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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.
Sep 17, 1987
Vile Video Concepts conditions cops not to testify against a mobster; Hammer meets a computerized version of himself.
Sep 24, 1987
Sledge and Dori investigate the death of a college coed.
Oct 1, 1987
When Sledge and Dori get suspended from the force, they open a private investigation firm with counseling from Bogart's ghost.
Oct 8, 1987
A female cop with a sadistic/ masochistic fetish falls for and kidnaps Sledge.
Oct 15, 1987
Sledge poses as an Australian car magnate, Crocodile Bruce, to catch the killer of used car dealers.
Oct 29, 1987
While suffering from vertigo, Sledge must protect the girlfriend of a mobster.
Nov 5, 1987
Sledge must discover who's making threatening calls to a radio psychologist.
Nov 12, 1987
Sledge poses as an assassin to discover a mobster's secret hideout.
Nov 19, 1987
An old time movie vampire is falsely accused of murdering his cast and crew.
Nov 26, 1987
After breaking nearly all his bones, Sledge encases himself in a robotic suit to stop a robot.
Dec 3, 1987
Sledge is sent to investigate when a toy manufacturer is attacked by one of his own toys.
Dec 10, 1987
Sledge finds himself competing with a British cop.
Dec 17, 1987
Trunk must solve the puzzle of why the army has surrounded the entire precinct before the entire staff dies.
Jan 7, 1988
Dori poses as a model to get the dirt on a white slavery ring.
Jan 15, 1988
Hammer investigates the mysterious deaths of a heavy metal group and their manager.
Jan 22, 1988
To investigate the death of a prominent businessman, Sledge joins a weekend war gaming organization.
Jan 29, 1988
Sledge tracks down a yuppie's dirty deeds.
Feb 5, 1988
The precinct thinks that Sledge and Dori have slept together when all that appears on a surveillance tape is them drunk and in bed.
Feb 12, 1988
Sledge's ex-wife marries his best high school friend & forces Sledge to think about his lifestyle.
