Lieutenant Green about all aspects of Spectrum, and used to work for the United Nations. Green is attracted to Captain Blue. At the end of the episode 'Proteus', she is offered a promotion to the rank of captain but elects to remain a lieutenant. During a UK repeat run in 1993, "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" became the subject of discussion regarding black-and-white dualism for its use of the codenames "White" (to designate the benevolent commander-in-chief of Spectrum, Colonel White), and "Black" (to designate the villainous Captain Black). Series creator Gerry Anderson responded to accusations of political incorrectness and racial stereotyping by
The Green Hornet (TV series) interlude, "Flight of the Bumblebee," used for the radio series, was so strongly identified with "The Green Hornet" that it was retained as the series theme, but it was rearranged by Billy May, who also composed the new background scores, and conducted by Lionel Newman, with a trumpet solo by Al Hirt, performed in a jazz style nicknamed "Green Bee." Each episode begins with the following monologue, narrated by producer William Dozier: Years later, the Billy May music was featured in the 2003 film "Kill Bill, Vol. 1," starring Uma Thurman versus David Carradine, in which Quentin Tarantino paid tribute