I would like to see 87th Precinct sometime somewhere. Starting to read Ed McBain's 87th Precinct novels. Also the Suspense Theatre too. I think it is on Antenna TV but I am never up that late to see it.
@funboy7979; He certainly had the intelligence to accomplish a Pulitzer but he was probably to preoccupied with the mob,Cuba,Kruschev, the Rat Pack, Marilyn and philandering. What about "Why Britain Slept".
Haha -- "Profiles in Courage," the only time the Pulitzer Prize was awarded to an author who did not write his own book. JFK wrote most of the introduction and conclusion only, but the bulk of the book was written by his staff, mostly speech writer Ted Sorensen. Sorensen kept his mouth shut until years later, happy with the generous royalty agreement Kennedy granted him.
Great stuff! Thanks for sharing. Boy, there sure seemed to be a lot of copy catting going on. They say it's the sincerest form of flattery. Many of those intros had the same feel to them. I'm most interested in that early series starring a baby faced Burt Reynolds.
You can see a 4-minute opening of the pilot episode over at Hardtofindvideos2 on Youtube. Just type 'hawk burt reynolds' in the search window and it should come up as the first result.
Back in the 60s even a low rated series would run the entire season, unless it REALLY sucked. Even "My Mother The Car" (1965) ran for a whole year.You sure woke up a few memories with these. Especially Suspense Theater.
OMG -- bowecho -- the same here! I soon as I heard those themes, I felt that funny hair raising tingle -- especially Checkmate -- I imagined that that swirly stuff was quicksand, which terrified me as a kid (grew up in Queens, NY -- no quicksand - don't ask me why). Thanks poster, for posting!
@noteveharrington That is amazing that you said that about Checkmate and the quicksand looking stuff. I grew up in Toledo, OH, but live on Long Island now. Back then, I use to get scared of that same thing! LOL! I remember how Checkmate came on for years and years.
@Goblinxx1 Nah, it was a detective thriller. Actually it wasn't half bad. I used to watch it all the time. Suspense Theater was more like what you said.
@Goblinxx1 Best I remember Checkmate was a detective show. I was in grade school at the most when it came on but I do remember that opening sequence and I did remember Sebastian Cabot when Family Affair came on a few years later.
Well done...this shows the great talent in TV score writing during the 50's-70's.Many great jazz composers contributed,such as Quincy Jones,JJ Johnson,Benny Golson,Lalo Schifrin,Oliver Nelson,Henry Mancini and others.
How could someone dislike this? That is sort of like opening an encyclopedia and then disliking it. This is cool pop culture information and I never had heard of any of these shows before. Nothing to not like about finding cool information. Thanks for putting this up.
I remember the C.A.T and Suspense Theater themes and openings. But I don't remember the shows. I was just reminded to them looking here. Wow, I really enjoyed the jazzy, big band and swing music used. That was went cool really was Cool.
@ricitizen Suspense theater ran in the early 1960s, a bit late at night for me at that age but I did see a few episodes during school vacation. I was able to see those again a year or so ago when that show was rerun on Retro TV, which has now changed to MeTV, at least on my local TV. One episode had Ronald Reagan as a judge. Another episode had Anne Francis and was rerun within the week after her death.
The opening credits to 'The 87th Precinct' is hilarious. You got several cops who looked burned out from the day including Mr. Roper from 'Three's Company.' Bahahahaha!
I grew up in the 60s but I gotta say, those shows are really lost! I don't know any of them! Maybe I was too busy watching The Ed Sullivan Show or Bonanza.
Before it was call Amos Burke Secret Agent, it was known as Amos Burke Private Eye. The producers cashed in on the James Bond thing which was going on at the time.
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No wonder they're forgotten. A few of these are horrible. Of course, you'll have to dig hard to find anyone with as little musical talent as the irritating Dave Brubeck.
Did Saul Bass have a hand in about half of these? He did the titles for Psycho and Vertigo and Casino and was fond of the abstract geometric designs used in about half of these title sequences.
ea, i am looking for the rear T.Vshows that you never ever heard from before,like it,s about time,and among the other never in many years, i mean 30 and 40 years ago.
@musicworthbuying Ahhh... Checkmate! It was my favorite show when I was small. I loved the oil paints-swirling-in-milky-water credits, but the show's premise was just as cool: a private investigation agency whose specialty wasn't solving murders (like Peter Gunn and his ilk), but PREVENTING them. Hence, "Checkmate!" Freaking brilliant. (Well I was TEN, okay?) My favorite character, the rotund Sebastian Cabot (pre-Mr. French) as a professorial-type expert on scientific stuff.
That last one does seem to be a movie-pairing of two epis of a series called Man in a Suitcase, a British series starring American actor Richard Bradford, playing an ex-pat spy who ran around Europe trying to suss out who put a burn notice on him. It was brought to CBS in summer 1969, following the success of the iconic series The Prisoner one year previously. One other thing in common with The Prisoner besides espionage-- the music for both was composed by the legendary Ron Grainer.
