Talk:Captain Video and His Video Rangers

Regarding Tobor
Regarding the name of the robot character "Tobor". He was introduced in a series of episodes titled "I, Tobor". He was an experimental automaton that eventually became incorporated into the program. Originally an evil character, he was later changed so that he would only serve good ends; we would call this today re-programming. His name derived from the fact that his sprayed on stenciled name was supposed to be "Robot I" (robot one), but the technician placed the stencil on him backwards and then sprayed the paint. This resulted in a military style sprayed identification. Hence "Robot I" became "I, Tobor". The episode I remember most vividly was when one of the other characters starting shaking Tobor, perhaps too vigorously. Now Tobor resembled something like the Tin Man in the movie "Alice In Wonderland", so that when the other actor started shaking Tobor the whole robot suit fell apart, on live TV. The camera quickly panned to the floor where the falling parts were accumulating. In the next day's show a forgettable explanation was given. Ah! live TV. Onyx122 01:58, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * You actually SAW this? That is awesome. Was it supposed to be spelled "TOBOR" in the series, or did some guy screw up ten minutes before showtime? -RestlessPegLegSyndrome 04:05, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Reference in Voyager
Seriously folks - this show absolutly HAS to be the basis for 'Captain Proton' of Tom Parris, Voyager fame. 23:28, 19 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.82.121.161 (talk)
 * 'Captain Proton' is clearly based on the 1936 Flash Gordon movie serial. Doctor Chaotica is Ming in both appearance and attitude.174.99.238.22 (talk) 02:06, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

This Article Is Almost As Bad As The Show Itself
1. There is no proof DuMont destroyed it's kinescope archive, In fact a US Goverment investagation proved this to be untrue. DuMont certainly threw away kinescopes over the years like the other networks, But according to the wife of Ernie Kovacs many kinescopes of DuMont programs still existed into the mid-70's..When they were dumped into Upper New York Bay. 2. I've seen 2 episodes of "Captain Video", And it obviously is set in the future. If it's vision of the future doesn't look futuristic, That's because the show had a lower budget than my last YouTube video. 3. Please, Don't use slick.net as a source. Their article is almost as unintenionally hilarious as "Captain Video" itself. The say DuMont preserved "The HoneyMonners", But that seems odd, SINCE THE HONEYMOONERS RAN ON CBS!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Unless you include the Cavalcade of Stars sketches, But the only person who kept any episodes of that show was a writer). 4. Ther whole article seems to of been writen by someone who has never even seen the show. 5. It is really NPOV to imply that it's a "shame" that Captain Video was destroyed? I know many people who consider that to be one of the greatest acts by mankind.

I would re-write the article myself, But I am a Autistic teenager who barely understands english, and I'm not an atheist so technically my edits will be reverted, I'll be called a troll and sooner or later blocked. Have a Happy Day! 220.238.246.78 (talk) 02:40, 4 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Ernie Kovacs' wife was the great Edie Adams. I had a Captain Video space helmet as a little kid. Blue and white, thin plastic, fell apart. Cptmrmcmillan (talk) 00:38, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

"Captain Video" Board Game
There was a board game, "Captain Video", by Milton Bradley, which was apparently created during the show's run. This information should be included, I imagine, in the "Other Media" section of the Captain Video page. I would do it, but I am new at this. Pics of the board game can be seen at E-Bay.SaturnCat (talk) 00:15, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Move to Captain Video and His Video Rangers
The show's actual title is Captain Video and His Video Rangers, thus the article should be thus titled. But since a redirect already exists there, I'm marking it for deletion using db-move. &mdash;/M endaliv /2¢/Δ's/ 04:23, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. Happy editing. :) Firsfron of Ronchester  04:44, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Video Ranger Messages
I just watched the episode available on Archive.org, and I noticed that prior to each split off to the "undercover agents" shorts (I'm guessing prior to or after a commercial break), there is a "Video Ranger Message". These messages seem to consist of somewhat preachy life advice (in the clip I saw, there was one on holding up the American ideal, and another saying that discrimination is un-American). Now, admittedly, I'm inexperienced with this era of broadcasting, so this might be the standard, but I think it might be worth mentioning. &mdash;/M endaliv /2¢/Δ's/ 18:23, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * An excellent suggestion, Mendaliv: there's even a good source: Weinstein (2004). Firsfron of Ronchester  07:12, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

NPR aired an interview with Al Hodge (may have been on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, but this is a guess) about 15 years ago. Hodge recalled the use of Wanamaker's as his prop department and mentioned a weekly prop budget of something like $25. i did not tape the interview, but perhaps soembdy lurking out there does have a copy???

Now in Dick Tracy
In the current (late Jan 2014) Dick Tracy strip, by Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, the character Vitamin Flintheart reveals that he was once an actor in Captain Video. The rarity of any film clips from the show is part of the plot.

Eventually someone will publish an authoritative history of Dick Tracy, and this bit of trivia can become part of the Captain Video article. Snezzy (talk) 11:35, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

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