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THE GREEN HORNET |
| Britt
Reid / The Green Hornet - Van Williams
Kato - Bruce Lee Lenore "Casey" Case - Wende Wagner Mike Axford - Lloyd Gough District Attorney F.P. Scanlon - Walter Brooke |
Van Williams starred as Britt Reid, the editor and publisher of The Daily Sentinel newspaper. His secretary was the attractive Lenore ‘Casey’ Case. In secret, Britt fought crime with the help of his faithful manservant, Kato (an early role for Bruce Lee). The only other person besides Kato that knew Britt’s secret was the city’s District Attorney, F. P. Scanlon. Even Mike Axford, the tough and intrepid crime detective who was always on the Green Hornet’s tail, never figured out that Britt Reid and the Green Hornet were one and the same. Some changes were made in adapting "The Green Hornet" to TV, and to the 1960s. In addition to THE DAILY SENTINEL, Britt owned a TV station. The evil he fought often involved organized crime, and the crime-fighting gadgetry was brought up to date. His most notable gadget was his car, the Black Beauty. It had a built-in video camera that could ‘see’ anything in front of the car for four miles, special jets at the rear that could shoot ice onto the road to hinder anyone trying to chase the car, and brushes near the wheels that could sweep away the car’s tracks. The Green Hornet also had it tougher than other television heroes in that he had to deal with being perceived as a criminal by the police. The Green Hornet never caught on with viewers the way Batman did and was canceled in July of 1967 after one season. However, it remains memorable to many cult followers for providing future martial-arts legend Bruce Lee with his first notable public exposure. |
Episodes
Known To Be In Existence
(listed in alphabetical
order -- no further episode info is currently available):
ACE
IN THE HOLE
Air Date: 2-3-67
Guests: Richard Anderson, Tony Epper, Richard X. Slattery, Bill Couch
ALIAS
"THE SCARF"
Air Date: 2-24-67
Guests: John Carradine, Ian Wolfe, Patricia Barry, Paul Gleason
BAD BET ON A 459-SILENT
Air Date: 2-10-67
Guests: Bert Freed, Brian Avery
BEAUTIFUL
DREAMER, PT. 1 & 2
Air Dates: 10-21-66 & 10-28-66
Guests: Geoffrey Horne, Pamela Curran, Victoria George, Barbara Gates, Maurice
Manson
CORPSE
OF THE YEAR, PT 1 & 2
Air Dates: 1-13-67 & 1-20-67
Guests: Joanne Dru, Cesare Danova, Tom Simcox, Celia Kaye
CRIME WAVE
Air Date: 9-20-66
Guests: Peter Haskell, Sheilah Wells, Ron Burke
DEADLINE FOR DEATH
Air Date: 12-2-66
Guests: James Best, Lynda Day
EAT, DRINK, AND BE DEAD
Air Date: 10-14-66
Guests: Jason Evers, Harry Lauter, Eddie Ness
FREEWAY TO DEATH
Air Date: 12-16-66
Guests: Jeffrey Hunter, David Fresco
THE
FROG IS A DEADLY WEAPON
Air Date: 10-7-66
Guest: Victor Jory
GIVE
'EM ENOUGH ROPE
Air Date: 9-16-66
Guests: Diana Hyland, Mort Mills
THE HORNET AND THE FIREFLY
Air Date: 12-30-67
Guests: Ralph Meeker, Raymond St. Jacques, Paul Carr, John Baer
HORNET, SAVE THYSELF
Air Date: 2-24-67
Guests: Michael Strong, Marvin Brody
Synopsis: A gun that seemingly shoots of itself almost puts Britt Reid in prison.
THE
HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED
Air Date: 11-25-66
Guests: Robert Strauss, Charles Bateman, Douglas Evans
INVASION
FROM OUTER SPACE, PT. 1 & 2
Air Dates: 3-10-67 & 3-17-67
Guests: Linda Gaye Scott, Larry Mann, Christopher Dark, Arthur Batanides
MAY THE BEST MAN LOSE
Air Date: 12-23-66
Guests: Linden CHiles, Robert Hoy, Harold Gould
THE PRAYING MANTIS
Air Date: 11-18-66
Guests: Mako, Allen Jung, Tom Drake
PROGRAMMED FOR DEATH
Air Date: 9-23-66.
Guests: Signe Hasso, Richard Cutting
THE RAY IS FOR THE KILLING
Air Date: 11-11-66
Guests: Grant Woods, Robert McQueeney, Biel Baldwin, Mike Mahoney
THE
SECRET OF SALLY BELL
Air Date: 12-9-66
Guests: Walter Kemmerling, Beth Brickell, Dave Perna, Greg Benedict
SEEK STALK & DESTROY
Air Date: 1-6-67
THE
SILENT GUN (PILOT EPISODE)
Air Date: 9-9-66
Guests: Henry Evans, Lloyd Bochner, Charles Francisco
TROUBLE
FOR PRINCE CHARMING
Air Date: 2-17-67
Guests: Alberto Morin, Susan Flannery, James Lanphier
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