The Green Hornet - 14 - Freeway To Death

Premiered December 16, 1966.
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[@olakinrimisi6053]

"I'm not going to try anything... I'm just gonna do it." The way he delivers that line is great. Jeff Hunter was awesome as Crown!

[@theironclads]

It was good how they fleshed out Mike's character when he tells Britt about needing to show the younger reporters who snicker at him that he's still a top notch journalist. It gave Mike dimension and a touch of poignancy.

[@Cavillier1970]

Okay this proves the Black Beauty is a million times better than the Batmobile. Bulletproof, rocket launchers front & back, a mortar, the scanner/drone, can release Hornet Gas, a PA system, rigged for silent running, the carphone. And she's a helluva lot more realistic than Wayne's ride

[@santiagoporcino4229]

Cavillier1970 yes

[@valiredavis2534]

Not to mention their scanner (drone) was probably the 1st to ever be seen in a TV show or movie. - This show was for sure waaaay ahead of it’s time. I still can’t get over how short-lived it was & would like to finally see a reboot of this series instead of more TGH movies.

[@warrenferguson5174]

I totally loved that car! WF-😎🤩😍😉✌️👌

[@bufnyfan1]

@@valiredavis2534 The audience had essentially been "dumbed down" by the "campy" Batman and were expecting that again instead of the drama/seriousness of the Green Hornet. It was only after it ended after only one season that it gained a following in syndication and was appreciated for how much better it was than Batman

[@williamg2552]

…And to think that Ford and BMW actually approached the producers of the 2011 film so that one of THEIR cars could be used as The Black Beauty!! What a Joke !! Even though Chrysler Corporation’s IMPERIAL DIVISION no longer exists, the IMPERIAL luxury automobile has become so ICONIC, and so identified with the GH and KATO, , that NO PRODUCER would DARE using ANY OTHER CAR to be their BLACK BEAUTY!!!

[@Brucev7]

Henry Herman McKinnies Jr., "Jeffery Hunter", Capt. Christopher Pike of the USS Enterprise. Hank McKinnies died only 43 years old after brain surgery following a stroke and an accidental fall. Peace

[@johnbockelie3899]

When I was a kid watching this, when he switched cars, I always wondered how the oil stayed in while hanging upside down.

[@leostgeorge2080]

As well as the gas. Not to mention what a pain it would be to have to park in the exact spot every single time. An inch off in either direction and splat. You'll be out a car.

[@user-to5mf9il1n]

It didn't. Maybe he had some kind of shut off valve

[@mauriciocampos3519]

Jeffrey Hunter could be a perfect Green Hornet as well. Such a great actor he was.

[@blkpanther11]

I Agree

[@toinimoore3463]

Jeffrey Hunter also gone!

[@ricknoe942]

I recently watched an interview done decades later with Van Williams, and he mentioned Jeffrey Hunter was one of his few friends.

[@richardyoung1890]

In Hong Kong this was called the “Kato Show!

[@geo386]

Really? 🤔

[@richardyoung1890]

@@geo386 Google what was The Green Hornet TV Show called in Hong Kong? Bruce Lee was the hero to the Chinese hence The Kato Show!

[@manueltubens535]

Of course in Hong Kong Bruce Lee was the super star of the show not The Green Hornet.

[@geo386]

@@manueltubens535 Naturally, it makes perfect sense ge would be the star in his home country.

[@letunityblossom5733]

Thanks for uploading. Watching from European Union, Lithuania.

[@rodmoore1577]

Has ANY TV show that lasted ONE season has the long range impact of this show? Im 64 and Everyone remembers and loves this show. Can anyone name a show? One season. Big impact.

[@juanmonge7418]

The original 39 episodes of “ The Honeymooners”.

[@bufnyfan1]

maybe not a "live-action" show but the animated series "Jonny Quest" lasted only one season (1964-65) and is remembered as one of the most realistic and best-written animated series of all time-it ended because the budget was huge to make it and ABC wanted the show's creator Doug Whaley to "cut corners" to save money--he refused and so it was canceled (although it had great ratings)

[@blazerocker1734]

Battlestar Galactica.

[@zerxilk8169]

Addams family had 2 seasons but they got more love later.

