Sledge Hammer! - Season 1 - Eps 8: Over My Dead Bodyguard
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.
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
