Lisa, played by actress Diane McBain (1941 - 2022), is a henchwoman to Jervis Tetch, the Mad Hatter (David Wayne) in the live action 1960s TV series Batman. Appears in -
Batman (USA. ABC. 1966 - 68)
Episode 13 -The 13th hat
Episode 14 - Batman stands pat
First broadcast on 23 February 1966 /24 February 1966.
Plot
The Mad Hatter (really the fiendish hat-obsessed criminal Jervis Tetch) is on a vengeance spree. He is kidnapping (and stealing the hats!) of the jurors who sent him to prison and intends snatching (and disposing of) Batman as well, for having testified against him in court. After exacting vengeance, he intends to steal a priceless collection of hats once worn by US presidents.
LIsa's role
Lisa works "legitimately" in a hat shop, although she may have been "planted" there by Tetch as part of his kidnapping plan. We see her help him kidnap two jurors (her employer, Madame Magda, and a cafe proprietor, Turkey Bullwinkle). She may well have been involved in other kidnappings. In her undercover role at the hat store she providesBatman and Robin with information which sends them into a Mad Hatter trap.
Appearance and character
Lisa is a tall, beautiful, and glamorous young blonde. Smartly dressed, she has a sophisticated, if somewhat gushing manner. Lisa is a ruthless criminal rather than one of the misled, naive, or only half heartedly crooked females who often feature in the series. She appears to get a thrill from criminality, even that she has a sadistic nature. This is seen in her delighted and giggly reactions when Tetch explains his hat factory killing devices to her - later when the Hatter tells her he's about to use these on the captive Batman and Robin she shows considerable enthusiasm at the prospect.
Weapons
None
Fate
Lisa is arrested after Tetch and his men have predictably lost the fight in the Hatter'shideout against the dynamic duo.
Trivia[]
- Diane McBain appeared as Elaine Dodd in the 1967 episode "The Night of the Vicious Valentine" for the TV series "The Wild Wild West".
- Diane McBain returned to the series in the non-villainous role of "Pinky Pinkston" in the 1967 episodes, "A Piece of the Action"/"Batman's Satisfaction".
- Diane McBain had been a regular (as "Daphne Dutton") on the television crime series Surfside 6 from 1960-62.
- Diane McBain played the ruthless leader of a female biker gang in the movie The Miniskirt Mob (1968) in which she was pitted against another former Batman bad girl (actress Sherry Jackson, who played the drug-dealing villainess in the 1968 exploitation movie Maryjane.
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