Harcastle and McCormick, Magnum P.I. Any TV show that resulted in a model kit that I could build.

and you didnt even touch the day time shows....like Jerry Springer.

For heavens sake JW! You missed out Street Hawk, Blue Thunder, Electron Man....I'm not even trying!!!!!!......glad to have seen the golden age too brother.

We stayed home so as not to miss these shows. Good Times!

Emergency! (Squad-51), CHiP's (kind of corny but, who didn't want to be Ponch?) lol _Those days_

I had forgotten about Blue Thunder. I remember it having silent mode or something. When they switched it on nobody could hear them. lol

@@devinutube Whisper mode

Blue Thunder the movie was great. Blue Thunder the TV show was just B-rated fluff. Airwolf movie & first season were great, but season 2 started decaying, and season 3 was mostly crap. They should re-make the show and update it. Hawke's brother can be MIA in Afghanistan, and replace the older Santini with a female computer nerd. Caitlin's character was nice, but only later on after she'd mellowed -- her initial loud southern fried version was crap. Nobody's impressed by wireframe computer graphics fx anymore - audiences have moved on. The Knight Rider reboot failed to understand that. They should let the helicopter have some kind of AI -- not the talking kind, but more like a predatory animal intelligence.

Omg I came from my tv to my phone to write exacly the same thing, being born in 73, I loved Blue Thunder, I might be wrong but wasn't that chopper more like a modern gunship like a Cobra or Apache, more square 😂😂😂. I'm British so I loved all the old American stuff like The Fall Guy, that truck was wicked in the 80's, I think it was a Chevrolet

@@manofsan Blue Thunder is on Amazon Prime right now. Love the movie even though I'm sure there's all kinds of technical things wrong with it. Having worked F-16s, there's a lot wrong with those scenes, too. But who cares, it's a fun flick in a lot of parts but also pretty sobering.

I mentioned it

It's something that doesn't really get mentioned by video makers. Commenters in comments sections may bring it up from time to time. Something this episode touched on is that the computer is effectively a learning computer, which was then expanded on by the episode Moffett's Ghost. Also, the pilot episode mentions that the computer basically corrects minor pilot errors, and regulates various functions to streamline the crew's effectiveness. The hydraulics hissing in response to Dom, and in one episode engine flame out when he insulted the copter and restarting when he apologized, further gave subtle hints that the computer did in fact have an AI. As with the occasional growls and snarls. I think that perhaps Moffett's intent with things like the growl/snarl was added phycological warfare aspects. Add the line from this very episode where Winchester recounts Moffett saying "Airwolf is a living thing. More than you'd ever know..." further supports this train of thought.

I think that was keeping with the theme of the vehicle being a character by itself in the way Nightrider did. That's what I got from watching Airwolf as a kid. It was this unstoppable mechanical air monster.

That's why they call her the Lady

Yeah, the Bell 222 is a sexy beast…..however, for me, it was the MD-500 on Magnum P.I. that instilled my love and appreciation for helos.

@@FN_FAL_4_ever TC's Island Hopper was a sexy ship.

The music was great, great theme song

I totally agree! I just never get tired of it. Since I first watched Airwolf when it was on tv the theme and the rotor and engine sound was imbedded in my mind permanently and would replay perfectly anytime I thought of the show, (and even sometimes when I just saw a helicopter flying in the sky!) I have all the DVDs and always get fired up when the theme starts playing and Airwolf rises up over the hill into view!

@@Scott2817 5.24 . Forward looking infra red

@@christophertaylor9100 7.47 - there's Morella

The x-men cartoon is unskippable as well

Think it was more down to the whole back end being stripped out of the copter, all the seating in the back etc made it lose a lot of weight and made it more nimble. The cosmetic mods looked the part but i think the weight loss was the main factor that made it handle better.

@@gerv55 Everyone knows a cool spoiler and sick paintjob adds at least 100 hp to a car. Clearly this applies to flying machines as well.

The Lady

He needs to do sweet britches episode

Same here, been on my feed for ages and decided to watch. Well enjoyed this video.

It's the same vibes as knight rider, but in the air and more awesome

Can't forget Street Hawk, great sounds too!

@@oldb-1kenobi The Cylon sound effect too.

