Actually there were women action stars in the silent era. The first appears to have been Mary Fuller who appeared in 3 serials from 1912-1917, the first being What Happened to Mary. Others include Helen Holmes, Helen Gibson, Ruth Roland, Kathleen Williams, Grace Cunard and Pearl White. White was was the most famous, especially for the serial the Perils of Pauline 1914.
Love the video, but I hate to be "That Guy," NYOKA is beaten by Helen Holmes - 27 years earlier. Holmes was the first female movie action hero, and she also performed all of her own stunts, starting with the 1914 Serial, THE HAZARDS OF HELEN.
I got the impression that Jungle Girl was shot in sequential order from the way the protagonist's treatment changes as the serial goes along. In the first few chapters, they seemed reluctant to let her fight with any sort of legitimacy. There's a scene where a bad guy grabs her by the wrists, she puts up a mild struggle, and then he falls into a pit through no real action on her end. By the fourth chapter, she was throwing punches and kicking men off of horses. I think they realized during production that they were going to have to treat her like a legitimate action star if the story was going to work.
The 1942 Republic serial had Kay Aldridge in the titular role. Bill Black (AC Comics fame) has reprinted a lot of the Nyoka comic book stories and has even kept the movie serials alive through DVD sales of the public domain movies. Thanks for pointing out that female-led action movies have existed for over 80 years.
AC Comics was how I discovered a lot of otherwise forgotten Golden Age PD superheros, Nyoka included. Also loved their take on Yankee Girl who endearingly airhead Power Girl vibe to her XD.
I am totally going to watch this. I invoked Barbara Stanwyck when the “first female action hero” argument came up, but this is even better than the westerns I found with Stanwyck. She did face off with Ronald Reagan in one, though.
Jungle girl serials actually go back to the silent era -- The Leopard Woman (1920), The Jungle Goddess (1922), Lorraine of the Lions (1925), Jungle Woman (1926), and the talkie film Savage Girl (1932), and Queen of the Jungle (serial 1935).
Mary Fuller started the path for the many women who came after, and became very popular in 1912 with her adventure series What Happened to Mary. There was also Helen Holmes, who was the lead character in the railroad adventure series, The Hazards of Helen, where she was later replaced by Helen Gibson. Ruth Roland was the protagonist in The Girl Detective. Pearl White became the most well-known star on screen in the massively successful The Perils of Pauline in 1917.
If you enjoyed Jungle Girl as an early "female action star" serial, then I highly recommend Zorro's Black Whip - in which Zorro doesn't feature at all, despite the title. Instead it focuses on The Black Whip, a woman who takes over the vigilante mantle from her brother. She outfights, outshoots and outrides all the men, and it's a fun action adventure serial to boot.
I remember watching this serial when the old TV show, "Matinee at the Bijou" used to run it along with other films one would have seen along with the main feature film (cartoons, short subjects, etc.).
Maureen O Sullivan should get some credit as Jane. She was actually paid more than Johnny Weissmuller. She was very popular in her time. She also did her fair share of butt kicking. Great video.
Just the other day I watched a compilation show (on Tubi, I believe) featuring super-heroes, serials, early TV, etc. and it showed a serial which I think featured Nyoka, and the male star of the piece was Clayton Moore! Wild to see him without his Lone Ranger mask!
Firstly I watched this serial and I enjoyed it! Not many female led action films I enjoy "these days"! Secondly, I'm a POC and I never had problems with early portrayal of White characters in POC roles. Coz it's a White-centric country and then, it wasn't muti-cultural the way it is now. And it is why it's called "THEATRICAL" !! Coz people play-act many sophisticated roles, that is the whole concept of acting, you pulling off a role which is completely different than your kin. There's a saying. ....Flow with the times! So why complain about a bygone era! Keep up the great work brother! Love your vids!☝🙏
FizzFop my dear fellow, no one who has ever seen Pam Grier has ever forgotten her. That is a fact proven by science. We all love you. Please come back to us.😍
@@richmcgee434 I wish she had been in more gladiator movies. She looked amazing in armor. Well, she looks amazing in anything but you know what I mean.
