A Noble Failure That Keeps Trying to Return: The Story of The Greatest American Hero

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The Greatest American Hero is an American comedy-drama superhero television series that aired on ABC from 1981 to 1983.
The Greatest American Hero chronicles Ralph's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red and black suit that grants him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately he immediately loses its instruction booklet, and thus has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error, often with comical results.
The original series didn't last very long but there have been repeated attempts to get another version of The Greatest American Hero off the ground again but to no avail.
These days the series is probably more known for its theme song, Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not), than anything else.
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@MistaJonz 2 года назад

I was hooked on this show as a kid. I still listen to the theme song on occasion and actually met him a few years ago at my local comic shop!

@jackielinde7568 2 года назад

Same here. I even got my high school band director to give me a copy of the 1st Bb Trumpet part of the song. (This was 1989/1990... so... yeah.)

@raimywinter2309 2 года назад

Nice

@glennbabic5954 2 года назад

I started rewatching it last year but stopped before the end of season two. Funny to see big names like Danny "Daniel" Glover show up in small roles at the beginning of their careers.

@silvermullet 2 года назад

The episode where they’re in the haunted house and Ralph gets slashed by that old lady ghost scared the shit out of me as a kid 😂😂

@johnmelville9300 2 года назад

Believe it or not, I'm walkin' on air I never thought I could feel so free Flyin' away on a wing and a prayer Who could it be? Believe it or not it's just me Sang this course to school for a while.

@bigsonny45 2 года назад

Connie Seleca was really something else back in the day!

@maximusprime3459 2 года назад

She pretty much looks the same today.

@leewinters8245 Год назад

She should have played Lois lane in the superman films.

@w41duvernay 23 дня назад

SHE just was on show to look good, not for acting. AND did acting on show.

@TheIronDuke9 2 года назад

The golden age of TV theme songs - Cheers, WKRP, Greatest American Hero etc

@Ozzie2191 2 года назад

Mike Post had so many smashes that he put out albums. I had one!

@shawnawesome7770 2 года назад

Bossom buddies!

@playerone2629 Год назад

Knight Rider, Airwolf, The Dukes of Hazzard, all brilliant.

@INMATEofARKHAM 12 дней назад

Unknown Stuntman (Fall Guy) was amazing, too.

@cromagnatron7155 2 года назад

Back in the days when you had to wait week to week for your new show. This show definitely brings back the warm fuzzies.

@SynopsisGrim 2 года назад

I really like the concept of this show and I get the whole "lost the instructions" angle, but after the 20th time Ralph crash landed into something and gave no indication that he was going to improve simply by doing, the novelty wore off for me. That theme song, though, is absolutely BANGIN'!

@seanhaugh4232 2 года назад

There was an episode where the aliens return and give him another instruction book and he almost immediately loses that one too. That was enough for me.

@silvermanemilard 2 года назад

It would have been so cool if we saw a learning progression over time!

@Trethar512 2 года назад

This, A-Team and Knight Rider were my live-action trifecta growing up. Also, almost every time I hear Ryan Reynolds, I picture Robert Culp's character. He'd be great in a reboot, if the production could afford him.

@WarlordPayne 2 года назад

I got a Mint Mobile ad in the middle of the video and it made me realize the same thing.

@blackc1479 2 года назад

Don't forget airwolf and street hawk (Granted that one was pretty much third tier, but I still liked it lol)

@theshadow2171 2 года назад

@@blackc1479 remember Automan and Manimal? 😁

@blackc1479 2 года назад

@@theshadow2171 lol yeah, I liked em both but they couldn't stand up w the heavy hitters.....though I did always want my own personal cursor.

@davidmills8726 2 года назад

They might have trouble keeping Reynolds out of the costume.

@Just_Plain_Steve 2 года назад

A number of years ago my father got me the series box set for Christmas. One of the best gifts I ever got!