Wow! I have never seen any of these, but most of them are so intriguing I want to see the show. Love the music to a lot of these. The opening to Checkmate is so strange that it makes me wonder what the show is about. The animation and graphics to Suspense Theatre and The Cat are awesome!
Wow! These are a kick. Rare titles indeed. I can recall to this day the opening of SUSPENSE THEATRE. I must have been seven years old then, but the art was so graphic and bold it's memory is BURNED into my brain. Funny though. I couldn't tell you a darn about what the show was about! Ha! Ha!
The opening credits for these these shows are so stylish and artsy. I remember watching Suspnse theater its opening is so cool...and at the time scarey LOL
The opening cedits for these these shows are so stylish and artsy. I remember watching Suspnse theater its opening is so cool...and at the time scarey LOL
TV intros were more entertaining back then! (Sometimes more entertaining than the shows themselves!) Even that 'Presinct 87' was cool, because you can play, 'oh he was the guy from...' with the cast! Except with the Walcott dude, he stumped me!
Thanks for posting. I haven't heard "Hawk" since I taped it off the TV onto my Dad's reel-to-reel recorder. If you like the last two (UK) contributions, check out others from the same stable like "The Champions", "Strange Report" and "Department S". (Anyone spot the 2nd Unit Director on "Man in a Suitcase? Yes, the same John Glen who would go on to helm most of the worst James Bond movies.)
I do remember Hawk, the C.A.T. and Amos Burke as being great shows.
There were many more than this that deserved to continue...like NIchols - the one season James Garner western made the year after Support Your Local Sheriff.
Spectacular!!! The quality of the compositions, arrangements and the level of musicianship displayed in this era is just awesome!!!! Thank you so much for this!! :-)
Suspense theater was rerun late at night on ABC in the late 80's and early 90's. I remember it after reruns of Branded, and Guns of Will Sonnet. It was on like 4 :00am. I caught it a few times on Saturday nights.
It was from a two-part episode titled To Chase a Million, a.k.a. Variation on a Million Bucks. The clip may've been from the end theme of the second part of that episode or it could've been from a pairing of both episodes into a TV-movie or as a theatrical release, I don't know, but the latter was something that was common practice in the 60s, particularly with two-part Man from UNCLE episodes.
@dal4018 sorry for being confusing, i love them both but i think i prefer man in a suitcase which is the one after the baron.ive got fond memories of watching both these shows as a young boy.
holy classic soundtracks batman !!! thanks so much for posting this. i am a huge soundtrack fan and had never heard most of these.have a weird vague memory of the images from the cool animation of the "suspense theater" opening. would love to find this stuff reissued on cd. and mr. broadway by dave brubeck no less !!!
Note how the Suspense Theater graphics and John Williams music directly inspired the Land of the Giants opening credits -- with Williams again writing the theme.
Thanks! I think I will, I was just a kid in high school and I imagine it will sure bring back memories...like watching old episodes of "I Spy" with Robert Culp and Bill Cosby. I always liked T.H.E. Cat!
The Baron & Man in a Suitcase have been released on DVD in the UK and Australia. The Python "Bishop" sketch did parody the stylish lith photo title sequences of that era
Suspense Theater and T.H.E. Cat - recognized the themes and the graphic openings -usually was allowed to watch a show's opening theme -but not the show - too violent - thanks for posting from what must be a library of great Upfront reels?
I was 11 yrs old when THE Cat was on. A big crush on Robert Loggia. A year or so later came It Takes A Thief with RJ Wagner - still adorable.. I remember Burke as Burke's Law - the millionaire Chief of Police - he had a driver and lived in a mansion. John Cassavettes -- yummy. Thanks for the memories. And why arent' all these shows on re-runs somewhere - or are they??
Absolutely loved the theme to T.H.E. CAT--oddly, I have no memory of the show itself, but the theme song obviously made a big impression as I recall it to this day. (Didn't Harry Julian Fink have something to do with the Bond movies?) Also the last--Man In A Suitcase, a British series. Wonderful. Again, no clear memory of the series, but never forgot that catchy, dynamic theme. Thanks for sharing these.
I have viewed this one a few times, especially for that Dave Brubeck one and for the Suspense Theatre one. The theme for THE CAT is really terrific! Lalo Schifrin wrote some great stuff along with John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.
I would like to see these on CD.
Thanks for posting these. Some of these shows I have never seen since I am a 60s kid and several I could not see cause I went to bed.
THE BARON--first time I had heard of it was here. Again thanks !
I have viewed this one a few times, especially for that Dave Brubeck one and for the Suspense Theatre one. The theme for THE CAT is really terrific! Lalo Schifrin wrote some great stuff along with John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.
I would like to see these on CD.
Thanks for posting these. Some of these shows I have never seen since I am a 60s kid and several I could not see cause I went to bed.
THE BARON--first time I had heard of it was here. Again thanks for THE CAT.
I have viewed this one a few times, especially for that Dave Brubeck one and for the Suspense Theatre one. The theme for THE CAT is really terrific! Lalo Schifrin wrote some great stuff along with John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.
