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The Best Episodes of Sledge Hammer!

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The Best Episodes of Sledge Hammer!

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...
  1. 8.0/10(156 votes)

    #1 - The Spa Who Loved Me

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    S1:E22

    Bodybuilding terrorists led by a female aerobics instructor steal a nuclear warhead from the military and threaten to destroy the entire country. Hammer and Dori are assigned to the case and are captured by the group. When Hammer gets control of the situation he tries to disarm the device. Seconds later, the bomb explodes.

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    Director:Jackie Cooper
  2. 7.9/10(105 votes)

    #2 - It Happened What Night?

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    S2:E18

    The precinct thinks that Sledge and Dori have slept together when all that appears on a surveillance tape is them drunk and in bed.

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    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Rod Ash
  3. 7.8/10(271 votes)

    #3 - Under the Gun

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    S1:E1

    Sledge Hammer is a no-nonsense cop whose best friend is his .44 Magnum, and who just loves to use excessive force to collar criminals. In the opener, the mayor's daughter is kidnapped, and Hammer vows to bring her back -- "dead or alive."

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  4. 7.8/10(161 votes)

    #4 - Dori Day Afternoon

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    S1:E5

    When Hammer and Dori make a trip to the bank they become involved in an armed robbery. The detectives are taken hostage and the robbers demand a plane to take them to Rio. Dori tries to convince Hammer to let her use her training in terrorist psychology and persuasion before he starts blowing everyone away.

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    Director:James Sheldon
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.8/10(144 votes)

    #5 - Over My Dead Bodyguard

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    S1:E8

    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.

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  6. 7.8/10(147 votes)

    #6 - Desperately Seeking Dori

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    S1:E18

    While pursuing a counterfeiter, Doreau gets knocked on the head. The results are a personality disorder that makes her behave in the same anti-social, violent manner as her partner Hammer.

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    Director:Bob Sweeney
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  8. 7.8/10(131 votes)

    #7 - Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer

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    S2:E19

    Sledge's ex-wife marries his best high school friend & forces Sledge to think about his lifestyle.

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    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.7/10(196 votes)

    #8 - Hammer Gets Nailed

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    S1:E2

    A reporter spends a day with Hammer and gets more than he bargained for, and Hammer gets fired. Guest Stars Ronnie Schell as Phil Gumm

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  10. 7.7/10(112 votes)

    #9 - Vertical

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    S2:E6

    While suffering from vertigo, Sledge must protect the girlfriend of a mobster.

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
  11. 7.7/10(115 votes)

    #10 - Hammeroid

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    S2:E10

    After breaking nearly all his bones, Sledge encases himself in a robotic suit to stop a robot.

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    Director:Gary Walkow
  12. 7.7/10(101 votes)

    #11 - They Call Me Mr. Trunk

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    S2:E13

    Trunk must solve the puzzle of why the army has surrounded the entire precinct before the entire staff dies.

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    Writer:Rod Ash
  13. 7.7/10(104 votes)

    #12 - Model Dearest

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    S2:E14

    Dori poses as a model to get the dirt on a white slavery ring.

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    Director:Dick Martin
  14. 7.6/10(175 votes)

    #13 - Witless

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    S1:E3

    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.

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  15. 7.6/10(149 votes)

    #14 - Magnum Farce

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    S1:E9

    When a group of vigilante cops begin killing criminals who have gotten off due to legal technicalities, Hammer is assigned to infiltrate the group. To test his loyalty the rogues assign him the task of killing a female district attorney who is out to stop them. While this same D.A. tries to seduce Hammer in her home, Sledge learns that she is really the leader of the vigilantes and plans to kill him.

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    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.6/10(135 votes)

    #15 - Miss of the Spider Woman

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    S1:E12

    Hammer is poisoned by a mysterious woman and learns that he has only twelve hours to live. Hammer learns that the only cure for the poison is held by a group of monks in the Andes who have taken a vow of silence. Severely weakened, Hammer must hunt down the perpetrators before it’s too late… made worse by the fact that it’s also daylight savings time.

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  17. 7.6/10(142 votes)

    #16 - State of Sledge

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    S1:E14

    When Hammer arrests the leader of a Satanic cult, Internal Affairs insists that the cultist be allowed his one phone call. Soon after the cultist makes the call, the precinct headquarters is surrounded by hundreds of demented devil worshippers. With communications to the outside cut off, Hammer devises a risky plan to lift the state of siege.

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    Director:N/A
  18. 7.6/10(134 votes)

    #17 - Jagged Sledge

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    S1:E21

    Hammer goes on trial for the murder of the city's leading crime boss. Capt. Trunk and Dori are called upon to give damaging testimony against Hammer and everyone is convinced he’s guilty, including Hammer himself.

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  19. 7.6/10(106 votes)

    #18 - Dressed to Call

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    S2:E7

    Sledge must discover who's making threatening calls to a radio psychologist.

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    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.6/10(120 votes)

    #19 - Hammer Hits the Rock (a.k.a. Sledge on the Rock)

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    S2:E8

    Sledge poses as an assassin to discover a mobster's secret hideout.

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    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Rod Ash
  21. 7.6/10(118 votes)

    #20 - Last of the Red Hot Vampires

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    S2:E9

    An old time movie vampire is falsely accused of murdering his cast and crew.

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    Director:Bill Bixby
  22. 7.6/10(105 votes)

    #21 - Icebreaker

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    S2:E12

    Sledge finds himself competing with a British cop.

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    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Rod Ash
  23. 7.6/10(104 votes)

    #22 - Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?

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    S2:E16

    To investigate the death of a prominent businessman, Sledge joins a weekend war gaming organization.

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  24. 7.5/10(163 votes)

    #23 - They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?

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    S1:E4

    An escaped convict wrecks havoc in the city, promising even more destruction unless Hammer agrees to meet him in an old west style showdown. The convict is John Kogan, Hammer's childhood rival as well as former partner in the police department. Kogan is also the only man faster on the draw than Hammer… a fact that Sledge is well aware of.

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    Director:N/A
  25. 7.5/10(132 votes)

    #24 - The Color of Hammer

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    S1:E16

    When Hammer's favorite hanging judge dismisses charges against a local mobster, Hammer investigates. The judge is found murdered with the only clue leading to a shady pool hall. Sledge poses as a pool shark to uncover the racketeer who has been blackmailing city officials.

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    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.5/10(134 votes)

    #25 - Comrade Hammer

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    S1:E20

    Hammer is assigned to protect a Russian scientist who is being pursued by the KGB, leading to a cross country train journey fraught with peril.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Spa Who Loved Me" is the best rated episode of "Sledge Hammer!". It scored 8/10 based on 156 votes. Directed by Jackie Cooper and written by Robert Wuhl, it aired on 4/28/1987. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "It Happened What Night?".