Interesting enough there is an AR-180 in with those SP1s.
Who knew that some day I would have way more than their arms room. But in 75 to 76 I was watching this every time it came on.
And who knew a scoped M1 carbine was the ultimate "bad guy" sniper gun.
Despite being an Aaron Spelling production, this was actually pretty cutting edge for the time and depicted events similar to the SLA shootout and the Manson family. It was a spinoff of "The Rookies" which in turn followed on the success of shows like Adam 12 with their "reality based" depictions of law enforcement.
The title theme is simply iconic and amazingly "r&b/funk" for such a mainstream tv show.
The cop shows that followed tended to be more of the CHiPs "family friendly" variety that was more Love Boat but with cops. And if that show didn't make you want a M-16 / AR-15, nothing did.
And yes I was that kid running around the front yard with a plastic M-16 going "dunnana dunnana dunnana nunna nunna nunna" as I ran from cover to cover.
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