Since someone else has beautifully described the premise of the show, I will explain my love for it.
This show was one of my favorites as a kid. I watched it with my dad every week, including the pilot. I've owned two copies of the theme song on 45 record singles since I was very young. Now that we own the series on DVD, my husband and I watch it with our kids (now they understand that corny song that mommy always plays on that prehistoric turntable at home). Even our four and five year old daughters stay glued, which is hard to get them to do unless they're watching something animated or with puppets. It's a great family show, and even though it's very dated, the stories stay fresh and the comic relief is the best. Just the expressions William Katt gets on his face are worth the watch. One of the best things about this show is how they incorporate life lessons for children, as well as for adults, into each episode, and do so without being too cheesy. I feel very proud to have my children see that even the most average guy can be a true hero, no matter how clumsy he may be. Throughout the series he reminds Bill, the FBI agent whom he "befriends", that being tough and violent isn't always the best way to solve issues and that compassion and communication is really best. As a high school special ed teacher, he teaches his "hood" students that they are not just nobodies, and that anyone can be really successful in life if they just put their minds to it. What a great, wonderful show that ended much too soon. Sadly, it only survived 3 short seasons. I'm very grateful to have it forever on DVD. I highly recommend this series to anyone.
This show was one of my favorites as a kid. I watched it with my dad every week, including the pilot. I've owned two copies of the theme song on 45 record singles since I was very young. Now that we own the series on DVD, my husband and I watch it with our kids (now they understand that corny song that mommy always plays on that prehistoric turntable at home). Even our four and five year old daughters stay glued, which is hard to get them to do unless they're watching something animated or with puppets. It's a great family show, and even though it's very dated, the stories stay fresh and the comic relief is the best. Just the expressions William Katt gets on his face are worth the watch. One of the best things about this show is how they incorporate life lessons for children, as well as for adults, into each episode, and do so without being too cheesy. I feel very proud to have my children see that even the most average guy can be a true hero, no matter how clumsy he may be. Throughout the series he reminds Bill, the FBI agent whom he "befriends", that being tough and violent isn't always the best way to solve issues and that compassion and communication is really best. As a high school special ed teacher, he teaches his "hood" students that they are not just nobodies, and that anyone can be really successful in life if they just put their minds to it. What a great, wonderful show that ended much too soon. Sadly, it only survived 3 short seasons. I'm very grateful to have it forever on DVD. I highly recommend this series to anyone.