The bust appeared at Wayne Manor during all five seasons. The presence of the Shakespeare Bust on the fireplace shelf seems to have foreshadowed that the entrance to the prototype Batcave was hidden behind the fireplace all along.The Shakespeare Bust as it appeared on Gotham.Set decorator Andrew Baseman included the Shakespeare Bust and the suit of armor displayed at Wayne Manor as an homage to the mansion's appearance in the original 1966 Batman TV show.A fifth live-action version of the bust later appeared in the television series Arrow during the Elseworlds crossover. This is the fourth live-action version of the Shakespeare Bust, with the first being in the 1966 Batman series and its related movie, the second being a cameo in the 2002 series Birds of Prey and the third as an easter egg in the 2012 movie The Dark Knight Rises.This feature was later also included in various comic books. The bust included a hidden switch that unlocked the entrance to the Batcave. The Shakespeare Bust is an iconic object from the Batman universe, first appearing in the 1966 Batman television series starring Adam West.' Mad City: Beware the Green-Eyed Monster'.' Rise of the Villains: A Bitter Pill to Swallow' Adam Wests goofy Batman was originally set to appear in a feature-length film prior to making his television debut, but 20th Century Fox was unwilling to finance an unknown property without at.' Rise of the Villains: Mommy's Little Monster'.
