Every Time Hollywood Re-Used Expensive Props

61. Batman’s Bat-Generator

Also Appears In: Our Man Flint
Estimated Savings: $100,000-$400,000*

Batman was a popular show in the 1960s. It would grow into a successful DC film franchise (one of few successes that DC has had with the big screen), and the Bat-Generator, found in the Dark Knight’s sanctum, was previously used in Our Man Flint.

The steel construction was used twice in the 007 parody flick, and it was inverted for a new set later that year. The same generator in the comedy made a shadowy appearance on the show, and it was spotted by fans of the vintage TV flicks years later. The reuse likely saved producers thousands of dollars, as that solid-steel feature couldn’t have been cheap.