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7th January 2006: The first new screen shots from this wonderful show appear online.

Yes it's true, thank's to Trevor Bibic for this tip-off. A new web site which has recently appeared online contains never-before seen online screen shots and video clips too! This is probably the first time these clips have been shown on the Internet.

Visit the new web site at:

http://www.theredhandgang.net (Not one to be missed!)

One particular show that remains in the minds of many people is "The Red Hand Gang", if not only for it's catchy theme tune. If you have the Flash plugin installed, then you should be able to hear the theme playing. Please be patient if you can't hear it.

I've set up this page so that I might jog a few peoples memories. The Red Hand Gang was a gang of five stereotypical street kids who met in a clubhouse. They solved crimes and mysteries, the usual stuff. The gang was led by a charachter called Doc a smart kid with glasses (pictured top left in the picture).

The show was first shown on the American NBC network on Saturday mornings between the
9th September 1977 and 28th January 1978. There were only twelve episodes ever made which makes me wonder why it was so popular and why so many people remember it. However it was even more popular in the UK than it was in the USA.

Throughout the series they prevented a jewel heist, captured some kidnappers, and prevented a museum robbery. The shows were arranged so that the stories overlapped between the episodes and the shows creators would always end an episode at a cliffhanging pinacle moment... to be continued.

They were called the "Red Hand Gang" because they would leave their red hand prints on fences. In one episode they drew around a hand with a red marker pen onto the back of a truck so that they could follow it.

The opening theme credits show the gang running towards the camera to the very catchy theme tune, then cut to shots of each them jumping on a trampoline as their credit pops up onto the screen. Then some action shots, such as on skateboards and shots from the episodes. As you would imagine, chopper bikes and sweat bands also featured in the show!

The show was probably very successful because kids wanted to be like the Red Hand Gang.

The Cast.

Matthew Laborteaux as Frankie (bottom left)

J.R. Miller as J.R. (bottom right)

Jolie Newman as Joanne (top right)

Johhny Brogna as Lil' Bill (not shown),

James Bond III as Doc (top left)

The dog in the picture was called "Boomer".

Whatever happened to them after the end of the series?

Other notable cast members.

Anthony Zerbe (Kidnapper)

John Alderman (The Photographer)

The Crew

Director: Charles R. Rondeau (1917 - 1996)
Directing credits include F-Troop, Bonanza, Wild Wild West, Batman, The Munsters.

Producer: William P. D'Angelo (1932 - 2002)
Producing credits include Big John Little John, Monster Squad, Westwind, Batman.

Screenplay: Harvey Bullock and R.S. Allen
Writing credits include, The Flintstones, Hogans Heroes.

Story by: Roy Irvings

Director of Photography: Herb Pearl

Sound: Glen Glenn (Glen Glenn Sound Systems)

This page last updated 26 January 2005.