F B I TV Show Opening Theme

[MarcusLeepapi]

God!!! I remember this show...It was good...

[DandAinTac]

This show was obviously made before the government was made into the evil "BIG GOVMT"

[lavernemariebutler]

Wow.. Gene Hackman in that episode!

[1ambrose100]

What a great nation we had once: mostly white european, wealthy, powerful, intelligent and achieving, and not yet totally debased by Hollywood and the multitude of perversions wrought upon us by those at war with Christians for 2,000 years.

[hanoc101]

I remember when J. Edgar Hoover made a guest appearance on this show wearing a pink chiffon dress and a sun hat

[1ambrose100]

Back in the 50s and 60s, the FBI was competent and honest. Things chance, when a country suffers moral collapse and plunges into the Third World.

[irish89055]

Well, the Hoover movie is being released.. I wish someone would post more of this on here...

[pbanta62]

Help! FBI! There's a big government building chasing me!

[whiskeyify]

I didn't like some of the recent movies about Hoover...he had his faults but we should remember him for the good he did. He insisted on very high standards of conduct and dress for his agents.

[MarcusLeepapi]

I miss this show....Wow, we are going back many years....

[parkman35]

Every Sunday night on ABC

[micmac99]

Will the DVD have the Ford opening, or the clipped version?

[thecoolestdad]

I noticed in the opening pics of DC,that the last bldg is the old FBI bldg.I was in DC in 1971 with my school and then again there in 2006 and 2007 with my family.I knew that seeing the current FBI bldg didn't look right.It's now an ugly monstracity that doesn't fit in with the DC architecture.Am I right,or have I made a mistake and am thinking of a different bldg that was shown on the opening?But I do remember that bldg when I was there that is shown on the opening.Somebody help me.

[alamokid40]

@thecoolestdad - The FBI used to located in the Justice on the same side of the building facing the J Edgar Hoover Building-the reason the Hoover is that ugly is because of the selection of the design team.

[thecoolestdad]

@alamokid40 OK thanks.But does the front of the old FBI bldg still exist in DC,the one that they show on the opening credits of the FBI show?If it does where is it?I didn't know if it was still around or not,and I thought the Hoover bldg was the old FBI bldg just re done.

[irish89055]

@thecoolestdad that is the old FBI building... the new one is the J Edgar Hoover building.... incidently Clint Eastwood is working on movie about Hoover.. should be good.. wish this series was on DVD

[honorius1146]

@irish89055 The series is out on DVD--or at least the first part of the first season. Check tvshowsondvdcom for details.

[irish89055]

@honorius1146 thanks.... hmmmm a DVD release and a movie being made about Hoover and the FBI... what a coincidence

[irish89055]

@thecoolestdad I'll correct myself as noted by another, not just the FBI building but the Dept of Justice where they were housed until the Hoover building opened in mid 70's..... no more tours these days..

[thecoolestdad]

@irish89055 where is the dept of justice bldg located in DC? Based on your and the other guy's comments,it seems it is a separate bldg.can you tell me where it is?

[kenpalmer1965]

This is one tv show that I miss. I grew up watching it as a kid during the 70's. I had to fight my brothers and sisters for the tv to watch it many times! I also love the music theme to it. Great video!

[gto66solstice08]

One of the last shows I remember watching with my Dad (d.1967)

[expoboy52]

Great symphonic opening theme. This show was something to look forward on Sunday night.

[1Suncatcher]

I just found The F.B.I. - all 9 seasons - in one DVD set on TVAddict.com! : )

[SciFiGuy1x]

It used to say: "The Ford Motor Company presents... The FBI." If you listen to this clip carefully, you can hear the sound jump a second just before it says "The FBI".

[TimelordR]

@SciFiGuy1x Thanks for the information, i always wondered about that clipping of the title sequence all these years.

[Renagade70]

Gene Hackman WOW

[le238man]

@Renagade70 Wow is right! I never would have recognized him! I used to watch this in the 60s! It was one of my favorites.

[MrBobjorge]

I loved this show when it was on AmericanLife TV Network when they called it FBI Fridays. Whatched evey week and did it bring back the memories of my youth whatching it on Sunday nights. I love the theme music to this show and thank you for sharing it. I wish there were more shows like this on TV today.

[curtisjones400]

@MrBobjorge THE FBI Was a great TV show the televisin shows today are a joke -the 60's and 70's TV shows were the best

[morgan8757]

to many people have the beginning of this paticular episode of the FBI

[miiket67]

it is coming to dvd in early january,unforturnately,it is only going to be available from the wb shop,if anybody is trying get it via retail.

