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Sledge Hammer! (1986) | Couchpile

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Season 1

22 Episodes

1986

Under the Gun

E01

Under the Gun

9/23/1986

Sledge Hammer is a no-nonsense cop whose best friend is his .44 Magnum, and who just loves to use excessive force to collar criminals. In the opener, the mayor's daughter is kidnapped, and Hammer vows to bring her back -- "dead or alive."

Hammer Gets Nailed

E02

Hammer Gets Nailed

9/26/1986

A reporter spends a day with Hammer and gets more than he bargained for, and Hammer gets fired. Guest Stars Ronnie Schell as Phil Gumm

Witless

E03

Witless

10/3/1986

After a mobster puts out a “one week only” million-dollar contract on Hammer, every killer in the city, and some financially strapped cops, tries to claim the prize. After an attempted hit takes place in Capt. Trunk' s office, Hammer is ordered to spend the week in a small "Hamish” village. Hammer proceeds to disrupt the lives of this pacifistic community. By the time the hired gunmen arrive, the formerly peaceful farmers, who Hammer corrupted into the ways of violence, assist him.

They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?

E04

They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?

10/17/1986

An escaped convict wrecks havoc in the city, promising even more destruction unless Hammer agrees to meet him in an old west style showdown. The convict is John Kogan, Hammer's childhood rival as well as former partner in the police department. Kogan is also the only man faster on the draw than Hammer… a fact that Sledge is well aware of.

Dori Day Afternoon

E05

Dori Day Afternoon

10/24/1986

When Hammer and Dori make a trip to the bank they become involved in an armed robbery. The detectives are taken hostage and the robbers demand a plane to take them to Rio. Dori tries to convince Hammer to let her use her training in terrorist psychology and persuasion before he starts blowing everyone away.

To Sledge, with Love

E06

To Sledge, with Love

10/31/1986

Hammer is asked to straighten out some young hoods that have taken over their high school. He discovers that the gang is working for a local car theft ring. Hammer convinces the teens to put their violent nature to good use by training them to become cops.

All Shook Up

E07

All Shook Up

11/6/1986

Hammer and Dori are assigned to locate a serial killer who is bumping off Elvis impersonators. In order to flush out the killer Hammer attends The Famous School For Elvis Impersonators where all the victims were once students. Complete with sequins and pompadour, Hammer enters an Elvis contest and sings The Battle Hymn of the Republic… setting himself up as bait.

Over My Dead Bodyguard

E08

Over My Dead Bodyguard

11/13/1986

When the press reveals that Capt. Trunk is scheduled to testify against a mob boss, Hammer is assigned as his bodyguard. In an attempt on his life Trunk is wounded and taken to the hospital. Sledge decides to make a bogus report that the captain’s been killed, but an assassin learns Trunk is still alive and infiltrates the tightly secured hospital posing as a physician.

Magnum Farce

E09

Magnum Farce

11/22/1986

When a group of vigilante cops begin killing criminals who have gotten off due to legal technicalities, Hammer is assigned to infiltrate the group. To test his loyalty the rogues assign him the task of killing a female district attorney who is out to stop them. While this same D.A. tries to seduce Hammer in her home, Sledge learns that she is really the leader of the vigilantes and plans to kill him.

If I Had a Little Hammer

E10

If I Had a Little Hammer

11/29/1986

Hammer and Dori pose as a couple wanting to adopt a baby in order to discover who is kidnapping infants from a hospital maternity ward. They learn that the hospital’s head nurse and her brother are behind the abductions, which lead to an incongruous shootout in a baby supply warehouse.

To Live and Die on TV

E11

To Live and Die on TV

12/13/1986

After a winning game show contestant is murdered, Hammer investigates. He learns that the show’s host did the killing, obscuring the fact that he’d also embezzled the prize money. Hammer signs on as a contestant to make the host try to kill again.

Miss of the Spider Woman

E12

Miss of the Spider Woman

12/20/1986

Hammer is poisoned by a mysterious woman and learns that he has only twelve hours to live. Hammer learns that the only cure for the poison is held by a group of monks in the Andes who have taken a vow of silence. Severely weakened, Hammer must hunt down the perpetrators before it’s too late… made worse by the fact that it’s also daylight savings time.

The Old Man and the Sledge

E13

The Old Man and the Sledge

1/3/1987

Hammer gets to meet his idol, a retired police detective with a reputation for old school toughness, and gets him a job as a security guard at a local jewelry store. When the store is robbed, the old man is wounded and ends up at a retirement home. Hammer feels responsible for what happened and vows to get revenge on the thieves… not realizing he’s also giving the old man one last shot at glory.

State of Sledge

E14

State of Sledge

1/10/1987

When Hammer arrests the leader of a Satanic cult, Internal Affairs insists that the cultist be allowed his one phone call. Soon after the cultist makes the call, the precinct headquarters is surrounded by hundreds of demented devil worshippers. With communications to the outside cut off, Hammer devises a risky plan to lift the state of siege.

