The Green Hornet - 01 - The Silent Gun
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- Premiered September 9, 1966.
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Probably the best quality available in the internet. Source files says that it's DVDrip, but it's really a TVrip. Old "flv-format" videos was replaced with the new "avi". Now it's in 640x480 resoluion (except the last two episodes - for some reason they are in 352x288) with smoother framerate and correct aspect ratio. Please enjoy first mature role of Bruce Lee in US, when for the first time all world saw, what the Kung-Fu is.
0:00 Intro
1:05 Opener
2:02 Episode
23:13 Credits
Wikipedia page about series en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gre...)
(please add languages if you can or improve current) - Krátké a kreslené filmy
RIP Van Williams (February 27, 1934 - November 28, 2016), aged 82
And
RIP Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973), aged 32
You both will be remembered as legends.
RIP everybody in the world. Let's stop RIPing. RIP is used when a death occurs, & the period of a funeral & in sympathy cards. Years later is not how you use it & meaningless.
@@seltaeb3302😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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The Master the Dragon Bruce Lee outshines the rest until now👍!
amen
I was 5yrs old in 1966 living in a Catholic orphanage watching GH in the tv room, along with the Rat Patrol, Batman, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. That was 51yrs ago and I'll never forget it.
Wow. I hope you are well today. I was 4 years old then.🙂
I was *negative* 34 years old when this came out, and I’m gettin’ a good kick out of it even today.
I hope you were able to find a loving family and are happy now, David. 🙏🏻❤️👊🏻
❤️❤️
@@edmontonboy99 😆😆❤️
The theme music is insane! That trumpet player is incredible!
I love it too. Those horns just make you feel like engaging in some wild adventure.
Al Hirt. Jazz trumpet legend. I had the record when I was a kid.
Al Hurt is the trumpet player.
The trumpet on the intro isn't insane! It it AWWWWEEESOME!
Al Hurt is a true legend! There is no doubt about that!
As terrific as Lee was in this show, Van William's contribution has been
too long overlooked....besides being a great actor, he was physically
perfect for the part and very impressive in the fight scenes.......
C'mon people, let's hear it for Van!!
+57beachboy I read that Van Williams and Adam West live near each other and go fishing together, even in their 70's.
+Raymond Ramírez
Think I heard that,too....Let's never forget 'em
Completely agree.
I agree, I think the casting was perfect, without a thought.
Yes, they were neighbors in Idaho. Mr. Van Williams and Mr. Adam West, R.I.P..
Rest In Peace Van Williams: 1934-2016 Now he and Bruce are kicking ass and taking names in the afterlife. God's speed, gentlemen, and thank you for the memories!
Amen to that.
and a HAAA YAAAH! too.
@@hitmanwolf , a toast to both🥂🍾.
Yep. Along with DA F.P. Scanlon and Lenore Case, and Adam West. RIP to all.
Well said.
The only Asians on tv were Fuji on McHale's Navy or the cook on Bonanza Hop Sing. I loved that Kato was dangerous. I loved that Greenhornet seemed so much more plausible than Batman. I was 6 and the only Asian kid for miles.
I love that Kato was a real character who had his own stuff to do with during downtime. Though, I think it's hilarious that no one figured out that Kato was the same Kato who drove Reid around...
Yeah, the only Blacks on TV were menials too. Bill Cosby in I Spy was first Black to carry a gun and to have a positive, macho image.
Green hornet 🐝 is better then that fat ass Batman and kato is better then that underwear looking ass robin who we still don’t know who killed it
@@lenierkuusha what are on about is there a translation problem?
@@lenierkuusha Batman was designed to be campy. They played it for laughs. The Green Hornet was more serious. I loved that show.
God I wish they'd put out an offical dvd set of this show.
I know this is 4 years later, but they have one now. On Blu-ray even.
@@galahad5658 really?
They do I have it on dvd.
@@thehaunteddarkknight8309 Bootleg.
The box set is on Ebay
Bruce Lee introduced martial arts to network tv
....a pioneer!
When they ran this series in Hong Kong they renamed it "Kato" which basically is what it should have been named because Bruce Lee is clearly the star.
"boards don't hit back" Bruce Lee Enter the Dragon
When they did the crossover with Batman Kato and Robin fought. The original script was for Robin to win but Lee would not allow Kato to be beaten so they had a rewrite which ended the fight in a draw.
I would still see Van Williams as the star but their dynamic works well on screen. Lee was definitely a huge boost for the show.
