Sledge Hammer! - Season One (1986)

A Great Show Of The 80's Like No Other

I like a few of us will always remember the 80's most fondly growing up to some of these shows. Sledge Hammer came at the time of shows like Miami Vice and 21 Jump Street and while these shows were good they were for me to serious and dramatic unlike the SLEDGE. The producers made him a mix of Dirty Harry and The punisher mixed but an a very funny way the episodes are in no way dramatic or serious. That is probably the most strong reason I love this show so much if anyone has seen either the naked gun series or movies this show was just as great as they were it sadly was canceled after only two seasons so thats all we're going to get which again makes me sad.The show had three prime characters you have Sledge Hammer(David Rasche) the serious cop out to protect the people of L.A no matter who he has to shoot,Dori(Anne-Marie Martin)Sledge's more level headed partner making sure that Sledge doesn't get to out of control even though thats almost impossible,and Captain Trunk(Harrison Page)Their captain who has to both manage to try to keep Sledge's mayhem to a minimum and to smooth things over with the brass and press when Sledge's over exuberance causes the usual destruction and mayhem. The season sets both one and two come in full screen and stereo sound you get some commentaries from the creator of Sledge Hammer and from all three of the main characters. So if anyone is looking for a great 80's show get the season one and two sets you will be greatly surprised and delighted. June 21, 2008

EXCELLENT

GREAT SHOWS, ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE. BEATS THE CRAP OUT OF CABLE RIP OFFS. I DON'T HAVE CABLE. I JUST ORDER MY FAVRITE SHOWS AND WATCHED THEM COMERCIAL FREE. June 8, 2008

Even better than I remembered

Enough has been said about the hilarious misadventures of Hammer. What impressed me was the absolutely top-notch quality of the DVDs, their packaging and the fast service from Amazon. Small money well spent.100% recommended. April 9, 2008

Hammer/Doreau 2008!

Whatta team. Whatta show. Whatta shame -- that it was only 2 seasons. It's as funny as I remember it 20 yrs ago! Kudos to the writers for pushing the silliness envelope. Kudos to the actors for playing it to the hilt.

BTW, I believe the earthquake during the Season 1 commentary was the December 22, 2003 San Simeon quake (measured 6.6).
April 1, 2008

Sledge Hammer - Season 1

Sledge Hammer! Yesssss! TV like it used to be -- and should be. Hilarious, irreverent and thoroughly entertaining! No sacred cow is safe! Righteous violence and mayhem, with tongue in cheek! Shot down after two brief seasons ...

Today's 2008 on-the-air American TV remains a vast vacuous entertainment wasteland. It needs more shows like Sledge Hammer, Max Headroom, Briscoe County Jr., Firefly, and Legend. Fortunately, you can find Sledge Hammer and most of these other shows on DVD -- if you look hard enough. With one exception: the few episodes of the brilliant TV series Legend really need to be made available for us viewers -- a matter that really must be addressed ... NOW! February 10, 2008

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