S.W.A.T

[davidpfol]

This TV series was called "los hombres de Harrelson", the translation would be something like "Harrelson's men" in Spain. Great vid.

[gojyuuarashi]

hiroshi kawaguchi banzai!

[27jengirl]

Man my parents had awesome stuff growing up as kids now look what we have today crap

[DrumlineOnTheRun]

You're in my spot sir.

[Hot80s]

my mom bought me the 45 rpm of this song back then i was so happy!

[MultiJman69]

LOVED THIS SHOW AS A KID AND STILL DO. COOLEST TV THEME SONG EVER. THE 1970S HAD THE BEST SHOWS AND NO REALITY TV !

[Hot80s]

One Ice Cream truck you dont want to Fuck.

[fregiag]

how can i watch free 1975/1976 swat episodes on youtube steve forrest, robert urich, rod perry, mark shera and james coleman.

[skinwalkerxxx]

for us boys in the 70s this theme made us want to be the SWAT guys and kick ass.

[bigdannyg1969]

I loved this show growing up as a kid in the 70's. What boy didn't want to be part of S.W.A.T. then. They were cool. Miss seeing shows like this on television. Take me back to the 70's, man!

[Aelkamal]

The Sniper sure jumps a lot !

[TrishaDishaWarEagle]

before my time..But I liked SWAT reruns..a bit more gritty than adam-12..and the van , man..You gotta have a VAN..ask B.A.

[witchywomen1962]

hay donaldduck you grew up

[theflyingcow1231]

fake and gay

[cjs1776]

I think this theme was a top ten hit..it's also cool to militarize your local police force.

Thanks for posting!

[martin19749]

bs as I live in Argentina who have the right to swat Series

 please I'ma fan since childhood dvd could edit it in original language

[tippey2011]

I love this show and I just love this theme one of my all time tv themes I cannot get enough of it!!!! Great music for cruising in the car too turn it up!!!

[aitraining]

This show was SO huge......for about 6 moths lol. I remember all us kids got into it and befre you knew it - it was gone. Great theme though......

[FireitupBedford]

My personal favorite 70's cop show themes would have to be...

1. Hawaii 5-0

2. Starsky and Hutch (Season 2)

3. The Rookies

4. S.W.A.T

5. Police Woman

6. Baretta

[FireitupBedford]

Use to love this show. Is that a UPS truck there riding around in? lol...

[34airflow]

@FireitupBedford Yup. These guys will break down doors to get your shipment to you!

[FireitupBedford]

@34airflow lol...

[djrab1972]

f.b.i come to l.a.p.d swat to work with them .. because they are the best.

[CASPECA]

S.W.A.T is one of my all time favorites i liked since i was small and i remember my uncle GABRIEL CASTILLO RIVAS who died in july 29 1987, god bless INTERNET

[smurffettable]

S.W.A.T is one of my all time favorites i liked since i was small and i still do i've been looking for this ever since i first heard it i want them to brig it back, i loved the tv show and i always will

[AshHousewares31]

Best TV show ever!

[aitraining]

@AshHousewares31 "Best TV show ever!"  Let's not get crazy now..... Good show but geez....

[63tennesseeflower]

oooh I forgot Mark Shera ;)

[Tomater768]

The opening theme is awesome with it's "chicka-wacka, chicka-wacka"guitar! Just like the theme from "Shaft"! Made me buy a wah-wah pedal for my guitar!

[Gonzytubes]

Wow , one of the best TV series of all times, it's a pity it only lasted one season and I read that it was cancelled (even having a huge ratings success) because it was "too violent for the people to watch" at that time..if that is true, I think it's ridiculous! Btw, it seems like all of us who watched S.W.A.T played games pretending to be some of the characters.

