It's something how deep insecurities, hard drinking and smoking can prematurely age you ... David Janssen channeled his personal vulnerability into his performances and that jumped off the screen. I'll never stop being captivated by him.

The first version of the soundtrack is a classic .it brings back a lot of memories when I was a kid I watched the fugitive every week with my grandmother until he finally caught up with the one armed man .Jansen was one of the all time greats May he Rest In Peace.

Season two has always been my fave. I was a teen and used to tune in just to watch the opening titles. Great hearing it again. Thanks.

Couldn't have said it better - and they yanked the show after only two seasons, even though it was besting the other shows it was up against in the ratings. I read that Jansen took it hard. He knew he had a great role. This was on a different level than other detective shows. His pain, decency, complexity cut a lot deeper than other characters. GREAT show. Can't wait to get the DVD's of both seasons.

David Janssen was probably the most "underrated" actor in the history of film and television! He had that natural gift as to appear that he wasn't acting at all. Robert Mitchum had the same gift.

I remember watching this series when it was on ABC tv in its final season, 1976, and in reruns for years after. I was only seven years old then, but the series made quite an impression on me. Seeing Harry O again on DVD, probably 30 plus years since it was last in reruns, as a 43 year old adult, I can now understand why the show made such a lasting impression: David Jansen. His portrayal of Harry is a mix of cynicism, world weariness, decency. Even pathos. This was a great tv show.

Great show, brilliant actor. I deeply miss his style of acting.

some 47 years later and I am still humming this tune.

Loved Harry o David Janssen did a first rate job wished it had stayed on longer

Well said, thank you. The character was very rounded and just downright human, funny and shy. It seemed to fit him to a tee too, good casting like this deserved a much longer run.

I was amazed to see so many post about one of my favorite shows as a child! The music intrigued me and seemed to fit the sad eyed actor that I truly miss!

Always enjoyed David Janssen in everything he appeared in. Passed away far too young, 48 years of age. He had a lot to offer the film and television industry.

I loved this show and also it makes me very sad because David Janssen passed away shortly after or during the second season. He was a great, great actor.

I loved David Janssen! What an "everyman". Understated but got the job done. Loved the theme too.

I love the style in which Harry O was developed , the writer allowed you to climb inside the the head through the narration of Harry to get his inner thoughts . It some how brought you closer to the character

This was a great show and Zerbe got an Emmy for his work. I think the stress of having to work so hard on The Fugitive is what led to David having his fatal heart attack. He was always one of my favorite actors and is missed.

Billy Goldenberg's Music Was always so Thrilling. Especially this Composition. And the Kojak intro was so Spellbound..🎹🎸

This series is Priceless for anyone on passionate/often acrimonious terms with the mid-70s! The show mixed with fixed organization with counter culture, and just breathed. Thank you for a video with all 3 themes, and inspired portraits of Janssen, Darrow and Zerbe. Of course, the 1st season theme is the best, as explained by many: Harry was wrecked, coming alive again, and embracing uncertain freestyle living, after decades in structured law enforcement/possible military...It's the defining theme. Third season theme is great...even though Harry was mandated to be a 'Healthy' action P.I...the stories still held his essence, and great cast. I LOVE 2nd season theme (hard choice)! It steps out, it's bold...and blends naturally with the 'Loss of Manny', Harry reigniting, and classic new/rocky friendship with Lt Trench; I wish the series could have been bold enough to blend all 3 characters. As a new question: Could 'Harry O' as a series, be reinvented and broadcast in this era, and still retain the heart, soul and feeling, it had back in it's Day?

A good drama. One of my all time favorites.

He was a legend

I miss Harry O he truly was a great detective and as time went on he died too young rest in peace David Jansen I will always remember you as one of the greatest detective ever

....................................................great show, great memories..................thx for the post.....................................!!!

My favorite u.s private eye (lived in the shadow of Jim Rockford) but the more quirky harry Orwell was more interesting to me , my favorite version of the theme was the final season , but everything about this underated series was sublime ,RIP David Janssen.

Reminds Me of My Life. And Being On My Own and Dealing With A Very Uncertain Future.

when David Janssen came to the scene of being hairy old play by yours truly he was a remarkable man dedicated his time is patient in his acting career to Harry out too bad he left us early rest in peace David Janssen we will miss you forever you brought a big smile to my face with your acting career and your theme song to Harry O it would never be forgotten I'm one of your biggest fans even after you have died you the man

Coming on after The Streets of San Francisco, it made for a great night of television on Thursdays.

