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A short lived [[TheSeventies 1970s]] Creator/{{ABC}} television series following the [[SwatTeam Special Weapons And Tactics]] unit of an unnamed Californian city's police department (specifically "Olympic SWAT", the five-man team assigned to Olympic Precinct), created by Robert Hamner, developed by Rick Husky, and produced by Hamner, Creator/AaronSpelling, and Leonard Goldberg. A SpinOff of ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]][[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''[[/note]], the series stars Creator/SteveForrest, Creator/RobertUrich, Creator/RodPerry, Mark Shera, and James Coleman.
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A short lived [[TheSeventies 1970s]] Creator/{{ABC}} [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] television series following the [[SwatTeam Special Weapons And Tactics]] unit of an unnamed Californian city's police department (specifically "Olympic SWAT", the five-man team assigned to Olympic Precinct), created by Robert Hamner, developed by Rick Husky, and produced by Hamner, Creator/AaronSpelling, and Leonard Goldberg. A SpinOff of ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]][[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''[[/note]], the series stars Creator/SteveForrest, Creator/RobertUrich, Creator/RodPerry, Mark Shera, and James Coleman.
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A short lived [[TheSeventies 1970s]] Creator/{{ABC}} television series following the '''S'''pecial '''W'''eapons '''A'''nd '''T'''actics unit of an unnamed Californian city's police department (specifically "Olympic SWAT", the five-man team assigned to Olympic Precinct), created by Robert Hamner, developed by Rick Husky, and produced by Hamner, Creator/AaronSpelling, and Leonard Goldberg. A SpinOff of ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]][[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''[[/note]], the series stars Creator/SteveForrest, Creator/RobertUrich, Creator/RodPerry, Mark Shera, and James Coleman.
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A short lived [[TheSeventies 1970s]] Creator/{{ABC}} television series following the '''S'''pecial '''W'''eapons '''A'''nd '''T'''actics [[SwatTeam Special Weapons And Tactics]] unit of an unnamed Californian city's police department (specifically "Olympic SWAT", the five-man team assigned to Olympic Precinct), created by Robert Hamner, developed by Rick Husky, and produced by Hamner, Creator/AaronSpelling, and Leonard Goldberg. A SpinOff of ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]][[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''[[/note]], the series stars Creator/SteveForrest, Creator/RobertUrich, Creator/RodPerry, Mark Shera, and James Coleman.
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The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation following its second season. However, it was a cultural hit, so much so that its funk theme song briefly topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1976. Combined with the show's opening sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van, this was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
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The series was notorious for its violence, violence for 1970s television standards, which led to its early cancellation following its second season. However, it was a cultural hit, so much so that its funk theme song briefly topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1976. Combined with the show's opening sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van, this was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: In "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket", the armored car is shown to be [[NighInvulnerability practically impenetrable]]. The team's solution in the end when a heist crew holds hostages inside? [[spoiler:Fire paint rounds at the windshield to blind the driver and use a modified flare launcher to fire gas inside to smoke out the occupants.]]
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: In "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket", the armored car is shown to be [[NighInvulnerability practically impenetrable]]. The team's solution in impenetrable to bullets and breaching attempts]]. However, the end when a heist crew holds hostages inside? [[spoiler:Fire paint rounds at the team discovers two weak points: [[spoiler:its windshield can be covered to blind the driver prevent movement, and use a modified flare launcher to fire it has an air vent in its roof that small gas inside to smoke out the occupants.rounds can be fired into.]]
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* CowboyCop: Bo Pritchard is explicitly stated to be one by Deacon in "Jungle War".
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* CowboyCop: Bo Pritchard [[spoiler:Bo Pritchard]] is explicitly stated to be one by Deacon in "Jungle War".
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* FriendlySniper: T.J., a natural marksman who had his spot in SWAT ensured by Hondo for exactly that reason. It's established in "The Killing Ground" that he's been hunting since his youth and learned to shoot so well because he couldn't afford ammunition and thus had to make every round count. Despite being such a skilled sniper though, it's stated in "Jungle War" that he doesn't like having to open fire.
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* FriendlySniper: T.J., a natural marksman who had his spot in SWAT ensured by Hondo for exactly that reason. his shooting skills. It's established stated in "The Killing Ground" that he's been hunting since his youth and learned to shoot so well because he couldn't afford ammunition and thus had to make every round count. Despite being such a skilled sniper though, it's stated in "Jungle War" that he doesn't like having to open fire.
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* InstantDeathBullet: Many people who are shot in the series pretty much die instantly regardless of where they were hit or what gun was used; if they don't, either they're a character that's significant to the episode, or they get hospitalized and probably live. A noticeable example can be seen in "Criss-Cross", when the team shoots a burglar left behind by his crew; by the time Deacon climbs a fence to check his pulse (it takes maybe five seconds for Deacon to reach him), he's dead.
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* InstantDeathBullet: Many people who are shot in the series pretty much die almost instantly regardless of where they were hit or what gun was used; if used. If they don't, either they're a character that's significant to the episode, or they get hospitalized and probably live. A noticeable example can be seen in "Criss-Cross", when the team shoots a burglar left behind by his crew; by the time Deacon climbs a fence to check his pulse (it (which takes maybe five seconds for Deacon to reach him), seconds), he's dead.
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** "Kill S.W.A.T." has a family targeting SWAT officers as revenge for losing a relative in the first SWAT deployment ever.
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** "Kill S.W.A.T." has a family targeting SWAT officers as revenge for losing a relative in the first ever SWAT deployment ever.deployment.
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* MoralGuardians: The show was one of the targets as, unlike other action television shows of the 1970s such as ''Series/TheATeam'', suspects, police officers, and the innocent tended to die fairly often. Even the LAPD SWAT themselves, whom the show was loosely based on, reportedly didn't like this depiction. Steve Forrest addressed this, stating he understood the concerns—he just felt they were wrong to focus on ''S.W.A.T.''. By 21st century standards however, the show is quite tame [[DarkerAndEdgier compared with other shows that came later]].
* NighInvulnerability: The armored car is presented this way in "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket". Its theft actually concerns the WCPD ''more'' than if valuables were stolen from it, as its attack-resistant design means the criminals can do whatever they want inside with all the leverage in the world, and the police can't stop them; even the 5.56 mm rounds from SWAT's M16 rifles barely scratch the bulletproof glass. Hondo and the WCPD suggest everything from terrorist attacks to a heist on ''four banks in the same intersection'' as entirely feasible possibilities.
* PoliceAreUseless: Solidly averted by SWAT, who always get their man. Played straight, however, with regular patrol officers, who are often taken out by the MonsterOfTheWeek so as to [[TheWorfEffect illustrate how cold and dangerous they are]], sometimes before they can even get out of their cruisers or clear leather. Turns out the most dangerous position to be in in the ''S.W.A.T.'' universe is to be the first responding officer to any call.
* NighInvulnerability: The armored car is presented this way in "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket". Its theft actually concerns the WCPD ''more'' than if valuables were stolen from it, as its attack-resistant design means the criminals can do whatever they want inside with all the leverage in the world, and the police can't stop them; even the 5.56 mm rounds from SWAT's M16 rifles barely scratch the bulletproof glass. Hondo and the WCPD suggest everything from terrorist attacks to a heist on ''four banks in the same intersection'' as entirely feasible possibilities.
