Sledge Hammer! - Season 1 - Eps 3: Witless
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.
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
