"The Green Hornet" (1966) TV series 1966-1967

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creator:

George W. Trendle

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 September 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Plot:

A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato.

Plot Keywords:

Green Hornet | Kato | Kung Fu | Secret Identity | Mask

Cast

Van Williams	...	Britt Reid / ... (26 episodes, 1966-1967)
Bruce Lee	...	Kato (26 episodes, 1966-1967)
Wende Wagner	...	Lenore 'Casey' Case (26 episodes, 1966-1967)
Lloyd Gough	...	Mike Axford (26 episodes, 1966-1967)
Walter Brooke	...	District Attorney Frank P. Scanlon (26 episodes, 1966-1967)
William Dozier	...	Narrator (26 episodes, 1966-1967)

Also Known As:

"The Kato Show" (Hong Kong: English title) (informal title)

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes) | 99 min (movie version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The Green Hornet's car, Black Beauty, is a customized Chrysler Imperial built by car customizer Dean Jeffries.

Quotes:

The Green Hornet: [taking routine inventory on his gadgetry before cruising into action] Hornet gun... check. Hornet sting... check. Let's roll, Kato!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Li Hsiao Lung chuan chi (1976)

Great show and a lot of fun

I just watched the Green Hornet for the first time since MeTv just ran a marathon of all episodes. It was great. I thought it would be as campy and cheesy as Batman (although I grew up on that and still like it), but it wasn't. Yeah, some of the effects were low grade, and the scenes of the Black Beauty driving around town were always the exact same clips, but I still liked it a lot. Bruce Lee is awesome, and Van Williams had to be one of the most handsome guys on TV at the time (or even now). I really can't understand why this show didn't make it. I know that Batman is much more popular, but as far as "cool" ratings go, this show has it beat. Cooler lead character, cooler sidekick (no comparison), cooler car, and cooler music. I got them all on DVR and will probably go through them again this weekend.