i be groan a i write this but during the early 80 with all the ninja craze a a a kid who practice and love karate and i love this show . i never knew who lee van cleef be prior to this tv show but my father do . he remember lee in all the spaghetti western and would laugh that the villain of the cowboy be a good guy ninja now . you have to wince at some of the show you like a a kid but and you know and thats what make the memory of your childhood so amusing if your lucky . now and i be old and a father and and i appreciate actor like lee more than the pinhead in hollywood make $ 20 million plus a picture . actor like lee keep u entertain and make guy like clint eastwood ( for a few dollar more ) and kurt russell ( escape from new york ) look so good . when he die in 89 it give me pause . he deserve to be remember and i would not forget this weird funny show he do that keep me glue to the screen with all it oddball fantasy . the 13 year old boy in me give this a 9 star rating and a 10 star rating for the beady eyed and hawk nosed actor who play the lead . rest in peace and lee and you be remember .