16 Perfect Superhero TV Show Casting Choices That Nailed Their Characters

The Clown Prince of Crime has been given many performances over the years, but come on, admit it - everyone has a soft spot for Cesar Romero.

He's wacky, playful and everything the Joker was during the silver age down to a T. In fact, you'll find this is the case with most of the performances on the '60s Batman show. They may seem outdated by today's standards, but at the time they were perfect embodiments of their comic book counter parts. Yes, even the shark-repellant Bat Spray could easily have been used by '60s era Batman. He had a rainbow suit for crying out loud.

Cesar Romero may only highlight but one of the many awesome elements of Fox's TV series, but his performance is still magnetic. It's not the same sadistic portrayal audiences have become accustomed to in recent years, but it's still a seminal performance no matter how you look at it. Not only did the late actor take the trickster to the masses for the character's first proper live action portrayal, he nailed it first time. Assisted by the wonderfully hammy dialogue the '60s show is now synonymous with, Romero's Joker is a villain all generations can appreciate.

Sure, this particular villain doesn't attempt to offer a psychological dissection of the Dark Knight in some twisted spin of chaotic spontaneity, but the sheer amount of fun Romero had with the role is more than enough to understand his everlasting appeal.