I remember exactly where I was, and who I was with, when I saw this. For years, I remembered 29:55, the kid climbing the pole. Never thought I'd ever see this again!
Wow, fantastic video quality given its age, with ads to boot. Thanks for the upload. If you have any more episodes I'd love to see them. "The Professor" in the episode was played by Robert Ridgely, also a voice actor in countless cartoons. At the time this show aired, he was voicing Thundarr the Barbarian.
Robert Ridgely would go on to play another slimey character (The Colonel) who got nabbed for messing with minors in Boogie Nights ...but hey thanks for this upload..this takes me back to being 13yrs old in 1982 on Friday nights on ABC...i grew up in Canada but we got this show on our Bangor Maine based ABC cable station ...all three ABC,NBC,CBS came out of Maine ...the included commercials is real trip ..as close as humanly possible to going back and time to 82 again and turning on the tv
I have seen every cop/detective dramas 1970s - 1980s from "The Streets of San Fransisco" to Columbo to S. W. A. T. to Miami Vice... this was one of My favorites. Anyone know where All seasons and episodes are available for streaming?
He also played 8 Ball in Full Metal Jacket. "What we have here, little yellow sister, is a magnificent specimen of pure Alabama Blacksnake. But it ain't too goddamned beaucoup."
Robert Stack, via Quinn Martin as his executive producer and with less than half the overblown number of cast members seen here on Aaron Spelling's "Strike Force," did it SO MUCH BETTER -- for the TV audience's benefit -- five years prior on "Most Wanted" (1976 - 77, also ABC). Unlike "Strike Force," "Most Wanted" is available on DVD from CBS Home Entertainment. That being said, it was a kick to see this -- as telecast! 'What a kick' to see Malibu Grand Prix, 5:00 - 6:35. Remember those? Those franchised, amusement, race car tracks were quite the thing in late '70s and throughout the '80s! (Surviving longer in some locales.) Here guest star Ike Eisenmann does a psychedelic, drug-enhanced ride. Later a brief scene filmed at the inside ring for roller skating -- another big attraction / activity of the era. "Back to the Future's" future 'Jennifer,' Claudia Wells, is seen here as troubled teen 'Patty' who's under police protection at Sgt. Rosie Johnson's (Trisha Noble) house, 28:20 - 29:15. And later Wells / 'Patty' is seated between Rosie and her boss, Capt. Frank Murphy (Robert Stack) in the police sedan while doing surveillance, 41:04 - 41:21. Guest starring here she's kind of cute; she grew to be definitely pretty four years later in "Back to the Future." . . . . Robert Stack definitely looked five years older -- if not more -- than on "Most Wanted." . . . The 'Aaron Spelling touch' is evident 29:02 - 29:16 in a portion of the scene at Rosie's house where the camera 'can't help but' features the well-endowed Noble's / 'Rosie''s cleavage, generously on view courtesy of a peasant dress-type top while pressed atop the table. Thank you for posting, "The Museum of Classic Chicago Television."
I got the entire show on DVD except for episode 7 and 8... is there a chance that you'd be able to post these episodes here on youtube too and enable me to watch them? Thanks so very much...
0:55 1975 Happy Days Burglar Episode: "The Cunningham Caper" One of his best-known roles was as Stanley Zbornak, the ex-husband of Dorothy Zbornak (played by Beatrice Arthur) on The Golden Girls.[1]
I'm currently watching Most Wanted on DVD, the Quinn Martin/Robert Stack series from 1976-77. Always considered Strike Force a remake of Most Wanted, which by many accounts was cancelled prematurely after only one season. Unfortunately Strike Force didn't fare much better. Was it up against Dallas on Friday nights?
Starring "Mr. Untouchable" ...the late ROBERT STACK. (R.I.P.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stack en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Untouchables_(1959_TV_series)
51:25... "Don't do it, Frank." Kinda reminds me of another RU-vid clip about a punk gang wannabe who meets up with a retired boxer; the punk's jawing at the boxer, and his friends are pleading with the boxer, "Champ, don't do it." And then... *POW!!!*
Not that Robert Ridgely played a lot of sleazy characters, but even this specific season, he was on WKRP in Cincinnati where he pushed speed at a vitamin store to hook kids.
This is from 1982, but they have the airdate of September 24 wrong. During the ending credits the announcer says "former President Carter" on Nightline.
@@bugbeemaine5673 - Turned out (from Tim Weigel's references to the East Chicago bridge collapse and the Chicago Blackhawks' run for the Stanley Cup) to be from April 23, 1982.
My parents would never let me watch this show. One night I caught a glimpse of it and I'll never forget the young girl in the mall talking to that creepy Black guy with writing on his teeth...
The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www.FuzzyMemories.TV) STRIKE FORCE was an hour-long series. It's airtime was more than likely from 9:00-10:00 CST .
+The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www.FuzzyMemories.TV) Original ABC air date of this episode, December 11, 1981. This appears to be the repeat shown in 1982, most likely on April 23, not September 24. At 20:41 there is mention of a new show premiering on May 2 called "Counterattack" which only lasted until May 23. Notice the news brief at 34:32 mentioning the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, (the only home game they played on a Friday during the playoffs of 1982 was on April 23), and the "how to get in shape for summer" comment. Also, the announcer during the ending credits mentions the ABC Sunday night lineup with the show "Inside America" which last aired on April 25 1982, and was replaced one week later on May 2 by "Counterattack". And also, the ABC Monday night lineup at 44:25 mentions "Today's FBI" episode "Tapper" which, if you look it up, aired on Monday April 26, 1982. I say this video was recorded on April 23, 1982, not September 24, 1982.