[@peterkirgan2921]

i love the 1960s stuff

[@JohnRyan1776]

Look at all those rotary phones...

[@Dallin456]

I know, love seeing them. They also bring back a funny memory. When my wife and I moved with her three children into the home we had purchased,the three young children came running with an old rotary phone they found in a cabinet. They had only seen phones with buttons. Their question was, “But How Did you Dial?” We thought this was hilarious because dialing designates a circular motion that can only be done on a rotary phone. Technically you cannot dial on a phone with buttons, but the term has survived despite being inaccurate.

[@speedracer1945]

As Kids all We talked about was Kato an the Black Beauty back when it aired, I try an tape them on ME TV but they put on at 5 am , that channel is good for putting all the good stuff on odd hours an overdosing Us on stupid comedies . Cool show

[@RicardoRoams]

Bruce Lee and the Black Beauty were definitely cool! But Wende Wagner was HOT!!!

[@tammy5654]

To: Speed Racer. WELL SAID & SO TRUE !! MeTv ALWAYS has the best shows during the overnight hours and continuously bombards us with comedies throughout most of the day & evenings. Such a waste. Also, it would be GREAT if MeTv would add the classic Speed Racer cartoon to their morning or weekend schedule. Always loved watching it. ☺☺👍👍

[@johnfic4751]

it was good to see Jeffery Hunter aka Captain Christopher Pike in something else.

[@mikewhiles4635]

John Fic - indeed - strong role model and Hollywood movie star interesting to speculate how his Captain would have compared to Kirk (still the best Captain ever - sorry Picard).

[@ivanleterror9158]

In the original Star Trek.

[@Shield.148]

Emmett Crown= Captain Christopher Pike from STAR TREK !

[@mikewhiles4635]

So silly but so much fun I remember having the toy car way back when - such a shame that pretty well all the cast have passed.

[@Timmyfunk1]

So glad that the Action started showing this series.

[@Charvale]

Death by bulldozer? Seriously? In the time it took for that guy's brain to figure out he was screwed, he could have ran a mile, and still managed to evade the slowest moving death ever.

[@Steve20127]

It IS only a fantasy.

[@elfpimp1]

Reminded me of two scenes in other movies, the Zambonie(sp??) death in Deadpool and steamroller in Austin Powers..

[@richardyoung1890]

elfpimp1 Killdozer w Clint Walker I think!

[@elfpimp1]

@@richardyoung1890 yep

[@santiagoporcino4229]

Haha

[@morthedgebuckle227]

This is the embodiment of cool.

[@damianbowyer6258]

One of The Best Green Hornet Episodes, IMHO.

[@theironclads]

Van Williams & Jeff Hunter were good friends in real life.

[@bufnyfan1]

Van Williams was a very private individual and didn't like Hollywood at all. He said in an interview in 2011 (a year before his passing) that he only really had two close friends in his lifetime--Jeff Hunter and the late Bruce Lee

[@daviddupper9728]

Van Williams died on November 28th 2016 so it was five years after that interview, just letting you know!!

[@willielogan9862]

😂 That door is not gonna stop that bull dozer!

[@Cavillier1970]

Anyone wanna bet Bruce Lee could throw those hornet darts that fast for real?

[@Tazzman225]

Cavillier1970---I don't doubt that but imagine someone running from them and getting it right the behind. YEOW! Feels like those shots I got as a kid.

[@jeffreyyounger5772]

Green 💚 Hornet and Kato were the bomb 💣 ,the 60's,and Black 🖤 Beauty and 🦇🏓 Batmobile,were the fastest mobile ,at that time.

[@wayneb8495]

11:23 Gratuitous extra punch as his foe falls, curtesy of Kato! Also, I noticed the Hornet Dart which Kato threw was yellow with black stripes. A previous one was green. I can just picture Bruce Lee making darts in his trailer. On the wall is a dartboard full of the completed products!

[@vaccumsealed]

F.X. premiered in 94 as a new cable channel, and i still remember the green hornet and 66 batman being the only things they showed for awhile over and over. I have waited SO LONG for this to be released on dvd but legal issues hold it up. Its 2024 and still no dvd box set.

[@Laughandsong]

Hey it 's Jeffrey Hunter aka Jesus in Nicholas Ray' 1961 The King of Kings!

