Ultra Man the beginning

[speedoflite1]

was an after-school must see on TV for me as a kid, with a big bowl of cereal of course.

[intjurban]

OMG, Lol!  Loved Ultra Man!

[juliamacadam]

Oh the memories this brings back! Are the full episodes available anywhere? I see in the comments that there are other Wee Willie Webber's Colorful Cartoon Show fans. Wow...the paint swirl...the cheesy lyrics. Gotta love it.

[vitameat]

Sad though, Captain Mura's bosses were so cheap the Science Patrol had to cruise Japan in.......a used Chevy Corvair!

[tyro244]

You guys are freaking me out. Did everyone who posted here grow up in the 60s and 70s around the Phily area? lol I thought I was one of the few people left alive that remembered Wee Willie Webber and this show. Bill was one of the greatest. Him and Captain Noah. Do a little Googling. Bill passed last year. He was still working on WHAT - 1340 AM. Attaboy, Bill! Attaboy!

[TKICEMAN217]

@tyro244 Sure Did........ Chester,pa. 1960-1978. those were the good old days' and don't forget Sally Starr.

[tyro244]

@TKICEMAN217

How could I forget My Gal Sal? :) Google - Sally Starr Pizza. The woman is 88 but she still has a business in South Jersey. Amazing!

[AshburnStadium]

@tyro244 - It is with sadness that I report that we lost Mrs. Noah (Pat Merbreier) in the early summer of 2011 at the age of 86. Captain Noah (W. Carter Merbreier) is still with us, but doesn't look very good at his age. Gene London is a fashion designer in NYC and is doing quite well - I keep in touch with him on occasion.

I went to Upper Moreland schools in Willow Grove, PA and moved to the Hershey area in 2010, but not by choice.

[blist777]

I love this when I was a kid it was my secound show was cool for the time.

[buzzlewie]

Ultraman weekdays at 4:30 on channel 17, then Marine Boy at 5:00, and Spiderman at 5:30.

[driveinights]

Fuji was my first crush!

[coo2kachoo]

Flash back...it was maybe 40 yrs ago last time I saw the paint swirl

[therealraybaby]

" Got dammit hiyathya, man hurry da fuck up & grab da got damn vata capsule & let's kick these ugly aliens asses" LOL

[tritonrocks]

THAT'S the theme I remember as a kid ... "in a supe rjet he comes from a billion miles away, from a distant planet land"

[mooseinma]

Channel 48 - Kid Power TV..Funny I came accross an old Kid Power sticker cleaning out my basement..I loved this show.....and Brigatine Castle adds were pretty cool..thanks for posting all this stuff

[smkonwater23]

Whoohooo, I grew up on this great stuff back in Singapore :) !!! Brings back memories!!

[Tarokid2003]

This was one of my first super heroes, including giant robot, ultra seven, space giants and lots more... I am from Brazil. Oh boy I miss this TV Series!

[bsm1177]

thanks, this is giving major flashback

[Keepsu]

My dad swore he was Ultra Man; he kept the Beta Capsule in his sock drawer.

[Prometheus1st]

@Keepsu

LMAO, Rate up for that story.

Also: It's a little known fact that Chuck Norris learned his 'Round-House-Kick' from Ultra-Man. His kick became so formidable because he had to spar against a 200' tall robot.

[ky3ofus]

Used to watch this in the afternoon after getting home from school. Yeah...the effects are laughable now, but as a kid back in the late 60's early 70's They served their purpose well. My friends and I would run around the schoolyard pretending to be Ultraman, crossing our arms and shooting that energy ray at each other. Airing usually on the same days..were Speedracer and Rocket-Robin-Hood along with Presto The Magic Clown. I think Presto was a local production of WDRB-FOX41, Louisville, KY

[supressorgrid]

WDXR in Paducah channel 29 had this on Saturdays. Station showed good horror/sci-fi till it went dark in 80's

[MaxRebo120]

Who sang this version?

[bradatfema]

Hello All! I used to watch this show when I was 5yrs old, and still just love it! QUESTION: There was an episode where ultraman got stuck with a bunch of spikes flung from a monster and died. He went thru a sort of trial by other Ultramen, and was given a second chance. He then came back to life and killed the monster. Does anyone have any info on that episode? Thanks Very Much!

[castingtherunes]

@bradatfema All the Ultraman episodes are available, my friend. Just go to Amazon.com and you can get them on DVD for a reasonable price.

[thedoctor42209]

The last time I saw this when i was still living in Philly early 1970's thanks for posting.

