Sledge Hammer!

TV Show

1986-1988

30m

TV-PG

ABC

2 Seasons

41 Episodes

Episode Guide

English

Comedy, Crime, Action

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7.9

Sledge Hammer!

TV-PG

TV Show

1986-1988

30m

English

ABC

Comedy, Crime, Action

2 Seasons

41 Episodes

Episode Guide

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.

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Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer

Season 2 Episode 19

February 12th 1988

It Happened What Night?

Season 2 Episode 18

February 5th 1988

The Secret of My Excess

Season 2 Episode 17

January 29th 1988

Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?

Season 2 Episode 16

January 22nd 1988

Sledge, Rattle 'n' Roll

Season 2 Episode 15

January 15th 1988

Model Dearest

Season 2 Episode 14

January 7th 1988

They Call Me Mr. Trunk

Season 2 Episode 13

December 17th 1987

Icebreaker

Season 2 Episode 12

December 10th 1987

Sledge in Toyland

Season 2 Episode 11

December 3rd 1987

Hammeroid

Season 2 Episode 10

November 26th 1987

Cast

Felix Ridel

Jacob

Roscoe

Announcer

General Skull Fracture

Lionel Dasham

Created By: Alan Spencer

Directed By: Bill Bixby (8 Episodes), Charles Braverman (6 Episodes), + 12 more

Written By: Alan Spencer (6 Episodes), Mike Reiss (5 Episodes), + 7 more

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Billy Shakes says...

4 years ago

This is one of the most under-appreciated gems of the 1980s and has aged like a fine wine: Sledge Hammer! is a cross between Dirty Harry and Naked Gun with a healthy dose of charming low budget effects. Sledge Hammer’s a hard-nosed, overly violent cop who’s only true friend is his .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson. Hammer's affection for his gun is so deep that he showers with it, sleeps with it, and even talks to it.

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FinFan says...

3 years ago

This is one of great 80s comedies you couldn't make today. An antisocial, nihilistic, chauvinistic, misogynist cop with violent tendencies. Try pitching that to a studio exec. There is no way this is going to fly in todays tv climate. Of course back then people were able to differentiate between a satire and reality. This is not a sitcom, there is no laughing track and a lot is actually filmed on location. David Rasche plays the character of Hammer with the seriousness that is nessessary . He's complemented by the lovely Anne-Marie Martin and Harrison Page and the three together have great chemistry. Understandably some of the humor might not work as well today as it was time specific. But in general the delivery of the jokes was on point and you can still get your share of laughs out of it.

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durack says...

2 years ago

I remember watching Sledge Hammer back in 1993. I was a kid, and loved it. I'm just realising ho this show was filled with cheesy one-liners and all kinds of innuendo. I am realising that I didn't get all of it back then. Loving this so much! :rofl::ok_hand_tone2:

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GenerationofSwine

2 years ago

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 thi More

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