* PoliceAreUseless: Solidly averted by SWAT, who always get their man. Played straight, however, with regular patrol officers, who are often taken out by the MonsterOfTheWeek so as to [[TheWorfEffect illustrate how cold and dangerous they are]], sometimes before they can even get out of their cruisers or clear leather. Turns out the most dangerous position to be in in the ''S.W.A.T.'' universe is to be the first responding officer to any call.
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* MoralGuardians: The show was one of the targets as, unlike other action television shows of the 1970s such as ''Series/TheATeam'', suspects, police officers, and the innocent tended to die fairly often. Even the LAPD SWAT themselves, whom the show was loosely based on, reportedly didn't like this depiction. either. Steve Forrest addressed this, stating he understood the concerns—he concerns, he just felt they were wrong to focus on ''S.W.A.T.''. By 21st century standards however, the show is quite tame [[DarkerAndEdgier compared with other shows that came later]].
* NighInvulnerability: The armored car is presented this way in "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket". Its theft actually concerns the WCPD ''more'' than if valuables were stolen from it, as its attack-resistant design means the criminals can do whatever they want inside with all the leverage in the world, and the police can't stop them; even the 5.56 mm 56mm rounds from SWAT's M16 rifles barely scratch the bulletproof glass. Hondo and the WCPD suggest everything from terrorist attacks to a heist on ''four banks in the same intersection'' as entirely feasible possibilities.
* PoliceAreUseless: Solidly averted by SWAT, who always get their man. Played straight, however, with regular patrol officers, who are often taken out by the MonsterOfTheWeek so as to [[TheWorfEffect illustrate how cold and dangerous they are]], sometimes before they can even get out of their cruisers or clear leather. Turns out the most dangerousposition to be in job in the ''S.W.A.T.'' universe is to be being the first responding officer to any call.
* NighInvulnerability: The armored car is presented this way in "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket". Its theft actually concerns the WCPD ''more'' than if valuables were stolen from it, as its attack-resistant design means the criminals can do whatever they want inside with all the leverage in the world, and the police can't stop them; even the 5.
* PoliceAreUseless: Solidly averted by SWAT, who always get their man. Played straight, however, with regular patrol officers, who are often taken out by the MonsterOfTheWeek so as to [[TheWorfEffect illustrate how cold and dangerous they are]], sometimes before they can even get out of their cruisers or clear leather. Turns out the most dangerous
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* StockFootage: The series reused footage quite often, often for [[EstablishingShot Establishing Shots]], but also for transitionary scenes such as shots of the SWAT van driving to a call. In fact, some episodes even reused footage from the opening sequence.
* SWATTeam: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mhm.]] Released when SWAT teams as a concept were less than a decade old, ''S.W.A.T.'' arguably made the concept more familiar to audiences than before, albeit in an action-packed way actual SWAT teams didn't really like.
* SWATTeam: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mhm.]] Released when SWAT teams as a concept were less than a decade old, ''S.W.A.T.'' arguably made the concept more familiar to audiences than before, albeit in an action-packed way actual SWAT teams didn't really like.
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* StockFootage: The series reused footage quite often, frequently, often for [[EstablishingShot Establishing Shots]], but also for transitionary scenes such as shots of the SWAT van driving to a call. In fact, some Some episodes even reused footage from the opening sequence.
* SWATTeam: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mhm.]] Released when SWAT teams as a concept were less than a decade old, ''S.W.A.T.'' arguably made the concept more familiar to audiences than before, albeit in an action-packed way actual SWAT teams didn'treally quite like.
* SWATTeam: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mhm.]] Released when SWAT teams as a concept were less than a decade old, ''S.W.A.T.'' arguably made the concept more familiar to audiences than before, albeit in an action-packed way actual SWAT teams didn't
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** In "The Vendetta", the episode opens with SWAT being deployed to break the siege of a house belonging to the Brewer family, the land on which has been bought by a construction magnate hiding behind the law to get his way. It's obvious they're arguably in the right, but they're breaking the law. [[spoiler:The Brewer brothers are promptly kidnapped by a pair of ex-cons who plan to kill the magnate and Hondo for helping bring them in, and end up as the victims for the rest of the episode.]]
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** In "The Vendetta", the episode opens with SWAT being deployed to break the siege of a house belonging to the Brewer family, the land on which has been bought by a construction magnate hiding behind the law to get his way. It's obvious they're arguably in the right, but they're breaking the law. [[spoiler:The Brewer brothers are promptly kidnapped by the episode's real [[BigBad Big Bads]], a pair of ex-cons who plan to kill the magnate and Hondo for helping bring them in, and end up as the victims for the rest of the episode.]]
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* CowboyCop: Bo Pritchard is explicitly stated to be one by Deacon in "Jungle War".
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* LooseCannon: A few of the MonsterOfTheWeek criminal groups SWAT goes up against tend to have at least one member that doesn't mind killing people.
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* NighInvulnerability: The armored car is presented this way in "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket". The WCPD is actually ''more'' worried learning about its theft than if it was a regular armored transport hit targeting valuables, as its attack-resistant design means the criminals can do whatever they want inside with all the leverage in the world, and the police can't stop them; even the 5.56 mm rounds from SWAT's M16 rifles barely scratch the bulletproof glass. Hondo and the WCPD suggest everything from terrorist attacks to a heist on four banks in the same intersection as entirely feasible possibilities.
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* NighInvulnerability: The armored car is presented this way in "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket". The WCPD is Its theft actually concerns the WCPD ''more'' worried learning about its theft than if it was a regular armored transport hit targeting valuables, valuables were stolen from it, as its attack-resistant design means the criminals can do whatever they want inside with all the leverage in the world, and the police can't stop them; even the 5.56 mm rounds from SWAT's M16 rifles barely scratch the bulletproof glass. Hondo and the WCPD suggest everything from terrorist attacks to a heist on four ''four banks in the same intersection intersection'' as entirely feasible possibilities.
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* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Bo Pritchard]] in "Jungle War". Though Deacon and the rest of SWAT dislike his CowboyCop tactics, Hondo fully respects him as a comrade who saved his life in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and a family friend—until Bo joins SWAT after Deacon is injured, screws up a standoff thanks to his ego, and gets kicked off by Hondo himself. Bo promptly [[spoilers:goes off the deep end and kidnaps Hondo's wife Betty in an attempt to draw him out to fight one-on-one. When Hondo knocks out Bo, he looks down at him with a disappointed expression.]]
* FastRoping: Happens a few times throughout the series, though not as often as you'd think for a show about a SWAT team. They use ropes to climb more often than they use them to descend.
* FriendlySniper: T.J., a natural marksman who had his spot in SWAT ensured by Hondo for exactly that reason. It's established in "The Killing Ground" that he's been hunting since his youth and learned to shoot so well because he couldn't afford ammunition and thus had to make every round count. Despite being such a skilled sniper though, it's suggested in "Jungle War" that he doesn't like having to open fire:
* FastRoping: Happens a few times throughout the series, though not as often as you'd think for a show about a SWAT team. They use ropes to climb more often than they use them to descend.
