THE RIDDLER - FRANK GORSHIN

[captain0ldy0da]

"Fiddlededee or fiddlededum?" Now, does he say "Because it's spelled with more e's!", meaning the joke would be "eesier".

OR

does he say "Because it's spelled with more ease!" meaning it would be easier to spell, at the same time the "ease" is the joke with the "e's"? I'm confused?

[captain0ldy0da]

I've had this stuck in my head for so long! I'm happy with that! :D

I agree with JohnnyCee3, they're not riddles they're jokes! Hehe :)

A riddle would be "I seem to fly, but I move slowly, what am I?"

[JohnnyCee3]

i love how these arnt even riddles, their jokes XD

[TheAmusingHeckler]

Frank Gorshin is the only riddler!!! except for the animated ones which were ok.

[MyHeadAsplodes]

If this would've been made in the 90s, this is the kind of song Aqua would've made.

[MaryMustangFMA]

I think I have a new ringtone..

[glisteningdarkness]

I share the same birthday as Frank Gorshin, and I'm proud of it. I've been a fan of the '60s Batman show, since I was 4 and to me they nailed the cast of heroes and villains with great precision. If I were a Batman villain I'd either be the Riddler or the Joker. I know for a fact that my play on words and my knack for outrageous (if sometimes distasteful) humor has kept me going this far in life.

[MrScallywag331]

Thumbs up who snapped through the whole song.

[Stickman1044]

who agrees that the riddler is a better singer than the music meister

[VActorDreamer]

@Stickman1044 Not really considering Neil Patrick Harris is a broadway actor and pulls of way harder stuff in his episode. Frank is amazing in this but he's not showing off any amazing singing skills save for him being incredibly in character. Not dissing Frank Gorshin though, Frank was and will always be amazing.

[SillyMooon]

orange marmalade, lmao i laughed so hard at all the cheesy jokes!!!

[Johnlindsey289]

I grew up with reruns of this show when i was 7/8 in the year of Burton's Batman and that year i became a fan of Batman, i enjoyed this show and it was fun. Gorshwin was awesome and even John Glover made a great riddler

[rang3r34]

@Johnlindsey289 Way better than Jim Carrey.....ugh.

[Johnlindsey289]

@rang3r34

What did you think of John Glover as Riddler? i mean he's that guy from Gremlins 2, Scrooged and Smallville

[rang3r34]

@Johnlindsey289 When did that happen? I need to see it then.

[Johnlindsey289]

@rang3r34

He was the voice of Riddler on Batman TAS

[bvonbaron]

@Johnlindsey289 The animated series got Gotham down pat.

[westben2000]

i seriously would have loved to been in the recording studio just to watch frank gorshin laugh

[iamace25]

oh man is this a real song that you can download?

[GenderBender201]

damn...this guy really needs to be intern in Arkham

[whispperson]

Wicked Song

[Amdor]

It would be awesome to have this guy in arkham city :P

[legosmooch]

@Amdor Oh, but he is!

[KingPuddinsdaddy001]

what a laugh!

[Agent1W]

0:30 That depends on your definition of "having", particularly ownership. A flea can own an elephant and say, "I HAVE an elephant."

[apvideogame]

Just the fact there was a song sung by Frank Gorshin as the RIddler fucking telling riddles is seriously the most awesome thing ever.

[PremiumBlank]

3 people are stumped by is Riddles

[quieterrps]

Truly amazing!

[TheStealthX]

...is it wrong that some of these made me laugh...?

[sarmegwantwatchmovie]

@TheStealthX His laugh is contagious, if nothing else. The "Fiddle-D-D/Dum...spelled with more Ease/E's" made me laugh because it was one of the only one's that I actually got. that one and the "cats and dogs" one.

[TTheSnirk]

(CONT.) I recall thinking when Batman Forever was about to be released: If there is anyone alive who can even come close to matching what Gorshin did with this (really, totally ordinary) character, it was Jim Carrey; but it didn't happen. I saw a little Jerry Lewis, a little David Bowie, and little that was particularly original or good.

[ThatGothicChick]

What's incredibly awesome?  This.

