Sledge Hammer!

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Sledge Hammer! (1986)

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Overview

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.

Alan Spencer

Creator

Series Cast

David Rasche

Sledge Hammer

41 Episodes
Anne-Marie Martin

Dori Doreau

41 Episodes
Harrison Page

Captain Trunk

41 Episodes
Leslie Morris

Officer Majoy

6 Episodes
Kurt Paul

Coroner Norman Blates, Coroner Norman Blades

5 Episodes
Brion James

Felix Ridel

2 Episodes
Mark Blankfield

2 Episodes
Larry Wilmore

Terrorist #3

2 Episodes
Dennis Fimple

Shy Eddie, Informant

2 Episodes
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Last Season

Season 2

7.0
1987 • 19 Episodes

Season 2 of Sledge Hammer! premiered on September 17, 1987.

Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer

(2x19, February 12, 1988) Season Finale

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A review by GenerationofSwine

10.0

Written by GenerationofSwine on January 12, 2023

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 think that maybe Sledge Hammer! is the reason that we don't see that many shows like that any longer.

Anyway, the word "hilarious" comes up a lot in the reviews and for good reason. It was brilliant and too short lived.

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