The Green Hornet - 16 - The Hornet and the Firefly

[@cathleanjohnson675]

The Green Hornet wasn't as cartoonish as Batman was, and I liked both shows, too this day still mad that ABC canceled it and didn't give it the run it deserved, RIP Van, Bruce and Wende, forever apart of my 60s childhood, thankfully I can still watch some episodes on KZbin..

[@alexkoronec4326]

ABC canceled Green hornet. Because it started to make Batman look bad and was losing viewers

[@cathleanjohnson675]

@@alexkoronec4326 I could totally see that happening..

[@hambone5718]

@@alexkoronec4326 Makes sense, I loved that show as a kid. Wish it was available on DVD or BlyRay.

[@Hambone571]

I agree, this show was just as popular to us, “kids” of the day. Canceled it way to soon.

[@cathleanjohnson675]

@@Hambone571 I saw an old "Entertainment Tonight " Where are they now eppy and Van Williams said he was glad the series didn't go on past a season, the stunts and everything were too much to handle...

[@moochincrawdad]

The music is AWESOME!!! 😃

[@williamdunphy352]

Music by Billy May Theme Played by Al Hirt Music Conducted by Lionel Newman.

[@robertthomas5736]

The Song is Called "The Flight of The Bumblebee "

[@JoJoGunn1956]

@@robertthomas5736 it's a variation of that.

[@bufnyfan1]

Van Williams became very good friends with Bruce Lee and demanded that the writers give him far more air time on the show--he knew that most people tuned into the show to see Kato in action and graciously (although he was the main character) tried to get him more story lines

[@Tazzman225]

david graham---Van Williams and Adam West were good friends off the set as well. Trouble was Van did not get publicity when he died. RIP Van and Adam!

[@howardkerr8174]

@David Graham: Find the Green Hornet serials on here, in the movie serials Kato did most of the inventing of the Green Hornet arsenal. But he still spent a lot of time standing by the Black Beauty, a Lincoln Zephyr coupe Kato modified so that it was capable of speeds of up to 200 MPH...back before WW II.

[@nelsoncruz8191]

@bufnyfan1 - Yes, this is true. Van Williams did speak to the show's writers to get Kato more screen time, especially for his fighting. But since the Green Hornet was the show's main character, they refused.

[@War-Hawk2003]

If only we had tv shows and movies like this. Not crappy, but still have action.

[@55Quirll]

I agree. Things made then were made to last and be reparable, now, if they break, just throw them away and buy a new one. Very sad. The shows of today, with a few exceptions, aren't worth watching.

[@l.a.gothro3999]

All the beautiful Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth cars!

[@javiergilvidal1558]

The one and only episode in which Kato shows weakness: struck by surprise and thrown to the ground by the arsonist in the second fire, stumbling out half choked after putting up not too much of a fight with the bad guy in the third.... a weak script, or a stroke of genius, showing the Kung-Fu juggernaut is only human? In any case, a good episode of a deep, insightful series.

[@ronald3419]

Strange that an aging one eyed man would get the best of Kato.

[@MisterWhat]

Wasn`t much of a fight because he quickly took him down. Not sure I see him being half chocked, he`s caughing because of the smoke. That said while it`s the first episode he was ever in trouble I like it. Serves to remind the audience that Kato is still human and liable to fall with a surprise shot.

[@alifuller1658]

BRUCE LEE IS HUMAN JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PERSON THAT SMOKES SMOKE CAN KNOCK OUT ANYBODY WHAT EVER YOU A SUPER BADASS OR ordinary human you're talking about fire and smoke NOBODY CAN'T FIGHT FIRE AND SMOKE THAT a burning building that he wanted to he just human 😑

[@alifuller1658]

IT JUST A TV'S SHOW it was scripted that way but in real life that probably wouldn't have happened

[@alifuller1658]

First first of all that just a TV show and second JUST HE A HUMAN BEING NOT SUPER MAN OK THE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN TO YOU OR ME IF THAT WAS A BATMAN'S EPISODE WOULD YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT ROBIN LOOK BRUCE LEE IS A HUMAN BEING JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PERSON THAT WE AS PEOPLE WORSHIP stop praising him like he's God he's not Jesus only human okay people 😑

[@miguelco9311]

Rest In Peace Van Williams

[@tonybarlow4291]

I hope someone does Green Hornet again and not that garbage Seth Rogen did

[@lylarose2696]

tony barlow if they do the Green Hornet, they’d turn the Green Hornet and Kato into whiny ass liberals

[@wiseguymaybe]

Maybe Johnny Depp as Kato? Look what he did for Tonto. Oh, I'm sorry. You meant a serious movie. 😁

[@Tazzman225]

I doubt it. No Van Williams.

