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Shazam! (1974 - 1977) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #Shazam
By uttering a single magic word young Billy Batson transforms himself into the world's mightiest mortal, Captain Marvel. The acronym of the first letters of the names of the six elders who train Billy with their respective special gifts: Solomon, wisdom; Hercules, strength; Atlas, stamina; Zeus, power; Achilles, courage; and Mercury, speed, in a word...SHAZAM! Now, the entire series is available in this 3-disc set featuring every exciting episode of this classic television show!
Directed By C.C. Beck, Bill Parker
Starring Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick
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[@MichaelKellogg65]

I watched this show religiously on Saturday mornings growing up. Gave me the chills just now seeing the lightning strike again, haven't seen a clip from this show in 40 years.

[@ErichH68]

+Michael Kellogg I always loved how the Lightening hits his shirt and the insigna on his shirt then glows. Just TOO COOL : )))

[@MichaelKellogg65]

Agreed 100%

[@222leeloo]

+Michael Kellogg ..same here, mike

[@mikevivian3648]

absolutely! I still love this show!

[@travismclaurin9419]

@@ErichH68 I had a wild imagination of that show and ISIS.

[@gr33dyglutton]

This is 150% pure epic, I haven't had such a good laugh all week. Makes me wonder how people will view today's shows 40 years from now.

[@rosewoodfretboard]

Jackson Bostwick was awesome. He actually wore the cape correctly (it was a shoulder cape, not a simple drop cape like Superman's). Yeah, Filmation. God, the memories from Saturday mornings. The studio was notoriously thrifty, but the animation and the foley on that thunderbolt. Good times. Good times. 👍

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

+Oxnard Montalvo I sure miss those days of great Saturday morning shows from Filmation and more from the '70s and '80s.

[@opanama161]

Oxnard Montalvo how shitty is ya life? I mean ya give fucks about some fucking Comics and series haha gal

[@ronkoester6847]

With all of today's cell phones and social media, he'd never be able to transform into Captain Marvel without getting caught.

[@bobcummings8228]

This needs to be BACK on tv and NOW! I miss it!

[@hamidmohammadzadeh1730]

I will never forget Shazam film and I watched it when I was 6 years old .

[@mtrich8113]

Then you must be 50 by now because I was six years old when I was watching it too.

[@game2572]

@@mtrich8113 same her 50

[@michaelsaumure7697]

I loved this show growing up.

[@ACLTony]

For those of you criticizing, consider that this was 1974. Back then kid show producers were under a lot of pressure to keep violence on their shows "toned down". Add to that, the budgets for special fx and flashy sequences were pitifully low. So the studios had to work with what they had. It would be the 1990s before we started seeing more "comic book like" action on DC super hero shows, like Superman TAS, Batman TAS, Justice League and JLU. But to be fair, the main cast of this show took it seriously and delivered good performances. Jackson Bostwick (Captain Marvel) made a special effort to portray the hero in a realistic manner that wasn't "corny" and that kids would look up to as a positive role model.

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

+ACLTony Well said. Those born 1980 and later never seen or even heard of it.

[@serious_nigga]

I prefer this to the new one (so far).

[@ACLTony]

@@serious_nigga So annoying how the writers have emasculated Cap in the Shazam movie. The comics had some corny moments, but Cap himself was never bafoonish.

[@serious_nigga]

@@ACLTony unfortunately, it's the new movie that introduced me to Shazam 😭😭😭 growing up he wasn't popular like batman and superman in my country (comics weren't and never really became a thing here too). I hated the new movie. I almost thought they invented him just for the movie but upon further research I found out he already exists (fyi, it took a few years to realize this). I agree with you. It really isn't fair what they do these days with the scripts and everything 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ACLTony]

Jackson Bostwick attends comicon type shows. He's very laid back, down to earth, quick-witted, and enjoys speaking with fans.

[@kevinlambert8988]

Cool.