I would like to see these on CD.
Thanks for posting these. Some of these shows I have never seen since I am a 60s kid and several I could not see cause I went to bed.
THE BARON--first time I had heard of it was here. Again thanks for THE CAT. Enjoyed it.
Over here in the UK, the "Man In A Suitcase" theme is probably better known as the theme to 90's chat show TFI Friday. Host/producer Chris Evans seems to have a thing for delving into the old ATV/ITC libraries...
Great upload. Proved to me that my memory isn't as sharp as I thought it was. The only one I remember is" Suspence Theatre". Love the Dave Brubeck on Mr. Broadway.
Thanks for posting! Great music! A mix of big band, jazz and rock. The scores were top shelf! The music of todays tv shows pales in comparision. Lets face it the scripts do too.
It was still an emerging art form then. Now it is pure marketing. The public has been dumbed down.
Cool I recognized "Paul Desmond's" Saxaphone and "Dave Bruebeck's" style in the Mr. broadway Theme! Long Live Paul Desmond and God Bless Dave Bruebeck!!!
That's my favourite era for TV themes and movie soundtracks, stretching into the early 70's. Memorable melodies and adventurous instrumentation and arrangements without getting into the suckiness that would enter more often into the later 70's and beyond. Lots of cartoons had great themes too, Underdog, Spiderman and Rocket Robin Hood being great examples.
The EP of "Mr.Broadway", clip #2, was David Susskind....later in the 70s, his wife, Joyce Davidson, was a real player, a cougar before the word was coined, enjoying the company of us younger gentlemen during her stays in Toronto at the Prince Hotel when taping her CTV talk show at 9 Nine Channel Court, in her mid-40s while the men she liked were in their mid-20s.
I would like to see 87th Precinct sometime somewhere. Starting to read Ed McBain's 87th Precinct novels. Also the Suspense Theatre too. I think it is on Antenna TV but I am never up that late to see it.
wheatfields1970 1 week ago
Cool ... i wonder if "today's" TV shows will be considered "cool" in a few years (decade) ! Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
texercise 1 week ago
@funboy7979; He certainly had the intelligence to accomplish a Pulitzer but he was probably to preoccupied with the mob,Cuba,Kruschev, the Rat Pack, Marilyn and philandering. What about "Why Britain Slept".
mistressofaminer 1 week ago
Haha -- "Profiles in Courage," the only time the Pulitzer Prize was awarded to an author who did not write his own book. JFK wrote most of the introduction and conclusion only, but the bulk of the book was written by his staff, mostly speech writer Ted Sorensen. Sorensen kept his mouth shut until years later, happy with the generous royalty agreement Kennedy granted him.
funboy7979 1 week ago
The Jews are a great people. Their creativity knows no bounds.
funboy7979 1 week ago
Norman Fell looks like somebody just handed him some porn. Gene Berry dosen't look like a man of action, either.
Lockbar 2 weeks ago
Wow. Norman Fell was a pretty handsome guy once!
chodeshadar18 2 weeks ago
I loved Mr. Broardway. He had an Asian secretary I had SUCH a crush on.
dncarac 2 weeks ago
This is Brilliant , Thank You)
OljahAdvena 2 weeks ago
excellent upload... nice one! we used this as the sample set for a weekly remix context. i've posted a vid response with one of them. thanks!
sundaysample 2 weeks ago
Wow! I remember about half of these programs.
theJetta1995 3 weeks ago
Great stuff! Thanks for sharing. Boy, there sure seemed to be a lot of copy catting going on. They say it's the sincerest form of flattery. Many of those intros had the same feel to them. I'm most interested in that early series starring a baby faced Burt Reynolds.
Hypsan 1 month ago
@Hypsan
You can see a 4-minute opening of the pilot episode over at Hardtofindvideos2 on Youtube. Just type 'hawk burt reynolds' in the search window and it should come up as the first result.
RwDt09 1 month ago
superb stuff,my favourite there was dafo Amos Burke lol!!!!
scatsmfc1 1 month ago
Back in the 60s even a low rated series would run the entire season, unless it REALLY sucked. Even "My Mother The Car" (1965) ran for a whole year.You sure woke up a few memories with these. Especially Suspense Theater.
justjeff53 1 month ago
Mr. Roper (norman fell)
kilo54 1 month ago
You sure that last one wan't just a movie? ;)
Goblinxx1 1 month ago
Agent Burke with Gene Barry, later became Burke's Law.
redspice55 1 month ago
@redspice55
actually Burke's Law became Amos Burke Secret Agent. Both shows were produced by Four Star Productions.
bobandrayfan1 1 month ago
1:30 Mr. ROPER !!!
eartant 1 month ago
I love 1960s TV shows.
maureencora1 1 month ago
OMG -- bowecho -- the same here! I soon as I heard those themes, I felt that funny hair raising tingle -- especially Checkmate -- I imagined that that swirly stuff was quicksand, which terrified me as a kid (grew up in Queens, NY -- no quicksand - don't ask me why). Thanks poster, for posting!
noteveharrington 1 month ago
@noteveharrington That is amazing that you said that about Checkmate and the quicksand looking stuff. I grew up in Toledo, OH, but live on Long Island now. Back then, I use to get scared of that same thing! LOL! I remember how Checkmate came on for years and years.