[@hambone5718]

Agreed, That Seth Rogan update WAS A Tragedy and waste of film and my time watching it...

[@mikeoak5289]

that was a travesty, eh?

[@reginald29061]

This was a well produced and entertaining show. I don't know why the network canceled after one season. I was only 3 or 4 when it originally ranned.

[@jesssaeschristianuv873]

Rest in Peace Brother Bruce. Alpha Lamda Delta Ephelion!

[@Tommy-76]

These episodes are running on the Heroes and Icons Channel now. Early Sunday mornings. Optimum Channel 140 (a digital sub channel of WWOR)

[@lylarose2696]

Tom Strauss you guys in the states have way better channels than we do. You guys have the Heroes and Icon channel and we have the cottage channel. 😩 UGH

[@Classicrocker6119]

If this series could and should make a comeback I can only begin to imagine what capabilities and appearance a modern Black Beauty would possess!

[@bernhardwall6876]

We saw some of that with "Knight Rider," and I thought that was the most awesome car ever made. But that was the 1980's. A 21st-century Black Beauty would be even more mind-blowing than that.

[@bernhardwall6876]

In spite of the tragic ending to this story, Axford came out looking pretty good, figuring out all by himself who the firebug was. The Axford character in the old radio series and the movie serials, is hard to listen to. He was a swaggering, arrogant Irishman, a former cop who became a combination reporter/bodyguard for Britt Reid, even living in Reid's home for a while, without figuring out who Reid was. He said "Sufferin' snakes!" and "Holy crow!" a lot, and played more of a comic figure than this Axford was.

[@Jetsea]

It was tragic, Axford couldn't save his 'friend'. And that is VERY sad.

[@waderaney7]

Good one 😉

[@brettaxelson6163]

Even the villains watch is in sync to the second.

[@bobbell1922]

22:35 The supposedly unconscious Mike Axford noticeably flinches when the incendiary device goes off.

[@Brucev7]

Wende Wagner and Sharon Tate were friends, the two shared an apartment for a while. Peace

[@Tazzman225]

Brucev7----Van Williams and Adam West were friends too. I don't think lived together.

[@gerrydooley951]

@@Tazzman225 they didn't, it would've made Bruce jealous

[@davidhailstone7794]

Wende virtually gave up acting in 1969,it was said because of Sharon's murder. It affected her badly and she moved onto other things. There is a lot of baloney about how the murders caused a 'loss of innocence' in LA and all that crap. Most of those celebrities only cared about themselves and keeping quiet. But a few, mostly friends of Sharon, were terribly affected. Wende was one of those.

[@Brucev7]

@@davidhailstone7794 Thanx

[@lordbyron3603]

Bruce makes mince meat out of any guy ... no matter how big or strong he is.

[@nelsoncruz8191]

I didn't know actor Gerald O'Loughlin acted back in the 60's. He's best remembered for playing Lt. Ryker in the 70's TV series The Rookies.

[@LRM724]

The villain later became LT Ryker from the Rookies(1972-75)

[@jayjohnson1648]

I would love to see a reboot of the Green hornet. Keep the black beauty especially with the changing colors that was cool 😎 Jet li I would like to keep as Kato but please someone else to play Britt Reed, and the hornet

[@starsaberstudios7531]

Seriously, ben wade’s motivation is a bit complex, starting a few fires because he was forced into retirement by loss of his eye, so he can get the glory like he used to?

[@Jetsea]

Yes, and some people are that way. They used to get praise and they want to get it back SO BADLY.

[@dennisatkins9837]

The Green Hornet is speeding through Mayberry. Wonder where Barney is?

[@markhonerbaum6988]

Kato would never make that error, it's good the Hornet will come through.

[@tyrssen1]

Ever notice? All the stuff they put in their paper, and on the TV news, would never make it into the media now!

[@jorgecallico9177]

Only Wende's sweet, pointy titties at 6:47 would make the news shows today.

[@gerrydooley951]

@@jorgecallico9177 watch it, that's Miss Case you're talking about

[@kenw.1112]

Bruce Lee is what caused my interest in the green hornet.

[@calvinlweir2795]

Anyone know why the Black Beauty's licence plate is V194? I have always wondered.

[@MrRtoman]

no but why couldnt they run the plate and get the address

[@shibolinemress8913]

The Hornet was working with Gary Seven, Supervisor 194. 😉 🖖😃

[@ronjeffrey8641]

I always wondered how they even got played for Black Beauty or the Batmobile.... had to get strange looks at the D.M.V.

[@robertthomas5736]

They can and did change the license plate

[@howardkerr8174]

@ZoneFighter1 In the movie serials, Ms Case doesn't know that Britt Reed and Green Hornet are the same guy. I can't remember, but it might be that Mike Axeford does know, in the serials. Odd how they made little " tweeks " when moving from radio, to movie serial, to tv.