Needs to be redone in a new series.. aka it`s found in a government storage shed stripped down the new owner pilot finds it over a few episodes rebuilds/resurrects it with new tech(hot gas and cold gas** turbos) and put back into active service.. maybe use/combine Knight Rider - Street Hawk as the control/command centres 1 mobile 1 static..... ** cold gas turbos to avoid heat detection...

so which was first the Knight rider scanning light bar and sound or the same used in the 80's battlestar galactica cyclons ? sound the same

go youtube vulcan howl :o

Season 4 ruined the whole series.. in canada no less!

@@AirwolfArchive The southern girl with the red hair they introduced to the series was also annoying.

You mean Kaitlyn? As a kid I didn't mind her. As an adult it really depends on the episode. Usually she's more trouble than she's worth.

@@astron1701 How about the episode where she say," thank god for this helicopter." and everyone else says," what helicopter.'"

@@trenwilson6613 ooof I forgot about that. But I played it off as she's covering it up. Much like the don't tell anyone I have x and you reply what x even after seeing x yourself

Yeah those post-Vietnam chopper pilots were insane for Hollywood and TV. Tons of amazing stunts in the shows back then

The camera ship (usually a Hughes 500 or Jet Ranger) on Airwolf was flown by the late J. David Jones, who also flew the Hughes 500D in this episode (and most of the early episodes). He was the Aerial Co-Ordinator and 2nd Unit Director for 2 years on the show and was the absolute best in the industry, revered by all the young pilots on the show, and the Hollywood pilots of today (two of which, Kevin LaRosa II and Peter McKernan, Jnr are 2nd Generation stunt pilots / Aerial Co-ordinators, and their fathers flew on Airwolf). Peter McKernan, Snr and the then 23yo Peter Jnr both flew Airwolf on the series.

Same here.

Wow! That kinda worked out for you then, huh!? ;-) Congrats!

That's cool man, fair play to you and the dude who replied first. It's not easy to stick to things anymore

For me it was the Blue Thunder and Fire Birds :)

Hey, just wondering if you’re flying a helicopter right now?

and the ever shortlived......Manimal :-p

Those were my go-to shows too. I remember the Blue Thunder movie but not a tv show. I still wish helicopters had “whisper mode”.

Saturday mornings were too!

you forgot RipeTide , Greatest American Hero, Simeon and Simeon, Fall Guy, Charles Angels, and Hardcastle and McCormick !

Auto man.. bj and the bear is another 2

i remember watching JAG as a little kid on TV, and that's where I fell in love with the Tomcat, and military aviation in general, even before watching Top Gun. Bellisario is a legend indeed

Donald P. Bellisario's father ran a tavern, where he grew up listening to WWII Veterans war stories. He would later serve in the Marine Corps from 1955 - 1959, attaining the rank of Sergeant.

Between Bellisario and Stephen J. Cannell, those 2 producers ruled the 80's

@@michaelmarquejr4824 don't forget Glen Larson.

Rip Tide!

SPOT ON BROTHER!!! I have the black sheep on dvd and had Airwolf in the cart for years. I dreamed of Corsairs, Airwolf, Firefox, and any military aircraft for my entire youth. Put together I don't know how many models. Got me started in aviation.

I would love to see Mover do a show on that show... it was my favorite as a kid, even more than Airwolf and The A-Team

Black sheep squadron. Another great show. 😊

I still watch the Re-Runs of The Blacksheep every weekend

@@kennethdarby8941 I would do that if only I could edit out all the dialog. Basically I just need to make an awesome Corsair mix tape.

_"The sole reason that I am a helicopter pilot"_ at heart (I've never taken 'hold of an actual cyclic or, collective)... is the same. I live vicariously. And, for reasons unknown to me - _"Huey"_ was my 'sole-mate', of choppers... love that _'purr and whomp'_ (sorry)

I was just thinking about this the other day. I wonder how many pilots this show inspired?

Me too

Also, the name Stringfellow. Lol

Star Wars’ Sound Editor, Sam F. Shaw was brought in especially by Airwolf creator, Don Bellisario to create those signature howls and growls with him in collaboration during pilot and 1st Season.

Exactly what I was going to type. This was a great show. Street Hawk on the other hand......

Agreed, the wolf howl was awesome.

