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Batman Fight Graphics From The 1960s TV Show
Batman Fight Graphics From The 1960s TV Show

Boff! Bonk! Pow! – The Story Behind The Cheesy Batman Fight Words From The 1966 TV Series

Every time that someone got punched in the 1966 Batman TV series, a graphic displaying Batman fight words like "Boff! Bonk! Pow!" was displayed. Here's why...

May 23, 2006 by jayfrankwilson
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  • What Are Batman Fight Words?
  • The Practical Reasons Why Batman Fight Word Graphics Were Used In The 1966 Batman TV series
  • These Batman Fight Graphics Were An Expensive Production Element
  • Detailed Episode Breakout Of Batman Fight Words
  • Complete Archive Of Batman Fight Graphics

Boff, Bonk, Pow, Plop, Kapow, Swa-a-p, Whamm, Zwap, Bam! Those are either the sounds of your gassy uncle exploding after a bean burrito or comic book style Batman fight words from the 1966 Batman TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward.

What Are Batman Fight Words?

If you’ve never watched an episode of the 1966 Batman TV series before, then you might not be familiar with the Batman fight words graphics and how they were used in the show. Every time someone got punched, kicked or hit during a fight scene, a giant Pow or Bonk graphic was sure to follow.

The Practical Reasons Why Batman Fight Word Graphics Were Used In The 1966 Batman TV series

Many people found these graphics a little corny, but they served a dual purpose. They helped connect the 1966 Batman TV series back to its comic book origins while covering up the terribly choreographed fight scenes. If you watch closely, it’s obvious that most punches never landed on or even near the body of their intended victims.

&Quot;Zok!!&Quot; - An Example Of How Batman Fight Words Were Used In The 1966 Batman Tv Series
“Zok!!” – An example of how Batman fight words were used in the 1966 Batman TV series

These Batman Fight Graphics Were An Expensive Production Element

Initially, the title shots like POW! were placed over a scene so you could see both the actors and graphic. But because it cost too much money to create these title pages (combination of camera work and artwork), it was decided that just the fight word, like POW!, for example, would fill the screen on a solid color background. These images were reused over and over again and saved both production time and helped reduce the show’s per episode budget.

&Quot;Bap!&Quot; - An Example Of How Batman Fight Words Were Used In The 1966 Batman Tv Series
“Bap!” – An example of how Batman fight words were used in the 1966 Batman TV series

These Batman fight words were used throughout the TV series and its companion TV movie. In the first season of the TV series, they were placed on top of the scene showing the actors in the background. But in an effort to reduce production costs, they were inserted over a solid colored background allowing them to be reused in additional episodes.

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Detailed Episode Breakout Of Batman Fight Words

Here’s a detailed breakout every Batman fight word graphic and how many times it was used during the run of the show (1966-1968).