* FriendlySniper: T.J., a natural marksman who had his spot in SWAT ensured by Hondo for exactly that reason. It's established in "The Killing Ground" that he's been hunting since his youth and learned to shoot so well because he couldn't afford ammunition and thus had to make every round count. Despite being such a skilled sniper though, it's suggested in "Jungle War" that he doesn't like having to open fire:
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* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Bo Pritchard]] in "Jungle War". Though Deacon and the rest of SWAT dislike his CowboyCop tactics, Hondo fully respects him as a comrade who saved his life in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and a family friend—until Bo joins SWAT after Deacon is injured, screws up a standoff thanks to his ego, and gets kicked off by Hondo himself. Bo promptly [[spoilers:goes [[spoiler:goes off the deep end and kidnaps Hondo's wife Betty in an attempt to draw him out to fight one-on-one. When Hondo knocks out Bo, he looks down at him with a disappointed expression.]]
* FastRoping: Happens a few times throughout the series, though not as often as you'd think for a show about aSWAT tactical team. They use ropes to climb more often than they use them to descend.
* FriendlySniper: T.J., a natural marksman who had his spot in SWAT ensured by Hondo for exactly that reason. It's established in "The Killing Ground" that he's been hunting since his youth and learned to shoot so well because he couldn't afford ammunition and thus had to make every round count. Despite being such a skilled sniper though, it'ssuggested stated in "Jungle War" that he doesn't like having to open fire:fire.
* FastRoping: Happens a few times throughout the series, though not as often as you'd think for a show about a
* FriendlySniper: T.J., a natural marksman who had his spot in SWAT ensured by Hondo for exactly that reason. It's established in "The Killing Ground" that he's been hunting since his youth and learned to shoot so well because he couldn't afford ammunition and thus had to make every round count. Despite being such a skilled sniper though, it's
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* InstantDeathBullet: Many people who are shot in the series pretty much die instantly regardless of where they're hit or what gun was used; if they don't, either they're a character that's significant to the episode, or they get hospitalized and probably live. A noticeable example can be seen in "Criss-Cross", when the team shoots a burglar left behind by his crew; by the time Deacon climbs a fence to check his pulse (it takes maybe five seconds for Deacon to reach him), he's dead.
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* InstantDeathBullet: Many people who are shot in the series pretty much die instantly regardless of where they're they were hit or what gun was used; if they don't, either they're a character that's significant to the episode, or they get hospitalized and probably live. A noticeable example can be seen in "Criss-Cross", when the team shoots a burglar left behind by his crew; by the time Deacon climbs a fence to check his pulse (it takes maybe five seconds for Deacon to reach him), he's dead.
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* BloodlessCarnage: People who are shot or otherwise injured in the series rarely bleed. If they do, it's never a lot, and it's usually because the victim survived.
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* InstantDeathBullet: Many people who are shot in the series pretty much die instantly regardless of where they're hit or what gun was used; if they don't, either they're a character that's significant to the episode, or they get hospitalized and probably live. A noticeable example can be seen in "Criss-Cross", when the team shoots a burglar left behind by his crew; by the time Deacon climbs a fence to check his pulse (it takes maybe five seconds for Deacon to reach him), he's dead.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Officer T.J. [=McCabe=] (Creator/JamesColeman), Officer Dominic Luca (Creator/MarkShera), Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson (Creator/SteveForrest), Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay (Creator/RodPerry), Officer Jim Street (Creator/RobertUrich).]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Officer T.Travis Joseph "T.J. " [=McCabe=] (Creator/JamesColeman), Officer Dominic Luca (Creator/MarkShera), Lt. Dan Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson (Creator/SteveForrest), Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay (Creator/RodPerry), Officer Jim Street (Creator/RobertUrich).]]
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A short lived [[TheSeventies 1970s]] Creator/{{ABC}} TV series featuring the adventures of a unnamed city's police department '''S'''pecial '''W'''eapons '''A'''nd '''T'''actics unit, starring Steve Forrest and Creator/RobertUrich.
The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation in its second season. However, its theme music is a classic that became a #1 hit single. Combined with the show's title sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van, this was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
The show was later given a [[Film/SWAT2003 film adaptation]] in 2003 starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ and featuring a [[RemakeCameo cameo appearance]] by Forrest. Courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] premiered on November 2, 2017, with Creator/ShemarMoore leading the new cast.
[[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas No relation to]] Creator/{{Sierra}}'s ''VideoGame/{{SWAT}}'' video game series... or ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats''.
The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation in its second season. However, its theme music is a classic that became a #1 hit single. Combined with the show's title sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van, this was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
The show was later given a [[Film/SWAT2003 film adaptation]] in 2003 starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ and featuring a [[RemakeCameo cameo appearance]] by Forrest. Courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] premiered on November 2, 2017, with Creator/ShemarMoore leading the new cast.
[[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas No relation to]] Creator/{{Sierra}}'s ''VideoGame/{{SWAT}}'' video game series... or ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats''.
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A short lived [[TheSeventies 1970s]] Creator/{{ABC}} TV television series featuring following the adventures of a unnamed city's police department '''S'''pecial '''W'''eapons '''A'''nd '''T'''actics unit, starring Steve Forrest unit of an unnamed Californian city's police department (specifically "Olympic SWAT", the five-man team assigned to Olympic Precinct), created by Robert Hamner, developed by Rick Husky, and Creator/RobertUrich.
produced by Hamner, Creator/AaronSpelling, and Leonard Goldberg. A SpinOff of ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]][[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''[[/note]], the series stars Creator/SteveForrest, Creator/RobertUrich, Creator/RodPerry, Mark Shera, and James Coleman.
The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellationin following its second season. However, it was a cultural hit, so much so that its funk theme music is a classic that became a #1 hit single. song briefly topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1976. Combined with the show's title opening sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van, this was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
The show was latergiven a [[Film/SWAT2003 film adaptation]] adapted into a film]] in 2003 starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez Creator/MichelleRodriguez, and Music/LLCoolJ and Music/LLCoolJ, featuring a [[RemakeCameo cameo appearance]] by Forrest. Courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV television series revival]] premiered on November 2, 2017, with Creator/ShemarMoore leading the new cast.
[[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas No relation to]] Creator/{{Sierra}}'s ''VideoGame/{{SWAT}}'' video gameseries... or series, nor the animated television show ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats''.
The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation
The show was later
[[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas No relation to]] Creator/{{Sierra}}'s ''VideoGame/{{SWAT}}'' video game
* TenMinuteRetirement: In "Blind Man's Bluff", Hondo makes the decision to retire from SWAT due to complications from a concussion he receives after his head is grazed by a bullet. However, after being dissatisfied with working a desk job for the rest of his career, he undergoes a surgery that repairs the damage. In the next scene, he's back to his usual position leading Olympic SWAT.
* ArmedBlag: Played with in "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket": an armored car is stolen by a team of criminals—except it's empty. [[spoiler:The armored car is ultimately used as part of a disguise to steal a million-dollar crown and scepter from a pageant, and later to hold out from the police when the heist goes south.]]
