mcmugged
I watched the original Walt Disney's Zorro TV series when it first aired in the late 50s. I was in grade school, but I remember having a huge crush on Zorro and also wanting to be Zorro, as did most kids back then. We all ran around making Zs in the air or on things with sticks or toy swords.I renewed my love of Zorro a couple of years ago when I read Isabel Allende's book, Zorro, It made me want more, so I started doing online searches until I found out I could buy the whole series if I joined the Disney Movie Club. I normally do not like to join those types of clubs but it seemed this was the only way I could get these DVDs which were colorized. I loved watching them, but the colorized DVDs are not as good quality as the black and white DVDs which recently came out as a WD Treasures. I bought those too and am enjoying watching this set even more than the colorized ones simply because the detail is so much better.I usually watch a movie once and that is it. If it is a really "feel good" movie, I might watch it a couple of times, but for some reason, I can watch these 82 episodes of Zorro over and over. It takes a few weeks to watch them start to finish, then I just start over and watch them all again.Disney did this right. Guy Williams is the best Zorro ever. I have seen most other Zorro films but I like Guy Williams best. Sgt. Garcia is also a great character whom you grow to love. The man who plays him, Henry Calvin was apparently an opera singer and once in a while we get to hear him sing. These TV episodes are full of action, humor, and some good story lines that sometimes take up to 13 episodes to get through them. The theme song is one of the catchiest ever. The music used for background is just perfect. Since the show is about California in the early 1800s under Spanish rule, it doesn't seem very dated even today. Whenever I watch an episode of Zorro, I want to watch another one. It always makes me feel good.
Wonderland26
I remember I used to stay up until midnight to see this show on the Disney channel. It's wonderful. I thought Guy Williams was the most attractive guy in the world. Part of that made me stay with the show until it's end. I now own a bunch of the video tapes and sometimes watch them even today. None of the Zorro movies or shows could ever compare to this one. 11/10, if that's possible.
tforbes-2
This show was a real treat, both on ABC from 1957 to 1959, and on the Disney Channel, with its blend of adventure and comedy. Excellent cast!I am sorry that the series did not film further episodes, because it was superb. I saw it as a kid in syndication in 1965-66, and then again in 2002 on the Disney Channel."Zorro" had to have been the "Batman" of the late 1950s. Indeed, in the comic version of "Batman" it is Zorro whom Bruce Wayne considers his role model. After living in Texas and the Southwest, I can appreciate the series even more. I just wish Disney would bring it back, and that someone would revive the series. It was so interesting!
paranoid_pixie
When I first saw Zorro, I thought it would be boring because its in black and white. I was born in like the 1980's so im used to color TV. I saw zorro on TV once and im like "hey whats this" and I guess i just started watching it. I thought it was boring the first couple times then it got more interesting as I knew what was happening and now I love zorro! I know all of the fans are mostly born in the 50's but heck, im not and i think Zorro rocks.