Series synopsis
The Green Hornet is an American action & adventure crime sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ABC on September 9, 1966. It ended on March 17, 1967. It was created by George W. Trendle, Fran Striker. It stars Van Williams, Bruce Lee, Wende Wagner and Lloyd Gough.
The Green Hornet is a television series on the ABC US television network that aired for the 1966–1967 TV season starring Van Williams as the Green Hornet/Britt Reid and Bruce Lee as Kato.
Premise
The Green Hornet is a television series on the ABC US television network that aired for the 1966–1967 TV season starring Van Williams as the Green Hornet/Britt Reid and Bruce Lee as Kato.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Van Williams as Britt Reid / The Green Hornet
- Bruce Lee as Kato
- Wende Wagner as Leonore "Casey" Case
- Lloyd Gough as Michael Axford
- Walter Brooke as Frank P. Scanlon
- William Dozier as Narrator
Guest cast
- Geoffrey Horne as Peter Eden
- Barbara Babcock as Elaine Carey
- Robert McQueeney as Thornton Richardson
- Mako as Low Sing
- Lloyd Haynes as Military Policeman
- Joanne Dru as Sabrina Bradley
- Peter Haskell as Abel Marcus
- Signe Hasso as Yolanda deLukens
- Lloyd Bochner as Dan Carley
- Diana Hyland as Claudia Bromley
- Stuart Nisbet as Dave Quincy
- Timothy Scott as Honey Boy
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 34 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 8 | September 1, 1966 | September 1, 1977 |
| Season 1 | 26 | September 9, 1966 | March 24, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unaired Test Pilot The Green Hornet was created by Fran Striker and George W. Trendle for a radio program in the 1930's, the plot centres around Britt Reid that is an vigilante known as the green hornet. In 1966, William Dozier succesfully brought the green hornet character to the small screen (after two failed attempts, one in 1952 and appearantly one in 1958). This is the test pilot for the green hornet, it stars Jay Murray in the role made famous by Van Williams. |
September 1, 1966 |
| 2 |
Bruce Lee Screen Test International actors such as Bruce Lee are given screen tests to demonstrate that they were sufficiently articulate in the relevant language. In Lee's case, for the role of Kato in The Green Hornet, he was asked to converse about Chinese culture in English to judge his grasp of the language, then to demonstrate some martial art moves to show off his physical skills. |
September 2, 1966 |
| 3 | The Green Hornet (1974) | October 14, 1974 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Silent Gun In this premier episode, Dave Bannister is shot at funeral with 20 witnesses present and not a shot was heard, not even from the Green Hornet's friend, the District Attorney, who was also attending. A messenger from a Brokerage House, carrying $5000 in negotiable bonds, is the SILENT GUN's second victim. The Green Hornet and Kato respond in the infamous Black Beauty and hit the streets to track down this villainous culprit. |
September 9, 1966 |
| 2 |
Give 'Em Enough Rope After Joe Sweek is murdered by a hood swinging from a rope in a nearby warehouse, the Green Hornet plans an unscheduled visit to racketeer boss Alex Colony to propose a partnership with him in his ""accident"" racket. |
September 16, 1966 |
| 3 |
Programmed for Death After reporter Pat Allen is killed at the Daily Sentinel by a leopard, Britt Reid finds a transmitter in a cigarette box. Later, D.A. Scanlon informs Britt of the discovery of a perfect diamond on Allen's desk. Digging around, Reid discovers that the gemologist had been working on producing synthetic diamonds. |
September 23, 1966 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 9, 1966 |
| Last aired | March 17, 1967 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 15:00:00 |