[bhinderbinder]

One of the most memorable tv theme songs, IMHO!

[curtisjones400]

@bhinderbinder ACTUALLY THE FBI DOES A GOOD 90% OF THE TIME NOBODY IS PERFECT

[spareaxe]

The FBI ...what a joke they are.

[curtisjones400]

@spareaxe ACTUALLY THE FBI DOES A GOOD JOB 90% OF THE TIME-NOBODY IS PERFECT

[diapertommy]

I just read that The F.B.I. is finally coming to DVD!! Warner Bro's say's they are going release all 9 season's!!!

Yahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

[Israeltekhelet]

@diapertommy I'll buy it. I'm a Quinn Martin Fan.  His productions were a regular nights entertainment when I wss growing up.

[Mandi7882]

@diapertommy - Thank you! This and Perry Mason made me wish I was in Law.

[epgrove1961]

Is that Dick Wesson announcing the intro?

[mikemc41]

All BS FBI propaganda because while this show was on TV the FBI was about 12 years into their illegal "blank bag" program called "COINTELPRO". J Edgar Hoover was worst than the "criminals" the FBI went after and the entire bureau was far more dangerous.

[worseto]

The government has finally learned to keep quiet about the FBI . Police always look bad when the press, lawyers, and judges, start making them go do stuff that they were never intended to do. Like serve stupid civil warrants for dumb stuff, file suits and expect the sheriffs to go out and do the lawyers dirty work. Back in the old days police had good respectable job now kids dont respect police at all. TO SERVE AND PROTECT THIS IS ALL ANY OFFICER WAS EXPECTED TO DO.

[altazboy]

wow!!!!! check out Gene Hackman in 1967

[curtisjones400]

@altazboy I like Gene Hackman in the French Connection

[altazboy]

@curtisjones400 gotta admit, it's great!! man, I love the way all the QM productions were introduced !

[vinylsingleman]

Enjoyed watching the show though, and wish more would post episodes of it on YouTube.

[vinylsingleman]

This is the episode where Hackman and his wife (Phyllis Love), as loyal Communists, at the end of the show tried to kill a little Chinese girl because she could expose Ruth Roman's character as one of their comrades. I'm an anti-Communist, but I am unaware of any such real-life case and the scenario is not very realistic---even the Mafia to my knowledge never killed or planned to kill a child witness. But of course it makes for better drama.

[willardlockejr]

Quinn Martin produced a lot of TV shows in his time (THE FBI, The Fugitive, The Streets of San Francisco, Cannon, Dan August, etc.) Always look for "A QM Production" underneath the show titles.

[MrCoolRadioVoiceGuy]

Wow.. Gene Hackman was in this? I love the pathetic graphic cutouts that float on to the screen in the beginning. Probably "cutting edge" at the time, but so ridiculously amateurish by today's computer graphics standards.

[veritasvg]

@MrCoolRadioVoiceGuy

Fair enough, but this was forty five years ago.

[Mandi7882]

@MrCoolRadioVoiceGuy - without those ridiculously amateurish graphics of back then, you wouldn't have what you're looking at now. And 45 years from now, what you have now will look even crappier to that generation. Be humble today, for it all will come back to bite you on the arse. tomorrow :)

[oldclips]

If there was a TV show on today about the FBI. We would be like yea what a big joke. What they hell are we paying those people to do anyway. Oh Im an FBI agent, oh yea you a real important MFer. I saw you on TV, about 50 years ago and you are still trying to live on that Efrem Zimbalist Jr. bullshit. Go patrol the streets in that getto Washington DC and be a real cop.

[MyBruno555]

they should re shoot this opening with Hoover wearing a feather boa

[HammerBirchgrove]

Wow Gene Hackman. :-)

[Lafayette320]

Great, but what happened the "Next: the FBI, in color."

[coloradostar50]

didnt they showed the f.b.i on abc sunday night and didnt they have sunoco for their sponsor?? coloradostar50

[Neville6000]

@coloradostar50: No, the show had the Ford Motor Company for its sponsor.

[jsilence418]

efrem zimbalist jr was good when used on aching muscles and atheletes foot !

[MarcusDaMan77]

Used to watch this show with my dad...fond memories.

