"M Squad" TV Intro

NBC-TV’s half-hour-long “M Squad” (1957-1960) was a hard-boiled, pulpy, distinctly noirish police drama with a jumpin’ jazz theme (courtesy of none other than Count Basie) that reflected the edgy dynamism of its setting: Chicago.
Lee Marvin-in his only outing as a TV-series leading man-appeared as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger of the “M Squad,” a special Windy City police detail that helped other divisions quash organized crime, homicide, and corruption. Ballinger was tough but not cynical (he genuinely believed his efforts could make a difference), a no-nonsense flatfoot in a smoky suit, shiny black tie, fedora, and snub-nosed revolver. As another writer said, Ballinger took nefarious behavior in his town as a personal affront, and wasn’t afraid to meet its challenge with flying lead. The Chicago of M Squad could be squalid, seamy, and callous, but its police force was mainly depicted as righteous. When it once strayed from that standard, in an episode that showed a cop taking backhanders and slaying a colleague, the result was then-Mayor Richard Daley banning TV and film production from his city. Further location shooting had to be done on the sly.
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[@Steadyrock100]

There was a short lived TV series produced by the creators of the movie "Airplane" called "POLICE SQUAD". It aired on ABC and only ran for a few episodes. The POLICE SQUAD intro is a dead on homage to this series. Although POLICE SQUAD is a parody, expect the over the top humor that POLICE SQUAD brings.

[@Savadorason1]

-Count Basie made some of the coolest jazzy 50s big band sounds around!

[@renegadeforcetv1012]

Thanks for sharing Tv intro from my younger age..

[@Juliaflo]

I think that you are older than I am--this theme song is seared into my mind.

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