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- Remembering The Fall Guy: An American Classic
- The Unknown Stuntman: The Theme Song
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The hero of The Fall Guy, Colt Seavers--played by Lee Majors, the former Six Million Dollar Man--is a Hollywood stunt man, which lets the show do all kinds of spectacular car crashes with no justification whatsoever, and he's a bounty hunter, which lets him get into all kinds of fist fights and ridiculous plots with no justification whatsoever. It's the perfect 1980s TV show, and it's no surprise it was created by Glen Larson, the mastermind behind such hits as Knight Rider, Battlestar Galactica, and Magnum, P.I. Assisted by his handsome but not-too-bright cousin Howie Munson (Douglas Barr) and sexy stuntwoman Jody Banks (blonde bombshell Heather Thomas), Colt grapples with a corrupt sheriff, a mob hit man, a government secret agent, a neo-Nazi biker gang (which, naturally, Colt had to infiltrate through cunning disguise), women wrestlers, and more, more, more. Preposterous? Absolutely! It's all an excuse to set things on fire and parade scantily clad young women around (Thomas had a popular bikini scene that led to a top-selling poster), while the Hollywood setting allowed for cameo appearances by stars ranging from James Coburn (In Like Flint) to Lou Ferrigno (appearing as himself playing the Incredible Hulk--it's downright postmodern) to Farrah Fawcett (Charlie's Angels), Majors' just-divorced ex-wife.
But what kept The Fall Guy running for five seasons wasn't silly plots or leaping cars. Lee Majors is one of those relaxed, genial actors who were made for television. Manly but gentle, handsome but down-to-earth, Majors appealed to men and women equally, could toss off a snappy one-liner without effort, and gave the impression that, no matter what happened, it would come out all right in the end. He even sang his own theme song. The Fall Guy: The Complete First Season is pure comfort television. (Season 1 is the only season with Jo Ann Pflug as Colt's boss, "Big Jack"; her adult sexiness and worldly wit were much-missed on later seasons.) The only extras are a couple of brief but entertaining featurettes, featuring interviews with Majors, Thomas, and Larson. --Bret Fetzer
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Lee Majors, Heather Thomas. Stuntman work doesn't pay all the bills, so Colt Seavers moonlights as a bounty hunter, chasing the bad guys and bringing 'em back to L.A. 23 episodes on 6 DVDs. 1981-1982/color/17 hrs., 48 min/NR/fullscreen.
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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of my favorite Action/Adventure series. I love the Theme "The Unknown Stuntman" by David Somerville, Gail Jensen, and Glen Larson. The theme sung by Lee Majors.
The hallmark of this series was the spectacular stunt work. For Lee Majors the show was his fifth successful show. Majors played the role as Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers, who by using his special skills to track down and capture bail jumpers picked up a little extra money. Helping out were Colt's inexperienced but eager younger cousin, Howie, and stunning stuntwoman Jody. The team took thier assignments from Samantha Jack, a sexy bail bondswoman named "Big Jack".
Each episode started with one of Colt's daredevil movie stunts(usually in high-speed)and then shifted to his pursuit of the bail jumper, often using the same stunts he had used in the movie.
The Fall Guy first aired on November 4th, 1981 until May 2nd, 1986 for a total of 5 seasons and 113 episodes, which I wish to own.
The First season was up there with the best 30 TV shows, ranking 26th in its first appearance and getting 19% of viewers according the Nielsen rating (The Nielsen rating is the percent of all TV-equipped homes tuned to the program on an average night, as measured by Nielsen Media Research).
The cast for this show were:
Colt Seavers..........................Lee Majors
Howie Munson........................Douglas Barr
Jody Banks........................Heather Thomas
Samantha"Big Jack"Jack(1981-1982)...Jo Ann Pflug
Terri Shannon/Michaels(1982-1985)....Markie Post
Pearl Sperling(1985-1986).............Nedra Volz
The First season consisted of 23 episodes and they are as follows:
1 The Fall Guy (1) 11/4/1981
2 The Fall Guy (2) 11/4/1981
3 The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda 11/11/1981
4 The Rich Get Richer 11/18/1981
5 That's Right, We're Bad 11/25/1981
6 Colt's Angels 12/2/1981
7 The Human Torch 12/9/1981
8 The Japanese Connection 12/16/1981
9 No Way Out 1/6/1982
10 License to Kill (1) 1/13/1982
11 License to Kill (2) 1/20/1982
12 Goin' for It 1/27/1982
13 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold 2/3/1982
14 Soldiers of Misfortune 2/10/1982
15 Ready, Aim, Die 2/17/1982
16 Ladies On the Ropes 2/24/1982
17 The Snow Job 3/3/1982
18 Guess Who's Coming to Town? 3/17/1982
19 Child's Play 3/24/1982
20 Charlie 4/7/1982
21 Three for the Road 4/14/1982
22 The Silent Partner 4/28/1982
23 Scavenger Hunt 5/5/1982
I hope all of the remaining 4 seasons will be released shortly after this season.
