The Green Hornet (TV series)

For the main character, see Green Hornet.
The Green Hornet
Genre
Created by
Directed by
Starring
Narrated byWilliam Dozier
Theme music composerNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Opening theme"Flight of the Bumblebee", arranged by Billy May
conducted by Lionel Newman
performed by Al Hirt
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1[1]
No. of episodes26[2] (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producerWilliam Dozier
Producers
  • Richard M. Bluel (23 episodes)
  • Stanley Shpetner (2 episodes)
Cinematography
  • Jack Marta
  • Carl Guthrie
  • Charles Clarke
Editors
  • Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
  • Noel Scott
Running time30 min.
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1966 (1966-09-09) –
March 17, 1967 (1967-03-17)
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The Green Hornet is an American action television series broadcast on ABC during the 1966–1967 television season, starring Van Williams as the Green Hornet/Britt Reid and Bruce Lee as Kato. It was produced and narrated by William Dozier, and filmed by 20th Century-Fox.

The single-season series premiered September 9, 1966, and ran through March 17, 1967, lasting 26 episodes; ABC repeated the series after its cancellation by the network, until July 14, 1967, when The Green Hornet had its last broadcast on network television.[3] With the later success of Lee as a premiere star of the martial arts film genre, the series has become a cult favorite.

The Van Williams–Bruce Lee The Green Hornet remains unavailable for home video because of licensing issues. 20th Century-Fox has always had the broadcast rights, so the series can be shown today on broadcast and cable television. The non-television rights were controlled by the owner of the character, George W. Trendle (as licensing agent The Green Hornet, Inc.); this entity survived Trendle's death in 1972 and still functions today.

  1. ^ Lidz, Franz (January 7, 2011). "Float Like a Franchise, Sting Like a..." The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Boucher, Geoff (July 23, 2010). "Getting 'The Green Hornet' off the ground". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 561. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved May 31, 2024.