DetroitLives313 1 month ago
checkmate????
jsamc 1 month ago
From the opening theme, most of them went downhill.
ferociousgumby 1 month ago
The Checkmate and Suspense Theater visual intros really used to creep me out as a kid.
bowecho 2 months ago
@bowecho Me too! Especially Checkmate. It use to make me nauseous.
DetroitLives313 1 month ago
@bowecho I've never even heard of CHECKMATE, but it LOOKS like it ought to be some sort of horror anthology, like NIGHT GALLERY, from that opening.
Goblinxx1 1 month ago
@Goblinxx1 Nah, it was a detective thriller. Actually it wasn't half bad. I used to watch it all the time. Suspense Theater was more like what you said.
ksol1460tv 1 month ago
@Goblinxx1 Best I remember Checkmate was a detective show. I was in grade school at the most when it came on but I do remember that opening sequence and I did remember Sebastian Cabot when Family Affair came on a few years later.
CarolinaNIM 2 weeks ago
Love this mix! It's funny how many of thiese shows are memorable for their theme songs, rather than their longevity in prime time.
paskuniag 2 months ago
I reckon nearly all these shows would be more interesting than the c*** we get these days
TheKiwiwitch 2 months ago
Siiiiiiiiiiiiick!!!
wrathallll 2 months ago
Well done...this shows the great talent in TV score writing during the 50's-70's.Many great jazz composers contributed,such as Quincy Jones,JJ Johnson,Benny Golson,Lalo Schifrin,Oliver Nelson,Henry Mancini and others.
postatility 2 months ago 2
@postatility I've didn't realized that Dave Brubeck did composed televised music!! I'm wondering if Charles Mingus did?
n64wilbert 1 month ago
a time when white men ruled the world.......at least on TV
tgrman1 2 months ago 2
Thank you for posting this,I love these themes!! :D
jemiho 2 months ago
Rare!!!
Thanks for posting this!
farmerne 2 months ago
If it's "LOST" then why do you have it?
NYKID10014 2 months ago
@NYKID10014 They have it cos they found it! They're waiting for the owner to claim it.
BackToTheBlues 2 months ago
How could someone dislike this? That is sort of like opening an encyclopedia and then disliking it. This is cool pop culture information and I never had heard of any of these shows before. Nothing to not like about finding cool information. Thanks for putting this up.
TheTiglathpilesar 2 months ago 2
Thomas Hewett Edward Cat. Or, as he was often referred to, T. Hewett Edward. An excellent show that should be released on DVD. Great question.
1Cycat 2 months ago
Interesting that The Baron is on late night/early morning tv here and that Terry Nation also wrote for Dr Who.
waratah08 2 months ago
Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat...
jilley76 3 months ago
@jilley76 Always wondered what T.H.E. Cat stood for. It was the only one I recognized but never saw any of them on TV.
Woody615 2 months ago
I remember the C.A.T and Suspense Theater themes and openings. But I don't remember the shows. I was just reminded to them looking here. Wow, I really enjoyed the jazzy, big band and swing music used. That was went cool really was Cool.
ricitizen 3 months ago
@ricitizen Suspense theater ran in the early 1960s, a bit late at night for me at that age but I did see a few episodes during school vacation. I was able to see those again a year or so ago when that show was rerun on Retro TV, which has now changed to MeTV, at least on my local TV. One episode had Ronald Reagan as a judge. Another episode had Anne Francis and was rerun within the week after her death.
CarolinaNIM 2 weeks ago
The opening credits to 'The 87th Precinct' is hilarious. You got several cops who looked burned out from the day including Mr. Roper from 'Three's Company.' Bahahahaha!
nathanstan 3 months ago
4:56 Wait...Terry Nation? As in the guy who created the Daleks?
This is weird.
WackdProductions 3 months ago
2:03 Wait...Sebastian Cabot? As in the Winnie-the-Pooh narrator?
Yes, I knew that off the top of my head. I hang it in shame.
WackdProductions 3 months ago
I think of all these themes the best was saved til last.
nedwho 3 months ago
I remember a few of these, LOL. I was a child. I remember Checkmate and T,H.E. Cat. Where are the comedy themes?
thatsmisterrobert2u 3 months ago
I grew up in the 60s but I gotta say, those shows are really lost! I don't know any of them! Maybe I was too busy watching The Ed Sullivan Show or Bonanza.
safe321 3 months ago
Before it was call Amos Burke Secret Agent, it was known as Amos Burke Private Eye. The producers cashed in on the James Bond thing which was going on at the time.
asimov13647 4 months ago
@asimov13647 - I remember it originally as "Burke's Law".
