
"Sledge Hammer!" is a spoof on the tough rebel cop movies and dramas that were hitting their stride in the mid-1980s. Strongly influenced by "Dirty Harry," Sledge Hammer is a tough-talking, mirror-sunglasses-wearing detective. He would shoot a jaywalker as readily as he would a fleeing escaped convict -- and he seems happy to do it. His best friend is his pearl-handled, oversized .44 Magnum that he sleeps with and even talks to. Constantly suspended from the force, his case is usually solved and he is redeemed by his female partner.

A madwoman becomes enamored with Hammer and threatens to kill Doreau unless Sledge gives in to her advances.

While posing as a zillionaire car dealer, Sledge (David Rasche) falls into a beautiful widow's (Victoria Carroll) clutches.

Sledge fails to save a woman from murder, but insists she has returned to life.

A terrifying phone caller threatens a radio personality's life. With David Rasche and Anne-Marie Martin.