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Captain Midnight

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  • 1954–19581954–1958
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
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Richard Webb in Captain Midnight (1954)
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In this exciting 15 chapter adventure, Ivan Shark is after a secret range finder that will enable his bombers to engage in a furious reign of terror and Captain Midnight is called upon to st... Read allIn this exciting 15 chapter adventure, Ivan Shark is after a secret range finder that will enable his bombers to engage in a furious reign of terror and Captain Midnight is called upon to stop him.In this exciting 15 chapter adventure, Ivan Shark is after a secret range finder that will enable his bombers to engage in a furious reign of terror and Captain Midnight is called upon to stop him.
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  • Stars
    • Richard Webb
    • Sid Melton
    • Olan Soule
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    • Richard Webb
    • Sid Melton
    • Olan Soule
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    Richard Webb
    Richard Webb
    • Captain Midnightas Captain Midnight
    40 episodes40 eps • 1954–1956
    Sid Melton
    Sid Melton
    • Ichabod 'Ikky' Muddas Ichabod 'Ikky' Mudd…
    31 episodes31 eps • 1954–1956
    Olan Soule
    Olan Soule
    • Aristotle 'Tut' Jonesas Aristotle 'Tut' Jones
    29 episodes29 eps • 1954–1956
    Henry Rowland
    Henry Rowland
    • Ilenkaas Ilenka…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1954–1955
    Harry Lauter
    Harry Lauter
    • Krauseas Krause…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1954
    Don C. Harvey
    Don C. Harvey
    • Bartas Bart…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1954–1955
    Baynes Barron
    Baynes Barron
    • Ditmarsas Ditmars…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1954–1955
    Mel Welles
    Mel Welles
    • Dr. Morellias Dr. Morelli…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1954–1955
    Harold Dyrenforth
    • Kovacas Kovac…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1954–1955
    Tom Nolan
    Tom Nolan
    • Jimmy Gibsonas Jimmy Gibson…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1954–1956
    George Eldredge
    George Eldredge
    • Dr. Hamiltonas Dr. Hamilton…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1954–1955
    David Colmans
    • Jefferson Bishopas Jefferson Bishop…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1954–1955
    Leonard Bremen
    Leonard Bremen
    • Pete Hardyas Pete Hardy…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1954–1955
    William Fawcett
    William Fawcett
    • Clemas Clem…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1954–1955
    Peter Brocco
    Peter Brocco
    • Landruas Landru…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1954–1955
    Zon Murray
    Zon Murray
    • Rickeras Ricker…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1954
    Bobker Ben Ali
    • Kalyan Singhas Kalyan Singh…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1955–1956
    Greta Granstedt
    Greta Granstedt
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    2 episodes2 eps • 1955
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    Captain Midnight was a daring, jut-jawed war hero who led a mysterious government group known as the Secret Squadron. Midnight, his comic sidekick Icky, and the rest of the Squadron traveled around the globe stomping out evil. When the show went into syndication, Midnight's name became Jet Jackson, and the show's title was changed. —Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
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      The series' title was changed to "Jet Jackson, Flying Commando" because the program went into syndication after its initial two-year run but the ex-sponsor (Ovaltine) still owned the rights to the "Captain Midnight" title. Soundtrack references to "Captain Midnight" were overdubbed.
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      A common mistake. Many people believe it was a "decoder ring" connected with the show, but it actually was a "decoder badge" that you use to solve the secret message. There were no "decoder rings". Even for the "Little Orphan Annie" radio show it was a "decoder badge". It's believed that the idea that it was a ring originated from a line that Laura Petrie (Mary Tyler Moore) says in The Man from My Uncle (1966); "Rob playing with his decoder ring!"
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      Announcer: On a mountaintop, high above a large city, stands the headquarters of a man devoted to the cause of freedom and justice... a war hero who has never stopped fighting against his country's enemies... a private citizen who is dedicating his life to the struggle against evil men everywhere... CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT!

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    One of the heroes of my youth.-
    One of my favorite shows from my youth, in the 1980s I was bought some tapes of it, watching them took me back 30 years. I note the plane was the Doulgas Skyrocket, not the Bell X-1, even as a 5-7 year old I recognized it. I have an older brother who built a model of it, and we had a neighbor who was a pilot and knew the various aircraft. No, I never did get my decoder ring, the show premiered in September, 1954, I had just turned 5, that was a little above my head. And yes I was puzzled when I few years later I saw an episode of "Jet Jackson" and was puzzled as to why the program I knew as "Captain Midnight" was being aired under another name. Richard Webb said that was the strangest syndication deal in TV. The programs hold up, like most quality children's entertainment, it tries to introduce its young viewers to adult (in the older sense of that word) concepts, in my favorite episode "The Secret Room" the Captain plays along with a phony medium, telling Ikky "He's a crook. And a very clever one. I want to find out what he's really up to."
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    • Release date
      • September 4, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jet Jackson
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Screen Gems Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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