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I recall watching green hornet in early '66 just months before I got drafted to the military in july 1966. So the reputed release date of September is incorrect
A logo and a few screencaps would be good... Brit Reid, Kato, Kato as Black Mask, Green Hornet, and Black Beauty should exist as images. 76.66.197.17 (talk) 11:55, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
There were two movies cut from this series that deserve mention in the article, but I don't have a solidly accurate description to cite. The James Van Hise book and the Will Murray/Van Williams magazine interview both already cited in the article on other points bring them up. Van Hise initially states (correctly) that there were two, but for the rest of that discussion deals only in the singular, combining known aspects of both films (I have bootleg videos of both) for the remainder of his account. Neither Williams nor Murray seems to be aware of the second. The actual data is:
1. The Green Hornet (1974), combining four episodes, with Lee fight footage from others edited into them (although not as randomly as Van Hise reports). The episodes:
2. The Fury of the Dragon (1976), which does appear to have been thrown together at random.
The first played for about one week in US theaters and got a similarly brief VHS release on the Video Treasures label in 1994, but the other has been seen here only via the bootleg video market. Does anybody have good sources that get all this right? --Tbrittreid (talk) 21:33, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
There seems to be some disagreement as to the make and model of the customized car used as the Black Beauty. Many sites assert that the car is a "Chrysler Imperial." However, Wikipedia's own article at Imperial (automobile) correctly states that Imperial was a separate brand from Chrysler in 1966. Chrysler's top models in 1966 were the 300, the New Yorker and the Newport. Since Imperial was indeed a Chrysler model prior to 1955, the mistake is an easy one and most people incorrectly refer to the Imperials of this period as "Chrysler Imperials," much like Continentals in the late 1950s were not "Lincoln Continentals" but a separate brand as well; see Continental Mark II. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 05:52, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
I am ignoring point two because it does not apply. Jeffries is wrong about the name of the car, period. I have provided several verifiable and accurate sources as to the proper name, including Automobile magazine. Chrysler Corporation built the car, but they did not brand it as a Chrysler. It is an Imperial. I owned an Imperial, for heaven's sake. I will also give you one more bit of friendly advice: Please do not ever suggest to me or any other user in good standing that "they can go somewhere else." That said, if you insist on continuing with your violations of WP:CIVIL, I will have no choice but to block you. Please don't let it come to that.
Is there an explanation for Black Beauty's license plate, V194? Klausner (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:58, 12 January 2011 (UTC).
Someone removed this from the article because it was unsourced, but I donm't want it to be lost, so I'm p;utting it here until someone can find a source:
The TV series employed an audio device from the radio show. In its era, the engines of cheaper cars made a lot of noise; the expensive Pierce-Arrow was reputed to be extremely quiet. So, when the Green Hornet said, "rig for silent running," the hornet-like buzz on the radio show was turned off and the listener was left to imagine that the car really was silent. On TV, the car sounded like a modern car, but the noise was removed from the soundtrack after this command.
Woknam66 talk James Bond 05:46, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
Unfortunately, the assertion that the Batman TV series treated the Green Hornet as real isn't quite true. There is an episode where Bruce sits down in he study, gestures to the television set and says, "It's time for 'The Green Hornet'. But, before they can actually start watching the episode, The Joker breaks into regularly scheduled programming (presumably across the board), to taunt Batman with a clue about his next crime. (I THINK it's "The Practical Joker/The Joker's Provokers") After making his boast, the station returns to TGH, but we only HEAR the "Hornet 'buzz'" sound effect -- the one used to change scenes in conjunction with the "Hornet seal" growing larger and then smaller on the screen, ala the "Bat-whirl" scene change effect -- before Bruce turns the set off and stating that he and Dick need to "provide him (The Joker) with some action." (I won't edit the main article until I can verify it personally.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Midknightryder13 (talk • contribs) 20:22, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
Abbythecat (talk) 02:48, 22 February 2015 (UTC)Yup, that's in THE IMPRACTICAL JOKER, just as you described. AbbythecatAbbythecat (talk) 02:48, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
Abbythecat (talk) 23:31, 8 August 2014 (UTC)Maybe someone should mention how HORNET connects to THE LONE RANGER. In the old RANGER TV series, Ranger was John Reid, his brother Daniel Reid, and the Ranger's nephew (Dan's son) was Dan Reid. Dan grew up and Brit was his son. In the HORNET TV series, they never specifically mention this, but Hornet's last name is still Reid (can't be a coincidence, obviously meant as a continuation of the RANGER TV series). This connection was made on radio. I'm guessing it would hold true on TV. Anyone's thoughts...? AbbythecatAbbythecat (talk) 23:31, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
I think there should be information re. the show's reception, audience numbers, reviews by critics and mention of what series it was up against on the other major networks (CBS and NBC). Phantom in ca (talk) 04:35, 17 August 2019 (UTC)