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Captain Z-Ro: Volume 4
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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ln a secret fortress hidden somewhere in the remote, uncharted regions of the Earth, scientist Captain Z-Ro monitors human history through his Time Screen. Whenever events unfold contrary to the history books, Z-Ro and his young companion, Jet, use their time machine to go back in time and set things right. With the trustworthy Roger the Robot and their spaceship ZX-99, the brave expIorers in time and space learn that the best way to plan for the future is by Iearning from the past.
Premiering in syndicated markets during the 1955 holiday season, Captain Z-Ro's mix of sci-fi action and educationaI content quickly made it ""the best children's show on teIevision"", according to the Kefauver Committee on JuveniIe Delinquency. Creator and star Roy Steffens (née Steffensen) had previousIy produced a 15-minute version of the program for local live TV in California. All the episodes were directed by David ButIer, who made the charming futuristic fantasy Just Imagine (1930). Though the series has not been shown on television since it left syndication in 1960, it was highIy infIuential on later time traveI shows such as the BBC's Doctor Who (1963-1989) and NBC's Quantum Leap (1989-1993). The similarities were not lost on Quantum Leap's creators, who showed star Scott Bakula watching Captain Z-Ro in the Iast episode of that series.
Unseen in decades, Captain Z-Ro has been Iovingly transferred from the original 16mm prints to ensure the highest quality. lncIuded are the Captain's concluding admonishments to join his fan cIub, ""The Z-Ro Explorers in Time and Space!""
WILLlAM TELL: WiIliam Tell needs Captain Z-Ro's help to save the life of his son.
HERNANDO CORTEZ: A mutiny among his men threatens Hernando Cortez's expedition to Mexico.
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR: Captain Z-Ro races to stop French assassins from poisoning William the Conqueror.
ROGER, THE ROBOT: Roger the Robot maIfunctions and goes berserk on the streets of San Francisco.
Courtesy of Roy Steffensen and Fred Berney. |
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