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You Will Never Catch An Olds Vista Cruiser

If you were pursuing someone you'd probably want something sportier than an AMC Matador, unless the car you're chasing is actually an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser that's towing a boat. And thanks to the great handling and power of the Vista Cruiser, the Matador was evaded with explosive results. We're fairly sure that this is a clip from the show The Fall Guy, because other than that we're not having luck finding a TV show called Soldiers of Misfortune. Just watch out for that outhouse! [YouTube]

4:00 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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Indiana Bento and the... at 04:04 PM on 02/20/08
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Wow! Rare Datsun Convertible! oh Wait....
Vintage Racer at 04:09 PM on 02/20/08
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@Bento:

Nope, pretty sure it was a Toyota...
mikedrawcar is back!... at 04:12 PM on 02/20/08
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that sure was a pointless car chase. i liked it.
if i ever make a movie, there will be at least one random car chase. you won't even see people getting into a car, it'll just start and shit will hit the fan.
Vintage Racer at 04:13 PM on 02/20/08
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And it was "The Fall Guy" from 1982.

Must. Do. Work. Now....
mikedrawcar is back!... at 04:13 PM on 02/20/08
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and yes, it was a Fall Guy episode.
mikedrawcar is back!... at 04:13 PM on 02/20/08
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@Vintage Racer: damn you.
Indiana Bento and the... at 04:14 PM on 02/20/08
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@Vintage Racer: Oh, well not so rare then!
UDMan at 04:14 PM on 02/20/08
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It's a shame any one of these cars were destroyed..... and that poor boat motor.... STOP!
Indiana Bento and the... at 04:14 PM on 02/20/08
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What???? We show "The Fall Guy" and don't show a young Heather Thomas in a cut off T-Shirt????? For Shame!
Dr.Danger is in Denial at 04:15 PM on 02/20/08
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It is The Fall Guy - [www.imdb.com]

Exploding cars for everyone!
Morphine at 04:15 PM on 02/20/08
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Who knew Will Farrell could drive?
Vintage Racer at 04:18 PM on 02/20/08
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@Bento:

or Markie Post!!

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BMWCARL at 04:18 PM on 02/20/08
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i wonder what the plot of the movie he was doing the stunts for? and where was heather thomas? no fall guy clip is complete without heather thomas.
HansStuckJr at 04:20 PM on 02/20/08
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Holy sped-up film Batman!
brandegee at 04:27 PM on 02/20/08
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@HansStuckJr: Wow. Tight budget if they could only afford to buy one stunt Matador.
charles_barrett at 04:28 PM on 02/20/08
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That poor little Toyota deserves a more dignified demise than decapitation/immolation... wait, being 1982 and with Japanese imports increasing steeply, maybe this was staged at the demand of the domestic automakers/advertisers... Hmm...
LUV_TRUK at 04:37 PM on 02/20/08
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@BMWCARL: She was in her trailer, most likely with a pile of blow.
Indiana Bento and the... at 04:41 PM on 02/20/08
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@brandegee: They probably geabbed it from the old Adam12 set
NewCaledonia at 04:42 PM on 02/20/08
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Rule of thumb while watching a TV show from the Seventies or Eighties: if someone is driving a ten-year-old car, it's gonna get wrecked.

The rule doesn't work for movies: they have a big enough budget to wreck new cars.
jarque at 05:13 PM on 02/20/08
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Oh man that was awesome. I mean they managed to squeeze every car chase cliché into just over one minute. Sweet!
Chairman Kaga at 05:23 PM on 02/20/08
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Catching a Windows Vista Cruiser however, simply involves starting it in order to catch. Cause it like, won't go and stuff.
Gradall at 05:41 PM on 02/20/08
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Ah man, one more payment and that crap shack was all mine! Damn you Matador!
CEman at 05:53 PM on 02/20/08
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@LUV_TRUK:
Dude!! That is so 1985 Man!!!

I just spit homebrew through my nose.
CEman at 05:54 PM on 02/20/08
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How is it that he never even really turned the wheel?

I just expect too much realism in bad TV I guess.
AllenK at 07:15 PM on 02/20/08
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Running through the outhouse and shotgun house with the Matador was great,but the the clip loses points for not scattering chickens (with dubbed-in clucking)when they did.

Markie and Heather were HOT!
Bucket UncleBo Head at 08:13 PM on 02/20/08
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Amazing that with all the structures the Matador crashed thru, its hubcaps and vinyl roof remained intact.

The little Toyota was a Corona, probably a late 60s model, which were rather plentiful in So Cal even in the 80s.
Maymar - now with 37%... at 08:34 PM on 02/20/08
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@Morphine: Don't give him any ideas - we might want to shut that thought down before everyone tries to bring back Lee Majors's career with the inevitable movie remake.
pupils at 10:29 PM on 02/20/08
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Love that Colt Seavers driving! Constantly crank the wheel back and forth through about 30 degrees (although maybe that was an accurate representation of driving a Matador).
StuPidaso at 07:16 AM on 02/21/08
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totally unbelievable. where were the 2 men carrying a large plate glass window at? or the alley full of cardboard boxes?
FЯeeMan at 10:14 AM on 02/21/08
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Hot Windows Vista Cruiser with Ready-Boost action!

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Never caught Markie Post on The Fall Guy, but she sure made Night Court worth watching!
Roadster_Guy at 12:40 PM on 02/21/08
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That was actually a more exciting car chase than any of the ones included in Sunday's "Knight Rider."