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Sledge Hammer!

8.0/10
TMDB185 votes
1986Original: English2 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.

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action & Adventure
Cast: David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page

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About Sledge Hammer!

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Sledge Hammer! (1986) is a TV series in the comedy, crime, action & adventure genres. The cast includes David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page.

Released
1986-09-23
Original language
English
Seasons
2
Episodes
41
Status
Ended
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Spencer Productions, D'Angelo Productions, New World Television
Creators
Alan Spencer

Sledge Hammer! cast & characters

Audience reviews

8.0/10 from 185 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

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…

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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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What is Sledge Hammer! about?

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.

Who stars in Sledge Hammer!?

David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page. See the cast cards above for character names.

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