JJWC2 3 months ago
What a blast,I thought Peter Gunn was going to show up too. T.H.E. Cat ;Thomas Hewitt Edward Catt.
jsphjohnson 4 months ago
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No wonder they're forgotten. A few of these are horrible. Of course, you'll have to dig hard to find anyone with as little musical talent as the irritating Dave Brubeck.
drystyx 4 months ago
@drystyx and yet, he'll be remembered long after we're gone. Paul Desmond too
NancyNaive 4 months ago
Thanks I enjoyed that. I love the old intro themes better than the shows themselves.
Cadmium77 4 months ago
where's the time machine- I want to go back !!!!!!!
sagcanaqu 4 months ago
Did Saul Bass have a hand in about half of these? He did the titles for Psycho and Vertigo and Casino and was fond of the abstract geometric designs used in about half of these title sequences.
brianallancobb 4 months ago
frankly, as a kid I never liked all the intimidating 'dangerous' sounding theme songs like the first few here. too friggin' scary.
ShockDoc 4 months ago
please someone, find the music to 60s show Hennessy!
jamesgervaise1 4 months ago
Excellent..I remember T.H.E Cat very well.The T.H.E stood for his full name. Thomas Huett Edward. In case ya was wondering..
DanTDrac 4 months ago
On that Gene Barry film I loved that cigarette weapon that smoker's should use today.
Anyone bitches about us smoking?
we can shoot them w/it! YES!
Godzie1 4 months ago
@Godzie1 you smoker
AmbidextrousMoose 4 months ago
@AmbidextrousMoose Yes I am along w/52.million other smoker's here in America!
We will overcome this nightmare!
Godzie1 4 months ago
Tv was great back then, we didn't have any reality shows and shows started at 7;30.
BKPAGE 4 months ago
Land of the Giants had one of the best opening theme songs of the 60s.
bingobongo445 5 months ago
@bingobongo445
Wasn't that another theme song that was written by John Williams?
ghostfanX2 4 months ago
ea, i am looking for the rear T.Vshows that you never ever heard from before,like it,s about time,and among the other never in many years, i mean 30 and 40 years ago.
MrWillette57 5 months ago
ah!! Thomas Hewitt Edward ...T.H.E. Cat and the Casa del Gato
tfcharron 5 months ago
@musicworthbuying Ahhh... Checkmate! It was my favorite show when I was small. I loved the oil paints-swirling-in-milky-water credits, but the show's premise was just as cool: a private investigation agency whose specialty wasn't solving murders (like Peter Gunn and his ilk), but PREVENTING them. Hence, "Checkmate!" Freaking brilliant. (Well I was TEN, okay?) My favorite character, the rotund Sebastian Cabot (pre-Mr. French) as a professorial-type expert on scientific stuff.
dddrum 5 months ago
That last one does seem to be a movie-pairing of two epis of a series called Man in a Suitcase, a British series starring American actor Richard Bradford, playing an ex-pat spy who ran around Europe trying to suss out who put a burn notice on him. It was brought to CBS in summer 1969, following the success of the iconic series The Prisoner one year previously. One other thing in common with The Prisoner besides espionage-- the music for both was composed by the legendary Ron Grainer.
dddrum 5 months ago
Wow! I have never seen any of these, but most of them are so intriguing I want to see the show. Love the music to a lot of these. The opening to Checkmate is so strange that it makes me wonder what the show is about. The animation and graphics to Suspense Theatre and The Cat are awesome!
musicworthbuying 5 months ago
Wow! These are a kick. Rare titles indeed. I can recall to this day the opening of SUSPENSE THEATRE. I must have been seven years old then, but the art was so graphic and bold it's memory is BURNED into my brain. Funny though. I couldn't tell you a darn about what the show was about! Ha! Ha!
lionsgate12345 5 months ago
@lionsgate12345 That Suspense theatre opening is astounding. I am sure that is was probably some kind of anthology series.
musicworthbuying 5 months ago
Where did you get these? Are the complete shows on dvd?
savida34e 5 months ago
Nice collection. Thanks
tubefluid 5 months ago
I thought the 2nd theme had a hint of Dave Brubeck to it! I may only be 13, but I can tell Brubeck when I hear it! Great work!
KoMmIzZaR98 5 months ago
Gregory Walcott, (87th Precinct), Plan 9 From Outer Space and Joe Kidd with Clint Eastwood.
suitcase4343 5 months ago
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The opening credits for these these shows are so stylish and artsy. I remember watching Suspnse theater its opening is so cool...and at the time scarey LOL
BIGPREZY 6 months ago
The opening cedits for these these shows are so stylish and artsy. I remember watching Suspnse theater its opening is so cool...and at the time scarey LOL
BIGPREZY 6 months ago
The last theme was a TV Series called "Man in a Suitcase"
betamale3 6 months ago
Great selection! I didn't realize some of these were in color...lifestyles of the non-rich.
princeminski47 6 months ago
The theme musics shown here as "To Chase a Million" is exactly the same as that from the 1967's series "Man in a Suitcase"
smartcooky99 6 months ago
@smartcooky99 Isn't that also Sex and the City?