[63tennesseeflower]

@Gonzytubes maybe they should bring it back :D

[Gonzytubes]

@63tennesseeflower Yes, I agree.. ;-D but the only thing that could happen, is that the new version lose the essence and soul of the original one (as we've recently have seen on new versions like The Bionic Woman, Knight Ryder and V) because writers and producers always try to "update" the versions to these present days but they end up screwing them. If they bring back S.W.A.T let's hope they don't make the same mistake

[63tennesseeflower]

@Gonzytubes *sigh* sad but true :(( Yah it would take a special producer and writer to pull it off

[oldschoolbx1970]

I watched this on ABC-TV(channel 7) in NYC as a little kid in pre-school. I even had the 45 to this theme song,too. thanks for posting this.

[GarthanSaal444]

When I was in the police academy, an instructor was making light jokes of the guy who dove through the glass window on this opening, and Heather Locklear throwing the baton at the fleeing suspect on TJ Hooker's opening.

[stangfever04]

the theme is great,but my favorite part is when the truck locks its brakes,like telling the bad guys we're here to kick your ass.

[TiminPhoenix]

When I was a police officer and was then on a TRT (SWAT), I always played this music in my head when we deployed. But then again, I would run "Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting during Defensive Tactics classes.

Awww, good times.

[Dablkwid0w2008]

Ill I played this 5 times what's the matter with me? lol

[joeblowthehot]

I had such a crush on Patrick Duffy!!!

[CorporalPitts]

Sweet 1970's Memories every Saturday Prime Time, 2100-2200 from February 17, 1975 - April 3, 1976 on ABC

[Dablkwid0w2008]

I like all the freeze frames but Mark Shera n James Coleman got the best "Open Uh Can Of Whip ASS" poses

[margosa72]

lo mejor de mi infancia

[JohnSoultrain]

The first time I repealed down a tower, I did this song all the way down,

[jrb664]

I concur with Dracman.

[neneshubby]

Man, I don't know a boy who was under the age of 18 that didnt love this show when it came out. We used to play "SWAT" all the time. I'm African American so I always had to play "Deke". Damn, nothin against Deke but i wanted to be Street or Luka once in a while.

[beowulven]

@neneshubby

I was a white kid who always called "Deke" when we played SWAT. He was my favorite of the action figures too.

[gianthairyvagina]

@neneshubby But at least your bongo is bigger than Street's and Luka's, right ?

[jrjr143]

JUST FUCKING PISSA IS ALL I CAN SAY !! GREAT OPENING THEME !!! SWAT WAS AWESOME !! AND FUN TO WATCH , UNLIKE THE CRAP OF TODAY

[jenzeppelin]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think these epic theme songs make for awesome listening music? I'll just slap a bunch of these on sometimes and crank it loud...awesome scores, fantastic music...doubt any of my friends have cranked the S.W.A.T. theme lately or even know how it sounds. Their loss!!! :)

[snowrocket]

@jenzeppelin Yeah, I do. Actually, this was released as a full length instrumental sort of disco tune back when the show came out. I remember hearing it on top 40 stations at the time.

[us71]

I remember when it was remade by Rhythm Heritage: I hated it! The original was the best!

[jaycee1583]

We were five boys a within four years of each other (twins). My younger brother and I would fight over which character we'd be. Of course since we we're black we both wanted to be Deke (Rod Perry). Next cool one was T.J. cause he had the scope rifle. Funny, but good times.

[scurran007]

I was in High School when this came out! God, Time flies!! Does anyone remember a comedy hospital show called "Temperatures Rising?" I used to watch that too...

[scurran007]

I was in High School when this came out! God, Time flies!!

[looneybun1]

ahhh the 70s with its groovy music. lol. but srsly...RIP Robert Ulrich.  Those truly were the good ole days!

[bigroy38]

hut,hut,hut,hut!!!!!

[yarneyboy24]

THE OTHER GUYS

[atlasshrugged2u]

We used to watch this as a family. Us kids especially loved "the theme song" We could't wait.

