During their freefall, Colt showed the mook the altimeter on his wrist and said he had until they reached a certain height (when Colt would have open his chute) to talk. When said mook wouldn't talk, Colt shoved him out of the plane and jumped after him.
High-Altitude Interrogation: One episode had Colt interrogating a mook on a plane. Driving a Desk: Every episode included a lot of rear projection, and it wasn't hard to see the difference between the shots of someone actually driving a car, plane, or boat and the shots of Lee Majors pretending to drive them. The Germans liked it enough for two different cover versions with German lyrics (the French version also differs). "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: Sung by Lee Majors. Distracted by the Sexy: The scene (also shown in the intro sequence) in which Jody steps through a saloon door in a two-piece swimsuit, promptly ending a bar brawl. Both programs were created and produced by Glen A. Crossover: A two-parter started on The Fall Guy and concluded on the short-lived medical drama Trauma Center. Two-tone paint job, rollbar, and a 6" bodylift that cost it its ability to corner but made one high jump per episode more credible. Cool Car: Colt's GMC Sierra 4×4 pick-up truck. He'll have to redo the same stunt later on while bounty-hunting. Chekhov's Gun: At the beginning of an episode, Colt has to do a stunt on set. Also, stock footage of chase scenes from various movies (such as Sky Riders note the guy hanging onto the helicopter, The Cannonball Run note the men getting out of a car and jumping into the sea, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry note the car crashing into a train and exploding and others released by The Fall Guy makers 20th Century Fox) is incorporated into the opening credits. At least one (but preferably multiple) per episode. It doesn't help that his own truck runs on suspensions that weren't exactly made for high speeds. This becomes a problem whenever his second job as a Bounty Hunter requires him to chase an escaped criminal. Captain Crash: As a stuntman, Colt seems to be so used to crashing vehicles at high speed as part of a stunt that he can't drive them halfway safely at high speed anymore. Most notably, Elvira who develops a major crush on Colt. Awkwardly Placed Bathtub: Colt has his outside in front of his house. Colt at first does a double-take, then asks if the boat sailed without him. In the episode "The Last Drive", directed by Ted Lange, the director has a cameo as a bartender, complete with the uniform he wore on The Love Boat. In one episode, Colt uses a small catapult to jump over a fence in much the same way Lee Majors (or rather his stuntman) simulated bionic jumping as Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man. In fact, in the pilot Colt has to act as Farrah Fawcett's stunt double, complete with poofy blond wig. In the very first line of the show's theme song "The Unknown Stuntman" (sung by Lee Majors himself): "Well, I'm not the kind to kiss and tell, but I've been seen with Farrah." Majors was married to Farrah Fawcett early in the show. No relation to Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout What the show really is famous for is the car chases which always include Colt's truck doing a Ramp Jump and lots of wreckage. Lee Majors also sings the theme song (he also performs it on camera in one episode). He spends most of the time of an episode hunting criminals who were bailed out, escaped, got back into crime, and defend themselves against whoever wants to take them back to jail with deadly force. Colt Seavers ( Lee Majors) is an experienced Hollywood stuntman who discovered that life in Southern California, moreso in Hollywood, is too expensive to afford as just a fall guy, so he moonlights as a Bounty Hunter. #T.v.series the fall guy series#
Larson Productions and 20th Century Fox (this was his first series he didn't do at Universal), and ran on ABC from 1981-86. Larson, whom also served as executive producer, was produced by Glen A. It grants the people who do the dangerous stuff on set their well-deserved limelight, and while it's at it, it takes the occasional chance to lampoon Hollywood and also allows for loads of Cameos. The Fall Guy was one of the first Action Series that made the genre popular in The '80s.
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