Captain Z-Ro (1955)

Name: Captain Z-Ro
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: 6.4

Sci-Fi

Captain Z-Ro is an American children's television show that ran locally on KRON in San Francisco beginning in November 1951, and was later nationally syndicated in the United States, ending its run of original episodes on June 10, 1956. It remained in syndication until 1960. Modeled on the science fiction space operas popular at the time, it featured sets and costumes emulating the futuristic designs of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon.

IMDb rating: 6.4 (76 votes)
Episode average: 5.8 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1955)

5.85 avg 24 episodes 6.1 → 5.0 25 min avg

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Christopher Columbus	6.1	19
2	Daniel Boone	5.4	17
3	Marco Polo	6.1	20
4	Benedict Arnold	6.1	16
5	King John	5.8	15
6	Magellan	5.9	15
7	Pony Express	5.7	14
8	William Tell	5.9	16
9	Roger the Robot	5.8	20
10	Blackbeard the Pirate	6.2	17
11	Attila the Hun	5.6	18
12	Robin Hood	6.1	15
13	Washington and Howe	6.2	16
15	Hernando Cortez	5.2	16
16	Molly Pitcher	6.3	16
17	Discovery of Gold	6.2	16
18	Meteor	5.7	18
20	Aztec Papers	5.9	14
21	Genghis Khan	5.6	14
22	The Great Pyramid of Giza	6.3	22
23	Leonardo DaVinci	5.8	18
24	William the Conqueror	5.8	14
25	Adventure in Space	5.8	14
26	King Alfred	5.0	15