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The Green Hornet

  • TV Series
  • 1966–19671966–1967
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 39m
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Bruce Lee and Van Williams in The Green Hornet (1966)
A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato.
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A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato.A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato.A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
3K
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POPULARITY
4,608
788
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    • Creator
      • George W. Trendle
    • Stars
      • Van Williams
      • Bruce Lee
      • Wende Wagner
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    • Creator
      • George W. Trendle
    • Stars
      • Van Williams
      • Bruce Lee
      • Wende Wagner
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    • 47User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews

    Episodes26

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    "Green Hornet, The" Bruce Lee, Van Williams 1966 ABC / 20th Century
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    Van Williams
    Van Williams
    • Britt Reid…
    26 episodes26 eps • 1966–1967
    Bruce Lee
    Bruce Lee
    • Kato
    26 episodes26 eps • 1966–1967
    Wende Wagner
    Wende Wagner
    • Lenore Case
    26 episodes26 eps • 1966–1967
    Lloyd Gough
    Lloyd Gough
    • Mike Axford
    26 episodes26 eps • 1966–1967
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • D.A. Frank Scanlon
    26 episodes26 eps • 1966–1967
    Gary Owens
    Gary Owens
    • Newscaster…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1966–1967
    Ken Strange
    • Big Bruiser…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1966–1967
    Jack Garner
    • Doorman…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1966–1967
    Geoffrey Horne
    Geoffrey Horne
    • Peter Eden
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966
    Joanne Dru
    Joanne Dru
    • Sabrina Bradley
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Larry D. Mann
    Larry D. Mann
    • Dr. Eric Mabouse
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Pamela Curran
    • Vanessa Vane
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966
    Tom Simcox
    Tom Simcox
    • Dan Scully
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Linda Gaye Scott
    Linda Gaye Scott
    • Vama
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Maurice Manson
    Maurice Manson
    • Cavanaugh
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966
    Cesare Danova
    Cesare Danova
    • Felix Garth
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Arthur Batanides
    Arthur Batanides
    • Shugo
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Barbara Babcock
    Barbara Babcock
    • Elaine…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1966–1967
    • Creator
      • George W. Trendle
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    • Trivia
      Van Williams became good friends with Bruce Lee and repeatedly negotiated with the show's producers to give Lee more screen time and lines.
    • Goofs
      A mistake which runs throughout all Green Hornet incarnations is pronouncing the Japanese name Kato as Kayto rather than the correct Kahto.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Another challenge for the Green Hornet, his aide Kato, and their rolling arsenal, the Black Beauty. On Police records a wanted criminal, Green Hornet is really Britt Reid, owner-publisher of the Daily Sentinel, his dual identity known only to his secretary and to the district attorney. And now, to protect the rights and lives of decent citizens, rides THE GREEN HORNET."

    • Alternate versions
      When the show was broadcast in Hong Kong in 1968 it was renamed 'The Kato Show', such was the popularity of Bruce Lee among children.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do (1995)

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    The Green Hornet- it stands the test of time
    I have been a Green Hornet fan since the TV series first appeared in 1966. I was very angry when ABC took it off the air after the first season without even having the decency to run reruns. I first had to do with reel-to-reel recordings to help me remember my favorite TV show, so when I finally found a source for the videotapes I was thrilled. These tapes like most pirated tapes made from the TV were not very clear and suffer horribly from the butchering TV stations do to fit in the extra commercials added to recycled TV shows. I am eagerly waiting for the day when Fox finally decides to put out official uncut epsiodes. For all that butchering, the Green Hornet series has held up very well considering that 33 years have passed since that first airing. While a lot of people like to compare the Green Hornet TV series to the Batman series, it is like comparing apples and oranges. The Batman series, although it was typical of the overblown psychedelica of the mid 60's, is considered by this long time Batman reader to be an insult to one of comicdom's most powerful characters, an error that was not rectified until the first Batman movie (Micheal Keaton?- who woulda' thought?). The Green Hornet series does not owe its style to psychedelica but is closer in feeling to the black and white detective stories of the forties and fifties, and especially to the original radio show of the 40's. Also the Green Hornet TV series was designed to be more serious in tone with James Bond in mind than that horrid Batman show. I believe that given the time restrictions of the half hour format the Green Hornet did quite well. After all, there was a lot of stuff to fit in that short time including the story set up, the story itself, and the conclusion- and adding the gadgets and Bruce Lee's Gung Fu. Especially considering that all 30 mins were not alloted to the story but time had to be allowed for commercials. The driving, jazzy theme by Al Hirt fitted the series beautifully. The Black Beauty still is the greatest, and coolest supercar to ever hit the streets. Van Williams, who played the Green Hornet, was the sexiest man on TV then- those eyes!!! And Bruce Lee was great in his first TV series. In other words see the Green Hornet, and enjoy for what it is. Don't expect Camp, or pychedelica, and don't expect to see Bruce Lee as the star of the show. Remember it is called THE GREEN HORNET. BTW re: the comment from the Irish chap- leather mask?, peaked cap? excuse me... the masks used were plastic formed to the shape of the actors' faces, and Kato's hat wasn't peaked, at least not the way I define it.
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    • Release date
      • September 9, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die grüne Hornisse
    • Filming locations
      • Backlot, Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • Greenway Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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