T.J. HOOKER SEASONS 5
This series stars William Shatner(Star Trek: TOS, Boston Legal)
as a no nonsense cop on the streets of, well, they never say!!
However, in a shot in Season 1 Episode 17, "The Fast Lane", there
is a shot of a billboard that says 94.7 - KMET which was a L.A.
station at the time when this was aired!! Also here are James
Darren(Star Trek: DS9 [Vic Fontaine], The Time Tunnel, Singer
[Goodbye Cruel World, Her Royal Majesty], also was in the three
Gidget movies) & Heather Locklear(Dynasty, Spin City)!!! Gone are
Richard Herd & Adrian Zmed!
Also in the changes, they not only cut down the number of episodes,
but also cut down their time to 30 minutes!!
Bill & James do a bang up job in this!!
EPISODE # 1: THE RANSOM(Sept. 25, 1985):
This first episode is listed as 70 minutes on IMDb.com
but the episode on the DVD is only 47 minutes long!!!
A man gets out of prison and kidnapes one of his
kids!!! B-
EPISODE # 2: THE RETURN OF A COP(Oct. 02, 1985):
Still missing part!!
Hooker's father shows up after several robberies of
stores are happening! This is the kind of thing that
made him have to retire after an injury! B
EPISODE # 3: TO KILL A COP(Oct. 09, 1985):
Same!!
A man out for revenge starts killing cops and other
responsible for his incarceration!!
Guest starring a returning Gary Lockwood! B
EPISODE # 4: DEATH IS A FOUR LETTER WORD(Nov. 06, 1985):
As with the other episodes, there's about 20 minutes
missing here!!!!!
While shooting a hard core film, one of the actors
gets killed when another actor hits her too hard
and she hits her head on a rock! The girls uncle
who's a cop starts asking questions! B
EPISODE # 5: THE ASSASSIN(Nov. 13, 1985):
A former soldier that Hooker had ties with is in
town, and he's now a hired killer!
Guest starring: Morgan Woodward(Star Trek: TOS
episodes "Dagger Of The Mind" & "The Omega
Glory"!) B
EPISODE # 6: THE RIP-OFF(Nov. 20, 1985):
More drugs where the set-up backfires!! B
EPISODE # 7: FUNNY MONEY(Nov. 27, 1984):
Counterfeiting is the name of the crime of the
week! Jim accidentally shoots the informant! B
EPISODE # 8: NIGHT RIPPER(Jan. 29, 1986):
A serial killer seems to have re-serficed! Another
take on Jack The Ripper! B
EPISODE # 9: THE OBSESSION(Feb. 05, 1986):
While stopping a robbery, Stacy gets taken hostage,
AGAIN!!!!! D
EPISODE # 10: TAPS FOR OFFICER REMY(Feb. 12, 1986):
Hooker meets up with an old flame and in the next
few days she's found dead! Hooker is out to find
out all the answers! B
EPISODE # 11: NIGHTMARE(Feb. 19, 1986):
After a couple of murders of girls, Stacey goes
undercover to root the perp out!! B
EPISODE # 12: SHOOTOUT(Feb. 26, 1986):
Women are calling a "help" line and getting killed
when they all have one thing in commen, they're
cheating on their spouses! B
EPISODE # 13: MURDER BY LAW(Apr. 30, 1986):
This is about a serial rapist/killer!!
Guest starring: Richard Hatch(Battlestar: Galactica, Star
Trek: Phase II/TNV episode "Torment Of Destiny")!! B
EPISODE # 14: PARTNERS IN DEATH(May 07, 1986)
Outcall, or call girls, are being killed in Chanatown!
Guest starring: Another Star Trek: TOS alunm, BarBara
Luna(episode "Mirror, Mirror", 2 episodes of Star Trek:
Phase II/TNV, Search For Tomorrow), Soon-Tek Oh(Mulan[1998]
Mulan II, The Man With The Golden Gun, Babylon 5 episode
TKO, Earth II, Murderer's Row)! B
EPISODE # 15: DEATH TRIP(May 14, 1986):
Hooker plays the part of a shamed cop to try to
take down a drug ring!!
Guest starring: Joe Santos(Rockford Files), Robert
O'Reilly(Star Trek: TNG, DS9 as Gowron, ENT episode
"Bounty")! B
EPISODE # 16: BLOOD SPORT(May 21, 1986):
Hooker makes "friends" with a woman who's been attacked
by 4 thugs!
Guest starring here: Michelle Phillips(one of the mama's in
The Mamas And The Papas! Knott's Landing, Star Trek: TNG
episode "We'll Always Have Paris", Search For Tomorrow!),
Patty Yasutake(Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek 7: Generations,
Star Trek 8: First Contatct), Miguel Ferrer(son of Jose,
Crossing Jordon, Mulan, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock)! B
EPISODE # 17: INTO THE NIGHT(May 21, 1986):
Hooker and team are in Hollywood helping on a
case!
Guest starring: Sharon Stone(who will forever be
known as the woman in Basic Instinct!, Total Recall) B!
EPISODE # 18: DEADLY FORCE(May 28, 1986):
After shooting Jim during a standard traffic stop,
the perps hole up in a church!
Guest starring:! C+
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
T.J. Hooker reminds me of Dirty Harry in some respects.
Like DH, Hooker is tough, especially on the bad guys.
He's a no-nonsense cop, but at least he still has some
sense of humor.
This is one of the most underrated cop shows. It may
not be the best police drama ever made, but it has its
moments. Plus, it's good to see William Shatner having
success outside Star Trek. And this series shows that
he could (and still can) do exactly that. - 4-Kane