EpisodeBatman Fight Words
02krunch zlonk klonk bam kapow ouch whamm zap kapow urkkk zok biff zzzzzwap
04pow ooooff clunk
05crraack ooooff thwapp
06awk bam crunch eee-yow crr-aaack ooooff
07pow crash thwapp
08biff whamm sock pow zam crunch zlonk
09(stars)
12pow whack zlopp boff zap krunch (stars)
13zap boff zlott crash zlopp
14zzzzzwap bam zok pow kapow biff pam thunk whamm
16biff pow zap kapow whamm klonk
17zap crash boff
18pow zzzzzwap
19zap crraack crunch bonk rakkk ooooff thwack
20thwack zap crunch ooooff bonk
21awkkkkkk zzzzzwap zgruppp kapow pow powie crunch boff
22crraack boff (stars) pow awkkkkkk zok biff crunch qunckkk
23bam thwapp pow zlonk pow sock
24ooooff aiieee biff sock thunk bam crunch whap swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh pow zamm biff crraack
26clunk sock kapow sock pow zap thwapp crash owww zamm zowie crraack eee-yow
27qunckkk sock clank thwack bonk ouch
28(stars) biff clank clash touché kayo ooooff rip
29pow zap sock crash ooooff
30klonk thunk whap zok zam whamm
31(stars)  eee-yow ooooff biff boff pow klonk whap
32zap sock zamm kapow whamm
33clank clank crash eee-yow pow whap swish
34zamm uggh swoosh pam zap flrbbbbb
TV Moviepow whap thwack biff bap bap zwapp sploosh klonk urkk swoosh swa-a-p eee-yow ouch kapow ker-sploosh spla-a-t plop urkkk blurp ker-plop
35zapeth thwacke wham-eth clunk-eth thwape
36bang-eth whack-eth thwacke clank-est clange crunch-eth ouch-eth wham-eth
37zap boff thwack whamm kapow z-zwap eee-yow ooooff
38bam crunch thunk cr-r-a-a-ck whamm pow biff boff
39kapow
40bam uggh ooooff zamm kayo
41thunk sock whamm vronk bonk clunk zlopp z-zwap klonk zamm powie bam splatt
42bam urkkk glipp ooooff
43sock boff pow bonk ooooff rakkk powie bam touché crash zap zlonk
44bam powie zowie vronk cr-r-a-a-ck splatt
45boff awk splatt whamm
46z-zwap splatt flrbbbbb kapow kayo
47aieee uggh pow ooooff awkkkkkk bonk kapow
48thwack bonk whamm kapow bam splatt ooooff
49sock splatt boff zamm whap bonk z-zwap bam kapow
50whamm bam pow zlopp zlonk sock whack zowie
51biff boff kapow whack
52bonk z-zwap bam
53splatt whamm whack z-zwap boff zowie
54boff whamm sock kapow splatt crash zamm
55bam zap boff whack zamm pam sock pow whamm rakkk kapow z-zwap
56zap kapow splatt pow z-zwap
57kapow klonk pow ooooff uggh awkkkkkk bonk
58urkkk clank klonk clash
59clank ooooff whack crash eee-yow splatt
60boff sock splatt zap zowie
61biff pow kapow boff zap splatt sock whamm eee-yow ooooff zowie thunk kayo
62cr-r-a-a-ck ooooff ouch eee-yow biff kayo boff
63pow boff kapow z-zwap bonk
64whamm boff z-zwap cr-r-a-a-ck ooooff
65whap zamm pam eee-yow kapow
66ooooff pow splatt zlopp
67rakkk ooooff thunk whap splatt biff bam boff
68klonk clash zlopp vronk uggh zowie crunch zlonk touché flrbbbbb
69z-zwap zowie whamm kapow sock kayo
70ooooff boff zap crash sock kapow
71whack pam biff sock kapow
72clunk vronk zap sock zlopp whap ooooff  boff ooooff zamm
73zap ooooff klonk whack vronk thwack kapow thunk whamm bam zamm
74whack pam sock vronk kapow rakkk ooooff zap boff splatt splatt zlonk
75zlopp kapow sock
76kapow sock whack
77clank sock whap clash zlonk whamm
80bloop glurpp ooooff slosh
81pow thunk boff ooooff zap kapow whap kayo
82biff boff eee-yow kapow
83boff eee-yow sock whack biff
84zowie zap zamm kapow boff biff
85zamm crash vronk whamm bam
86zlonk zlopp zap ouch
87crash whack zamm
88whap vronk pow zamm ooooff zlopp zap
89awk biff whap zamm
90pow crash ouch
91crash urkkk whap kapow pow vronk
92sock whamm zamm ooooff kapow z-zwap eee-yow
93whap awk bam pow zamm zowie boff kapow
94flrbbbbb ouch ooooff biff boff kapow ooooff biff splatt whamm sock
95kapow zowie crash clunk boff whamm zap whack whap biff boff pow zowie splatt
96pow splatt boff whamm
97bam zap biff pow crash kapow sock pow splatt
98kapow sock bam whack biff
99whap boff kapow splatt
100pow crash whap kapow crash zap kapow
101kapow whack pow whap clunk sock bam
102biff boff zowie zap pow sock
103splatt boff
104kapow whack biff zap crunch splatt bam
105splatt crash pow whack whamm zowie zap sock kapow crunch
106bam boff sock crash whamm pow zap splatt zowie clunk biff boff splatt crash
107bam pow zap whack sock kapow
108crash boff bam crash whack
109crash zap whap bam kapow pow biff boff sock bam
110sock crunch kapow whack
111clunk zowie
112whack biff boff crash splatt crunch
114zap whap whamm zowie biff
115splatt biff bam boff pow crash whap zap bang whamm
116biff sock splatt crash pow whack whap zap zowie clunk kapow
117crash bang sock biff bam zap crunch boff zowie bang
118splatt zap sock pow kapow crunch crash
119pow sock zap crash zowie
120whamm zowie crash zap sock whap zowie splatt

In case you’re curious, the top 5 most used Batman fight graphics were…

  1. Kapow (50 times)
  2. Pow (49 times)
  3. Boff (43 times)
  4. Zap (42 times)
  5. Sock (41 times)

Complete Archive Of Batman Fight Graphics

Here’s a complete archive of Batman fight words from the 1966 Batman TV series. They span from the obvious, like ZONK!, SPLAT! and POW!, to the bizarre, like Flrbbbbb!, URKK! and !Ox?-eth!

