The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

1966 - 1967Action & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & FantasyTV-PG1 Season26 Episodes

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.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

26 Episodes • 1966

Episodes - Season 1

The Silent Gun

1. The Silent Gun

24m

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.

Give 'Em Enough Rope

2. Give 'Em Enough Rope

25m

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.

Programmed for Death

3. Programmed for Death

25m

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.

Crime Wave

4. Crime Wave

25m

A scientist predicts crimes with a computer that implicates the Green Hornet.

The Frog is a Deadly Weapon

5. The Frog is a Deadly Weapon

25m

Private Investigator Nat Pyle informs Brit that he has proof, for a story, that presumed dead racketeer Glen Connors, is still alive. Shortly later, Nat is found floating dead in the harbor from a possible boating accident. The Green Hornet thinks otherwise and finds a special interest, because..... Glen Connors framed the Green Hornet's real father.

Eat, Drink, and Be Dead

6. Eat, Drink, and Be Dead

25m

An illegal bootleg liquor ring devised by Dirk forces a stronghold on bars in the town to buy from them. As reporter Mike tries to follow a lead to the racketeers, he becomes kidnapped. Don't look up or you'll spot Dirk in his helicopter dropping bombs on his non-conformants, his preferred method.

Beautiful Dreamer (1)

7. Beautiful Dreamer (1)

25m

Seems that wealthy and prominent members of the community have been executing crimes and then forgetting that they ever happened. Eventually the District Attorney and The Green Hornet find that Peter Eden, owner of the Vale of Eden, has been leaving ""suggestions"" in these people's subconscious dreams after receiving treatments from the Vale of Eden.

Beautiful Dreamer (2)

8. Beautiful Dreamer (2)

25m

Part two picks up with a GREEN HORNET visit and proposition for Peter Eden, owner of the Vale of Eden. After Peter uses Vanessa Vane to double-cross the Hornet, the Hornet re-visits Peter and uses his own dream machine on Peter to foil the last crime for the evening.

The Ray is for Killing

9. The Ray is for Killing

25m

A charity art auction of fine paintings at Britt Reid's home is interrupted on live television by three masked, gun toting criminals. The police, nearby, manage to wound one of the thieves, but before they can arrest the other two, a laser ray is unleashed on their squad car with devastating results. The Green Hornet and Kato find themselves in quite a confrontation against this roving killing machine.

The Preying Mantis

10. The Preying Mantis

25m

Organized crime's ""Protection"" Boss Duke Slate decides it's time to acquire the oriental businesses in town and uses Low Sing's gang to handle his influence. Low Sing, a martial arts professional, instructs his craft to his gang using the actions of a caged Preying Mantis, analogizing its intricate moves to proper Kung-Fu application. After a kidnapping, engineered by Low Sing, a challenge between Low Sing & Kato results in an interesting result.

Created by: George W. Trendle, Fran Striker

Top Cast

Van Williams

Van Williams

Britt Reid / The Green Hornet

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Kato

Wende Wagner

Wende Wagner

Leonore "Casey" Case

Lloyd Gough

Lloyd Gough

Michael Axford

Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Frank P. Scanlon

William Dozier

William Dozier

Narrator

Available on: ABC

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