A spin-off from the cult 1960s TV series in which Batman (Adam West) and his youthful sidekick Robin (Burt Ward) must defend not just Gotham City but the world, as his four arch enemies hold the planet to ransom with a dehydration machine which turns people to dust. The Joker (Cesar Romero), the Penguin (Burgess Meredith), Catwoman (Lee Meriwether), and the Riddler (Frank Gorshin) are the diabolical villains.