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A Tribute to Robert McCall, (aka "THE EQUALIZER")

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This is my tribute to the 1980s badass character, Robert McCall, better known as "THE EQUALIZER".

When I did my Atari 7800 commercial, I had a lot of people asking me where the song I used came from. The tune was the theme to THE EQUALIZER, an action series on CBS during the latter half of the 1980s. The tune was penned by Stewart Copeland, the drummer for THE POLICE.

The Equalizer was interesting in that it featured a lead character in his mid-fifties.

Robert McCall was a retired secret agent who wanted to correct his past sins by helping people in trouble. If you happened to be a villain causing trouble for someone that McCall was protecting, watch out. He may have been over fifty, but that didn't stop him from being one of the toughest characters on television.

The lead role was played by Edward Woodward, who was fantastic in making you believe that this "old guy" could easily and efficiently dispatch of opponents who crossed his path.

This is a little montage I put together of great "Robert McCall" clips.

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A Tribute to Robert McCall, (aka "THE EQUALIZER")

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  • I posted this just ...

    I posted this just before I heard about the DVD release... it's on my shopping list for this weekend!

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  • I was in best buy a ...

    I was in best buy a few days ago and saw it on DVD

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    I never missed an episode when it was on- it's still one of the BEST shows ever. Edward ROCKED in this! Thanks for posting.

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  • What a great actor ...

    What a great actor - he pulled this off with class.

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  • What a great actor ...

    What a great actor - he pulled this off with class.

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  • Yes youve done a ...

    Yes youve done a fine job in portraying me young man.

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  • Damn! The Equalizer ...

    Damn! The Equalizer is gangsta!

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  • Like, WOW, forgot ...

    Like, WOW, forgot how bad that guy was!

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  • What's not to say ...

    What's not to say about this show! This was one of my favorite shows back then (besides Airwolf, of course) and I have been waiting and waiting for it to come out on DVD! Hope you're not lying about that!! The music was awesome too-- Copeland went on to do Babylon 5 and other shows.... love it love it!!

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  • Really cool... ...

    Really cool... loved this show, #1 for a very good reason, its to bad he got hurt, another 5 years of the show would have been awesome.

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  • Fantastic editing ...

    Fantastic editing job. Thanks for sharing my all-time favorite TV character!

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  • cool :)

    cool :)

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  • yeah he is. lol

    yeah he is. lol

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  • your dreams are ...

    your dreams are merging into your conscious living,

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  • i hope he's o.k now.

    i hope he's o.k now.

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