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Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer! title screen from 1986 to 1988
Format Comedy (sitcom)
Created by Alan Spencer
Starring David Rasche
Anne-Marie Martin
Harrison Page
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and For the English cricketer please see Alan Spencer (cricketer. David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American Actor. Biography Early life and career Rasche was born in Anne-Marie Martin (born Edmonda Benton; November 11 1957) is a Canadian actress and writer who is perhaps best known for playing Sgt Harrison Page (born August 27, 1941) is an American Television and Film Actor who has appeared in many popular shows including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the  of episodes 41
Production
Running time 23 minutes (approximate)
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run 23 September, 1986 – 12 February, 1988
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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Contents

Origins

Inspired by Clint Eastwood's no-nonsense approach to law enforcement in the Dirty Harry films, teenager Alan Spencer dreamed up the idea of a police officer whose approach was even more over-the-top, to the point of comical absurdity. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Dirty Harry is a 1971 Crime film produced and directed by Don Siegel. For the English cricketer please see Alan Spencer (cricketer. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. At the age of sixteen, Spencer wrote a screenplay based on this idea. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television The script and the main character were both named "Sledge Hammer".

Spencer, who at his young age had already written for various standup comedians such as Rodney Dangerfield and television shows such as The Facts of Life and One Day at a Time, was unable to sell the script until the mid-1980s, when the release of the fourth Dirty Harry movie, Sudden Impact, the popularity of NBC's Dirty Harry-inspired action series, Hunter, and the critical (if not commercial) success of the spoof police series Police Squad! created demand for a satirical police television show. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Rodney Dangerfield ( November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) born Jacob Cohen, was an American Comedian A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The Facts of Life is an American Sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979 For the song of the same name see One Day at a Time (song One Day at a Time was a long-running American Situation Sudden Impact is a 1983 crime thriller and the 4th film in the ''Dirty Harry'' series, directed by and starring Clint Dirty Harry is a 1971 Crime film produced and directed by Don Siegel. Hunter is a police drama television series starring Fred Dryer which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991 Police Squad! is a Television Comedy series first broadcast in 1982. When HBO approached Leonard B. Stern, former producer of Get Smart, about developing such a show, Stern recommended Spencer's "Sledge Hammer!" idea. Leonard Stern, born December 23 1923 in New York NY is one of the creators with Roger Price, of the word game Mad Libs. Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirized the secret agent genre

Spencer quickly reworked his script for a half-hour television format. HBO executives did not like it, however, and suggested changes that Spencer found unacceptable, such as casting Dangerfield or Joe Piscopo in the lead role. Joseph Charles John "Joe" Piscopo (born June 17, 1951) is an American Comedian and Actor best known for his work on Surprisingly, last-place ABC was willing to take a chance on the unorthodox script. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. ABC insisted that the violence be toned down for network television and that a laugh track be included (although it should be noted that some versions, such as that shown by ITV regions in the United Kingdom, do not have this track), but agreed to cast Spencer's first choice for the lead character, the classically trained actor David Rasche. Violence is the exertion of force so as to injure or abuse The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like Storms and Earthquakes A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American Actor. Biography Early life and career Rasche was born in Sledge Hammer! entered ABC's fall lineup in 1986.

Fortuitously, the pilot of Sledge Hammer! was completed just as Peter Gabriel's song "Sledgehammer" became a huge hit. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. " Sledgehammer " is a hit song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. ABC took advantage of this pleasant coincidence by using Gabriel's popular tune in television, radio and film advertisements for the show.

Premise and characters

Inspector Sledge Hammer of the San Francisco Police Department is a violent, sadistic, and insensitive, yet oddly likeable detective. This is about the police rank/position For the use in graphical user interfaces see Inspector window. The San Francisco Police Department, also known as the SFPD, is the police department of the City and County of San Francisco California. Sadistic personality disorder is a Personality disorder which only appeared in the revised third edition of the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic His best friend is a .44 Magnum with a customized grip featuring the drawing of a sledgehammer. A sledgehammer is a Tool consisting of a large flat head attached to a Lever (or handle Hammer sleeps and showers with his gun and even talks to it. Hammer believes in firing first and asking questions never. His defining moment is in the pilot episode, when he blows up an entire building with a rocket launcher in order to deal with a sniper on the roof. A shoulder-launched missile weapon is a Weapon that fires a Projectile at a target, yet is small enough to be carried by a single person and fired while READ DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING ANY EDITS TO CAPTION BELOW http//en

