Mccloud is an american television police drama that aired on nbc from 197077. From 1971 to 1977 there was a series called nbc mystery movie that aired once a week. Once this was an established success, nbc and creatoruniversal universal television launched a second night, moving the three originals to sundays they initially aired on wednesdays as the rebranded nbc sunday mystery movie and premiering the nbc wednesday mystery movie. I love a mystery and certainly my young self benefitted from the nbc mystery movies series, which brought many actors and shows to my attention each week. With all this talk about columbo, i have been looking up the shows genesis as part of the nbc sunday night mystery movies in the us in the 1970s. The nbc mystery movie opening theme this will bring back great 70s memories. Jaclyn smith young jaclyn her scenes from mccloud the man with the golden hat part 1. Starting in 1971, the original series rotated columbo, mcmillan and wife, and mccloud in the same weekly time slot. The nbc mystery movie this did not have the definite title, in spite of the page heading was a wheel program that ran on nbc from 197177 the most famous element was columbo, which came to television in a madefortv movie in 1968 prescription. At times, it was divided into two versions that were broadcast concurrently during different nights of the week. Mccloud encounter with aries september 22, 1971 mcmillan and wife murder by the barrel september 29, 1971 columbo death lends a hand october 6, 1971. Sam mccloud dennis weaver is a rustic country sheriff from a rural part of the united states.
After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on nbc from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of the nbc mystery movie. Its use of a rotation of different shows under an umbrella title was an nbc innovation during this era, and followed on the heels of the networks 1968 umbrella series, the name of the game which ran each of its different segments under the same title. Nbc mystery movie opening with henry mancini theme. Mccloud inspired by the 1968 movie coogans bluff began as an hourlong show as part of another wheel program, fourinone, in 1970. Rock hudson as mcmillan, peter falk as columbo, dennis weaver as mccloud great theme by henry mancini. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. This is a list of all episodes of the nbc mystery movie. Yet 14 separate series actually debuted beneath that umbrella title between 1971 and 1977. The three original 197172 shows of the nbc mystery movie were. Everett collection shutterstock this new wheel, the nbc mystery movies, would become the home for other iconic shows. The complete collection in the late 1960s stuart mcmillan, a navy veteran and attorney, is named commissioner of the sfpd. In this capacity he becomes involved in a series of criminal investigations to a degree unusual for a police commissioner.
Mccloud, starring dennis weaver as a new mexico lawman reassigned to the new york police department, debuted the previous season as part of the hourlong nbc wheel show four in one. The nbc tuesday mystery movie tv series 19711977 imdb. The nbc mystery movie opening theme the data lounge. The series starred dennis weaver, and for six of its seven years on the air it aired as part of the nbc mystery movie rotating wheel series that was produced for the network by universal television. Murder, adapted by richard levinson and william link from their stage play before becoming part of the wheel in its initial season following a. All these shows have one important theme, cases are solved in an unorthodox manner. Nbc mystery movie opening credits classic horror film. Popular videos the nbc mystery movie the nbc mystery movie topic. Mccloud is part of the nbc mystery movie lineup in the 1970s.
Mccloud seasons 1 2 dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. Mccloud was a new mexican lawman, portrayed by dennis weaver, who has been reassigned to work with the nypd solving crimes. The three original mysteries were the most popular. He travels to the big city and joins the police force, using his country ways and laidback approach to nab the.
Aired as part of the fourinone umbrella title season 1, then as part of the nbc mystery movie seasons 27 plot summary edit. The premise was simple but fun displaced cowboy hits new york and shows them how to do it the country way. The nbc mystery movie was the umbrella title for one of many mystery series shown on a rotating basis known as a wheel series, in the same time slot on sunday nights on nbc. This was shown in rotation with mcmillan and wife, mccloud and hec ramsey which i have never heard of in the initial seasons. The nbc mystery movie was the umbrella title for one of many mystery series shown. At the peak of the series, there were nbc mystery movies on both sunday and wednesday evenings. Columbo mystery movie theme by henry mancini recurring guest stars. The original three series were mccloud, columbo and mcmillan and. The nbc mystery movie was a wheel show, or umbrella program. As the robberies continue, and after a sophisticated computer draws the conclusion that the gangs leader is the son of butch cassidy. The nbc sunday mystery movie and the nbc wednesday mystery movie.