Thank you very much for reading my review and have a nice day :)
The hallmark of this series was the spectacular stunt work. For Lee Majors the show was his fifth successful show. Majors played the role as Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers, who by using his special skills to track down and capture bail jumpers picked up a little extra money. Helping out were Colt's inexperienced but eager younger cousin, Howie, and stunning stuntwoman Jody. The team took thier assignments from Samantha Jack, a sexy bail bondswoman named "Big Jack".
Each episode started with one of Colt's daredevil movie stunts(usually in high-speed)and then shifted to his pursuit of the bail jumper, often using the same stunts he had used in the movie.
The Fall Guy first aired on November 4th, 1981 until May 2nd, 1986 for a total of 5 seasons and 113 episodes, which I wish to own.
The First season was up there with the best 30 TV shows, ranking 26th in its first appearance and getting 19% of viewers according the Nielsen rating (The Nielsen rating is the percent of all TV-equipped homes tuned to the program on an average night, as measured by Nielsen Media Research).
The cast for this show were:
Colt Seavers..........................Lee Majors
Howie Munson........................Douglas Barr
Jody Banks........................Heather Thomas
Samantha"Big Jack"Jack(1981-1982)...Jo Ann Pflug
Terri Shannon/Michaels(1982-1985)....Markie Post
Pearl Sperling(1985-1986).............Nedra Volz
The First season consisted of 23 episodes and they are as follows:
1 The Fall Guy (1) 11/4/1981
2 The Fall Guy (2) 11/4/1981
3 The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda 11/11/1981
4 The Rich Get Richer 11/18/1981
5 That's Right, We're Bad 11/25/1981
6 Colt's Angels 12/2/1981
7 The Human Torch 12/9/1981
8 The Japanese Connection 12/16/1981
9 No Way Out 1/6/1982
10 License to Kill (1) 1/13/1982
11 License to Kill (2) 1/20/1982
12 Goin' for It 1/27/1982
13 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold 2/3/1982
14 Soldiers of Misfortune 2/10/1982
15 Ready, Aim, Die 2/17/1982
16 Ladies On the Ropes 2/24/1982
17 The Snow Job 3/3/1982
18 Guess Who's Coming to Town? 3/17/1982
19 Child's Play 3/24/1982
20 Charlie 4/7/1982
21 Three for the Road 4/14/1982
22 The Silent Partner 4/28/1982
23 Scavenger Hunt 5/5/1982
I hope all of the remaining 4 seasons will be released shortly after this season.
Thank you very much for reading my review and have a nice day :)
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Films featuring car chases and complex "stunts" have long been solid attractions at the box office. Notable examples are "Bullet" (1968) and the "french connection" (1971). But it wasn't until the late 70's that big budget, formula driven, Hollywood "stunt films" began to have massive box office appeal. "Smokey and the bandit" (1977) is probably the best known and most successful of the crop. "Bandit" director (and former stunt man) Hal Needham quickly followed his initial success with another Hollywood "stunt film" titled "Hooper" (1978) - A film that revolved around the life of a Hollywood stunt man.
TV producer, writer, and "Fall Guy" creator Glen Larson became quite famous for keeping a watchful eye on "big screen" successes and then, with a little ingenuity, creating small screen equivalents. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" became "Alias Smith & Jones", "Star Wars" became "Battlestar Galactica", "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Every Which way But Loose" became "B.J and the Bear" and "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo", and finally, "Hooper" (mixed with Steve McQueen's 1980 film "The Hunter") became "The Fall Guy".
The Fall Guy certainly wasn't the first series to use a "stunt driven" formula to attract viewers. "CHiPs" and "The Dukes of Hazzard" had already proven the formula by featuring stunt work in most of their episodes. But, before the "A-team" arrived, The "Fall Guy" featured the most outrageous and incredible stunt work on TV. In fact, when the A-Team finally DID arrive on TV (in 1983), an early advertising campaign was launched to make DIRECT claims that it was more action packed and had better "stunts" than "The Fall guy".
