# Peter Gunn fans? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [October 21, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608 "2022-10-21T20:35:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/1 "2022-10-21T20:35:21Z")
Home after being laid low by 3rd Covid booster, I’m binging Peter Gunn. I think it’s a great show, and the fact that Craig Stevens was the model for Sterling Archer just sweetens it. Any other fans out there? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/2 "2022-10-21T20:43:16Z")
I love the theme song but I don’t really know the show. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/3 "2022-10-21T21:51:29Z")
Ditto. I’ve seen a few episodes over the years, don’t recall anything special. Extended high quality version of the theme song: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oysMt8iL9UE/hqdefault.jpg "Peter Gunn Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oysMt8iL9UE) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/4 "2022-10-21T22:03:41Z")
Few late '50s-early '60s TV suspense/drama shows have aged well. This isn’t one of them. Makes the TV Theme Hall of Fame though. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/5 "2022-10-22T00:18:00Z")
I used to watch it when it was on METV. It went against trope in that Gunn was actually friends with the police lieutenant, Jacoby. Fun fact: Herschel Bernardi, who played Jacoby, was the original voice of Charlie the Tuna in the Starkist commercials. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/6 "2022-10-22T13:05:52Z")
Violence, 50s jazz and Lola Albright. What more could you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/7 "2022-10-22T15:52:43Z")
But can Peter Gunn do the Locomotion? Indeed he can! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pNMrpXCGpMc/hqdefault.jpg "Freddie Starr & The Midnighters - Peter Gunn Locomotion - JamilSR") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNMrpXCGpMc) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/8 "2022-10-22T16:28:43Z")
My favorite mashup of all time, from The Sopranos: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cRFrZqTveaI/hqdefault.jpg "The Sopranos Every Breath You Take - Theme From Peter Gunn") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRFrZqTveaI) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/9 "2022-10-22T16:41:33Z")
Don’t forget Jake and Elwood. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9DgFOsEs-kE/maxresdefault.jpg "The Blues Brothers - Peter Gunn Theme (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DgFOsEs-kE) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/10 "2022-10-22T16:47:36Z")
And of course the ELP version: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0WD36rWi6F0/hqdefault.jpg "Emerson Lake & Palmer - Peter Gunn Theme - XXL Radio Rotterdam") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WD36rWi6F0) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/11 "2022-10-22T16:57:24Z")
Great riffs have a life of their own. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7fXym_Y7_QY/hqdefault.jpg "Doug And Carrie Song: English") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fXym_Y7_QY) ---
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Some pretty good jazz licks in there. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/13 "2022-10-22T17:24:30Z")
One of the earliest arcade video games used the Peter Gunn theme as its music. I think it was called Spy Hunter. Found it, what doesn’t YouTube have? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PT_X-YELPjY/hqdefault.jpg "Arcade Game: Spy Hunter (1983 Midway)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT_X-YELPjY) 1983 by Midway with 8 bit sound. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/14 "2022-10-22T17:50:56Z")
Exactly! And the sparseness and film noir look, no doubt imposed by small budgets, makes it more compelling than many later shows. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/15 "2022-10-22T20:33:24Z")
Ross Martin as the sidekick would have helped. That’s what I liked about _Mr. Lucky._ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j0f7FRyBssQ/hqdefault.jpg "Mr. Lucky: My Friend Andamo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0f7FRyBssQ) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/16 "2022-10-22T20:43:00Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I love the theme song but I don’t really know the show. Same here. > [@TriPolar](#): > > Extended high quality version of the theme song: Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/17 "2022-10-22T20:57:37Z")
ELP covered Henry Mancinni. Who knew? Lt. Jacoby was all the side kick he needed. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/18 "2022-10-22T21:39:32Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > One of the earliest arcade video games used the Peter Gunn theme as its music. I think it was called Spy Hunter. To this day if I hear that song, I think of it as “the Spy Hunter song”. I’m sure that identifies my age. Speaking of age, my eyes are getting old and tired. When I first saw this thread on my mobile device I thought it was called, “Peter Gunn farts?” ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/19 "2022-10-22T21:55:07Z")
While Peter Gunn undoubtedly _could_ do The Locomotion, he was much too cool to actually do it. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608/20 "2022-10-23T00:23:43Z")
My late Brother & his garage band did a Metal version of the Peter Gunn theme. It was well received by the bar set in the Nashville area, & got favorable reviews in a local alt newspaper. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608.md?page=2)