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Eric Dane: I make a better captain than Captain Hook

Pop culture is filled with brave and notable ship captains, but only one can be the ultimate commander. In the latest round of TODAY's Versus series, actor Eric Dane stopped by the Orange Room to weigh in on where he thinks his new character, Captain Tom Chandler from the TNT TV show "The Last Ship," stands in comparison to other other top pop culture captains. His answers may make for the mos

Pop culture is filled with brave and notable ship captains, but only one can be the ultimate commander. 

In the latest round of TODAY's Versus series, actor Eric Dane stopped by the Orange Room to weigh in on where he thinks his new character, Captain Tom Chandler from the TNT TV show "The Last Ship," stands in comparison to other other top pop culture captains. 

His answers may make for the most humble Versus we've had yet.

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ROUND ONE: CAPTAIN TOM CHANDLER ("The Last Ship") VS. CAPTAIN AHAB ("Moby Dick")

Dane: "He has a wooden leg, I don't. I win."

WINNER: CAPTAIN TOM CHANDLER

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Today

ROUND TWO: CAPTAIN TOM CHANDLER ("The Last Ship") VS. CAPTAIN NEMO ("Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea")

Dane: "He's underwater in a submarine. I wouldn't go anywhere near a submarine, in a submarine, on a submarine. He wins."

WINNER: CAPTAIN NEMO

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Today

ROUND THREE: CAPTAIN TOM CHANDLER ("The Last Ship") VS. CAPTAIN STUBING ("The Love Boat")

Dane: "I don't have Julie the cruise director, he does. He wins."

WINNER: CAPTAIN STUBING

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Today

ROUND FOUR: CAPTAIN TOM CHANDLER VS. CAPTAIN SPARROW("Pirates of the Caribbean")

Dane: "Well, he's the best."

WINNER: CAPTAIN SPARROW

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Today

ROUND FIVE: CAPTAIN TOM CHANDLER VS. CAPTAIN KIRK("Star Trek")

Dane: "A lot of similarities here. We're both captains. We always leave the ship. In real life, that would never happen.

WINNER: CAPTAIN KIRK

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Today

ROUND SIX: CAPTAIN TOM CHANDLER VS. CAPTAIN HOOK ("Peter Pan")

Eric Dane: "Captain Hook? I mean, come on. I still have all ten fingers."

WINNER: CAPTAIN TOM CHANDLER

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Today

ROUND FIVE: CAPTAIN TOM CHANDLER VS. CAP'N CRUNCH

Eric Dane: "Nobody beats Cap'n Crunch. Cap'n Crunch kicks a**." 

WINNER: CAPTAIN CRUNCH

FINAL SCORE: 2-5

Want to see other celebs go head to head? Check out more from Versus here