Talk:Ironside (1967 TV series)

Production Location section is confusing
The section says "The show was filmed in a mixture of locations... Ironside and his team used a rather large open space on the fourth floor of the Old Hall of Justice in San Francisco... In December 1967, demolition finally began. Wrecking balls and bulldozers took 5 months to raze the building."

If the building was demolished in 1967, how could it be used as a production location from 1967-1975 (when the show was filmed and aired)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.30.113.200 (talk) 07:26, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Ironside's name
I've corrected Ironside's name; the show, which I watched religiously in syndication, made a point of calling him "Robert T." Trekphiler 03:36, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

UK name
Anyone know the rationale behind the BBC renaming it A Man Called Ironside? Was there some commercial product called Ironside, as per the Top Cat thing? (though not cat food, presumably). MFlet1 11:11, 14 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Possibly because the name 'Ironside' has earlier and perhaps better known meanings in the UK. Ian Dunster (talk) 15:44, 11 April 2008 (UTC)


 * The article begins, "Ironside (originally broadcast under the name A Man Called Ironside in the United Kingdom) was a Universal television series...." This makes it sound as if UK audiences saw it first. Is this the intent? Is it true? If not, this needs to be rewritten if not relocated, as otherwise I feel that UK retitling does not belong in the lead. --Tbrittreid (talk) 22:28, 26 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Apparantely "Ironside" was the term for a battleship duering world war one and BBC research showed that people didn't think of a person in connection with the name, and that is why the series was called "A Man Called Ironside" in the UK, you couldn't make this **** up!!!!!86.5.134.132 (talk) 20:52, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

I can name two more important guest stars---I'd add them but I don't know the exact names of the episodes.Both took place during the Barbara Anderson era.

Slim Pickens appeared as a small town sheriff in a 2-part episode about a kidnap.His "yahoo approach" was more hindrance then help.

MILTON BERLE played "Ross Howard" a right-wing talk show host who was apparently the target of death threats and was protected by Ironside's team.But Burr correctly suspects there's more to this than meets the eye. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.23.5.11 (talk) 16:19, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Requested move

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no consensus to move the page, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 03:25, 21 April 2007 (UTC) Ironside (TV series) → Ironside and Ironside → Ironside (disambiguation) — "Ironside" is synonymous with the television series and character. The other articles named Ironside are a book that hasn't even been published yet, and a cavalry trooper from the 17th century. Ironside is also a surname, but I believe most Wikipedia users looking for one of those would most likely search using the full name rather than just the surname. This proposal isn't based on any preference I have for the series, just common sense of what most people will be expecting to see when they search for "Ironside". Saikokira 00:57, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Survey

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 * 1) Oppose. Nothing is broken, so no need for a change.  Besides, when I see Ironside, I think of Old Ironsides and not the TV series.  Too many uses to be sure what the primary use is, so not changing is the best choice.  Vegaswikian 21:38, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose i've neer heard of the TV show but school kids grow up hearing up about King Arthur's Sir Ironsides and Cromwell's calvary troopers. There is no way that the TV show is the primary topic. 205.157.110.11 23:11, 20 April 2007 (UTC)


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Ironside Headquarters
Help me: I would like to know where the building is that was used as the headquarters of Ironside in the TV series. Geffoire (talk) 18:09, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

The famous image of fan-shaped curved windows, from the floor, in Ironside are images of the Hall. Today, the square is considered a part of Chinatown, earning it a nickname "Heart of Chinatown." Gloubik (talk) 10:29, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * In San Francisco, the old 'Hall of Justice' was at Portsmouth Square on Kearny Street between Washington and Clay Street.

Missing Cultural reference
In the House episode "Needle in a Haystack" Dr. House spends a day in a wheelchair, prompting Wilson to say "Ah yes, if it isn't Dr. Ironside" to him. However I don't believe these pages even warrant cultural references.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.7.158.40 (talk) 22:02, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Gender Groundbreaker
'Eve's' clothes were stylish and are pleasant transport back to that time for many of us, but I think the piece misses a big cultural reference by not noting that the Eve Whitfield character was a ground breaker by being a full-fledged member of Ironside's team, not just a clerical helper in a police department. Angie Dickinson's character is often mentioned as being the first TV police woman who worked in the field, but Eve worked alongside the rest of the team, investigated on her own, and even carried and brandished her gun. suki33 Oct 30, 2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suki33 (talk • contribs) 00:00, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

DVD releases
You that have included seasons 5 and 6 as released in region 1, need to proof this adding sources as references. Shout Factory have NOT released more than seasons 1-4 what I can see on their website. Amazon have NOT any releases of seasons 5 and 6 in region 1. It is only in Australia these seasons have been released. So the information seems to be very unclear!Vuono (talk) 07:06, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Why does the show format link "procedural" link to computer programming? - mc — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.230.243.42 (talk) 02:54, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Parody (addition)
Steve Allen, on one of his shows, did a send-up called Iron Trike. Allen played a police detective who, due to an assassination attempt, was left with the mind of a five-year old. However, he insisted upon staying on the job, riding about on a tricycle. WHPratt (talk) 20:15, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

A Man Called Ironside - Showing On BBC television (UK) from 1967 onwards.
I have checked the BBC Genome site, which contains the broadcaster's schedules for each year, and Ironside (under the title 'A Man Called Ironside') was being shown by November 1967 (this does not appear to be the earliest listing). So, Ironside was on UK television before the 1970s. I have corrected this in the article's text. LINK to BBC Genome - https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/291ca8648f944d57a23d6d9e58b8e245

(86.184.131.107 (talk) 01:11, 19 May 2019 (UTC))

First synthesizer based television theme
This statement in the Music section "and was the first synthesizer-based television theme song" is not adequately specified. From memory at least the 1963 Doctor Who TV theme was an earlier example of the use of synthesizers in television music. A quick Google search shows that this statement is widely repeated. Some sources expand to suggest that it was the first use of the Moog synthesizer in a TV theme. This is a much more reasonable claim. Wikijacmadman (talk) 18:16, 7 June 2022 (UTC)