@EinDose 2 года назад

The main reason I thought about The Greatest American Hero was because the kick-off for the Arrowverse's Crisis on Earth-X event had William Katt play the minister at the Flash's wedding, that proceeded to get crashed by another dimension. And you know what, being the first person to die in a big crossover event isn't too shabby.

@paulrhome6164 2 года назад

I always remember this as the show where I learned the word "scenario" as a kid.

@ericmarshall8097 2 года назад

Yes, was just singing the theme song last week karaoke in Japan. This classic full of camp series is pure 80s in a bottle. It what I dream of when I try to fly in my dreams.

@ivantorres1536 2 года назад

From what I remember he was like the clumsy Superman 🦸‍♂️ .... lol as a kid I enjoyed the hell out of this show!

@joeymorvant161 2 года назад

This show ran from my 4th-6th grade years. Loved it! Even have the complete series box set. Even as a 4th grade kid, I could see what was trying to be portrayed through the show and the theme song: That Ralph Hinkley was just a normal, everyday dude. He was just thrust into a bizarre situation(made even worse by him losing the instructions on how to use the suit), so he didn't come off as a "normal" superhero, i.e., Batman, Superman, the like. Rather, he came off as bumbling, awkward, near constantly making mistakes. In other words, a normal guy, which made him endearing to us all. I LOVED George fashioning his phone machine message on "Seinfeld", lol!

@angandtor 2 года назад

Had a hoodie made with the symbol......this was my superman when the super friends weren't on.....and yes.....the theme song STILL SLAPS!!!!!

@shawnawesome7770 2 года назад

Everytime i hear that song it reminds me of watching this show as a kid, that and the theme from bossom buddies.

@raven47172 2 года назад

You know why I like this channel? I can count on them to include a silly reference like George Constanza's answering machine message.

@chazarcola7639 2 года назад

I greatly enjoyed William Katt's acting work in later films such as LAST CALL ( 1990 ) and NAKED OBSESSION ( 1991 ).

@adonian 2 года назад

I LOVED THIS SHOW. Wish it could come back… maybe in modern time (now) with his grandson finding the suit in the attic.

@bryanb30 2 года назад

Some properties are about those who played the characters and not just the idea 💡 of the property. If you took all 3 leads and put them say an episode of Love American Style, Amazing Stories or an After School Special the chemistry would likely still exist. Kindergarten to First Grade favorite 🤩.

@odizm5196 2 года назад

G.A.H. is a true classic of a show

@matineyang 2 года назад

I loved this show as a kid. One of my favorites growing up. I'm working on a 1/6 scale figure of Ralph at the moment.

@jakew5115 2 года назад

I know I watched a lot of episodes of this as a kid and I cannot tell you a single thing about any of them but I can sing that theme song by heart.

@paulnicholson5997 2 года назад

Man, I used to love this show also, I must have been around 10 or 11. I was pissed when it got canceled. The only thing that used to really piss me of is Ralph Hinkleys GAH character was always soooo close to either figuring out the suit but never quite got it or they had an episode, if I remember correctly it was 40 years ago, they aired an episode where the aliens came back to give him a second set of instructions, and dude screwed it up again. It was the old carrot on the stick routine. Made my blood boil.

@billmacks 2 года назад

In 1982 , I was watching “Superman ll”.😮 And Superman was too busy. He had to………“Save the President!!!!”😂😂😂😂.He was a “Bad Dude”, dude!😂😂😂😂

@jacobharvey2946 2 года назад

Thanks for getting the theme song stuck in my head as soon as I saw the thumbnail…

@bruns-o-tron 2 года назад

I love that Jack Davis did the card art.

@boomstickman71 2 года назад

Loved this show, and I remain amazed that this has not been remade yet. It will be tough to find actors with the chemistry of Katt and Culp though.

@st.anselmsfire3547 2 года назад

I am genuinely surprised that the reboot attempts never seem to be able to get off the ground. Given how popular comedic and light-hearted superhero stuff is these days, you'd think Disney or Warner would be all over that.