Victor Bonilla I’ll disagree with you, although my brothers will! I loved the Hornet’s swag!
love the fact this show was produced by the same company as Batman and isn't campy at all. I loved this show.
it got some camp
It was slightly campy but definitely played straight for the most part. I just wish that terrible Seth Rogen film had been more serious instead of a comedy.
Not campy, a little comic book, but played pretty straight. It wasn't until I got older that I realized that!
@@alucard624 Rogen by being part of it ruined it. He made the Green Hornet a party freak and a loser, and Kato was the one with brains. In this show, Kato was his sidekick (no pun intended) and the Green Hornet was the mastermind. Rogen just had to screw it up. Someone made a fan film that was really good, and THAT tone is what should have been used in the movie.
Me too! Pity it was cancelled after only one season.
The world wasn't ready for Bruce Lee.
This has better fight scenes than the old batman series. Maybe because of Bruce Lee
Biif, boom, zlot, kathock!
it IS because of Bruce Lee
@@bcmac4641 L😀L thanks for the laugh 2-20-20
What do you mean 'maybe'?
MAYBE? Long live The Kato Show, as it was known in Hong Kong. Rightly so. Not only is Lee brilliant in it, he made history. The first Asian to appear on American television as a bad ass hero. Rip Lee, a genius and old soul come to enlighten us for A short time.
Happy 50th anniversary to THE GREEN HORNET and KATO!
Thank you, Van Williams and Bruce Lee!
THATS RIGHT
Yeah
I came home from school one day and The Green Hornet didn't come on when it was supposed to I waited and waited and when I realized it wasn't coming on I cried so hard my grandmother had to console me I was 7 year old at the time and didn't know what cancelled ment I just knew that my favorite show didn't come on anymore I looked for The Green Hornet for days before it finally sank in. I wished the producers had thought about all the kids who loved that show and given it more time. Now all we have is memories and the movie Seth Rogan totally messed by trying to turn it into a comedy...
I'm so sorry honey that you had to go through that disappointment. But I think you can watch it, I know how sad it is as a kid when they do not show your favorite show in the world. I always sobbed when I was a little girl when they didn't show my favorite cartoon, muppet babies anymore on t.v.
I think Green Hornet is on Memorable Television Channel or METV if you can access it.
grow the fuck up
Fred G. Sanford. I was speaking from the way I felt as a 6 year old sorry you never had a childhood
very sensitive Dan.
Anyone else here just for Bruce
SlenpaiwasHere yeah and just to watch because there is nothing to watch on Netflix...but Bruce brought me here
Yes of course :)
SlenpaiwasHere Without a doubt!!!!
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yep
RIP to these legends who deserved so much more than one season...
Loved THE GREEN HORNET series. Van Williams and Bruce Lee were perfect in their roles; excellent casting. Wished this show could have lasted more than just 1 season.
As a five year old, I was absolutely certain this was the BEST SHOW ON TELEVISION. I was stunned when I learned it was canceled. I remember thinking: "ADULTS ARE IDIOTS".
"One greased, one par boiled..." love it!
Bruce and Van as the Green Hornet and Kato will never be replaced. Classic.
😂😂😂😂
And how about that killer Jazz score!
I read this comment before I saw the end and frankly it made the joke even funnier.
This is one great,action-packed series! It should've had more than just one season!!!
Van Williams,who plays the Green Hornet in this is OK! But,it is Bruce Lee,as his sidekick Kato,whom is best remembered,and a legend in his own right...who kicks some serious ass,with his real-life Kung Fu skills! A real plus for TV at that time!
Van Williams is perfect for this series and is the star of the show. Bruce Lee at the time had no acting experience in the United States. I think this series is the first attempt at a serious crime-fighter on television and they did a very good job for the situation they were in. This show is much more then just Lee's Gung fu.
Well, actually George Reeves played it pretty strait as Superman fighting crime back in the 1950's which is how they first thought about doing Batman as well.
Bryan Briggs Van Williams was perfectly cast as Britt Reid and the Green Hornet.
I loved that he never broke the crime boss persona. Always demanded his cut, always gave out a crooked motive for all the good he did.
@@jimscribner8314 what about the Lone Ranger ?
This Show is pure myth! :-) And those cars, those ties, those tvs & radios, those furnitures... just love it all!
The 1960s were one of the best decades EVER for TV, and this series helps prove it. A crime itself that it only ran for one year.
" those furnitures " ??? Really???
