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.
Air date: 1987-09-17
Overview: Vile Video Concepts conditions cops not to testify against a mobster; Hammer meets a computerized version of himself.
Air date: 1987-09-24
Overview: Sledge and Dori investigate the death of a college coed.
Air date: 1987-10-01
Overview: When Sledge and Dori get suspended from the force, they open a private investigation firm with counseling from Bogart's ghost.
Air date: 1987-10-08
Overview: A female cop with a sadistic/ masochistic fetish falls for and kidnaps Sledge.
Air date: 1987-10-15
Overview: Sledge poses as an Australian car magnate, Crocodile Bruce, to catch the killer of used car dealers.
Air date: 1987-10-29
Overview: While suffering from vertigo, Sledge must protect the girlfriend of a mobster.
Air date: 1987-11-05
Overview: Sledge must discover who's making threatening calls to a radio psychologist.
Air date: 1987-11-12
Overview: Sledge poses as an assassin to discover a mobster's secret hideout.
Air date: 1987-11-19
Overview: An old time movie vampire is falsely accused of murdering his cast and crew.
Air date: 1987-11-26
Overview: After breaking nearly all his bones, Sledge encases himself in a robotic suit to stop a robot.
Air date: 1987-12-03
Overview: Sledge is sent to investigate when a toy manufacturer is attacked by one of his own toys.
Air date: 1987-12-10
Overview: Sledge finds himself competing with a British cop.
Air date: 1987-12-17
Overview: Trunk must solve the puzzle of why the army has surrounded the entire precinct before the entire staff dies.
Air date: 1988-01-07
Overview: Dori poses as a model to get the dirt on a white slavery ring.
Air date: 1988-01-15
Overview: Hammer investigates the mysterious deaths of a heavy metal group and their manager.
Air date: 1988-01-22
Overview: To investigate the death of a prominent businessman, Sledge joins a weekend war gaming organization.
Air date: 1988-01-29
Overview: Sledge tracks down a yuppie's dirty deeds.
Air date: 1988-02-05
Overview: The precinct thinks that Sledge and Dori have slept together when all that appears on a surveillance tape is them drunk and in bed.
Air date: 1988-02-12
Overview: Sledge's ex-wife marries his best high school friend & forces Sledge to think about his lifestyle.
