The Fall Guy 

The adventures of a film stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter when movie work is slow.

Creator:

Glen A. Larson

Stars:

Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Lee Majors	...	Colt Seavers 112 episodes, 1981-1986
Douglas Barr	...	Howie Munson 112 episodes, 1981-1986
Heather Thomas	...	Jody Banks 112 episodes, 1981-1986
Markie Post	...	Terri Michaels 64 episodes, 1982-1985

Storyline

Colt Seaver is a combination bounty hunter and stuntman. He drives a big GMC truck with a eagle painted on its hood. He chases after bad guys and returns them to the Los Angeles area. He has two companions, Howie and Jodie. These two companions usually follow Colt in his adventures and sometimes they are on their own.

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Plot Keywords:

bounty hunter | stunt | stuntman | 1980s | action hero | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Profesión peligro

Filming Locations:

Simi Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Glen A. Larson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lou Ferrigno plays himself in episode 4.12, The Fall Guy: The Winner (1984). He has also appeared as himself in three episodes of Con Man (2015), and 18 episodes of The King of Queens (1998).

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Quotes

[opening segment of the series after the credits]
Colt Seavers: [narrating] This is the story of one of America's great unsung heroes. I mean you've seen him, but you never knew who he was. You've cheered for him and cried for him and women have wanted to die for him. But did he ever get any credit, or the girl? No! He's what we call the "Stuntman", and the reason I'm talking so fondly about him is, well because it's me, Colt Seavers. Anyway, picture work isn't wall-to-wall employment, so maybe you wonder how ...

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Alternate Versions

For its German DVD release, the show was dubbed again (with the original voice cast) because the rights to the original dubbing were not owned by Fox and were too expensive to acquire. Additionally the first dubbing was incomplete (because some episodes were cut and some were not dubbed at all).

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Connections

Referenced in 30 for 30: Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? (2009)

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Soundtracks

The Ballad of the Unknown Stuntman
(Original Theme)
Sung by Lee Majors
Written by Glen A. Larson, Gail Jensen and David Somerville

User Reviews

One Of The Many Classic 1980's Shows

The Fall Guy was just one in a whole list of classic 80's fare such as The A-Team, Dukes of Hazzard and Knight Rider. It featured Lee Majors as bounty hunter Colt Seavers and he was joined by his sidekick Howie Munson who was a bit naive at times. They were also joined by the beautiful Heather Thomas who played Jody Banks.

Like many 1980's action shows The Fall Guy was not to be taken seriously. The plots were crazy, the characters were crazier, the stories were rather mad at times and what can I say about the stunts-they were out of this world. Week after week Lee Majors topped his stunts and did things such as jumping from a plane without a parachute and jumping from tall bridges into water below.

Highly enjoyable series-but when will anyone release it onto video?