Blimpy | |
Series: | Batman |
Notability: | Antagonist |
Type: | Henchman |
Occupation: | Criminal |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Human |
Location: | Gotham City |
Status: | Alive |
First: | "The Puzzles are Coming" |
Final: | "The Duo Is Slumming" |
Actor: | Robert Miller Driscoll |
Blimpy is a fictional henchman and a minor secondary antagonist featured in the 1966 live-action television series Batman. Played by actor Robert Miller Driscoll, he first appeared in the thirty-first episode of season two, "The Puzzles are Coming". He also appeared in "The Duo Is Slumming".
Biography[]
Blimpy was one of several henchmen who all worked in service of the criminal mastermind known as the Puzzler. All of the Puzzler's men were named after aircraft or aviation technology such as Rocket, Glider, and Ramjet. Of course, they gotta name the fat guy Blimpy, right?
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Blimpy was created by director Jeffrey Hayden and writer Fred De Gorter.
- Blimpy is exclusive to the continuity of the 1966 Batman television series. He has no DC Comics counterpart.