It should be mentioned that the creators of "Police Squad", who clearly got the inspiration from "M Squad", got the inspiration for doing "Airplane!" from a film called "Zero Hour!", which features characters and plot lines that are exactly like the ones in "Airplane!" (only it's not done for laughs).
@lionsgate12345 - I remember my parents' watching this show on Friday nights when I was a boy. I definitely remember that theme song (didn't know till later that the orchestra of the great Count Basie either wrote or at least played it).
If it wasn't for "M Squad", and for it's theme, (which was conducted by the legend Count Basie) ABC wouldnt've had the idea of "Police Squad", which was, however, a parody of this series, and was basically a sitcom. But, even though this was a early crime-drama series, it was a big influence on other themes!
This soundtrack is totally different of the RCA LP because Count Basie is really playing piano here and all the tunes are totally different ! Amazing !
By the way, M Squad, the entire series, is available on DVD.
vinylsingleman 1 year ago
It should be mentioned that the creators of "Police Squad", who clearly got the inspiration from "M Squad", got the inspiration for doing "Airplane!" from a film called "Zero Hour!", which features characters and plot lines that are exactly like the ones in "Airplane!" (only it's not done for laughs).
poughkeepsiejohn1 1 year ago
Any resemblance between this opening and "Police Squad" is purely intentional.
poughkeepsiejohn1 1 year ago
Now I understand what inspired the comic series Police Squad. Even the theme song is similar.
MegaEvilBrain 1 year ago
ThermidorReleasing thank you. I'm 63 and remember M Squad in the UK when I was 14. It has always been with me. Thanks.
Hickey66 2 years ago
I never forgot watching this show as a kid.
It was always black, moody and rainy and
Lee Marvin, well, he was plain amazing as an actor. He brought realism
and grit to the screen. And that cool jazz music-just WOW!
lionsgate12345 2 years ago
@lionsgate12345 - I remember my parents' watching this show on Friday nights when I was a boy. I definitely remember that theme song (didn't know till later that the orchestra of the great Count Basie either wrote or at least played it).
WSenator1 8 months ago
Cool looking show...this really reminds me of Michael Mann's cop shows that came several decades later
CesMan83 2 years ago
This episode is called "The Vanishing Lady!"
jeprice08 2 years ago
How do you know that?
Hickey66 2 years ago
Fantastic Show!! I've looking for this since I last saw it on TV 50 years ago!! Thanks for posting!!
dapinelli 2 years ago
the couple that got pulled over and robbed were driving an Edsel. This was a cool show.
WMAV01 2 years ago
If it wasn't for "M Squad", and for it's theme, (which was conducted by the legend Count Basie) ABC wouldnt've had the idea of "Police Squad", which was, however, a parody of this series, and was basically a sitcom. But, even though this was a early crime-drama series, it was a big influence on other themes!
vzeu019j 2 years ago
I think i know the other detective seris you might be refering to:- 77 Sunset Strip, Peter Gunn and Staccato?
Hickey66 2 years ago
@Hickey66 There was another short-lived show from the mid-sixties called "Coronet Blue" that also featured a cool Jazz/Pop score.
thebigfist 1 year ago
Thank you very much for M Squad.
pompeyocayo 3 years ago 2
This soundtrack is totally different of the RCA LP because Count Basie is really playing piano here and all the tunes are totally different ! Amazing !
jmreisser 3 years ago 2
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS.
bjroberts65 3 years ago 2