Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

ghintaris I was very young when Captain Nice and Mr. Terrific aired and then quickly disappeared. Even from that tender age, however, I remember the rumor going around was that the networks were pressured to can these shows because the nebbish lead characters altered their states by ingesting some trippy substances. Others on this site mention Carter Nash's father hiding behind his newspaper. I only vaguely remember that, but it fits as CN's mother was the type to hen-peck. i.e. When Carter's super powers are revealed to his mother she asks what name he has chosen. He'd chosen Captain Nice because of the CN on his belt buckle. She throws up her hands in disappointment and asks, "Couldn't you have chosen something better--like . . . "Super Brain" or something?" I thought that was funny even as a little kid. The only other bit I remember from the series involved an appearance by some kind of Gilligan's Island style native who spoke guttural gibberish. When the native says to the mother, "Tahk-a-mock-a-doi," she is aghast by the nerve of him--maybe she even slapped his face. Was funny that a 60s era stay-at-home mom would know some obscure language. And my brothers and I used that native phrase as undercover cursing around our parents. We could let the receiver of this curse imagine the worst was meant, and yet avoid getting punished for swearing. My last thoughts about Captain Nice and Mr. Terrific are that it seemed odd that two so-similar shows debuted at the same time, just as The Munsters and The Addams Family had. Figured that there was some industrial (TV industry) espionage going on, but as a seven year old I probably just called them copycats.

addevelopment I couldn't agree more ... all comments were spot on. Tongue-in-cheek and missed by most.Don't forget that Buck Henry went on to be a lead writer for SNL as well ... certainly no dearth of comedic firepower there.As for Paula Prentiss' sister, an interesting aside - I just watched 'The Last Married Couple in America' starring George Segal and Natalie Wood - co-starring Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss' ex-husband. Quite the couple in the 70s.I had forgotten that it was indeed William Daniels who went on to play in a variety of prime-time vehicles (most notably St. Elsewhere).Thanks again for the memories of sitcoms past.

nfoutz I was 26 when "Captain Nice" appeared, lasting only half a season. My husband and I loved it. It was funny and sweet.In 1967, Williams Daniels, who played/was Captain Nice, had a very busy year as he was also in "The Graduate" (as Dustin Hoffman's father), "Two for the Road", and "The President's Analyst". The last one holds up very well even today and is available on VHS. It is still funny, true, and also reflects the swingin' sixties.Alice Ghostley was also in "The Graduate". She is one of the great character actors and always a joy to see in any film.My husband and I may have been a jinx to TV quality because it seemed everything we liked lasted a very short time. Well, we are now divorced so maybe the spell is broken.

dgortner I disagree with most of the comments saying that this show was bad. This was a funny show created by Get Smart's Buck Henry. I never missed an episode and managed to get all 15 in VHS tape format (although a bit fuzzy). Much better program than the competing super hero spoof, Mister Terrific