* ArmedBlag: Played with in "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket": an armored car is stolen by a team of criminals—except it's empty. [[spoiler:The armored car is ultimately used as part of a disguise to steal a million-dollar crown and scepter from a pageant, and later to hold out from the police when the heist goes south.]]
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** In reality, SWAT troopers do not simply wait at headquarters for a muster signal; they operate in other capacities in the police department until called up to suit up for SWAT duty. Of course, the RuleOfCool dictated the title sequence be otherwise.
** Also, the missions in the series, which appeared to happen once a week in the series, was derided by real cops as being ''once in a lifetime'' things.
* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]]the ''S.W.A.T.'' pilot aired as an episode of this series[[/note]] ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''), ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.C.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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** Also, the missions in the series, which appeared to happen once a week in the series, was derided by real cops as being ''once in a lifetime'' things.
* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]]the ''S.W.A.T.'' pilot aired as an episode of this series[[/note]] ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''), ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.C.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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** In reality, When Olympic SWAT troopers do isn't on a call, the officers stay in their headquarters to investigate a crime they're following up on or, if not, desk jobs and busywork relating to SWAT such as inventory checks and filling out forms. In RealLife, when SWAT officers are on duty but not simply wait at actually being deployed, they are typically assigned to other police duties such as regular patrol, to be called back to headquarters for a muster signal; they operate in other capacities in the police department until called up to suit up for SWAT duty. Of course, if the RuleOfCool dictated the title sequence be otherwise.
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**Also, the missions Practically every episode has some high-risk incident demanding SWAT's attention, most commonly standoffs, hostage-takings, and sniper attacks. And in the series, which appeared to happen once a week in the series, was derided by real cops as being ''once in a lifetime'' things.
* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]]the''S.W.A.T.'' pilot aired as they happen a ''lot'', with "Pressure Cooker" having a robbery-turned-hostage-taking, an episode of this series[[/note]] ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks not arson-turned-shootout-turned-suicide-prevention, a dispute-turned-standoff, ''and'' a kidnapping-turned-shootout happening in what was implied to be confused with]] '''''one shift'''''. In real life however, incidents like these are rare and might happen once in an officer's entire lifetime. In fact, this was something actual police officers criticized the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''), show for: things like crazed cop-killer snipers on rooftops or tense capers with hostages and shootouts rarely happened.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: In "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket", the armored car is shown to be [[NighInvulnerability practically impenetrable]]. The team's solution in the end when a heist crew holds hostages inside? [[spoiler:Fire paint rounds at the windshield to blind the driver and use a modified flare launcher to fire gas inside to smoke out the occupants.]]
* BoundAndGagged: Happens to some hostages, most notably [[spoiler:the Brewer brothers when they get kidnapped by Mel and Ralph]] in "The Vendetta".
** Also happens on occasion to criminals when SWAT has to apprehend one quietly, in which case they cuff them and put tape over their mouth so they don't shout for the others.
* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows, such as ''Series/TheRookies'', ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'',''Series/TJHooker'' -- and ''Series/TJHooker'', are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.cities in Western California. In ''S.W.A.T.'', the city is obviously based on UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, but it is never named. The police department is referred to as the "WCPD", the full name of which (never mentioned in the show) being the... "''Western California'' Police Department".
* CopKiller: Many criminals and MonsterOfTheWeek characters kill or injure patrol officers, which usually brings SWAT's full attention to them.
** "The Killing Ground" and "Kill S.W.A.T."wear shoulder patches of the "W.C.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
%% Should it be ''Series/TheRookies'' or ''Series/TheRookie'' here? The former is a red link and the latter, while a blue link, is much more recent.in particular focus on criminals specifically targeting police officers.
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]]the
* AttackItsWeakPoint: In "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket", the armored car is shown to be [[NighInvulnerability practically impenetrable]]. The team's solution in the end when a heist crew holds hostages inside? [[spoiler:Fire paint rounds at the windshield to blind the driver and use a modified flare launcher to fire gas inside to smoke out the occupants.]]
* BoundAndGagged: Happens to some hostages, most notably [[spoiler:the Brewer brothers when they get kidnapped by Mel and Ralph]] in "The Vendetta".
** Also happens on occasion to criminals when SWAT has to apprehend one quietly, in which case they cuff them and put tape over their mouth so they don't shout for the others.
* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows, such as ''Series/TheRookies'', ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'',
* CopKiller: Many criminals and MonsterOfTheWeek characters kill or injure patrol officers, which usually brings SWAT's full attention to them.
** "The Killing Ground" and "Kill S.W.A.T."
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* DeadMansSwitch: In one episode the boss of a bunch of crooks tries to escape by wiring himself to a bomb, with the switch in his hand. He demands and gets a truck, which he tries to escape in, driving one-handed. Naturally, something gets in his way, and he has to put both hands on the wheel -- releasing the switch. Boom.
* MoralGuardians: The show was one of the targets as, unlike the later series ''Series/TheATeam'', SWAT would storm in and shoot to kill. Steve Forrest addressed this understanding where the guardians were coming from, he just felt they were wrong about his particular show. By 21st century standards, it's quite tame [[DarkerAndEdgier compared with TV shows that came later]].
* RedAlert: The famous TitleSequence commences with a warbling siren as TheSquad rush for their WallOfWeapons and leap into a van.
* {{Spinoff}}: From ''Series/TheRookies''.
* MoralGuardians: The show was one of the targets as, unlike the later series ''Series/TheATeam'', SWAT would storm in and shoot to kill. Steve Forrest addressed this understanding where the guardians were coming from, he just felt they were wrong about his particular show. By 21st century standards, it's quite tame [[DarkerAndEdgier compared with TV shows that came later]].
* RedAlert: The famous TitleSequence commences with a warbling siren as TheSquad rush for their WallOfWeapons and leap into a van.
* {{Spinoff}}: From ''Series/TheRookies''.
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* DangerRoomColdOpen: "Time Bomb" opens with the team deploying to take out a sniper perched on a rooftop, seemingly in the city—until half the team starts climbing random scaffolding and going behind building cutouts. Turns out the sniper is a training assistant, and they're on a film studio backlot SWAT uses for training every now and then. This location and scenario was also seen in "Kill S.W.A.T.", though there it was made more obvious the first time around that it was a training exercise.
* DeadMansSwitch: Inone episode the boss of "Time Bomb", a bunch of crooks stuntman-turned-bomber tries to escape by wiring himself to a bomb, with the switch in his hand. He demands a truck and gets a truck, which he tries to escape in, driving one-handed. Naturally, something gets in his way, and he takes Hondo hostage, but has to put both hands keep one hand on the wheel -- releasing to keep Hondo in check. [[spoiler:When Hondo jumps out and T.J. fires at him, the switch. Boom.
bomber [[OhCrap accidentally lets go...]]]]
* DrivenToSuicide: Happens to a few suspects, such as [[spoiler:Eric]] in "Death Carrier" and the plastics factory owner in "Pressure Cooker".
