21 Jump Street S1E5 — My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

6.9

21 Jump Street•Season 1•Episode 5

My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

6.9/10 · 257 votesMay 3, 198746 min

Ranked #13 of 13 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

Discussion

Hanson and Penhall infiltrate an exclusive preppie clique to investigate a prank that left a girl dead.

Directed byGary Winter

Written byBill Nuss

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Seasons5

All 1 2 3 4 5

Season 1 Episodes13

Pilot (1)

Pilot (2)

America, What a Town

Don't Pet the Teacher

E5 6.9Now viewing

My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

E6 7.6

The Worst Night of Your Life

E7 7.1

Gotta Finish the Riff

Bad Influence

Blindsided

Next Generation

Low and Away

16 Blown to 35

Mean Streets and Pastel Houses

Cast4

Holly Robinson Peete

Judy Hoffs

Johnny Depp

Tom Hanson

Peter DeLuise

Doug Penhall

Dustin Nguyen

Harry Truman Ioki

Crew2

Bill Nuss

Writer

Gary Winter

Director

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Episode Summary

"My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" is episode 5 of 21 Jump Street season 1. It scored 6.9/10 from 257 votes, ranking #13 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Gary Winter and written by Bill Nuss, it aired on May 3, 1987.

Next: E6 · The Worst Night of Your Life Best of Season 1