Harry o was a good show

I wonder why this show is not being aired on MeTV? Dump the Wonder Woman reruns and replace them with Harry O

The first theme is the best , so rich and haunting ,. 17, California Friday nights heading out for the hunt this theme in the background . Pulls me back. Warm purple haze nights, Season of the witch ...laughing windows down n cruisen through .

Amazon finally has both seasons of Harry O on DVD. They are both fairly expensive but worth having if you're a fan. Amazon states that both seasons are manufactured on demand aka they put them on DVD-R discs so not sure about the quality of the episodes themselves. I ordered the second season of Superboy and it was stated that was manufactured on demand as well. I will wait and see how well those turn out before getting these sets.

I prefer the first version. For me, it captured most closely the downbeat, melancholic part of Harry O's character.

I remember the 2nd version the most. I always thought it was kind of sexy (I was 8 years old at the time). I liked the wailing guitar. Forget the 3rd one. Too bombastic (you can tell the later version by the french horns. The 70s loved their french horns!!

Harry-O's Theme Reminds Me of My Life. And Being On My Own In The Worst Housing Complexes and Stores.

The second version of the theme is the best

All great arrangements!

Died so young. That.s a shame se him again the Resurrection

Harry Orwell (played by David Janssen).

as far as I was concerned David walked on water

I like the last one the best.

Thanks for putting them all together!The second is my favorite though!

The theme of the first season was the best, in my opinion - it was so classically early 70's, alongside the theme of "McMillan & Wife" :)

Loved the show and the 2nd theme song is the best.

Three seasons Thursdays @10/9PM CT in the U.S. from September 12 until August 26. Canada aired season 1 on Tuesdays @10PM from September 10 until September 2. Seasons 2&3 were on Thursdays @10PM from September 11 until August 26.

Fear not, they've said S2 is coming also and I think this is turning out to be a giant sales success for WAC anyway that may even be a surprise to them. A pleasant one so who knows, maybe it'll even become a proper traditional DVD release one day because of this.

Harry's girlfriend was Farah Fawcett before she hit it big with Charlie...

If that's the case then I will definitely be buying the series, as the few episodes I have managed to catch here and there on TV were very good. David Jansen was a great actor and this show was tailor made for him.

When I discovered the CAKEWALK music program in the late 90's, Billy Goldenberg's theme was one of the first things I replicated and arranged as a MIDI file. Thank you, Mr. Goldenberg for the inspiration!

DAVID EXCELLENT ACTOR AND PERSON.

@reclaimerReclaimer Let's hope Warner is good enough to keep their word about it

I LOVE THIS THEME: BETTER THAN CHARLIES ANGELS!!!

Places like the Fugitive thread on HomeTheaterForum or Warner's facebook wall, some answers have read: We're VERY close on HARRY O.....and yes we'll also release the first pilot, too!" "We are VERY close on HARRY O. We just have to clear music for a few episodes, and we are waiting for costs on that. Everything else is in place, so if the costs aren't prohibitive, it's likely that we'll be bringing you HARRY O next year...and the first pilot telefilm, too. This is a 'front burner' item. :)".

Glad to see Season One is now available on Amazon. Wish it was a technically legit release as it's a on demand release now (hence why the set is pretty expensive) but it's better than nothing. I just hope Season Two gets a release as well. I hate it when a show only gets one season released and that's it due to crappy sales. That happened with Superboy and a few other shows I liked.

This is a superb collection of classic crime themes. However, I need to clarify a correction on Track 13... that is not the theme to "Harry O". Instead, that is the theme to a short-lived crime show called "Griff", which aired in 1973. Comment |

1, 2 and 3 for me

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I got a CD of the TV Land private detective show theme songs and the one for Harry O on that CD does not sound anything like the three posted here. Why is that? Was there an earlier Harry O from the 50s or 60s?

Just this one series. Is it a whole different tune or just a different recording, perhaps? Sometimes these TV theme CDs have new inferior recordings/arrangements not performed by the original artists.

Yes, S2 theme's okay but the original version from S1's still the best. It's coming soon via Warner's archive, Amazon will carry it later. -Preferably it'd be on real DVD (kitsch like Logan's Run can but superb drama like this can't?), guess it'll have to do for now. Latest Warner messages; "We're working on Season One of HARRY O right now. Hopefully we should have it ready in the next few months. Season Two will follow shortly thereafter". & "Harry will be here sooner than later, do not fear!".

I Am Wishing To One Day See Harry-O on Channel 217.

