Captain Nice 6r2p28

1967

Captain Nice 6r2p28

6.9 | en | 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 flew (he feared heights) in his tattered leotards, fighting bad guys because his mother told him to do so.

EP1 The Man Who Flies Like a Pigeon

Jan. 09,1967

Every hero has to have an origin story and this is that of Captain Nice! Meek, mild-mannered police chemist Carter Nash creates a formula that grants extraordinary powers to whomever drinks it. It is not his original intention to drink it himself. He is a shy and unassuming man and prefers to have someone else take on the burden of being a hero. But his attempts to give it to the Mayor of the city are rejected (the Mayor completely misunderstands what the formula does and is in the middle of a crisis: the villain 'Chameleon' recently escaped). Rejected, Carter returns to his lab. But events will not allow Carter the anonymity he desires and soon he'll be forced to take the potion and be transformed into the City's first Super Hero: Captain Nice!

EP2 How Sheik Can You Get?

Jan. 16,1967

Captain Nice helps rescue a woman from Sheik Abdul.

EP3 That Thing

Jan. 23,1967

Caterpillar develops a ravenous appetite and super powers when it accidentally drinks Nice's secret formula.

EP4 That Was the Bridge that Was

Feb. 06,1967

Carter searches for con artists who built a faulty bridge and kidnapped Mayor Finley.

EP5 The Man With Three Blue Eyes

Feb. 20,1967

A mentalist is kidnapped by thugs who think he can find a fortune in stolen money.

EP6 Is Big Town Burning?

Feb. 27,1967

Carter risks being unmasked as Captain Nice in order to reveal the identity of an arsonist.

EP7 Don't Take Any Wooden Indians

Mar. 06,1967

Captain Nice prevents a disgruntled explorer from murdering his benefactor.

EP8 That's What Mothers Are For

Mar. 13,1967

Carter is dismissed in an economy move and Mrs. Nash retaliates by stealing his costume.

EP9 Whatever Lola Wants

Mar. 20,1967

While trying to stop a jailbreak, Captain Nice is slipped a pill that makes him appear intoxicated.

EP10 Who's Afraid of Amanda Woolf?

Mar. 27,1967

Captain Nice breaks up a potential massacre, so in retaliation, the gang invades the Nash home.

EP11 The Week They Stole Payday

Apr. 03,1967

Carter discovers that the Bigtown payroll has been replaced with counterfeit money.

EP12 Tastes Okay But Something's Missing

Apr. 10,1967

Carter Nash lacks the secret formula he needs to turn into Captain Nice in order to prevent a robbery.

EP13 May I Have the Last Dance

Apr. 17,1967

Carter and Sergeant Kane are captured by fur thieves.

EP14 One Rotten Apple

Apr. 24,1967

A nightclub owner (played by Bob Newhart) must be protected from potential killers.

EP15 Beware of Hidden Prophets

May. 01,1967

Carter is fired when a quack mentalist predicts a criminal will escape from jail.

6.9 | en | Sci-Fi | More Info

Released: 1967-01-09 | Released Producted By: NBC , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Buck Henry

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William Daniels

as Carter Nash

Her Alibi

Alice Ghostley

as Mrs. Nash

Small Wonder

Ann Prentiss

as Candy Kane

Any Wednesday

Liam Dunn

as Mayor Finney

The Bank Shot

Bill Zuckert

as Chief Segal

Seems Like Old Times

Byron Foulger

as Mr. Nash

Devil's Partner

Buck Henry

Executive Producer

Jay Sandrich

Producer

Vic Mizzy

Original Music Composer

Captain Nice Audience Reviews 5c24a

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Bereamic Awesome Movie

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

John Wayne Peel 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 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 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.

Patrick King I was in 8th grade and watched this show and two others ("Run, Buddy, Run" -- starring Jack Sheldon-- and "Mr. Terrific" -- with Stephen Strimpell) religiously. No one of these shows lasted more than a season and I was very disappointed at such short runs for these three shows. Because they were all so short-lived, I suspect we will never get the opportunity to see them in syndication. But I keep hoping. They were all hilarious. My favorite moment in "Captain Nice" occurs in the episode where Carter Nash (a.k.a. Captain Nice -- i.e. William Daniels) and his girlfriend, Sergeant Candy Kane (i.e. Ann Prentiss) are charged with guarding Bob Newhart, who is playing a very conceited nightclub owner. Sergeant Kane knocks Bob Newhart to the floor, out of the way of a falling light fixture and saves his life; immediately thereafter she asks him, "Are you all right?" He responds, in great Bob Newhart deadpan, "All right? I'm darn near perfect!" I couldn't stop laughing. I still can't.

H Lime-2 I liked it AND I owned a copy of the novelization of the series!!! The show was definitely better than the book, but I very little of either of them. I did like the uniform that Captain Nice wore &, being only seven years old, I'm not sure that I understood that it was all a joke.

Snecko I saw this show when I was ten years old. I was a Batman TV show fan, and this new one was also a spoof on the superhero genre. I thought it was hilarious! Hey, I was ten...I especially liked the little touches like the hero's father, whose face was never seen because he was constantly reading the newspaper at the breakfast table. When the son went to work in the morning, the father would return his "goodbye" without looking up from the paper, oblivious to his son's true identity. Lots of people can identify with that off-hand commentary on absentee fathers. So, it did have some (albeit minor) social messages.Shows like this (see also Mr. Terrific from the same year) were ahead of their time, and therefore unpopular. Recent superhero spoofs like "The Tick", which I have never seen but heard about, I believe have forebears going back at least 15-30 years. These previous shows would include "The Greatest American Hero" in the '80s.