Crime fighting heroes of television : over 10,000 facts from 151 shows, 1949-2001 / Vincent Terrace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Terrace, Vincent, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Action and adventure television programs--United States--Catalogs.

Action and adventure television programs.

United States.

Crime on television.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

vii, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2002]

Summary:

Superheroes and characters who fight crime by extraordinary means have populated the television airwaves from the beginning. This broad-ranging reference contains a trove of information on shows featuring such characters as Superman and Black Scorpion to programs like The A-Team and Knight Rider. Regular police and detective shows have been excluded. Alphabetical entries on 125 network, cable and syndicated series broadcast from 1949 to 2001, plus 26 pilot films, deliver information about story premises, characters, and myriad elements that add flavor and interest to the shows, as well as cast listings and broadcast data. A handy index of performers is included as well as appendices listing the crime fighting superheroes and machines that appear in the programs.

Contents:

The A-Team 5

Acapulco H.E.A.T. 7

The Adventures of Sinbad 8

The Adventures of Superboy (pilot) 10

The Adventures of Superman 10

The Adventures of Superpup (pilot) 13

Airwolf 13

Alias 15

The Amazing Spider-Man 16

Angel 17

Automan 19

The Avengers 20

Batgirl (pilot) 23

Batman 23

BeastMaster 26

The Bionic Woman 29

Black Scorpion 30

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 33

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer 34

Captain America (pilot) 40

Captain Midnight 40

Captain Nice 41

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 43

Captain Video and His Video Rangers 45

C.A.T. Squad (pilot) 47

Chameleon in Blue (pilot) 48

The Champions 48

Charmed 49

Cleopatra 2525 53

Command 5 (pilot) 54

Commando Cody, Sky Marshal of the Universe 55

Conan 56

Condor (pilot) 56

Dangerous Curves 57

Dare Devil (pilot) 58

Dark Angel 58

Dark Avenger (pilot) 61

Dark Justice 61

The Dragon (pilot) 62

The Dream Team 63

18 Wheels of Justice 64

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl 65

Exo-Man 65

The Flash 66

Flash Gordon 67

Forever Knight 68

Freedom 69

The Gemini Man 70

Generation X (pilot) 71

Ghost Writer 71

The Great Merlini (pilot) 73

The Greatest American Hero 73

The Green Hornet 75

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 77

Here Comes Tobor (pilot) 79

Highlander 79

Highlander: The Raven 81

The Highwayman 82

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Series 83

Human Target 85

Hunter (1968) 86

I-Man (pilot) 86

I Spy 87

The Immortal 87

The Infiltrator (pilot) 89

Invincible (pilot) 90

The Invisible Avenger (pilot) 90

The Invisible Man (1958) 91

The Invisible Man (1975) 92

The Invisible Man (2000) 93

The Invisible Woman (pilot) 94

Isis 95

It Takes a Thief 96

Jack of All Trades 96

Jane 97

Kimbar of the Jungle (pilot) 98

Knight Rider 99

Kung Fu 101

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 102

La Femme Nikita 103

Level 9 106

Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 107

The Lone Gunmen 109

The Lone Ranger 111

Los Luchadores (The Wrestlers) 113

The Magician 114

Mandrake (pilot) 114

Manimal 115

Mann and Machine 116

M.A.N.T.I.S. 117

The Master 118

The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 119

Mr. Terrific 122

Model by Day (pilot) 124

Modesty Blaise (pilot) 124

Mutant X 124

My Secret Identity 126

The New Avengers 127

The New Ghost Writer Mysteries 128

NightMan 129

Once a Hero 130

The Others 132

The Owl (pilot) 133

The Phantom (pilot) 133

Poltergeist: The Legacy 133

Probe 135

Profiler 135

The Queen of Swords 137

Relic Hunter 139

RoboCop 140

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger 141

Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers 142

Sable 143

The Saint 143

Scarecrow and Mrs. King 144

The Seal (pilot) 146

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne 147

Secret Agent Man 148

The Secret World of Alex Mack 149

The Sentinel 152

Shazam! 153

Sheena 154

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle 155

The Six Million Dollar Man 156

Smallville 158

Space Patrol 160

Special Unit 2 162

Stingray 163

Street Hawk 164

Super Force 165

The Super Human Samurai Syber Squad 166

Superboy 167

Tarzan 169

Team Knight Rider 170

Thieves 172

Things That Go Bump (pilot) 173

Thor (pilot) 174

The Tick 174

Time Traxx 176

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 179

Tracker 181

Ultraman 183

V.I.P. 185

Viper 188

V.R. Troopers 190

The Wild Wild West 191

Witchblade 193

Wonder Woman 195

Wonderbug 199

Xena: Warrior Princess 199

Zorro 202

Appendix A Superheroes by Name 207

Appendix B Superheroes by Mortal Name 208

Appendix C Crime Fighting Machines by Show 210.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0786413956

OCLC:

50424782