@geardog24 2 года назад

*"Prehaps this world overstaturated by superheroes hasn't quite reached the point where it can appreciate a concept that subverts all the cliches of the genre the way the Greatest American Hero did."* Have you seen how some of the heroes act in shows nowadays?

@godpigeon 2 года назад

Actually the one that matches the most would be The Tick. Which I think all versions made fun of the tropes of the era it was made (though the first live action was more about the sitcoms like friends).

@Naomi_Thornock 2 года назад

@@godpigeon what about Captain Hammer from Dr Horrible's sing along blog.

@queenannsrevenge100 2 года назад

Legends of Tomorrow has (had) some of that aesthetic - screw-ups that still managed to prevail, but are actual messes in their lives, mixed with tons of comedy.

@Teamo86 6 дней назад

Great video. I've only ever heard of this in pop culture references. This sounds like it should have been a major franchise.

@Gappasaurus 2 года назад

I never missed this show as a kid, no matter what i was doing, it immediately stopped the instant that theme song came on 🤓 William Katt was actually at Retrocon last year, but I didn’t meet him cuz I was too busy spending money i couldn’t afford on yet more vintage toys i don’t need 😅

@ssgusa 2 года назад

I grooved out a copy of the 45rpm theme song when it came out. Great song, great show!

@BillyJamesVA 2 года назад

Remember that time Homestar Runner dressed up as that guy? “Believe it or not, I’m walking on air. Never thought I could Trick-or-Treat!”

@5roundsrapid263 2 года назад

I remember!

@loginregional 2 года назад

Believe it or not... I watched this show when it came out. It also shows up on certain streaming services.

@Trekapedia 2 года назад

I watched this show sometimes and I miss it still. I don’t get why it gets stuck and can’t get a green light, especially in this day and age with Smallville, The Flash and Superman and Lois being so popular. Btw, William Katt had a cameo as the priest who attempts to officiate Barry and Iris wedding in The CW’s Crisis On Earth X crossover event a few years ago. It was a nice callback to the show and ty again for the content. Keep the videos coming please!

@Waifu4Life 2 года назад

This song makes so much sense now.

@djpegao 2 года назад

If this show gets rebooted, it could work as either a satire (not taking itself too seriously) or a cartoon in order to get even more zanier. Not every superhero needs to be serious, there's plenty of room for a comedic, fun and silly one as long as he/she does the right thing

@rondajones7526 2 года назад

I used to watch that show with my dad, wow I'm old

@baditude41 2 года назад

Longest and BEST video, SR!!!

@Vitriolblog 2 месяца назад

This was one of my favorite shows as a kid but I think my parents appreciated it more for the parody of the genre that it was. Too bad it had such a short run.

@Jtr_ceral_killer 2 года назад

The show had it all. GAH is still a fun watch. This and Fall guy were great to my early 80s self. So glad the female version didnt take off.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

I was gonna to be mad if they didn't Make that Seinfeld reference. But no mention of one of my favorite quotes about the main characters superpower being the ability still be relevant after a very short run.

@jonasirw1 10 месяцев назад

It’s a damn good thing Disney didn’t destroy this one (yet)

@brettmajeske3525 2 года назад

Mt favorite television show of the era.

@etsequentia6765 2 года назад

_"...part Green Lantern, part Welcome Back Cotter..."_ *THIS IS WHY YOU GET THE BIG BUCKS.*

@AlphanPeter 2 года назад

The greatest American Hero was great show. That’s red outfit he wore was like a red union suit.

@TimmehJay 2 года назад

We didn't have cable when I was a kid and couldn't pick up this channel so I've always held a bit of a grudge against this show because all my friends talked about it and I didn't get the references.

@silvermanemilard 2 года назад

There was one episode - title I do not remember - that had an easter egg reference to Star Trek. Someone, I believe it was Ralph, was in a maintenance type area with pipes/electrical type panels. At least one of them was labeled "GNDN".

