| Harriet Cooper | |
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| General Information | |
| Real name: | Harriet Cooper |
| Aliases: | Aunt Harriet |
| Portrayed by: | Madge Blake |
| Appearances: | 120 Episodes |
Aunt Harriet Cooper is a Gotham City socialite and member of several local ladies charities. She is also possibly the last known biological relative of Dick Grayson.
Biography[]
Harriet Cooper is the maternal aunt of Dick Grayson, becoming his moral and cultural compass in his teenage years. She lives at Wayne Manor with Bruce Wayne, having been invited to live there with Bruce's permission. While living there, she has become close friends with Bruce's manservant Alfred, becoming completely unaware of their crime fighting lifestyle. She is a huge fan of Chandell, although she is unaware of his criminal proclivities. She has often been threatened or taken hostage by local criminals from Gotham City, such as the Joker and Penguin. She has met Batman and Robin several times, never realizing their true identities, even once saving the Caped Crusader from a marriage to Marsha, Queen of Diamonds with help from Alfred.
Behind the Scenes[]
- Aunt Harriet was portrayed by actress Madge Blake.
Trivia[]
- William Dozier often claimed that the character of Aunt Harriet Cooper was created for the series to prevent Bruce Wayne and Richard "Dick" Grayson from appearing to be gay lovers. The 1960s were still a time marked by homophobia to a degree. However, she was actually created for by DC Comics in 1964 in order to create a rationale for Bruce and Dick to maintain the secrecy of their dual identities within Wayne Manor. Otherwise, one could have propose they could lounge around in their Bat-costumes in the mansion, which would have undermined the drama in the series.