Beyond its ground breaking stunt work, the Fall Guy also featured a very likable cast. Lee majors was perfectly cast as stunt man "Colt Seavers", a role that afforded him the opportunity to prove that he was worth much more than "six million dollars". The series also has the distinction of introducing the world to the first "Heather" of the 80's. Not "Locklear", but "Thomas". For a brief moment in time, Heather Thomas was the most popular "babe" in all of America. A poster featuring Heather (wearing a blue bikini) became the biggest selling poster of its kind, even surpassing the record breaking sales of the now legendary 1970's "Farrah Fawcett" pinup.
One cannot also forget other such notable aspects of the series such as; The theme song is actually sung by it's star, Lee Majors. Singer "La Toya Jackson" made a guest appearance to perform her song "Hot Potato" (in 1984). The "other Heather" of the 80's (Heather Locklear) makes an appearance in episode number 23 ("Scavenger Hunt")!! The series also featured a pre-"night court" Markie Post as a regular cast member (1982-85)!
The first few seasons were fresh, sometimes funny, and quite enjoyable. Unfortunately, by the time of its cancellation in 1986, the series had become quite horrible. Once groundbreaking stunts were replaced by special effects that featured badly filmed miniatures and models (I kid you not!).
This series is a great piece of 80's nostalgia and will be enjoyable viewing for those looking for harmless, escapist entertainment. I sincerely hope the DVD release is not edited in any way and I'll be updating my review as soon as it's released!
I was a bit surprised at the retail price for the complete season one box-set, and that seperate "split volumes" of season one will ALSO be released. I'm a firm believer that the best way to generate the most DVD sales is to avoid the split volumes approach and simply release an entire season at a decent price.
- JM
TV producer, writer, and "Fall Guy" creator Glen Larson became quite famous for keeping a watchful eye on "big screen" successes and then, with a little ingenuity, creating small screen equivalents. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" became "Alias Smith & Jones", "Star Wars" became "Battlestar Galactica", "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Every Which way But Loose" became "B.J and the Bear" and "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo", and finally, "Hooper" (mixed with Steve McQueen's 1980 film "The Hunter") became "The Fall Guy".
The Fall Guy certainly wasn't the first series to use a "stunt driven" formula to attract viewers. "CHiPs" and "The Dukes of Hazzard" had already proven the formula by featuring stunt work in most of their episodes. But, before the "A-team" arrived, The "Fall Guy" featured the most outrageous and incredible stunt work on TV. In fact, when the A-Team finally DID arrive on TV (in 1983), an early advertising campaign was launched to make DIRECT claims that it was more action packed and had better "stunts" than "The Fall guy".
Beyond its ground breaking stunt work, the Fall Guy also featured a very likable cast. Lee majors was perfectly cast as stunt man "Colt Seavers", a role that afforded him the opportunity to prove that he was worth much more than "six million dollars". The series also has the distinction of introducing the world to the first "Heather" of the 80's. Not "Locklear", but "Thomas". For a brief moment in time, Heather Thomas was the most popular "babe" in all of America. A poster featuring Heather (wearing a blue bikini) became the biggest selling poster of its kind, even surpassing the record breaking sales of the now legendary 1970's "Farrah Fawcett" pinup.
One cannot also forget other such notable aspects of the series such as; The theme song is actually sung by it's star, Lee Majors. Singer "La Toya Jackson" made a guest appearance to perform her song "Hot Potato" (in 1984). The "other Heather" of the 80's (Heather Locklear) makes an appearance in episode number 23 ("Scavenger Hunt")!! The series also featured a pre-"night court" Markie Post as a regular cast member (1982-85)!
The first few seasons were fresh, sometimes funny, and quite enjoyable. Unfortunately, by the time of its cancellation in 1986, the series had become quite horrible. Once groundbreaking stunts were replaced by special effects that featured badly filmed miniatures and models (I kid you not!).
This series is a great piece of 80's nostalgia and will be enjoyable viewing for those looking for harmless, escapist entertainment. I sincerely hope the DVD release is not edited in any way and I'll be updating my review as soon as it's released!
I was a bit surprised at the retail price for the complete season one box-set, and that seperate "split volumes" of season one will ALSO be released. I'm a firm believer that the best way to generate the most DVD sales is to avoid the split volumes approach and simply release an entire season at a decent price.
- JM
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
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In the pilot movie, during the bar fight scene, you'll notice the band performing in the background is blurred out, and there's some strange editing going on. Fox was trying to hide the fact that they replaced and edited out Paul Williams singing the Patsy Cline hit "Crazy", and the acting scenes he had before and during the fight. Since all traces of Paul Williams were edited out, his name was removed from the guest star credits at the beginning of the movie, and the song credit for "Crazy" was edited out of the end credits.