@MarkOakleyComics 2 года назад

Me and my best friend were big fans. We were 10 at the time. The idea of having a suit without instructions and discovering new powers through trial and error was very compelling. (In an alternate reality, this show went huge and the Lucas/Spielberg adaptation was legend.)

@syedahmadqusoiri3067 Год назад

8.21 (Cought me offguard... LOL!)😆

@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115 2 года назад

I wasn't even born when this TV show premiered, wow! 🤯

@DavidWRyan 2 года назад

I would love to see a TGA feature film. With comedic superhero films like Guardians of the Galaxy and Deadpool there is definitely room it!

@digitalmagicAR 2 года назад

It was an excellent show with fantastic multi-layered writing, original music by masters Pete Carpenter, Mike Post and Stephen Geyer, and some good effects (for a TV budget) and brutal stunts It showed the human factor of what would happen to your life if you suddenly were given a super suit and the responsibility of "saving the world." It wasn't really even a superhero show, but rather a show about the human condition. The show fell off later but not before we got a number of really great episodes such as "my heros have always been cowboys", "operation spoil sport", "don't mess around with Jim", "plague" and more.

@Badname2011 2 года назад

A good show during a time when cristopher reeves superman made a huge impact on children and kids were starving for more.

@chalkboy8 2 года назад

This is was a great scenario!

@machupikachu1085 2 года назад

Another great installment! Who remembers the episode where the dead guy kept standing in front of their car on that dark desert highway? That freaked me out as a small, impressionable mind. Also, week 4 of asking for a Stompers 4x4 expose. Keep 'em coming! :D

@SpekkioMofW 2 года назад

Side note: "Gilmore Girls" s5e4, local band Hep Alien covers "Believe It or Not" at an election night rally.

@itsporkroll3401 2 года назад

Never saw the show, but I know every note of that theme song!

@Craxin01 2 года назад

I remember having watched this show as a kid and that it exists, yet for whatever reason, I can't remember a damned thing about it.

@scottsmartky 2 года назад

I loved that show as a kid. Poor Connie Sellica kept getting put in series that never lasted. That perm on Katt though. Yikes.

@captinzoom 2 года назад

George introduced me to this Show

@julesmasseffectmusic 2 года назад

I like how he loses the manual twice.

@BenDowdy 2 года назад

I'd always wanted to see a superhero crossover tv movie 🎥 with Hinckley, Diana Prince, Banner, and Captain Marvel & Isis....

@Dreadjaws 2 года назад

I loved the show as a kid. A few years ago in a bout of nostalgia I saw the entire series on DVD on Amazon and bought it. When I started playing the series I was momentarily taken aback at hearing the theme song. I absolutely knew the song, but I didn't remember it was from this show. Side note: the box set was supposed to come with a t-shirt, but mine didn't. Bummer.

@andysalter7192 2 года назад

Loved it as a kid, tried to watch a few episodes a month or two ago. ......it didn't age well!

@doubledown0411 2 года назад

LOVED this show as a kid. There's one episode that is seared in my memory as the scariest thing ever. There's an episode where Ralph was attacked by some kind of spectral ghost Panther or Tiger or something in a pitch black room. You could only see its eyes and teeth. Scared the bejeezus out of me.

@davebooshty299 2 года назад

7:00 Center Being in the Center.

@garycorbin2789 2 года назад

i learnt humility with GaH and to pass my drivers test with hardcastle and mcormick theme songs

@convoyprimex 2 года назад

The quest scared me as a kid. I thought they were vampires.....

@illithidlore 2 года назад

That theme song slaps so fucking hard!

@jasonmoran5152 2 года назад

I worked with Katt 4 or 5 years ago. At the time he seemed to thing the reboot with a black cast was still happening. I haven't heard anything since...

@RatelHBadger 2 года назад

If they remade it today, it would likely star Zendaya or some other "diverse" person, and have a goofy white bloke sidekick.