While purportedly a stickler for law and order, Hammer is rather lax when it comes to following police regulations. In Politics, law and order refers to a political platform which supports a strict Criminal justice system especially in relation to Violent crime He enjoys roughing up suspected criminals, whom he frequently refers to as "brain-dead mutants", "yogurt-sucking creeps", and the like. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment A mutant is an individual organism or new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of Mutation, which is a base-pair sequence change within the DNA Yoghurt, yogurt, yoghourt, youghurt or yogourt (see spelling below is a He is often suspended from duty, and his police file literally requires a wheelbarrow to transport. A wheelbarrow is a small hand-propelled vehicle usually with just one Wheel, designed to be pushed and guided by a single person using two handles to the rear or a sail

Inspector Sledge Hammer
Inspector Sledge Hammer

Hammer drives a beat-up, bullet-riddled, lime green Dodge St. Regis that sports an "I ♥ VIOLENCE" bumper sticker. The Dodge St Regis is a full-size Dodge Automobile built from 1979 to 1981 A bumper sticker is an adhesive Label or sticker with a message intended to be attached to the bumper of an Automobile and to be read by the occupants Fashionwise, he has a penchant for cheap sports jackets, loud neckties, and dark sunglasses. A sportcoat, also called a sport(s coat, sport(s jacket, also mistakenly called a Blazer, is a tailored coat for men The necktie (or tie) is a long piece of cloth worn around the neck resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat Sunglasses or sun glasses are a visual aid variously termed Spectacles or Glasses, which feature lenses that are coloured or darkened to prevent strong He is divorced, and frequently makes jokes at the expense of his ex-wife (who makes an appearance in the final episode, played by Rasche's real-life wife, Heather Lupton). Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage.

Despite his irresponsibility and utter incompetence, Hammer always ends up getting his man (or woman), often through sheer luck. Luck (also called fortunity) is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a person's control. Hammer's unintentionally ironic motto is:

Trust me. Irony is a literary or Rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or Discordance between what one says or does and what one means or A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group I know what I'm doing. {Disaster usually follows afterward}

Another expression he often utters is "Don't confuse me", typically in response to any remark that challenges his ridiculously one-dimensional worldview. A comprehensive world view (or worldview) is a term Calqued from the German word Weltanschauung ( Welt is the German

Hammer's partner is the beautiful Detective Dori Doreau (played by Anne-Marie Martin), who is competent, kind, sensitive, intelligent, and sophisticated—everything Sledge is not. Anne-Marie Martin (born Edmonda Benton; November 11 1957) is a Canadian actress and writer who is perhaps best known for playing Sgt Doreau is often shocked and offended by Hammer's crass behavior and obnoxious attitude, but she appears to see some redeeming qualities beneath his gruff exterior. (Indeed, it becomes apparent with time that she has some romantic feelings for Sledge. ) Hammer's blatant male chauvinism is a running gag in his dialogues with Doreau:

Doreau: What, you think all women should be barefoot and pregnant?
Hammer: No, I encourage women to wear shoes. Chauvinism (ˈʃoʊvɨnɪzəm is extreme and unreasoning Partisanship on behalf of a group to which one belongs especially when the partisanship includes malice and hatred " Barefoot and pregnant " is a phrase most commonly associated with the controversial idea that women should not work outside the home and should have many children during

Doreau's cautious and compassionate approach to law enforcement is a crucial counterpoint to Hammer's reckless and nihilistic quest for justice. JUSTICE is a Human rights and law reform organisation based in the United Kingdom. Yet Doreau is a tough, agile cop who can handle a gun and deliver a well-timed karate kick when necessary. A gun is a particular Weapon that propels Projectiles The projectile is generally fired through a hollow tube known as the gun's barrel. ( or is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands from indigenous fighting methods and Chinese Kenpō. She frequently saves Hammer from the extraordinary predicaments he invariably gets himself into.

Hammer and Doreau are supervised by the chronically uptight, Pepto-Bismol-guzzling Captain Trunk, played by Harrison Page. Pepto-Bismol is an Over-the-counter drug produced by the Procter and Gamble company used to treat minor Digestive system upset Harrison Page (born August 27, 1941) is an American Television and Film Actor who has appeared in many popular shows including Trunk spends most of his time yelling at Hammer for his incompetence or complaining about his migraine headaches brought on by Hammer's antics. Migraine is a neurological Syndrome characterized by altered bodily experiences painful headaches and nausea If Trunk has any respect or fondness for Hammer, he hides it extremely well. In one episode ("Miss of the Spider Woman") Hammer is about to die from snake venom poisoning but is saved at the last minute when Trunk shows up with the antidote. Snake venom is highly modified saliva that is produced by special glands of certain species of Snakes. An antidote or counterdose is a substance which can counteract a form of Poisoning. "How can I repay you?" Hammer asks. "Don't take it," Trunk replies.

