Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer!
Cover of season 1 DVD collection
GenreComedy
Created byAlan Spencer
Starring
Theme music composerDanny Elfman
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes41 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerThomas John Kane
Cinematography
  • Chuck Colwell
  • Norman Leigh
Editors
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 23, 1986 (1986-09-23) –
February 12, 1988 (1988-02-12)
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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,[1] a caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character.

  1. ^ O'Connor, John. (September 23, 1986). "2 New Series, 'Matlock' and 'Sledge Hammer'". The New York Times. p. C18.