steviemac63 5 months ago
Where can I get the Amos (?!) Burke; Secret Agent combination cigarette holder/lighter/gun?
christophlorida 6 months ago
can someone PLEASE find and post
the music to 60s TV series Hennessy, staring Jackie Cooper
jamesgervaise1 6 months ago
TV intros were more entertaining back then! (Sometimes more entertaining than the shows themselves!) Even that 'Presinct 87' was cool, because you can play, 'oh he was the guy from...' with the cast! Except with the Walcott dude, he stumped me!
dukes0916 6 months ago
@dukes0916 Best remembered as the most professional (except for Bela Lugosi) actor in the famous PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE.
princeminski47 6 months ago
Thanks for posting. I haven't heard "Hawk" since I taped it off the TV onto my Dad's reel-to-reel recorder. If you like the last two (UK) contributions, check out others from the same stable like "The Champions", "Strange Report" and "Department S". (Anyone spot the 2nd Unit Director on "Man in a Suitcase? Yes, the same John Glen who would go on to helm most of the worst James Bond movies.)
gratecourt 6 months ago
I do remember Hawk, the C.A.T. and Amos Burke as being great shows.
There were many more than this that deserved to continue...like NIchols - the one season James Garner western made the year after Support Your Local Sheriff.
iowastate 6 months ago
Thanks very entertaining....Suspense Theatre, brings back chill seven now , watching the opening
BEACHGUY10 6 months ago
Spectacular!!! The quality of the compositions, arrangements and the level of musicianship displayed in this era is just awesome!!!! Thank you so much for this!! :-)
BonnieBeeGood 6 months ago
Suspense theater was rerun late at night on ABC in the late 80's and early 90's. I remember it after reruns of Branded, and Guns of Will Sonnet. It was on like 4 :00am. I caught it a few times on Saturday nights.
asorls1 6 months ago
Burt Reynold's as "Hawk" proves that lookng just like a young Brando does not Brando talent bestwow
nicodagger 7 months ago
@nicodagger
I don't believe it - someone who thinks Burt is not 10 times the actor Brando ever dreamed of being?
oh come on after he did Stella, Stella Brando had shot his wad.
iowastate 6 months ago
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@nicodagger
I don't believe it - someone who thinks Burt is not 10 times the actor Brando ever dreamed of being?
oh come on after he did Stella, Stella Brando had shot his wad.
iowastate 6 months ago
I like the Mr Broadway song, kinda makes me wanna chill
mr91f 7 months ago
But where is Naked City? Great music and ground breaking writing.
dominicangadi 7 months ago
WOW! Dave Brubeck of "Take Five" fame! I *thought* that it sounded a lot like TF...
GREAT post!
riceboy1701e 7 months ago
Cool! Dave Brubeck! The 'Checkmate' swirling oil intro scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.
peppercar 7 months ago
big orchestras were kept busy back then!
caduceus61 8 months ago
Some rather interesting less-than-well-known shows. Fascinating.
Caseytify 8 months ago
Why don't they make cool tv themes anymore? :(
farnumbp 8 months ago
I think "To Chase a Million" (last theme) was a film, not a tv series... correct me if I'm wrong.
frideswide 8 months ago
@frideswide
It was from a two-part episode titled To Chase a Million, a.k.a. Variation on a Million Bucks. The clip may've been from the end theme of the second part of that episode or it could've been from a pairing of both episodes into a TV-movie or as a theatrical release, I don't know, but the latter was something that was common practice in the 60s, particularly with two-part Man from UNCLE episodes.
RwDt09 8 months ago
@RwDt09 It's actually a British ITC series called Man In A Suitcase and they are the end credits.
The theme tune was reused by Chris Evans in the 1990s for his night time chat show TFI Friday which aired on Channel 4 in the UK
GeoNeilUK 7 months ago
the 60s in the uk had the baron and we loved richard bradford ( man in a suitcase )
i dont recognise the others but it is a great upload.
zvictorone 8 months ago
"Amos Burke Secret Agent" was a pilot for what was reworked and became "Burke's Law".
mbugal 9 months ago
These look great! Solving crime in the age before cell phones. A whole lot more interesting than what passes for entertainment nowadays.
miradorafeliz 9 months ago
It's a wonder we could think after that stuff!
poet625 9 months ago
does any body know who you can get intouch with to try and get new shows done like these and have them put on local tv
MrTjwalmart 9 months ago
for this theme and more high quality tv themes, check out tvjukebox[dot]net
F0rKix 9 months ago
Wow haven't thought of T.H.E. Cat in a looooong time. I liked that show when it aired!
lonnie93041 9 months ago
Baron aired a lot here in the UK, along with Man In Suitcase. I can see why the rest didn't...
faboriginees 10 months ago
Hawk !!!!!
Lockbar 10 months ago
This is when we played theme songs in band class because of all the brass and woodwinds.
LastTree 10 months ago
just like mad men
dminrunyon 10 months ago
Terry Nation.
He got around in those days.
