List of Sledge Hammer! episodes

Sledge Hammer! is a satirical American television series broadcast on ABC in the United States. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer,^[1] a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. It was first broadcast on September 23, 1986 and ran until February 12, 1988, after just two seasons. The series has received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Many of the episode titles are parodies of film and TV show titles.

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	22		September 23, 1986	April 28, 1987
	2	19		September 17, 1987	February 12, 1988

Episodes

• Nº = Overall episode number
• Ep = Episode number by season

Season 1: 1986–87

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
1	1	"Under the Gun"	Martha Coolidge	Alan Spencer	September 23, 1986
Violence-prone Sledge Hammer is assigned to head up the investigation when the mayor's daughter is abducted, but he predictably objects to a requirement that he work with female detective Dori Doreau. [2]
2	2	"Hammer Gets Nailed"	Chuck Braverman	Al Jean, Michael Reiss	September 26, 1986
A local TV newscaster creates bitter public feeling toward the police department when he reports and editorializes adversely on what he sees during a day-long ride with Sledge and Dori. [3]
3	3	"Witless"	Jackie Cooper	Alan Spencer	October 3, 1986
When an organized crime boss puts a price on his head, Sledge is able to take refuge with a peace-loving "Maninote" farmer and his daughter. [4]
4	4	"They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?"	David Wechter	Diana Ayers, Susan Sebastian	October 17, 1986
Prison escapee John Kogan commandeers a bus and launches a one-man wave of crime and violence, pledging to stop only if Sledge agrees to meet him in a one-on-one gunfight. [5]
5	5	"Dori Day Afternoon"	James Sheldon	Mert Rich, Brian Pollack	October 24, 1986
Sledge and Dori find themselves in a hostage situation as a result of a foiled bank robbery. [6]
6	6	"To Sledge, with Love"	David Wechter	Jim Fisher, Jim Staahl	October 31, 1986
Sledge is assigned to bring order to a notoriously dangerous local high school that is dominated by four young toughs who supply stolen cars to a crime boss. [7]
7	7	"All Shook Up"	Jackie Cooper	Alan Spencer	November 6, 1986
Sledge goes undercover to learn why Elvis impersonators are being systematically murdered with a gold microphone. [8]
8	8	"Over My Dead Bodyguard"	Charles S. Dubin	Michael Reiss	November 13, 1986
The commissioner personally assigns Sledge to guard Captain Trunk in order to ensure the Captain's safety until he is able to provide critical testimony before a grand jury. [9]
9	9	"Magnum Farce"	Chuck Braverman	Jim Fisher, Jim Staahl	November 22, 1986
Sledge becomes even more violent than usual as part of an attempt to infiltrate a group of vigilante police officers who are executing recently acquitted criminal defendants. [10]
10	10	"If I Had a Little Hammer"	Kim Manners	Deborah Raznick, Daniel Benton	November 29, 1986
Sledge and Dori pose as a well-to-do childless couple in an attempt to catch a pair of thieves who steal babies and sell them to prospective parents with ready cash. [11]
11	11	"To Live and Die on TV"	Daniel Attias	Mert E. Rich, Brian Pollack	December 13, 1986
Sledge becomes a contestant on "The Million Dollar Question" in an attempt to prove that the show's host (played by guest star Peter Marshall) was responsible for the murder of a successful contestant. [12]
12	12	"Miss of the Spider Woman"	Charles Braverman	Mike Reiss, Al Jean	December 20, 1986
An exotic woman attempts to exact revenge on her ex-lover by poisoning him, but the near-sighted assassin gives the poison to Sledge instead. [13]
13	13	"The Old Man and the Sledge"	Charles Braverman	Mert Rich, Brian Pollack	January 3, 1987
Sledge tries to provide help and guidance to Gil Yates, a retired trigger-happy police officer whom he idolized as a boy. [14]
14	14	"State of Sledge"	Dan Attias	Al Jean, Michael Reiss	January 10, 1987
After Sledge arrests the leader of a Satanic cult, the undermanned precinct soon finds itself under siege by a mob of the cult leader's bloodthirsty followers. [15]
15	15	"Haven't Gun, Will Travel"	David Wechter	Alan Spencer, Gerald Gardner	January 17, 1987
Sledge experiences a complete loss of confidence when his beloved .44 Magnum is stolen by a conniving gang of thieves. [16]
16	16	"The Color of Hammer"	Bruce Bilson	Mert Rich, Brian Pollack	January 24, 1987
When a hard-line judge is blackmailed and later murdered, Sledge and Dori's best available clue is that he was an inveterate pool player. [17]
17	17	"Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?"	Charles Braverman	Alan Spencer, Gerald Gardner	January 31, 1987
A man shows up claiming to be Hammer's brother. Everyone's taken with him including Doreau who goes out with him. But while on their date she catches him in a lie proving that he isn't Hammer's brother. [18]
18	18	"Desperately Seeking Dori"	Bob Sweeney	Mike Reiss, Al Jean	February 7, 1987
Bad news for the city's scum suckers: a blow to the head results in Dori Doreau adopting the ultra-violent personality and mannerisms of her partner, Sledge Hammer. [19]
19	19	"Sledgepoo"	Thomas Schlamme	Alan Spencer, Alan Mandel	February 14, 1987
The Earl of Curl beauty parlor is a front for a cat burglar ring targeting wealthy women. Sledge infiltrates the ring by going undercover as a second-story man. [20]
20	20	"Comrade Hammer"	Bruce Bilson	Tony DiMarco, Dave Ketchum	February 21, 1987
Sledge and Dori must safely escort a defecting Soviet scientist on a passenger train filled with Communist agents determined to take him back. [21]
21	21	"Jagged Sledge"	Reza Badiyi	Chris M. Ruppenthal	April 21, 1987
Sledge is on trial for the cold-blooded murder of racketeer Hugo Victor. Serving as his own attorney, Sledge sets out to prove his innocence in the face of overwhelming evidence of his guilt. [22]
22	22	"The Spa Who Loved Me"	Jackie Cooper	Tino Insana, Robert Wuhl	April 28, 1987
A bevy of bikini-clad "terrorettes" steal a nuclear warhead and threaten to blow up the city unless their billion dollar demand is met. Sledge and Dori trace the suspects to a health spa operated by aerobics video magnate Jill Taylor. [23]