The turbo boost button.. on the control stick!

Oh yeah, even the most moronic tyke knows that the "loop" is camera trick-fuckery, not an actual maneuver.

@@Skank_and_Gutterboy There are a few helicopters that can do a loop, the Lynx is one of them.

@@pogo1140 That's awesome.

Since "Sweet Britches" was the premiere of Season 2, they gave the viewers lots of eye candy; the new Flight Suits, a new Startup Sequence in The Lair with the reveal of Ancient Puebloan ruins built into the interior walls, and the ending with String gunning everything in sight. Plus, the introduction of one Caitlin O'Shannessey.

Don't care. Looked good to my eight year old eyes. I don't want to pick it apart for all the minor details.

I would hum it while hauling around on my huffy :-)

Have you heard the intro to Mover`s Helo vlog... some uncanny resemblance.

@@marcondespaulo - I don't know what you're talking about... ;-)

I think that howl is actually an elephant trumpeting.

captain future ,the german version, mccormick and hardcastle....

But we all know that in Hollywood anything can be possible in tv & movies....right.😉 🤔

I still sometimes do it now on my way to work😂

Ah, you had the Cast Metal toy, as well? Built myself "the cave" with some creative tweaking of bedposts, Lego and a towel. 😄

And I thought I was the only one

Every time I'm on a train.

The Airwolf startup is the first MP3 on the USB in my car. Every morning I hear the lady start.

It is my friend…..it is….oh yes…..it is🫵🏻

Envious as Hell 👍

Absolutely 100% agree with you!!! Mover, you really should watch the 1983 movie “Blue Thunder”, the final helicopter duel between Roy Scheider in Blue Thunder and Malcolm McDowell’s urbanely evil Colonel Cochrane in a heavily armed Hughes 500 is just stunning! Amazing stunt pilots, superb cinematography and zero CGI, even the F-16s were models! You could never get away with filming anything like that in today’s ‘woke’ ‘Health and Safety’ and overly litigious world! “Catch you later!” 👉 😉 P.S. wait till you see those F-16s 🤣 The cockpits, controls, instruments, flight kit etc.etc. Oh boy! 😱😂🤣

Blue Thunder (1983) is one of those rare 80s movies that has stood the test of time. The third act where Murphy steals Blue Thunder after Lymangood was killed just smokes, perhaps only bettered by the dressing down that Murphy gets from Capt. Braddock in the first act. And the footage of the police choppers chasing Blue Thunder through the aqueducts, man! That movie is nothing but killer scene after killer scene. The movie loses points for the inane casting of Malcolm McDowell (an upper class Brit as a US Army warrant officer who goes on to become a colonel, really?), but it still has to be one of the most complete aviation films ever.

@@zohrab22 The PD base was the actual LAPD Hooper Heliport, which you can see next to Union Station downtown. When the USMC and Army guys pass through downtown, they'll usually give them a shout on their freq, and maybe a quick orbit. That same building is also the armory. You can often see the air guys over at the Denny's across the street.

+1 for the downtown sequence in the Blue Thunder Movie - Awesome! And also, Capricorn one, which I only came across recently - amazing choreography with a pair of Hughes 500.

didn't we all as kids! LoL. Let me guess, you did Knight Rider as well?

remember had to type the midi sequence for airwolf into my nokia 3310 :)

True

Theme TUNE… songs have words 🙄

@@Airblazer i published the Nok codes with help for free from the guy who composed the Airwolf nok code sequence, TheWraith is an Airwolf legend 👌

*me living in the middle of deer and cop territory: damn, wish my car had a FLIR

We've all got our switches, lights, and knobs to deal with. I mean, down here there are literally hundreds and thousands of blinking, beeping, and flashing lights, blinking and beeping and flashing - they're *flashing* and they're *beeping.* I can't stand it anymore! They're *blinking* and *beeping* and *flashing!* Why doesn't somebody pull the plug!

@@Myuutsuu85 now, lets talk about macho grande.

I don't know if it was inspired by Airwolf, but when I was a kid in the 80s there was a thing at a JC Penny's or a Foley's or something here in Texas where someone had come up with a wall that had a bunch of blinking lights and switches. So of course you throw a switch and it changes it. Even back then, I always thought that the designer did it as some kind of test, so if you figured it out and got something just right something interesting would happen. In that sense, it's kind of like some of the DEFCON badges of late (pre-pandemic). In fact, with computers being what they are now and such that might be pretty interesting. I'm channeling The Last Starfighter here, I think.