[@derrickthompson4146]

Jackson Bostwick is, was and shall always and ever be CAPTAIN MARVEL!

[@lakiramitchum4773]

That was life changing!!! The transformation took my breath away! :")

[@justinn99]

Truly ahead of its time.

[@lakiramitchum4773]

So true

[@user-fj6gx7mt4g]

I was a Child in those days.I loved Shazam.

[@BeyondInfinitePlains]

Ah.. come on people , for the ones who are criticizing this tv show . Shazam was a young person show to begin with , more important the message was to teach you right , from wrong , good vs evil , etc... it was not design to impress with special effects, and computer generated images , as today shows are .

[@222leeloo]

+Jerome Davis... Right on!

[@disneyfan81]

Yes. In fact, that's how I (and probably, almost everyone else from my generation) first became aware of the character. Not long afterwards, I also found out that Cap first came into being back in 1940.

[@calvinsmith5119]

Nobody says it better than Michael Gray

[@travismclaurin9419]

Yes!

[@davidstrohl]

Watched it when it started airing, I was 8 years old then. This and Ark II were my favorite shows on Saturday mornings back then.

[@JerryScullion]

Fantastic. This wast he first live action Superhero since the 1966 Batman went off the air. With a shoestring budget, this paved the way for Superman the Movie and the 89 Batman This SHAZAM should be held in reverence. It was a great show. I still love it - great music too.

[@robertpolanco1973]

@Jerry Scullion - I agree with you very much! I just LOVE live-action superhero TV shows and movies and they will always be entertaining!

[@surfsup5757]

I agree. Shazam was my all time favorite. It taught morals and was action packed. I also loved the music. It complimented the plot and stirred emotions.

[@martok2112]

This was definitely a fave of mine as a kid.

[@lagaman11]

I remember watching this as a kid.

[@robertpolanco1973]

I gotta say that I am a big fan of "SHAZAM," both the comic books and the 1970's TV series. I would LOVE to see a reboot of the series someday and it should based on both the comic book and the series with moral messages.

[@Col_MULLY]

Loved this show when I was a kid. After watching this clip, especially the SOS with the belt buckle, I should probably let the fond memories I have of this show live on in my memory. God forbid I watch it now and see how much cheese is oozing off of it.

[@kentshelton3451]

Kent Shelton Man does that bring back memories of Saturday morning tv in the 1970s! I love the lightning bolt and the exciting music with it. KZbin is so cool.

[@zadrhion]

0:51 "RED ALERT! Shields up!"

[@damavsman]

For a lot of those that calling these shows garbage, obviously most of ya'l weren't even born back then. Majority of these shows didn't have special graphic effects like they do nowadays. They did what they could back then with what they had. One thing is for sure majority of the super hero movies and shows compared to now and back then, back then they actually had story lines compared to the ones now. Ones out now majority of them are just action and action, no real story lines.

[@222leeloo]

+damavsman yeah, i don't know if i'm just bias because i grew up with them, but those hero shows from the past seemed to have a lot of heart--the effects were good enough. The films & shows of today put too much emphasis on the effects to the detriment of the story.

[@damavsman]

Yep and also shows back then were not just action but also educational as well. Something these movies and tv shows are now missing..

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

+damavsman And missing in a big way by not being educational and moral at all.

[@vxy357]

There also weren't any shades of grey. There was right and there was wrong. You knew where they stood on the issues. They were actually heroes.

[@opanama161]

I watched it and it is so fucking bad! Worse than twd or got 😂 Crap overload

[@Sliferzero]

An Fucking Iconic Series people. Thanks.

[@robertpolanco1973]

Personally, I am a BIG FAN of the "SHAZAM!" comic books and TV series franchise. As for the recent movie, it was NOT what I expected because of the new costume and the character not having the name of "Captain Marvel" as well. And I am pretty sad about that anyway.

