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词条 Captain Nice
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  1. Plot

  2. Production

  3. Episode list

  4. DVD Release

  5. External links

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| caption = Captain Nice, from the only issue of his 1967 Gold Key comic book
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| genre = Comedy
| creator = Buck Henry
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| starring = William Daniels
Alice Ghostley
Ann Prentiss
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| theme_music_composer = Vic Mizzy
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| composer = Vic Mizzy
Jerry Fielding
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 15
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| executive_producer = Buck Henry
| producer = Jay Sandrich
| editor =
| location = Paramount Studios
| cinematography = W. Wallace Kelley
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = NBC Productions
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| channel = NBC
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| first_aired = 9 January 1967
| last_aired = 28 August 1967
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Captain Nice was an American comedy TV series that ran from 9 January 1967 to 28 August 1967, Monday nights at 8:30 pm EST on NBC. A similar series on CBS, Mr. Terrific, also aired on Monday nights that season in the 8 pm EST time slot. Reruns aired on Ha! (Comedy Central) in 1991.

Plot

Riding the tide of the camp superhero craze of the 1960s, the show's premise involved police chemist Carter Nash (William Daniels), a mild-mannered mama's boy who discovered a secret formula that, when taken, transformed him in an explosive burst of smoke into Captain Nice.

Captain Nice didn't behave much differently from Carter. In fact, the Captain ran around in a white, red, and blue pajamas, complete with cape, lovingly sewn by his domineering mother who had basically bullied him into his crime-fighting career. He called himself "Captain Nice" in his first appearance when a bystander asked him who he was: his belt buckle was monogrammed "CN," and later Nash admitted, "It was all I could think of!" On that occasion the explosion that transformed him blew off most of his clothes, leaving him in long underwear and with the remnants of his shirt suggesting a cape. Despite the outfit, the very sight of Captain Nice somehow struck fear into the hearts of criminals.

His superpowers included superhuman strength, invulnerability and the ability to fly, but he was nervous about doing the latter as he was afraid of heights, and his natural clumsiness was increased exponentially whenever he drank his super serum.

Carter had a would-be girlfriend in the police department, meter maid Sgt. Candy Kane, although he seemed mostly oblivious to her obvious attentions.

Production

The series was created by Buck Henry, who was a co-creator of the hit series Get Smart. The show's premise is similar to that of CBS's Mister Terrific, which preceded Captain Nice on Monday nights.

Ann Prentiss, younger sister of actress Paula and sister-in-law of actor Richard Benjamin, played Candy.

Alice Ghostley (who was only three years Daniels' senior) played Carter's mother. She later won fame as the witch Esmerelda on Bewitched, and as neighbor Bernice on the comedy Designing Women.

Carter's father, never seen in face, was portrayed by one of the movies' most prolific character actors, Byron Foulger. In a reverse of Foulger's ubiquity and familiarity in movies, his appearances in this series generally found him hidden behind a newspaper and not making a sound.

Episode list

Episode # Episode title Original airdate Short Summary
1-1 "The Man Who Flies Like A Pigeon" (pilot) January 9, 1967 Carter tries to explain the importance of his new formula.
1-2 "How Sheik Can You Get?" January 16, 1967 Captain Nice helps rescue a woman from Sheik Abdul.
1-3 "That Thing" January 23, 1967 Caterpillar develops a ravenous appetite and super powers when it accidentally drinks Nice's secret formula.
1-4 "That Was the Bridge That Was" February 6, 1967 Carter searches for con artists who built a faulty bridge and kidnapped Mayor Finley.
1-5 "The Man With Three Blue Eyes" February 20, 1967 A mentalist is kidnapped by thugs who think he can find a fortune in stolen money.
1-6 "Is Big Town Burning?" February 27, 1967 Carter risks being unmasked as Captain Nice in order to reveal the identity of an arsonist.
1-7 "Don't Take Any Wooden Indians" March 6, 1967 Captain Nice prevents a disgruntled explorer from murdering his benefactor.
1-8 "That's What Mothers Are For" March 13, 1967 Carter is dismissed in an economy move, and Mrs. Nash retaliates by stealing his costume.
1-9 "Whatever Lola Wants" March 20, 1967 While trying to stop a jailbreak, Captain Nice is slipped a pill that makes him appear intoxicated.
1-10 "Who's Afraid Of Amanda Woolf?" March 27, 1967 Captain Nice breaks up a potential massacre, so in retaliation the gang invades the Nash home.
1-11 "The Week They Stole Payday" April 3, 1967 Carter discovers that the Bigtown payroll has been replaced with counterfeit money.
1-12 "It Tastes Okay, But Something's Missing" April 10, 1967 Carter Nash lacks the secret formula he needs to turn into Captain Nice in order to prevent a robbery.
1-13 "May I Have The Last Dance?" April 17, 1967 Carter and Sergeant Kane are captured by fur thieves.
1-14 "One Rotten Apple" April 24, 1967 A nightclub owner (played by Bob Newhart) must be protected from potential killers.
1-15 "Beware Of Hidden Prophets" May 1, 1967 Carter is fired when a quack mentalist predicts a criminal will escape from jail.

DVD Release

Captain Nice was released in Germany by Pidax film media Ltd (AL! VE) on Region 2 DVD on August 5, 2011 under the title Das Geheimnis der blauen Tropfen - Die komplette Serie. Audio is German language only, with no English language option. Episodes are reportedly heavily edited with some only running 14 minutes in length per episode.

External links

  • {{IMDb title|id=0061239|title=Captain Nice}}
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF-BwHjJyKU Captain Nice Program Intro] at YouTube

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