Finally, a notification from the one and only FizzFop1, welcome back brother, please more videos on the obscure super villains and part 2 of the EC Comics, i loved that one soo much, thanks man and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
Ah, okay. I always thought it was Tura Satana in the 1965 Russ Myer action thriller, 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!' I stand corrected. Thanks! I'll be sharing your video on social media. :)
Having seen the video now, and seeing the thousands of 'well, actually' comments, I'd argue that there is no 'one' single 'first' female action star, but rather a whole host of interesting characters that appeared at various points in media history :=)
While you are probably going to get "Well, actually" replies all over the place over this one, I applaud anybody who promotes cliffhanger serials. There are a couple where the girl, either the lead or sidekick, are kickbutt and competent.
I have all of the Nyoka movie serials, Great fun. I'm not surprised by Jennifer Lawrences claim, Most younger people have absolute ZERO knowledge of anything that occurred outside the span of their own lifetime. That, and I expect Celebrities to say dumb and egotistical things as so many rely on their fame rather than their education to get them through life.
@@FizzFop1 I'm a movie collector and have an extensive collection of the old movie serials, I find them VERY enjoyable. You mentioned Modesty Blaise, have her film, but I also have a great comedy/action film series featuring girl reporter Torchy Blaine, you might find those interesting as well.
I've discovered quite a bit of neat stuff from this channel over the last several months. But it was particularly interesting to learn about Emil Van Horn. I'm quite the fan of Gorilla Men like Barrows and Corrigan, have covered them myself, but hadn't heard much about Mr. Van Horn. I have a feeling a rabbit hole is in my future.
Oh yeah, I've heard of her, though I have yet to see the serial. It's always been on my list, though. Nice job spotlighting it. I know that Dynamite Entertainment ran a series called JUNGLE GIRL for a brief time, though I don't think it's about Nyoka.
I remember learning about Nyoka while reading a collection of Marvel comics that mentioned her. It was in Italian, and in fact it also warned about the name, because it sounds almost exactly like an Italian word (gnocca) that can mean "twat, cunt, pussy" or a derogatory word to call a woman "hot chick".
Even modern action star, The long Kiss Goodnight in 1996 with Geena Davis is a very good action movie! Her and Samuel L Jackson are great but Geena is the star and SLJ is the sidekick.
I would probably have Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale in the 1939 film, The Wizard Of Oz as the one. It is an action/adventure fantasy musical film where Dorothy at the end defeated the Wicked Witch of the West. At first, yes she was like a damsal in distress, but got stronger and braver towards the end of the film. It is one of the good storylines of a character that was weak at the beginning and became brave and strong at the end to defeat the enemy.
Wonderful Wizard of oz 1910 The Good witch turns Toto into a giant to stop lion and Dorothy defeats the witch. What happened to Mary with Mary as heroine in 1910. Alice in Wonderland in 1915 also several other female heroines in movies between 1910 and 1920.
