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Shazam!

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TV Series

The Resume

    (September 7, 1974-October 16, 1977)
    Live action Saturday morning TV series
    Featured a teenage boy who could change into superhero Captain Marvel when he uttered 'Shazam!'
    Shazam stood for Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury who were immortals who advised him and granted him his powers
    Accompanied by the wise and elderly Mentor
    Starred Michael Gray as Billy Batson, Les Tremayne as Mentor, and Jackson Bostwick and John Davey as Captain Marvel
    Inspired by the DC Comics book

Why Shazam! might be annoying:

    Those seventies hairstyles!
    There was no pilot to set things up or a finale to wrap things up.
    The SFX were on the level of a family picnic video.
    The exteriors from week to week were shot in the same neighborhood.
    Two different actors played Captain Marvel.
    Michael Gray was playing a teenager but was 25 years old.
    What would Freud say about a show featuring an elderly man driving around the countryside with a teenage boy who could turn into a costumed superhero by invoking a magic word?
    The whole magic aspect of the show ticked off some Christians with nothing better to do.

Why Shazam! might not be annoying:

    It was good, clean fun that you didn't have to worry about your kids watching.
    It had crossover episodes with companion series 'Isis.'
    It was great watching Hollywood veteran scene chewer Les Tremayne playing Mentor.
    It attempted to promote a moral message.
    The violence was kept to an absolute minimum.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 106 Votes: 65.09% Annoying