The Fall Guy..

Badbird2000 · November 2, 2010

Anyone remember this tv show? Had Lee Majors, Heather Locklear.. he was a stuntman who moonlighted as a bounty hunter.. but the part i really remember was his huge GMC truck! I was a little too young to pay much attention to Heather.. not now...

I was just thinking about that show last night... really cool truck..

Stevens03 · November 2, 2010

Yeah, I watched the show

bigbengalbubba · November 2, 2010

Wrong Heather. It was actually Heather Thomas and she was smoking hot!

Wingnut · November 2, 2010

Wrong Heather. It was actually Heather Thomas and she was smoking hot!

Hells yeah. Everybody I knew had this cameltoe poster on their wall.

jaslo · November 2, 2010

I remember that show, I think I even had the little toy truck. Does this make me old, that I remember this show?

Badbird2000 · November 2, 2010

Wrong Heather. It was actually Heather Thomas and she was smoking hot!

Good call! Yeah, i think she is hotter anyway...

pwall · November 2, 2010

That was a great show!

Here are some previous threads to links to several youtube videos:

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?...amp;hl=fall+guy

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?...=88286&st=0

txab · November 2, 2010

kawtoy_77 · November 2, 2010

The Truck

Colt's truck was an early 1980s GMC 4x4 pickup. It had a 6-inch lift and 35-inch Dick Cepek off-road tires mounted on a 16-inch chrome wagon style wheel. The truck also had a custom-made chrome roll bar mounted with 4 off-road lights, and a custom chrome grille guard mounted with 2 off-road lights and a Warn winch. One unusual characteristic was a secret compartment in the truck's bed, which was used to stash away villains or to hide weapons.

The vehicle was painted brown and tan two-tone; it had an eagle painted on the hood with the phrase "Fall Guy Stuntman Association" underneath. The truck was very often involved in high-speed chases and huge jumps. As a result, it became very popular, especially with children, and numerous toy and model versions were produced.

During the show's run, the stunts took their toll on the trucks (for example, one clip that appears in the opening credits clearly shows an axle breaking after a jump), so several different year model trucks are used during the show's initial run. As a result, there are some inconsistencies in the episodes. For instance, in the pilot episode the truck (a 1980 model) has two square headlights and a light tan interior. For the remainder of the series, it almost always had the quad headlight configuration of the 1981 and newer models, with a dark brown interior. The truck usually appeared to be a long bed model, but sometimes a short bed model was used. After destroying several trucks due to the huge jumps, a custom built jump truck was built as a solution. It had a reinforced frame and axles, and a mid-mounted engine. This greatly reduced the number of trucks scrapped during the show's production.

At the end of the series, the remaining trucks were either auctioned or given away in a contest. One of them was sold on eBay in 2003.

-Wiki