Bodie & Doyle: "I'm going to ask Cowley for a rise"

[montario100]

1:44- 1:48 made me laugh so goddamn hard!!

[SunflowerEyes1990]

at 2:11 - 2:13, is that squeaking noise Bodie or Doyle giggling? Cos it makes me smile ALL the time ive seen that bit!!

Oh btw great vid

[angelfish45]

Sorry, I can't really answer that....maybe somebody with better ears can help out!

I'm glad you like the vid....thanks for watching!

[ladyblazey]

I think SunflowerEyes1990 may be right! My ears arent the greatest but that squeaking noise does sound like giggling! Makes me laugh too.

Also the bit where Doyle says "That's fantastic, can you do a German accent?" makes me smile as well.

Great vid!

[angelfish45]

Hey, you all have much better ears than I have ( she says cursing her tinnitus, lol ).

I'm glad you like the vid :-)

[CI5AgentSweeps]

"That's fantastic, can you do a German

accent?"

:)

I agree they ARE underpaid

Great Video. 5****

[angelfish45]

I can teach Bodie how to do an excellent German accent, lol.

I wish I could get rid of mine when I speak English :-(

Thanks for stopping by to watch and comment, I'm glad you like the vid.

[Elric33239]

"I haven't noticed that before!" "What?" "A streak of yellow down your back!" LOL! Bodie is the worst!! I would have slugged him too! Pure gold, dear lady!

[angelfish45]

gosh, why did I just notice that comment?

I have to admit I had to do some research what a "streak of yellow down your back "means as I am German, but when I found out, I had a real giggle.

Hmm, and yes, I would have slugged Bodie as well.

Thank for stopping by to watch and comment!

[Elric33239]

Interesting how slang has a great deal of difficulty being translated from one language to another. Sorry I didn't think about that either awhile back! We "Englanders & Amerikanens" share that expression and I thought that since you typed English so well, I thought that you might have been Brit-educated and would have gotten it. I guess I was wrong. My apologies.

[angelfish45]

Oh, absolutely no need to apologize. :-)

When I watched that ep for the first time, I watched it in English ( that ep was never shown on German TV and I only have British Pros DVDs ), I guessed what that expression meant, but asked a native speaker to be sure. I'm glad to learn something new with Bodie and Doyle. :-)

[Elric33239]

Those crazy guys were definitely an education in social dynamics. They could rib each other while working on a serious case and at the end of the day they'd each give their life for the other. Quality television.

[Elric33239]

For the other readers who have an excellent understanding of basic English but a limited one on "slang," "streak of yellow" down one's back, means "a touch of cowardice." A crude American would have called Doyle "yellow BELLIED," but the principle's the same as well as the crudeness. Sorry, Bodie fans. ;)

[Nornegest]

Great posts, Elric, but may I elucidate more?

The phrase "yellow" has had different meanings over the ages. In Somerset Maugham's day, when racial purity mattered, it was a calculated insult, meaning "Eurasian" or "Oriental".

Now, if you wanted to get more lowbrow, there were the '30s 'B' movies, where bad guys always said "Wha's with ya? Are ya yella?" in strong Brooklyn accents.

I'm no Bodie loyalist, but crude? Him? I think you'll be hearing from his irate fans...look for cover.

[Elric33239]

In which case, I would remind them that erudition was Doyle's strong suit, not Bodie. From the few episodes that I saw, Bodie was street educated as well as a teenage mercenary before he joined the Army in the non-com ranks, each environment discourages "high brow breeding." Not only wasn't I insulting Bodie but complimenting the actor and the writers for being consistant and true to the character. I apologize to you and any other Bodie loyalist for implying otherwise.

[Nornegest]

Oh, no need to apologise. I was merely being facetious. I've no emotional attachment to Bodie, as mentioned earlier. :)

But back on topic. Yes, you do have a point re Bodie's mercenary roots. He even had a "rat-a-tat-tat" style of talking that went well with the show's pacing. I always liked Doyle better because he seemed far too erudite and polite for the macho fistfights he had to do every week.

[Nornegest]

Cont'd -- Bodie, by comparison, was a mini-Terminator of sorts, who enjoyed taking down enemies with inhuman coldness. But overall -- I would say that Bodie's vibe was more menacing than crude, a fact that made it hard for me to warm up to him as a kid.

I share your nostalgia for the "tough yet innocent' escapist fare of those times, Elric. How I miss those days. We don't really have a Bodie and Doyle anymore when we need them.