Sorry, but this video operates under the idea that no movies before 1941 ever existed. And is entirely wrong in its contention that somehow JUNGLE GIRL is supposed to have been the first female action hero which entirely dismisses 25 YEARS worth of cliffhangers which featured women who could ride, shoot, fight and do anything else a man could do including amazing stunts they often performed THEMSELVES. The real first action heroes of the movies were ALL FEMALE and began appearing in cliffhanger serials starting in 1914 with ADVENTURES OF KATHLYN and, most importantly, Helen Holmes in THE HAZARDS OF HELEN and Pearl White in THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE and many other serials. Other female action heroes followed including: Ann Little in THE EAGLE'S TALONS, THE BLACK BOX< and other serials Marie Walcamp in THE RED GLOVE, THE LION'S CLAWS, THE RED ACE and others Marin Sais in THE GIRL FROM FRISCO Juanita Hansen in THE SECRET OF THE SUBMARINE and LOST CITY OF THE AFRICAN JUNGLES and more Helen Holmes in THE GIRL AND THE GAME, LASS OF THE LUMBERLANDS and more Ruth Stonehouse in THE MASKED RIDER And most of these cliffhanger actresses did many more serials in which they were the main character and DID fight and do stunts and were generally proactive. People like Ed Hulse who insist on perpetuating the stereotype that these women were "damsels in distress" or sex objects are FLAT-OUT WRONG; the stereotypes need to be dismissed. These were pioneers in action cinema, very strong people and their serials were GREAT. Ruth Stonehouse, featured in THE MASKED RIDER, was also one of the first film DIRECTORS. And in the end of the serial the Masked Rider is revealed to be a WOMAN. Meaning that the Masked Rider character was one of the first masked/costumed title characters in a serial who functioned like the superheroes of today. Grace Cunard as The Purple Mask also wore a costume but she was a thief, not a heroine, but still looked like a costumed superhero of today. I strongly recommend that people not take this video at face value because it is not correct in its contention at all. Female action heroes actually dominated and preceded the male action hero in cliffhanger serials and the movies in general. For more information about the REAL female action heroes, visit the Daughters of Daring facebook group and the Serial Squadron Facebook group, and learn the truth about the real original female action heroes of the movies. facebook.com/groups/daughtersofdaring/ facebook.com/groups/serialsquadron
Anyone seen “the long kiss goodnight”? Because Gina Davis wasn’t just a badass with “Thelma and Louise”….. There is an argument to be made that only so gourmet weaver and Gina Davis qualify, before the millennium. But then there is Tanya Roberts…..
Nah, the first female action star goes back to at least 1929. Fan Xuepeng in Red Heroine. She could fight and fly/teleport. There were some earlier movies, but they no longer survive. ua-cam.com/video/Obpyt_tYxCU/v-deo.html
Michelle Yeoh should have kicked Jennifer's teeth in. Why not get the rights to Sheena? Wow! Now I need this movie. After completing my Sheena collection, I started collecting anything similar or knock off.
Yeaahhh...I sometimes wonder when the public will stop idolizing actors. For the most part they're imaginative idiots. They generally don't have a lot of knowledge but are obsessed with being the center of attention. This leads them to speak with authority on subjects they know nothing about by making up facts. Generally they don't even realize they're lying. I know it sounds harsh, but actors are generally not that bright.
Character originally appeared on Burke's Law, was popular enough she got he own series. She used a lot of gadgets made up by her tech guy to supplement here martial arts and investigative skills. Noteworthy for having a pet ocelot, of all things. You can watch the whole series here on youtube last I looked, and most of Burke's Law (although she's just a guest there, not a regular).
@@99Michael Yep. According to a quick look-up, it was an 11" fig with her trademark black leotard, a gold belt and pistol, and boots with ocelot-fur cuffs. They sold at least three other outfits - a secret agent rig with trench coat and gadgets, a karate outfit with other gadgets, and a formalwear set with an evening gown and, you guessed it, more gadgets. They also did a purse with a concealed phone (positively scifi in 1965), a compact with a hidden pistol, and her pet ocelot Bruce. She was really quite the thing for a few years. Combination of spy-fi being popular and, well, Anne Francis being Anne Francis. A fun show for its time period, still quite watchable today.
@@99Michael I'm a little too young to have caught the show (or the toys) when they were new, since I was zero years of age when it debuted. By the time I was capable of cognition it had left syndication as well, so I only got to encounter it once the internet got up and running decades later. Good stuff though. One of relatively few TV recommendations my father ever made that was really to my tastes. Apparently he and my mother used to fight over him watching it because she was jealous of Anne Francis. He made a concerted effort to name my sister Anne in retaliation, which lead to her being named Martha Lorine and getting a Junior tacked on her to boot when neither of them could settle on anything better than copy-pasting a parental moniker - which had happened to me four years previously when mom tried to name me after an old boyfriend dad had displaced. There are times I truly despise your generation, and many of them involve my parents.
