The Fall Guy - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)

...for some big stars in the business.
Colt is also a bounty hunter who uses his abilities as a fearless stuntman to capture bail jumpers, so together with his cousin Howie Thomas, (played by Douglas Bar), who happens to be a trainee stuntman and the sexy Jody Banks, (played by Heather Thomas), the team spend each episode in search of some criminal who tries to avoid going to court… only some of these criminal don't want to be caught, causing ...
...each episode opens we see the stuntman Colt doing him stuff, once he's finished rolling a car or jumping through a glass window he is soon on the road in his pick-up truck, searching for his next runaway criminal… to bring justice for all.



* IN CONCLUSION *

A pretty tame action series from the eighties involving some very tacky stunts and some even worse special effect…
Don't get me wrong, it is ... more

Creator: Glen A. Larson
Directors: (various including) Hollingsworth Morse, Daniel Haller, Russ Mayberry and Lindsey Parson.
Producers: (various including) Chris larson, Glen A. larson, Lee Majors and Robert Janes.
Writers: (various including) Glen A . Larson, Nick Thiel, David Braff and Aubrey Solomon.
Stars: Lee majors, Douglas Barr and Heather Thomas.

Released in November 1981, running through until 1986, creating over one hundred hour long episodes split into 5 series, giving five years of this action packed series about a stuntman/ bounty hunter.

** BRIEF PLOT **

Colt Seavers, (played by Lee Majors) is a Hollywood stuntman, working for some big stars in the business.
Colt is also a bounty hunter who uses his abilities as a fearless stuntman to capture bail jumpers, so together with his cousin Howie Thomas, (played by Douglas Bar), who happens to be a trainee stuntman and the sexy Jody Banks, (played by Heather Thomas), the team spend each episode in search of some criminal who tries to avoid going to court… only some of these criminal don't want to be caught, causing Colt and his team so much trouble.

So as each episode opens we see the stuntman Colt doing him stuff, once he's finished rolling a car or jumping through a glass window he is soon on the road in his pick-up truck, searching for his next runaway criminal… to bring justice for all.

* IN CONCLUSION *

A pretty tame action series from the eighties involving some very tacky stunts and some even worse special effect…
Don't get me wrong, it is a fine show and good enough to keep the viewer entertained, although a lot of people, especially the younger of todays generation, may find this a little boring in parts, considering it is from the eighties and has no CGIs, only cold hard stunts and dodgy fist fights.
It was given a PG certificate at the time of first being aired, although a think these days that it is for any age, as the action/stunts/fights are so tame for the 21st century that it will probably be seen more as 'slapstick' than violent.

Each episode is your basic thrills and chases, most car involving Colts beloved pick-up truck, using the same sort of format but changing the outline slightly to give a different storyline… but each episode is as entertaining as the last, although you always know the outcome of the hunt, it's just a matter of how the hunt happens?
The stunts…well what can be said about them?
They are not the best stunts on the market, involving some rather silly looking special effects and a warehouse full of empty boxes so they have always got something to crash though/into or land on when jumping off a tall building…
You instantly now how bad the stunts are when you see the so called solid ground moving when a body hits it… but it just adds to the entertainment and humour of the show…
So together with the rough looking and even rougher sounding Lee Majors (with out his bionic eye and robotic legs), and his loyal team, the episodes simply fly by as you become engrossed in the brilliant 'tongue in cheek' stories.

* Would I recommend this…?

Yes I certainly would…
It is harmless entertainment for all, without the 21st century bloodshed and gore that most youngsters now insist on to enjoy a show.
It is simple, easy to follow and you already know the outcome so it doesn't need much concentration either…

Another hit show from the eighties.

Unfortunately…as of now they have only just released series one on DVD, which consists of 23 episodes (the pilot being counted as two episodes), giving a good seventeen plus hours, onto 6 DVDs, of harmless fun and some comical, if a little 'iffy' entertainment.
This series one can be bought from amazon for less than £11.00.

Sadly…The theme tune is actually sung by the star of the show Lee Majors and is not to every ones taste…

* Series one DVD brief plots.

1) Pilot… The Fall Guy (part 1)
2) The fall Guy (part 2)…
When a hit and run driver jumps bail it is up to Colt and Howie to bring the man back to court to face justice… but things are more difficult than first thought.

3) The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda…
When a computer hacker is ripped of by his wife he hires Colt to find her to get his money back.

4) The Rich Get Richer…
With an insurance agent trying to outwit Colt the fun begins when they both try to recover the bounty.

5) That's Right, We're Bad
With Colt and Howie going to prison to uncover a threat to a friend things soon turn nasty.

6) Colt's Angels
Colt uses his stunt skills to bring in a biker who is wanted for drug dealing, assault and more sinister offences..

7) The Human Torch
When Colt goes to pick up an arsonist things turn nasty as his family insist that the man is already dead.

8) The Japanese Connection
Colt and Howie face a Japanese gang when they are hunting two brothers.

9) No Way Out
Colt becomes a bodyguard for a friend when he visits L.A.

10) License to Kill - Part 1
11) License to Kill - Part 2
Things are not quite what they seem when Colt travels to Hawaii searching for his bounty.

12) Goin' For It
When Howie inadvertently buys a car to use in a stunt for a forthcoming movie it soon emerges that the car contains more than petrol, leather seats and fluffy dice.

13) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold
When a man witnesses a murder he needs help from the man in the big wheeled pick-up truck…

14) Soldiers of Misfortune
With Colt and Howie chasing a master criminal they soon encounter someone chasing a story… causing many problems for the team.

15) Ready, Aim, Die
When a gamblers life is in danger his brother needs help to find him before the bookies mob do.

16) Ladies on the Ropes
With women wrestling and Howie becoming Handsome Howie the bounty hunters really take a turn for the worse.

17) The Snow Job
When a women confesses to shooting her husband things aren't quite what they seem.

18) Guess Who's Coming To Town?
Colt is injured when a stunt goes wrong, so Howie and Jody take on the job of capturing a bounty from a small town… but the man has more connection than they realise, bringing many difficulties for the pair.

19) Child's Play
When Colt is hired to protect a man who is going to testify against the mob he soon realises that there is more to the man than meet s the eye.

20) Charlie
At a stuntman convention in L.A. Colt comes to the rescue of a female stunt colleague needs help for her brother from some mobsters.

21) Three For The Road
Colt takes a trip to Mexico with a thief he is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.

22) The Silent Partner
When a chauffer is framed for murder it is down to Colt to prove otherwise.

23) Scavenger Hunt
The hunt for a vast amount of stolen money is on but can Colt find it before the navy? 

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