▁refused ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁fight ▁that ▁showed ▁Asian - style ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁being ▁defeated ; ▁the ▁original ▁script ▁had ▁the ▁Green ▁Hor net ▁and ▁K ato ▁being ▁be aten ▁by ▁Bat man ▁and ▁Robin . ▁The ▁popular ▁impression ▁Lee ▁made ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁is ▁demonstrated ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁tie - in ▁color ing ▁books ▁produced ▁by ▁Wat kins ▁& ▁Str ath more . ▁It ▁is ▁titled ▁K ato ' s ▁Re ven ge ▁Fe aturing ▁the ▁Green ▁Hor net . ▁The ▁Green ▁Hor net ''' s ▁success ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁K ato ▁Show , ▁led ▁to ▁Lee ▁st arring ▁in ▁the ▁feature ▁films ▁that ▁would ▁make ▁him ▁a ▁pop ▁culture ▁icon . ▁This ▁show ▁launched ▁Bruce ▁Lee ' s ▁adult ▁television ▁and ▁film ▁career . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁K ato ▁( port rayed ▁by ▁Bruce ▁Lee ) ▁is ▁not ▁at ▁all ▁a ▁mechan ic ▁but ▁a ▁professional ▁servant , ▁a ▁highly ▁sk illed ▁driver , ▁and ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁war . ▁In ▁all ▁other ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁mechan ic , ▁with ▁the ▁cre ations ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁special ▁autom obile , ▁the ▁Black ▁Beaut y , ▁and ▁the ▁Hor net ' s ▁tra dem ark ▁sleep ing ▁gas ▁and ▁the ▁gun ▁that ▁delivered ▁it ▁attributed ▁to ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁an ▁expert ▁in ▁mart ial ▁arts , ▁which ▁was ▁imp lied ▁in ▁the