Bruce Lee at 12:20 Awesome! Thus began the Legend of Bruce Lee. Every Karate ka anticipated each episode of Green Hornet to se the Master Bruce Lee.
...but the hand that'll rock yer cradle at
12:40 is all it really takes !!!
@@bluzgrl2187 its a pity that America was so blinded by prejudice that they would not accept some like Bruce lee as a action hero, that being said then we wouldn't have big boss, fist of fury etc and of course enter the dragon. but still imagine the movies if Hollywood had taken the Bruce lee ball and ran with it
It feels like I just watched this last week with my parents the night it premiered in 1966. We all loved it. I remember when the wooden box was flipped into the air, my mother exclaimed, "That was so smart of Kato!"
Seth Rogen made a poor joke out of Green Hornet. I think it would make a great movie with the right people behind it.
Damn right
Rogen is a human fart joke on his best day. I could tell (smell) he was a family hire from the get-go. Awful
R.I.P. to the Green Hornet himself, Van Williams. Massive Cauldron of Win. He will most certainly be missed.
No the Chinese man was the real green hornet get it right.
@@itssexykandy no van Williams was the green hornet. The "Chinese man" was kato. And his name is Bruce Lee. You'd think you'd know that since you're so smart
1966 was the best year in pop culture So much great music and the best television shows....
The casting of Mr. Lee as KATO was great, he doesn't say much... but he says enough with his fists.
Loved Katos line-"One greased one parboiled"
I hope there'll be a remake series (not a movie) for this. There's sooo many talented asian actors that could fill in Bruce's role and do so well. It'd be great to see the characters more fleshed out in a 40min per episode format like we have nowadays.
as far as i am concerned, the only man who can play Kato is this man.......Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan
@@LivegoodWilliam totally agree. That guy was amazing as Bruce.
Ahhhh i didnt know the first batman and robin in series got a crossover with the green hornet! I love Bruce Lee! Thank you dad for introducing me to your childhood favorites. Im 21 and i absolutely love this.
Bruce lee is such a legend! I enjoy watching it with my dad! I m 23! People always think it's old! But Bruce lee never gets old
Don't forget the great Batman/Green Hornet crossover 2-parter!
"Fortunately we are both very flexible."
RIP, Van Williams...
Passed away Nov 28 at age 82. Just got announced today from family and friends that he in fact died last week.
Cause of death was renal dysfunction. He lost a kidney when he was 25 and lived the rest of of his life with one kidney.
Shame the Green Hornet series isn't on home video perfect or not.
You would think with the Bruce Lee tie-in it would be a shoo-in.
I was surprised nothing came of a home video release when the Rogen film was released in 2011... There was a marathon week of GH episodes on SyFy around the time of the movie's release. The movie, of course, did NOTHING to elevate the public awareness of the character OR really help sell the character to a new generation.
The only Green Hornet I've seen put on home video recently was a grey market feature film that mostly Kato scenes culled from the TV series...
I wish it would be released also but there are some pretty good bootleg copies to be purchased
AvengerII he's alive though..
Both Gh, an bm, where redone of old tv. Shows . Who knew. 1950s or so.
This show’s set and costume design are awesome. Where as Batman was dripping with the mid-60’s pastels and go-go dancing, The Green Hornet was mostly steeped in the class and sophisticated style of 30’s and 40’s Noire with only a pinch of 60’s decor and fashion leaking through. I love it!
One complaint I have is it would’ve been cooler if Kato had threatened that Trump guy with one of his sai instead of a Hong Kong Phooy chop.
I've always been a fan of Bruce, I was only 3 when the came out. I remember seeing some of the shows back in the 60's but nothing much I can remember....
When Enter The Dragon came out, did you realize it was Kato?
R.I.P.Van Williams.
Van passed away at 82 years of age on November 28,2016.
He was the last living member of the cast of 5 from TGH.
theironclads Van's alive.
@@awe7266 , Sorry but he's not.
While Bruce Lee died at age of 32. Imagine if he's still alive.
Yes, a sad day. RIP to the whole cast. Sense Wagner was gorgeous 🥰.
I love the fact that the producer was the narrator ( William Dozier) and that Tarrantino used the theme in Kill Bill 1&2.
I have never had the chance to see even part of this series and now I can watch them all! I used to live in Seattle, and took Jeet Kun Do from one of Lee SiFu's original students. Now, I have been inspired to study again. ThankYou!!
How old are you
@@freddiereagan6705 I'm guessing mid 60s my buddys dad has a similar vibe did similar stuff
Was it Taky Kimura? FYI he passed away.
