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S1 E1 Under The Gun

Comedy

24m

Sep 22, 1986

Violence-prone Sledge Hammer is assigned to head up the investigation when the mayor's daughter is abducted, but he predictably objects to a requirement that he work with female detective Dori Doreau.

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Season 1, 22 Episodes

Violence-prone Sledge Hammer is assigned to head up the investigation when the mayor's daughter is abducted, but he predictably objects to a requirement that he work with female detective Dori Doreau.

24m Sep 22, 1986

Hammer Gets Nailed,

A local TV newscaster creates bitter public feeling toward the police department when he reports and editorializes adversely on what he sees during a day-long ride with Sledge and Dori.

25m Sep 25, 1986

When 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.

24m Oct 2, 1986

They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?,

Prison escapee John Kogan commandeers a bus and launches a one-man wave of crime and violence, pledging to stop only if Sledge agrees to meet him in a one-on-one gunfight. A spoof of movie They Shoot Horses, Don't They

25m Oct 16, 1986

Dori Day Afternoon,

Sledge and Dori find themselves in a hostage situation as a result of a foiled bank robbery, Sledge finds that the bank robber leader is an evil twin version of himself! A spoof of movie Dog Day Afternoon

24m Oct 23, 1986

To Sledge, With Love,

Sledge is assigned to bring order to a notoriously dangerous local high school that is dominated by four young toughs who supply stolen cars to a crime boss.

24m Oct 30, 1986

Sledge goes undercover to learn why Elvis impersonators are being systematically murdered with a gold microphone.

24m Nov 5, 1986

Over My Dead Bodyguard,

The commissioner personally assigns Sledge to guard Captain Trunk in order to ensure the Captain's safety until he is able to provide critical testimony before a grand jury.

25m Nov 13, 1986

Sledge becomes even more violent than usual as part of an attempt to infiltrate a group of vigilante police officers who are executing recently acquitted criminal defendants.

24m Nov 21, 1986

If I Had A Little Hammer,

Sledge 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 parents with ready cash.

24m Nov 28, 1986

To Live And Die On TV,

Sledge becomes a contestant on The Million Dollar Question in an attempt to prove that the show's host (played by guest star Peter Marshall) was responsible for the murder of a successful contestant, Mel Jordan.

24m Dec 12, 1986

Miss Of The Spider Woman,

An exotic woman attempts to exact revenge on her ex-lover by poisoning him, but the near-sighted assassin gives the poison to Sledge instead.

24m Dec 19, 1986

The Old Man And The Sledge,

Sledge tries to provide help and guidance to Gil Yates, a retired trigger-happy police officer whom he idolized as a boy.

24m Jan 2, 1987

State Of Sledge,

After Sledge arrests the leader of a Satanic cult, the undermanned precinct soon finds itself under siege by a mob of the cult leader's bloodthirsty followers.

24m Jan 9, 1987

Haven't Gun, Will Travel,

Sledge experiences a complete loss of confidence when his beloved .44 Magnum is stolen by a conniving gang of thieves.

24m Jan 16, 1987

The Color Of Hammer,

When a hard-line judge is blackmailed and later murdered, Sledge and Dori's best available clue is that he was an inveterate pool player.

24m Jan 23, 1987

Brother, Can You Spare A Crime?,

A man shows up claiming to be Hammer's brother. Everyone's taken with him including Doreau who goes out with him. But while on their date she catches him in a lie proving that he isn't Hammer's brother.

24m Jan 30, 1987

Desperately Seeking Dori,

Bad 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 partner, Sledge Hammer.

24m Feb 6, 1987

The Earl of Curl beauty parlor is a front for a cat burglar ring targeting wealthy women. Sledge infiltrates the ring by going undercover as a second-story man.

24m Feb 13, 1987

Comrade Hammer,

Sledge and Dori must safely escort a defecting Soviet scientist on a passenger train filled with Communist agents determined to take him back.

24m Feb 20, 1987

Sledge is on trial for the cold-blooded murder of racketeer Hugo Victor. Serving as his own attorney, Sledge sets out to prove his innocence in the face of overwhelming evidence of his guilt.

24m Apr 20, 1987

The Spa Who Loved Me,

A bevy of bikini-clad terrorettes steal a nuclear warhead and threaten to blow up the city unless their billion dollar demand is met. Sledge and Dori trace the suspects to a health spa operated by aerobics video magnate Jill Taylor.

24m Apr 27, 1987