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Bo Pritchard]] in "Jungle War". Though Deacon and the rest of SWAT dislike his CowboyCop tactics, Hondo fully respects him as a comrade who saved his life in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and a family friend—until Bo joins SWAT after Deacon is injured, screws up a standoff thanks to his ego, and gets kicked off by Hondo himself. Bo promptly [[spoilers:goes off the deep end and kidnaps Hondo's wife Betty in an attempt to draw him out to fight one-on-one. When Hondo knocks out Bo, he looks down at him with a disappointed expression.]]
* FastRoping: Happens a few times throughout the series, though not as often as you'd think for a show about a SWAT team. They use ropes to climb more often than they use them to descend.
* FriendlySniper: T.J., a natural marksman who had his spot in SWAT ensured by Hondo for exactly that reason. It's established in "The Killing Ground" that he's been hunting since his youth and learned to shoot so well because he couldn't afford ammunition and thus had to make every round count. Despite being such a skilled sniper though, it's suggested in "Jungle War" that he doesn't like having to open fire:
-->'''T.J.:''' When I have to shoot, that means nothin' else works, ''nothin'!''
* TheGhost: Sam, the SWAT van's driver. He is never seen clearly, never exits the vehicle, and only speaks once in season 2.
* HeHadAName: In "The Killing Ground", when Luca, T.J., and Street are trying out for SWAT, Luca casually refers to a recently killed police officer as "whats-his-name". Street corrects him: the officer's name was Robert Duran, his patrol partner.
* HostageSituation: Happens to some degree in practically every episode.
* HumanShield: Happens at least briefly in most hostage situations, particularly those with the MonsterOfTheWeek.
* InterruptedSuicide: How most instances of DrivenToSuicide end up when SWAT arrives, sometimes by TalkingDownTheSuicidal, and others by physically stopping them.
* ItsPersonal: Happens pretty often, usually resulting from of the loss of a family member.
** "The Killing Ground" has a trio of cop killers seeking revenge on the WCPD for allegedly killing an uncle in police custody. [[spoiler:Except when Hondo looks into it after they've been apprehended, he learns said uncle actually killed himself while surrounded by police, meaning it was AllForNothing.]]
** "A Coven of Killers" has the Hopper family target various people involved in prosecuting cult leader Joey Hopper, including Hondo, who helped apprehend him.
** "Jungle War" has [[spoiler:Bo Pritchard, Hondo's close friend and ex-military comrade, kidnap Betty to draw Hondo out for a one-on-one fight, as revenge for Hondo kicking Bo out of SWAT for poor performance.]]
** "Kill S.W.A.T." has a family targeting SWAT officers as revenge for losing a relative in the first SWAT deployment ever.
** "Vigilante" has a titular vigilante who believes all criminals should die even if they surrender, driven by the loss of his wife in a burglary gone wrong.
* LooseCannon: A few of the MonsterOfTheWeek criminal groups SWAT goes up against tend to have at least one member that doesn't mind killing people.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Eric in "Death Carrier", who targets his crush's lovers for assassination because he wants her for himself.
* MoralGuardians: The show was one of the targets as, unlike other action television shows of thelater series 1970s such as ''Series/TheATeam'', suspects, police officers, and the innocent tended to die fairly often. Even the LAPD SWAT would storm in and shoot to kill. themselves, whom the show was loosely based on, reportedly didn't like this depiction. Steve Forrest addressed this understanding where this, stating he understood the guardians were coming from, he concerns—he just felt they were wrong about his particular show. to focus on ''S.W.A.T.''. By 21st century standards, it's standards however, the show is quite tame [[DarkerAndEdgier compared with TV other shows that came later]].
* NighInvulnerability: The armored car is presented this way in "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket". The WCPD is actually ''more'' worried learning about its theft than if it was a regular armored transport hit targeting valuables, as its attack-resistant design means the criminals can do whatever they want inside with all the leverage in the world, and the police can't stop them; even the 5.56 mm rounds from SWAT's M16 rifles barely scratch the bulletproof glass. Hondo and the WCPD suggest everything from terrorist attacks to a heist on four banks in the same intersection as entirely feasible possibilities.
* PoliceAreUseless: Solidly averted by SWAT, who always get their man. Played straight, however, with regular patrol officers, who are often taken out by the MonsterOfTheWeek so as to [[TheWorfEffect illustrate how cold and dangerous they are]], sometimes before they can even get out of their cruisers or clear leather. Turns out the most dangerous position to be in in the ''S.W.A.T.'' universe is to be the first responding officer to any call.
** A prime example of the patrol officers being useless can be seen in "Criss-Cross": a cruiser parks up to scope out an ongoing robbery before SWAT arrives, but when Hondo orders them to move in, the driver is immediately shot in the neck by a sniper (who is quite visible from his perch), while the other officer dies when the out-of-control cruiser crashes through a wall.
* PoliceBrutality: By modern standards, it happens a lot throughout the series. Chokeholds, knock-out beatdowns, rough handling, and brow-raising use of force are bound to occur to some degree every now and then when SWAT sees action. But from a more general standpoint, this is actually mostly averted, as whoever the team doesn't shoot is simply cuffed and treated relatively respectfully.
** A major plot point in "The Killing Ground" is this allegedly occurring to a man's uncle; in response, the man and his friends [[CopKiller start ambushing cops]]. [[spoiler:It's revealed at the end that the uncle actually killed himself before the police could apprehend him.]]
* RedAlert: The famous TitleSequence commences with awarbling siren shrieking muster signal as TheSquad rush rushes for their WallOfWeapons and leap leaps into their van. This rarely happens in the show itself though, as the team is often alerted to incidents through telephone calls or radio dispatches instead.
* SpinOff: Of ''Series/TheRookies''. In fact, ''S.W.A.T.'' originated as avan.
* {{Spinoff}}: From ''Series/TheRookies''.two-part pilot aired in February 1975 as an episode of ''The Rookies''.
* DeadMansSwitch: In
* DrivenToSuicide: Happens to a few suspects, such as [[spoiler:Eric]] in "Death Carrier" and the plastics factory owner in "Pressure Cooker".
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Bo Pritchard]] in "Jungle War". Though Deacon and the rest of SWAT dislike his CowboyCop tactics, Hondo fully respects him as a comrade who saved his life in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and a family friend—until Bo joins SWAT after Deacon is injured, screws up a standoff thanks to his ego, and gets kicked off by Hondo himself. Bo promptly [[spoilers:goes off the deep end and kidnaps Hondo's wife Betty in an attempt to draw him out to fight one-on-one. When Hondo knocks out Bo, he looks down at him with a disappointed expression.]]
* FastRoping: Happens a few times throughout the series, though not as often as you'd think for a show about a SWAT team. They use ropes to climb more often than they use them to descend.
* FriendlySniper: T.J., a natural marksman who had his spot in SWAT ensured by Hondo for exactly that reason. It's established in "The Killing Ground" that he's been hunting since his youth and learned to shoot so well because he couldn't afford ammunition and thus had to make every round count. Despite being such a skilled sniper though, it's suggested in "Jungle War" that he doesn't like having to open fire:
-->'''T.J.:''' When I have to shoot, that means nothin' else works, ''nothin'!''
* TheGhost: Sam, the SWAT van's driver. He is never seen clearly, never exits the vehicle, and only speaks once in season 2.