[HQO106]

i haven't seen this riddler before, maybe i should see more of him

[dibvadegirzim]

To Me The Riddler is Batman's Most Dangerous Foe Due to his Superior Intellect

[DomovoiJr]

Riddle me this, riddle me true, here are some brand new riddles for you!

When does spring appear in summer?

What legitimate profession involves constant theft?

What insect goes well with bread?

Where in London can you find the whole of the Earth in one building?

What is both the best and worst trap to fall into?

What sack can you fit five or six houses in?

What ant is the largest ant of all?

What vital part of a man can be found on a shoe?

[TheStealthX]

@DomovoiJr I know the last one: A sole / soul, right?

[SlytherclawXD]

@DomovoiJr 3: Butterflies? 6: Culdesac(k)? 

[Talloweed]

It's hard for me to pick between Frank Gorshin's Riddler and Burgess Meredith's Penguin. They were both such iconic portrayals.

[DarthChocula]

They probably recalled these from the danger of copies FLYING OFF THE SHELVES!!

[Airglow]

whats some thing no one wants to have butt no one wants to lose

[PremiumBlank]

@Airglow ANSWER: A LAWSUIT! SEE YOU IN COURT, BATMAN!

[AlantheOttoman]

Riddle me this! What do you get when you place a stone inside a loaf of bread?

[MrMoo1cow]

GREAT song!!! Love The Riddler's insane giggling! Pretty good singing voice, too.."I'll puzzle you a puzzle or quiz you a quiz, I'm gonna keep ya guessin' like NObody's business, WHOO! I'm a whiz, and my name is the Riddler!"

[PatriotCDH]

The best of then all. I plan to customise my Vespa scooter in tribute. Vivid green, covered in ???????s, and pictures of Frank, and call it "Riddle me this"

[MRjavichuche]

OMG!

[marvelguy14]

Frank Gorshin is by far the greatest Riddler of all time, fuck off Carrey.

[TTheSnirk]

@marvelguy14 I totally agree. When Gorshin was on screen he elevated that campy show above its usual silliness--while on-the-other-hand being funnier than anyone else on the show. HE wasTHE arch-foe on that program. I think that it was because comic-book writers and artists weren't ever able to come up with ANYTHING to match his brilliance which lead them to totally change the character in the books. How great of a Joker would a young Frank Gorshin have made in a recent film!?

[Johnlindsey289]

@marvelguy14

What about John Glover?

[marvelguy14]

@Johnlindsey289 I forgot about him, yeah he was great but I still think Gorshin was better than him and is the greatest Riddler ever.

[Syntox]

THIS SONG IS SO BOSS!!!!!

[dibvadegirzim]

riddler is the best batman villain ever

[Ken9284]

When did he do this song? Was it in the '66 movie?

[MrMoo1cow]

@Ken9284 Yeah, Frank Gorshin did indeed do this song in 1966. It came out on a single on A&M Records that year...unfortunately, no, it's not in the 1966 movie...too bad it (this song) wasn't a bigger hit! Gorshin does the flip side of this song ("Never Let Her Go") more-or-less straight, and sounds great even as a "serious" singer as well.

[tokyopanda13]

I'm in love with this. Frank Gorshin = God.

Also, I did kinda chuckle at the fiddle-dee-dee one, lol. His laugh is contagious! xD

[mrserjmalakian]

His laugh is so fuckin scary...

[MrRolinn]

I agree with the second reply

[drbooking88]

3 people are batman

[Skycrusher]

Hey guys watch this! Behold my ability to express my like for the Frank Gorshin Riddler without bringing up anyone else's name! I adore his role as the Riddler, truly brought his own unique touch to the character. Awesome.

[joutubesgmail]

Why is this so goddamn catchy

[amberkitty123]

@joutubesgmail I know, right?!??! 8DDD

[VirginPrince]

You don't talk smack about Frank Gorshin. He was twice the performer Caesar Romero could ever hope to be.

[ZergRushJohnny]

@VirginPrince Though I dug Romero's Joker to a point, I LOVED Gorshin. Romero was mainly a glorified TV host who starred in some AWFUL films like Lost Continent. Hell, modern Jokers, as good as they are, are pretty much Gorshin's Riddler minus the riddles.