[dimpsey3]

@MarcusDaMan77 i use to watch this show with my dad to..lol..and yes geat memories.when things were more simple

[VanWADebbie]

Hey AAAAAAAAbbott!

[Osani65]

This show use to come on Sunday nights at 7pm right afer Wild Kingdom.

[jnpro1966]

The FBI does have an Inspection Division which ensures compliance with laws, rules, regulations and standards set by the Bureau. The ID also determines if an agent is working effectively, efficiently and in a professional matter.

[Tycc66]

The F.B.I. one of the great cop series that had an unforgettabe theme song. I really like watching this show back in the sixties. The show broadcasted on the "AmericanLife TV Network" between 2002 and 2006. And I was most fortunate to get great dvd recordings of the many episodes that aired, including the episode - (The Contaminator) that featured Allison"Attack of the 50 foot Woman" Hayes. The studio needs to release this show officially on dvd.Hopefully soon!!

[kallemick]

@Tycc66 i really wish i was living back then i really wants to watch this show.....

[Tycc66]

@kallemick Yes The F.B.I. tv series was a great show to watch at that time. Im glad I was a part of that era. Most of the copper tv shows like Mannix, Adam 12,Hawaii Five O,etc... are now available on dvd for all generations to see. Let's keep our fingers cross for an official studio release of the F.B.I. series soon!

[Mateer]

@Tycc66 Hello!

While looking for an episode of The FBI, I noticed your comment about the episodes you had recorded to DVD. My father was and extra (played a cop) on an episode that aired Dec 12th 1971 called "Bitter Harbour"

Was wondering if you happened to have that episode recorded? I've been trying to find it for him.

Thanks!

[Tycc66]

@Mateer No Im afraid I don't have that episode. I don't think it was ever shown on "The AmericanLife TV Network. However I can direct you to a website called "I Offer.com". There you will find a seller who goes by the name of "LYLEBMAJOR". This seller has the entire F.B.I. series on dvd,and selling it for about 80 bucks. You may want to visit his website. Hope I was helpful.

[kallemick]

@Tycc66 wow you got this show on dvd!? can you upload it here? im 15 and i love everything about the FBI i wanna watch this show so bad but its so unfair that i didnt live back then :(

[Tycc66]

@kallemick Im sorry but youtube has certain restrictions on copyright films and television shows that prevents me from uploading them. Besides, uploading film material is too time consuming...and my busy schedule will not allow me to do so.

But I can direct you to a website called (I OFFER). Once there, you will find a seller by the name of ( LYLE B MAJOR). He's selling the complete F.B.I. tv series on dvd for $79.50cts. The seller has a good feedback rating. So you may want to check'em out.

[kallemick]

@Tycc66 damn it ! im not buying american stuff because they usually gets really high prices in danish kr :( thanks for the tip though

[Tycc66]

@kallemick oh you're welcome.

[kallemick]

@Tycc66 so is there no way i can watch it?

[Tycc66]

@kallemick not that i know of. ive ran out of suggestions. sorry i couldn't be of more help.

[kallemick]

@Tycc66 okay well thanks for the info anyway :)

[Tycc66]

@kallemick you're very welcome kallemick.

[spacepatrolman]

@Tycc66 you couldnt watch this and bonanza unless youhad 2 tv sets

[Tycc66]

@spacepatrolman fortunately for us we had three television sets back in the mid-late 60's. and so we were able to watch anything we wanted to watch. but what does bonanza have to do with it. im not even a bonanza fan.

[veritasvg]

@Tycc66

First season is out from Warner Archive. They are all made to order so get on the list NOW.

[Tycc66]

@veritasvg Yes, the wait is finally over. "The 1st Season - Part 1" of (THE F.B.I.) tv series is officially on DVD....thanks to (WAC). And yes, I am on the pre-order list. Thanks for letting me know....Cheers!!

[irish89055]

@Tycc66 the only reason it's being released is probably the J. Edgar movie now out... the PR people control everything we see and hear.

[jimbobubbadj]

@Tycc66 Dittos, I waiting too for a dvd release!

[nickellodeon55]

The only government agency I know of with its own love theme.

[jimbobubbadj]

I enjoyed the show. Watched it, Wonderful World of Color(Disney) and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on Sunday nights.

[fullerbull7]

Jim Bob, Sunday night used to be the best night on TV. Along with those classic shows, Bonanza was on at 8 pm, i think. Sundays have not been the same without those shows.

