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):
Stacy gets shot, then goes out, has an accident and
is "helped by a "doctor" who takes her to his house! B
EPISODE # 12: SHOOTOUT(Feb. 26, 1986):
Hooker and co. are posing in a bank to catch
bank robbers!!
Guest starring: Barry Van Dyke(Dick's brother,
Diagnosis Murder, Galactica 1980)! B
EPISODE # 13: MURDER BY LAW(Apr. 30, 1986):
Someone's going around killing women lawyers! B
EPISODE # 14: PARTNERS IN DEATH(May 07, 1986)
A man and woman are going around burglerizing houses
with a particular alarm system! One of their jobs
turns ugly when someone is killed!!
Jim and Stacy are getting pretty close to each other!)
Guest starring: Vanessa Williams(Eraser, Ugly Betty,
Desperate Housewives, Star Trek: DS9 Episode "Let He
Who Is Without Sin...", Perry Mason: The Case Of The
Silenced Singer, 1984 Miss America, Singer)! B
EPISODE # 15: DEATH TRIP(May 14, 1986):
A fanatical group is going around killing "undesirables"
and of course one of those attacks are done right in front
of half the police force playing softball!!
Guest starring: Peter Mark richman(Star Trek: TNG
episode "The Neutral Zone")! B
EPISODE # 16: BLOOD SPORT(May 21, 1986):
Hooker meets up with an old friend who's now a Senator!
Right after they meet up there's an explosiion and
Hooker saves the Senator's life and for a reward he
gets sent to Hawaii to protect the Senator, along
with Jim and Stacy!!
This a two hour episode/movie!!
Guest starring here: Henry Darrow(Maverick[movie], Babylon
5 episode "The Illusion Of Truth", Star Trek: DS9 episodes
"Tatoo" & "Basics Pt. 1"), Zorro[1990], Santa Barbara,
Star Trek: TNG episode "Conspiracy", The High Chaparral)
Tim O'Connor(Buck Rogers Of The 25th Century, Star Trek:
TNG episode "The Perfect Mate", Payton Place), Keye Luke
(several of the Charlie Chan movies of the 30s & 40s, Kung
Fu, Star Trek: TOS episode "Whom Gods Destroy", The Green
Hornet[1940]), Soon-Tek Oh returns! B
EPISODE # 17: INTO THE NIGHT(May 21, 1986):
A former cop gets killed during a robbery and
Hooker and co. are out after the perps!
Guest starring: Mark Alaimo returns! B
EPISODE # 18: DEADLY FORCE(May 28, 1986):
After leaving a jewelry store where he dropped off
the daughter of a cop, there's a robbery where she
gets shot and Jim gets busy solving it along with
Hooker!
Last episode of the series! B
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