Cassius Clay vs Sonny Liston

[Bill Paxtom]

John really did love Carolyn Jones but alas.

Not True,

They were just good friends. Nothing ever happened ..... sexually.

After 'The Addams Family' was cancelled, John Astin 'back-stabbed' Frank Gorshin
and accepted the role of 'The Riddler' in the Batman series.

Frank Gorshin was in contract talks for {Series 2} in late-1966. When the contract talks stalled,
John Astin said he could play 'The Riddler'.

He did, but played it badly in one 'double' Episode {February 8th and 9th, 1967}. The producer
of Batman {William Dozier} cancelled the remaining '3' episodes for The Riddler in Season 2.

He was so bad as The Riddler, that Producer - William Dozier 'begged' Frank Gorshin to come back
for Season 3.

William Dozier >
"I made a few mistakes in 'The Batman' series for sure. But the biggest mistake, was in not locking
up Frank Gorshin as 'The Riddler' for Season 2."

"John Astin was no Riddler. He told me he could play the part, but John was 'horrible'. John was too
slow, and did not have the 'quick response' of Frank Gorhsin. He was too laid back, and his actions
were forced, where Frank Gorshin's were more natural."

"John Astin was not for our series. He was just a 'fill-in'. A mistake for sure."