The director of this initial episode was Leslie H. Martinson, who directed many TV shows over his career--from the early 1950's until the 1980's--including Batman, and also the Batman movie. Martinson was a prolific director, died at the age of 101.
Happy 50th Anniversary, 1966 Green Hornet.
I watched this show as a kid back in the 80s. I wish the newer movie was done better, this is a great series.
That Green Hornet movie SUCKED BIG TIME....
DanTDrac
That's because it would have been impossible to replace Bruce Lee. He was the only one who could have played Kato after the original, and the show didn't know what a gem it had in him.
@@el7jake Exactly 😎
I loved to watch this show in the 1980s when I was a young girl. I was a Bruce Lee fan. His last movie came out before I was even born. I still watch his movies today. A little grittier than Batman(1960s). I would love to have this show on DVD.
U know nothing about nothin
Good TV series
An amazing show! I get a real “Peter Gunn” type vibe from it - very dark, some wry humor. Very good..
one greased, one parboiled
WAS SO F.... UNFAIR THAT THIS GEM HAD ONLY ONE SEASON !!! The Green Hornet is one of the BEST series of all time !!!
Hail Bruce Lee !!!
Young Bruce lee...oh my God...he was the man brightening the show...what a historical value of this...RIP Little Dragon...!
Fantastic. Loved this show when it came out.
Peace
Bruce!! There was only ONE!!! Great episode.
I was just a kid when this show was on in the mid-60s and was devastated when it was canceled. It seemed like every little boy watched it!
I really enjoyed watching these reruns on TV. Glad now it's here.
It's a shame the series only lasted one season. I wish that could have lasted longer.
I love this show. He's so cute that Green Hornet. I only started watching it on METV two weeks ago and I instantly loved it. I love the fashions of his secretary too. She's so pretty and stylish I wish I looked like her. I hope I can find the DVD set for this show because it's awesome.
materialgirl8707 R.I.P. Miss Wende Wagner. :( :( :(
@Original Man They BOTH were handsome!
Thank you so much! My favorite show at that time. I was 13 and in love with Van Williams and Bruce Lee made quite an impression on me as I was interested in learning martial arts.
Will always be a great series. Ended too soon 😪.
Be 💦 water, my friend! R.I.P. Bruce Lee. The green hornet was just some more of his fantastic work.
As a kid, I preferred this to the Batman TV comedy. This was Film Noir in comparison. This duo was always seen fighting suited "Hoods" like early Lee-Ditko Spider-Man comics.
This is where the legend of Bruce Lee was born.
You got it Elvy ol boy perfection
Love this programme, watching in 2015, love it :)
Alex wrestling237
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it as well.
Alex wrestling237 Hello there! Have you heard the talk about - BEST DVD ENTERTAINMENT 1966 BATMAN? (should be on google have a look)? It is the complete set on a DVD box set. Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law said amazing things about it as well.
Ya know nothin about movies
The Green Hornet was a million times better than the Batman tv show which was on tv around the same time. Van Williams was cool, suave, and dangerous as the Green Hornet and what hasn’t been said about Bruce Lee’s portrayal of Kato. The action scenes were so fast paced and kinetic thanks to him and because of that Bruce Lee introduced American audiences to martial arts on television. I also loved how the Green Hornet operates and acts like a crime boss in order to conduct his vigilante crusade. I also think the Black Beauty and all of the Hornet’s gadgets were much cooler in comparison to Batman’s from his show. I think we can all agree that Kato would absolutely destroy Robin in a fist fight which is why I never agreed with the actual outcome of the duel they had when the Green Hornet guest stared in Batman’s show. Overall I think this tv show should’ve lasted a lot longer than just one season. The storyline’s were interesting, the acting was great, and the action was top notch especially for the time period. It’s a shame the Green Hornet was overshadowed by Batman when it was clearly the better tv series out of the two.
It was a fantastic show Arch. Absolutely.
A fine series that was ahead of it's time. Classic TV if they've ever was.
True, but batman had Julie Newmar from time to time.
Are you telling me you actually watched this whole episode - as an adult? Are we supposed to laugh at this or take it seriously? It's too pompous to laugh at and too absurd to take seriously. There was a reason it only lasted one year - it was absolute garbage that only got on the air because of its connection with Batman.
Just to let you know. Bruce Lee walked off the set. Because burt ward got to cocky. That's why it looks like a draw
Man, I will never understand why this didn't go anywhere. One season, 26 episodes. Damn shame. This was good stuff, and the villains were believable threats to society.