AshtonPhoto 10 months ago
I tried to, but they just weren't funny
GleekGlambert21 10 months ago
When I was a kid I used to think the opening to "Suspense Theater" was "Land of the Giants" because of the similar animation and music.
pbanta62 11 months ago
@pbanta62 Suspense Theater's titles also resemble those of Time Tunnel.
MsBkirk 8 months ago
such fantastic title sequences!
kymm00 11 months ago
I've never seen Burt Reynolds looking so young! (@3'30'') - or so debonair!
I never even knew he was on TV that ealry in his career!
InACountryGarden 11 months ago
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InACountryGarden 11 months ago
john cassevetes in the 1st clip plays the husband of mia farrow in rosemary's baby. great actor and film.
bradshawvincent 11 months ago
you cant beat the man in a suitcase theme.... what swing ! what verve!
bradshawvincent 11 months ago
@bradshawvincent YOU MEAN "THE BARON" STARRING STEVE FORREST?????
dal4018 11 months ago
@dal4018 sorry for being confusing, i love them both but i think i prefer man in a suitcase which is the one after the baron.ive got fond memories of watching both these shows as a young boy.
bradshawvincent 11 months ago
@bradshawvincent No problem my personal favorite was JOHNNY STACCATO HAS A JAZZ LIKE FEELING TO IT
dal4018 11 months ago
@bradshawvincent I see what you mean great music what did you think of the theme music for THE BARON????
dal4018 11 months ago
Isn't Craig Steven's picture still in every barber shop in America? It's in the ones I go to. LOL
JetMechMA 11 months ago
OOH, now I wanna see all of these shows!
blackphoenix77 11 months ago
johnny staccato? lol!!! I love these theme songs!!! 60s music was so cool.
blackphoenix77 11 months ago
I remember Checkmate - at least I remember the opening and that Sebastian Cabot was in it ...
BedBugAcres 11 months ago
holy classic soundtracks batman !!! thanks so much for posting this. i am a huge soundtrack fan and had never heard most of these.have a weird vague memory of the images from the cool animation of the "suspense theater" opening. would love to find this stuff reissued on cd. and mr. broadway by dave brubeck no less !!!
atomicmichael 1 year ago
WOW! Burt Reynolds with his own hair!!! LOL!! Love it!
I see the on going theme of James Bond types. I loved those days!!! The shows were so much better than the IQ reducing crap they have now!
jlomax 1 year ago
man in a suitcase mcgill what a guy what a theme happy days
5050zulu1 1 year ago
Note how the Suspense Theater graphics and John Williams music directly inspired the Land of the Giants opening credits -- with Williams again writing the theme.
jlovebirch 1 year ago
>> TV Scandal from Germany! Added now!
Translation inklusive <<
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Ickglaubeshackt 1 year ago
Johnny Scatato? Oh, sorry, I've always had a little problem with dyslexia there, hehe.
BrokenAeroVT 1 year ago
T.H.E. Cat was one of my favorites, but I couldn't find the theme for it 'til now. I wish it were on youtube by itself!
TheGummug 1 year ago
@TheGummug
You van buy the entire series from a reliable guy on the web for about 24 bucks I did..The DVD's work fine. Let me know.
sclogse1 1 year ago
@sclogse1
Thanks! I think I will, I was just a kid in high school and I imagine it will sure bring back memories...like watching old episodes of "I Spy" with Robert Culp and Bill Cosby. I always liked T.H.E. Cat!
TheGummug 1 year ago
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@TheGummug
You can buy the entire series from a reliable guy on the web for about 24 bucks I did..The DVD's work fine. Let me know.
sclogse1 1 year ago
Man in a suitcase, what a theme! Has to be one of the best ever. Cheers again RwDt09 for this upload, yet again a fantastic job.
Theagchm 1 year ago
The cat!
KathyReedTheOriginal 1 year ago
The Baron & Man in a Suitcase have been released on DVD in the UK and Australia. The Python "Bishop" sketch did parody the stylish lith photo title sequences of that era
BlackMariaDownUnder 1 year ago
Holy muck... was "The Baron" partial inspiration for Monty Python's "The Bishop"?
CKlemow 1 year ago
Hawk was repeated on NBC in the summer of '76 to capture in on Burt Reynolds' success as a bigtime box office star
nanlisa 1 year ago
Makes me want to put on a cardigan, grab a martini, and have a seat on the Davenport...
Chuck1701 1 year ago
Suspense Theater and T.H.E. Cat - recognized the themes and the graphic openings -usually was allowed to watch a show's opening theme -but not the show - too violent - thanks for posting from what must be a library of great Upfront reels?
and btw the...Dave Brubeck? really nice, a gem.
VideoVicious 1 year ago
I was 11 yrs old when THE Cat was on. A big crush on Robert Loggia. A year or so later came It Takes A Thief with RJ Wagner - still adorable.. I remember Burke as Burke's Law - the millionaire Chief of Police - he had a driver and lived in a mansion. John Cassavettes -- yummy. Thanks for the memories. And why arent' all these shows on re-runs somewhere - or are they??