The nbc mystery movie is the umbrella title of an american television series produced by universal studios, that was broadcast by nbc from 197177. First, it moved the original mystery movie lineup of columbo, mccloud, and mcmillan and wife to the highly competitive sunday night schedule and, as a fourth. This included columbo, macmillan and wife and others that were not as successful. The series starred dennis weaver, and for six of its seven years on the air it aired as part of the nbc mystery. Mccloud butch cassidy rides again tv episode 1973 imdb.
That man with a flashlight slowly approaching through darkness. The nbc mystery movie wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The series starred dennis weaver, and for six of its seven years on the air it aired as part of the nbc mystery movie wheel series that was produced for the network by universal television. Mccloud tv series wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The nbc mystery movie mccloud season one and two classic television. Mccloud is assigned to escort her back to new york. We show full episodes of columbo,mccloud,hec ramsey and the rest of whats referred to as a wheel show. Mccloud dennis weaver is a marshall from new mexico and he was asked to join the nypd to observe and share. I usually had to go to bed so i rarely watched the entire shows. How mccloud reinvented the wheel for tv the saturday. This is a list of all episodes of the nbc mystery movie wednesday mystery movie 197172. Inspired by the clint eastwood 1968 film coogans bluff, the show debuted the previous season as part of the hourlong nbc wheel show four in one. The show was centered on deputy marshal sam mccloud of. Columbo then aired less frequently on abc from 1989 to 2003.
The item youve selected was not added to your cart. The show was centered on deputy marshal sam mccloud of taos, new mexico, who was on loan to the new york city police department. Mccloud, the fifth man in a string quartet, february 2, 1972. Mccloud is an american police drama television series created by herman miller, that aired on nbc from september 16, 1970, to april 17, 1977. Mccloud was part of a fourpack of shows, so only one show every four weeks under the banner nbc mystery movie. This is a list of all episodes of the nbc mystery movie wednesday mystery movie 197172 series title episode title original air date columbo murder by the book. Mccloud, starring dennis weaver as a rural taos, new mexico lawman temporarily assigned to the new york city police department nypd. Lady on the run a woman takes off for mexico after apparently killing her sisters murderer, but she is actually seeking the hit man who killed them both.
Launched in 1971, nbc mystery movies was an umbrella show rotating shows through one time slot. Three classic shows from the nbc mystery movie series make. See more ideas about classic tv, old tv shows and old tv. See more ideas about mccloud tv show, actor and diana muldaur.
There were 3 separate shows that made up the nbc mystery movie. When i was a kid in the 70s, my parents used to watch the nbc mystery movie of the week, featuring, alternately mccloud, columbo or mcmillan and wife. Also included are spots for anacin,schick fleximatic shaver,station id for wnbctv,the intro to saturday night at the movies,an ad for bold detergent,and a. The three original 19711972 season shows of the nbc mystery movie were.
The nbc tuesday mystery movie tv series 19711977 plot. Mccloud episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. Opening sequence to the mccloud season four episode butch cassidy rides again, broadcast october 14, 1973 as part of the nbc mystery. Mccloud is an american television police drama that aired on nbc from 1970 to 1977. Mccloud, columbo, mcmillan and wife, hec ramsey, and. This group also pays tribute to abc movie of the week. Four elderly outlaws hold up mccloud and broadhurst, who have just robbed a bank during a public demonstration to show the effectiveness of new bank and police procedures. Following a twohour pilot film that aired on february 17, 1970, the opening episode of mccloud was broadcast on september 16, 1970, as part of fourinone, a onehour wheel series that comprised a quartet of unconnected dramas, all sharing nbcs.
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