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''Here Comes Tobor'' was a proposed American science-fiction television series.〔 It was produced for the 1956–1957 season.〔 However, the project was not aired and only a pilot episode was filmed.〔Terrace, Vincent. ''(Crime Fighting Heroes of Television: Over 10,000 Facts from 151 Shows, 1949-2001 )''. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2002. p. 79〕 The show was a spinoff from ''Captain Video and His Video Rangers''.〔 Tobor ('Robot' spelled backwards) was a nine-foot-tall robot that had come into the control of the U.S. government.〔〔''(Billboard 21 apr 1956 )''. p. 14〕 In the ''Captain Video'' series, Tobor had been one of Captain Video's enemies.〔Terrace, Vincent. ''(Crime Fighting Heroes of Television: Over 10,000 Facts from 151 Shows, 1949-2001 )''. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2002. p. 47〕 In ''Here Comes Tobor'', Tobor is owned by Professor Bruce Adams (played by Arthur Space) and mind-controlled by Adam's nephew Tommy (Vincent Terrace claims Tommy was played by Tommy Terrell while ''Billboard'' stated that eleven-year-old actor Tiger Fafara had been cast for the role).〔〔''(Billboard 14 apr 1956 )''. p. 4〕 Tommy is, in the series, able to control Tobor through an ESP detector. Moreover, his IQ is supposedly the highest ever registered.〔Terrace, Vincent. ''(Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings )''. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co, 2007. p. 120〕 Bruce Cowling was also cast for a role.〔 In the pilot, Professor Adams runs the Adams Research Center. However, no explanation is given on how Tobor (previously an 'evil' robot) has come into the possession of Professor Adams. The plot of the pilot episode centers on a search for a missing nuclear submarine, which Professor Adams and Tobor help the U.S. Navy to find. The credits of the pilot episode read "Tobor played by Tobor".〔 ''Here Comes Tobor'' was produced by Guild Films and was shot in Hollywood by co-producer Carl Dudley.〔''(Billboard 7 apr 1956 )''. p. 8〕 The theme of ''Here Comes Tobor'' was composed by Howard Jackson.〔 The pilot cost around $50,000 to produce. After having failed to sell the pilot for the 1956–1957 season, Guild Films made renewed attempts to merchandise it during 1957.〔''(Sponsor )'', Volume 11. p. 40〕 ==DVD release== The pilot of ''Here Comes Tobor'' was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on February 26, 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alpha Video - Here Comes Tobor )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Here Comes Tobor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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