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Captain Nice

  • TV Series
  • 19671967
  • 30m
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6.9/10
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William Daniels and Ann Prentiss in Captain Nice (1967)
  • Comedy
Carter Nash was a chemist in a police department who discovered a liquid which could turn him into Captain Nice, an odd sort of superhero: very shy and dominated by his mother. Captain Nice ... Read allCarter Nash was a chemist in a police department who discovered a liquid which could turn him into Captain Nice, an odd sort of superhero: very shy and dominated by his mother. Captain Nice flew (he feared heights) in his tattered leotards, fighting badguys because his mother tol... Read allCarter Nash was a chemist in a police department who discovered a liquid which could turn him into Captain Nice, an odd sort of superhero: very shy and dominated by his mother. Captain Nice flew (he feared heights) in his tattered leotards, fighting badguys because his mother told him to do so.
IMDb RATING
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  • Creator
    • Buck Henry
  • Stars
    • William Daniels
    • Alice Ghostley
    • Ann Prentiss
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  • Creator
    • Buck Henry
  • Stars
    • William Daniels
    • Alice Ghostley
    • Ann Prentiss
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    William Daniels
    William Daniels
    • Carter Nashas Carter Nash…
    15 episodes15 eps • 1967
    Alice Ghostley
    Alice Ghostley
    • Mrs. Nashas Mrs. Nash
    15 episodes15 eps • 1967
    Ann Prentiss
    Ann Prentiss
    • Sgt. Candy Kaneas Sgt. Candy Kane
    13 episodes13 eps • 1967
    Liam Dunn
    Liam Dunn
    • Mayor Finneyas Mayor Finney
    9 episodes9 eps • 1967
    Bill Zuckert
    Bill Zuckert
    • Chief Segalas Chief Segal
    9 episodes9 eps • 1967
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Mr. Nashas Mr. Nash
    7 episodes7 eps • 1967
    John Dehner
    John Dehner
    • Medulaas Medula
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Joe Flynn
    Joe Flynn
    • Dr. John Edgarsas Dr. John Edgars
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Joseph V. Perry
    Joseph V. Perry
    • Lunaas Luna
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Edward Binns
    Edward Binns
    • Al Spenceras Al Spencer
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Kelton Garwood
    • Gregory Omnusas Gregory Omnus
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Johnny Haymer
    Johnny Haymer
    • Dr. Von Keppelas Dr. Von Keppel
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    James Lanphier
    James Lanphier
    • Ibidas Ibid
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Marilyn Lovell
    • Miss Devineas Miss Devine
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Simon Oakland
    Simon Oakland
    • Harry Housemanas Harry Houseman
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Barbara Stuart
    Barbara Stuart
    • Lolaas Lola
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Ben Wright
    Ben Wright
    • Stevensas Stevens
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Dennis Cross
    • Larkinas Larkin
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
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      • Buck Henry
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    Carter Nash was a chemist in a police department who discovered a liquid which could turn him into Captain Nice, an odd sort of superhero: very shy and dominated by his mother. Captain Nice flew (he feared heights) in his tattered leotards, fighting badguys because his mother told him to do so. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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    • Trivia
      The whole Clark Kent/Lois Lane/Superman dynamic is altered in this series. In the Superman stories, Lois Lane is generally in love with Supeman, and is most often uninterested in the nerdy Clark Kent. However, Sgt. Candy Cane is in love with Carter Nash, the nerdy chemist, and is pointedly uninterested in the powerful superhero: Captain Nice.
    • Goofs
      Alice Ghostly plays Mrs. Nash, Carter's mother. In real life, she was only 4 years older than William Daniels, who plays Carter.
    • Quotes

      Mayor Finney: General, do you think you'll be able to stop it?

      General Rock Ravage: Do you want a straight answer without any hedging?

      Mayor Finney: [swallows hard] Yes.

      General Rock Ravage: Maybe, maybe not.

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    A quirky, silly but fun series from the late sixties.
    I enjoyed this series. Of course, I was eleven years old when it originally aired, which is about the age the series was obviously aimed at. It wasn't meant to be high-class t.v. It was meant to entertain kids, primarily.

    This was the silver age of comic books and the original Batman t.v. series starring Adam West and Burt Ward had been airing for a year or so. The Green Hornet, starring Van Williams and Bruce Lee, was airing around this time as well. Captain Nice was poking fun at the superhero genre (in the spirit of the Underdog animated series, perhaps?) for which Batman and The Green Hornet were not necessarily new contenders ( by consideration the Superman series from the fifties which starred George Reeves), but were certainly the reigning kings during the time.

    Captain Nice, in his alter-ego, was a bespectacled nebish-like chemist named Carter Nash who had accidentally stumbled on to a serum that gave him super powers.

    Nash was played by William Daniels (Saint Elsewhere's Dr. Mark Craig, Boy Meets World's Mr. Feeney, and the voice of "K.I.T.T." from Knight Rider). Much like The Greatest American Hero, Nice wasn't able to manage his powers well, due to the fact he didn't like flying (heights scared him - Nice's "Kryptonite," perhaps?).

    His mother, played by Alice Ghostly (Bernice Clifton from Designing Women), sewed his costume from bedsheets (he wore canvas high top tennis shoes for footwear). Ghostly antagonized Carter, who still lived at home, by her constant worry over him.

    You never saw his Dad. His Dad was always hid behind his newspaper.

    Ann Prentiss (Paula Prentiss' sister - who later got into trouble with the law) played Nice's police contact, Sergent Candy Kane, a wide-eyed brunette and quasi-equivalent of Lois Lane to Superman. The sexual tension between Nice and Kane was, well... not very tense.

    The fun of the show was when Nice finally triumphed after puzzling over all types of difficulties in apprehending whatever baddie happened to be committing the crime during the show that week. Kind of like whenever Barney Fife actually apprehended a bad guy on The Andy Griffith Show.

    Particularly fun were the flying scenes in which Captain Nice's billowy Rayon cape fluttered around him as he appeared nauseous.

    Personally, I loved the theme song - corny and much in the flavor the theme song from Car 54 Where Are You? It featured an annoying Brooklyn accented man repeating the world "Nice" (as in Captain Nice) several times at the end.

    The series only lasted a short while - 15 episodes. I was seriously bummed out when it was canceled. It is largely forgotten today.

    The series was produced by Buck Henry who also produced Get Smart. The series died because, I believe, adults just didn't get it. They might have tuned in for an episode or two, however, it just didn't have the long term appeal it needed to pull in adults.

    Kids like myself got it. It was intended to be hokey. How many shows such as Gilligan's Island and the Munsters, which were also intended to be hokey, made it and Captain Nice didn't remains to be pondered. Although DVD's may be found of the series on the internet (reportedly copied from VHS recordings from the time - although, home VHS recorders were not available then), I heartily wish the series would be released in DVD - if not purely for the sake that it was an odd and unusual show that, I believe, should be remembered.
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    • Release date
      • January 9, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das Geheimnis der blauen Tropfen
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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