* HeHadAName: In "The Killing Ground", when Luca, T.J., and Street are trying out for SWAT, Luca casually refers to a recently killed police officer as "whats-his-name". Street corrects him: the officer's name was Robert Duran, his patrol partner.
* HostageSituation: Happens to some degree in practically every episode.
* HumanShield: Happens at least briefly in most hostage situations, particularly those with the MonsterOfTheWeek.
* InterruptedSuicide: How most instances of DrivenToSuicide end up when SWAT arrives, sometimes by TalkingDownTheSuicidal, and others by physically stopping them.
* ItsPersonal: Happens pretty often, usually resulting from of the loss of a family member.
** "The Killing Ground" has a trio of cop killers seeking revenge on the WCPD for allegedly killing an uncle in police custody. [[spoiler:Except when Hondo looks into it after they've been apprehended, he learns said uncle actually killed himself while surrounded by police, meaning it was AllForNothing.]]
** "A Coven of Killers" has the Hopper family target various people involved in prosecuting cult leader Joey Hopper, including Hondo, who helped apprehend him.
** "Jungle War" has [[spoiler:Bo Pritchard, Hondo's close friend and ex-military comrade, kidnap Betty to draw Hondo out for a one-on-one fight, as revenge for Hondo kicking Bo out of SWAT for poor performance.]]
** "Kill S.W.A.T." has a family targeting SWAT officers as revenge for losing a relative in the first SWAT deployment ever.
** "Vigilante" has a titular vigilante who believes all criminals should die even if they surrender, driven by the loss of his wife in a burglary gone wrong.
* LooseCannon: A few of the MonsterOfTheWeek criminal groups SWAT goes up against tend to have at least one member that doesn't mind killing people.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Eric in "Death Carrier", who targets his crush's lovers for assassination because he wants her for himself.
* MoralGuardians: The show was one of the targets as, unlike other action television shows of the
* NighInvulnerability: The armored car is presented this way in "The Steel-Plated Security Blanket". The WCPD is actually ''more'' worried learning about its theft than if it was a regular armored transport hit targeting valuables, as its attack-resistant design means the criminals can do whatever they want inside with all the leverage in the world, and the police can't stop them; even the 5.56 mm rounds from SWAT's M16 rifles barely scratch the bulletproof glass. Hondo and the WCPD suggest everything from terrorist attacks to a heist on four banks in the same intersection as entirely feasible possibilities.
* PoliceAreUseless: Solidly averted by SWAT, who always get their man. Played straight, however, with regular patrol officers, who are often taken out by the MonsterOfTheWeek so as to [[TheWorfEffect illustrate how cold and dangerous they are]], sometimes before they can even get out of their cruisers or clear leather. Turns out the most dangerous position to be in in the ''S.W.A.T.'' universe is to be the first responding officer to any call.
** A prime example of the patrol officers being useless can be seen in "Criss-Cross": a cruiser parks up to scope out an ongoing robbery before SWAT arrives, but when Hondo orders them to move in, the driver is immediately shot in the neck by a sniper (who is quite visible from his perch), while the other officer dies when the out-of-control cruiser crashes through a wall.
* PoliceBrutality: By modern standards, it happens a lot throughout the series. Chokeholds, knock-out beatdowns, rough handling, and brow-raising use of force are bound to occur to some degree every now and then when SWAT sees action. But from a more general standpoint, this is actually mostly averted, as whoever the team doesn't shoot is simply cuffed and treated relatively respectfully.
** A major plot point in "The Killing Ground" is this allegedly occurring to a man's uncle; in response, the man and his friends [[CopKiller start ambushing cops]]. [[spoiler:It's revealed at the end that the uncle actually killed himself before the police could apprehend him.]]
* RedAlert: The famous TitleSequence commences with a
* SpinOff: Of ''Series/TheRookies''. In fact, ''S.W.A.T.'' originated as a
* {{Spinoff}}: From ''Series/TheRookies''.
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* StockFootage: The series commonly reused stock footage of the SWAT van responding to a call, among other things. In fact, a couple of episodes even reused the intro scenes from some other episodes.
* SWATTeam: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Um...]]
* TurnInYourBadge: The pilot plays with this as Robert Urich's cop character, in the hospital after surviving an attack that killed his partner, picks up his badge as if he wants to resign. However, he then simply requests if his badge could be renumbered to his deceased partner's; the SWAT leader agrees to make the arrangements.
* SWATTeam: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Um...]]
* TurnInYourBadge: The pilot plays with this as Robert Urich's cop character, in the hospital after surviving an attack that killed his partner, picks up his badge as if he wants to resign. However, he then simply requests if his badge could be renumbered to his deceased partner's; the SWAT leader agrees to make the arrangements.
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* StockFootage: The series commonly reused stock footage quite often, often for [[EstablishingShot Establishing Shots]], but also for transitionary scenes such as shots of the SWAT van responding driving to a call, among other things. call. In fact, a couple of some episodes even reused the intro scenes footage from some other episodes.
the opening sequence.
* SWATTeam: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTinUm...Mhm.]] Released when SWAT teams as a concept were less than a decade old, ''S.W.A.T.'' arguably made the concept more familiar to audiences than before, albeit in an action-packed way actual SWAT teams didn't really like.
* TitleDrop: Every single time "SWAT" is uttered in any capacity, so a lot.
* TurnInYourBadge: Played with in "The Killing Ground". When Street, then a patrol officer having just survived an ambush, picks up his badge, it's played as though he's preparing to resign. However, he simply requests if his badge could be renumbered to that of his deceased partner's.
* VigilanteMan: Paul Julian in "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Vigilante]]".
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Happens sometimes, but not often, and is usually just limited to an OnlySaneMan in a group of determined or reckless criminals. Whenever they're actually well-intentioned, they're usually not the actual MonsterOfTheWeek.
** In "The Vendetta", the episode opens with SWAT being deployed to break the siege of a house belonging to the Brewer family, the land on which has been bought by a construction magnate hiding behind the law to get his way. It's obvious they're arguably in the right, but they're breaking the law. [[spoiler:The Brewer brothers are promptly kidnapped by a pair of ex-cons who plan to kill the magnate and Hondo for helping bring them in, and end up as the victims for the rest of the episode.]]
** In "Criss-Cross", an accomplice of the episode's main BigBad, a [[spoiler:former state senator turned failed businessman who is ordering him and another accomplice to murder a kidnapped witness to an earlier crime]], complains about always being bossed around to do dirty work, and challenges him to do it himself for once.
*TurnInYourBadge: The pilot plays WhatHappenedToTheMouse: At the end of "The Bravo Enigma", [[spoiler:Mr. Bravo, who is ill with a deadly and contagious form of pneumonic plague, which the WCPD and Olympic SWAT have been racing to contain for pretty much the entire episode lest he unwittingly spark a deadly epidemic that could potentially kill ''thousands'', falls into a ''water reservoir'' and dies.]] The expression on Hondo's face and the framing of the scene suggests this as Robert Urich's cop character, means bad news... but aside from a select few characters seen earlier recovering in the hospital after surviving an attack hospital, it isn't brought up again.
