"T.J. Hooker" (1982) TV series 1982-1986

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Creator:

Rick Husky

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

13 March 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

The weekly adventures of tough-as-nails veteran police officer Sgt. T.J. Hooker, who rides the beat with his rookie partner Vince Romano.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Beautiful Woman | Sergeant | Character Name In Title

Cast

William Shatner	...	Sgt. T.J. Hooker (90 episodes, 1982-1986)
Heather Locklear	...	Officer Stacy Sheridan (85 episodes, 1982-1986)
Adrian Zmed	...	Officer Vince Romano (72 episodes, 1982-1985)
James Darren	...	Officer Jim Corrigan / ... (65 episodes, 1982-1986)

Also Known As:

"Hooker" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min (89 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Television

Trivia:

Bob Grogan, one of the detectives who worked on the Hillside Strangler case in Los Angeles, was hired as a technical advisor for the show, but was fired when he criticized rewrites of his ideas.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Launching devices used to flip the cars over during the show's famous car chases are always visible when the car turns over.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in True Romance (1993)

BEST AMERICAN COP SHOW EVER

T.J. Hooker was the best cop show in my opinion for many reasons.

Firstly, the storylines and action scenes were very good. But the thing I liked most was seeing the superb William Shatner playing Hooker.

Hooker was human. He was divorced from his wife because of his dedication to the job. He was a great mentor to rookie officers and he always cared about the victims of crime. And he was persistent when it came to chasing the villains. In Hookers eyes, no crime was minor and every victim of crime was a human being with feelings.

It would be so hard to recommend certain episodes because they were all good. The 3rd episode of season 1 was good-Hooker was on the trail of two drug dealers who had killed a young girl. His dedication was second to none as he pursued the bad guys.

A great show. Hooker is the type of police officer I hope exists in real life.