Spenser: For Hire (1985) - PILOT OPENING

[codename617]

Wait a minute, why was the announcer talking about the Blue Line... IN PARK STREET! xD

I have to check this show out. I read PAinted Ladies by Parker and I am a new fan of Spencer.

[Gerry76alpha]

Im not American but used to love this show when i was kid.Really liked the theme music

[mololo5555]

Park Street Station where the fire is

[riverhawk02]

Coming from Boston, this was the theme song and show of any based in Boston. It was well ahead of its time.

The funny part of the intro; they made sure that Boston quirks were put into the show. However, a manual train annoucement that can be heard and without Boston accent was a little sketchy. At least they had the Braintree/Davis rollsign.

[cbowman61]

great show

[fff1313]

Is spencer out on dvd?????

[rathraven1313]

Just the TV movies.

[dj4monie]

@fff1313 Just the movies.

[zframe]

Ron Mclarty is the best. "Maybe he'll piss up a tree" is the best quote ever

[groovinghiks]

I lived in Cambridge in late 70s and rode the T a lot, and remember watching the pilot and loving the intro and remembering riding the T and the old Park Street station. And this was a terrific show..Avery Brooks was fantastic as Hawk!

[CC927]

I used to watch Spenser when it was on TNT back in the late '90s. I had such a crush on Robert Urich(I miss him so much). The intro music is SEXY.

[DerailedThought]

Yay Boston!

[jonofwrath]

I've been reading the books for a year or so now absolutely love Spenser. Where can I get hold of the whole series?

[joebradio]

I'm been reading Spenser books even before the TV show aired (Robert Parker can churn em out) I enjoyed this Urich series, but the A & E movies with Joe Montengna stayed much truer to Parker's work .. in fact, when you watched those movies, the dialogue was very much like the book it was based on (you can even follow along). I am also enjoying his Jesse Stone books being made into those TV pics with Tom Selleck, they also stay very true to the Parker stories.

[burbank]

This is great. I enjoyed seeing the old Red lines cars and the pre-renovation of Park Street Station. Wow it is so different now!

[DerKosmonaut1972]

Yes indeed! This show was one my primary motivations for studying in Boston. The opening scene of the Red Line crossing over the Longfellow Bridge sold me on Boston. I was disaappointed by the time I arrived in 1990 that the Washington Street El had been torn down and Park Street rennovated. I was lucky enough to ride the old rolling stock. This was the reason why I searched this clip in the first place!

[jumpJIVEwhale]

Avery Brooks is a classicly trained actor with noted roles for Shakespere etc....bad dude !

[bostonbill47]

Spenser was a terrific show. Being from Boston it was good seeing that into again.

[highgrave]

RIP Mr Urich

[Cavillier1970]

DAMN! I Love this video bubba. Too bad you can't post the whole pilot. I agree with you guys I'd love to see the series on DVD. Maybe we should start a petition. Worked for other shows like the Magnifcent Seven.

[boshenska]

Great series!!!! Really miss it!!!  The books are also good...read every single one of them!! Come on DVD!!!!

[bublicka]

good ol' beantown

[copyright1982]

lol 22 years later the T looks exactly the same

[MR1227]

Wow! I never realized they shot alot of footage of the MBTA Red Line for the pilot. Nice how they kept pace with the train while it was crossing the Charles River Bridge.

[h1zchan]

Thanks for this. brought back some old memories. I loved the show.

[RobertPaniagua]

I remember this show as well, along with it's archrival Cagney & Lacey. They both had similar intro/closing music and they were my faves. I also wanna long live the 01400s and Wash St El from the MBTA that I saw in that pilot movie

[MetalGuitar06]

most definitly on dvd as soon as possible

[IACTOR]

alot ao trains ma should have done that . not the big dig. tonight on Spenser: For Hire stoping bad men with greed the big dig

[rickr442]

GREAT IDEA! but Hawk'd do a better job... Spensaaah was a little wordy to deal with bureaucrats, Hawk'd shorten the discussion a bit, just what Baaahstn needs.

How about the Kopechnes hire S&H to avenge their daughter? (Revenge best served cold!!!!)

[mamamanics]

Need a release on DVD (and Hawk too). Please.

[JellyBean2144]

They need to release the show on DVD, not just the movies but the show.

[megamanj2004]

I've never this pilot intro before!

[yankeesalltheway90]

oh this is so cool, I am currently reading the books, and I just found out they had a show for it, shoot, I where cani I watch it nowo I love the books..

[MattTrakker]

I loved this show when I was little, my dad took me to see them blow up a boat or something for it, I loved that they filmed it in Boston.

[donamariee]

I loved it too! I really would like to see it again. I hope they will put it out on dvd soon. They have the movies collection..but not the series yet.

Donna

[cjmeyer]

Great show!Wish it was still on