Sledge Hammer!

Total Seasons :2Total Episodes : 41

Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, best known for their work on The Simpsons, wrote for the show and worked as ...

Episodes(22)

1. Under the Gun

Sledge Hammer is a no-nonsense cop whose best friend is his .44 Magnum, and who just loves to use excessive force to collar criminals. In the opener, the mayor's daughter is kidnapped, and Hammer vows to bring her back -- "dead or alive."

Air Date : 1986-09-23

2. Hammer Gets Nailed

A reporter spends a day with Hammer and gets more than he bargained for, and Hammer gets fired. Guest Stars Ronnie Schell as Phil Gumm

Air Date : 1986-09-26

3. Witless

After a mobster puts out a “one week only” million-dollar contract on Hammer, every killer in the city, and some financially strapped cops, tries to claim the prize. After an attempted hit takes place in Capt. Trunk' s office, Hammer is ordered to spend the week in a small "Hamish” village. Hammer proceeds to disrupt the lives of this pacifistic community. By the time the hired gunmen arrive, the formerly peaceful farmers, who Hammer corrupted into the ways of violence, assist him.

Air Date : 1986-10-03

4. They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?

An escaped convict wrecks havoc in the city, promising even more destruction unless Hammer agrees to meet him in an old west style showdown. The convict is John Kogan, Hammer's childhood rival as well as former partner in the police department. Kogan is also the only man faster on the draw than Hammer… a fact that Sledge is well aware of.

Air Date : 1986-10-17

5. Dori Day Afternoon

When Hammer and Dori make a trip to the bank they become involved in an armed robbery. The detectives are taken hostage and the robbers demand a plane to take them to Rio. Dori tries to convince Hammer to let her use her training in terrorist psychology and persuasion before he starts blowing everyone away.

Air Date : 1986-10-24

6. To Sledge, with Love

Hammer is asked to straighten out some young hoods that have taken over their high school. He discovers that the gang is working for a local car theft ring. Hammer convinces the teens to put their violent nature to good use by training them to become cops.

Air Date : 1986-10-31

7. All Shook Up

Hammer and Dori are assigned to locate a serial killer who is bumping off Elvis impersonators. In order to flush out the killer Hammer attends The Famous School For Elvis Impersonators where all the victims were once students. Complete with sequins and pompadour, Hammer enters an Elvis contest and sings The Battle Hymn of the Republic… setting himself up as bait.

Air Date : 1986-11-06

8. Over My Dead Bodyguard

When the press reveals that Capt. Trunk is scheduled to testify against a mob boss, Hammer is assigned as his bodyguard. In an attempt on his life Trunk is wounded and taken to the hospital. Sledge decides to make a bogus report that the captain’s been killed, but an assassin learns Trunk is still alive and infiltrates the tightly secured hospital posing as a physician.

Air Date : 1986-11-13

9. Magnum Farce

When a group of vigilante cops begin killing criminals who have gotten off due to legal technicalities, Hammer is assigned to infiltrate the group. To test his loyalty the rogues assign him the task of killing a female district attorney who is out to stop them. While this same D.A. tries to seduce Hammer in her home, Sledge learns that she is really the leader of the vigilantes and plans to kill him.

Air Date : 1986-11-22

10. If I Had a Little Hammer

Hammer and Dori pose as a couple wanting to adopt a baby in order to discover who is kidnapping infants from a hospital maternity ward. They learn that the hospital’s head nurse and her brother are behind the abductions, which lead to an incongruous shootout in a baby supply warehouse.

Air Date : 1986-11-29

11. To Live and Die on TV

After a winning game show contestant is murdered, Hammer investigates. He learns that the show’s host did the killing, obscuring the fact that he’d also embezzled the prize money. Hammer signs on as a contestant to make the host try to kill again.

Air Date : 1986-12-13

12. Miss of the Spider Woman

Hammer is poisoned by a mysterious woman and learns that he has only twelve hours to live. Hammer learns that the only cure for the poison is held by a group of monks in the Andes who have taken a vow of silence. Severely weakened, Hammer must hunt down the perpetrators before it’s too late… made worse by the fact that it’s also daylight savings time.