If it had been me working for another tv network I would have gotten Harry o on my network for a third and fourth and fifth season

Interesting how each theme seems to reflect a certain flavor of what was 'in' for that time. S1's theme does have - as someone mentioned before - a jazzy, smoky, kind of melancholy feel to it. S2 - my personal favorite - reflects the changing of the times, just as the series did with Harry's character. S3's sound is too bombastic...it sounds kind of forced, like they were trying to wring the last good stuff out of the series.

Anthony Zerbe was a great co-star in Harry O but they should have cast Barry Morse instead! ;)

Don't forget David Janssen also played ohara us treasurey series is it on dvd where can I get it

Zerbe was great in this show.

That opening picture of him..They made him wear hair over his ears" if you want to get an acting job" People were brutally sucky back then also.

I don't blame David Janssen for getting screwed by Fred Silverman for having that show CANCELLED after two seasons. It could have lasted even longer than that. HARRY O was David Janssen's BEST show since THE FUGITIVE back in the 60's.

It's only April yet, let's give them the time. Some fans have suggested WAC handle the pilots while Warner DVD do the series, should be interesting to see which way they'll go with it.

David Janssen was a legend in tv to bad the president of tv did not have better foresight made the mistake of cancelling Harry o because he did not like Mr janssen

The reason the version on the TV Land CD doesn't sound anything like it is that the CD has John Gregory's cover of Elliot Kaplan's theme for "Griff" by mistake (it was the OTHER 1973 series about a really old private detective, the one which didn't last until 1980).

can you put more full episodes of Harry O with David Jensen

I Am Coursing Myself To Become ROOM--2⃣1⃣7⃣. The Palms Inn.

You say Harry o was on from 73 to 76 that would mean it was on for three seasons it was only on for two 74 to 76 the pilot was made in 74 to

Where do you get the information that it's going to be released in 2012??

These are out of order...the third version is second here and the second version is last.

Okay, it's been well over a decade since "reclaimerReclaimer" offered the three variations of Billy Goldenberg's "Harry O" themes and just shy of 120 Comments voicing their favorite(s). Such a disappointing figure. So, speaking of three, and speaking of faves, viewers were treated to three enchanting young women Harry (David Janssen) slept with (in typical, true-to-form, American television / movie fashion, each young woman young enough to be his daughter) and, AND, AND -- appeared more than once as the same character. Do you suppose a "who's your favorite, please, '1' . . . '2' . . . or '3'?" will garner more than a hundred Comments in a decade's time? (I hope "Harry O," Billy Goldenberg, David Janssen fans will continue to find this page and vote; share their preferences!) While these three actresses' and characters' names and corresponding images are seared into the brains (hearts for some) of die hard "Harry O" fans and / or true admirers of the female form, here's a refresher, a cheat sheet, if you will -- or, for the newbies, introductions: 1) 'Betsy' (Kathrine Baumann), 3 episodes (note unique spelling of her first and last name). 2) ''Gina' (Barbara Leigh), 2 eps. 3) 'Sue' (Farrah Fawcett) 8 eps. (billed then as Farrah Fawcett-Majors, reflecting her marriage at the time to Lee Majors). Of the three themes played here, out of order, I prefer the one heard in the middle position which was in fact the third version used. One of the additional pluses of the "Harry O" main title was the freeze frames and names provided of each guest star, a practice that served Janssen's "The Fugitive" producer Quinn Martin so well with all his one-hour dramas. Another was the extended play beyond the usual 30 - 35 seconds for the End Credits' version. Much to our displeasure / grievance, End Titles are usually compromised by voice overs promoting other programming, or eliminated entirely with the abominable practice of "squeezing" the credits to the bottom of the screen. So, having the Warner Archive DVDs, admittedly pricey, is a true treat. Now, back to the fun-to-discuss / debate subject of the three actresses playing Harry's lady friends in Santa Monica / Malibu -- Farrah Fawcett / 'Sue,' Barbara Leigh / 'Gina' and Kathrine Baumann / 'Betsy' post the San Diego, early episodes where there were none recurring -- Kathrine Baumann wins my vote. Plus, Janssen and she had some fun with the scripted dialogue pertaining to Betsy's (unseen) big-as-a-moose, football player boyfriend, Walter. "Thank You," composer Billy Goldenberg for this perfect theme that perfectly accompanies the visuals. And, for another personal favorite, "Alias Smith and Jones". I could listen to both "on a loop." "Thanks too" to "ReclaimerReclaimer" for your assemblage.

Two and three are in the wrong order.

Could anyone see Harry O rebooted with Harrison Ford in the lead role?

so far thier not