TV series
Sledge Hammer!
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1986-09-23
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 2 seasons
- Episodes
- 41 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Action & Adventure
- Network
- ABC
- Production
- Spencer Productions, D'Angelo Productions, New World Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- David Rasche as Sledge Hammer
- Anne-Marie Martin as Dori Doreau
- Harrison Page as Captain Trunk
- Leslie Morris as Officer Majoy
- Patti Tippo as Officer Daley
- Kurt Paul as Norman Blates
- Mark Blankfield as Joey the Slug
- Joanne Baron as Wanda Hobbs
- Larry Wilmore as Terrorist #3
- Dennis Fimple as Informant
- Don Stark as Kurt Kruggle
- David Leisure as Guard Chester
Creators and crew
- Alan Spencer - Creator
- Alan Spencer - Producer
- Bill Bixby - Director
- Charles Braverman - Director
- Jackie Cooper - Director
- Reza Badiyi - Director
Seasons
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