Sledge Hammer! (ABC 1986-1988, David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin)

Sitcom detailing the misadventures of rabid, villain hating, 44 Magnum toting cop Sledge Hammer. At the end of season one Sledge ended up destroying Los Angeles which meant the second season had to be set five years before the first.

production details
USA | ABC – Alan Spencer Productions – New World TV / 41×30 minute episodes / Broadcast 1986-88

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Creator/Executive producer: Alan Spencer / Producers: Robert Lovenheime, William D’Angelo, Thomas Kane

cast
DAVID RASCHE as Inspector Sledge Hammer
ANNE-MARIE MARTIN as Det Sgt Dori Doreau
HARRISON PAGE as Captain Trunk

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