Go! Greenman

Go! Greenman
Production Information
Distributed by	Toho
Genre	Kyodai Hero
Airdate	November 12, 1973 - September 27, 1974
Channel	Nippon TV
Episode count	52

Go! Greenman (行け！グリーンマン,   Ike! Gurīnman^?) is a Japanese tokusatsu show co-produced by Toho and Nippon TV that aired from November 12, 1973, to September 27, 1974. It is a followup series to Go! Godman, but the two series do not share canon with each other. A followup to this series was also later made called Go! Ushiwaka Koujirou.

Plot

Deep beneath a playground in Japan, Maoh, the source of all evil in the world, plots his escape from the Underworld after being banished there by God. To escape this underground imprisonment, Maoh must obtain the blood of human children. To do so, Maoh commands his loyal underling: Tonchiki and a race of servile clay dolls known as Minions of Maoh, to do his bidding. But, God sent out a robotic envoy: Greenman to protect the children and prevent Maoh from escaping. Maoh eventually granted Tonchiki the ability to mutate his subordinates into kaiju. After Greenman's first battle, he gave the children small devices called Green Calls which they can use to call him when in danger. From then on, it was up to Greenman to defeat the monsters and rid the Earth of evil. Eventually, after Greenman destroyed Pattern Kaijin and dealt Tonchiki a humiliating defeat, Maoh decided to deploy the final minion: Alter Ego Maoh. Unfortunately for him, the children decided to launch a counterattack, and killed Alter Ego Maoh before it had a chance to mutate. Because of this, Maoh took matters into his own hands and decided to teleport to the surface himself to obtain the blood; though because Maoh was banished, he was not able to move his legs. Despite this, Maoh turned some children into stones for Tonchiki to haul away to the Underworld. Greenman attempted to stop him, but was quickly overpowered by Maoh's dark magic. To save their hero, the remaining three children uses the Green Calls to give power back to Greenman. Now fully recharged, Greenman teleported to the Underworld and retrieved the stones. Using one of his tools, the Greenman Stick, he transformed the stones back to children and electrocuted Maoh, returning peace to the world.

Episodes

1. Greenman vs. Garamedon
2. Greenman vs. Antguirus
3. Greenman vs. Gejiru
4. Greenman vs. Gaira
5. Greenman vs. Bullpull
6. Greenman vs. Tsunojiras
7. Greenman vs. Stock
8. Greenman vs. Valingar
9. Greenman vs. Megahertz
10. Greenman vs. Dragonda
11. Greenman vs. Totsaurus
12. Greenman vs. Danbaraki
13. Greenman vs. King Takoras
14. Greenman vs. Gabara
15. Greenman vs. Gyaron
16. Greenman vs. Mohtles
17. Greenman vs. Bulguerrilla
18. Greenman vs. Alien Dorok
19. Greenman vs. Spider
20. Greenman vs. Foksaurus
21. Greenman vs. Blanca
22. Greenman vs. Iho Killer
23. Greenman vs. Gowarackdon
24. Greenman vs. Jairock
25. Greenman vs. Danketto
26. Greenman vs. Seguro No. 1
27. Greenman vs. Inbelun
28. Greenman vs. Lorbabla
29. Greenman vs. Giringa
30. Greenman vs. Red Rock
31. Greenman vs. Sanda
32. Greenman vs. Sibilegon
33. Greenman vs. Zarizon
34. Greenman vs. Flasher
35. Greenman vs. Stegodzillas
36. Greenman vs. Alien Tiborus
37. Greenman vs. Yasugon
38. Greenman vs. Gorilla
39. Greenman vs. Spider II
40. Greenman vs. Jilarji
41. Greenman vs. Akumon
42. Greenman vs. Kappalge
43. Greenman vs. Kyupatto
44. Greenman vs. Hotter
45. Greenman vs. Cross-Dressing Kaijin
46. Greenman vs. Minilla
47. Greenman vs. Fonshuragon
48. Greenman vs. Ninja Kaijin
49. Greenman vs. Magic Kaijin
50. Greenman vs. Tonchiki
51. Greenman vs. Pattern Kaijin
52. Greenman vs. Maoh

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

• Ryoichi Tanaka as Voice of Maoh
• Taguchi Takashi as Voice of Tonchiki
• Bou Ken Kaminarimon as Voice of Tonchiki
• Asado Tetsuya as Commentary

Appearances

Monsters Maoh Tonchiki Garamedon Antguirus Gejiru Gaira Bullpull Tsunojiras Stock Valingar Megahertz Dragonda Totsaurus Danbaraki King Takoras [{Gabara (Showa)|Gabara]] Gyaron Mohtles Bulguerrilla Alien Dorok Spider Foksaurus Blanca Iho Killer Gowarackdon Jairock Danketto Seguro No. 1 Inbelun Lorbabla Giringa Red Rock Sanda Sibilegon Zarizon Red Flasher Blue Flasher Stegodzillas Alien Tiborus Yasugon Gorilla Spider II Jilarji Akumon Kappalge Kyupatto Hotter Cross-Dressing Kaijin Minilla Fonshuragon Ninja Kaijin Magic Kaijin Pattern Kaijin

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races Minions of Maoh Greenman Green Call

Video Releases

Toho Company Ltd. (2008)

• Return of the "Good Morning" Heroes: Go! Go! Godman and Greenman BOX (帰ってきた“おはよう”ヒーロー 行け!行け!ゴッドマン＆グリーンマンＢＯＸ,   Kaettekita “Ohayō” Hīrō Ike! Ike! Goddoman & Gurīnman Bokkusu^?)
• Released: 2008
• Region: Region 2
• Language: Japanese
• Other Details: 1.33:1 aspect ratio, 70/74 minutes run time (disc 1/2), 3 discs, box set
• Features:
  • Disc 1: Go! Godman, Godman Fighting Special (Digest versions of Godman's battles), Godman Monster List
  • Disc 2: Go! Greenman, Greenman Fighting Special (Digest versions of Greenman's battles), Greenman Monster List
  • Disc 3: Go! Godman (2008), Making of Go! Godman (2008), Godman Karaoke Hall

Trivia

• Many of the monsters in this show originally made appearances in either Toho films, Assault! Human, or Go! Godman. However, many of their suits had to be modified or repaired.
  • [{Gabara (Showa)|Gabara]]'s suit is notably different, and appears to have a flatter face. His skin is bright green, similar to his appearance in All Monsters Attack, but he still lacks his ginger hair, and his chest is a duller shade of yellow.
  • Danketto is missing his trademark speaker-like wings, and his bright blue suit is more dull in color.
  • Totsaurus' suit appears to have had mild repairs done to it, and its 'feather wig' has more detail to it.
  • The Gargantua costumes in this show are in very poor condition. Not only do the suits look like they are rotting (despite a new paint job), but tears can clearly be seen in the legs.

    • 

      Greenman battling Minilla

      Sanda has a new head and wig, and can spray out a mist which makes people sleepy.
    • Gaira, like Sanda, also has a new head and wig.
  • The Minilla suit in this show is brand new (and looks very cheaply built) and is not an actual suit from any of the Godzilla films.
  • Red Rock's suit's legs had to be cut off (most likely due to rot) and were replaced by a long, black undergarment worn by the suit actor.
  • A Flasher costume and Flasher Red Eye costume from Assault! Human were reused in Greenman, with the blue-headed Flasher's red chest straps being removed.