[diapertom2001]

This show needs to be released on DVD!!!...........NOW

[1groovyguy]

I have always associated Inspector Erskine with a '71 Ford Galaxie 500. Great car, great show! Can't wait for it to be released on DVD.

[WilliamRowlett]

Aren't the ranks in the FBI only that of "Special Agent" and "Director"? I wasn't aware they had any "Inspectors" which was a rank commonly associated to a municipal police department. Am I missing something?

[1groovyguy]

On the show, Efrem Zimbalist Jr's character was Inspector Lewis Erskine. The FBI may be using different rank designations now.

[hermitage530]

Actually there is a rank of "Special Agent In Charge" or "S.A.C." which is often used on the show. In the opening episode, Erskine, when asked what he did, or what he inspected, he replied "Field Offices." You are right...in many departments (mine included, Metro Nashville, TN P.D.) the term "Inspector" often meant the nighttime Field Commander, usually acting for the Chief Of Police. Hope this helps...

[WilliamRowlett]

Thank you for your help & your service, hermitage530.

My law enforcement background is having been an ADA in Dallas. That included time spent working closely with the Dallas PD (and local FBI) and I learned their organizational structure.

I don't think Dallas PD has any rank of "Inspector". Los Angeles PD does, though, and it's similar to Nashville; basically mostly supervisor duties. It's a rank between captain and deputy chief.

SACs are the supervisors of FBI field offices.

[hotcashhotcash]

WARNER BROS. MUSIC IS TERRIFFIC.

[VanWADebbie]

Efrem does the voice-overs and reads a few verses for the Trinity Broadcasting.

[Neville6000]

Coming to home video in 2010, with a possible movie version in the works.

[aneubecker72]

Hey, that's great to hear. So, finally coming to DVD? So many lesser shows are on DVD, so this is good news. Do you know that for sure? And the movie too? Thanks!

[Neville6000]

Ooops, sorry I was wrong! It's not coming to home video, that was a misreading of mine from the Wikipedia article. There was supposed to be a remake of the show from Ron Howard's company that would air on TV, but so far, that hasn't happened.

[Rockybigone]

Amazing show and cast. I remember this particular episode. Note how young Gene Hackman was in this apisode

[Kubelwagen]

I always wanted to see this show, I like watching old show like Adam 12. My dad told me about this show but I can't find it.

[Neville6000]

It's on the AOL TV website.

[scottmyers63]

They don't make crime shows like they use to.

[irish89055]

So true, the good old days of quality TV. Great theme. Wish someone would post the ending theme with Efrem driving through DC. If we had more agents like those depicted in the show we would have thwarted the September 11 scum.. Some agents tried anyway...

[Neville6000]

Uh, without good and precise intel, Erskine would have not been able to do anything.

[irish89055]

there was some INTEL... helloooo???

[Neville6000]

There was intel, but no will from the Bush administration to carry it out properly.

[hotcashhotcash]

I AGREE

[vividwatch47]

He would always drive a Mustang G.T. convertible in the end titles (which was parked at the Justice Department building) up until the fourth season (Warner Bros., who coproduced the series with Quinn Martin Productions, had a deal with the Ford Company at the time - hence the Mustang in "Bullitt")

[irish89055]

vivid, right. He would precede down Constitution Ave and circle around the Lincoln memorial.. I see him on one of the Christian channels occasionally.

[vividwatch47]

Did you that Henry Leland, who founded Lincoln, before it was acquired by Ford, named the car after his favorite president? (kinda appropropriate since a Ford Mustang passes by the LINCOLN memorial!)

[irish89055]

I wonder if VW got a plug in the movie "Bullit"? that green vw bug was all over San Fran in the chase scenes..

[spacepatrolman]

ford stands for fix or repair daily thats why the government uses them they dont care if they waste the taxpayers money

[vividwatch47]

...and Ford seems to ignore the Mustang's past with their revival of the Shelby G.T.500 Mustang, and virtually alienates Mustang fans with no revivals of the Boss 302 or the Mach I on the current generation Mustang that came out in 2005 (though the Mach I was briefly revived in 1997).

[spacepatrolman]

If you have an old mustang you have to put a metal plate over the gas tank if you get rear ended it can explode.

[vividwatch47]

They said the same thing about the Pinto!

[Neville6000]

The classic version of the car is back-isn't that enough?

[vividwatch47]

No, I still want them to bring back the Mach I (my brother owned a 1970 Mach I). Too bad about Ron Howard's aborted revival and the cancelled D.V.D. release.