Sledge humor

Most of the humor in Sledge Hammer! is based on Sledge's callous, simplistic, narrow-minded worldview and its unfortunate consequences for those around him. Hammer is like a human tornado, devastating everyone and everything in his path. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Fiercely patriotic and xenophobic, he is a warmonger and a registered Republican. Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country Xenophobia is an intense and/or irrational dislike and sometimes fear of people from other countries Warmonger is a BBC Books original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television He blames gun control, feminism, and rock music for many of the world's ills. Gun politics is a set of legal issues surrounding the ownership use and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. One example of such humor:

Sledge Hammer: Well, Miss, I was in this store when two thugs entered and threatened the owner with shotguns. At that time I drew my magnum and killed them both. Then I bought some eggs, milk, and some of those little cocktail weenies.

News reporter: Inspector Hammer, was what you did in the store absolutely necessary?

Sledge Hammer: Oh yes, I had almost no groceries at all.

Physical comedy is another important element of the show. Physical comedy also known as Slapstick is a comedic performance relying mostly on the use of the body to convey Humor. Through his Jack Tripper-like clumsiness, Sledge is constantly injuring Captain Trunk with, for example, a stray billiard ball to the head, a coffin lid dropped on the fingers, or a misguided attempt at fixing Trunk's sore neck with a little amateur chiropractic. Jack Tripper is a Fictional character on the Sitcoms Three's Company and Three's a Crowd, based upon the character Billiard balls are used in Cue sports, such as Carom billiards, pool, and Snooker. A coffin (also known as a casket in North American English) is a funerary Box used in the display and containment of deceased remains – either for A finger is a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the Hands of Humans and other Primates Normally humans have five digits The neck is the part of the Body on many limbed Vertebrates that distinguishes the head from the Torso or trunk Chiropractic is a Health care profession that focuses on diagnosis treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the Musculoskeletal system, with special emphasis Trunk yells in pain and calls Sledge "sick, sadistic, bloodthirsty, barbaric" and Hammer, sincerely flattered, immediately chimes in "Is that why you called me in here? To shower me with compliments?" Another running gag is Sledge's reckless driving; he is continually rear-ending and backing into things with his beat-up green jalopy. Jalopy is a common Slang nickname in the English language for an old decrepit and unreliable Automobile which has limited mechanical abilities and at His over-the-top but deadpan antics have ranged from pulling a bazooka from his trunk and firing it at the building where a sniper is stationed, to forcing a purse-snatcher to beat himself up in order to avoid brutality charges.

Sledge Hammer! also features a good deal of self-referential and topical, pop culture-based humor. Self-reference is a phenomenon in natural or Formal languages consisting of a sentence or Formula referring to itself directly or Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — For example, in the final episode of the first season, Captain Trunk tells a busted criminal "Your show's been canceled!" Sledge replies, "You talking to me?", an obvious reference to the show's shaky prospects for a second season. In another episode, Hammer tells a suspect "Every breath you take, every move you make, I'll be watching you. That's police talk!", alluding to the 1983 hit song by The Police. For the compilation album see Every Breath You Take The Singles. The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar,

There are numerous references - nearly all of them disparaging - to other popular television shows of the time, such as ALF, The Cosby Show, Miami Vice, Matlock, Webster, Moonlighting, Designing Women, Dallas, and Murder, She Wrote. ALF is a half-hour American Television Sitcom that originally ran on NBC from 1986 to 1990 and was created by Paul Fusco The Cosby Show is an American television Situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. Matlock was a long-running American Television Legal drama. The show ran from September 23, 1986 to May Webster is an American sitcom series that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until Moonlighting is an American Television series that first aired on ABC from 1985 to 1989 with a total of 67 episodes Designing Women was an American television Sitcom that centered around the working and personal lives of four Southern women and one man in an Interior Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. (Particular scorn is reserved for Mr. Belvedere. Mr Belvedere is an American Sitcom based on the Lynn Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere. ) The show lampoons popular films of the '80s such as RoboCop, Witness, Flashdance, and Crocodile Dundee, but also alludes to classics such as Casablanca, Cool Hand Luke, Dog Day Afternoon, and A Clockwork Orange. RoboCop is a 1987 Cyberpunk film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film features Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Witness is a 1985 American thriller Film released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Harrison Ford, Kelly Flashdance is a musical / Romance film released in April 1983 and was one of the most successful films of the early 1980s Crocodile Dundee is a 1986 Australian Comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American Drama film starring Paul Newman and directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American crime Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Frank Pierson. A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 Satirical Science fiction Film adaptation of a 1962 novel of the same name, by Anthony

