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
6 eps
Specials
2004
22 eps
Season 1
1986
19 eps
Season 2
1987
Status
Ended
Original Language
EN
Network
ABC
Tagline
"Trust me, I know what I'm doing."
Created By
Alan Spencer
Production
Spencer Productions, D'Angelo Productions, New World Television
GenerationofSwine
January 12, 2023
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. ...
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