"White guys in black makeup". It's blackface guy, don't try to whitewash it. And the first action hero woman was Mary Fuller, a few decades before Gifford.
Actually there were women action stars in the silent era. The first appears to have been Mary Fuller who appeared in 3 serials from 1912-1917, the first being What Happened to Mary. Others include Helen Holmes, Helen Gibson, Ruth Roland, Kathleen Williams, Grace Cunard and Pearl White. White was was the most famous, especially for the serial the Perils of Pauline 1914.
Love the video, but I hate to be "That Guy," NYOKA is beaten by Helen Holmes - 27 years earlier. Holmes was the first female movie action hero, and she also performed all of her own stunts, starting with the 1914 Serial, THE HAZARDS OF HELEN.
Was going to mention this
Not to mention the Perils of Pauline.
I think The Black Whip also predates Nyoka.
Mary Fullard was the first
@@farpointgamingdirect who?
I got the impression that Jungle Girl was shot in sequential order from the way the protagonist's treatment changes as the serial goes along. In the first few chapters, they seemed reluctant to let her fight with any sort of legitimacy. There's a scene where a bad guy grabs her by the wrists, she puts up a mild struggle, and then he falls into a pit through no real action on her end. By the fourth chapter, she was throwing punches and kicking men off of horses. I think they realized during production that they were going to have to treat her like a legitimate action star if the story was going to work.
The 1942 Republic serial had Kay Aldridge in the titular role. Bill Black (AC Comics fame) has reprinted a lot of the Nyoka comic book stories and has even kept the movie serials alive through DVD sales of the public domain movies. Thanks for pointing out that female-led action movies have existed for over 80 years.
AC Comics was how I discovered a lot of otherwise forgotten Golden Age PD superheros, Nyoka included. Also loved their take on Yankee Girl who endearingly airhead Power Girl vibe to her XD.
I am totally going to watch this.
I invoked Barbara Stanwyck when the “first female action hero” argument came up, but this is even better than the westerns I found with Stanwyck. She did face off with Ronald Reagan in one, though.
Jungle girl serials actually go back to the silent era -- The Leopard Woman (1920), The Jungle Goddess (1922), Lorraine of the Lions (1925), Jungle Woman (1926), and the talkie film Savage Girl (1932), and Queen of the Jungle (serial 1935).
Mary Fuller started the path for the many women who came after, and became very popular in 1912 with her adventure series What Happened to Mary. There was also Helen Holmes, who was the lead character in the railroad adventure series, The Hazards of Helen, where she was later replaced by Helen Gibson. Ruth Roland was the protagonist in The Girl Detective. Pearl White became the most well-known star on screen in the massively successful The Perils of Pauline in 1917.
If you enjoyed Jungle Girl as an early "female action star" serial, then I highly recommend Zorro's Black Whip - in which Zorro doesn't feature at all, despite the title. Instead it focuses on The Black Whip, a woman who takes over the vigilante mantle from her brother. She outfights, outshoots and outrides all the men, and it's a fun action adventure serial to boot.
Good watch for sure.
I remember watching this serial when the old TV show, "Matinee at the Bijou" used to run it along with other films one would have seen along with the main feature film (cartoons, short subjects, etc.).
I remember, as a child, watching old Nyoka serials on TV at 3 in the morning. Thank you for the nostalgia trigger...
Maureen O Sullivan should get some credit as Jane. She was actually paid more than Johnny Weissmuller. She was very popular in her time. She also did her fair share of butt kicking. Great video.
Just the other day I watched a compilation show (on Tubi, I believe) featuring super-heroes, serials, early TV, etc. and it showed a serial which I think featured Nyoka, and the male star of the piece was Clayton Moore! Wild to see him without his Lone Ranger mask!