[Neville6000]

Considering the way the the economy is, and the war that's being fought over oil, and the controversy over gas guzzlers that consume too much fuel, I don't think that bringing back the Mach 1's a good idea.

[vividwatch47]

I beg your pardon! Then why does Ford have the Mustang G.T. and the Shelby G.T.500. I rather look at them than that ugly Toyota Prius, which looks like a bloated Renault (that particular roof design is over 40 years old!).  The Japanese may build good cars, but they're not considered great designers.

[Neville6000]

Dis I say that you have to buy a Prius? Did I even mention anything about Japanese cars (the best sports car/muscle car from Japan is the Nissan Skyline)? Did I? I said nothing of the sort-all I said was that it's unwise to be making big gas guzzlers like the Mach 1 in spite of all the current realities. And If Ford has any brains, they'll make a hybrid Mustang and figure out how to make it run as fast as Toyota engineers made the Prius go in trials conducted in 2006.

[vividwatch47]

Q: May I remind you what car won "Motor Trend's" Car Of The Year?

A: The Ford Fusion, a hybrid, which I rather buy that that canned ham Prius!

[Neville6000]

Look buddy, I don't read Motor Trend or any of those magazines-those mags are all puff pieces for The Big Three anyway, overshadowing the defects of domestic autos in order to get people like yourself to buy them. It's good to see that you'd consider a hybrid, but you are being a racist in your put-down of Japanese autos. Like it or not, the public has made their choice as to what kind of car they want, and because of quality across the board, those cars are Japanese, Korean and European.

[vividwatch47]

Listen, you horse's ass, If I'm a racist, How come I drive a Mazda? Why don't you get it through your thick skull that Mazda's OWNED by Ford! The Japanese have been stealing their styling cues from the Europeans for over 60 years. I'm just saying that the Japanese are not considered great designers. So listen fella, just shut up! And don't call me a racist just because Mazda is owned by Ford!

[Neville6000]

All right, sorry about that, I mistook your hatred of the Prius for hatred of all Japanese and foreign cars. But you didn't say that you drove a Mazda, you said you drove a Mustang and wanted a Mustang Mach I. However, there's still no need to be pissy about the Prius, and as I said before, I NEVER brought up any mention of it. I simply said that building Mach 1's were not realistic in the present day, considering that the current 'Stang is the same size as the Mach I anyway.

[Neville6000]

Oh yeah? Homicide: Life on the Street? Law & Order? Cracker (both UK and US versions)? The CSI franchise? NUMBERS? Without A Trace? Da Vinci's Inquest? The Profiler? Cold Case/Cold Squad? Have you even seen any of these shows? Until you do, please stop talking nonsense.

[diapertom2001]

This show needs to be released on DVD!!

[diapertom2001]

Needs to released on DVD!!!!!!!

[vividwatch47]

I WISH IT WAS TOO!!!

[Neville6000]

There has to be massive demand for this show before there is a supply, considering it's age.

[moneyclaude2500]

Yes It Is!

[bloggo1]

Gene Hackman!!

[epgrove1961]

Is the announcer the late Dick Wesson?

[tigermark64]

The announcer sounds like Dick Tufeld, voice of the Robot from "Lost In Space". His voice is distinctively the same here.

[meshugainiowa]

the announcer was marvin miller.(remember michael anthony in the old tv series the millionaire?)

[tigermark64]

I don't remember "The Millionaire" that well, it may be before my time. But I have heard Dick Tufeld many times and his voice does sound a lot like Marvin Miller. I was just curious as to who was the announcer for the many Q.M. shows of the 70's.

[meshugainiowa]

it was marvin miller.he had a narrators voice. do a google search and in his list of career stats it`ll say he was the announcer of the fbi.

[recordman64]

Hank Simms is the guy who voiced the opening creds for most of the QM series. Another announcer, Dick Wesson, can be heard on some of the earlier QM series, like The New Breed, The Fugitive, 12 O'Clock High and The Invaders. And two later QM series, Tales of the Unexpected and A Man Called Sloane, have no opening announcer, though they do list the guests in the opening.

[vividwatch47]

Marvin Miller actually narrated Act I and the Epilogue. The announcer on the opening title is definitely Tufeld ("The F.B.I." premiered the same season as "Lost In Space", for which he also did the voice of the Robot).

[vividwatch47]

Dick Wesson was also the announcer on Disney's "Wonderful World Of Color".