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Sledge Hammer!

Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

8.0Sep 23, 19862 seasons

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.

Seasons

Season 1 poster

Season 1

Sledge Hammer! season 1

22 episodes

Season 2 poster

Season 2

Sledge Hammer! season 2

19 episodes

Cast

David Rasche profile

David Rasche

Sledge Hammer

Harrison Page profile

Harrison Page

Captain Trunk

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Reviews

Community reviews published on TMDB.

G

GenerationofSwine

10.0

Yeah, this was really more of a comedy. And it was a comedy that mocked all of the detective and tough cop shows and movies that were popular in the 70s and 80s. In fact, it did such a great job spoofing all of them, hitting all the tropes with exaggeratedly hysterical accuracy that I kind of think that maybe Sledge Hammer! is the reason that we don't see that many shows like that any longer. Anyway, the word "hilarious" comes up a lot in the reviews and for good reason. It was brilliant and too short lived.

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Official Videos

Sledge Hammer! Opening and Closing Theme 1986 - 1988 (With Snippet)

Opening Credits

Open on YouTube