MorganHillChristine 1 year ago
"Original music by Dave Brubeck . . ."
greenrate 1 year ago
Yup;kids-This is what we watched on TV 'back in the day'.Thanks for a great post !
a1orski 1 year ago
Absolutely loved the theme to T.H.E. CAT--oddly, I have no memory of the show itself, but the theme song obviously made a big impression as I recall it to this day. (Didn't Harry Julian Fink have something to do with the Bond movies?) Also the last--Man In A Suitcase, a British series. Wonderful. Again, no clear memory of the series, but never forgot that catchy, dynamic theme. Thanks for sharing these.
TheCatgirl6 1 year ago
I have viewed this one a few times, especially for that Dave Brubeck one and for the Suspense Theatre one. The theme for THE CAT is really terrific! Lalo Schifrin wrote some great stuff along with John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.
I would like to see these on CD.
Thanks for posting these. Some of these shows I have never seen since I am a 60s kid and several I could not see cause I went to bed.
THE BARON--first time I had heard of it was here. Again thanks !
60sEverything 1 year ago
I have viewed this one a few times, especially for that Dave Brubeck one and for the Suspense Theatre one. The theme for THE CAT is really terrific! Lalo Schifrin wrote some great stuff along with John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.
I would like to see these on CD.
Thanks for posting these. Some of these shows I have never seen since I am a 60s kid and several I could not see cause I went to bed.
THE BARON--first time I had heard of it was here. Again thanks for THE CAT.
60sEverything 1 year ago
I have viewed this one a few times, especially for that Dave Brubeck one and for the Suspense Theatre one. The theme for THE CAT is really terrific! Lalo Schifrin wrote some great stuff along with John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.
I would like to see these on CD.
Thanks for posting these. Some of these shows I have never seen since I am a 60s kid and several I could not see cause I went to bed.
THE BARON--first time I had heard of it was here. Again thanks for THE CAT. Enjoyed it.
60sEverything 1 year ago
Ah, I find THE CAT again, after more than four decades. At last.
Now you're mine...
sternumagnum 1 year ago
I remember the Suspense Theater and T.H.E. CAT (a very cool series) with Robert Loggia.
wamcalif5 1 year ago
Over here in the UK, the "Man In A Suitcase" theme is probably better known as the theme to 90's chat show TFI Friday. Host/producer Chris Evans seems to have a thing for delving into the old ATV/ITC libraries...
keda1981 1 year ago
Great upload. Proved to me that my memory isn't as sharp as I thought it was. The only one I remember is" Suspence Theatre". Love the Dave Brubeck on Mr. Broadway.
johned1956 1 year ago
Thanks for posting! Great music! A mix of big band, jazz and rock. The scores were top shelf! The music of todays tv shows pales in comparision. Lets face it the scripts do too.
It was still an emerging art form then. Now it is pure marketing. The public has been dumbed down.
BlueRoseRocketBand2 1 year ago
i remember the 70s, but i appreciate the tunes, nice one
shaftsbury94 1 year ago
Mr. Broadway is one of my favorite Dave Brubek songs. I finally get to see the show on which it was used.
Crushstation 1 year ago
@3:00 - guns don't kill people; people lighting cigarettes do!
uppityhomo 1 year ago
Check out my keyboard rendition of the 1967 Lassie Theme!
titanicpiano14 1 year ago
Cool I recognized "Paul Desmond's" Saxaphone and "Dave Bruebeck's" style in the Mr. broadway Theme! Long Live Paul Desmond and God Bless Dave Bruebeck!!!
narutofightindreamer 1 year ago
@narutofightindreamer Thelonious Monk told Dave Brubeck that "The Theme From Mr. Broadway", was his favorite Brubeck song. What can you say?
strangeones4 10 months ago
Amos Burke looking ALOT like Matt Helm!!!
jason60chev 1 year ago
You Jews. Just nice and it was done right
RTO
82abnoff 1 year ago
I recall Burts Law but I never saw Gene Berry in that otther one. I sure remrember T.H.E. CAT.
jazzynet1 1 year ago
That's my favourite era for TV themes and movie soundtracks, stretching into the early 70's. Memorable melodies and adventurous instrumentation and arrangements without getting into the suckiness that would enter more often into the later 70's and beyond. Lots of cartoons had great themes too, Underdog, Spiderman and Rocket Robin Hood being great examples.
zerobeat18 1 year ago
The EP of "Mr.Broadway", clip #2, was David Susskind....later in the 70s, his wife, Joyce Davidson, was a real player, a cougar before the word was coined, enjoying the company of us younger gentlemen during her stays in Toronto at the Prince Hotel when taping her CTV talk show at 9 Nine Channel Court, in her mid-40s while the men she liked were in their mid-20s.
waynedaytonmedia 1 year ago
Let's face it, things were a whole lot better when White people were running the world.
Sammyjackson1488 1 year ago
Back when television had some class. All these intro are great.
WithoutRemorse12 1 year ago
Suspense Theatre is shown every SAT/SUN @Midnite/ET on RETRO-TV
bombsawaybob3 1 year ago