No, they make them much much better ;) I grew up with these shows too and the music still gets me, but holy cow how stupid these shows are. Knight rider, Airwolf, even the A-Team... can't watch it anymore.

@@vanivari359 how dare you mock the A-Team sucka! But in all seriousness it was meant to entertain and not be realistic. These days yes quality is better but series now don't have any character and half are canceled after a few seasons.

And you must think.. In Russian.. Think in russian!!

огонь задней ракеты

Punching in the coordinates... I'm coming home.

Up there with TOP GUN...Maybe better!!!

It's based on a book. There's a sequel which continues the story beyond the movie (Firefox Down). Of you ever wondered what happened to Priabin after an American stole the plane on his watch it's not s bad read :) The author wrote a couple of other books featuring some of the characters from the first book but sadly not the aircraft.

Yeah its a shame

Alex Cord (RIP him, as well) said just after JMV's death that he hoped the Lord would have mercy on his soul.

Neither did the story of the movie star Bell helicopter that "played" Airwolf turn out positive either. After it was cancelled, it went back to serve as an air ambulance in Germany, and on June 6 1992, it crashed into a mountain killing all 3 occupants.

He looked drunk when he got out of the simulator.

Jan Michael was perfectly cast, at least in Season 1. A brilliant man with a defective personality that kept him from truly being happy.

They still do re-runs every now and then on forces TV on Sky, along with CHiPs, Street Hawk, Miami Vice, Dempsey and Makepeace etc

@@paulefc1971 ah cheers for the heads up. I will check out Forces TV as would love to catch up on all those. Dont think I watched Streathawk since I was a kid.

Same! I’m an 83 kid an was obsessed with airwolf as my dad was a helicopter pilot. I even had the ertl toy helicopter. Glad he didn’t ruin it.

It is! The Airbus H160 is also rather pretty :D

Yes, but the newer Bell 450 is even better with 4 bladed main rotors, modern updated avionics and less smokey engines. It looks the same as the older 222.

U ppl ruined the show 😖🇨🇦

@@s.harrisali8302 Hey don't blame Canada! (lol) No, but seriously, : "The USA Network funded a fourth season in 1987 . . . on a reduced budget that was less than one-third of the original CBS budget" Airwolf- Wikipedia. Plus, he problems in season three were all on CBS and JMV.

@@Elurin ok will let you go, but season 4 tarnished 🇨🇦 name.😵

So jealous....loved him as a good guy and bad guy......miss him

OUTSTANDING!

🤣

Caitlin was gorgeous.

@ Kate Nunyabizness You may not have a soul of your own, but you *DO* have a great sense of humor! I tip my hat to you m'lady! 🤠🤏 #RedheadAreAwesome 👩‍🦰

You can actually find multiple police actions where the cop shot the bad guys from the hip. An inordinate amount of Mini-14's appear in these police actions lol.

Fuel's good for boutta owa, owa an-a haaf :D

^^what he said

Please don’t forget A-Team!

You forgot CHiPS, how dare you. You should feel ashamed.

Add Miami vice and we can be friends

@@philwood5504 - Not, if you don't add _"Emergency!"_ lol _K-M-G-three-six-five_ (I think)

Introduce it to them...

….or Blue Thunder

@@shaider1982 yes! 👍

And The A Team!! Air Wolf, Knight Rider, Blue Thunder, The A Team, and the Dukes of Hazzard. A Unstoppable Force for good!!!

Oh I forgot The Fall Guy!! Lee Majors

@@worldtravel101 six million dollar man

I hated the original southern-fried loudmouth version of Caitlin. Later on, as her character mellowed, she was more likeable.

And sadly some folks died in the crash. Sad end

Although not the original Airwolf just has been rebuilt again.

Hahaha that movie was awesome...... "What's our Vector, Victor?"

@@JazzJaRa When my 12 year old son saw the part where the Sh*t hits the fan he literally rolled out of his chair laughing.

You’re the original Airwolf🫵🏻

Hire the pilot that always working with James Cameron.