[@tomascontreras6141]

It should have lasted 5 to 7 seasons like walker Texas Ranger.

[@thequietestengine]

Looks like the arsonist drives a 1962 dodge dart

[@howardkerr8174]

Actually, at some point, nearly every bad guy drives that same car in this series...at least if you were an underling bad guy.

[@GathKingLeppbertI]

1st off, I knew it when he left the commissioner's office. 2nd. That's the Sergeant from the Rookies, which was a must watch for our family.

[@TheMorganMonroeShow]

Epic..

[@swayzietimpson2994]

Anyone else want to work for Britt Reed? I mean, if his employee didn’t show up for work, he goes to make sure he’s okay. That’s pretty awesome ngl

[@howardkerr8174]

When I was in the military, depending on how close we knew you lived to the base you ALWAYS got a "visit" from someone in the unit if you were 15/30 minutes late...provided we weren't super busy. Most military organizations keep close tabs on their people. Out of the military, when we wanted to make sure a VALUED employee was okay, we at least called when they didn't show up. It was one way you knew how important you were.

[@CHARGERDON55]

This is like the 3rd time this house has appeared in the series so far.

[@ronald3419]

It was the diamond cutter's home in Programmed to Kill and office and it was the Psychology Department outside which the professor was killed in Beautiful Dreamer.

[@Tazzman225]

Don Kurtz---That is how they save money. Reuse the set for another show but modify it a little. They hope you don't notice.

[@MrRtoman]

and the dodge car too

[@Old-Boy_BEbop]

its due to time and budget... every tv series does it.

[@Barefoot0Walker]

thank goodness axford didn’t utter his usual phrase: “that really burns me up”! something puzzles me about the beginning here. the phone to the warehouse certainly was connected to the switchboard rather than having its own line. how did the arsonist get to that in order to make the call, and how was he able to set the bomb without anyone noticing?

[@Hambone571]

Just one of many things one has to overlook when watching TV shows and movies. There are many errors or over-sites for the story to move along.

[@BisonAP]

@Tony: Let me get this straight, and don't get me wrong, I believe what you're saying, because these are brain dead, bean counting network execs we're talking about here...Bruce Lee was denied the role on Kung Fu because of his Chinese accent? Because they were concerned that American audiences wouldn't understand him? He sounded pretty damn clear and concise on "Longstreet", didn't he? This is incredulous! Just watched an episode of Green Hornet here and had no problem understanding Bruce at all. This show was without a doubt, better than Batman, but ABC was afraid that this show would eclipse the mystique of the Caped Crusader and steal most of its' viwership away. Too late, where I was concerned, once I saw this program, I cut Batman loose! The Green Hornet had better episodes, storylines and characterizations. Leave it to a clueless network like ABC to cancel it, that's what they do, get rid of very good shows and replace them with total garbage. The Green Hornet could and should have run for far longer than it did....I hope some network out there does a remake of the series for today's audiences, however challenging that's going to be...

[@tonywilliams602]

BisonAP Yes, Bruce Lee was denied the role on "Kung Fu" only because of his accent. Lee appeared on only a few episodes of "Longstreet", but Lee probably had more lines on "Longstreet" than the entire series of "The Green Hornet". I had no trouble understanding Lee giving martial arts instruction to the blind Longstreet portrayed by the late James Franciscus. Also, the premise of "Kung Fu" was Bruce Lee's. Lee pitched the idea to the network. You can imagine how hurt he was when the network executives denied him the lead role. Van Williams has said that "The Green Hornet" would have fared better as an hour-long show. I agree. "Batman" was a spoof of superheroes. "The Green Hornet" was not.

[@jessiejames7492]

in kung fu. they wantd a eurasian kind of look. they got david carradine ! how ridiculous. In fact bruce lee's mother is eurasian shes mixed.. I guess thats where he got his good looks from :)

[@lordbyron3603]

BisonAP It was the 60s .... racism was growing. Studio execs wouldn’t dare put a Chinaman in a lead role. What would the white folks of America think.!!! Instead, they put Asians in roles like butler, laundry man, gardener, a stool, and so on.

[@ronjeffrey8641]

Bruce Lee couldn't have pulled off the roll on "Kung Fu"... the character of Cain although he could and would fight when pushed too far he was first and foremost a pacifist. In Lee's original concept for "Kung Fu", he titled the show "The Warior"... his characterization of Cain would most likely have portrayed him with an arrogant swagger that be far from what David Caridean brought to the roll Bruce Lee was never able to play humble, just picture his take on the interplay with the student in the beginning of "Enter the dragon" To be honest Bruce Lee could only really play Bruce Lee.