[@TammiWayKewl]

This was one of the few episodes to not have any bad guys. Greg was just a jerk who didn't think before he acted. Biff Warren played Doomsday in "The Kids From C.A.P.E.R" two years after this episode aired. RIP, Biff.

[@omardjorghi6056]

OMG!! this is my fave show back then! along with Isis hahahaha ha.. It all comes back rushing in..

[@Artisan1979]

1:19 such award-winning dubbing lol.

[@actorben]

This is so cheesy, it's wonderful. They should've done a multi-crossover with this, Wonder Woman, Isis, The Spider Man 70's series, The Six Million Dollar Man, and The Incredible Hulk!

[@sldl04]

Idiot comments from people who didn't even grow up during the 70s. Get a clue, people--this was 1974-75. Special effects weren't that great back then. This was before computer generated graphics, animation, etc.

[@sturmbannfuhrertoht6249]

sldl04 The special effects in the Wizard Of Oz were great. That movie was released in 1939. You're the idiot.

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

sldl04 I didn't grow up during the 70's, I've born in the 80's; and I think this show is awsome.

[@zazelby]

+Sturmbannführer Toht The Wizard of Oz was also a major motion picture backed by one of the biggest studios of the day. They had money to burn. A small TV company like Filmation didn't. Calling other people names because you don't understand that vital difference is just not cool.

[@sturmbannfuhrertoht6249]

zazelby An idiot is what you are. You're an idiot. Idiot is the perfect word to describe you. The special effects in the Wizard Of Oz were great. That movie was released in 1939. You're the idiot.

[@222leeloo]

+Sturmbannführer Toht what comparison, exactly, are you making? the flying sequences? i think people like you who make these comments have poorly developed imaginations & need fantasy spoon-fed to them

[@redbuick]

loved this show. was always a captain marvel fan because he appealed to me way more than superman. liked the costume better.

[@jaybillz851]

lol. . .he flew mighty high just to travel a block

[@fabiob.5785]

Isso sim era coisa boa de se ver na tv👏👏

[@travismclaurin9419]

Still my Show!

[@game2572]

just ordered the complete series on blu-ray

[@travismclaurin9419]

@@game2572 Lucky you!

[@WordChicken-mk7el]

Billy's HAIR!!!!!

[@tfewell73]

I loved it then and still do.👍

[@annettejenkins383]

Had the biggest crush on the teenager before he said Shazam!

[@dariusdynamite]

Which was why I loved him as opposed to ol' chunky John Daveys!

[@christreadway623]

I was btwn 1 to 2 years of age but rmbr reruns of the show. Also the buggaloos sigmond and the sea monsters hr puffnstuff omg lol

[@tracyrhinehart8693]

I don't understand why Shazam isn't on tv anymore but we have to watch ninja turtles

[@stantheman8482]

Speechless

[@belldn3]

Thanks.

[@firecriss1392]

for a minute, i thought teeth and glasses was going to yell "byabaaaa!!!!!!"

[@michaeltruthson6262]

So in the middle of a freaking port and the power of a nifty belt buckle you can send a SoS and a shapeshifting flying super hero comes to the rescue.

[@skywalktriceiam]

indeed

[@zwayer2112]

I got the DVDs

[@juniorjr5519]

O pano que estar nas costas do Shazam parece com os panos que cobre a mesa da cozinha de quando eu era pequeno.😂😂😂

[@belldn3]

Didn't know a tv series about Captain Mavel even existed.

[@michaelbowie3269]

Did he say, "Shit Damn!"

[@agapitomemelas8181]

That was so old, so very old.... hahaha.

[@ericamaria9434]

no the kid never got crushed Captain Marvel saved him

[@tiopappo]

man this is amazing

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

Captain Marvel never got the marketing publicity that sm did. If CM got as much publicity, today he would be DC's poster boy.

[@letsbehonest4221]

uses his belt buckle to send an sos 😅😅

[@Deathtroopers09]

Go to Red Alert!

