The Fall Guy
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The Fall Guy opening title
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| Genre | Action/Adventure |
| Created by | Glen A. Larson |
| Starring | Lee Majors Douglas Barr Heather Thomas Jo Ann Pflug (1981–1982) Markie Post (1982–1985) |
| Theme music composer | Gail Jensen Glen A. Larson David Somerville |
| Opening theme | "Unknown Stuntman" performed by Lee Majors |
| Composer(s) | William Broughton Ken Heller Stu Phillips Morton Stevens |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 113 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Glen A. Larson |
| Producer(s) | Robert Janes Larry Brody Paul Mason Lee Majors |
| Cinematography | Ben Colman Michael Hofstein |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Glen A. Larson Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | November 4, 1981 – May 2, 1986 |
The Fall Guy is an American action/adventure television program produced for ABC and originally broadcast from November 4, 1981 to May 2, 1986. It stars Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas.
Lee Majors plays Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stunt man who moonlights as a bounty hunter. He uses his physical skills and knowledge of stunt effects (especially stunts involving cars or his large GMC pickup truck) to capture fugitives and criminals. He is accompanied by his cousin and stuntman-in-training Howie Munson (Barr), whom Colt frequently calls "Kid", and occasionally by fellow stunt performer Jody Banks (Thomas).
Typically, an episode begins with a voice-over introduction from Majors (in his role of Seavers) explaining the precarious life of a Hollywood stuntman, and how he, Colt, is unable to make a full-time living from stunt work and must moonlight as a bounty hunter. This is intercut with actual Hollywood stock footage from various eras of dangerous movie stunts, such as an exploding plane plunging straight into the ground, a motorcycle jumping through a flaming hoop, and a biplane crashing/barnstorming into a barn. After the voice-over introduction, the crew is seen performing a stunt for a film or TV series when Seavers is then assigned to finding, for example, a man who has skipped bail. His case turns out to be more complicated than it first seemed. In the course of dealing with the villains, Seavers performs a stunt similar to the one shown at the beginning of the show. Colt's voice-over narration was dropped from the second season onward.
The series is known for its frequent cameos by Hollywood celebrities and the occasional in-joke referring to Majors' previous starring role in the series The Six Million Dollar Man (the pilot featured a cameo appearance by his ex-wife Farrah Fawcett).
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