Shazam!: Out of Focus

"Out of Focus" is the sixth and final episode of season three of the live-action children's superhero action series Shazam!, and the twenty-eighth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Hollingsworth Morse with a script written by Paolo Orsini. It first aired on CBS on Saturday morning on October 16th, 1976. In this episode, an amateur filmmaker named Jim accidentally catches footage of a theft. Although he has a moral obligation to turn the footage in to the police, he instead decides to enter in a film festival contest. Billy Batson changes into Captain Marvel, and with some help from Isis, convinces Jim that there are greater responsibilities at hand than winning a contest.

Notes & Trivia

 * The characters of Billy Batson and Captain Marvel were created by writer/artist C.C. Beck. Isis was created by Russell Bates.


 * This episode is included on the Shazam! The Complete Live-Action Series DVD collection. The collection was produced by Warner Bros. Television under their "Archive Collection" series and released in Region 1 format on October 23rd, 2012.
 * This episode was filmed at Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, California.


 * Norm Prescott is also a music score composer on this series. He is credited as Jeff Michael in this capacity.


 * Co-composer Ray Ellis is credited as Yvette Blais in this episode.


 * It is revealed in this episode that Captain Marvel and Isis are aware of each other's civilian identities, as is Mentor.


 * This is the third of three appearances of Isis on Shazam!. It is her second appearance in season three of the show. She previously appeared in the episodes "The Odd Couple", and "Finders Keepers". Chronologically, she appeared last in the "Year of the Dragon" episode of her own series, The Secrets of Isis. She appears next in "Now You See It...".


 * Captain Marvel appears next on the "Now You See It..." episode of The Secrets of Isis.


 * This is the twenty-sixth and final appearance of Mentor, as well as his RV.

Quotes

 * Narrator: Chosen from among all others by the immortal elders - Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury - Billy Batson and his mentor travel the highways and byways of the land on a neverending mission: to right wrongs, to develop understanding, and to seek justice for all! In time of dire need, young Billy has been granted the power by the immortals to summon awesome forces at the utterance of a single word!

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 * Billy Batson: Oh, Elders, fleet and strong and wise, appear before my seeking eyes!

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 * Billy Batson: Shazam!