Show Type: Adventure
First Telecast: November
4, 1981
Last Telecast:
May 2, 1986
Theme Music:
"The Unknown Stuntman"
by David Somerville, Gail Jensen and Glen Larson; sung by Lee Majors
Broadcast History:
November 1981 - March
1983, Wednesday 9:00-10:00 on ABC
April 1983 - July 1985,
Wednesday 8:00-9:00 on ABC
September 1985 - October
1985, Thursday 8:00-9:00 on ABC
November 1985 - January
1986, Saturday 8:00-9:00 on ABC
January 1986 - May 1986,
Friday 10:00-11:00 on ABC
Cast
Colt
Seavers..... Lee Majors
Howie
Munson.....
Douglas
Barr
Jody
Banks..... Heather Thomas
Samantha
"Big Jack" Jack (1981-1982)..... Jo Ann
Pflug
Terri
Shannon / Michaels (1982-1985)..... Markie Post
Pearl
Sperling (1985-1986)..... Nedra Volz
SYNOPSIS
Spectacular
stunt work was the hallmark of this action series, which was rugged Lee Majors's
fifth successful prime-time offering. Majors was cast, appropriately enough, as
Hollywood stuntman Colt
Seavers, who picked up a little extra money by using his
special skills to track down and capture bail jumpers. Helping out were Colt's
inexperienced but eager young cousin, Howie, and stunning stuntwoman Jody. They
got their assignments from a sexy bail bondswoman named Big Jack, later
replaced by Terri Shannon (whose last name was changed to Michaels in 1983) and then
by a feisty old lady named Pearl.
Each
episode began with one of Colt's daredevil (and usually high-speed) movie stunts, then shifted to his
pursuit of the bail jumper - during which Colt often used the same stunts he had
used in the movie. None of
these assignments turned out to be as simple as Big Jack or Terri claimed they
would
be, but with so many beautiful women, famous stars, and exotic locales to see
along the way,
Colt didn't complain - much.