@khandimahn9687 2 года назад

I had such a crush on Connie Sellecca back then.

@warrickterry4742 2 года назад

Gotta be click bait, this was well loved by me when I was in my 10's

@magus104 2 года назад

The amount of shows in the 80s centered around special ed classrooms. Those were my people. Now they are all just on 4chan

@darthkobe73 2 года назад

He discovered the Loch Ness monster 😁

@el_puma_real 2 года назад

I loved that show as a kid, but I would also say now is not the time for a reboot. This would get lost within the menagerie of hero movies/shows and animation that are commonplace nowadays.

@st.anselmsfire3547 2 года назад

I remember checking this show out when I was three. I got really confused when it turned out to be a Superman knock-off and not a G.I. Joe knock-off, given the title. I loved it anyway. Bear in mind that I had only mastered "you poop in the toilet, not your pants" only a couple of years prior.

@IffyJottere 2 года назад

Believe it or not, I'm walkin' around! I never thought I could trick-or-treat! Flyin' away on some things and a square! Who could it be? Believe it or not, it's The Cheat! Happy Halloween!

@TabletopJason 2 года назад

I binged the entire series earlier this year. Just loved it. The third season was a little weaker, but still fun. I love how they just totally wrote his kid out of the show. By episode 5, you could tell they were already getting tired of coming up with things to do with his kid when he was out fighting crime.

@JRledford4173 2 года назад

Any chance to continue this theme with 'The Phoenix' starring Judson Scott?? I was fascinated with that show as a pre-teen! ABC around 1981. Thanks!

@collins.4380 2 года назад

13:55 There it is.

@a1Tnugon 2 года назад

I think the company that could possibly make a toyline for TGAH would be Neca. Crossing my fingers though 🤞

@gratewight69 2 года назад

My bro loved this show, he is about a decade older, I tried watching it a few times when I was young but it never hooked me. Clearly it generated a fan base through reruns if people still remember it.

@junrosamura645 2 года назад

Never watched this growing up but it reminds me of another show/movie of that era about a super hero who gets his powers when he sees something red. I remember him chewing bubble gum a lot. I don't recall what it was called. Anyone might know what I'm talking about?

@pamlane6295 2 года назад

This is the first time i saw Micheal Parre

@AaronLitz 2 года назад

The Greatest American Hero was _huge_ to me in my childhood. I was 5-7 when it aired, and I was obsessed with it. So much so that my aunt made a shirt for me with the emblem on the chest. That's right, I had a custom The Greatest American Hero t-shirt when I was a kid, and I wore it _constantly._ I've got all the episodes on DVD (I doubt it'll ever get upgraded for blu-ray.)

@robertmoore1472 Год назад

I have the DVD box set too!! It's one of my treasures!!

@clown599 2 года назад

here in Italy it was HUGE and well loved... it was called "Ralph Super-Maxi Eroe" and was on tv since 1985 untill 2000 like A-team and Ferrigno's Hulk sometimes with a lot of episodes always in repetition but well received by us as public.

@btetschner 2 года назад

It was popular all over Italy then?

@clown599 2 года назад

@@btetschner yup!

@btetschner 2 года назад

That is very interesting. Maybe people here (in the United States) simply did not appreciate its value. I am not sure if I have ever watched an entire episode, though I have always liked the theme song.

@alanr4447a 2 года назад

I, for one, am Italy in microcosm here.

@btetschner 2 года назад

@@alanr4447a Do you live in a small village?

@mcurran6505 2 года назад

🎵Believe it or not, George isn't at home. Please leave a message at the beep. I must be out, or I'd pick up the phone. Where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home.🎵

@warl0rdj1m 2 года назад

Greatest American Hero and Ducktales have the 2 most recognisable theme songs that even people who’ve never seen the shows know.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

It's weird how they've soaked so deeply into the zeitgeist. I mean you know something's iconic when you've never seen a single episode but you know every word in the theme song.

