The BEST episodes of Sledge Hammer!
Every episode of Sledge Hammer! ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sledge Hammer!!
Sledge Hammer is the ultimate tough cop with a big gun, a parody of the type popularized by Clint Eastwood in the "Dirty Harry" films. Of course, though he claims "I know what I'm doing," his cases are usually solved by his female partner, Dori Doreau, if she can only keep him from being suspended for shooting a jaywalker or litterer with his giant pearl-handled .44 Magnum.
#1 - They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1986
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.
#2 - Hammer Gets Nailed
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1986
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
#3 - Witless
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1986
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.
#4 - Under the Gun
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1986
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."
#5 - Dori Day Afternoon
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1986
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.
#6 - To Live and Die on TV
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1986
After a winning game show contestant is murdered, Hammer investigates. He learns that the show’s host did the killing, obscuring the fact that he’d also embezzled the prize money. Hammer signs on as a contestant to make the host try to kill again.
#7 - Miss of the Spider Woman
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1986
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.
#8 - The Spa Who Loved Me
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1987
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.
#9 - Vertical
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1987
While suffering from vertigo, Sledge must protect the girlfriend of a mobster.
#10 - Magnum Farce
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1986
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.
#11 - Big Nazi on Campus
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1987
Sledge and Dori investigate the death of a college coed.
#12 - To Sledge with Love
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1986
Hammer is asked to straighten out some young hoods that have taken over their high school. He discovers that the gang is working for a local car theft ring. Hammer convinces the teens to put their violent nature to good use by training them to become cops.
#13 - Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1988
Sledge's ex-wife marries his best high school friend & forces Sledge to think about his lifestyle.
#14 - It Happened What Night?
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1988
The precinct thinks that Sledge and Dori have slept together when all that appears on a surveillance tape is them drunk and in bed.
#15 - The Secret of My Excess
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1988
Sledge tries to find the whereabouts of a woman for the Governor.
#16 - Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1988
To investigate the death of a prominent businessman, Sledge joins a weekend war gaming organization.
#17 - Sledge, Rattle, 'n' Roll
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1988
Hammer investigates the mysterious deaths of a heavy metal group and their manager.
#18 - Model Dearest
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/1988
Dori poses as a model to get the dirt on a white slavery ring.
#19 - They Call Me Mr. Trunk
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1987
Trunk must solve the puzzle of why the army has surrounded the entire precinct before the entire staff dies.
#20 - Icebreaker
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1987
Sledge finds himself competing with a British cop.
#21 - A Clockwork Hammer
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1987
Vile Video Concepts conditions cops not to testify against a mobster; Hammer meets a computerized version of himself.
#22 - Sledge in Toyland
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1987
Sledge is sent to investigate when a toy manufacturer is attacked by one of his own toys.
#23 - Last of the Red Hot Vampires
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1987
An old time movie vampire is falsely accused of murdering his cast and crew.
#24 - Dressed to Call
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1987
Sledge must discover who's making threatening calls to a radio psychologist.
#25 - All Shook Up
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1986
Hammer and Dori are assigned to locate a serial killer who is bumping off Elvis impersonators. In order to flush out the killer Hammer attends The Famous School For Elvis Impersonators where all the victims were once students. Complete with sequins and pompadour, Hammer enters an Elvis contest and sings The Battle Hymn of the Republic… setting himself up as bait.