[@pl5624]

What's the odds you flash a chrome betbuckle and capt Marvel sees it?

[@hughjasse4047]

Winnebago of Justice

[@briancurry6602]

I love his van you know what I mean

[@josemariaramos540]

Que bueno que biene El mas antiguo b here zhazam

[@basseyorok6712]

life is so beautiful when you are alive so enjoy it why it last and be good at all times love you all kisses.

[@xbnayshun2765]

so uhh did he fly around the world first?

[@14DaveHunter]

Actually, that's Biff, from the Kids From CAPER.

[@1964amora]

Billy doesn't hide very well any one can see him

[@zildapeixoto5421]

Alguém sabe aonde posso comprar um pôster do capitão Marvel, igual àquele do quarto do gênio, neste episódio?

[@carlmckenney1187]

you got to run it though

[@danielminjares9289]

siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@fxrr1427]

The kid could grabs the other boys hand

[@joaoclasher8324]

kkkkkkkkkkkk mano eu rachei os bico de tanto rir

[@steelbreeze420]

What, so did the kid get crushed?!? :P

[@jimmypatterson3998]

Yes, the kid got crushed and horribly mangled. Captain Marvel didn't arrive in time to save him.

[@heavenred8058]

still tryna figure out how a mexican boy playing shazam turned into a white guy 😂

[@Willzito]

180º rule is broken here

[@brendancarpenelli3872]

Welcome to the 2016 centrey stuff has changed

[@yudhabudiawan7633]

Riddikulus...wkwkwk

[@Robin-kp1nv]

We'll probably get a new one soon where Shazam is black lol.

[@randomaccession8255]

Ben 10 and his grandfather

[@malefrmbk]

I guess shazam was too late lol

[@epicsagehero5522]

Ahhh I remember those days when graphics were shitty and when someone flys it looked like just a fan that was blowing ahhh shitty times.

[@Qwerty-xi2zs]

Ayy 70s special effects look so cheesy

[@severanvallery9554]

That flying was so bad, but I've been looking for these shows on dvd now I don't have to Yes I'm a subscriber now.

[@222leeloo]

+Severan Vallery what's so bad about it? the guy is in the blue sky with clouds [ via blue or green screen] there are no wires visible. what more do you need? the story is primary, the special effects are secondary

[@TEQUILA-no7po]

es luke skywalker?

[@mariahdavis-morris7130]

Shazm

[@vishannietejinimangru637]

my coin name is Shazam

[@vishannietejinimangru637]

will my coin name is Shazam

[@Jonathan-ut3zh]

😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@MrWitchman1967]

that is Doomsday from "The Kids from Caper." great post...

[@chelseasaputra6931]

This is so fake I mean the special effects the give it all away if you know what I mean!

[@alexrosadasilva664]

Mark hamil?

[@carolynargabright8132]

No, I don't think so. I think it's Biff Warren.

[@ACLTony]

Jackson Bostwick.

[@DavidBDavis-lz7bt]

It is Biff Warren, a year or two away from The Kids From C.A.P.E.R.

[@vandersonf.r9185]

uma meerdaa

[@onedragonytube4465]

Jajajajajaja esos efectos especiales

[@jesusjm3118]

eso es ben 10 ..xD

[@danmyself5341]

funny!!!

[@willmoman7302]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😃😃

[@giseudarodrigues7007]

Essa roupa do Shazam é muito esquisita, muito mal gosto .

[@madedigital]

SHHHHSHIT

[@DeVon675]

Lol

[@yamirbasilio4801]

G

[@yiningyu4785]

fake right

[@FairScale-tx1qv]

It's shame that this stupid series was even aired at all.

[@rogermoore9407]

Fome

[@francobeifong]

La transformación es mejor que la del estúpido Shazam del 2019

[@jbravo70]

Lotta cheese

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

+jbravo70 Big red cheese.

[@joaopedrofalcao617]

e fake ao estremo