Air Date : 1986-12-20

13. The Old Man and the Sledge

Hammer gets to meet his idol, a retired police detective with a reputation for old school toughness, and gets him a job as a security guard at a local jewelry store. When the store is robbed, the old man is wounded and ends up at a retirement home. Hammer feels responsible for what happened and vows to get revenge on the thieves… not realizing he’s also giving the old man one last shot at glory.

Air Date : 1987-01-03

14. State of Sledge

When Hammer arrests the leader of a Satanic cult, Internal Affairs insists that the cultist be allowed his one phone call. Soon after the cultist makes the call, the precinct headquarters is surrounded by hundreds of demented devil worshippers. With communications to the outside cut off, Hammer devises a risky plan to lift the state of siege.

Air Date : 1987-01-10

15. Haven't Gun, Will Travel

A gang of silver thieves, working in cahoots with an unscrupulous police psychiatrist, destroys Hammer's psyche when they steal his beloved 44 Magnum… effectively crippling the crime fighter.

Air Date : 1987-01-17

16. The Color of Hammer

When Hammer's favorite hanging judge dismisses charges against a local mobster, Hammer investigates. The judge is found murdered with the only clue leading to a shady pool hall. Sledge poses as a pool shark to uncover the racketeer who has been blackmailing city officials.

Air Date : 1987-01-24

17. Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?

When a handsome jewel thief is arrested, he manages to convince Hammer that he’s his long-lost brother… enlisting Sledge’s aid in his rehabilitation.

Air Date : 1987-01-31

18. Desperately Seeking Dori

While pursuing a counterfeiter, Doreau gets knocked on the head. The results are a personality disorder that makes her behave in the same anti-social, violent manner as her partner Hammer.

Air Date : 1987-02-07

19. Sledgepoo

Hammer's search for a jewel thief leads to an upscale beauty salon, where henchmen rob the society matrons’ homes during their hair appointments. Hammer goes undercover as a hairdresser in order to stop the British thieves who are after the ladies' jewels.

Air Date : 1987-02-14

20. Comrade Hammer

Hammer is assigned to protect a Russian scientist who is being pursued by the KGB, leading to a cross country train journey fraught with peril.

Air Date : 1987-02-21

21. Jagged Sledge

Hammer goes on trial for the murder of the city's leading crime boss. Capt. Trunk and Dori are called upon to give damaging testimony against Hammer and everyone is convinced he’s guilty, including Hammer himself.

Air Date : 1987-04-21

22. The Spa Who Loved Me

Bodybuilding terrorists led by a female aerobics instructor steal a nuclear warhead from the military and threaten to destroy the entire country. Hammer and Dori are assigned to the case and are captured by the group. When Hammer gets control of the situation he tries to disarm the device. Seconds later, the bomb explodes.

Air Date : 1987-04-28

Cast

David Rasche

(Sledge Hammer)

Anne-Marie Martin

(Dori Doreau)

Harrison Page

(Captain Trunk)

Leslie Morris

(Officer Majoy)

Kurt Paul

(Norman Blates)

Mark Blankfield

( - )

Larry Wilmore

(Terrorist #3)

Dennis Fimple

(Informant)

Don Stark

(Kurt Kruggle)

Brion James

(Felix Ridel)

Lewis Arquette

(Jacob)

Tige Andrews

( - )

Judie Aronson

(Francine Flambo)

Alan Fudge

( - )

Robin Leach

( - )

Norman Alden

(Roscoe)

Tracy Reed

(Renee)

John Densmore

( - )

Peter Marshall

( - )

Clive Revill

( - )

Patrick Wayne

( - )

Jacklyn Zeman

( - )

Lee Garlington

( - )

Ronnie Schell

(Phil Gumm)

Robert Tessier

( - )

Jerry Houser

( - )

Michael Des Barres

( - )

Gerrit Graham

( - )

Martine Beswick

( - )

Allan Miller

( - )

Mary Woronov

( - )

Brenda Strong

( - )

John Milford

(Officer Lenny)

Susan Krebs

( - )

Arlene Banas

( - )

Stephen Elliott

( - )

