How did Alfred Pennyworth keep all of Wayne Manor clean by himself?

[Vanyel]

How did he do it? Or did Bruce invent a machine that cleans. It seems that Alfred does the cooking, cleaning, work as a medic, clothes, cleaning/mending super-suits, and be available for advice or to put any of the Bat Family in their place if need be? Did he use Oompa Loompa's? Elves? How'd he do it?

 

[Sketcher]

Alfred can do anything... with enough time to prepare.

Bruce had to learn it from someone.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Only a small portion of Wayne Manor is in regular use. The rest is left to collect dust until needed, when professional cleaning services are hired for only those specific rooms, with any rooms with access to the Batcave are securely locked.

 

[jackoverfull]

This always bothered me a bit…In one of the 90s or 80s movies we see that when Bruce holds a party at the manor Alfred clearly has a staff to help with the guests, so it wouldn’t be unreasonable to imagine he has a cleaning staff too, the big and obvious issue being that having people messing about the manor would risk them discovering the batcave or other batstuff.

 

[Saul]

Other than house parties when hired staff are brought in I would imagine he doesn't need to do much more than some dusting. Even Bruce jokes to Vicky Vale about not even being sure if he had been in some of the rooms of his manor before and takes her to the staff kitchen to finish their meal. It's probably where he would eat often and in the comics he sits in a chair brooding.

 

[jackoverfull]

Also, in “Batman and Robin” we see that when Alfred is ill nobody tidies up, so there is that.

 

[The Knappos]

One room at a time

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Wasn't there a maid in the 1960's series?

 

[Starkers]

Wasn't there a maid in the 1960's series?

I don't think so, there was just the aunt?

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Bat-roomba

 

[matthunter]

He's Alfred.

What?

The "He's Batman" argument works on the readers.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I don't think so, there was just the aunt?

Maybe that's who I'm thinking of. I haven't seen that series in a loooong time.

 

[Oddish]

Since Batman is active mainly at night, the cleaning staff probably works during the day, then goes home. Only Alfred actually lives on-site.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Bat-roomba

Dang it. Beat me to the punch (line).

 

[Vanyel]

If there is a staff that comes in during the day, wouldn't there be the random wounded Batman, Nightwing, Red Hood, Red Robin (Robin), or Robin busting in needed Alfred's help? They don't always use the Batcave.

 

[Oddish]

If there is a staff that comes in during the day, wouldn't there be the random wounded Batman, Nightwing, Red Hood, Red Robin (Robin), or Robin busting in needed Alfred's help? They don't always use the Batcave.

I don't know, I only saw the movies. Given that Robin didn't even wear pants in the TV show, don't think I missed much.

 

[Saul]

If there is a staff that comes in during the day, wouldn't there be the random wounded Batman, Nightwing, Red Hood, Red Robin (Robin), or Robin busting in needed Alfred's help? They don't always use the Batcave.

Would staff need to come every day though? Surely there can't be that much to do.

 

[Vger23]

Hard work and elbow grease, bro.

 

[Nerys Myk]

If there is a staff that comes in during the day, wouldn't there be the random wounded Batman, Nightwing, Red Hood, Red Robin (Robin), or Robin busting in needed Alfred's help? They don't always use the Batcave.

It's why there is a Batcave.

I don't know, I only saw the movies. Given that Robin didn't even wear pants in the TV show, don't think I missed much.

 

[Oddish]

Didn't mean it that way... it's just a badly impractical costume for a crime fighter, especially one who does a lot of close-in fighting (BIFF! BAM! POW!)... you get thrown down on the asphalt once, and your knees are a bloody mess. Even Batman could use some knee pads over those tights.