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Sledge Hammer! (1986 – 1988)

1986 • 2 seasons • Comedy, Crime • TV-PG
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Sledge Hammer!Season 1

22 episodes · Sep 23, 1986

1. Under the Gun
Sep 23, 1986 · 5.8

Sledge Hammer is a lawman of few words, finding his truest companion in the heft of his .44 Magnum, and known for a regrettable fondness for forceful solutions. The story begins with the abduction of the mayor's daughter, and Hammer makes a

2. Hammer Gets Nailed
Sep 26, 1986 · 3.5

The reporter's day with Hammer proved unexpectedly eventful, culminating in Hammer’s dismissal. Appearing as himself is Ronnie Schell.

3. Witless
Oct 3, 1986 · 3.5

When a mob boss issues a million-dollar, one-week contract on Hammer’s life, every killer in the city – and a few desperate officers – see an opportunity. Following a failed assassination attempt in Captain Trunk's office, Hammer is sequest

4. They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?
Oct 17, 1986 · 3.5

The city was thrown into turmoil by the actions of a fugitive, a man who threatened further devastation unless Hammer yielded to his demand for a duel, a contest of skill reminiscent of the Old West. The escaped convict was John Kogan, Hamm

5. Dori Day Afternoon
Oct 24, 1986 · 3.5

A trip to the bank for Hammer and Dori unexpectedly plunges them into an armed robbery. Detectives are taken hostage, and the perpetrators issue a demand: a plane to Rio. As Hammer prepares to unleash a barrage of violence, Dori attempts to

6. To Sledge, with Love
Oct 31, 1986 · 3.5

Hammer received a summons to address a troublesome presence within the halls of his old high school. A group of young men, clearly adrift and prone to violence, had taken control. He soon uncovered the disturbing truth: this wasn't mere del

7. All Shook Up
Nov 6, 1986 · 3.5

Hammer and Dori are tasked with tracking down a serial killer who has been targeting Elvis impersonators. To draw the killer out, Hammer enrolls in The Famous School For Elvis Impersonators, a place where all the victims had once studied. S

8. Over My Dead Bodyguard
Nov 13, 1986 · 3.5

The news outlets announced Captain Trunk’s impending testimony against a powerful mob boss, and Hammer was assigned as his protection. An attempt was made on Trunk's life; he was wounded and rushed to the hospital. Sledge resolved to file a

9. Magnum Farce
Nov 22, 1986 · 3.5

When a band of vigilante officers takes justice into their own hands, targeting criminals acquitted through legal loopholes, Hammer is tasked with infiltrating their ranks. To prove his allegiance, the group assigns him a deadly mission: as

10. If I Had a Little Hammer
Nov 29, 1986 · 3.5

Hammer and Dori assumed the guise of prospective parents, seeking to adopt a child, their true purpose to unravel the mystery of infants vanishing from a local hospital's maternity ward. Their investigation led them to the hospital’s head n

11. To Live and Die on TV
Dec 13, 1986 · 3.5

The death of a celebrated game show champion draws Hammer into a case. He discovers the host is responsible, concealing a further crime: the embezzlement of the prize funds. To provoke a repeat attempt, Hammer enters the competition himself

12. Miss of the Spider Woman
Dec 20, 1986 · 3.5

A woman of unknown origin has poisoned Hammer, delivering a grim prognosis: he has twelve hours left to live. The only antidote lies with a secluded order of monks in the Andes, keepers of a sacred silence. Weakened by the poison's effects,

13. The Old Man and the Sledge
Jan 3, 1987 · 3.5

Hammer found himself face-to-face with his hero: a retired police detective, legendary for his old-school grit. He secured the detective a position as a security guard at a nearby jewelry store. Soon after, the store was robbed. The old man

14. State of Sledge
Jan 10, 1987 · 3.5

Hammer apprehended the leader of a Satanic cult, but Internal Affairs insisted on granting the cultist his final phone call. Moments after the call concluded, hundreds of frenzied devotees of the dark arts surrounded the precinct headquarte

15. Haven't Gun, Will Travel
Jan 17, 1987 · 3.5

A band of silver-fingered thieves, collaborating with a corrupt police psychiatrist, systematically dismantles Hammer’s mental state with the theft of his cherished .44 Magnum, leaving the crime fighter effectively broken.

16. The Color of Hammer
Jan 24, 1987 · 3.5

When Hammer’s favored judge, the one who often presided over cases with a lenient hand, unexpectedly dismissed charges against a prominent local mobster, Hammer began his own inquiry. The judge was discovered murdered, the sole clue a crypt

17. Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?
Jan 31, 1987 · 3.5

The arrest of a strikingly handsome jewel thief yielded an unexpected proposition: he claimed to be Hammer’s estranged brother. He sought Hammer's help in regaining his footing, and enlisted the assistance of Sledge in this endeavor.

18. Desperately Seeking Dori
Feb 7, 1987 · 3.5

In the pursuit of a forger, Doreau suffers a blow to the head. The injury leaves her with a fractured psyche, manifesting as the same antisocial and violent tendencies displayed by her companion, Hammer.

19. Sledgepoo
Feb 14, 1987 · 3.5

The trail of the jewel thief brought Hammer to a luxurious beauty salon, a surprising locale for criminal activity. It soon became clear that the thief's accomplices were targeting the homes of the city’s wealthiest women, striking while th

20. Comrade Hammer
Feb 21, 1987 · 3.5

Hammer’s mission: safeguard a Russian scientist fleeing the relentless pursuit of the KGB. The assignment precipitates a perilous journey across the country by train, a landscape fraught with unseen dangers.

21. Jagged Sledge
Apr 21, 1987 · 3.5

The trial of Hammer, accused of the city's most prominent crime boss's murder, commenced. Captain Trunk and Dori were compelled to offer testimony that severely implicated Hammer, and by the court's conclusion, a conviction seemed inevitabl

22. The Spa Who Loved Me
Apr 28, 1987 · 2.5

A radical group of bodybuilders, spearheaded by a former aerobics instructor, seized a nuclear warhead from a military facility, issuing a dire threat to the nation. Agents Hammer and Dori were assigned to the case and subsequently taken ca

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