Haven't Gun, Will Travel

E15

Haven't Gun, Will Travel

1/17/1987

A gang of silver thieves, working in cahoots with an unscrupulous police psychiatrist, destroys Hammer's psyche when they steal his beloved 44 Magnum… effectively crippling the crime fighter.

The Color of Hammer

E16

The Color of Hammer

1/24/1987

When Hammer's favorite hanging judge dismisses charges against a local mobster, Hammer investigates. The judge is found murdered with the only clue leading to a shady pool hall. Sledge poses as a pool shark to uncover the racketeer who has been blackmailing city officials.

Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?

E17

Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?

1/31/1987

When a handsome jewel thief is arrested, he manages to convince Hammer that he’s his long-lost brother… enlisting Sledge’s aid in his rehabilitation.

Desperately Seeking Dori

E18

Desperately Seeking Dori

2/7/1987

While pursuing a counterfeiter, Doreau gets knocked on the head. The results are a personality disorder that makes her behave in the same anti-social, violent manner as her partner Hammer.

Sledgepoo

E19

Sledgepoo

2/14/1987

Hammer's search for a jewel thief leads to an upscale beauty salon, where henchmen rob the society matrons’ homes during their hair appointments. Hammer goes undercover as a hairdresser in order to stop the British thieves who are after the ladies' jewels.

Comrade Hammer

E20

Comrade Hammer

2/21/1987

Hammer is assigned to protect a Russian scientist who is being pursued by the KGB, leading to a cross country train journey fraught with peril.

Jagged Sledge

E21

Jagged Sledge

4/21/1987

Hammer goes on trial for the murder of the city's leading crime boss. Capt. Trunk and Dori are called upon to give damaging testimony against Hammer and everyone is convinced he’s guilty, including Hammer himself.

The Spa Who Loved Me

E22

The Spa Who Loved Me

4/28/1987

Bodybuilding terrorists led by a female aerobics instructor steal a nuclear warhead from the military and threaten to destroy the entire country. Hammer and Dori are assigned to the case and are captured by the group. When Hammer gets control of the situation he tries to disarm the device. Seconds later, the bomb explodes.

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Season 2

19 Episodes

1987

A Clockwork Hammer

E01

A Clockwork Hammer

9/17/1987

Vile Video Concepts conditions cops not to testify against a mobster; Hammer meets a computerized version of himself.

Big Nazi on Campus

E02

Big Nazi on Campus

9/24/1987

Sledge and Dori investigate the death of a college coed.

Play It Again, Sledge

E03

Play It Again, Sledge

10/1/1987

When Sledge and Dori get suspended from the force, they open a private investigation firm with counseling from Bogart's ghost.

Wild About Hammer

E04

Wild About Hammer

10/8/1987

A female cop with a sadistic/ masochistic fetish falls for and kidnaps Sledge.

The Death of a Few Salesmen

E05

The Death of a Few Salesmen

10/15/1987

Sledge poses as an Australian car magnate, Crocodile Bruce, to catch the killer of used car dealers.

Vertical

E06

Vertical

10/29/1987

While suffering from vertigo, Sledge must protect the girlfriend of a mobster.

Dressed to Call

E07

Dressed to Call

11/5/1987

Sledge must discover who's making threatening calls to a radio psychologist.

Hammer Hits the Rock (a.k.a. Sledge on the Rock)

E08

Hammer Hits the Rock (a.k.a. Sledge on the Rock)

11/12/1987

Sledge poses as an assassin to discover a mobster's secret hideout.

Last of the Red Hot Vampires

E09

Last of the Red Hot Vampires

11/19/1987

An old time movie vampire is falsely accused of murdering his cast and crew.

Hammeroid

E10

Hammeroid

11/26/1987

After breaking nearly all his bones, Sledge encases himself in a robotic suit to stop a robot.

Sledge in Toyland

E11

Sledge in Toyland

12/3/1987

Sledge is sent to investigate when a toy manufacturer is attacked by one of his own toys.

Icebreaker

E12

Icebreaker

12/10/1987

Sledge finds himself competing with a British cop.

They Call Me Mr. Trunk

E13

They Call Me Mr. Trunk

12/17/1987

Trunk must solve the puzzle of why the army has surrounded the entire precinct before the entire staff dies.

Model Dearest

E14

Model Dearest

1/7/1988

Dori poses as a model to get the dirt on a white slavery ring.

Sledge, Rattle 'n' Roll

E15

Sledge, Rattle 'n' Roll

1/15/1988

Hammer investigates the mysterious deaths of a heavy metal group and their manager.

Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?

E16

Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?

1/22/1988

To investigate the death of a prominent businessman, Sledge joins a weekend war gaming organization.

The Secret of My Excess

E17

The Secret of My Excess

1/29/1988

Sledge tracks down a yuppie's dirty deeds.

It Happened What Night?

E18

It Happened What Night?

2/5/1988

The precinct thinks that Sledge and Dori have slept together when all that appears on a surveillance tape is them drunk and in bed.

Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer

E19

Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer

2/12/1988

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