West was considered for the role of Thomas Wayne in Tim Burton's first Batman movie, but ultimately didn't get the role. The series was short-lived, but West eventually took over the role of Batman from Olan Soule in the final two season of Super Friend. Though West never made an appearance in a live-action Batman movie, he continued to return to the franchise several times over the decades in its various animated incarnations.Īpproximately ten years after the live-action television series, West helped Batman make his Saturday morning cartoons debut in The New Adventures of Batman. Batman ran on television for three seasons from 1966 through 1968, but Adam West's relationship with the character of Batman did not end when the show did.