Produced by Quinn Martin and based in part on concepts from the 1959 Warner Bros. theatrical film The FBI Story, the series was based on actual FBI cases, with fictitious main characters carrying the stories. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. played Inspector Lewis Erskine, a widower whose wife had been killed in an ambush meant for him. Philip Abbott played Arthur Ward, assistant director to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Although Hoover served as series consultant until his death in 1972, he never appeared in the series.
Stephen Brooks played Inspector Erskine's assistant, Special Agent Jim Rhodes, for the first two seasons. Lynn Loring played Inspector Erskine's daughter and Rhodes' love interest, Barbara, in the twelve episodes of the show's first season. Although the couple was soon engaged on the show, that romantic angle was soon dropped.
In 1967, Brooks was replaced by William Reynolds, who played Special Agent Tom Colby until 1973. The series would enjoy its highest ratings during this time, peaking at No. 10 in the 1970–1971 season. For the final season, Shelly Novack played Special Agent Chris Daniels.
Some episodes ended with a "most wanted" segment hosted by Zimbalist, noting the FBI's most wanted criminals of the day, decades before the Fox Network aired America's Most Wanted. The most famous instance was in the April 21, 1968, episode, when Zimbalist asked for information about fugitive James Earl Ray, who was being hunted for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The series aired on ABC at 8 p.m. Sunday from 1965 to 1973, when it was moved up to 7:30 p.m. for the final season. The series was a co-production of Quinn Martin Productions and Warner Bros. Television, as Warner Bros. held the television and theatrical rights to any project based on The FBI Story. It was the longest-running of all of Quinn Martin's television series, airing nine seasons.[citation needed]
Backgroundedit
Every detail of every episode of the series was carefully vetted by F.B.I. second-in-command Clyde Tolson.[2] Actors playing F.B.I. agents, and other participants, were given background checks to guarantee that no "criminals, subversives, or Communists" were associated with the show.[3] The premiere episode of the first season, "The Monster," about a handsome serial killer who strangled women with their own hair, so shocked Tolson that he recommended the show be cancelled.[4] J. Edgar Hoover attempted to cancel the show on at least seven other occasions.[5] Upon Tolson's direction, the violence in the show was severely curtailed in the final three seasons.[6]
A 1969 "Ten Most Wanted List" segment; these were seen at the close of some episodes.
Warner Bros. (under the Warner Home Video label) has released all nine seasons of The F.B.I. on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection. These are Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) releases and are available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[7][8][9][10][11][12] The ninth and final season was released on September 23, 2014.[13]
DVD Name
Ep #
Release Date
The First Season, Part 1
16
May 24, 2011
The First Season, Part 2
16
August 2, 2011
The Second Season, Part 1
16
February 14, 2012
The Second Season, Part 2
13
February 14, 2012
The Third Season, Part 1
16
September 11, 2012
The Third Season, Part 2
11
September 11, 2012
The Fourth Season, Part 1
13
February 26, 2013
The Fourth Season, Part 2
13
February 26, 2013
The Fifth Season, Part 1
13
June 4, 2013
The Fifth Season, Part 2
13
June 4, 2013
The Sixth Season
26
October 15, 2013
The Seventh Season
26
February 25, 2014
The Eighth Season
26
June 10, 2014
The Ninth Season
23
September 23, 2014
Similar seriesedit
An updated and revamped version of the series, Today's FBI, executive produced by David Gerber for Columbia Pictures Television, aired on ABC from October 1981 through April 1982 in the same Sunday 8 p.m. time slot as its predecessor.
A remake of the original series, produced by Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment for Fox, was set for air in Fall 2008, but it didn't materialise.
In September 2018, a similar series, titled FBI, debuted on CBS; this series was co-created by Dick Wolf and Craig Turk for Universal Television. Unlike The F.B.I. and Today's FBI, however, the cases presented are largely fictional. Would be followed by two spinoffs: FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International.
Popular cultureedit
The Lupin the Third Part II episode Diamonds Shining in the Robot's Eye parodies The F.B.I..
In 1971, MAD Magazine published a satire titled The F.I.B.
The series was featured in Quentin Tarantino's ninth film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, wherein Rick Dalton, the film's main character, portrayed the villain in an altered version of "All the Streets Are Silent" (air date November 28, 1965), the eleventh episode of the first season of The F.B.I. Rick Dalton replaced the character played by Burt Reynolds in the original episode.
