micknascar
There were a LOT of shows that reused footage. It was inexpensive to do so. Airwolf used some post production animation for some shots as well (the orange highlighted missiles for example. Airwolf was border line Sci-fi in the sense that, a rotary wing aircraft, in theory could NEVER achieve mach 1 or anywhere near it as it would shear off the rotor. According to the pilot ep (sometimes referred to as "Airwolf: the Movie", they figured out how to disengage the rotor to create less drag which would prevent that. There was even an episode where Airwolf sort of crashed. But they were able to fix it enough so it could fly, but not under the turbo power that allowed them to break the speed of sound. String even ordered up the 'turbos' but Dom admonished him, "NO String. The disengage isn't working." Technically, Airwolf shouldn't' have been able to fly or shoot missiles or chain guns or really ANYTHING that it could supposedly do. But the acknowledged some of it and it's Sci-fi (sort of) AND it's TV. Just roll with it.
drew_atreides
...if i had to pick one show that defined my youth, it would have to be AIRWOLF.It defined the very essence of awesome, from the memorable score to the tremendously cool performance by Jan-Michael Vincent as Stringfellow Hawke. He was the ultimate hero, for me, and Ernest Borgnine's Dominic has always been my definition of what a true friend should be. When my son gets old enough, I plan on showing him the DVDs. He'll probably find it incredibly lame at the time, but dammit I need to share this with him! That's how important it was to my development growing up.
archangel25
One of my favorite shows in the 80's. After the first season, it started going downhill when they decided to add Jean Bruce Scott to the cast. Deborah Pratt was wonderful and it was fun watching her and Ernest Borgnine's character go at it with each other. The last episode she appeared in was one of my favorites for in the second season. Unfortunately during those days, blacks did not last long on television shows. Some of the episodes in the second season where okay but the third season it was more about the human characters than Airwolf and it was not shown until almost at the end of the show. When it went to USA, it was disgusting!!!
k p
What an awful series. Every plot was completely unbelievable. The helicopter possessed supernatural/physics defying capabilities. It could outrun jets and perform impossible maneuvers. If they were going to go the route of "make believe," why not just make the chopper a space ship and allow it to time travel? Was Spock not available? Don't even get me started on the acting. I liked this show better when it was called "Miami Vice Flies a Helicopter." Ernest Borgnine is about as believable in his role as Jan Michel Vincent's retarded side kick as was William Conrad's obese butt running down athletic felons as Frank Cannon. Why Borgnine even considered making this series is a mystery in and of itself. Poor Ernest Borgnine. The cancer came too late to save him from this atrocity.