@AlthosWTF 2 года назад

Agreed but I have to add the theme song to Heathcliff.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

@@AlthosWTF Heathcliff, heathcliff no one should terrorize the neighborhood. Whoa, oh oh oh oh oh. I think I watched a total of one episode of that show but the basic tune and most of the themes lyrics are still embedded in my brain. Fun (but not all that fun) fact that was the very last show Mel Blanc worked on before his death. As a matter of fact he was working on it up to his death and the entire cast agreed no one could possibly replace him so they simply canceled the show. True story.

@robd1329 2 года назад

Ducktales..woo..hoooo

@peterjaketalkswrasslin6920 2 года назад

Bionic 6.

@JeramyWare 2 года назад

This show was my jam as a kid. I tried explaining the premise to my kids the other day and they just looked at me like I was stupid.

@thelaughingrouge 2 года назад

Same.

@tabbysmithfield3794 2 года назад

ya know, i remember the premise and i remember dancing to the theme song in my jammy's in sheer joy! but i dont remember any specific episode. i wonder if i would if i watched it now.

@blackc1479 2 года назад

@@tabbysmithfield3794 you might be surprised the little things that come back. I have that happen all the time when I go back to something I haven't watched since I was a kid.

@Greg-wz6fp 2 года назад

Feel like that’s like most things I try to explain to my kids re:things I watched as a child

@dudds6699 2 года назад

Its like Chuck but a little more sillier.

@MissMTurner 2 года назад

I used to love this show as a girl. I remember a period of time pre-internet in the 90s when no one really remembered the show. Now it falls comfortably into the retro/nostalgia category, but for awhile there, it felt like no one remembered the reluctant superhero in red pjs.

@howiegruwitz3173 2 года назад

I never watched it because my boomer parents said it was stupid. Now they watch fox news and ancient aliens.

@wanderslostify 2 года назад

Agreed. I really liked this show too. I must have seen reruns, because I was four in 1981. But yeah, it was this thing I just barely remembered and would ask people about, to blank stares. People did not even know that the theme song came from a show. It's weird when you are the only one that knows about a show that was on one of the three networks that existed at the time. Toy Galaxy to the rescue!

@5roundsrapid263 2 года назад

I grew up watching it, too, and the same thing happened to me. Before the Internet and social media, a cancelled show was really cancelled!

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

@@wanderslostify I was in a store recently and the radio played the bosom buddies theme. (Or at least what I know it as) This song is exactly the same. Most people don't know or care where the song came from but a few people do and that always makes me happy.

@danilejai7801 2 года назад

No one remembered the show because of the name…. I used to have the hardest time recalling what the show was called and trying to describe it to someone even today wouldn’t strike a cord with most. Honestly the only thing that’s really memorable about the show is the theme song and the lead actor’s striking blond curly hair.

@jamescarroll0615 2 года назад

I'll never stop loving this series. My teen son has only seen one episode but he sings the theme at least once a week without noticing.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

I'll never forget this theme. It is without a doubt far more iconic than the show itself. (Sorry but not sorry)

@Robalini1 2 года назад

William Katt was also great in the original Carrie, a very underrated actor.

@dondumitru7093 2 года назад

And got vaporized as the priest at Barry and Iris's wedding in the Arrowverse Earth-X Crossover event. "Speak now, or forever hold your peace." - ZAAP. Bet he wished he had the suit on right then, he would have been an asset in the battle.

@Shaun-vy9vi 2 года назад

loved him in Pippin!

@Chopper650 2 года назад

was good in Big Wednesday as well

@VicHD 2 года назад

As a Spanish speaker, this was the first American TV show I watched as a kid. I saw it on syndication in Florida when I was 7 and was hooked on it. I didn't remember the title of the show, but I loved it. It wasn't until 2009 that I rediscovered it on RU-vid. Love the song too.

