- An alternate, unaired version of the pilot episode "Under the Gun" also directed by Martha Coolidge, is available on the Season One DVD. It includes 10 minutes of additional footage, an alternate epilogue and completely different opening and ending theme music. This longer version was the pilot that sold the show.
- The 2004 DVD release contains an alternate unaired version of this episode which is longer than the broadcast version. Differences in the DVD version include:
- A different theme song composed by Arthur B. Rubinstein.
- A newspaper vending machine is shown featuring the story of the kidnapping. A pair of hands is shown taking the entire stack of papers. (The hands belong to series creator/writer Alan Spencer).
- Doreau's slide presentation includes pictures of the third terrorist named Cottage Cheese Clodman and Doreau's baby nephew.
- Hammer pulls Kruggle's towel off and sees his ridiculous looking boxers. At the station, Hammer interrogates Kruggle by pouring hot coffee in his lap. Then, Hammer makes Kruggle stand against of a wall of balloons and fires a rifle at them.
- An epilogue in which Hammer and Doreau talk outside City Hall and Hammer says Dirty Harry (1971) was "too violent". A freeze frame of this scene was shown in the closing credits of the broadcast version.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of Under the Gun (1986) in Australia?
Answer