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Police Squad!
1982 · Comedy · Crime
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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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Season list for Sledge Hammer!
David Rasche
Sledge Hammer
Anne-Marie Martin
Dori Doreau
Harrison Page
Captain Trunk
Lewis Arquette
Jacob
Tige Andrews
Judie Aronson
Francine Flambo
Richard Moll
Dr. Arthur Deco
Aubrey Morris
Alan Fudge
Robin Leach
Bud Cort
Zeff Campbell
Ernie Sabella
Al Fresco
Norman Alden
Roscoe
Deborah Harmon
Angelica Delmonte
Fritz Feld
Announcer
Tracy Reed
Renee
John Densmore
Sal Viscuso
Branscombe Richmond
Rico
Peter Marshall
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. Anyway, the word "hilari…
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