@RonnieBarzel 2 года назад

Forgive me for momentarily going all shallow, but: my god, I forgot just how stunning Connie Sellecca is.

@chronobot2001 7 месяцев назад

Yep, I was always happy to see her in an episode

@BlackZynfyndel 2 года назад

One of the greatest theme songs in all of television.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu 2 года назад

I swear I think if it wasn't for the theme song this show would have been long forgotten. It is without a doubt the most iconic part of this show and the part everyone remembers and knows even people who have never seen or heard of the show.

@mav2553 2 года назад

Cheers was my favorite, but i loved this too

@jeremylatham1160 6 месяцев назад

I still sing it constantly

@ActionfigureinsiderTV 2 года назад

At the 25th anniversary reunion event Steven J Cannel said that of all of the television shows that he created, GAH was by far the best selling one on DVD. It had to go back into print several times to keep up with the demand. Unfortunately because of licensing issues (or being to cheep to peruse the rights) all of the DVD releases did not contain the Joey Scarbury cover songs that were in the original broadcast episodes and were replaced with new, crappier “sound-alike” songs for the syndicated and DVD releases. Can you tell I know a lot of worthlessness information about this show?

@TheNameisPlissken1981 11 месяцев назад

You and me both! One of my all time favorite shows. If you look up GAH on the Internet Archive, though, they have the pilot and about 12 episodes with the original music that were video taped during syndication in the 80s. Someone put them up on RU-vid a few years back, taped off the Action Channel, sadly, I didn't record them before they were taken down.

@PaulBell-ko8mu 11 месяцев назад

Scarbury's cover of Eve of Destruction is fantastic. It's a shame that it and others didn't make the DVDs. Still, there's good songwriting in the replacement songs and I like that they made it obvious that the new songs were homage to the originals. It was tastefully done and showed a lot of craft.

@TheNameisPlissken1981 11 месяцев назад

@@PaulBell-ko8mu I really wish I could agree with you, but for me the original music was as important to the integrity of the show as Cannell's writing and Culp's acting was.

@PaulBell-ko8mu 11 месяцев назад

@@TheNameisPlissken1981Using the original music was not an option. TGAH did a lot better at substitutions than WKRP. Nothing beats the original songs. I hope you didn't take my comment to mean that I prefer what was done afterwards. I don't. I respect the quality of what was done in the circumstances. It's good songwriting and production. If it was awesome, the new songs would have been stand-alone hits. That was never going to happen and the songs were never intended to be classics. Compared to what I hear on TV shows where they create their own music and try to make is sound familial, Post and the rest of TGAH did a fantastic job.

@TheNameisPlissken1981 11 месяцев назад

@@PaulBell-ko8mu I understand. I just wish I felt the same way because I struggle to enjoy certain episodes like Operation Spoilsport without the original music. In fact, I wish they just recycled the 6 or 7 original songs Post and Stephen Geyer did for episodes like Plague, Don't Mess With Jim & Capt. Bellybuster and the Speed Factory instead of using the music that they did use.

@taokodr 2 года назад

I loved this show! The theme song was the first record I'd ever owned. My aunt and I were driving home when it started playing on the radio. I must have mentioned how much I liked the song and show, because we stopped by a local music shop and she bought the single for me. Goodness knows how many times I played it. :D Thanks for the nostalgia trip!

@glennbabic5954 2 года назад

Yeah such a feel good song and feel good hour of evening TV.

@julesmasseffectmusic 2 года назад

My first record too

@gohjohan 2 года назад

6:47 That's what got me stumped when I was learning Chinese in school because why would Stephen use the Chinese word of "centre" for a logo. Now I know. It's from a pair of scissors lying around. I can't imagine if he used another stationery such as a stapler or paper clip.

@LogicBlaster 2 года назад

Awesome stuff! I watched this series when it originally debuted and loved it. I still hope Mego will do a new action figure version of Ralph in the suit. I would buy that in a heartbeat! Thanks for the video!👍