Firstly I watched this serial and I enjoyed it! Not many female led action films I enjoy "these days"! Secondly, I'm a POC and I never had problems with early portrayal of White characters in POC roles. Coz it's a White-centric country and then, it wasn't muti-cultural the way it is now. And it is why it's called "THEATRICAL" !! Coz people play-act many sophisticated roles, that is the whole concept of acting, you pulling off a role which is completely different than your kin. There's a saying. ....Flow with the times! So why complain about a bygone era! Keep up the great work brother! Love your vids!☝🙏
FizzFop my dear fellow, no one who has ever seen Pam Grier has ever forgotten her. That is a fact proven by science. We all love you. Please come back to us.😍
No kidding. Pam's unforgettable in all the right ways.
@@richmcgee434 I wish she had been in more gladiator movies. She looked amazing in armor. Well, she looks amazing in anything but you know what I mean.
@@sneakyskunk1 Indeed so. Never saw her in a film I didn't like.
These serials are so cheesy and fun. I picked up the 1950s Sheena TV series recently. I have a few of the comic book keys. Another great production.
Finally, a notification from the one and only FizzFop1, welcome back brother, please more videos on the obscure super villains and part 2 of the EC Comics, i loved that one soo much, thanks man and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
Ah, okay. I always thought it was Tura Satana in the 1965 Russ Myer action thriller, 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!' I stand corrected. Thanks! I'll be sharing your video on social media. :)
Deja vu!
Having seen the video now, and seeing the thousands of 'well, actually' comments, I'd argue that there is no 'one' single 'first' female action star, but rather a whole host of interesting characters that appeared at various points in media history :=)
While you are probably going to get "Well, actually" replies all over the place over this one, I applaud anybody who promotes cliffhanger serials.
There are a couple where the girl, either the lead or sidekick, are kickbutt and competent.
Great little documentary. Thanks!
I have all of the Nyoka movie serials, Great fun.
I'm not surprised by Jennifer Lawrences claim, Most younger people have absolute ZERO knowledge of anything that occurred outside the span of their own lifetime.
That, and I expect Celebrities to say dumb and egotistical things as so many rely on their fame rather than their education to get them through life.
Absolutely, I can't start to tell you how many people I know that watch my channel came up and told me that they never heard of this character before.
@@FizzFop1 I'm a movie collector and have an extensive collection of the old movie serials, I find them VERY enjoyable.
You mentioned Modesty Blaise, have her film, but I also have a great comedy/action film series featuring girl reporter Torchy Blaine, you might find those interesting as well.
I've discovered quite a bit of neat stuff from this channel over the last several months. But it was particularly interesting to learn about Emil Van Horn. I'm quite the fan of Gorilla Men like Barrows and Corrigan, have covered them myself, but hadn't heard much about Mr. Van Horn. I have a feeling a rabbit hole is in my future.
I Remember tank girl! Heck i grew up with alot of female action stars even from Japanese and spanish movies
Holy crap I didn't know Nyoka had a movie. I own a couple of omnibus' of the comics. Neat.
Thanks for sharing!
At least she is still being remembered today. A true Celluloid hero.
Sorry been biz with work ... Have not had time to watch till today. Like the vid.
Oh yeah, I've heard of her, though I have yet to see the serial. It's always been on my list, though. Nice job spotlighting it.
I know that Dynamite Entertainment ran a series called JUNGLE GIRL for a brief time, though I don't think it's about Nyoka.
I loved learning about this thanks for posting!
Great upload! Thanks
Welcome back!
Cool, keep up the good work.
Great video!!!
Honey West
Rema the Jungle Girl appeared in novel The Green Mansion in 1903. Although jungles of South America not Africa.
I proudly have a copy in my vhs collection. I watch it regularly.
