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I agree this was a great show for teaching us kids to think "outside the box". It was always fun to see where word associations would lead, and how far afield they'd end from where they had started. ...and, of course the way the show encouraged our generation to enjoy language and have fun exploring ideas. I remember lyrics from the recurring and closing theme songs.

The recurring song was "If you want it, you can get it, but to get it, you gotta want it. Anything you want to try, just let go, fly HIGH,...and make a wish."

The closing song was "Dream a dream, sing a song, wish you could, right a wrong. Take a chance, sing and dance, wish you could, you'd find it good. ...so dream your dreams. Dreams come true. They can even, work for YOU,...so make a wish."

I'm a proud owner of 'Black Scorpion the Series' on DVD, and I respectfully disagree with my predecessor's comments. Taken on its own, this show plays really well as simple crime-fighter camp, a light-hearted homage to shows like the old 'Batman' series, with lots of silly humor slipped in. Darcy Walker, the main character, as a law-upholding cop by day, and a costumed vigilante by night, walks a fine line between her two worlds. Equipped only with exceptional fighting ability, and a souped-up, transforming car, she has to cope in a world where criminals routinely obtained super-powers. She beats them at their own game, with skill, determination and humor. Banter amongst fellow-cops, jibes at corrupt local politicians and lots of nerd-revenge humor whenever Supervillains attacked, make for enjoyable, albeit slightly unorthodox, storytelling every week. In fact, there is something for most tastes in this series, stuff blowing up, car chases, highly-watchable costumed baddies, and, of course, good triumphing over evil. A must-watch for any fan of the genre.