[Elric33239]

Perhaps I should have clarified my earlier statement. I didn't mean that BODIE was crude but his SENSE OF HUMOUR was crude. Another example was in the ep "Joe Public(?)" where he made a joke about a honeymoon couple being killed after they witness a murder on the highway. Doyle's humour tended to be focused on Bodie & Cowley (or the subject at hand) but within the general context while Bodie's was irreverantly launched at any and everybody, which was part of his charm. Sorry for the confusion.

[Elric33239]

Cont. - I strongly agree that those special times that were part of The Professionals are long gone and I deeply miss them. It's ironic that the only two US cop shows that could be remotely compared to it are "Starsky & Hutch" and "Cagney & Lacey" and the former because they're two GUYS! Equally ironic that the producers of "The Avengers" were involved in its creation which is probably why the show entertains and intrigues me.

[Nornegest]

Elric -- Thanks for clearing that up. It's so easy to get essential details lost in the highways of the 'Net.

On Bodie: I'm not so sure what episode that scene came from, but I know what you mean. There's similar rough humour in another ep where both men joke about the general condition of the bathroom after finding a dead body in the tub.

So much for my hero-worship of Doyle. BUT: I suspect it was meant to reflect the gallows humour and cynicism that comes from working in the crime bureau.

[Nornegest]

Cont'd - On close-up, however, both men's faces are hardly cheerful and "wink, wink". In my opinion, it counterbalances the gruesome aspect of the show, at the same time matching the sad reality about how society chattily downgrades the horrors of murder.

As for the other shows, I have faint memories of them, but an online friend who is a Starsky & Hutch fan said that The Professionals reminded him of Hitchcock's Frenzy: the look, the feel of it, plus the stylishness of the '70s.

Back at you.

[Elric33239]

Thanks. I wouldn't dismiss Doyle's image of "sensitive soul working in an uncaring world" based on one scene. It's one thing to witness two lawmen joke about an environment while looking at a victim of foul play when but another thing entirely when jaded cynicism affects their ability to find his murderer, something neither of these men were guilty of doing. It was probably Doyle's way of swapping gags with Bodie without losing his sense of "professional" objectivity.

[Elric33239]

Also, I remember an ep where Doyle commented on some graphitti that said "All cops are pigs!" that caused them to compare the downside of their previous careers and the Public Perception of same, followed by the lack of public cleanliness in London compared to the relatively spotless streets in Amsterdam, for example. Poignancy from a "cop show!" Who would have expected it?

[Elric33239]

It's embarrassing for a Hitch fan to admit it, but I don't recall seeing "Frenzy." I'll have to rent it. As for the downgrading of the horrors of murder, I tend to think of what a friend of Mark Twain once said "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." Proactive prevention of crime tends to be easier in some cultures than others. Instead of studying more law-abiding nations and learn by example, ours tend to be dismissive & self-focused concurrently. Weird!!

[Nornegest]

On the subject of Doyle:

I was just being perverse...I love the guy, as anyone could tell you.

Seriously, though. I am not sure how to fully "clear" Doyle's jokey response to the crime. Other than to note that he was probably reeling from the horror of it; how matter-of-fact the killer was. It reflects well the difficulties of attempting to stay calm in otherwise grim circumstances. It's a sick way of coping, but I think he was enough of a "sensitive soul" to be allowed it, that one time.

[Nornegest]

As for "Frenzy". I have to confess that I hadn't heard of the film (despite repeated viewings of "Vertigo" & "Psycho), until my online friend's glowing reviews of it. It was Hitch's 1972 comeback, and contains a few scenes of graphic brutality to keep up with the times. Anyway, the linkage between it and "The Professionals: the feeling of distrust towards the police. The dread of the all-seeing, all-knowing policeman is a common theme in both. Disturbing, but that's what makes them SO enjoyable.

[beutelkompost]

life is better on TV than at your front door!

I wish I'd be part of their team!

[startrekgirl]

Can someone tell me which episode 1:42-1:48 is from? The bomb in the office?

[angelfish45]

That scene is from "The Purging of CI5"! Hope that helps!

[passport124]

a lot of 2's in that number lol

[angelfish45]

maybe it should be called CI2, lol!!

[bIGgREatChAZ]

it's sooo great!!

i love the bit where bodie imitates cowley! xD even if i just understood the half part ....

[heat000]

Brilliant,thank you

[BodieCollins]

*lol*

so beautiful!!

love it! thank you angelfish!