[mixmaster676]

i use to run home from school 2 watch this fake mess when i was a kid. so phoney looking now.lmao.

[VOYAGERnissie]

song by papas and mamas

[Hakaishi00]

english version ultraman totally suck

[SteevDragon67]

the ultraman title resembles the type of font used on "wheaties" boxes. Except for the swirled paint part, I remember this title sequence very well!

[Joycebattle]

I Use To Watch Dis Show Ever November,Dis & Speed Racer,

& The Original Godzilla, This Show Was Good In It's Day Mad Props,

[sleepyhollowboy27]

Wee Willie Webber!!!

[2242bzo]

Doctor Shock was the vampire guy who hosted Creature Double Feature. Late Saturday nights where I lived in Croydon, PA.  My dad used to love to let me watch that show with him.

[karaokequeenbea]

i wtched ulraman all the time ,i loved thats show on channel 17 ,wphl to ,i guess were showing are age

[dgspeirs]

@karaokequeenbea yeah,,, it was shown as part of the Wee Willie Webber show... wow, those were fun afternoons...

[billinsporttt]

Creature Double Feature was on channel 17, WPHL Philadelphiaaa, (Typed the way the voice-over sounded, ha ha!) I thought...

[theincredibleiannune]

This Was Way Cooler Than The Power Rangers Ever Thought Rip-Off.I Was A Member Of The Channel 44's Good Time Fun Bunch And Sent Me A Iron-on. Do You Remember That Too

[evolve991]

we got Creature Double Feature on WTAF 29 Philadelphia which was a pain to get clearly since we lived in Maryland.

[BoricuaBrotha]

OMG!!! I thought I was the only one who remembered "Creature Double Feature"....but I believe it was on Channel 48..yes?

[evolve991]

i forgot about 48! wasn't it burlington company or something like that? we tinkered with the tv to get 29,PHL17 and 48. In MD we had 45 and.....i believe that was it. I've always been an 'in between' as far as TV and radio stations went. In the 70's it was 98Rock and 93.3 WMMR Phiiilaaaadelphia. Hated the 80s but in the 90s it was WHFS Grasonville Annapolis and Y100 Media Philadelphia.Back to TV....remember those freaky commercials like Brigantine Castle and Carvel Ice Cream? Gadzooks now LOL

[BoricuaBrotha]

ROTFLMAO!! I do remember those comercials. My only regret is that I never had the chance to visit Brigantine Castle. Those commercials creeped my out big time....

[redrooster0119]

man u guys are bringing back some memories, i grew up in philly. i forget the name of the guy who hosted the creature double feature, but remember he had a monster locked under the steps ...lol

[sleepyhollowboy27]

@evolve991 Great memory!  Growing up in Atlantic City, we would always see the Brigantine Castle commercials!

[WEBSTAR1271]

@evolve991 philly stations are the stuff.

[BigshotHeavyhitter]

@evolve991 We had channel 45 with Captain Chesapeake, Bruce the Bird, and Moandy the Sea Monster. Also, in DC, there was Captain 20, the space guy. Also, late night we had Ghost Host on 45 and Creature Feature on 20. Same guys. AWESOME!

[BunnymanVids]

@evolve991 Yes it was Burlington company. The studio was just over the Platt bridge next to the Arco refinery. I think that's all they could afford to put on their channels was the japanese shows and thank god for that!! They also had the Space Giants on one of those Philly UHF channels.

[sleepyhollowboy27]

@evolve991 You are so right on everything!

[GreenPhoenix91]

It's alot better than the masked rider caveman chant.

[actorben]

OMG!! How cheesy can you get!!

[labotellita]

Man I really like the begining with that revolving blue ink!!!!! One of my favorite parts

[CarlosPCMac]

Yeah me too, I heard it is played backwards. Reversing the mixing effect.

[chad19731]

Seeing this beginning for the first time since my childhood made me laugh! I so remember watching this show back then!

[Fretslayer]

I was so addicted to this show when I was a little kid.

I'd watch it every morning on WTOG-44.

'Ultraman', 'Battle of the Planets' and 'Creature Feature: with Dr. Paul Bearer'  were the things my childhood was made of.

I wonder if I have a vivid imagination because of shows like this or I watched them because I had a vivid imagination. Either way, I still get a huge kick out seeing the old episodes.

Thanks for sharing the video.

:)

[C1330]

WTOG?? That means you're from Florida.

I remember all that stuff

[Fretslayer]

Yep.

I used to watch it n WTOG 44!

