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Season 1 – Sledge Hammer!

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"Sledge Hammer!" is a spoof on the tough rebel cop movies and dramas that were hitting their stride in the mid-1980s. Strongly influenced by "Dirty Harry," Sledge Hammer is a tough-talking, mirror-sunglasses-wearing detective. He would shoot a jaywalker as readily as he would a fleeing escaped convict -- and he seems happy to do it. His best friend is his pearl-handled, oversized .44 Magnum that he sleeps with and even talks to. Constantly suspended from the force, his case is usually solved and he is redeemed by his female partner.
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Ron Weiskind Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 04/18/2022
You have to have a taste for this kind of humor, but those who do should find Sledge Hammer! funny. Still, parody is notoriously hard to pull off on a weekly basis, even for masters of the genre. Go to Full Review Robert Ham Paste Magazine 07/18/2018
It was a turn that was ripe for satire, which is just what creator Alan Spencer did with this short-lived series. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Thomas S @Tommy2Guns Jan 19 Satire! The best of the 80s when no one got offended and everyone knew how to laugh. Sledge Hammer should be made into a movie so people can learn how to laugh at the absurdities of life again. A forgotten genre that needs to make a comeback. Stop taking everything so seriously and just be entertained. See more Read all reviews
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David Rasche

Det. Insp. Sledge Hammer

Anne-Marie Martin

Officer Dori Doreau

Harrison Page

Capt. Trunk

Leslie Morris

Officer Mayjoy

Patti Tippo

Officer Daley

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 23, 1986 Under the Gun Inspector Sledge Hammer is recalled from suspension to help locate the mayor's abducted daughter (Joanne Baron). Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 26, 1986 Hammer Gets Nailed Sledge and partner Dori Doreau show a tough action news reporter what a typical day in the precinct is like. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 3, 1986 Witless Sledge tries to hide from a group of mobsters in a religious community. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 17, 1986 They Shoot Hammers, Don't They? After escaping from prison, a former partner of Hammer's (David Rasche) challenges him to an old-fashioned duel. Jack Thibeau guest stars. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 24, 1986 Dori Day Afternoon In this parody of the film "Dog Day Afternoon," Hammer and Doreau (David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin) are held hostage by a pair of desperate bank robbers. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 31, 1986 To Sledge With Love Sledge and Dori go undercover at a local high school to break up a car theft ring. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 7, 1986 All Shook Up When 15 Elvis impersonators turn up dead, Sledge and Dori (David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin) go undercover as a Presley look-alike and a groupie. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 14, 1986 Over My Dead Bodyguard Sledge acts as Capt. Trunk's bodyguard after the captain is threatened by mobsters. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 22, 1986 Magnum Farce Sledge (David Rasche) learns that an amorous district attorney (Janice Lynde) is the leader of a group of renegade policemen. David Leisure also guest stars. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 29, 1986 If I Had a Little Hammer When a number of babies at the maternity ward of a local hospital vanish, Hammer and Doreau (David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin) investigate. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 13, 1986 To Live and Die on TV Sledge becomes a contestant on a game show to investigate the reigning champion's death. Guest: Peter Marshall. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 20, 1986 Miss of the Spider Woman Hammer is in danger when a woman gives him a delayed-action poison. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 3, 1987 The Old Man and the Sledge A retired policeman (Stephen Elliott), whom Sledge (David Rasche) helped get a job as a security guard, is shot during a robbery. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 10, 1987 Stage of Sledge After Sledge (David Rasche) arrests the leader of a satanic cult, the followers storm the precinct. Mark Blankfield and Tom Henschel guest star. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 17, 1987 Haven't Gun, Will Travel Sledge (David Rasche) loses his cool when a gang of hoods steal his prized Magnum. Bill Dana and Allan Miller guest star. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 24, 1987 Color of Hammer Sledge (David Rasche) smells a rat when his favorite hanging judge (Allan Rich) dismisses charges against a notorious mobster. Anthony James and Kurt Paul also guest star. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 31, 1987 Brother, Can You Spare a Crime? Dori sets out to expose a suave thief who convinces Sledge that he is his long-lost brother. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 7, 1987 Desperately Seeking Dori Dori's (Anne-Marie Martin) concussion results in a personality transformation that makes her a mirror image of Sledge (David Rasche). Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 14, 1987 Sledgee Poo Sledge and Dori (David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin) learn that clues to a series of jewel heists lead to a hairdresser. Kurt Paul and Michael Des Barres guest star. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 21, 1987 Comrade Hammer Sledge (David Rasche) attempts to keep the KGB away from a Soviet citizen. Mark Blankfield and Lee Garlington guest star. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 21, 1987 Jagged Sledge Trunk and Doreau (Harrison Page, Anne-Marie Martin) offer damaging testimony against Hammer (David Rasche), who's on trial for the murder of a notorious hood. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 28, 1987 The Spa Who Loved Me Reprise of the season finale. A group of terroist women, led by a fanatical fitness guru (Mary Woronov), threatens to blow up the city. With Robin Leach and Lance LeGault. Details

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 23, 1986