[@lylarose2696]

BisonAP the television execs were and are racist.

[@ponekingpetch3595]

The Great Judo Gene Le Bell in the silver outfit clobbered again by Bruce and then incinerated.

[@alexphillips4644]

It wasn't the last time The Green Hornet fought against an arsonist. In the early 1990s, NOW Comics published a lot of Green Hornet comic books until 1994. Among them, there was a tale reminiscent of this particular episode against a man called Inferno.

[@Hambone571]

I wish this would become available on DVD or Blu-ray. OTHER THAN THE CHEAP CRAP KNOCKOFF/RIPOFFS.

[@daviddupper9728]

Gerald S O'Laughlin from the Rookies!!

[@robertthomas5736]

The Adventures of The Green Hornet and Kato,Starring Van Williams and Bruce Lee

[@brettaxelson6163]

That look is hilarious at 2:09

[@MimiChantler]

Again, ty, this is so fanfuckingtastic, Van and Bruce were so awesome, 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertthomas5736]

Meanwhile, at The Office's of The The Daily Sentinel

[@dewarnreed7926]

It's REALLY 😂 cause BATMAN was comic while GREEN HORNET was serious now the roles have change I think another Green Hornet movie and make the BLACK BEAUTY a Dodge charger with black wheels now who would think would be GREAT in casting ??

[@mikeoak5289]

cool cars

[@robertthomas5736]

It's The Green Hornet and Kato,in The Black Beauty

[@yuribruce3864]

💓

[@dfiddleb]

The arsonist's name was 'Ben Wade'. There's a British pipe company with that name -- coincidence?

[@josephfinnegan151]

Green Hornet: Episode 26. (News Note: This is the Final Episode in this short lived series). Season 1. Episode 26. "Hornet and the Firefly". Friday, February 24 - 2023.

[@robertthomas5736]

Wende Wagner As Lenore Case,The Green Hornet's Secretary

[@grantorino2325]

God rest her beautiful soul. As a side note, I *really* wish that girls still wore skirts everyday.

[@howardkerr8174]

In the movie serials, Ms Case doesn't know that Britt Reed and the Green Hornet are 1 and the same. However, she thinks that everyone is mis-judging the Green Hornet, that he is really a good guy.

[@darnellmitchell9357]

I grew up watching The Green hornet beautiful show but how come every time everybody is driving there's no traffic on the road I don't get it

[@mikekifer1665]

Half hour episodes… wonder if they’d pull off hour long episodes

[@blazerocker1734]

0:03 - Clearly a time of day within a couple hours of 12 noon. 0:05 - About the same time judging by the shadows. 0:11 -"I make it three minutes to midnight." F'n where!?! Moscow?

[@JamshedSoomro-zx9pl]

same here😮

[@sammanalili9811]

mike looked like a little bit of john Wayne ,and sounds like a little bit too ! am I the only who noticed?

[@JamshedSoomro-zx9pl]

i know but little bit⛺

[@CubanPete1990]

So this was the last episode of the green hornet but untill then it was Cancel because Bruce lee what's to hade his own tv show call'ed Kung fu.

[@tonywilliams602]

CubanPete1990 Bruce Lee was considered for the role, but network executives felt American audiences would have trouble understanding him. Lee was deeply disappointed. This was not the last episode of "The Green Hornet". "Invasion from Outer Space was a two-part program and the end of the series.

[@blkpanther11]

Tony Williams Thank you For The Info I Wished These Were On Blu Ray

[@davidchan9632]

the book mentioned that this was the last episode. I've read in other books that the invasion from outer space part 2 was the last episode. anyway I still miss those days. just wished THE GREEN HORNET lasted for several more seasons like BATMAN.

[@jessiejames7492]

@@tonywilliams602 just a lying excuse. inthose days racial biasness were still very strong esp in hollywood

[@gerrydooley951]

don't know what you said but I'm pretty sure you're wrong

[@jaceyneubauer6522]

Mikes friends are typically dirty

[@nigelwade892]

Please can somebody make a proper green hornet on the level of current Batman 😊😊

[@garyeisenberg4251]

It will always be the guy who made Batman show and try green hornet which was only 13 shows oh yeh

[@JamshedSoomro-zx9pl]

use enough ⌚⏳⏰🌠

[@jarretstroud1842]

19:56

[@JamshedSoomro-zx9pl]

alpha bravo charlie Adam 🚄🚅🚔🚍🖼

[@ricardokim544]

Bruce lee, tresure

[@tomascontreras6141]

This series was canceled because of white prejudice people

[@JamshedSoomro-zx9pl]

allah know's 9:45 9:51 st time in be😮⚓

[@ankitsahu7616]

this makes green hornet the worst makes batman tv series the best tv series all the time