Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer!
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Sledge Hammer!

Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

7.9 / 10
1986
2 seasons
41 episodes
ComedyCrimeAction & Adventure

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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Seasons

  • Under the Gun

    1.Under the Gun

    5.8
    23-09-1986

    Sledge Hammer is a no-nonsense cop whose best friend is his .44 Magnum, and who just loves to use excessive force to collar criminals. In the opener, the mayor's daughter is kidnap...

  • Hammer Gets Nailed

    2.Hammer Gets Nailed

    3.5
    26-09-1986

    A reporter spends a day with Hammer and gets more than he bargained for, and Hammer gets fired. Guest Stars Ronnie Schell as Phil Gumm

  • Witless

    3.Witless

    3.5
    03-10-1986

    After a mobster puts out a “one week only” million-dollar contract on Hammer, every killer in the city, and some financially strapped cops, tries to claim the prize. After an attem...

  • They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?

    4.They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?

    3.5
    17-10-1986

    An escaped convict wrecks havoc in the city, promising even more destruction unless Hammer agrees to meet him in an old west style showdown. The convict is John Kogan, Hammer's chi...

  • Dori Day Afternoon

    5.Dori Day Afternoon

    3.5
    24-10-1986

    When Hammer and Dori make a trip to the bank they become involved in an armed robbery. The detectives are taken hostage and the robbers demand a plane to take them to Rio. Dori tri...

  • To Sledge, with Love

    6.To Sledge, with Love

    3.5
    31-10-1986

    Hammer is asked to straighten out some young hoods that have taken over their high school. He discovers that the gang is working for a local car theft ring. Hammer convinces the te...

  • All Shook Up

    7.All Shook Up

    3.5
    06-11-1986

    Hammer and Dori are assigned to locate a serial killer who is bumping off Elvis impersonators. In order to flush out the killer Hammer attends The Famous School For Elvis Impersona...

  • Over My Dead Bodyguard

    8.Over My Dead Bodyguard

    3.5
    13-11-1986

    When the press reveals that Capt. Trunk is scheduled to testify against a mob boss, Hammer is assigned as his bodyguard. In an attempt on his life Trunk is wounded and taken to the...

  • Magnum Farce

    9.Magnum Farce

    3.5
    22-11-1986

    When a group of vigilante cops begin killing criminals who have gotten off due to legal technicalities, Hammer is assigned to infiltrate the group. To test his loyalty the rogues a...

  • If I Had a Little Hammer

    10.If I Had a Little Hammer

    3.5
    29-11-1986

    Hammer and Dori pose as a couple wanting to adopt a baby in order to discover who is kidnapping infants from a hospital maternity ward. They learn that the hospital’s head nurse an...

  • To Live and Die on TV

    11.To Live and Die on TV

    3.5
    13-12-1986

    After a winning game show contestant is murdered, Hammer investigates. He learns that the show’s host did the killing, obscuring the fact that he’d also embezzled the prize money....

  • Miss of the Spider Woman

    12.Miss of the Spider Woman

    3.5
    20-12-1986

    Hammer is poisoned by a mysterious woman and learns that he has only twelve hours to live. Hammer learns that the only cure for the poison is held by a group of monks in the Andes...

  • The Old Man and the Sledge

    13.The Old Man and the Sledge

    3.5
    03-01-1987

    Hammer gets to meet his idol, a retired police detective with a reputation for old school toughness, and gets him a job as a security guard at a local jewelry store. When the store...

  • State of Sledge

    14.State of Sledge

    3.5
    10-01-1987

    When Hammer arrests the leader of a Satanic cult, Internal Affairs insists that the cultist be allowed his one phone call. Soon after the cultist makes the call, the precinct headq...

  • Haven't Gun, Will Travel

    15.Haven't Gun, Will Travel

    3.5
    17-01-1987

    A gang of silver thieves, working in cahoots with an unscrupulous police psychiatrist, destroys Hammer's psyche when they steal his beloved 44 Magnum… effectively crippling the cri...

  • The Color of Hammer

    16.The Color of Hammer

    3.5
    24-01-1987

    When Hammer's favorite hanging judge dismisses charges against a local mobster, Hammer investigates. The judge is found murdered with the only clue leading to a shady pool hall. Sl...

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?

    17.Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?

    3.5
    31-01-1987

    When a handsome jewel thief is arrested, he manages to convince Hammer that he’s his long-lost brother… enlisting Sledge’s aid in his rehabilitation.

  • Desperately Seeking Dori

    18.Desperately Seeking Dori

    3.5
    07-02-1987

    While pursuing a counterfeiter, Doreau gets knocked on the head. The results are a personality disorder that makes her behave in the same anti-social, violent manner as her partner...

  • Sledgepoo

    19.Sledgepoo

    3.5
    14-02-1987

    Hammer's search for a jewel thief leads to an upscale beauty salon, where henchmen rob the society matrons’ homes during their hair appointments. Hammer goes undercover as a hairdr...

  • Comrade Hammer

    20.Comrade Hammer

    3.5
    21-02-1987

    Hammer is assigned to protect a Russian scientist who is being pursued by the KGB, leading to a cross country train journey fraught with peril.

  • Jagged Sledge

    21.Jagged Sledge

    3.5
    21-04-1987

    Hammer goes on trial for the murder of the city's leading crime boss. Capt. Trunk and Dori are called upon to give damaging testimony against Hammer and everyone is convinced he’s...

  • The Spa Who Loved Me

    22.The Spa Who Loved Me

    2.5
    28-04-1987

    Bodybuilding terrorists led by a female aerobics instructor steal a nuclear warhead from the military and threaten to destroy the entire country. Hammer and Dori are assigned to th...

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