There's no mention of music replacement on the back of the box, but in their review of the set, TVShowsOnDVD provided some information that may indicate lots more music replacements in the set:
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Chris Cook dug up some information from NOMA Music and posted it to the Home Theater Forum. NOMA posted this on their website: "20th Century Fox home video release of "The Fall Guy" starring Lee Majors features eight new songs by Robert Allen, Octane Saints, Don Fisher and Matt King." This, coupled with the odd scene from the pilot, leads me to believe there were some music replacements on the set.
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I watched the DVD episode a little more and noticed more instances of music replacement, such as during the restaurant fight, and some score music removed before and after that scene. There are probably lots more, but it would take a lot of effort to compile a complete list.
I taped this episode many years ago in syndication, and although the quality of my copy sucks (it was before I had cable), I have to keep it because it's a more complete copy than what's on the DVD.
It makes me mad that not only did Fox not mention the music replacement on the packaging (reminds me of Anchor Bay with the Grounded For Life sets), AND edit out all of Paul Williams' acting scenes, but that they're charging more than usual for the set - even going so far as to split it into two volumes to make it more affordable - which I presumed was due to music rights, but now I can only assume that greed was the motive.
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In the pilot movie, during the bar fight scene, you'll notice the band performing in the background is blurred out, and there's some strange editing going on. Fox was trying to hide the fact that they replaced and edited out Paul Williams singing the Patsy Cline hit "Crazy", and the acting scenes he had before and during the fight. Since all traces of Paul Williams were edited out, his name was removed from the guest star credits at the beginning of the movie, and the song credit for "Crazy" was edited out of the end credits.
There's no mention of music replacement on the back of the box, but in their review of the set, TVShowsOnDVD provided some information that may indicate lots more music replacements in the set:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chris Cook dug up some information from NOMA Music and posted it to the Home Theater Forum. NOMA posted this on their website: "20th Century Fox home video release of "The Fall Guy" starring Lee Majors features eight new songs by Robert Allen, Octane Saints, Don Fisher and Matt King." This, coupled with the odd scene from the pilot, leads me to believe there were some music replacements on the set.
(source: [...])
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I watched the DVD episode a little more and noticed more instances of music replacement, such as during the restaurant fight, and some score music removed before and after that scene. There are probably lots more, but it would take a lot of effort to compile a complete list.
I taped this episode many years ago in syndication, and although the quality of my copy sucks (it was before I had cable), I have to keep it because it's a more complete copy than what's on the DVD.
It makes me mad that not only did Fox not mention the music replacement on the packaging (reminds me of Anchor Bay with the Grounded For Life sets), AND edit out all of Paul Williams' acting scenes, but that they're charging more than usual for the set - even going so far as to split it into two volumes to make it more affordable - which I presumed was due to music rights, but now I can only assume that greed was the motive.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Love it
This is a great DVD and we got it really quickly! It was also new and was great to watch!
Published 5 days ago by walker
Let The Good Times Roll
I just loved the Fall Guy when I was in high school, and was very excited that they finally released season one. Season two was released in the UK. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Heathgirl
Great cars, great leading man, great series
Nice to have this series available on DVD. No heavy life lessons here (well, maybe a few if you look between the lines and inside Colt Seavers' battered but generous heart). Read more
Published 5 months ago by SooslieU
Colt Seavers!
I've been wanting this set for quite a while and at this price, it was a no-brainer. I have fond memories of watching this as a kid and I was not disappointed when I sat down and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Robert Musgrave
Still great
I just bought the first season and cracked it open the day it arrived. I forgot how much I enjoyed this show. Right from the opening credits I was transported back to 1984. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Guywhit
great
the fall guy is great. I like lee magors, and his cast to, there great. it is a good show to watch and injoy.
Published 13 months ago by jerryboatman
Great fun
Lee Majors followed up his role in "The 6 Million Dollar" man with this very fun series about a stunt man who makes ends meet by doing some bounty hunting at the same time. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Brent Butler
greatest show ever according to my husband
My husband absolutely LOVES these dvd's. His only problem is only season one is available. Amazon needs to get the rest of the seasons.
Published 15 months ago by jazc2004
Still hooked after nearly 30 years!
Yes, even after almost 30 years, the Fall Guy still makes me hang to my TV set! I was a fan then and I am still now and not just for the lovely Heather Thomas! Read more
Published 20 months ago by André Richard
The Fall Guy
After watching this on hulu I had to buy the DVD, I forgot how much I loved this show. If only all the seasons were available I'd buy them all!
Published 20 months ago by brock deanda
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