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Sledge Hammer!

  • TV Series
  • 1986–1988
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, and David Rasche in Sledge Hammer! (1986)
Sledge Hammer! Season 2
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The adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.The adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.The adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.

  • Creator
    • Alan Spencer
  • Stars
    • David Rasche
    • Anne-Marie Martin
    • Harrison Page
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    7.8K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,835
    90
    • Creator
      • Alan Spencer
    • Stars
      • David Rasche
      • Anne-Marie Martin
      • Harrison Page
    • 82User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    David Rasche
    David Rasche
    • Sledge Hammer
    Anne-Marie Martin
    Anne-Marie Martin
    • Dori Doreau
    Harrison Page
    Harrison Page
    • Captain Trunk
    Leslie Morris
    • Officer Majoy
    Patti Tippo
    Patti Tippo
    • Officer Daley
    Kurt Paul
    • Coroner Norman Blates
    Diane Sainte-Marie
    • Lisa Ellerblub…
    Carl Ciarfalio
    Carl Ciarfalio
    • Man in Restaurant…
    Mark Blankfield
    Mark Blankfield
    • Joey the Slug…
    Joanne Baron
    Joanne Baron
    • Wanda Hobbs…
    Dorothy Dells
    • The Judge…
    Deborah Wakeham
    Deborah Wakeham
    • Jessica Hayden…
    Michael Ensign
    Michael Ensign
    • Claude Goldfunger…
    Michele Marsh
    Michele Marsh
    • Inez Tieup…
    Don Stark
    Don Stark
    • Kurt Kruggle
    David Leisure
    David Leisure
    • Guard Chester…
    Dennis Fimple
    Dennis Fimple
    • Informant…
    Alan Blumenfeld
    Alan Blumenfeld
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    • Creator
      • Alan Spencer
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    • Trivia
      Alan Spencer originally wrote the pilot script in 1976 as a parody of Dirty Harry (1971) and its sequels. Every network rejected it, and executives questioned Spencer's mental health because of the exaggerated violence. Networks began showing an interest in Spencer's script after the success of Sudden Impact (1983).
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Sledge Hammer: Trust me - I know what I'm doing!

    • Crazy credits
      The episode "Last of the Red Hot Vampires" ends with the dedication "In Memory of Mr. Blasko". Blasko was the real last name of Bela Lugosi.
    • Alternate versions
      An alternate, unaired version of the pilot episode "Under the Gun" is available on the Season One DVD. It includes 10 minutes of additional footage, an alternate epilogue and completely different opening and ending theme music.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sledge Hammer: Go Ahead, Make Me Laugh! (2004)

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    A true great

    This is one of the greatest TV comedies that has ever been produced. Episodes like "All Shook Up" (the Elvis impersonators one) and "Hammeroid" (the Robocop spoof) will stay with me forever. Today's comedies can't hold a candle to this. It discovered irony and satire 10 years before the rest of America. "Trust me- I know what I'm doing!" should have been a catchprase for one of Ronald Reagan's campaigns, it summed up the spirit of an age that is no more, like this sublime show...<sob>
    • goggy turk
    • Jun 8, 2000
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sledge Hammer: The Early Years
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • D'Angelo Productions
      • New World Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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