Referencesedit
^"Philip Saltzman, Producer of 'Barnaby Jones'". Los Angeles Times. August 21, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
^Curt Gentry, J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets (NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 1991), 581.
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This article is about the 1965 74 ABC TV series For the 2018 CBS TV series see FBI TV series The F B I is an American police television series created by Quinn Martin and Philip Saltzman for ABC and co produced with Warner Bros Television with sponsorship from the Ford Motor Company Alcoa and American Tobacco Company Tareyton and Pall Mall brands in the first season Ford sponsored the show alone for subsequent seasons The series was broadcast on ABC from 1965 until its end in 1974 Starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr Philip Abbott and William Reynolds the series consisting of nine seasons and 241 episodes chronicles a group of FBI agents trying to defend the US government from unidentified threats For the entirety of its run it was broadcast on Sunday nights The F B I GenrePolice proceduralStarringEfrem Zimbalist Jr Philip AbbottWilliam ReynoldsCountry of originUnited StatesNo of seasons9No of episodes241 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersQuinn MartinPhilip Saltzman 1 Running time60 minutesProduction companiesQM Productions 1965 1974 Warner Bros Television 1965 1967 1970 1974 Warner Bros Seven Arts Television 1967 1970 Original releaseNetworkABCReleaseSeptember 19 1965 1965 09 19 April 28 1974 1974 04 28 RelatedToday s F B I 1981 1982 From left Stephen Brooks Lynn Loring and Efrem Zimbalist Jr 1965 L R William Reynolds Efrem Zimbalist Jr and Philip Abbott 1969 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Background 3 Cast 4 Episodes 5 Nielsen ratings 6 Home media 7 Similar series 8 Popular culture 9 References 10 External linksSynopsis editProduced by Quinn Martin and based in part on concepts from the 1959 Warner Bros theatrical film The FBI Story the series was based on actual FBI cases with fictitious main characters carrying the stories Efrem Zimbalist Jr played Inspector Lewis Erskine a widower whose wife had been killed in an ambush meant for him Philip Abbott played Arthur Ward assistant director to FBI Director J Edgar Hoover Although Hoover served as series consultant until his death in 1972 he never appeared in the series Stephen Brooks played Inspector Erskine s assistant Special Agent Jim Rhodes for the first two seasons Lynn Loring played Inspector Erskine s daughter and Rhodes love interest Barbara in the twelve episodes of the show s first season Although the couple was soon engaged on the show that romantic angle was soon dropped In 1967 Brooks was replaced by William Reynolds who played Special Agent Tom Colby until 1973 The series would enjoy its highest ratings during this time peaking at No 10 in the 1970 1971 season For the final season Shelly Novack played Special Agent Chris Daniels Some episodes ended with a most wanted segment hosted by Zimbalist noting the FBI s most wanted criminals of the day decades before the Fox Network aired America s Most Wanted The most famous instance was in the April 21 1968 episode when Zimbalist asked for information about fugitive James Earl Ray who was being hunted for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr The series aired on ABC at 8 p m Sunday from 1965 to 1973 when it was moved up to 7 30 p m for the final season The series was a co production of Quinn Martin Productions and Warner Bros Television as Warner Bros held the television and theatrical rights to any project based on The FBI Story It was the longest running of all of Quinn Martin s television series airing nine seasons citation needed Background editEvery detail of every episode of the series was carefully vetted by F B I second in command Clyde Tolson 2 Actors playing F B I agents and other participants were given background checks to guarantee that no criminals subversives or Communists were associated with the show 3 The premiere episode of the first season The Monster about a handsome serial killer who strangled women with their own hair so shocked Tolson that he recommended the show be cancelled 4 J Edgar Hoover attempted to cancel the show on at least seven other occasions 5 Upon Tolson s direction the violence in the show was severely curtailed in the final three seasons 6 Cast editEfrem Zimbalist Jr as Inspector Lewis Erskine Philip Abbott as Arthur Ward William Reynolds as Special Agent Tom Colby Lynn Loring as Barbara Erskine season 1 Stephen Brooks as Special Agent Jim Rhodes seasons 