I also used to watch Creature Feature with Dr Paul Bearer.

:)

[terro33]

It use to come on channel 44 in Chicago too back in the day.....

[Caztro72]

Yes! I'm from Chicago too! I was only 4 or5 when I saw Ultraman. Thank you for reminding me about channel 44! I remember thinking it was a weird channel because it was such a large number compared to 2, 5, 7, 9, and 11. And it had cool/weird shows like Spectreman, Space Giants, Wacky Races, and Speed Racer!!

[DogPatch1149]

WSNS RULED back then - I grew up across the lake in southwest lower Michigan, and used to watch all of those cool shows on 44 (we had a really high tower with a big antenna - this was before cable got to us).  Space Giants, Prince Planet, Speed Racer, Spectreman, and Ultraman...couldn't wait to get home in the afternoon to watch them all.

[sonecheeba]

Dont forget Giant Robot !

[guddugr8]

OMG!!!!

this show!!!!!

I still remember my sis. saying it "martaman"!!

instead of ultraman!!

[butchdeadlift10]

the silhouettes are badass

[FMAStudent]

Fellas, fellas. this show was definitely the foshizzle when we were kids. There are copyright issues with us finding the 1966-67 episodes in English for free but has anyone else seen the 1967 finale in spanish here? I just checked it out on Youtube two days ago but I didn't save it. sucks. If you have it saved. let me know. Till then may we all get to spend a late night shift at Science Patrol HQ with the lovely Ms. Fuji.

FMA Student

[werewolfofhell]

Loved Ultraman...the good old days...

[manofsteel33]

This was my sh*t as a kid!!

[NCWPromoter]

Wee Willie Webber Saracen:):) WPHL 17 Speed Racer, W.W.W.F. Wrestling Bruno, Bobby, Superstar, And Dr. Shock Horror Movies:):) Great Memories:):) The Gino Giant, Dom Delouise:):) Great Stuff:):) God Bless:):)

[djmikealba]

You must be from Philly!!! Greatest memories of my life. I wish kids today could share the same.

Marine Boy...StarBlazers..Johnny Sokko & The Giant Robot....The SuperFriends...Battle of the Network Cartoon Stars...Marlo & The Magic Movi Machine...Land Of The Lost...ETC ETC ETC

[sleepyhollowboy27]

Don't forget Creature Double Feature. I miss those days.

[musbraf357]

You remember Creature Double Feature on the VHF or was it UHF lol. Don't forget blackbelt theatre

[funaki08]

cool song!

[dobatoo7]

sorry.. what i meant to say is that we didn't have weed back then

[adipresley]

damn! i love this intro when i was a kid!

[44skins]

Yessssssss...yessssss, Someone else also remembers what a.....fantastic opening this was! There really was something so special to that opening! That "swirl"..the music,...yea,the music was great!! I cannot begin to imagine such effort being put into a program such as this for kid's today!!!

[toddz1972]

Ultra Man and Johnny sokko were the shizel.

[44skins]

Oh man,..."Johnny Sokko" was just too good to be true! Can you imagine such a great show being put on today for kid's?? I cant!! Kid's today come home to,..."Fox news"...."ESPN"...."CNN" and "Oprah!"......Need I say more!!?

[mrmoore1972]

I grew up in a few places...the Detroit area, Reading PA and SE North Carolina. WXON 20 in Detroit carried Ultraman... WPHL 17 in Philly had Ultraman at 5:00 every day, and in North Carolina we got Ultraman from WTBS of all stations (when it was known as channel 17!)

[dobatoo7]

sad that we did have weed back then !!! jajjaja

[BurnRoddy]

O.o what? what? what??? o.O

There something wrong with your sentence I didn't get shit of what you just typed.

You should try using the audio preview.

[phredbull]

This is sooo psychedelic! Did they have LSD in Japan back then?

[phoule613]

Ultra Man rocks! This little clip just shot me back 40 years.

[OhGodBook2]

I use to watch this when I was a kid in the late 70's on KTVU channel 2's show Captain Cosmic with Bob Wilkins, the same show that used to show Captain Scarlet & Thunderbirds among others

[NaturalBornPlayers]

I see you're from the bay area to. Memories........

[rook1966]

Good God! just how many of us were introduced to "the good stuff" by channel 17 out Philadelphia?????!!!!!

[seaness267]

Yes Wee Willie Webber, who can forget. Ultraman was preceded by Marineboy, Spiderman and Prince Planet or Astoboy. I uses to switch from Channel 17 to 48 to catch the Flintstones and Munsters too depending on my mood. It was considered a luxury in the late 60's early 70's to have UHF channels and a color TV to watch it.

