"Switch" TV Intro 1

Here we have the original main title sequence from "Switch," a 1975-1978 CBS-TV adventure/crime series. "Eddie Albert (of 'Green Acres') was Frank McBride, a retired cop who opens up a Las Vegas private detective agency with ex-con con man Pete Ryan, a man he had relentlessly pursued as a police officer. Their specialty was -- what else? -- fraud. And they weren't above conning the con artists." Learn more here: http://www.thrillingdetective.com/eye...

Unfortunately, this playful opening was soon replaced by another, more obviously crime drama-ish sequence, and "Switch" -- which had undoubtedly been inspired by the Paul Newman/Robert Redford film "The Sting" -- lost much of its innovative edge as it struggled to find an audience and stay on the air.

By the way, I'm sorry about the tracking info overlay at the beginning of this clip, but that also appears on the only video version I have available.