Alan Spencer
Director
Sledge Hammer! (1986)
Specials
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.
Released Sept. 23, 1986
Episode 25 min
10+
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Production Companies: Spencer Productions, D'Angelo Productions, New World Television
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S0E1 - Go Ahead, Make Me Laugh!
Features all new interviews with Alan Spencer, David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin and Harrison Page. We had no choice but to give good interviews because, as you can see, we all had guns to our heads!
July 10, 2004, midnight
S0E2 - Gun Crazy
Memorable Moments with the Cast of Sledge Hammer. This nearly 15 minute featurette has the three main cast members picking their favorite shows and talking about why they liked them so much.
April 12, 2005, midnight
S0E3 - Unaired Pilot
S0E4 - Memorable Moments
DVD Extra
S0E5 - Making of
S0E6 - Resident Director: Bill Bixby
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 1025 min.
Released: Sept. 23, 1986
Last Air Date: Feb. 12, 1988, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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