Alan Spencer
Director
Sledge Hammer! (1986)
Season 2
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
5.2
S2E1 - A Clockwork Hammer
Vile Video Concepts conditions cops not to testify against a mobster; Hammer meets a computerized version of himself.
Sept. 17, 1987, midnight
5.2
S2E2 - Big Nazi on Campus
Sledge and Dori investigate the death of a college coed.
Sept. 24, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E3 - Play It Again, Sledge
When Sledge and Dori get suspended from the force, they open a private investigation firm with counseling from Bogart's ghost.
Oct. 1, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E4 - Wild About Hammer
A female cop with a sadistic/ masochistic fetish falls for and kidnaps Sledge.
Oct. 8, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E5 - The Death of a Few Salesmen
Sledge poses as an Australian car magnate, Crocodile Bruce, to catch the killer of used car dealers.
Oct. 15, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E6 - Vertical
While suffering from vertigo, Sledge must protect the girlfriend of a mobster.
Oct. 29, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E7 - Dressed to Call
Sledge must discover who's making threatening calls to a radio psychologist.
Nov. 5, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E8 - Hammer Hits the Rock (a.k.a. Sledge on the Rock)
Sledge poses as an assassin to discover a mobster's secret hideout.
Nov. 12, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E9 - Last of the Red Hot Vampires
An old time movie vampire is falsely accused of murdering his cast and crew.
Nov. 19, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E10 - Hammeroid
After breaking nearly all his bones, Sledge encases himself in a robotic suit to stop a robot.
Nov. 26, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E11 - Sledge in Toyland
Sledge is sent to investigate when a toy manufacturer is attacked by one of his own toys.
Dec. 3, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E12 - Icebreaker
Sledge finds himself competing with a British cop.
Dec. 10, 1987, midnight
3.5
S2E13 - They Call Me Mr. Trunk
Trunk must solve the puzzle of why the army has surrounded the entire precinct before the entire staff dies.
Dec. 17, 1987, midnight
2.3
S2E14 - Model Dearest
Dori poses as a model to get the dirt on a white slavery ring.
Jan. 7, 1988, midnight
3.5
S2E15 - Sledge, Rattle 'n' Roll
Hammer investigates the mysterious deaths of a heavy metal group and their manager.
Jan. 15, 1988, midnight
3.5
S2E16 - Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?
To investigate the death of a prominent businessman, Sledge joins a weekend war gaming organization.
Jan. 22, 1988, midnight
3.5
S2E17 - The Secret of My Excess
Sledge tracks down a yuppie's dirty deeds.
Jan. 29, 1988, midnight
3.5
S2E18 - It Happened What Night?
The precinct thinks that Sledge and Dori have slept together when all that appears on a surveillance tape is them drunk and in bed.
Feb. 5, 1988, midnight
3.5
S2E19 - Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer
Sledge's ex-wife marries his best high school friend & forces Sledge to think about his lifestyle.
Feb. 12, 1988, midnight
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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