The Batman/Green Hornet crossover episode, "A Piece of the Action/Batman's Satisfaction:" Foreground (left to right): Burt Ward as Robin, Adam West as Batman, Van Williams as Britt Reid and Bruce Lee as Kato with the Batmobile and "Black Beauty."
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Seven years before he achieved international fame in the 1973 film Enter the Dragon, martial arts legend Bruce Lee starred in TV's short-lived The Green Hornet. He played The Green Hornet's sidekick valet, Kato.
And during Hornet's one-season run, Kato met Batman.
Originally conceived as a 1936 radio series, The Green Hornet follows the secret identity of playboy publisher Britt Reid. Played by Van Williams, Reid wears a green coat, hat and mask to fight crime; Kato, his sidekick and chauffeur, drives their gadget-packed car, "Black Beauty." The Hornet and Kato pretend to be criminals to infiltrate and overthrow underworld gangs. Read more...
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