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Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from September 23, 1986, to February 12, 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character.

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Genre
Comedy
Camera setup
Single-camera
Cinematography
Chuck Colwell · Norman Leigh
Composers
Arthur B. Rubinstein · Arthur Kempel · Don Davis · Ron Grant · Lance Rubin
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Alan Spencer

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Sledge Hammer!

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Avg. degree1.98
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Sledge Hammer!

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related to Guest appearances · 82
Sledge Hammer! → Adam Ant, Armin Shimerman, Bernie Kopell, Beverly Leech, Big Nazi, Bill Bixby, Bill Dana, Blankfield, Brenda Strong, Brion James, Brother Can You Spare, Bud Cort, Campus, Clint Howard, Clockwork Hammer, Comrade Hammer, Conchata Ferrell, Crime, Dan Lauria, David Leisure
related to history · 26
Sledge Hammer! → Alan Spencer, At, Clint Eastwood's, Despite, Dirty Harry, Don Adams, Get Smart, HBO, He, Hunter, Inspired, Leonard, Life, NBC's Dirty Harry-inspired, One Day, Rodney Dangerfield, Sledge Hammer, Spencer, Spencer's, Stern
related to Home media · 23
Sledge Hammer! → An, Anchor Bay, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Anne-Marie Martin, April, David Rasche, December, DVD, DVDs, For, Harrison Page, Image Entertainment, It, July, On September, Region, Sledge Hammer, Spencer, The, The Complete Series
related to Ratings and second season · 11
Sledge Hammer! → ABC, ABC's, After, Ball's, Despite, During, Life, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Sledge Hammer, The
Composers · 8
Sledge Hammer! → Arthur B. Rubinstein, Arthur Kempel, David Spear, Don Davis, Lance Rubin, Richard Stone, Ron Grant, Ron Ramin
related to External links · 8
Sledge Hammer! → Alan Spencer's, An Oral History, Hammer, IMDbSledge Hammer, Online, Sledge Hammer, Television, The Interviews
Editors · 4
Sledge Hammer! → Briana London, Craig Ridenour, Janet Ashikaga, Peter V. White
Executive producers · 3
Sledge Hammer! → Alan Spencer, Robert Lovenheim, William P. D'Angelo
Production companies · 3
Sledge Hammer! → Alan Spencer Productions, D'Angelo Productions (1986–1987; season 1), New World Television
Starring · 3
Sledge Hammer! → Anne-Marie Martin, David Rasche, Harrison Page

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Sledge Hammer!Camera setupSingle-camera1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!CinematographyChuck Colwell1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!CinematographyNorman Leigh1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!ComposersArthur B. Rubinstein1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!ComposersArthur Kempel1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!ComposersDon Davis1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!ComposersRon Grant1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!ComposersLance Rubin1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!ComposersRichard Stone1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!ComposersDavid Spear1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!ComposersRon Ramin1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!Country of originUnited States1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!Created byAlan Spencer1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!EditorsJanet Ashikaga1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!EditorsBriana London1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!EditorsCraig Ridenour1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!EditorsPeter V. White1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!Executive producersWilliam P. D'Angelo1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!Executive producersAlan Spencer1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!Executive producersRobert Lovenheim1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!GenreComedy1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!NetworkABC1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!No. of episodes41 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!No. of seasons21.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!Original languageEnglish1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!ProducerThomas John Kane1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!Production companiesAlan Spencer Productions1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!Production companiesD'Angelo Productions (1986–1987; season 1)1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!Production companiesNew World Television1.00infobox
Sledge Hammer!ReleaseSeptember 23, 1986 (1986-09-23) – February 12, 1988 (1988-02-12)1.00infobox

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