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Hardcastle and McCormick
Format Action/Drama
Created by Stephen J. Cannell
Starring Brian Keith
Daniel Hugh-Kelly
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
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No.  of episodes 67
Production
Running time 60 minutes per episode
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run September 18, 1983 – May 5, 1986
External links
IMDb profile

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The show's premise involves the retirement of Superior Court Judge Milton C. "Hardcase" Hardcastle. With file drawers filled with criminals who got off on technicalities, he takes a page from his childhood hero, the Lone Ranger, and makes plans to go after these criminals. The Lone Ranger is an American, long-running Old-time radio and early Television show created by George W Mark McCormick is a smart-mouthed, streetwise car thief who's looking at hard time for his latest theft, a prototype sports car designed by his murdered best friend. Together they strike a deal: Hardcastle helps Mark catch the murderer; Mark agrees to be the Judge's right hand man.

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Coyote X

The car that McCormick drove, the Coyote X, was built from Manta Montage kit car based on a McLaren M6BGT and built by the now defunct kit car manufacturer Manta Cars (Santa Ana, California). A kit car is an Automobile that is available in kit form which means that the client buys a set of parts and needs to assemble the car himself / herself Founded in 1869 Santa Ana ( is the most populous city in Orange County California and is the County seat and a city of about 353184 people. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Like many kit cars of the time, the car uses a chassis from a VW Beetle and its engine from a Porsche 914. The Volkswagen Beetle, officially known as the type 1 and originally called ‘Käfer’ is an Economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen History Development By the late 1960s both Volkswagen and Porsche were in need of new models Porsche was looking for a replacement for their entry-level 912 [1] For the second and third series, producers used a different Coyote which was based on a De Lorean DMC-12, as Brian Keith had difficulty getting in and out of the original Coyote. [2] One significant difference is that the car's appearance no longer resembles the Manta, as the front is larger than the original, making the car resemble a front engined car. The show car that was used in the production of Hardcastle and McCormick is currently owned by a private owner with a muscle car garage in Northern West Virginia. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by [1]

Theme songs

The opening theme song during season one of this series was entitled "Drive". It was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter and sung by David Morgan. Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil on September 29, 1944) is a Grammy and Emmy award-winning Composer of music and Peter Clarence "Pete" Carpenter (1 April 1914 -- 18 October 1987 was an American Jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and a veteran For the first part of second season, the theme song was "Back to Back", also composed by Post and Carpenter but sung by Joey Scarbury (who also sang Post's theme for The Greatest American Hero). Joey Scarbury (born June 7 1955) is an Adult contemporary Singer who had a Hit song, "Theme from Greatest American The Greatest American Hero is an American Television series which aired for three seasons from 1981 to 1983 on ABC. Viewer criticism, however, resulted in the "Drive" theme being reinstated and kept through season three.

DVD releases

Visual Entertainment has released all 3 seasons of Hardcastle and McCormick on DVD in Region 1 (Canada only) for the very first time. Visual Entertainment Inc (VEI is a home video/television distribution company that is based in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Season 1 was released on February 14, 2006, Season 2 followed later in the year. Both have their respective theme songs fully intact: "Drive" from season 1 and "Back to Back" from season 2. Season 1 was subsequently released in the U. S. on November 28, 2006. The third and final season was released on October 30, 2007.

DVD Name Ep # Release Date
The Complete 1st Season 23 February 14, 2006
The Complete 2nd Season 22 August 15, 2006
The Complete 3rd Season 22 October 30, 2007

References

  1. ^ a b The Coyote
  2. ^ http://www.tfs.net/~petek/m6gt/background/history/history_coyote.html

External links

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