Season 2: 1987–88

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
23	1	"A Clockwork Hammer"	Reza Badiyi	Chris Ruppenthal	September 17, 1987
Sledge is abducted by a former television executive whose brainwashing operation reprograms its victim's minds through unrelenting and unmerciful exposure to television programming. [24]
24	2	"Big Nazi on Campus"	Chuck Braverman	Mert Rich, Brian Pollack	September 24, 1987
Sledge and Dori investigate the murder of a history student who was studying Hitler's Third Reich. Suspects include her burly quarterback boyfriend and her kindly old history professor. [25]
25	3	"Play It Again, Sledge"	Bill Bixby	David Ketchum, Tony DiMarco	October 1, 1987
When Sledge gets suspended, he decides to try being a private investigator. [26]
26	4	"Wild About Hammer"	Gary Walkow	Alan Spencer	October 8, 1987
A female cop with a sadistic/masochistic fetish falls for and kidnaps Sledge. [27]
27	5	"Death of a Few Salesmen"	Bill Bixby	Mark Curtiss, Rod Ash	October 15, 1987
Sledge poses as an Australian car magnate, Crocodile Bruce, to catch whoever has been killing used car dealers. [28]
28	6	"Vertical"	Reza Badiyi	David Ketchum, Tony DiMarco	October 29, 1987
While suffering from vertigo, Sledge must protect the girlfriend of a mobster. [29]
29	7	"Dressed to Call"	Jackie Cooper	Mert Rich, Brian Pollack	November 5, 1987
Sledge must discover who's making threatening calls to a radio psychologist. [30]
30	8	"Hammer Hits the Rock"	Bill Bixby	Mark Curtiss, Rod Ash	November 12, 1987
Sledge poses as an assassin to discover a mobster's secret hideout. [31]
31	9	"Last of the Red Hot Vampires"	Bill Bixby	Alan Spencer	November 19, 1987
An old-time actor who played vampires in the movies dies, but a vampire is then seen at two murders where the victims are drained of blood. [32]
32	10	"Hammeroid"	Gary Walkow	Ron Friedman, Alan Spencer	November 26, 1987
After breaking nearly all his bones, Sledge encases himself in a robotic suit to stop a robot. [33]
33	11	"Sledge in Toyland"	Gary Walkow	Brian Pollack, Mert Rich	December 3, 1987
Sledge is sent to investigate when a toy manufacturer is attacked by one of his own toys. [34]
34	12	"Icebreaker"	Bill Bixby	Mark Curtiss, Rod Ash	December 10, 1987
Sledge finds himself competing with a British cop who later turns out to be an international terrorist known as "The Pelican". [35]
35	13	"They Call Me Mr. Trunk"	Seymour Robbie	Mark Curtiss, Rod Ash	December 17, 1987
Trunk must solve the puzzle of why the army has surrounded the entire precinct before the entire staff dies. [36]
36	14	"Model Dearest"	Dick Martin	David Ketchum, Anthony DiMarco	January 7, 1988
Dori poses as a model to get the dirt on a white slavery ring. [37]
37	15	"Sledge, Rattle & Roll"	Bill Bixby	Mert Rich, Brian Pollack	January 15, 1988
Hammer investigates the mysterious deaths of a heavy metal group and their manager. [38]
38	16	"Suppose They Gave a War & Sledge Came?"	Dick Martin	Chris Ruppenthal, Alan Spencer	January 22, 1988
To investigate the death of a prominent businessman, Sledge joins a weekend paintball tournament organization. [39]
39	17	"The Secret of My Excess"	Dick Martin	Alan Spencer, Alicia Marie Schudt	January 29, 1988
The governor assigns Sledge to find his missing daughter. Sledge has to keep the assignment a secret.
40	18	"It Happened What Night?"	Bill Bixby	Mark Curtiss, Rod Ash	February 5, 1988
The precinct thinks that Sledge and Dori have slept together when all that appears on a surveillance tape is them drunk and in bed. [40]
41	19	"Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer"	Bill Bixby	Mert Rich, Brian Pollack	February 12, 1988
Sledge's ex-wife marries his best high school friend & forces Sledge to think about his lifestyle. [41]

