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Kelsa
Since: May, 2020
18th May, 2020 09:04:27 AM
Oh my God! I remember this! I am also clueless! This probably won't help but I seem to remember that the Nazi or one of the Super Heroes was well known or would later become so, like a starting out comedian?
OK, this one goes beyond obscure so if you know it, then you are god of something or other.
Anyways, it was a failed pilot that aired in early '80s I believe (or late '70s). It was some kind of superhero show involving about 3 heros. They were up against this ridiculously badly scripted Nazi villain who —- I thought —- was named Colonel Gass. He had all the usual badass Nazi accessories and used to constantly snap his riding crop on his boot top and then wince in pain (perhaps liking it).
There was one final scene where he locks the heroes in a torture chamber (the room was labeled TORTURE CHAMBER in huge pink neon) and subjects them to a wall of advancing spikes that looked like foam rubber. I believe all this took place aboard a BLIMP.....
Gee, wonder why it never got picked up...
Any clues? I have tried searching on IMDB for the character name Colonel Gass but to no avail. Perhaps it was General or Commandant or just "Evil Nazi Douchebag."