Come to think of it we played board games together, ate dinner at the table, and actually talked to each other...go figure. Now the world is designed to seperate everyone and have us living in our own world (pods) where we don't need anyone...It's sad. I just miss having a conversation with someone instead of joining them in "cyber space"

The world has really changed, and not for the better.

[ferildivo]

It´s a great tv serie! I love Robert Urich, Mark Shera , Rod Perry , Steve Forrest and James Coleman. They were very good actors and this serie was really the best for all us during our childhood and teenager times

[brother307xs]

Impresionante, en su momento era lo mas avanzado y ahora que pasó el tiempo entre lo despojado de los uniformes y la camioneta de Bimbo parece que fueran de un servicio de vigilancia del conurbano.

[grumpypant]

S.W.A.T. (the real team) was created as the result of the notorious shootout between the S.L.A. gang and the LAPD in Los Angeles in 1974; back then, law enforcers weren't prepared for such urban incident, similliar to the North Hollywood BOA shootout in 1997.

[neneshubby]

Still the best theme song for a TV show ever!

[leonbrain68]

The interesting thing was: the driver never saw any action! Was he just sitting in the van all day long waiting for Hondo and the boys to jump in? A BIG waste of taxpayer money if you ask me! LOL!

[sybermen]

ESTA SI QUE ERA BUENA,

[penaqueacabou]

Although I´m a girl I loved this tv series and felt shivers up and down my spine whenever the theme song started playing . Hondo was my favorite in the SWAT team , he was so sexy and handsome ... Right after him came Robert Ulrich who was also gorgeous , I can´t believe he passed away ! The other guys were Very cute as well ! Too bad there no episodes uploaded on Youtube , I really loved the original 1976 SWAT ...

[The1baddman]

I know it wasn't that many episodes of it ,but when sony piactures ever going to release the 2nd and final season of S.W.A.T.

[chicloso2]

Still have my swat rifle hanging on the garage wall.

[KiCreativeStudios]

Sorry, I love it how the Black guy got the coolest part and the cool guitar licks. XD

[km9OOO]

wockachika wockachika

[MrAndyBear]

I remember Hondo always telling T.J. to "Take theShot!" I would get a kick out of my nephews playing SWAT with their toy plastic M-16s. The youngest broke his arm trying to do the -dive through the window- move. One of them even had the toy bolt action rifle that he taped a cardboard toilet paper tube to. LOL. Great 70's fun!!

[gustavotwstr]

bons tempos

[whiskeyify]

they don't make shows like this anymore..a sort of soap opera but it's more fun than watching those real cop shows.

[someonespadre]

My Mom wouldn't let me watch this show, too violent.

[pauliewalnuts1156]

@someonespadre Bahahahaaaaaaa

[rick9565]

A lot of acting careers got started from this show.

[DarkAngel182]

Damn I used to love this show!

[2199]

give it time Family Guy will do a parody of this.

[MeIancholyMan]

nah.. the Movie already did the parody... what a piece of trash...

[cemara681114]

no cabe duda que esta fue mi serie favorita de los ochentas desde niño soñaba con ser un swat ......

[annuarmisterio]

@cemara681114  y ahora no

[jvlivs2]

Man, this show was WAY before its time! It was canned after over a season which totally SUCKED! Compared to today's cop shows, this was a cartoon. S&H was just as violent and it lasted four seasons. It was good to see S.W.A.T. make it to the silver screen in recent years. Mom would tell me stories about those shows form the 70s.

To quote wrodjr: "Ah! memories..." sweet ones at best!

[MacGrurry]

Hondo!!!!!!

[nestorfigueroa1]

queee lindooo me acuerdo cuando en los 70 estaba de moda esta serie con mis amigos del barrio jugábamos a que éramos los comandos de swat y tomábamos mi casa por asalto todas las tardes entrando por las ventanas, parábamos cuando mi mama nos hacia la merienda. Muy lindo recordar esto. un saludo afectuoso para todos. Néstor

[penaqueacabou]

nestorfigueroa1 Saludos para ti también , Nestor !