Lance LeGault

( - )

Anthony James

( - )

Ann Ryerson

(Isidora)

Janice Lynde

(Evelyn Collins)

Conchata Ferrell

( - )

Jeff Doucette

( - )

George Dickerson

( - )

John Vernon

(Mayor Jack Flambo)

Allan Rich

( - )

Bill Dana

( - )

Jeannie Elias

(Mrs. Yates)

John Lawlor

(Chief Reisner)

Joanne Baron

(Mrs. Flambo)

Mie Hunt

(TV Reporter)

D.W. Brown

(Weird Willard Luxley)

Jesse Aragon

(Feliz Navidad)

James Carrington

( - )

Joe Unger

(Soda Machine Guy)

Barry Cahill

(Newscaster)

Erik Cord

(Cameraman)

Tim McDaniel

(Punk at Precinct)

Coleen Maloney

(Fighting Wife)

Duane Whitaker

(Fighting Husband)

Robert Hallak

(Store Robber)

Mert Rich

(Store Clerk)

Jennifer Barlow Grodsky

(Singing Telegram (as Jennifer Barlowe))

William Hubbard Knight

(TV Anchor)

Lisa Robins

(Student Driver)

Marty Schiff

( - )

Al Ruscio

(Don Phililp Souza)

Basil Hoffman

(Sam Steinway)

Mike Tino

(Bodyguard)

Howard S. Miller

(Thug)

Jack Thibeau

(John Kogan)

Bob Corso

(Diner Customer)

Charlie Brill

(Suspect)

Floyd Levine

(Desk Sergeant)

Doc Duhame

(Bus Driver (as Doc Humane))

Neith Hunter

(Doll)

David Starwalt

(Second Cop)

Shawn Donahue

(Young Kogan)

Jonathan Brandis

(Young Sledge)

Paul Picerni

(Cop Announcer)

Simmy Bow

(Dead Eye Dan)

Frank Doubleday

(Cliff)

David Livingston

(David King)

Britt Leach

(Lou)

Michael Ensign

(Crandell)

Coleby Lombardo

(Kid in Bank (as Coleby Lomardo))

Dorothy Patterson

(Old Woman)

Paul Keith

(Mr. Meeks)

Kate Stern

(Woman in Crowd)

Stuart Fratkin

(8-Track)

Shawn Klugman

(Turk)

Paul T. Murray

(Whitey)

Michael Cramer

(Squab)

Brian Tarantina

(Blade (as Brain Tarantina))

Martin Charles

( - )

Rocky Giordani

( - )

Raymond Ma

(Yamamoto)

Marty Zagon

(Man Smoking Cigar)

Tom McFadden

(Mr. P)

Viveca Parker

(Madge)

Jonathon von Brana

(Elvis in Lineup)

Lee Shael

(Emcee)

Mark Lowenthal

(Sketch Artist)

Pete Willcox

(Elvis #3)

Robert Wexler

(Nerd)

Beau Dare

(Elvis #1)

Alba Francesca

(Nurse)

Robert O'Reilly

(Assassin)

John Toles-Bey

(Officer Dodge)

Michael Michaud

(Commissionier (voice))

Mark Rolston

(Officer Braddock)

David Leisure

(Officer Jackson)

Jay Rasumny

(Rudy Mednick)

Kathleen Bailey

(Veronica)

Nigel Gibbs

(Officer 'Art Linkletter')

Eric Fleeks

(Vigilante Cop)

Burton Collins

(Mr. Yates)

Robert Winley

(George M. Nazar)

Margaret Muse

(Miss Caulder)

Sherri Stoner

(Margaret Caulder's Assistant)

Pat Asanti

( - )

Julie Mawson

( - )

Rebecca Cruz

(Assistant Nurse)

Gerry Rand

(Man in Parking Lot)

Darren Powell

(Police Cadet Ricky)

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Yeah, this was really more of a comedy. And it was a comedy that mocked all of the detective and tough cop shows and movies that were popular in the 70s and 80s. In fact, it did such a great job spoofing all of them, hitting all the tropes with exaggeratedly hysterical accuracy that I kind of th...

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