
"Sledge Hammer!" is a spoof on the tough rebel cop movies and dramas that were hitting their stride in the mid-1980s. Strongly influenced by "Dirty Harry," Sledge Hammer is a tough-talking, mirror-sunglasses-wearing detective. He would shoot a jaywalker as readily as he would a fleeing escaped convict -- and he seems happy to do it. His best friend is his pearl-handled, oversized .44 Magnum that he sleeps with and even talks to. Constantly suspended from the force, his case is usually solved and he is redeemed by his female partner.

18 of 162 Mets games this season on Fubo

135 of 162 Yankees games this season on Fubo
Sledge fails to save a woman from murder, but insists she has returned to life.
A terrifying phone caller threatens a radio personality's life. With David Rasche and Anne-Marie Martin.
Sledge (David Rasche) is invited to a breakout party when he goes undercover as a convict in a federal prison. Directed by Bill Bixby.
Sledge and Dori tackle a ghoulish case involving a supposedly dead horror-film star seen around town in a vampire costume.