[Mandi7882]

Another Channel 17 phibe RIGHT HERE! Us philly area kids were so international thatnks to Wee Willie Webber!

[saracen3000]

philly in the heezy over here!!! used 2 watch channel 17 mid-late 70's. 17 had the best line up. spider man,marine boy,hercules,popeye,space giants,johnny's robot. WE THE WORLD SERIES CHAMPS BABYEEEEE!!!!!!!

[castingtherunes]

Now that I'm in my forties and I'm supposed to like more sophisticated shows the networks shove down my throat like Law & Order, Lost, and Grey's Anatomy, I'd still rather watch Ultraman. It's a helluva lot more entertaining. CSI and it's self-important ilk reek with boredom.

[megawatt11]

Goldar

[Jeloni2]

This show used to scare me, but I still watched everyday!!!

[mr4dd7y]

esta fue una de mis series favoritas, me gustaría ver el opening en español...

[va85buckeye]

Elliot, why did you have to go there? Does your mommy know you know that word?

[Gyaban1355]

actually e' 1st ultraman series came out in e' year 1966 or 1967

[megstubetops]

ultra man ,the monkees and underdog after school for sure

[va85buckeye]

Everyday after school the same thing....Giliigans Island,Speedracer and Ultraman. I might miss Gilligan or Speed....but NEVER Ultraman!

[eaglerus64]

Coolest super hero of all time I can't believe they don't rerun it. I used to watch it in the early 70's on the Wee Willie Webber show in Philly.

[mi6QBranch]

I loved Wee Willie Weber on Channel 17. Ultraman, Speed racer, Spiderman, Space Giants, Johnny Socko and his Giant Robot, Astroboy. What memories. Remember The Gene London Cartoon Corners show?

[zod65]

I have not heard the name,wee Willie Weber in a long time A lot of great memories from that era

[mrmoore1970]

mi6QBranch:

Wee Willie Weber, Gene London?! You must be from Philly. WPHL Channel 17 played all those great shows. By the way, you forgot "Marine Boy" and "The Space Giants!" And for Saturday Afternoons, Dr. Shock's Mad Theater, Horror Theater, and Scream-In."

[rdangelo]

YES! Wee Willie! I grew up in Pottsville, PA, the little shithole, but at least we had Ultraman and Channel 17 Philadellllphila.

[sleepyhollowboy27]

You must be from the Philly area because I loved watching all those shows too. Joe

[mi6QBranch]

Yes and I was also one of the frustrated 45,000 at Citizens Bank Park last night. GO PHILLIES!

[CoolasIce2]

Ealy 70s?

I didn't know it was on at that time. I watched it in the late 60s.

Thanks for the clip.

[megstubetops]

i have asked i dont know how many people if they know about ultra man.this is so incredible.i used to watch this in st louis in the early 70s.thanks for the memories again.

[cairo10]

I also watched this in early 70's, in GA, on what was then Super 17 or something (Ted Turner station)-hardly anyone remembers it! I looked for it on a whim,and here it is- I remember this intro like I was still 5-6 yrs old!! First major crush was on his alter ego, "Hiayata" (sp) He was hot! This is cool!

[megstubetops]

wow.are you a guy or girl?just wondering about the crush thing.

[cairo10]

I'm a girl!

[megstubetops]

i think its funny how such similar circumstances and perhaps like mindedness, have brought us here to discuss this show and our childhood.years later we are trying to revisit our memories of youth.i still feel young ,although i am 37, with things like this to assist me.you tube is the best.looking for this show was an early indicator of of how vast and obscure the available material is on youtube.

[leenyboleeny]

I thought he was cute too when I was the same age. lol

[keepthapinit]

I used to watch it in Texas when I was a little boy.

[StukInBuf]

Hey, neighbor! I lived in the Big Easy in 1979-80. WGNO, TV26, started airing this after New Year's 80 at 3:30PM after Speed Racer. However, the first time "Ultra Man" aired a 2-part episode, the day of part 2 saw us move out of N'yawlins and to Upstate NY. I don't think WUTV/29 in Buffalo, or anyone in Toronto or Hamilton, aired that show in early 80.

[casheasy]

Yeah Awesome!! I loved this show when it was on in Cleveland/Akron in the early 70s. Thanks man

[mrmoore1970]

Awesome! I haven't seen this since I was a kid! Thanks for this clip!