* {{Yandere}}: Eric in "Death Carrier". He views everyone Janet Warren dates as "not right" for her, obsessively prepares a perfect life with her on a remote cliffside property in the countryside, and methodically snipes every man Janet tries to date. Later in the episode, when [[spoiler:he kidnaps Janet and is surrounded by SWAT on the cliff, he prepares to commit MurderSuicide under the belief thatkilled his partner, picks up his badge as [[IfICantHaveYou if he wants to resign. However, he then simply requests if his badge could can't have her, they can be renumbered to his deceased partner's; together forever in the SWAT leader agrees afterlife]], only for Hondo to make the arrangements.get there first.]]
* SWATTeam: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
* TitleDrop: Every single time "SWAT" is uttered in any capacity, so a lot.
* TurnInYourBadge: Played with in "The Killing Ground". When Street, then a patrol officer having just survived an ambush, picks up his badge, it's played as though he's preparing to resign. However, he simply requests if his badge could be renumbered to that of his deceased partner's.
* VigilanteMan: Paul Julian in "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Vigilante]]".
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Happens sometimes, but not often, and is usually just limited to an OnlySaneMan in a group of determined or reckless criminals. Whenever they're actually well-intentioned, they're usually not the actual MonsterOfTheWeek.
** In "The Vendetta", the episode opens with SWAT being deployed to break the siege of a house belonging to the Brewer family, the land on which has been bought by a construction magnate hiding behind the law to get his way. It's obvious they're arguably in the right, but they're breaking the law. [[spoiler:The Brewer brothers are promptly kidnapped by a pair of ex-cons who plan to kill the magnate and Hondo for helping bring them in, and end up as the victims for the rest of the episode.]]
** In "Criss-Cross", an accomplice of the episode's main BigBad, a [[spoiler:former state senator turned failed businessman who is ordering him and another accomplice to murder a kidnapped witness to an earlier crime]], complains about always being bossed around to do dirty work, and challenges him to do it himself for once.
*
* {{Yandere}}: Eric in "Death Carrier". He views everyone Janet Warren dates as "not right" for her, obsessively prepares a perfect life with her on a remote cliffside property in the countryside, and methodically snipes every man Janet tries to date. Later in the episode, when [[spoiler:he kidnaps Janet and is surrounded by SWAT on the cliff, he prepares to commit MurderSuicide under the belief that
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]]the ''S.W.A.T.'' pilot aired as an episode of this series[[/note]] ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''), ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]]the ''S.W.A.T.'' pilot aired as an episode of this series[[/note]] ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''), ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.C.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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The show was later given a [[Film/{{SWAT}} film adaptation]] in 2003 starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ and featuring a [[RemakeCameo cameo appearance]] by Forrest. Courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] premiered on November 2, 2017, with Creator/ShemarMoore leading the new cast.
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The show was later given a [[Film/{{SWAT}} [[Film/SWAT2003 film adaptation]] in 2003 starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ and featuring a [[RemakeCameo cameo appearance]] by Forrest. Courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] premiered on November 2, 2017, with Creator/ShemarMoore leading the new cast.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Officer T.J. [=McCabe=] (James Coleman), Officer Dominic Luca (Mark Shera), Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson (Steve Forrest), Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay (Rod Perry), Officer Jim Street (Robert Urich).]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Officer T.J. [=McCabe=] (James Coleman), (Creator/JamesColeman), Officer Dominic Luca (Mark Shera), (Creator/MarkShera), Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson (Steve Forrest), (Creator/SteveForrest), Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay (Rod Perry), (Creator/RodPerry), Officer Jim Street (Robert Urich).(Creator/RobertUrich).]]
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* CopShow
* DeadmanSwitch: In one episode the boss of a bunch of crooks tries to escape by wiring himself to a bomb, with the switch in his hand. He demands and gets a truck, which he tries to escape in, driving one-handed. Naturally, something gets in his way, and he has to put both hands on the wheel -- releasing the switch. Boom.
* DeadmanSwitch: In one episode the boss of a bunch of crooks tries to escape by wiring himself to a bomb, with the switch in his hand. He demands and gets a truck, which he tries to escape in, driving one-handed. Naturally, something gets in his way, and he has to put both hands on the wheel -- releasing the switch. Boom.
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-> ''"S.W.A.T. is elite. We're very particular about who joins the fraternity. The regular jobs are handled by the street cops. When it's big, when it's an emergency, when it's unique... that's when we're called in."''
-->-- '''Lieutenant Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson''', "The Killing Ground"
-->-- '''Lieutenant Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson''', "The Killing Ground"
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The show was later given a [[Film/{{SWAT}} film adaptation]] in 2003 starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ and featuring a [[TheCameo [[RemakeCameo cameo apperance]] appearance]] by Forrest. Courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] premiered on November 2, 2017, with Creator/ShemarMoore leading the new cast.
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* MoralGuardians: The show was one of the targets as, unlike the later series ''Series/TheATeam'', SWAT would storm in and shoot to kill. Steve Forrest addressed this understanding where the guardians were coming from, he just felt they were wrong about his particular show. By 21st century standards, it's quite tame compared with TV shows that came later.
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* MoralGuardians: The show was one of the targets as, unlike the later series ''Series/TheATeam'', SWAT would storm in and shoot to kill. Steve Forrest addressed this understanding where the guardians were coming from, he just felt they were wrong about his particular show. By 21st century standards, it's quite tame [[DarkerAndEdgier compared with TV shows that came later.later]].
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies'' ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''), ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies'' ''Series/TheRookies''[[note]]the ''S.W.A.T.'' pilot aired as an episode of this series[[/note]] ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie2018''), ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies'' ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie''), ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies'' ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie''), ''Series/TheRookie2018''), ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies'', ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies'', ''Series/TheRookies'' ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] the later series ''Series/TheRookie''), ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department." "
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* TurnInYourBadge: The pilot plays with this as Robert Urich's cop character, in the hospital after surviving an attack that killed his partner, picks up his badge is if he wants to resign. However, he then simply requests if his badge could be renumbered to his deceased partner's; the SWAT leader agrees to make the arrangements.
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* TurnInYourBadge: The pilot plays with this as Robert Urich's cop character, in the hospital after surviving an attack that killed his partner, picks up his badge is as if he wants to resign. However, he then simply requests if his badge could be renumbered to his deceased partner's; the SWAT leader agrees to make the arrangements.
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The show was later given a [[Film/{{SWAT}} film adaptation]] in 2003 starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ. Courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] premiered on November 2, 2017, with Creator/ShemarMoore leading the new cast.
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The show was later given a [[Film/{{SWAT}} film adaptation]] in 2003 starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ.Music/LLCoolJ and featuring a [[TheCameo cameo apperance]] by Forrest. Courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] premiered on November 2, 2017, with Creator/ShemarMoore leading the new cast.
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The show was later given a [[Film/{{SWAT}} film adaptation]] in 2003 starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ. Courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] premiered on November 2, 2017, with Shemar Moore Creator/ShemarMoore leading the new cast.
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The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation in its second season. However, its theme music is a classic that became a #1 hit single and the title sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van, was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
Remade in 2003 as [[Film/{{SWAT}} a feature film]] starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ.
