• Air date: 17 Sep '87 19 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (19)
    • 1. A Clockwork Hammer

      17 Sep '87
      Vile Video Concepts conditions cops not to testify against a mobster; Hammer meets a computerized version of himself.
    • 2. Big Nazi on Campus

      24 Sep '87
      Sledge and Dori investigate the death of a college coed.
    • 3. Play It Again, Sledge

      01 Oct '87
      When Sledge and Dori get suspended from the force, they open a private investigation firm with counseling from Bogart's ghost.
    • 4. Wild About Hammer

      08 Oct '87
      A female cop with a sadistic/ masochistic fetish falls for and kidnaps Sledge.
    • 5. The Death of a Few Salesmen

      15 Oct '87
      Sledge poses as an Australian car magnate, Crocodile Bruce, to catch the killer of used car dealers.
    • 6. Vertical

      29 Oct '87
      While suffering from vertigo, Sledge must protect the girlfriend of a mobster.
    • 7. Dressed to Call

      05 Nov '87
      Sledge must discover who's making threatening calls to a radio psychologist.
    • 8. Hammer Hits the Rock (a.k.a. Sledge on the Rock)

      12 Nov '87
      Sledge poses as an assassin to discover a mobster's secret hideout.
    • 9. Hammeroid

      26 Nov '87
      An old time movie vampire is falsely accused of murdering his cast and crew.
    • 10. Last of the Red Hot Vampires

      19 Nov '87
      After breaking nearly all his bones, Sledge encases himself in a robotic suit to stop a robot.
    • 11. Sledge in Toyland

      03 Dec '87
      Sledge is sent to investigate when a toy manufacturer is attacked by one of his own toys.
    • 12. Icebreaker

      10 Dec '87
      Sledge finds himself competing with a British cop.
    • 13. They Call Me Mr. Trunk

      17 Dec '87
      Trunk must solve the puzzle of why the army has surrounded the entire precinct before the entire staff dies.
    • 14. Model Dearest

      07 Jan '88
      Dori poses as a model to get the dirt on a white slavery ring.
    • 15. Sledge, Rattle & Roll

      15 Jan '88
      Hammer investigates the mysterious deaths of a heavy metal group and their manager.
    • 16. Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?

      22 Jan '88
      To investigate the death of a prominent businessman, Sledge joins a weekend war gaming organization.
    • 17. The Secret of My Excess

      29 Jan '88
      Sledge tracks down a yuppie's dirty deeds.
    • 18. It Happened What Night?

      05 Feb '88
      The precinct thinks that Sledge and Dori have slept together when all that appears on a surveillance tape is them drunk and in bed.
    • 19. Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer

      12 Feb '88
      Sledge's ex-wife marries his best high school friend & forces Sledge to think about his lifestyle.