"Batman" was a half hour television series which ran on the ABC television network from 1966 to 1968. It was based on the long-running comic book series of the same title. However, the television series was written and performed as a comedy. Bruce Wayne is a millionaire with an adopted "ward" son named Dick Grayson. They have secret identities as (fictional) Gotham City's crime-fighters Batman and Robin.

This episode is titled "The Joker Goes to School" and was first broadcast on March 2, 1966 as part one of a two-part episode. It was followed by "He Meets His Match, the Grisly Ghoul", first broadcast a day later on March 3, 1966. In this episode the police and Batman battle a notorious criminal known as "The Joker". Dick Grayson attends high school where he is on the basketball team. The team along with three cheerleaders are practicing in the gymnasium. The cheerleaders take a break and one puts a dime into a vending machine to buy milk. The machine instead dispenses silver dollars and real United States Morgan and Peace dollars appear in the scene.
Although Morgan dollars were minted from 1878 to 1921 and Peace dollars were minted from 1921 to 1935, they were still in circulation in the early sixties but were disappearing by 1966. The Joker has two henchmen who have numismatic nicknames and there are remarks about "bad pennies" and other numismatic terms.

The program opens with a scene of Woodrow Roosevelt High School and it's gymnasium.

Three pretty high school cheerleaders take a break from practicing and go to a vending machine. Susie, the chief cheerleader, puts a coin in and expecting a carton of milk finds instead some silver dollars.

A reverse of a United States Morgan dollar appears on the left and on the right are the obverse and reverse of Peace dollars.

Silver, 38.0 mm, 26.73 gm
Peace silver dollars were minted from 1921 to 1935.
They are named after the "peace" which followed World War I

The girls call to the boys who also receive silver dollars.

Someone calls the police and some silver dollars are given to the police.

He expresses his suspicions based on his knowledge of Gotham City's large criminal underworld.

Commissioner Gordon tells two police officials that he suspects that the Joker arranged the coin distribution as part of a wider scheme. He contacts Bruce Wayne (whom he knows as Batman). Batman's "office" is located in a cave underneath the Wayne mansion and he drives his special car to the police office

Back at the high school Susie is in the library.

This time she receives a paper cup but no coffee.

At a local bar a customer walks up to a vending machine (or musical juke box) and puts in a coin.

This time there are no silver dollars but a shotgun appears.

Two of the Joker's henchmen "Two Bits" and "Nick" appear.

One robber is shown scooping out coins from the cash register coin tray. "Two Bits" is a slang term for a quarter-dollar coin and it is possible that his partner's name is also numismatic, short for "nickel". At a meeting at the school Batman explains to the principal about the Joker who then appears in the room.

Batman first suspects that the Joker is handing out money to corrupt high school students. The Joker has an office located under a candy store where he and his two accomplices hang out.

The proceeds of the bar robbery are spread out. Batman finds out that Susie is working for the Joker and she is the one filling the vending machines with money.

The Joker gives her a fox fur coat and some "Mexican perfume". He then uses a sleep gas to capture Batman and Robin and lock them in two electric chairs designed to execute them.

A fortunate power failure stops the execution and two policemen release the "Dynamic Duo". Back at the school a basketball player goes to the vending machine.

The papers are answers to a college entrance examination. The Joker's henchman takes a photograph of the boys holding the papers.

The Joker threatens to give the photograph to the authorities unless they quit the team. (He has placed a large bet on an opposing team).

A comical fight ensues between the pair and the Joker's gang. Batman manages to knock out the Joker with a "Bat-boomerang".

He tells them that the examination papers are phony and that they can continue on the team. Cheerleader Susie is headed for the "delinquent girls school".

Adam West as Batman / Bruce Wayne
Burt Ward as Robin / Dick Grayson
Alan Napier as Alfred (the butler)
Neil Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon
Cesar Romero as The Joker
Donna Loren as Susie (chief cheerleader)
Director: Murray Golden
Writers: Lorenzo Semple Jr., based on the "Detective Comics" and "Batman" characters