[@jerrylaverty60]

Very Good to view again after 47 years! late Jeffrey Hunter as the villain! no able to view this episode on METV BOSTON!

[@MrInspirational43]

Is it just me or does Jeffrey Hunter resemble Ray Liotta?

[@tammy5654]

A touch, yes. 😁 Ray was sexy & good looking but Jeffrey was ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!! 😍😍❤❤

[@PaulTesta]

R.I.P. Ray Liotta

[@derricklogan2058]

I have The Green Hornet series on DVD. I also, love listening to The Flight of The Bumblebee music. It doesn't matter how old that track is because it still sounds Great to me!!! But oftentimes I've wondered if there is an instrumental song for a Hornet, since a Bumblebee is a different type of insect although both are classified as Types of Bees? Hornets eat flesh! Bumblebees don't. Just a thought. 🤔 It's too bad that The Green Hornet didn't have more seasons like Batman. And Green Hornet movie disappointed me too! It was awful really!!! We never saw The Black Beauty Destroyed in the series, like it was in the movie! A tragic waste of money 💰 on a forgettable movie 🎥!!!

[@martythemartian99]

Although the Green Hornet theme is based on The Flight of the Bumble Bee, the two are different pieces of music.

[@jhboob]

You're right, the movie was awful. They did the character a disservice.

[@jasonmartin1668]

Talk about binge watching!!!

[@blunderbuss999]

The bulldozer scene reminds me of the steamroller scene from THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME.

[@Willy2000ization]

That was in the first movie

[@elfpimp1]

Hehe, that and the Zambonie from Deadpool. .

[@josephfinnegan151]

Green Hornet: Episode 14. Season 1. Episode 14. "Freeway to Death". Wednesday, February 8 - 2023.

[@drbonesshow1]

He should have been wearing a hard hat. Of course, if the boulder hit, his shoes would have been wearing his hard hat.

[@jerryc3240]

like Kato lookin around as he leaves, i just kicked your ass

[@davidjohn6936]

Why disect this classic...

[@obbzerver]

Hi Mr. Reed - I'm Emmett Crown - the producers decided to cast an actor who's practically your clone just to mess with the audience.

[@rogertemple7193]

the Green Hornet had villains of the week it's just that they weren't outlandish villains like on Batman they were just your regular gangsters of the city villains.::🇺🇲📺📺📺📺🇺🇲📺📺📺📺🇺🇲::

[@patrickcalabro8718]

My favorite color is Green! thanks 🎌 ♦️ 🚩

[@kurtmorris454]

I just wish the fight scenes weren't done in the dark so you could actually see them.

[@YankeesFlair]

A polished up Blu Ray of all the episodes with some extras would be amazing

[@jimscribner8314]

For somebody who played the original Enterprise Captain and Jesus Christ this two dimensional Green Hornet crime boss of the week is pretty sad to watch. Jeff should have at least got to play a Batman villain like Two Face with a bit of complexity to the character. He really needed a better agent.

[@peterkirgan2921]

I loved the green hornet show as a kid but i wished it could have stayed more than Batman !!

[@elfpimp1]

Was that Capt. Christopher Pike???

[@ruthdonnelly9166]

Yes, that is Captain Christopher Pike aka Jeffrey Hunter. I could tell by hie eyes.

[@tammy5654]

The MOST BEAUTIFUL eyes I've ever seen.

[@BingCherry11]

For the sake of the tv show Kato hits these guys multiple times before they finally go down and even then they are defeated a lot faster than Batman and Robin would defeat them. But if this was real a solid shot to Bruce Lee would cause them serious internal injuries from which without immediate medical attention could easily lead to their death!!!!

[@eddytamayo3200]

Just like going home again

[@oliverpliatsikas4098]

,Jesus Christ' Jeffrey Hunter as the bad boy Emmet Crown, i was surprised! Interessting episode.

[@ivandelgado5417]

Good show

[@cyclonekevin6199]

I guess Hornet and Reid, don’t sound the same to Mike.😂

[@terrydavis1917]

DA LILLY WAS 😍NOT PREPARED FOR " MR. LEE # T

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

@11:47 Bruce Lee with the Ninja Dart!

[@maxpayne2574]

This is what happens when an entire show is lighted with 1 60 watt bulb. All the characters dress in black and a heavy dark camera filter is used.

