M Squad - Part 1

M Squad, starring Lee Marvin 1957-1960, NBC. Part 1.

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[WSenator1]

@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).

[vinylsingleman]

By the way, M Squad, the entire series, is available on DVD.

[poughkeepsiejohn1]

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]

Any resemblance between this opening and "Police Squad" is purely intentional.

[MegaEvilBrain]

Now I understand what inspired the comic series Police Squad. Even the theme song is similar.

[thebigfist]

@Hickey66 There was another short-lived show from the mid-sixties called "Coronet Blue" that also featured a cool Jazz/Pop score.

[Hickey66]

I think i know the other detective seris you might be refering to:- 77 Sunset Strip, Peter Gunn and Staccato?

[Hickey66]

How do you know that?

[Hickey66]

ThermidorReleasing thank you. I'm 63 and remember M Squad in the UK when I was 14. It has always been with me. Thanks.

[lionsgate12345]

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!