References

Note: The IMDb is not a valid reference to verify data.

1. O'Connor, John. (Sept. 23, 1986) "2 New Series, 'Matlock' and 'Sledge Hammer'". The New York Times. Page C18
2. "1.01: Under the Gun" at the Internet Movie Database
3. "1.02: Hammer Gets Nailed" at the Internet Movie Database
4. "1.03: Witless" at the Internet Movie Database
5. "1.04: They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?" at the Internet Movie Database
6. "1.05: Dori Day Afternoon" at the Internet Movie Database
7. "1.06: To Sledge, with Love" at the Internet Movie Database
8. "1.07: All Shook Up" at the Internet Movie Database
9. "1.08: Over My Dead Bodyguard" at the Internet Movie Database
10. "1.09: Magnum Farce" at the Internet Movie Database
11. "1.10: If I Had a Little Hammer" at the Internet Movie Database
12. "1.11: To Live and Die on TV" at the Internet Movie Database
13. "1.12: Miss of the Spider Woman" at the Internet Movie Database
14. "1.13: The Old Man and the Sledge" at the Internet Movie Database
15. "1.14: State of Sledge" at the Internet Movie Database
16. "1.15: Haven't Gun, Will Travel" at the Internet Movie Database
17. "1.16: The Color of Hammer" at the Internet Movie Database
18. "1.17: Brother, Can You Spare a Crime" at the Internet Movie Database
19. "1.18: Desperately Seeking Dori" at the Internet Movie Database
20. "1.19: Sledgepoo" at the Internet Movie Database
21. "1.20: Comrade Hammer" at the Internet Movie Database
22. "1.21: Jagged Sledge" at the Internet Movie Database
23. "1.22: The Spa Who Loved Me" at the Internet Movie Database
24. "2.01: A Clockwork Hammer" at the Internet Movie Database
25. "2.02: Big Nazi on Campus" at the Internet Movie Database
26. "2.03: Play It Again, Sledge" at the Internet Movie Database
27. "2.04: Wild About Hammer" at TV.com
28. "2.05: Death of a Few Salesmen" at TV.com
29. "2.06: Vertical" at TV.com
30. "2.07: Dressed to Call" at TV.com
31. "2.08: Hammer Hits the Rock" at TV.com
32. "2.09: Last of the Red Hot Vampires" at TV.com
33. "2.10: Hammeroid" at TV.com
34. "2.11: Sledge in Toyland" at TV.com
35. "2.12: Icebreaker" at TV.com
36. "2.13: They Call Me Mr. Trunk" at TV.com
37. "2.14: Model Dearest" at TV.com
38. "2.15: Sledge, Rattle & Roll" at TV.com
39. "2.16: Suppose They Gave a War & Sledge Came?" at TV.com
40. "2.18: It Happened What Night?" at TV.com
41. "2.19: Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer" at TV.com

External links

• Sledge Hammer! at the Internet Movie Database
• Sledge Hammer! at TV.com