Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer!

1986 2 Seasons ⭐ 7.941
Comedy Crime Action & Adventure

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 story editors.

Seasons

1. Under the Gun

1986-09-23 • ⭐ 5.8

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 kidna…

2. Hammer Gets Nailed

1986-09-26 • ⭐ 3.5

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

3. Witless

1986-10-03 • ⭐ 3.5

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 atte…

4. They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?

1986-10-17 • ⭐ 3.5

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 ch…

5. Dori Day Afternoon

1986-10-24 • ⭐ 3.5

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 tr…

6. To Sledge, with Love

1986-10-31 • ⭐ 3.5

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 t…

7. All Shook Up

1986-11-06 • ⭐ 3.5

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 Imperson…

8. Over My Dead Bodyguard

1986-11-13 • ⭐ 3.5

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 th…

9. Magnum Farce

1986-11-22 • ⭐ 3.5

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 …

10. If I Had a Little Hammer

1986-11-29 • ⭐ 3.5

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 a…

11. To Live and Die on TV

1986-12-13 • ⭐ 3.5

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.…

12. Miss of the Spider Woman

1986-12-20 • ⭐ 3.5

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…

13. The Old Man and the Sledge

1987-01-03 • ⭐ 3.5

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 stor…

14. State of Sledge

1987-01-10 • ⭐ 3.5

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 head…

15. Haven't Gun, Will Travel

1987-01-17 • ⭐ 3.5

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 cr…

16. The Color of Hammer

1987-01-24 • ⭐ 3.5

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. S…

17. Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?

1987-01-31 • ⭐ 3.5

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.

18. Desperately Seeking Dori

1987-02-07 • ⭐ 3.5

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 partne…

19. Sledgepoo

1987-02-14 • ⭐ 3.5

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 haird…

20. Comrade Hammer

1987-02-21 • ⭐ 3.5

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.

21. Jagged Sledge

1987-04-21 • ⭐ 3.5

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…

22. The Spa Who Loved Me

1987-04-28 • ⭐ 2.5

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 t…

Top Cast

David Rasche
David Rasche
Anne-Marie Martin
Anne-Marie Martin
Harrison Page
Harrison Page

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