  • Zzzzzwap! - Batman Fight Words
    Zzzzzwap!
  • Zzzzwap! - Batman Fight Words
    Zzzzzwap!
  • Zzwap!
    Zzwap!
  • Zzwap!
    Zzwap!
  • Zowie!
    Zowie!
  • Zok!!
    Zok!!
  • Zlott!
    Zlott!
  • Zlonk!
    Zlonk!
  • Zlopp!
    Zlopp!
  • Zgruppp!
    Zgruppp!
  • Zap-Eth!!
    Zap-eth!!
  • Zap!!!
    Zap!!!
  • Zammm!
    Zammm!
  • Zam
    Zam
  • Zamm!
    Zamm!
  • Whammm!!
    Whammm!!
  • Whap!!
    Whap!!
  • Whamm!!
    Whamm!!
  • Wham-Eth!!
    Wham-eth!!
  • Whack-Eth!
    Whack-eth!
  • Whack!
    Whack!
  • Vronk!
    Vronk!
  • Urkkk!!
    Urkkk!!
  • Urkk
    Urkk
  • Uggh!
    Uggh!
  • TouchÉ
    Touché
  • Thwapp!
    Thwapp!
  • Thwape!!
    Thwape!!
  • Thwacke!!
    Thwacke!!
  • Thwack!
    Thwack!
  • Thunk!
    Thunk!
  • Swish!
    Swish!
  • Swoosh
    Swoosh
  • Swa-A-P
    Swa-a-p
  • Sploosh
    Sploosh
  • Splatt!
    Splatt!
  • Spla-At
    Spla-at
  • Sock!
    Sock!
  • Slosh!
    Slosh!
  • Rip!
    Rip!
  • Rakkk!
    Rakkk!
  • Qunckkk!
    Qunckkk!
  • Pow!
    Pow!
  • Powie!
    Powie!
  • Plop
    Plop
  • Pam!
    Pam!
  • !Ox?-Eth!
    !Ox?-eth!
  • Owww!
    Owww!
  • Ouch-Eth!
    Ouch-eth!
  • Ouch!
    Ouch!
  • Ooooff!
    Ooooff!
  • Ooof!
    Ooof!
  • Krunch!
    Krunch!
  • Klonk!
    Klonk!
  • Ker-Sploosh
    Ker-sploosh
  • Ker-Plop!
    Ker-plop!
  • Kayo
    Kayo
  • Kapow!
    Kapow!
  • Glipp!!!
    Glipp!!!
  • Glurpp!
    Glurpp!
  • Flrbbbbb!
    Flrbbbbb!
  • Eeeyow!
    Eeeyow!
  • Crunch-Eth!
    Crunch-eth!
  • Crunch!
    Crunch!
  • Crraaack!!!
    Crraaack!!!
  • Crash!
    Crash!
  • Crack!
    Crack!
  • Clunk-Eth!
    Clunk-eth!
  • Clunk!
    Clunk!
  • Clash!
    Clash!
  • Clank-Est!
    Clank-est!
  • Clank!
    Clank!
  • Clange!!
    Clange!!
  • Bonk!
    Bonk!
  • Boff!
    Boff!
  • Blurp!
    Blurp!
  • Bloop!
    Bloop!
  • Bliff!!!
    Bliff!!!
  • Bap!
    Bap!
  • Bang-Eth!
    Bang-eth!
  • Bang!
    BANG!
  • Bam!
    BAM!
  • Awkkkkk!
    Awkkkkk!
  • Awk!
    AWK!
  • Arrrgh!
    Arrrgh!
  • Aieee!
    Aieee!
Batman Fight Graphics Archive

NERD NOTE: The 1960s Batman television series last 120 episodes over 3 seasons ending in 1968. After ABC cancelled the show, the producers waited to see if anyone else would pick up the series. There was no immediate interest, so they impatiently bulldozed the Batcave set rather than pay for its storage fees. Two weeks after the set was destroyed, NBC offered to pick up the TV series. They were unaware that the set had already been dismantled. When they realized that they’d have pay out of their own pocket to rebuild the set, NBC withdrew their offer to acquire the series.

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