Captain Nice 

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... See full summary »

Creator:

Buck Henry

Stars:

William Daniels, Alice Ghostley, Ann Prentiss

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
William Daniels	...	Carter Nash / ... 15 episodes, 1967
Alice Ghostley	...	Mrs. Nash 15 episodes, 1967
Ann Prentiss	...	Sgt. Candy Kane 13 episodes, 1967
Liam Dunn	...	Mayor Finney 9 episodes, 1967
Bill Zuckert	...	Chief Segal 9 episodes, 1967
Byron Foulger	...	Mr. Nash 7 episodes, 1967

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | sitcom | acrophobia | spoof | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

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.

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Quotes

Sheik Abdul: Sopar, you know what to do. If he gives you any trouble at all, reduce him to a memory! If he behaves himself, kill him!

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (1993)

User Reviews

My first exposure to the great William Daniels

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 remember 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 remember 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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das Geheimnis der blauen Tropfen

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (15 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1