a5c7b9f00b The Penguin steals a priceless folio of famous parasols from the Gotham City Library. He plans to wager the $10,000 earned from its ransom on a rigged horse race. Aided by his partner-in-crime Lola Lasagne, he disguises the favored entry Parasolthe unknown &quot;Bumbershoot,&quot; then enters a painted glue factory horse&quot;Parasol&quot;. With everyone betting their money on the fake horse, it looks like the Penguin will make a fortune when the real Parasol wins the race. But he wasn&#39;t counting on a last-minute entry of Bruce Wayne&#39;s, the horse Waynebow, ridden by none other than Batgirl. Continues on from last week&#39;s Penguin/Lola Lasagne adventure.<br/><br/>This episode gives less screen time to Lola (great!) and more time to Adam West playing Bruce Wayne (instead of Batman).<br/><br/>When the 1966 Batman series ended I am told that Adam West was asked to play James Bond in Her Majesty&#39;s Secret Service (1969)…but West turned down the role because he felt the role should be played by a British actor. <br/><br/>But the general suave nature of Bruce Wayne, seen in this episode, makes the viewer think that West would have made a really wonderful James Bond. Too bad he turned down the offer…and he later admitted to regretting the decision.<br/><br/>But away from all this, the later sections of A Horse Of A Different Color feature some outstanding location filming where Batgirl looks better than ever! All in all, a knockout Part Two that is much better than Part One. &quot;A Horse of Another Color&quot; continues the Penguin storyline from last week, the waddling bird planning to replace Wally Bootmaker (a play on Willie Shoemaker) in riding Lola Lasagne&#39;s filly Parasol in the Wayne Foundation Memorial Handicap (disguisedBumbershoot), with Dick Grayson posinga Spanish jockey riding the real Parasol, and Batgirl atop the only other horse in the race, Waynebeau, entered by Bruce Wayne himself. Yet another one time librarian working with Barbara Gordon is an unbilled Constance DavidMyrtle. The most recognizable face belongs to Racing Secretary Herbert Anderson, from DENNIS THE MENACE, previously seen in &quot;The Clock King&#39;s Crazy Crimes.&quot;
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