SLEDGE HAMMER - THE COMPLETE SERIES - SEASON 1
The laugh track on this is totally unnecessary!!! Fortunately,
it's only on the first episode!!
Anyway, an over-the-top cop with over-the-top methods
uses force first then asks, well, no questions! These
are only 25 minute or so episodes, so easy to get through!
EPISODE 01- UNDER THE GUN(Sept. 23, 1986):
The Mayor's daughter is kidnapped and Sledge is
requested by the Mayor to find her! B-
EPISODE 02 - HAMMER GETS NAILED(Sept. 26, 1986):
After taking a reporter out on patrol with him,
Sledge gets suspended! But after there's a bomb
threat, he comes back to save the day! B
EPISODE 03 - WITLESS(Oct. 03, 1986):
There's a price on Sledge's head so he goes
into hiding!!
B
EPISODE 04 - THEY SHOOT HAMMERS DON'T THEY?(Oct. 17, 1986):
A guy gets out of prison and goes after Hammer
by going on a crime wave that he'll only quit
if he'll have a shoot out with him!! B
EPISODE 05 - DORI DAY AFTERNOON(Oct. 24, 1986):
While trying to get money out of the bank, Sledge
and Dori walk into a bank robbery! B
EPISODE 06 - TO SLEDGE WITH LOVE(Oct. 31, 1986):
Sledge and Dori are assigned to a school where
there's no respect!!! B
EPISODE 07 - ALL SHOOK UP(Nov. 07, 1986):
Elvis is dead - dead - dead - dead - -! This
one is fun!! B+
EPISODE 08 - OVER MY DEAD BODYGUARD(Nov. 14, 1986):
The captain is slated to testify against the
mob and his life is in Sledge's hands!!! B
EPISODE 09 - MAGNUM FARCE(Nov. 22, 1986):
We have cops out there being vigilantes, and
targeting those that have beat their rap!! B
EPISODE 10 - IF I HAD A LITTLE HAMMER(Nov. 29, 1986):
Babies are being stolen from hospitals! Sledge
is on the job!! B
EPISODE 11 - TO LIVE AND DIE ON TV(Dec. 13, 1986):
A game show contestent is killed after winning a
car on a TV game show! B
EPISODE 12 - MISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN(Dec. 20, 1986):
Sledge gets poisoned by accident by a woman hired
to get her employers ex-lover! B
EPISODE 13 - OLD MAN AND THE SLEDGE(Jan. 03, 1987)
A retired cop gets Sledge and partner into a
jewelry store robbery case! B
EPISODE 14 - STATE OF SLEDGE(Jan. 10, 1987):
An internal affairs dude is in the precinct and
is quite disturbed by Hammer's methods!!! B
EPISODE 15 - HAVEN'T GUN WILL TRAVEL(Jan. 17, 1987):
Hammer is sent to a psychiatrist, who just happens
to be in cahoots with the mob!! And someone steals
his gun!!! B
EPISODE 16 - THE COLOR OF HAMMER(Jan. 24, 1987)
A no nonsense judge gets hustled by a woman who
wants to have him throw a case out of court!! B
EPISODE 17 - BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A CRIME?(Jan. 31, 1987)
Hammer's "brother" shows up when he's caught
breaking into a well to do's mansion!! But is
he really!!?? B
EPISODE 18 - DESPERATELY SEEKING DORI(Feb. 07, 1987)
Dori gets wacked on the head and her personality
changes to that of Hammer's!! B
EPISODE19 - SLEDGEPOO(Feb. 14, 1987)
Hammer infiltrates a gang of cat burglars! B
EPISODE 20 - COMRAD HAMMER(Feb. 21, 1987)
Hammer accidently run into a defector! B
EPISODE 21 - JAGGED SLEDGE(Apr. 21, 1987):
Sledge is on trial for murder and has a fool
for a defender, himself!!! B
EPISODE 22 - THE SPA WHO LOVED ME(Apr. 28, 1987):
A bunch of women in bikinis steal a nuclear warhead
and hold the city hostage!
The producers and writers thought this was
the last episod of the series as they didn't
think it was going to be renewed! B+
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
I laughed my ass off watching this show.!!! David
Rasche had a ball spoofing Dirty Harry. This show
sort of reminded me of Police Squad. They cancelled
it because it was ahead of its time and people were
too slow to catch all of the gags in it. Anne Marie
Martin was wonderful as Sledge's partner and the
chemistry between the two was irresistable. I have
so many fond memories of this show and I only wish
they would put it back in syndication. - dtucker86