Wish this had more then 1 season.
Great stuff! I've seen it many years ago on rerun. And to my money this even more campy than Batman since it is more serious :D
William Dozier, who produced the TV series The Green Hornet, and the Batman TV series was also the Narrator of both shows. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
what a treat - my 1st time watching any episodes
Bruce Lee has revolutionarized the fighting scene in American TV series.
The music sure is exciting!
+Andy Mills I watched the original series almost fifty years ago on TV with my Dad. He told me that Al Hirt (the best trumpet player at that time) has that song on an album, and it is longer that the TV version. Go to Amazon and search for Al Hirt, or "Green Hornet".
All the music cues on the show were scored by Billy May.
How Al Hirt didn't sprain his fingering hand playing that theme is a mystery to me!
@@gerrydooley951 With Music conducted by Lionel Newman.
You mean an entire series co starring Bruce Lee?
I remember when I was a kid I was so bummed to know that Bruce only pulled off four features and a short film if you count the 11 minutes of him in Game of Death.
Then, I discovered he was a co star in a television show-- 26 episodes!
I was 7 years old running all over the house and just blowing my lid at my parents, aunt and uncles, "Bruce Lee was on a TV show and nobody told me!
Of course it never re aired until several years later, but I was over the hill that there was that much of my childhood idol left to discover!
First show I ever saw in color. One family in our apartment building in Brooklyn had a color TV. Every kid would bum rush that apartment every week to see The Green Hornet and especially Kato in color! Wish that show would’ve lasted longer. R.IP. Bruce and Van!
Still love the Green Hornet/Batman '66 crossover episode
Van Williams made the show a success. He was the Green Hornet who was the brains behind solving the crimes and getting the crooks. Without him, there is no show.
Without Bruce Lee, there was no show. A lot of racism was against Lee back in the 60s, and it was easier for Van Williams to get parts than Bruce. That's why Lee's movie success later came from Honk Kong, not America . RACISM.
I loved this show as a kid. A few years back the Sci-Fi channel played a marathon of the Green Hornet -------🤗🤗🤗🤗👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍 I got a great copy of each episode 😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂 I just watched an episode of the Cheyenne Show and Van Williams was on it he was far too underrated.
" One greased, one par boiled" Thank you Mr Lee.
I've never seen these, man they are awesome! but I think we need a few more '66 Chrysler's!
Came to watch Bruce Lee. Found a really good show with awesome music!
No expense spared on the opening titles
I always come back to this series for a rewatch glad it's still available here.
1966, the year was I born. It´s the year of creativity, turning new and imaginative ideas into reality!!
This is great. I saw that they were selling vol1 in Amazon. After reading the,reviews many people said the audio and video doesn't work. Good thing I found it in youtube.
Not only did this show have a martial arts legend in Bruce Lee, but that “Flight of the Bumblebee” theme music… featuring jazz trumpet legend Al Hirt.
The music track is kickin'!!!
Brilliant! Thanks so much for posting these. I'm enjoying watching them. Green Hornet was so cool.... shame about the movie, what a disappointment.
The movie isn't the greatest, but the things that car could do in it were awesome!
The 60's are my favorite classic television era! Great shows for the whole family. Bruce was great as Kato and Van was also great as the Green Hornet and perfect for the role
I loved this series!!!! Bruce was the best!!
What a great theme song. Not sure why this show only lasted one season. I know I was watching every episode. Why wasn't everyone else? What a shame.
Will always be remembered for Bruce Lee.
this show was ahead of it's time, what a classic!
Indeed. This is like Daredevil or Gotham of the 60's. It's just too bad that superheroes weren't taken seriously back then. Otherwise this series might have lived longer.
His Chrysler convertible is just gorgeous!
Wish my local stations had showed reruns of this when I was a kid in the 1980s. I woulda loved this.
Also: Thanks for the upload.
Ahh, the very first episode of The Green Hornet. This was a Classic TV show, I wished it had lasted longer than just one season.
Thanks for uploading this. Been a fan of the show since it first came out, mainly because of Bruce Lee.
My dad preferred Green Hornet over Batman...he said all the kids were paying attention to Bruce's fighting even when he was in the background. They haven't seen fighting quite like that before...it was much more exciting than the usually fist fights that was usually seen
I'm glad that CZcams has this show
I love when Bruce Lee kicks the shit outta the bad guys. Except he does it too fast. It's almost over before it starts.
