Where did "Batman Smells" come from?

[Earth 2 Chris]

Glad to hear from the kid of the sixties.

So I guess it started during the original Batman craze,at the least.

It's interesting to ponder how such things spread before it was broadcast over TV.

I guess it spread much like urban legends do.

Chris

[Drain]

I first learned it and a x-rated version, here in Oregon back in 73-74 before I enter 1st grade.

[Hector]

Some little dude named Hector came up with it whilst taunting schoolmates who believed Bats could take Supes out in a head-to-head fight.

He ain't changed much. Still gives Supes too much credit.

[huedell]

Egg's Stink ,... & Robin was probably next to him. My guess is He Farted,.. hence the Frase Laid an Egg .

Or Alot of people have never appreciated the Character,.. & Because he was created,.. He made Batman Smell ... because the frase laid an egg can also mean something Sucking .

Am I misunderstanding here? You DO see the connection between
an "egg" and a "robin" (i.e. a bird), correct?

[BlackKnight]

Am I misunderstanding here? You DO see the connection between
an "egg" and a "robin" (i.e. a bird), correct?

Outstanding Detective Work Hugh,.. or are you offering me a Question in the Form of a Riddle ,.. ? Come on,.. come clean,.. I have now realized that after decyfering your Incripted Codes for the Last few Yrs,.. you are Infact the Riddler ,.. & it very Well could have been YOU that created the whole Song in efforts to Destroy Batman's good Name ! BWAHAHAHAHA !!!!

You will never catch The Knight alive.

[HardyGirl]

I made up a second verse:

"Jingle Bells, Batman smells
Robin laid an egg
The Batmobile lost a wheel
And the Joker got away...

(My verse)
The Riddler's bored, Penquin scored
Catwoman has fleas
King Tut kidnapped Batgirl
And sold her to Mr. Freeze."

[johnnystorm]

It's truly amazing how things like this spread, way back in the day without internet & such. EVERYBODY knows this song, but nobody knows where it came from or how they learned it.
And there are others...how many know this one (or a version of it)?

"McDonald's is your kind of place...
They feed you rattlesnakes!
Pickles up your nose, french fries between your toes!
Ketchup running down your back- I want my money back!
Before I have a heart attack!"

-or-

"Comet- it tastes like gasoline!
Comet- it makes teeth turn green!
Comet- it tastes like vomit!
So get some Comet-and vomit- today!"

[BlackKnight]

^^^ Yeah,.. I dunno Dude,.. I never heard either of those.

[Drain]

me either

[rche]

we did the one about comet in NM.
I also recall the batman song as a fine schoolyard singalong. Don't know who started the singing tho.
Another fave had something to do with baseball and diarrhea. Ahhh the innocence of childhood.

rche

[bobws]

Being a kid in the sixties with older brothers i heard the batman one since the mania period i thought my older brother came up with it who knows and the McDonalds and comet ones as well. i thought my cousins came up with the comet one. but they probably heard it from someone, they weren't very original.

[DocDrako]

Is it "batmobile lost a wheel and Joker got away" or "Robin laid an egg"? Or are there other variations out there?

I have a friend who insists that it's "batmobile lost a wheel and the Joker took ballet".

[davidb]

Never heard the McDonald's song, but the Comet and diarrhea ones are running through my head right now.

[Earth 2 Chris]

There was a very non-politically correct one about Michael Jackson, and his Pepsi commercial mishap that I remember. It was based on the first few lines of the pledge of allegiance. I won't repeat it here.

Diarrhea song is universal it seems, with some funny variations. Cha-cha-cha.

Chris

[LadyZod]

I had never heard of the Mcdonalds on until my husband and a fellow co worker both started up singing it one day. Seems to be popular with kids born in the mid 60's. As far as Batman Smells, I was born in 76 and heard it all through school.

Then there was the popular, On Top of Ole Smoky, parody: On Top of Spaghetti