[jeff1969z]

I remember watchig this show in 1976. I was 10 years old at the time. There was a lot of cop shows back in the 70's as I recall.

[nybornFunk]

@jeff1969z Bcos all of crime, bank robberies, dope, it was fun then....str8 criminal muzik....DiGiT !!!

[MB412]

Yes, there were many, as I, like you, grew up during that time frame. I remember Adam-12, CHiPs, Baretta, The Rookies, Hawaii 5-0, Police Woman, Charles Angels, Police Story, Cannon, Quincy (although Jack Klugman didn't play a cop/detective) and a boat load of others.

[tranurse]

@MB412 the six million dollar man, the bionic woman, wonderwoman. not necessarily cop shows, but mysteries. i miss real tv, where people actually came up with ideas.

[TariusShinobi]

Klassik !!!!!!!

[wrodjr]

Ah! Memories lol. I remember this show would come on at 11 pm.

[txt23]

i remember the tv episode called war jungle starred cameron mitchell ,it has been titled : The day buck cannon met Dan Hondo harrelson and his crew hahahahhaahahha

[txt23]

one of the coolest tv series from the 70´s i loved the show

[triton2toro]

I've finally come to the conclusion that the SWAT theme is the second funkiest tv theme ever (the first being The White Shadow). I love how the theme starts with the funky, groovy bassline, and then you get hit with the horns... and throughout you got the "wocka wocka" from the guitars. I would love this to play every time I walked into a room- instant respect!

[Iron4343]

@triton2toro That would be too cool and pretty funny. You'd kinda have to dive into every room you entered...that's how these guys did it. LOL

[donalduck815]

Man, i remembering playing SWAT as a kid!!!! They sure were the good old days!!!....Then What Happened ?????

[7thDayAtheist]

So do I. I have a young student who is obsessed with SWAT policemen and I told him about when I was young that there was a show about them called SWAT. I just showed him this vid. to give him an idea about what the show was like and he loved it. I remember playing SWAT with all my friends in the 70s. We had lots of fun doing jumps and shoulder rolls.

[Neville6000]

@donalduck815: People got wise, said 'no more TV violence' and that was that.

[TheWonderboy1999]

Uh,

[lenarends]

What makes Forrest and Shera so special that the director actually shows their faces? :D

Luv that the black guy's face is actually half-COVERED by his name!

[OSOK308A5]

Sit Wait And Talk

[juanlugo100]

tremenda serie...nunca nos la perdiamos,esas chaquetas aqui en venezuela,se pusieron de moda,despues las comenzo a usar la inteligencia militar y la disip,todo el mundo se asusto y dejo de comprarlas...jajajaja 1977 -1980

[txt23]

estaba muy buena

[VanWADebbie]

Robert Urich died too soon.

[Dracman]

2nd best tv theme song right behind hawaii 5-0

[neneshubby]

u R DAMN RIGHT!

[neneshubby]

I was just listening to the Hawaii 5-0 theme song and thinking the exact same thing.  The 70's had the best T V theme songs bar none!

[easyscore]

Those are classic, but Streets of San Francisco and Cannon have to right up there.

[dal4018]

@Dracman Sorry Drac but Hawaii Five-0 cant touch this one in terms of music theme

[minutemanIV]

@dal4018 I agree completely, Hawaii 5-0 can't touch this. SWAT is in a league of its own.

[dal4018]

@minutemanIV Thanks Minuteman I think that SWAT had the best theme music on any tv show in the 70's

[jrjr143]

@Dracman DID THEY BEAT UP THE UPS GUY AND STEAL HIS VAN ??? 

