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The Worst Episodes of Sledge Hammer!

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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 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 2 - Big Nazi on Campus
    6.9/10(147 votes)

    #1 - Big Nazi on Campus

    S2:E2

    Sledge and Dori investigate the death of a college coed.

    Director:Charles Braverman
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 15 - Sledge, Rattle 'n' Roll
    7.0/10(131 votes)

    #2 - Sledge, Rattle 'n' Roll

    S2:E15

    Hammer investigates the mysterious deaths of a heavy metal group and their manager.

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 5 - The Death of a Few Salesmen
    7.1/10(137 votes)

    #3 - The Death of a Few Salesmen

    S2:E5

    Sledge poses as an Australian car magnate, Crocodile Bruce, to catch the killer of used car dealers.

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Rod Ash

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  4. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 11 - Sledge in Toyland
    7.1/10(130 votes)

    #4 - Sledge in Toyland

    S2:E11

    Sledge is sent to investigate when a toy manufacturer is attacked by one of his own toys.

    Director:Gary Walkow
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 1 - A Clockwork Hammer
    7.2/10(151 votes)

    #5 - A Clockwork Hammer

    S2:E1

    Vile Video Concepts conditions cops not to testify against a mobster; Hammer meets a computerized version of himself.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Chris Ruppenthal

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  6. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 16 - Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?
    7.2/10(130 votes)

    #6 - Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?

    S2:E16

    To investigate the death of a prominent businessman, Sledge joins a weekend war gaming organization.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Chris Ruppenthal

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  7. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 6 - To Sledge, with Love
    7.3/10(192 votes)

    #7 - To Sledge, with Love

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 10 - If I Had a Little Hammer
    7.3/10(172 votes)

    #8 - If I Had a Little Hammer

    S1:E10

    Hammer and Dori pose as a couple wanting to adopt a baby in order to discover who is kidnapping infants from a hospital maternity ward. They learn that the hospital’s head nurse and her brother are behind the abductions, which lead to an incongruous shootout in a baby supply warehouse.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 13 - The Old Man and the Sledge
    7.3/10(171 votes)

    #9 - The Old Man and the Sledge

    S1:E13

    Hammer gets to meet his idol, a retired police detective with a reputation for old school toughness, and gets him a job as a security guard at a local jewelry store. When the store is robbed, the old man is wounded and ends up at a retirement home. Hammer feels responsible for what happened and vows to get revenge on the thieves… not realizing he’s also giving the old man one last shot at glory.

    Director:Charles Braverman
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 17 - Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?
    7.3/10(160 votes)

    #10 - Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?

    S1:E17

    When a handsome jewel thief is arrested, he manages to convince Hammer that he’s his long-lost brother… enlisting Sledge’s aid in his rehabilitation.

    Director:Charles Braverman
    Writer:Gerald Gardner

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  11. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 7 - Dressed to Call
    7.3/10(131 votes)

    #11 - Dressed to Call

    S2:E7

    Sledge must discover who's making threatening calls to a radio psychologist.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 12 - Icebreaker
    7.3/10(132 votes)

    #12 - Icebreaker

    S2:E12

    Sledge finds himself competing with a British cop.

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Rod Ash

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  13. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 14 - Model Dearest
    7.3/10(132 votes)

    #13 - Model Dearest

    S2:E14

    Dori poses as a model to get the dirt on a white slavery ring.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:David Ketchum

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  14. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 17 - The Secret of My Excess
    7.3/10(120 votes)

    #14 - The Secret of My Excess

    S2:E17

    Sledge tracks down a yuppie's dirty deeds.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 7 - All Shook Up
    7.4/10(201 votes)

    #15 - All Shook Up

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Alan Spencer

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  16. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 19 - Sledgepoo
    7.4/10(156 votes)

    #16 - Sledgepoo

    S1:E19

    Hammer's search for a jewel thief leads to an upscale beauty salon, where henchmen rob the society matrons’ homes during their hair appointments. Hammer goes undercover as a hairdresser in order to stop the British thieves who are after the ladies' jewels.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 3 - Play It Again, Sledge
    7.4/10(147 votes)

    #17 - Play It Again, Sledge

    S2:E3

    When Sledge and Dori get suspended from the force, they open a private investigation firm with counseling from Bogart's ghost.

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:David Ketchum

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  18. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 4 - Wild About Hammer
    7.4/10(148 votes)

    #18 - Wild About Hammer

    S2:E4

    A female cop with a sadistic/ masochistic fetish falls for and kidnaps Sledge.

    Director:Gary Walkow
    Writer:Alan Spencer

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  19. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 6 - Vertical
    7.4/10(138 votes)

    #19 - Vertical

    S2:E6

    While suffering from vertigo, Sledge must protect the girlfriend of a mobster.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:David Ketchum

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  20. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 4 - They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?
    7.5/10(207 votes)

    #20 - They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alan Spencer

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  21. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 11 - To Live and Die on TV
    7.5/10(176 votes)

    #21 - To Live and Die on TV

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 15 - Haven't Gun, Will Travel
    7.5/10(160 votes)

    #22 - Haven't Gun, Will Travel

    S1:E15

    A gang of silver thieves, working in cahoots with an unscrupulous police psychiatrist, destroys Hammer's psyche when they steal his beloved 44 Magnum… effectively crippling the crime fighter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gerald Gardner

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  23. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 16 - The Color of Hammer
    7.5/10(159 votes)

    #23 - The Color of Hammer

    S1:E16

    When Hammer's favorite hanging judge dismisses charges against a local mobster, Hammer investigates. The judge is found murdered with the only clue leading to a shady pool hall. Sledge poses as a pool shark to uncover the racketeer who has been blackmailing city officials.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Episode 20 - Comrade Hammer
    7.5/10(160 votes)

    #24 - Comrade Hammer

    S1:E20

    Hammer is assigned to protect a Russian scientist who is being pursued by the KGB, leading to a cross country train journey fraught with peril.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:David Ketchum

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  25. Sledge Hammer! Season 2 Episode 9 - Last of the Red Hot Vampires
    7.5/10(147 votes)

    #25 - Last of the Red Hot Vampires

    S2:E9

    An old time movie vampire is falsely accused of murdering his cast and crew.

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Alan Spencer

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Big Nazi on Campus" is the worst rated episode of "Sledge Hammer!". It scored 6.9/10 based on 147 votes. Directed by Charles Braverman and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/24/1987. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sledge, Rattle 'n' Roll".