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Lila played by Lisa Seagram (1936 - 2019) was the henchwoman in the BATMAN TV series episode "Louie, the Lilac" (first broadcast on the ABC network in the USA on October 26 1967).

Lila is a henchwoman for Louie the Lilac, who has cornered the market on Gotham City's flower business. While the flower-children (hippies) are gathering in the park for a flower-in, Louie intends to control the minds of Gotham's young people, who he believes will be the future leaders of the city.

The party in the park is being led by Princess Primrose (Skye Aubrey), who also goes by the name Thelma Jones. Thelma was the former college friend of Barbara Gordon (Yvonne Craig). Louie shows up and tosses flowers to all the hippies. He then uses his boutineer to hypnotize Primrose and kidnap her in his Flowermobile. While he locks Primrose in his lofthouse, he sends his henchmen off to find Barbara.

Barbara reports the kidnapping to her father, Commissioner Gordon (Neil Hamilton), who in uninterested in the kidnapping. Therefore, Barbara calls Batman, and he agrees to check out Louie. Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) then head to Lila's Lilac Shop, which is being run by Lila. Lila hits them with poisonous lilacs, and then Louie hits them over the head with a flower pot. Louie then traps them amidst man-eating lilacs to be eaten alive.

When Louie's henchman arrive at Barbara's apartment, they attempt to kidnap her. She locks herself in the bedroom and changes into Batgirl. However, before she has a chance to go into action, her father shows up. She changes back into herself and reassures her father that she is fine living on her own.

Primrose shakes off his hypnosis, and Batman and Robin escape the man eating lilacs. They do this by kicking a flower pot through the hothouse door, and the colder air killed the lilacs.

Batgirl shows up and a fight ensues. She hits Louie with a mildew spray that makes him dazed. The flower children followed Louie, and they take care of the henchmen. They are all led off to prison.

Trivia[]

  • Lisa Seagram appeared as Janine Fleur/Sarah Baker in the 1964 episode "It Takes One to Know One" for the TV series "Bewitched".
  • Lisa Seagram appeared as Felicia Fratoli in the 1965 episode "Portrait in Brown" for the TV series "My Favorite Martian".
  • Lisa Seagram appeared as a nameless Princess in the 1965 episode "Deadlier Than the Male" for the TV series "Amos Burke: Secret Agent".
  • Lisa Seagram appeared as Miss Karum in the 1966 episode "The Garden of Evil Affair" for the TV series "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E."
  • Lisa Seagram appeared as accomplice Connie Phillips in the 1966 episode ’An Eerie, Airiy Thing’ for the tv series ‘Honey West’.
  • Louie The Lilac appeared in a second episode in 1968 entitled "Louie's Lethal Lilack Time" with a different moll named Lotus (Nobu McCarthy) for the TV series "Batman".

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