Carter Nash discovered a liquid that could turn him into Captain Nice, a very shy superhero dominated by his mother.Carter Nash discovered a liquid that could turn him into Captain Nice, a very shy superhero dominated by his mother.Carter Nash discovered a liquid that could turn him into Captain Nice, a very shy superhero dominated by his mother.
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- TriviaThe origin of the name "Captain Nice:" When Carter Nash is first discovered as a "superhero", he has a belt engraved with his initials, "CN". A passer-by asks him what the "CN" stands for and, not wanting to give his real name, he comes up with, "Captain . . . Nice."
- GoofsAlice Ghostly plays Mrs. Nash, Carter's mother. In real life, she was only 4 years older than William Daniels, who plays Carter.
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Dr. Von Keppel: I am a scientist, and if it's one thing I don't joke about, it's caterpillars!
- Alternate versionsThe show was issued on DVD in Germany (first as a stand-alone, then double-packaged with Mr. Terrific (1967)), but the episodes run 10 minutes short of their original 24 minute running time, and there's no option for English audio.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ayer Nomás: Batman (2021)
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My first exposure to the great William Daniels
I was about 16 when the show premiered and already a fan of comic book superheroes and comedy, so I HAD to watch this show. And I LOVED it. A shame it only ran one season.
What I also remember that in the promotion of the show, there was this great comic book art poster drawn by the legendary Jack Kirby of Marvel Comics fame but I only saw it on TV. I would love to own a copy of it if it exists anywhere.
One of the things I remember was a running gag used by the writers. The Commissioner (played by Liam Dunn, a thin balding older man, famous for being a comic foil in many Mel Brooks films) would say something like, "Don't tell me the bank was robbed again" to which the chief would echo the words, "The bank was robbed again." Then Dunn would say with great exasperation. "I asked you not to tell me that." It still makes me laugh today. Even fellow schoolmates would echo this gag.
With great comic talent like Alice Ghostly and Liam Dunn as backup, and on the heels of the ultra campy Batman series (which I hated at the time for making a mockery of a great comic book hero) it should have been a huge hit.
The public! Go figure.
What I also remember that in the promotion of the show, there was this great comic book art poster drawn by the legendary Jack Kirby of Marvel Comics fame but I only saw it on TV. I would love to own a copy of it if it exists anywhere.
One of the things I remember was a running gag used by the writers. The Commissioner (played by Liam Dunn, a thin balding older man, famous for being a comic foil in many Mel Brooks films) would say something like, "Don't tell me the bank was robbed again" to which the chief would echo the words, "The bank was robbed again." Then Dunn would say with great exasperation. "I asked you not to tell me that." It still makes me laugh today. Even fellow schoolmates would echo this gag.
With great comic talent like Alice Ghostly and Liam Dunn as backup, and on the heels of the ultra campy Batman series (which I hated at the time for making a mockery of a great comic book hero) it should have been a huge hit.
The public! Go figure.
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