[@jaythor70]

I really like this show. it's a shame it only lasted one season. That said, this episode was poorly lit, and hard to see all the action in the dark.

[@theophilusthistle1988]

Reid should have dragged that 9:27 crane operator out of that crane and took the ass-hole apart, right in front of Crown.

[@waderaney7]

Good one 😉

[@Brucev7]

The first fighting sequence was hokey, the second better. The heavier arsenal of the "Hornet Mortars" were cool. Peace

[@BingCherry11]

This is the real Green Hornet the Green Hornet from the movie was a sad not funny joke!!! Seth Rogan is an excellent actor but the part they had him "sucked"!!!. If they were going to make the Green Hornet movie a comedy then they should have hired actor Kevin James (From King of Queens) to play the Green Hornet then it would have been very funny!!!! Comedy is his strong point!!!

[@stevelyons3347]

Rogan is a total slob and always will be.

[@briancurry6602]

never see that coming

[@Willy2000ization]

1:14 Killdozer Returns!!!!!

[@peterhoulis1184]

Wende wagner what a babe

[@carydavidhoffson6014]

When I saw Bruce Lee I knew he was from the green hornet that he made it in Hong Kong and he was back again and Hollywood took him back to do enter the dragon movie

[@-oiiio-3993]

Scratch one '57 Ford ragtop at 20:38 .

[@jessicamilano132]

that guys reaction to the bulldozer is slow as shit

[@Knightfall182]

PIKE!

[@brettaxelson6163]

I like to give that same look as at 3:30

[@davidsnyderWisdomTrollBlocker]

that green mask doesn't really hide enough of your face...You would likely be recognized by those who know you.

[@manueltubens535]

Office was made of cheap plywood.

[@jordanthomas7304]

Fox!

[@valiredavis2534]

Oh my goodness!! 😳 - Somebody please tell me who was the hottest … … Van Williams or Jeffrey hunter??? 😆

[@tammy5654]

BOTH Van & Jeffrey were very handsome men, but JEFFREY WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!! 😍😍❤❤💋💋☺☺

[@tammy5654]

JEFFREY !!!!! 😍😍❤❤

[@valiredavis2534]

I have to admit that I am TOTALLY obsessed with Van Williams, which sounds like I need psycho-therapy since this show is sooo old & he was old when he passed in 2016; not to mention he never even knew that I exist, lol. I just cannot get over how handsome he was; he was even more better looking to me in TGH, than he was in Surfside 6. 😩 … Lol. 😂

[@stingray4real]

Jeffrey Hunter played Jesus Christ in the movie King of Kings.

[@briancurry6602]

back up

[@179cpv]

Wende Wagner was a smoke show

[@yuribruce3864]

💓

[@thomasoaxaca3379]

Why???

[@maryexstroughtonaire4244]

Jeff Hunter was HOT!!!!!

[@tammy5654]

Not only HOT, he was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL man. 😍😍❤❤

[@RigelKent100]

Use Chrysler cars in the episodes and demolish the Ford! Classic.

[@markg7030]

That Ford is a fortune today, back then it was a $35 car.

[@MitchellMoore-h8t]

🧾 El Dorado mudo 😂 they might as well cancel the show young Bruce Lee was in the shadow

[@terminatorx2545]

Even with Bruce Lee in it the show sucks compared to Batman!

[@ponekingpetch3595]

Too dark of a filter on the camera - the only reason any of us kids watched this was to see Bruce. It was boring compared to Batman as it wasn't a kid's show. But to watch them now they are really cool noirs with cool dialogue, but they were shot too dark and you miss Bruce.

[@ThaSound]

When TV was Wwwwwwwwhhhhhhhiiiiiiite!Loved Kato! Hated what the show represented!

[@Marc010]

This show was so bad. Van and Bruce deserved better.

[@1968scottyd]

Worst acting ever! Best gadgets.

[@samg5555]

That opening scene with the bulldozer was probably the worst thing I've ever seen on TV. Wow! That was bad.

[@speedracer1945]

+samg5555 what do expect from the people who gave you Batman . The props are cheaper than Star Trek

[@jasonself783]

Bwitt weeds wesidence , this show was great concept but lacked effective lighting