About this season
Captain Z-Ro is an American children's television show that ran locally on KRON in San Francisco beginning in November 1951, and was later nationally syndicated in the United States, ending its run of original episodes on June 10, 1956. It remained in syndication until 1960. Modeled on the science fiction space operas popular at the time, it featured sets and costumes emulating the futuristic designs of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon.
Episodes (26)
1. Christopher Columbus
Aired 18 December 1955 • 30 min
2. Daniel Boone
Aired 25 December 1955 • 30 min
3. Marco Polo
Aired 1 January 1956 • 30 min
4. Benedict Arnold
Aired 8 January 1956 • 30 min
5. King John
Aired 15 January 1956 • 30 min
6. Magellan
Aired 22 January 1956 • 30 min
7. Pony Express
Aired 29 January 1956 • 30 min
8. William Tell
Aired 5 February 1956 • 30 min
9. Roger the Robot
Aired 12 February 1956 • 30 min
10. Blackbeard the Pirate
Aired 19 February 1956 • 30 min
11. Attila the Hun
Aired 26 February 1956 • 30 min
12. Robin Hood
Aired 4 March 1956 • 30 min
13. Washington and Howe
Aired 11 March 1956 • 30 min
14. The Rosetta Stone
Aired 18 March 1956 • 30 min
15. Hernando Cortez
Aired 25 March 1956 • 30 min
16. Molly Pitcher
Aired 1 April 1956 • 30 min
17. Discovery of Gold
Aired 8 April 1956 • 30 min
18. Meteor
Aired 15 April 1956 • 30 min
19. Captain Hook and the Hawaiian Islands
Aired 22 April 1956 • 30 min
20. Aztec Papers
Aired 29 April 1956 • 30 min
21. Genghis Khan
Aired 6 May 1956 • 30 min
22. The Great Pyramid
Aired 13 May 1956 • 30 min
23. Leonardo da Vinci
Aired 20 May 1956 • 30 min
24. William the Conqueror
Aired 27 May 1956 • 30 min
25. Adventure in Space
Aired 3 June 1956 • 30 min
26. King Alfred
Aired 10 June 1956 • 30 min