TJ Hooker

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Television series
German title TJ Hooker
Original title TJ Hooker
TJ Hooker Logo.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1982-1986
length 45 minutes
Episodes 90 in 5 seasons ( list )
genre Thriller
idea Rick Husky
music Mark Snow
First broadcast March 13, 1982 (USA) on ABC
German-language
first broadcast		 September 1987 on Sat.1
occupation

TJ Hooker is an American police - television series , created by the in the years 1982 to 1986 a total of 90 episodes of 45 minutes each.

The title role, Thomas Jefferson Hooker, a police veteran in the rank of sergeant, portrayed William Shatner. At his side were Adrian Zmed as Officer Vince Romano, Richard Herd as Captain Dennis Sheridan and from the second season Heather Locklear as Officer Stacy Sheridan. At the end of season two, James Darren was added as Officer Jim Corrigan as a new team member.

In the summer of 1985, TJ Hooker was deposed from ABC . The series was revived when CBS took over and made new episodes. After another season, the series was finally discontinued in 1986.

A total of five seasons with a total of 90 episodes have been shot.

Episode list

useful information

Hooker and Romano report on the radio as Unit 4 Adam 30 . This radio signal is similar to the label used by the Los Angeles Police Department and the confirmation with Roger is consistent with the behavior of the Los Angeles Police Department . In fact, the location is Los Angeles and the unit designation 4 Adam 30 corresponds to the vehicle manned by two police officers with the superior unit 30 at the Hollenbeck division of the LAPD, which is responsible for Boyle Heights , Lincoln Heights and El Sereno , the easternmost part of Los Angeles .

As a throwback to his earlier role in Star Trek as Captain James T. Kirk, Shatner chose his previous two initials in reverse order.

In the first episodes of the series, the police cars used are of the Dodge Monaco type (identical to the Plymouth Fury ), in later episodes or seasons it is the Dodge St. Regis , which is also driven by the title character of the TV series Sledge Hammer . Both the Monaco and the St. Regis can be seen in many episodes of the well-known A-Team series.

criticism

Despite its high popularity with viewers, the series has been criticized by critics and real police officers for its often clichéd portrayal of the fight against crime. Relatives or old friends of the police officers are often involved in criminal activities. Furthermore, the villains - Latinos, psychopaths, arsonists and vengeful ex-police officers - can very often be recognized as such at first glance. It was also criticized that no opportunity was missed to show bare skin (shorts and tight jerseys for women or Adrian Zmed with a bare torso).

Guest appearances

Guest stars included Sharon Stone , Leonard Nimoy , Jerry Lee Lewis , Lisa Hartman , Richard Hatch , Joe Penny , Tori Spelling , Heather Thomas , Lee Bryant and David Caruso . Nimoy also directed one episode.

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