They also spelled Burroughs wrong in the title (Burrough’s)
Dale Evans
I remember learning about Nyoka while reading a collection of Marvel comics that mentioned her. It was in Italian, and in fact it also warned about the name, because it sounds almost exactly like an Italian word (gnocca) that can mean "twat, cunt, pussy" or a derogatory word to call a woman "hot chick".
thats amazing
Even modern action star, The long Kiss Goodnight in 1996 with Geena Davis is a very good action movie! Her and Samuel L Jackson are great but Geena is the star and SLJ is the sidekick.
I would probably have Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale in the 1939 film, The Wizard Of Oz as the one. It is an action/adventure fantasy musical film where Dorothy at the end defeated the Wicked Witch of the West. At first, yes she was like a damsal in distress, but got stronger and braver towards the end of the film. It is one of the good storylines of a character that was weak at the beginning and became brave and strong at the end to defeat the enemy.
Honor Blackman ,Meiko Kaji,Anne Parillaud,Sandahl Bergman
those ladies handle Business .
Most normal people try to forget about Hanoi Jane Fonda...
Jeanne D'Arc was in 1900 although might not have been first. Also remakes also called Joan of Arc.
What about the perils of paline.
I better watch this now before it disappears again!
Jennifer Lawrence did say She Was sorry, But then who know now days.
I thought Pearl White from Perils of Pauline 1913 silent film serial was the first female action star...
Talking about Serial, there was Irma Vep in Louis Feuillade's "The Vampires", going back to 1915. Iconic too, don't you think ?
She fighting an Alligator at 3:21?
Wonderful Wizard of oz 1910 The Good witch turns Toto into a giant to stop lion and Dorothy defeats the witch. What happened to Mary with Mary as heroine in 1910. Alice in Wonderland in 1915 also several other female heroines in movies between 1910 and 1920.
Haven't watched the vid yet, but I'm going to also mention Sarah Connor from "The Terminator" :=)
Pearl White, Peril of Pauline.
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Sorry, but this video operates under the idea that no movies before 1941 ever existed. And is entirely wrong in its contention that somehow JUNGLE GIRL is supposed to have been the first female action hero which entirely dismisses 25 YEARS worth of cliffhangers which featured women who could ride, shoot, fight and do anything else a man could do including amazing stunts they often performed THEMSELVES.
The real first action heroes of the movies were ALL FEMALE and began appearing in cliffhanger serials starting in 1914 with ADVENTURES OF KATHLYN and, most importantly, Helen Holmes in THE HAZARDS OF HELEN and Pearl White in THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE and many other serials. Other female action heroes followed including:
Ann Little in THE EAGLE'S TALONS, THE BLACK BOX< and other serials
Marie Walcamp in THE RED GLOVE, THE LION'S CLAWS, THE RED ACE and others
Marin Sais in THE GIRL FROM FRISCO
Juanita Hansen in THE SECRET OF THE SUBMARINE and LOST CITY OF THE AFRICAN JUNGLES and more
Helen Holmes in THE GIRL AND THE GAME, LASS OF THE LUMBERLANDS and more
Ruth Stonehouse in THE MASKED RIDER
And most of these cliffhanger actresses did many more serials in which they were the main character and DID fight and do stunts and were generally proactive.
People like Ed Hulse who insist on perpetuating the stereotype that these women were "damsels in distress" or sex objects are FLAT-OUT WRONG; the stereotypes need to be dismissed. These were pioneers in action cinema, very strong people and their serials were GREAT.
Ruth Stonehouse, featured in THE MASKED RIDER, was also one of the first film DIRECTORS.
And in the end of the serial the Masked Rider is revealed to be a WOMAN. Meaning that the Masked Rider character was one of the first masked/costumed title characters in a serial who functioned like the superheroes of today. Grace Cunard as The Purple Mask also wore a costume but she was a thief, not a heroine, but still looked like a costumed superhero of today.
I strongly recommend that people not take this video at face value because it is not correct in its contention at all. Female action heroes actually dominated and preceded the male action hero in cliffhanger serials and the movies in general.
