When
Burt Ward was asked to give a speech at Harvard about his role on
Batman (1966), he brought the original Robin costume, said to be valued at half a million dollars. Some students dressed as security guards came up to him and told him they would keep the costume safe. Then, in the middle of Ward's speech, one student stood up and asked, "When is a costume not a costume? When it's stolen." The lights dimmed and the students grabbed the costume and made off. After snapping pictures of
one another wearing the cape, they later called Ward and gave the costume back. The ringleader of the gang? Harvard Lampoon editor, Conan O'Brien.
