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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David Rasche
Sledge Hammer
Anne-Marie Martin
Dori Doreau
Harrison Page
Captain Trunk
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22 episodes • 1986Avg: 3.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under the Gun | Sep 23, 1986 | 5.8 |
| 2 | Hammer Gets Nailed | Sep 26, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Witless | Oct 3, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 4 | They Shoot Hammers, Don't They? | Oct 17, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Dori Day Afternoon | Oct 24, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 6 | To Sledge, with Love | Oct 31, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 7 | All Shook Up | Nov 6, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Over My Dead Bodyguard | Nov 13, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Magnum Farce | Nov 22, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 10 | If I Had a Little Hammer | Nov 29, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 11 | To Live and Die on TV | Dec 13, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Miss of the Spider Woman | Dec 20, 1986 | 3.5 |
| 13 | The Old Man and the Sledge | Jan 3, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 14 | State of Sledge | Jan 10, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 15 | Haven't Gun, Will Travel | Jan 17, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 16 | The Color of Hammer | Jan 24, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 17 | Brother, Can You Spare a Crime? | Jan 31, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 18 | Desperately Seeking Dori | Feb 7, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 19 | Sledgepoo | Feb 14, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 20 | Comrade Hammer | Feb 21, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 21 | Jagged Sledge | Apr 21, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 22 | The Spa Who Loved Me | Apr 28, 1987 | 2.5 |
19 episodes • 1987Avg: 3.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Clockwork Hammer | Sep 17, 1987 | 5.2 |
| 2 | Big Nazi on Campus | Sep 24, 1987 | 5.2 |
| 3 | Play It Again, Sledge | Oct 1, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Wild About Hammer | Oct 8, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 5 | The Death of a Few Salesmen | Oct 15, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Vertical | Oct 29, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Dressed to Call | Nov 5, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Hammer Hits the Rock (a.k.a. Sledge on the Rock) | Nov 12, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Last of the Red Hot Vampires | Nov 19, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 10 | Hammeroid | Nov 26, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 11 | Sledge in Toyland | Dec 3, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Icebreaker | Dec 10, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 13 | They Call Me Mr. Trunk | Dec 17, 1987 | 3.5 |
| 14 | Model Dearest | Jan 7, 1988 | 2.2 |
| 15 | Sledge, Rattle 'n' Roll | Jan 15, 1988 | 3.5 |
| 16 | Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came? | Jan 22, 1988 | 3.5 |
| 17 | The Secret of My Excess | Jan 29, 1988 | 3.5 |
| 18 | It Happened What Night? | Feb 5, 1988 | 3.5 |
| 19 | Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer | Feb 12, 1988 | 3.5 |
