Was er in de jaren tachtig bier op TV?
Vast wel, maar zat het ook in de series die ik keek?
Street Hawk (1985)
A desk bound cop secretly fights crime as the test pilot for a prototype combat motorcycle (www.imdb.com/title/tt0088618/). Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation.
The premise of the show is narrated before every episode during the opening titles, voiced by Ernie Anderson:
This is Jesse Mach, an ex-motorcycle cop, injured in the line of duty. Now a police troubleshooter, he's been recruited for a top secret government mission to ride Street Hawk -- an all-terrain attack motorcycle designed to fight urban crime, capable of incredible speeds up to three hundred miles an hour, and immense firepower. Only one man, federal agent Norman Tuttle, knows Jesse Mach's true identity. The man...the machine...Street Hawk.
The pilot episode shows the backstory: Jesse Mach's (Rex Smith) earlier work as a police officer and amateur dirt-bike racer; his recruitment by Norman Tuttle for the Street Hawk project; and the capabilities of the motorcycle and its computer backend, from providing the motorcycle rider with real-time mission information, to assisting the motorcycle during its high-speed "hyperthrust" runs.
All subsequent episodes show Mach leading a double life, a police public relations officer by day, and crimefighter by night. Street Hawk is regarded as a lawless vigilante and a public relations embarrassment by the police, especially by Mach's commanding officer Captain Leo Altobelli (Richard Venture). Each episode deals with a specific crime or mission, and there are no multi-episode story arcs.
The motorcycle in the pilot episode was based on a 1983 Honda XL500 trailbike. The motorcycles used in the series were based on 1984 Honda XR500s. The motorcycles used for the stunt shots were based on Honda CR250s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Hawk). The real star of the show was the Street Hawk motorcycle, a converted Honda dirt bike. There were a total of 15 bikes made for the show using different Honda models. Features of this "all-terrain attack motorcycle" included a laser that appeared from a compartment behind the headlight, "hyperthrust" speed up to 300 MPH, machines guns, and a rocket launcher. A vertical lift system also helped launch the bike over obstacles, much like K.I.T.T.'s turbo boost in Knight Rider. Mock's helmet also featured a zoom-in camera and a recording capability that could be played back at the command center (www.rediscoverthe80s.com/2012/03/man-machinestreet-hawk.html).
Hmm, nee deze serie komt mij totaal niet bekend voor...
En ik vind er ook geen bier over...
Verder zijn er nog A-team, Airwolf, Knight-Rider, Roseanne, Saved by the Bell...en die ken ik wel. Eens zien wat ik daar van kan vinden.
Zou er bier-product placement zijn te vinden?