It also has a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, which premiered in the US and Canada on November 2, 2017, with Shemar Moore leading the new cast.
Remade in 2003 as [[Film/{{SWAT}} a feature film]] starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ.
It also has a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, which premiered in the US and Canada on November 2, 2017, with Shemar Moore leading the new cast.
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The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation in its second season. However, its theme music is a classic that became a #1 hit single and single. Combined with the show's title sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van, this was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
Remade in 2003 as The show was later given a [[Film/{{SWAT}} a feature film]] film adaptation]] in 2003 starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ.
It also hasMusic/LLCoolJ. Courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] courtesy of Creator/{{CBS}}, which premiered in the US and Canada on November 2, 2017, with Shemar Moore leading the new cast.
It also has
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->''"When you're in trouble, you call the police. When the police are in trouble, they call in S.W.A.T.!"''
A short lived 1970s Creator/{{ABC}} TV series featuring the adventures of a unnamed city's police department '''S'''pecial '''W'''eapons '''A'''nd '''T'''actics unit, starring Steve Forrest and Robert Urich.
The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation in its second season. However, its theme music is a classic that became a #1 hit single and the title sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
A short lived 1970s Creator/{{ABC}} TV series featuring the adventures of a unnamed city's police department '''S'''pecial '''W'''eapons '''A'''nd '''T'''actics unit, starring Steve Forrest and Robert Urich.
The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation in its second season. However, its theme music is a classic that became a #1 hit single and the title sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
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The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation in its second season. However, its theme music is a classic that became a #1 hit single and the title sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies'', ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the Los Angeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies'', ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the Los Angeles UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
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Remade in 2003 as [[Film/{{SWAT}} a feature film]] starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ. [[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas No relation to]] Creator/{{Sierra}}'s [[VideoGame/{{SWAT}} video game series]].
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Remade in 2003 as [[Film/{{SWAT}} a feature film]] starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ. [[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas No relation to]] Creator/{{Sierra}}'s [[VideoGame/{{SWAT}} video game series]].
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->''"When you're in trouble, you call the police. When the police are in trouble, they call in S.W.A.T.!"''
A short lived 1970s TV series featuring the adventures of a unnamed city's police department '''S'''pecial '''W'''eapons '''A'''nd '''T'''actics unit, starring Steve Forrest and Robert Urich.
The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation in its second season. However, its theme music is a classic that became a #1 hit single and the title sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
Remade in 2003 as [[Film/{{SWAT}} a feature film]] starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ. [[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas No relation to]] Creator/{{Sierra}}'s [[VideoGame/{{SWAT}} video game series]].
It's also scheduled to have a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] courtesy of CBS, which premiered in the US and Canada on November 2, 2017, with Shemar Moore leading the new cast.
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!!Tropes:
* ArtisticLicense:
** In reality, SWAT troopers do not simply wait at headquarters for a muster signal; they operate in other capacities in the police department until called up to suit up for SWAT duty. Of course, the RuleOfCool dictated the title sequence be otherwise.
** Also, the missions in the series, which appeared to happen once a week in the series, was derided by real cops as being ''once in a lifetime'' things.
* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies'', ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the Los Angeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
* CopShow
* DeadmanSwitch: In one episode the boss of a bunch of crooks tries to escape by wiring himself to a bomb, with the switch in his hand. He demands and gets a truck, which he tries to escape in, driving one-handed. Naturally, something gets in his way, and he has to put both hands on the wheel -- releasing the switch. Boom.
* MoralGuardians: The show was one of the targets as, unlike the later series ''Series/TheATeam'', SWAT would storm in and shoot to kill. Steve Forrest addressed this understanding where the guardians were coming from, he just felt they were wrong about his particular show. By 21st century standards, it's quite tame compared with TV shows that came later.
* {{Spinoff}}: From ''Series/TheRookies''.
* StockFootage: The series commonly reused stock footage of the SWAT van responding to a call, among other things. In fact, a couple of episodes even reused the intro scenes from some other episodes.
* SWATTeam: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Um...]]
* TurnInYourBadge: The pilot plays with this as Robert Urich's cop character, in the hospital after surviving an attack that killed his partner, picks up his badge is if he wants to resign. However, he then simply requests if his badge could be renumbered to his deceased partner's; the SWAT leader agrees to make the arrangements.
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->''"When you're in trouble, you call the police. When the police are in trouble, they call in S.W.A.T.!"''
A short lived 1970s TV series featuring the adventures of a unnamed city's police department '''S'''pecial '''W'''eapons '''A'''nd '''T'''actics unit, starring Steve Forrest and Robert Urich.
The series was notorious for its violence, which led to its early cancellation in its second season. However, its theme music is a classic that became a #1 hit single and the title sequence, where the cops jog in lockstep to grab their rifles and get to their transport van was the epitome of 1970s American TV cool.
Remade in 2003 as [[Film/{{SWAT}} a feature film]] starring Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/MichelleRodriguez and Music/LLCoolJ. [[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas No relation to]] Creator/{{Sierra}}'s [[VideoGame/{{SWAT}} video game series]].
It's also scheduled to have a [[Series/SWAT2017 TV series revival]] courtesy of CBS, which premiered in the US and Canada on November 2, 2017, with Shemar Moore leading the new cast.
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!!Tropes:
* ArtisticLicense:
** In reality, SWAT troopers do not simply wait at headquarters for a muster signal; they operate in other capacities in the police department until called up to suit up for SWAT duty. Of course, the RuleOfCool dictated the title sequence be otherwise.
** Also, the missions in the series, which appeared to happen once a week in the series, was derided by real cops as being ''once in a lifetime'' things.
* CityWithNoName: Many of Aaron Spelling's cop shows -- ''Series/TheRookies'', ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', ''Series/TJHooker'' -- are set in police agencies that resemble the Los Angeles Police Department, but are in unnamed cities. The police officers on "S.W.A.T." wear shoulder patches of the "W.P.D.", which is said to stand for "West Coast Police Department."
* CopShow
* DeadmanSwitch: In one episode the boss of a bunch of crooks tries to escape by wiring himself to a bomb, with the switch in his hand. He demands and gets a truck, which he tries to escape in, driving one-handed. Naturally, something gets in his way, and he has to put both hands on the wheel -- releasing the switch. Boom.
* MoralGuardians: The show was one of the targets as, unlike the later series ''Series/TheATeam'', SWAT would storm in and shoot to kill. Steve Forrest addressed this understanding where the guardians were coming from, he just felt they were wrong about his particular show. By 21st century standards, it's quite tame compared with TV shows that came later.
* {{Spinoff}}: From ''Series/TheRookies''.
* StockFootage: The series commonly reused stock footage of the SWAT van responding to a call, among other things. In fact, a couple of episodes even reused the intro scenes from some other episodes.
* SWATTeam: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Um...]]
* TurnInYourBadge: The pilot plays with this as Robert Urich's cop character, in the hospital after surviving an attack that killed his partner, picks up his badge is if he wants to resign. However, he then simply requests if his badge could be renumbered to his deceased partner's; the SWAT leader agrees to make the arrangements.
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