization of the character in comics and the overall tone of the character, Burgess' portrayal is as campy as the series itself, but his performance proves so popular, he became the most recurring enemy of the series. About his succes, he recalls: "It was a very fashionable thing to be the Penguin at the time and to be on that program. Lots of stars played on it...I was just one of the many and I didn't think [my role] was going to continue, except that they found such a reaction to it that they went ahead and made a couple of feature films about it."

Meredith defined the signature laugh of the Penguin as part of his performance, which mimics the squawk of a penguin. According to the actor, it is actually a cough: "I wasn't smoking at the time [he had already quit smoking in real life], and still, I had to have that cigarette in my mouth all the time. The character of the Penguin had it. It would irritate my throat-we weren't on a big budget in those days, so instead of stopping to clear my throat I just incorporated it into the character when I was coughing. When I didn't think I was funny I'd just cough."^{[citation needed]}

A notable scene involves Penguin having Batman and Robin dangled over a pit of acid while he runs to "get help" as both a ploy to remove his enemies and gain some positive press as a good Samaritan

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Batman characters
Heroes:	Batman / Bruce Wayne \| Robin / Dick Grayson \| Batgirl \| Alfred \| Commissioner Gordon \| Chief O'Hara \| Aunt Harriet
Villains:	The Penguin \| The Joker \| Catwoman \| The Riddler \| King Tut \| Egghead \| Mr. Freeze \| The Mad Hatter \| Marsha Queen of Diamonds\| Shame \| The Clock King \| False Face \| Ma Parker \| Fingers \| The Black Widow \| Loui the Lilac \| The Bookworm \| The Archer \| Killer Moth