Once a Hero | |
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Information | |
Title: | Once a Hero |
Format: | Live-action |
Running time: | 60 min. |
country: | USA |
Network: | ABC |
Seasons: | 1 |
Episodes: | 7 |
Production | |
Production company: | New World International Garden Party Productions |
Executive producers: | Dusty Kay |
Producers: | Paul Pompian; Peter Rich |
Principal cast: | Jeff Lester; Robert Forster; Caitlin Clarke; Josh Blake; Milo O'Shea |
Air dates | |
First aired: | September 19th, 1987 |
Last aired: | October 3rd, 1987 |
Once a Hero is a short-lived American television series of the adventure and comedy genres. It was produced by New World International and Garden Party Productions and aired on ABC from September to October, 1987. Seven episodes of the series were produced, but only four three of them actually aired. The shoe starred Jeff Lester as Brad Steele with Milo O'Shea as Abner Beavis, Robert Forster as Gumshoe, Caitlin Clarke as Emma Greely and Josh Blake as Woody Greely.
The creator of comic superhero Captain Justice, Abner Bevis, is in a rut, repeating old storylines. The comic's owners want to kill the strip off due to falling sales, and children are losing interest in it. This transfers itself to the world of the comic strip, Pleasantville, where Justice realizes his adventures are repeats, and the characters of the world are starting to fade. So Justice crosses into the real world. He finds he has lost his superpowers, but the comic's Gumshoe has followed him and is looking out for him. His antics create renewed interest in the strip. Bevis is inspired to make Justice more contemporary, and the owners agree not to cancel it.
Episodes[]
Episode | Title | Airdate |
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1x01 | "Believers" | September 19th, 1987 |
1x02 | "Triange" | September 19th, 1987 |
1x03 | "The Return of Lazarus" | September 19th, 1987 |
1x04 | "Things Get Ugly" | Unaired |
1x05 | "Manos Arriba, Mrs. Greely" | Unaired |
1x06 | "Remember the Cottonwood" | Unaired |
1x07 | "Thank You, Captain Justice" | Unaired |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Once a Hero was created by Dusty Kay.
- Producer Paul Pumpian is credited as Paul Pompian in the series.
- The series aired on Saturdays.
- The setting for the show is the fictional town of Pleasantville.