For more information about the REAL female action heroes, visit the Daughters of Daring facebook group and the Serial Squadron Facebook group, and learn the truth about the real original female action heroes of the movies.
facebook.com/groups/daughtersofdaring/
facebook.com/groups/serialsquadron
Pearl White in the Perils of Pauline. 1914
Pearl White. 1913.
Cool, it's kinda like watching 1940s Lara Croft!
Anyone seen “the long kiss goodnight”? Because Gina Davis wasn’t just a badass with “Thelma and Louise”…..
There is an argument to be made that only so gourmet weaver and Gina Davis qualify, before the millennium. But then there is Tanya Roberts…..
Nah, the first female action star goes back to at least 1929. Fan Xuepeng in Red Heroine. She could fight and fly/teleport. There were some earlier movies, but they no longer survive.
ua-cam.com/video/Obpyt_tYxCU/v-deo.html
Michelle Yeoh should have kicked Jennifer's teeth in. Why not get the rights to Sheena? Wow! Now I need this movie. After completing my Sheena collection, I started collecting anything similar or knock off.
Great job dude
... wasn't Yakima Canutt the 1st Native American stuntman..?
Very good video. I made you a poem simply called FizzFop1 Tribute that you can find on UA-cam.
WOW! I have to check it out!
Yeaahhh...I sometimes wonder when the public will stop idolizing actors. For the most part they're imaginative idiots. They generally don't have a lot of knowledge but are obsessed with being the center of attention. This leads them to speak with authority on subjects they know nothing about by making up facts. Generally they don't even realize they're lying.
I know it sounds harsh, but actors are generally not that bright.
Honey West in 1965 TV show. Female detective. Think Black Widow meets Laura Croft.
Character originally appeared on Burke's Law, was popular enough she got he own series. She used a lot of gadgets made up by her tech guy to supplement here martial arts and investigative skills. Noteworthy for having a pet ocelot, of all things. You can watch the whole series here on youtube last I looked, and most of Burke's Law (although she's just a guest there, not a regular).
@@richmcgee434 I seem to remember A Honey West doll ( Action figure ) too.
@@99Michael Yep. According to a quick look-up, it was an 11" fig with her trademark black leotard, a gold belt and pistol, and boots with ocelot-fur cuffs. They sold at least three other outfits - a secret agent rig with trench coat and gadgets, a karate outfit with other gadgets, and a formalwear set with an evening gown and, you guessed it, more gadgets. They also did a purse with a concealed phone (positively scifi in 1965), a compact with a hidden pistol, and her pet ocelot Bruce.
She was really quite the thing for a few years. Combination of spy-fi being popular and, well, Anne Francis being Anne Francis. A fun show for its time period, still quite watchable today.
@@richmcgee434 My lord, I am 67 and did it without Google! 😀 Good to know I still have honest memories.
@@99Michael I'm a little too young to have caught the show (or the toys) when they were new, since I was zero years of age when it debuted. By the time I was capable of cognition it had left syndication as well, so I only got to encounter it once the internet got up and running decades later. Good stuff though.
One of relatively few TV recommendations my father ever made that was really to my tastes. Apparently he and my mother used to fight over him watching it because she was jealous of Anne Francis. He made a concerted effort to name my sister Anne in retaliation, which lead to her being named Martha Lorine and getting a Junior tacked on her to boot when neither of them could settle on anything better than copy-pasting a parental moniker - which had happened to me four years previously when mom tried to name me after an old boyfriend dad had displaced.
There are times I truly despise your generation, and many of them involve my parents.
"White guys in black makeup". It's blackface guy, don't try to whitewash it. And the first action hero woman was Mary Fuller, a few decades before Gifford.
Duck Jennifer Lawrence.... And duck auto correct!!!
To be fair, Jennifer might have also thought she was the first girl to be felt up by Harvey Weinstein.
I shouldn't laugh after this, but I am :=)
@@jaymartin8273
You should always laugh at those who pretend not to be prostitutes.
@@lucascoval828 I guess :=)