[TheMidnightBell07]

@Dracman Hey, no way, Ironside is the number one theme song and Barnaby Jones is tied with the Streets of San Fransico

[55102]

@Dracman you forgot mission imposible

[danivers]

@Dracman Sorry, but you forgot Sanford & Son. Best theme ever. That tune actually sounds like a junkyard. Quincy Jones is a genius.

SWAT & Hawaii 5-0 have great music, but they don't actually sound like the subject of the show.

[GranTruismo4head]

@Dracman I thought this show was good but Starsky and Hutchwas a bit more my favorite theme behind Hawaii five-0 and then this 1 is after Starsky and hutch for me

[grannydyess]

don't forget urich in vegas and the lazarus man also his many movies. loved robert urich! rest in peace robert;we miss you

[tranurse]

robert urich and i graduated from the same college. granted about 25 years apart, but still. go noles.

[kilroe3]

great show !!!!!!!!!!!

[zhlub4321]

God rest Robert Urich's soul. It stinks that He's gone. Played a really good Spenser too.

A real loss.

[VanWADebbie]

I had this tune playing in my head when I was running the obstacle course while on National guard duty. I wished I could of ran through a window with my M-16.

[Lolicat]

Wahaha...I rember Rhythm Heritage did an LP of this song! I made a cassette of it and then my friend and I had SUCH fun playing it in my Torino. It had worn out tires and then at the end I'd stomp on the brakes and SCREEECH the tires at the right spot, LOL...

[oliverecords]

H. Mancini also did a good recoding of this tune, along Polic Woman, Barreta,etc.

[mrrogue72]

@Lolicat Cool

[Megadavee66]

Me gusto como les quedo el camion de Sabritas pintado de S.W.A.T...jeje

[billpeterson5150]

I am happy as I painted the truck Sabritas SWAT .. jeje

[pookeeeee]

That Mark Shera is stone fox! Heck, they are were eye candy!

[Joannec95]

You are right and had to agreed with you. You should have see him on Barnaby Jones.

[midknightryder13]

Too true -- I had forgotten that Robert Urich, Rod Perry and James Coleman were in this show. Always LOVED that freeze-frame of JC jumping off the roof with his rifle over is head. But seriously, the only faces you can see clearly are SF and MS -- who, I agree was a stone fox, but they all were. Had the term "beefcake" been coined then?

[timeclock200]

I was the fat kid , so i always played the guy that drove the van.

[HoTLaVa91]

did wu-tang make a song remix of this???

[Aerick2281]

I remember playing this theme in jr. high school band. or maybe it was high school. it was a popular band song then.. late 70s/early 80s.

[chimpinaflightsuit38]

We played it too. And we seriously thought we were badass for doing it.

[mannix1969]

I remember watching this show a handful of times when it was in primetime. Me and my brother loved it and played SWAT with our friends. When I got old and watched the show in reruns, I didn't seem that great of a show. It seemed very boring.

[faridperez]

Parece camioneta de Pan Bimbo :)

[VanWADebbie]

I don`t think they ever showed who waited and drove the van. It looks like someone is in a  police uniform.

[MasterJediDude]

I remember the action figures too. Good times!

[Ricksf9ers]

Those were good ole days when you were 10 years old, and you and your friends were acting like you were on the swat team. Those were fun times.

[zippyfistfight]

TV show intros just don't any better that this.

Today networks balk at a 10 sec intro.

[1969yugt]

S.K.I.N.S. 88

[navigatormx]

Casi lloro al recordar esa serie, era mi preferida de niño, pero no me pregunten cuantos años tengo

[txt23]

era tambien mi serie favorita

[juandi2570]

nada mas tienes 32, yo tengo 38 pero swat era mi serie favorita de niño.

[lhr1967]

ERA UM SERIADO MUITO BOM

[helperout]

WOW , we used to get our baths and pajamas on and watch this show faithfully . what memeories of a cool child hood . TJ -- take the roof .

[atlasshrugged2u]

@helperout You brought back good memories my friend, we used to do the same thing! (smile)

[mrmott44]

Deke, go in first, McCabe, find a high point

[liketanyanot]

hahahahaha awesome.

