Bats in the belfry

Bats in the belfry is a phrase that refers to being crazy or eccentric.

It may also refer to:

Film

• Bats in the Belfry (1942 film), a one-shot Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short
• Bats in the Belfry (1960 film), a Woody Woodpecker film

Songs

• "Bats in the Belfry", a song by Annihilator from their 1993 album Set the World on Fire
• "Bats in the Belfry", a song by Ekoostik Hookah from their 1994 album Dubbahbuddah
• "Bats in the Belfry", a song by Dispatch from their 1997 album Bang Bang
• "Bats in the Belfry", a song by Overkill from their 2005 album ReliXIV
• "Bats in the Belfry", a song by Nox Arcana from their 2005 album Transylvania
• "Bats in the Belfry", a song by Zombie Ghost Train from their 2007 album Dealing the Death Card
• "Bats in the Belfry", a song by Qveen Herby from her 2021 album Halloqveen

Television episodes

• "Bats in the Belfry", an episode of the animated TV series The Oddball Couple
• "Bats in the Belfry", an episode of the TV sitcom Terry and June
• "Bats in the Belfry", an episode of the animated TV series Space Goofs
• "Bats in the Belfry", an episode of the animated TV series Arthur
• "Bat in the Belfry", an episode of the animated TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)
• "The Bat In the Belfry", an episode of the animated TV series The Batman (TV series 2004-2008)

Other

• Bats in the Belfry (1937 play)
• Bats in the Belfry (video game), an Apple II game
• Bats-in-the-belfry, a common name for the bellflower Campanula trachelium
• Bats in the Belfry (novel), a novel by British crime author E.C.R. Lorac
• Bats in the Belfry is an Achievement in the 2020 mystery puzzle-platform game Stela. As the title suggests, it is awarded after a confrontation with a swarm of bats which can kill the player on contact.

See also

• Bat
• Belfry (architecture)