I know what you mean. But in real life, fights are usually over within 7 seconds and although he was acting in this series, Bruce Lee trained for the real world.
It's only a half hour show. There's not a lot of time.
Bruce was amazing with his fight scenes. Everyone was blown away, but unfortunately, the camera couldn't capture with his speed and motions so he was forced to do his fights much slower.
Saw this when it was new, and liked it better than "Batman" which was out at the same time. They made a joke out of Batman, but at least played the Green Hornet more or less straight.
Seth Tyrssen Which is exactly why The Green Hornet got canceled by ABC; the network and TV viewers wanted another Batman on their hands, but after five episodes, the series started to tank in the Nielsen ratings and never recovered. Only 26 episodes of this show was made by 20th Century-Fox for ABC.
@@dariowiter3078 I loved Batman more as a kid, but as I grew older and rediscovered the old radio shows and movie serials of my parents' generation, I fell in love with TGH and gained much appreciation for the TV series as well. It really was a lot like those older stories. Maybe that's why it seemed to miss a target demographic. Adults of the 1960's had "outgrown" the old radio shows and serials, and kids (though by no means all of them!😁) found Batman more fun and exciting. Batman's campy humour also appealed to many adults, while flying over most kids' heads. I remember watching it with my parents, who would laugh out loud and then have to explain to "kid me" why, so I learnt some things too. In that way it was a show for the whole family. Had The Green Hornet TV show come out 10 or 15 years earlier, I'm sure it would have been a big hit with that generation of young people. The stories and characters were much better and more realistic than Batman. I still wish Van and Bruce had got at least 1 more season!
Van Williams and Bruce Lee made a good team, it was a great TV series; when I was kid I look forward to watching The Green Hornet, mainly for Bruce Lee
Great fun and thanks a thousand times for posting this hard to locate treasure of Pulp Fiction, early color teevee style!
Riding on the tsunami of fan base approval generated by the camp defining "Batman" series, this was going to be the vessel Bruce Lee would ride to riches and worldwide acclaim. I hear that, in Hong Kong, it's called "The Kato Show". Without a doubt it is deeply ingrained into oriental viewers, and WuXia fans in particular; does anyone not recognize Kato Reborn in Jet Li's "Mask"?
It was a great show, and my friends and I would never miss it. It was worth watching just to see Bruce Lee! Of course Van was cool too.👍
I've always loved "Batman," but I realize now that this is a much better show.
Oh boy!!! I've found me a new favourite series. You are a legend Sam.
I was the only kid in my group that liked this better than Batman
Ya Jeff THAT was a cool car. made ne wanted to have green headlights on my car when I got one. Tried a green crayon on my mom's, it didn't work.
Looking great Jeff, I remember a couple of those around here.
+William Perkins I liked GREEN HORNET better than BATMAN, though I loved watching BATMAN, too. GREEN HORNET was similar & different at the same time. Both series were by GREENWAY PRODUCTIONS.
Both were narrated by William Dozier.
Both Batman and Green Hornet had secret identities and both had hidden lairs with secret entrances.
While BATMAN was campy with a silly theme song that was easy for us to sing along with (Just one word, "Batman" repeated over again), GREEN HORNET was more serious, beginning with a more exciting theme song (played by Al Hirt) that said "action & excitement ahead". While Batman fought villains that were as amusing as they were dastardly, the Green Hornet fought cold-blooded criminals. The Green Hornet dealt with murders that needed to be solved. The show was almost like MANNIX. Green Hornet was strictly no-nonsense.
This isn't to say that I didn't enjoy BATMAN. I did and I even got BATMAN-THE COMPLETE SERIES on Blue-Ray DVD. (I wonder why, while keeping their secret identities secret, did Green Hornet call his assistant "Kato". That would've been like Batman calling Robin "Dick Greyson" while fighting crime in costume.)
A very good comparison, much like what I have surmised over the years. Thank you.
The "Green Hornet" was more of a "Grown-up" type of show, with more orgnized-crime types, than the campy villians of "Batman". Besides the same production company, both shows shared Mr. William Dozier as narrator.
I really loved this series!
I CAN COME HERE A RELIVE MY CHILDHOOD EVEN MY DAD LOVED THE GREEN HORNET
Thanks for the Fantastic upload 👍
And for bringing back a lot of memories...⌛
I found out recently that this show had a Crossover with the 1966 version of *"Batman"* and now that i think about it the Green Hornet dresses like the DC hero named
*"The Crimson Avenger"*