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McCloud - Seasons 1 and 2 | 
 enlarge | Directors: Alex March, Boris Sagal, Bruce Kessler, Douglas Heyes, Jack Smight
Actors: Dennis Weaver, J.d. Cannon, Terry Carter, Ken Lynch, Diana Muldaur
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 12725
Format: Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 945 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1
MPN: D28247D
ISBN: 141705820X
UPC: 025192824722
EAN: 9781417058204
ASIN: B00005JNHU
Theatrical Release Date: September 16, 1970
Release Date: August 9, 2005
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A viewer's favorite from the get-go, McCloud applied country-to-city humor to the popular police-series formula that exploded on TV networks in the early 1970s. Although it would eventually become part of the three-way line-up on the "NBC Mystery Movie" schedule (where it rotated with McMillan & Wife and Columbo, the series pilot premiered (on September 16, 1970) as part of NBC's "Four-in-One" cycle of TV miniseries (Rod Serling's Night Gallery was also in that foursome), and its popularity quickly earned a regular network timeslot, first on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. and later as the "Mystery Movie" threesome settled into a well-rated Sunday-night slot. To be sure, McCloud owed almost all of its success to the perfect casting of Dennis Weaver as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud, of Taos, New Mexico, a good ol' boy crimefighter who spends the two-hour pilot ("Portrait of a Dead Girl") tracking a key witness who's escaped from his custody. This takes him to New York City, where the show's premise (involving McCloud's temporary assignment with Manhattan's 27th precinct, to "learn the methods of a large metropolitan police force") placed him at constant odds with his immediate superior, Chief Clifford (J.D. Cannon) as he partnered up with Sgt. Joe Broadhurst (Terry Carter, later on the original Battlestar Galactica) and pursued an on-and-off romance with Chris Coughlin (Diana Muldaur), a journalist who finds McCloud endlessly intriguing (not to mention newsworthy). These characters are now far more appealing than the hoary plots that frequently found McCloud applying Southwest sleuthing to Big Apple crimes. Like McCloud himself, many of these 11 episodes are lanky and loose-jointed, and not quite as involving as nostalgic reverie might suggest. The first-season episodes are also the "condensed" versions, resulting from the subsequent combination (after their original broadcasts) of two original one-hour episodes into one 90-minute segment, hence the credits for two directors and two-layered plotlines in episodes like "Manhattan Manhunt," starring Richard Dawson as a Cockney-accented theater producer threatened by a would-be killer. (The second-season episodes are fully intact as originally shown.) And while the cost-cutting expediency of '70s TV production is painfully evident in cheesy process shots, blunt ADR recording, and oft-repeated stock footage, the tongue-in-cheek charm of McCloud remains fully intact, as Weaver adopts his signature line ("There ya go!") and commands his role with a gentleman's demeanor and a wry, fish-out-of-water perspective on big-city police work in episodes costarring a who's-who of '70s guest stars including Barry Sullivan, Nina Foch, Milton Berle, Stephanie Powers, Susan Strasberg, Bo Svenson, Sebastian Cabot, Susan Saint James (just prior to McMillan & Wife) and many more. The sight of McCloud navigating Manhattan's concrete canyons on a galloping horse was iconic in the playful spirit of the series: It makes no sense whatsoever, but with Weaver in the role, you bought it immediately and happily went along for the ride, which explains why McCloud aired for five enjoyable seasons until 1977. --Jeff Shannon
Description
"There ya' go." Rustle up some action and adventure as police drama McCloud rides on to DVD for the first time ever! Emmy winner Dennis Weaver stars as the brave Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud, the toughest cowboy to ever take on the mean streets of New York, as well as the by-the-book detectives on the NYPD. Despite the demands of his strict supervisor, Chief Peter B. Clifford (J.D. Cannon), McCloud finds himself in an endless showdown with some of the meanest criminals east of the Mississippi. This amazing DVD set from the popular NBC Mystery Movie Series features all 11 thrilling episodes of McCloud Seasons 1 & 2 ' including the series' pilot, as well as a gripping bonus episode of the popular McMillan & Wife. Saddle up with entertaining guest stars including Milton Berle, Pat Morita, Stefanie Powers and more in the series that proved that sometimes all you need to solve a crime is a little good ol' country know-how.20
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 McCloud August 19, 2008
Rita P. Swift (Placentia, CA)
McCloud is one of the great series in the 1970's. Dennis Weaver was a
great actor that had so many talents. The whole series bring many great
actors into the episodes. The photography is fantastic, something we don't see often today. The music, direction and stories will keep your
attention completely. One thing I cannot understand, why Universal has not
released more seasons??? They have only released season's one and two and that has been at least 5 years ago. Get on the ball Universal! There are customers out there wanting to purchase the complete series.