1 and 2 Shelly Novack as Special Agent Chris Daniels season 9 Dean Harens as Special Agent Bryan Durant Lew Brown as Special Agent Allen Bennett Anthony Eisley as Special Agent Chet Randolph Hank Brandt as Special Agent William Converse recurring role Episodes editMain article List of The F B I episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired132September 19 1965 1965 09 19 May 8 1966 1966 05 08 229September 18 1966 1966 09 18 April 16 1967 1967 04 16 327September 17 1967 1967 09 17 April 28 1968 1968 04 28 426September 22 1968 1968 09 22 March 30 1969 1969 03 30 526September 14 1969 1969 09 14 March 8 1970 1970 03 08 626September 20 1970 1970 09 20 March 21 1971 1971 03 21 726September 12 1971 1971 09 12 March 19 1972 1972 03 19 826September 17 1972 1972 09 17 April 1 1973 1973 04 01 923September 16 1973 1973 09 16 April 28 1974 1974 04 28 Nielsen ratings editSeason 1 Not in Top 30 Season 2 29 20 2 Season 3 22 21 2 Season 4 18 21 7 Season 5 24 20 6 Season 6 10 23 0 Season 7 17 22 4 Season 8 29 19 2 Season 9 Not in Top 30Home media edit nbsp A 1969 Ten Most Wanted List segment these were seen at the close of some episodes Warner Bros under the Warner Home Video label has released all nine seasons of The F B I on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection These are Manufacture on Demand MOD releases and are available through Warner s online store and Amazon com 7 8 9 10 11 12 The ninth and final season was released on September 23 2014 13 DVD Name Ep Release DateThe First Season Part 1 16 May 24 2011The First Season Part 2 16 August 2 2011The Second Season Part 1 16 February 14 2012The Second Season Part 2 13 February 14 2012The Third Season Part 1 16 September 11 2012The Third Season Part 2 11 September 11 2012The Fourth Season Part 1 13 February 26 2013The Fourth Season Part 2 13 February 26 2013The Fifth Season Part 1 13 June 4 2013The Fifth Season Part 2 13 June 4 2013The Sixth Season 26 October 15 2013The Seventh Season 26 February 25 2014The Eighth Season 26 June 10 2014The Ninth Season 23 September 23 2014Similar series editAn updated and revamped version of the series Today s FBI executive produced by David Gerber for Columbia Pictures Television aired on ABC from October 1981 through April 1982 in the same Sunday 8 p m time slot as its predecessor A remake of the original series produced by Ron Howard s Imagine Entertainment for Fox was set for air in Fall 2008 but it didn t materialise In September 2018 a similar series titled FBI debuted on CBS this series was co created by Dick Wolf and Craig Turk for Universal Television Unlike The F B I and Today s FBI however the cases presented are largely fictional Would be followed by two spinoffs FBI Most Wanted and FBI International Popular culture editThe Lupin the Third Part II episode Diamonds Shining in the Robot s Eye parodies The F B I In 1971 MAD Magazine published a satire titled The F I B The series was featured in Quentin Tarantino s ninth film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood wherein Rick Dalton the film s main character portrayed the villain in an altered version of All the Streets Are Silent air date November 28 1965 the eleventh episode of the first season of The F B I Rick Dalton replaced the character played by Burt Reynolds in the original episode References edit Philip Saltzman Producer of Barnaby Jones Los Angeles Times August 21 2009 Retrieved August 23 2009 Curt Gentry J Edgar Hoover The Man and the Secrets NY W W Norton amp Company 1991 581 Gentry 581 Gentry 581 Gentry 582 Gentry 582 The F B I DVDs for The 1st Season Part 1 Announced Date Package Cost and More Archived from the original on January 14 2012 The F B I Warner Archive Completes the Rookie Year with Today s The 1st Season Part 2 on DVD Archived from the original on September 14 2011 The F B I Box Art Contents and More for Today s Archive Sets of The 2nd Season Part 1 and Part 2 Archived from the original on June 14 2012 The F B I The 3rd Season Part 1 and Part 2 are BOTH Now on DVD Archived from the original on September 13 2012 The F B I Package Art Pics for Warner Archives DVDs of The 4th Season Archived March 1 2013 at the Wayback Machine The F B I The 5th Season is Now Available from the Warner Archive Archived June 19 2013 at the Wayback Machine The 9th and Final Season is Now Available on DVD Archived September 24 2014 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to The F B I TV series The F B I at IMDb Today s F B I at IMDb The FBI Open and Close of program The FBI Tribute Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The F B I TV series amp oldid 1169451945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