[barefootpoet24]

Are the episodes of this show on DVD? I might want to buy them.

[Joannec95]

If you live in USA, you can get all of the espiodes on Amazon. Then you get download them for free.

[logoprof]

Rhythm Heritages Hit Version of the theme tune was not only a Top 10 hit back in the day, it was a #1 Hit - the second TV Theme who topped the charts (the 1st one was The Sound Of Philadelphia "TSOP" from MFSB, The Theme from Soul Train). It WAS btw composed by Barry DeVorzon - his name as composer is not only in every episodes credits, the name also shows up as composer for the theme on Rhythm Heritages hit single! So much for some false information from some jamessomething82!....

[SgtRock57]

I always thought Urich's freeze frame coming over the fence was the coolest.

Seriously, I read a lot of terms like "simplistic" concering shows of the 70s. Well back then, things were pretty much black and white (metaphorically speaking). You had the good guys and the bad guys. With today's shows, you get a cynical group of touchy feely wonks who so PC they wind up not doing anything but drinking a frapachino and doing group hugs.

[ALONE337]

Name of the song, please?? thanks.

[stlramsfan21]

Lalo Schifrin DID NOT compose the theme to S.W.A.T.!! Watch any episode and see the credits.

[tnawcwvictoria]

@stlramsfan21 You are correct, Barry DeVorzon did compose the theme to S.W.A.T.

He is also best known for composing Nadia's Theme-The Theme to The Young and the Restless as well as the CBS Detective/Mystery Series Simon & Simon

[jamessmedley82]

Barry DeVorzon didn't compose the theme, Lalo Schifrin did.

[roswell1965]

BZZZZZZ. Wrong!

[Chiggs58th]

I must be one of the few people on Earth who really never cared for that theme music. Even as a very young child I always thought it was a bit corny and simplistic.

[SRMeadows]

Just wondering.........when they lock up the brakes on the swat van, did all the guys "bunch up" in the front?? LOL

Great show!!

[ras4863]

quite possibly....lol

[bigroy38]

hut hut hut(from the Blues Brothers)lmao

[Snowman1466]

Alright, the music has apparently got the testosterone going. calm down boys, the show was 30+ years ago, and you're acting like the kids we were then. I remember playing this stuff out in the streets of Philly with my friends at the time. We all were fighting over who would be "Hondo". wow Good time ey?

[11bravogunner]

Sorry I thought it was Gary Coleman.

[osmosis68]

Greatest Intro ever... So good nobody even tried to duplicate it for years... Not even the movie version... Explosive!

[2199]

The Fall Guy, Hardcastle n McCormick,Miami Vice, Six Million Dollar Man. These are the other best TV intro's I could think of.

[2199]

Why the black guy had to jump through the window?

[Scarletspeedster68]

Might be to draw some excitement. :-?

[2199]

still in all that was the best part of the opening credits. Would this be a cool remake in todays market?

[shirazhound]

Rod Perry tried his hand in some blxploitation back then...Black Godfather I think. What's worse than him jumping throught the window was that his gun and credit block his face in a biz where your looks are everything.

[Scarletspeedster68]

You know, there was a group called Rythmn Heritage who had a top ten hit with this theme song in either 1975 or 1976, even though Barry DeVorzon originally composed the theme.

[stlramsfan21]

... I mean James Coleman. My bad.

[stlramsfan21]

Classic theme- One of the top five TV themes of all time. How about jerry Coleman in mid-air during opening credits?

Mike7681- Couldn't agree more with your assessment!!

[Scarletspeedster68]

That's not Jerry Coleman. That's James Coleman.

[msytic34]

BEST TV SHOW INTRO EVER!!!!!

[Kuahmel]

Anyone else recognize that the beginning of the theme was interpolated (sp?) by LL Cool J's "I'm Bad?"