[Johnlindsey289]

@ZergRushJohnny

What about Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, John DiMaggio and Heath Ledger?

[Alicaint]

People are saying the riddler shouldn't be in the next batman movie because he's just a scaled down version of the joker... if that be the case I blame Frank. What's with all the laughing man?

[hornymaneee]

My favorite part was at 1:50-2:00

[wOOOpye]

epic song

[Illusenfan35]

>> This is too cool

[thebattard08]

The best part about this song is his laugh hehehe

[FLCLrox1]

oh riddle, you so crazy

[vvblues]

Genius

[madcapla]

I used to tend bar at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn and Frank would come in. This was in 2004, a year before he passed away. Not the wild and zany character like the ones he often portrayed. In fact, a bit grouchy, but hey ,he had to be about seventy, what do you expect. Can't say he was a bad guy. He always ordered a chardonnay and sat out on the patio and enjoy it along with a cigarette.

[Mwahohoho]

Lol

[azngoth003]

I KNEW THIS SONG EXISTED.

FFF.

[awesomecdiperson]

Frank Gorshin is by far the best riddler! He's WORLDS better than Jim Carrey

[Mwahohoho]

@awesomecdiperson

True, you can never improve what was the original, it would only be a different character. Jim Carrey was hilarious, but the I thought his Riddler was kinda creepy, I think I only liked Jim, not the character. I actually like the character when I saw Gorshin

[theshadow1932]

@awesomecdiperson Well, in defense of Carrey, who's a fine performer, nobody can do good work without a decent script.

Norm

[Bfdidc]

@theshadow1932 Or decent direction.

[BatsInMyBelfryLol]

@awesomecdiperson

Hell to the yes!

[mikeface1]

@awesomecdiperson I agree but I think Jim Carrey did the riddler character justice and defiantly used Frank Gorshin's "Riddler" as a foundation

[DrNaviii]

@awesomecdiperson I think Jim would have been good with a more serious riddler, I always liked the more suave riddler than the giggling trickster

[historybuffy2010]

@DrNaviii I would die if Riddler blasted this in Batman's ear. xD

[FonedykSosajedi]

@awesomecdiperson

Frank Gorshin: 1

Jim Carrey: ?

[maxharleyrogerson]

@awesomecdiperson Jim Carrey based his Riddler off Frank Gorshin's.

[RevSpike]

@maxharleyrogerson Really? I like em both but never saw it that way. I have to watch Carrey again (just saw once when it came out), and didn't think to consider that. Did he say so in an interview? I can just see Carrey recognizing the opportunity to do so and grabbing it. If not him imitating Gorshin, then who? Especially cuz I dont think he'd ever even, say, done a GorshinRiddler-esque character on "In Living Color", even. (btw I just remembered John Astin as The R. Wow!)

[Jigabob28]

RIP

[BowTieGuyUK2000]

The flip side of this, Bread's / David Gates's Never Let Her Go is very very good - he actually had a fine crooning voice.

[cindythefreak]

Thx! I love it.

Riddler is so fucking great, I wish they would be more stories about him today.

[hairgelman3]

Oh god I could die right now.

[ivanjursdotter]

WTF? love The Riddle favorite batman Villian

[GravityAlwaysWins]

My life? Complete.

[Pilouette]

This is so awesome I could die of an overdose of awesome.

[SurrealistNerd]

Oh God, I did not know this exsisted.

My life is complete.

[SagaraBankotsu]

RIDDLE ME THIS!

[KEVINDAHOUSE1]

Nice One!!

[bern1e]

from ace ventura.....Melissa: "Did you have any trouble getting in?"

Ace: "No, the guy with the rubber glove was surprisingly gentle."

[esmereldatitswallop]

lol never heard this - hilarious :O)

[bern1e]

hadnt heard this ..frank was my fave batman baddie..seem to remember a comedy skit about a bomb where frank was tied to a chair & he was impersoating kirk douglas & burt lancaster talking to each other