Intro and theme music

The introduction to the show features long, near-sensual closeup shots of Sledge's . In Film, Television, and Still photography a close-up tightly frames a person or an object 44 Magnum as it rests on a luxurious satin pillow. Satin is a Cloth that typically has a glossy surface and a dull back A pillow is a large Cushion support for the head, usually used while Sleeping in a Bed, or for the body as used on a Couch or The show's ominous theme music, composed by Danny Elfman, plays in the background. The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American Musician, who is famous for composing scores and songs for Tim Burton Sledge then picks up his gun, spins it expertly like an Old West gunslinger, and utters his catch phrase ("Trust me, I know what I'm doing") just before firing into the screen, shattering it. The original version had Sledge firing directly at the viewer, but ABC executives feared this could be too shocking, possibly even causing heart attacks (and leaving the network liable). Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Thus, Sledge fires into the screen at a slight angle.

Ratings and second season

Despite critical acclaim, Sledge Hammer! struggled in the ratings. This was due in large part to its being scheduled in the Friday 9 p. m. timeslot (popularly known as the Friday night death slot), against CBS's Dallas and NBC's Miami Vice, two of the most popular shows on television at the time. The term Friday night death slot refers to the idea that Television shows broadcast on Friday nights in the United States face a greater than average chance CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. In one of the episodes, Hammer remarks that it must be bad to be between a man from Dallas and a man from Miami, an obvious reference to both shows. In his commentary on the first season DVDs, Alan Spencer remarks that the only series getting lower ratings than Sledge Hammer! was FOX's The Tracey Ullman Show. The Tracey Ullman Show was a weekly American Television Variety show, hosted by British Comedian and onetime pop singer That actually applied to the second season.

In truth, Sledge Hammer! attracted weekly viewership of nineteen million viewers who followed the show religiously through its many time slot shifts. The fact that the series appealed to key target demographics also kept it on the schedule. Hammer! would invariably improve on any time slot the network placed it into.

Because ABC intended to cancel the series, the last episode of the first season ends with Hammer accidentally destroying the city when he attempts to disarm a stolen nuclear warhead. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. The last scene shows the ruins of the city with Trunk's voice screaming "HAMMMMMMMER!" However, this episode got much better than expected ratings, in large part because the network had moved the show to a better time slot. ABC changed its mind and renewed the show for a second season.

The first episode of the second season perfunctorily explained that it and following episodes were set "five years before" the explosion. Bill Bixby (of Incredible Hulk fame) was brought in to direct numerous episodes. Bill Bixby (born Wilfred Bailey Bixby on January 22, 1934 – November 21, 1993) was an American Film and The Incredible Hulk is an American Television series based on the Marvel Comic book character of the same name. Doreau is Sledge's partner in the second season, a glaring (and unexplained) inconsistency, as the two are portrayed as meeting for the first time in the pilot episode, which supposedly takes place years later (though, it is possible that the explosion takes place five years after the first season and the second season picks up where the show left off). This is more than likely a spoof of cop-out endings to season-ending cliffhangers (a notorious example is Dallas's season opener, where the previous season was revealed to be a dream). Cop out is an Idiom meaning to avoid taking responsibility for an action or to avoid fulfilling a duty Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 In the final moments of the final episode, Sledge asks Dori to marry him, but then claims he was only kidding. The viewer is left to imagine what happens next.

The second season suffered from another extremely undesirable time slot (this time against The Cosby Show), a reduced budget, and lowered filming standard (down to 16 mm film from the previous season's 35 mm). The Cosby Show is an American television Situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 35 mm film is the basic Film gauge most commonly used for both still Photography and Motion pictures, and remains relatively unchanged since its It was not renewed for a third season.

DVD releases

Anchor Bay Entertainment has released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. Anchor Bay Entertainment is a home entertainment company and a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz LLC. The first season of Sledge Hammer! was released on DVD on July 27, 2004. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Year 27 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The laugh track, which the network had insisted on including on the pilot and first 12 episodes, is removed on the DVD version, for which Spencer hired an experienced sound designer. The DVD also includes an unaired version of the pilot that runs several minutes longer and has a different ending and different theme music. An earthquake hit while Alan Spencer was recording commentary for one of the DVDs; the tape kept rolling during the event and was included on the DVD, leaving viewers wondering whether the earthquake was real. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The second season was released on DVD on April 12, 2005; the commentary on the final episode ended with Spencer, again, being caught in another earthquake, this time with sound effects and a convenient cliffhanger. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

