During the 1980s ninja craze that erupted following the 1981 release of the movie "Enter the Ninja" starring the great Sho Kosugi, ninjas began appearing everywhere, including on American television.
From 1983 to 1993, each of the 3 big American networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS) jumped on the bandwagon by broadcasting a ninja TV show in prime-time.
The first was "The Last Ninja" starring Michael Beck, Nancy Kwan, John McMartin, and Mako. This excellent 2-hour pilot was sadly not picked up to series but aired as "The ABC Thursday Night Movie" on July 7, 1983.
The second was "The Master" starring Lee Van Cleef, Timothy Van Patten, and Sho Kosugi. This series ran on NBC for 13 episodes from January 20, 1984 to August 31, 1984 and featured many exciting fight scenes choreographed and performed by Sho Kosugi.
The final series was "Raven" starring Jeffrey Meek and Lee Majors. This series was reminiscent of "The Master" in many ways and ran on CBS for 20 episodes from July 24, 1992 to April 17, 1993.
This tribute video incorporates all 3 opening themes and opening voice-over prologues for each of these 3 ninja TV productions book-ended with new custom opening screen and closing credits.
Негізгі бет NINJA TV SERIES OPENINGS: The Last Ninja (1983), The Master (1984), Raven (1992-1993)
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