Universal need to release the remaining seasons May 15, 2008
The Saint (Tokyo, Japan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I guess that Universal stopped releasing McCloud on DVD based on the sales result of season 1&2.
But their decision is wrong, because McCloud really found itself in season 3.
We love McCloud because of its character, humor, and action.
Although the character element is there in season 1&2, we do not see as much humor and action as we would like to see in the series.
All the masterpiece episodes such as "The New Mexican connection", "The Colorado Cattle caper", "The Park Avenue rustlers", "Butch Cassidy rides again", and the "Alamo" episodes are after season 3 onwards.
Their story-line is impossible without McCloud in its central character while all the stories in season 1&2 can work in any detective series.
I do hope that Universal release all the remaining seasons. That should help the sales of season 1&2 DVD as well.
As to season 1&2 DVD, I am happy that they are finally available on DVD.
But unfortunately season 1&2 are not really the McCloud we love. And it is unforgivable that all the season 1 episodes are edited.
McCloud-Season 1 and 2 April 26, 2008
a man from hawaii (now Japan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
McCloud has a character. He is really someone. The stories are good. It is never faded, after 35 years and more.
True facts about Mc Cloud series April 5, 2008
Alexander West (Mesa, AZ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hello all you Mc Cloud fans. First to Mr. "Professional Musician" You LOSE the arm wrestle contest. Why??? Be...cause I believe I'm a bigger fan and here's why. Back in the late 60's and early to mid 70's, there was no such thing as Batamaxes and VCR's so I would record TV shows on a reel-to-reel tape recorder, mostly "It Takes A Thief" which I believe to have every show and waiting for them to bring it out on DVD. Back in the 70's CB's were all the rage and Mc Cloud was my CB handle. I wore cowboy boots in the warehouse where I worked. The guys at work called me "Tex". I wore the same cowboy boots in the very first 18 hole round of golf I played.
Anyway, here's some facts for the rest of you fans, the Mc Cloud pilot came out on "NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies Premier" His coat was a swede coat with lambs wool lining, not a tweed. I now have to match the DVD's I have with my tapes to see if in fact they did hack and edit the heck out of them. I could go on with more, but I forget what everyone else wrote.
Back to my tapes. Because I did enjoy my TV back then, I would record all kinds of shows. Mod Squad, Hawaii 5-0, Bill Cosby comedy specials, Laugh-In with William F. Buckley. I also have the last "Chet Huntley & David Brinkley" news report, the list goes on and on. Who knew back then that there would be home video recorders. I think I've said enough for this review, but have much more infromation.
Where Are Seasons 3 Thru 5? April 1, 2008
Keyboard Mike (NJ)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Producers, are you listening?
We want all the remaining seasons of McCloud. The current DVD set of seasons 1 and 2 has only served to wet our appetite. The later seasons include some of the funniest scenes of McCloud ever. First, there is McCloud investigating a stolen car ring that specializes in luxury cars. McCloud goes undercover to investigate, and then starts stealing cars himself, then calls Chief Clifford on the phone and says "Chief, I just stole my first car"!
Next episode, McCloud takes an unauthorized trip to Rome Italy, and then calls Broadhurst from there. Broadhurst then runs in the Chief's office and shouts "McCloud is on the phone, he is calling from Rome." Chief says, "Rome New York?" Broadhurst says, "No, Rome Italy". Chief grabs the phone and shouts "McCloud, what are you doing in Italy". Later, the same thing happens, except this time from London England.
Next episode, McCloud is somewhere out west, again undercover, in a bar room with a bunch of crooks sitting at a table, when Chief Clifford (who was desperately looking for him) walks in the door. Just as Chief Clifford yells out "McCloud"....Dennis Weaver jumps up from the table (still trying to conceal his cover to the crooks) and yells out 'Who You Callin Loud" and decks the Chief hard in the face. A big fight results, the sheriff jumps in and says "All right, who started this" Someone else yells out "He Did" and points to the unconscious Chief Clifford lying on the floor!
There were other episodes with John Denver, including a duet with them both singing.
Please bring back all of the later seasons. We want them. Thanks
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