DVD Name Ep # Release Date
Season 1 22 July 27, 2004
Season 2 19 April 12, 2005

Guest appearances

Some notable figures who made guest appearances on Sledge Hammer!:

  • Adam Ant (in Icebreaker)
  • Lewis Arquette (in Witless)
  • Bill Bixby (in Hammer Hits the Rock) - Bixby also directed a number of episodes
  • Bill Dana (in Haven't Gun, Will Travel)
  • John Densmore (in State of Sledge)
  • Bud Cort (in Last Of The Red Hot Vampires)
  • Conchata Ferrell (in Jagged Sledge)
  • Norman Fell (in They Call Me Mr. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard on 3 November 1954 is an English Musician, who gained popularity as the Lead singer of 1980s An icebreaker is a special purpose Ship or Boat designed to move and navigate through Ice -covered waters Lewis Michael Arquette ( December 14 1935 – February 10 2001) was an American Film Actor, writer Bill Bixby (born Wilfred Bailey Bixby on January 22, 1934 – November 21, 1993) was an American Film and Bill Dana may refer to Bill Dana (comedian, famous for his José Jiménez alter ego William H John Paul Densmore (born December 1, 1944) is an American Musician and Songwriter. Bud Cort (born March 29, 1948) is an American Film and stage Actor, writer, and director. Conchata Galen Ferrell (born March 28, 1943) is an American actress most recently known for her role as Berta the housekeeper in the CBS Norman Noah Fell (born Norman Feld; March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American Actor of Film Trunk)
  • Dennis Fimple (in They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?)
  • Sid Haig (in Hammeroid)
  • Mark Holton (in The Secret of My Excess)
  • Clint Howard (in State of Sledge)
  • Brion James (in If I Had a Little Hammer and "Model Dearest]])
  • Davy Jones (in Sledge, Rattle & Roll)
  • Bernie Kopell (in Last Of The Red Hot Vampires)

Episode list

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Season 1 (1986-1987)

  1. Under the gun (Pilot) (Sep 23, 1986)
  2. Hammer gets nailed (Sep 26, 1986)
  3. Witless (Oct 3, 1986)
  4. They shoot Hammers, don't they? (Oct 17, 1986)
  5. Dori day afternoon (Oct 24, 1986)
  6. To Sledge, with love (Oct 31, 1986)
  7. All shook up (Nov 6, 1986)
  8. Over my dead bodyguard (Nov 13, 1986)
  9. Magnum farce (Nov 22, 1986)
  10. If I had a little Hammer (Nov 29, 1986)
  11. To live and die on TV (Dec 13, 1986)
  12. Miss of the spider woman (Dec 20, 1986)
  13. The old man and the Sledge (Jan 3, 1987)
  14. State of Sledge (Jan 10, 1987)
  15. Haven't gun, will travel (Jan 17, 1987)
  16. The color of Hammer (Jan 24, 1987)
  17. Brother, can you spare a crime? (Jan 31, 1987)
  18. Desperately seeking Dori (Feb 7, 1987)
  19. Sledgepoo (Feb 14, 1987)
  20. Comrade Hammer (Feb 21, 1987)
  21. Jagged Sledge (Apr 21, 1987)
  22. The Spa who loved me (Apr 28, 1987)

Season 2 (1987-1988)

  1. A Clockwork Hammer (Sep 17, 1987)
  2. Big Nazi on Campus (Sep 24, 1987)
  3. Play It Again, Sledge (Oct 1, 1987)
  4. Wild About Hammer (Oct 8, 1987)
  5. The Death of a Few Salesmen (Oct 15, 1987)
  6. Vertical (Oct 29, 1987)
  7. Dressed to Call (Nov 5, 1987)
  8. Hammer Hits the Rock (a. k. a. Sledge on the Rock) (Nov 12, 1987)
  9. Hammeroid (Nov 26, 1987)
  10. Last of the Red Hot Vampires (Nov 19, 1987)
  11. Sledge in Toyland (Dec 3, 1987)
  12. Icebreaker (Dec 10, 1987)
  13. They Call Me Mr. Trunk (Dec 17, 1987)
  14. Model Dearest (Jan 7, 1988)
  15. Sledge, Rattle & Roll (Jan 15, 1988)
  16. Suppose They Gave a War & Sledge Came? (Jan 22, 1988)
  17. The Secret of My Excess (Jan 29, 1988)
  18. It Happened What Night? (Feb 5, 1988)
  19. Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer (Feb 12, 1988)

Trivia

About Inspector Hammer

Other trivia

References in popular culture

External links

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