Sledge Hammer!

1. S01E01Under the GunSeptember 23, 1986 7.0Violence-prone Sledge Hammer is assigned to head up the investigation when the mayor's daughter is abducted, but he predictably objects to a
2. S01E02Hammer Gets NailedSeptember 26, 1986 7.5A local TV newscaster creates bitter public feeling toward the police department when he reports and editorializes adversely on what he sees
3. S01E03WitlessOctober 3, 1986 7.5When an organized crime boss puts a price on his head, Sledge is able to take refuge with a peace-loving "Maninote" farmer and his daughter.
4. S01E04They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?October 17, 1986 7.5Prison escapee John Kogan commandeers a bus and launches a one-man wave of crime and violence, pledging to stop only if Sledge agrees to mee
5. S01E05Dori Day AfternoonOctober 24, 1986 7.0Sledge and Dori find themselves in a hostage situation as a result of a foiled bank robbery.
6. S01E06To Sledge, with LoveOctober 31, 1986 7.0Sledge is assigned to bring order to a notoriously dangerous local high school that is dominated by four young toughs who supply stolen cars
7. S01E07All Shook UpNovember 7, 1986 6.5Sledge goes undercover to learn why Elvis impersonators are being systematically murdered with a gold microphone.
8. S01E08Over My Dead BodyguardNovember 14, 1986 8.0The commissioner personally assigns Sledge to guard Captain Trunk in order to ensure the Captain's safety until he is able to provide critic
9. S01E09Magnum FarceNovember 22, 1986 8.0Sledge becomes even more violent than usual as part of an attempt to infiltrate a group of vigilante police officers who are executing recen
10. S01E10If I Had a Little HammerNovember 29, 1986 7.0Sledge and Dori pose as a well-to-do childless couple in an attempt to catch a pair of thieves who steal babies and sell them to prospective
11. S01E11To Live and Die on TVDecember 13, 1986 7.5Sledge becomes a contestant on "The Million Dollar Question" in an attempt to prove that the show's host was responsible for the murder of a
12. S01E12Miss of the Spider WomanDecember 20, 1986 7.5An exotic woman attempts to extract revenge on her ex-lover by poisoning him, but the near-sighted assassin gives the poison to Sledge inste
13. S01E13The Old Man and the SledgeJanuary 3, 1987 8.5Sledge tries to provide help and guidance to Gil Yates, a retired trigger-happy police officer whom he idolized as a boy.
14. S01E14State of SledgeJanuary 10, 1987 7.5After Sledge arrests the leader of a Satanic cult, the undermanned precinct soon finds itself under siege by a mob of the cult leader's bloo
15. S01E15Haven't Gun, Will TravelJanuary 17, 1987 8.0Sledge experiences a complete loss of confidence when his beloved .44 Magnum is stolen by a conniving gang of thieves.
16. S01E16The Color of HammerJanuary 24, 1987 6.5When a hard-line judge is blackmailed and later murdered, Sledge and Dori's best available clue is that he was an inveterate pool player.
17. S01E17Brother Can You Spare a Crime?January 31, 1987 7.5A man shows up claiming to be Hammer's brother but Hammer claims he doesn't have a brother. Everyone's taken with him including Doreau who g
18. S01E18Desperately Seeking DoriFebruary 7, 1987 6.5Bad news for the city's scum suckers: a blow to the head results in Dori Doreau adopting the ultra-violent personality and mannerisms of her
19. S01E19SledgepooFebruary 14, 1987 7.0The Earl of Curl beauty parlor is a front for a cat burglar ring targeting wealthy women. Sledge infiltrates the ring by going undercover as
20. S01E20Comrade HammerFebruary 21, 1987 7.5Sledge and Dori must safely escort a defecting Soviet scientist on a passenger train filled with communist agents determined to take him bac
21. S01E21Jagged SledgeApril 21, 1987 8.5Sledge is on trial for the cold-blooded murder of racketeer Hugo Victor. Serving as his own attorney, Sledge sets out to prove his innocence
22. S01E22Season's bestThe Spa Who Loved MeApril 28, 1987 9.0A bevy of bikini-clad 'terrorettes' steal a nuclear warhead and threaten to blow up the city unless their billion dollar demand is met. Sled

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1. S02E01A Clockwork HammerSeptember 17, 1987 7.0Sledge is abducted by a former television executive whose brainwashing operation reprograms its victim's minds through unrelenting and unmer
2. S02E02Big Nazi on CampusSeptember 24, 1987 7.0Sledge and Dori investigate the murder of a history student who was studying Hitler's Third Reich. Suspects include her burly quarterback bo
3. S02E03Play It Again, SledgeOctober 1, 1987 6.0When Sledge gets suspended he decides to try being a P.I.
4. S02E04Wild About HammerOctober 8, 1987 7.0A female cop with a sadomasochistic fetish falls for and kidnaps Sledge.
5. S02E05Death of a Few SalesmenOctober 15, 1987 7.0Sledge poses as an Australian car magnate, Crocodile Bruce, to catch the killer of used car dealers.
6. S02E06VerticalOctober 29, 1987 7.0While suffering from vertigo, Sledge must protect the girlfriend of a mobster.
7. S02E07Dressed to CallNovember 5, 1987 7.0Sledge must discover who's making threatening calls to a radio psychologist.
8. S02E08Hammer Hits the RockNovember 12, 1987 8.0Sledge poses as an assassin to discover a mobster's secret hideout.
9. S02E09Last of the Red Hot VampiresNovember 19, 1987 7.5An old-time actor who played vampires in the movies dies, but a vampire is then seen at two murders where the victims are drained of blood.
10. S02E10Season's bestHammeroidNovember 26, 1987 9.0After breaking nearly all his bones, Sledge encases himself in a robotic suit to stop a robot.
11. S02E11Sledge in ToylandDecember 3, 1987 7.5Toy company tycoon Milo Tieup is in a hotel room with his mistress preparing for a romantic tryst. While she is in the bathroom, a toy tank
12. S02E12IcebreakerDecember 10, 1987 7.5When a British agent arrives and informs them of a terrorist in the city, Sledge and Doreau work with him. When Doreau takes a liking to him
13. S02E13They Call Me Mr. TrunkDecember 17, 1987 7.0Trunk must solve the puzzle of why the army has surrounded the entire precinct before the entire staff dies.
14. S02E14Model DearestJanuary 7, 1988 7.5Dori poses as a model to get the dirt on a white slavery ring.
15. S02E15Sledge, Rattle, 'n' RollJanuary 15, 1988 7.0Hammer investigates the mysterious deaths of a heavy metal group and their manager.
16. S02E16Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?January 22, 1988 8.5To investigate the death of a prominent businessman, Sledge joins a weekend war gaming organization.
17. S02E17The Secret of My ExcessJanuary 29, 1988 7.5Sledge tries to find the whereabouts of a woman for the Governor.
18. S02E18It Happened What Night?February 5, 1988 8.5The precinct thinks that Sledge and Dori have slept together when all that appears on a surveillance tape is them drunk and in bed.
19. S02E19Here's to You, Mrs. HammerFebruary 12, 1988 6.7Sledge runs into his best bud from high school, now a defense lawyer. Rekindling of their friendship comes to a halt when he learns that his

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