Sledge Hammer! - Season 1 - Eps 11: To Live and Die on TV
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.
About Sledge Hammer!
Title: Sledge Hammer!
First Air Date: 1986-09-23
Last Air Date: 1988-02-12
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 151 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 41
Network: ABC
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Production Companies: Spencer Productions, D'Angelo Productions, New World Television
Synopsis
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.
Cast
David Rasche
Sledge Hammer
Anne-Marie Martin
Dori Doreau
Harrison Page
Captain Trunk
