Posted: 7/5/2015 3:41:37 AM EDT
Pilot episode, 1987
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The scene with the nuke going off as a season ending cliffhanger was a bit of the joke. The ratings weren't all that great and the figured that they were going to be cancelled. So they decided to make the final scene as one last joke.
The trouble was that a network executive's wife was a big fan of the show and convinced him to give it one more season. So they ordered another year, And that is how we Got Sledgehammer: The Early Years. Except that he had the same female rookie partner characters etc. Loved the show. |
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A very favorite of mine since day 1. I have all the eps on VHS buried away somewhere. I keep meaning to dig them out and xfer them to DVD, but haven't done it yet.... did they ever release them on DVD??? Yes they did. If you get them, DO NOT listen to the commentaries or watch the making of features. That's where you find out the creators of show are raging libs. |
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The star of the show. http://picturearchive.gunauction.com/4684195808/11603334/img_9876.jpg_thumbnail0.jpg There she is! One of my favorite shows as a kid, but would have never remembered it if you guys hadn't brought it up. 
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epic show. Loved the scene where he's in a building full of crazy cultists and he has to go to the roof to signal a chopper with a flare gun. Naturally, he turns the chopper into a fireball...  State of Sledge, I think it was. My 2nd favorite episode, after the pilot. "It's Hammer time!" |
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The star of the show. http://picturearchive.gunauction.com/4684195808/11603334/img_9876.jpg_thumbnail0.jpg I've never been a fan of wheel guns, but if I ever do end up with one, it's going to be one like that. Grips and all. |
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State of Sledge, I think it was. My 2nd favorite episode, after the pilot. "It's Hammer time!" Quoted:
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epic show. Loved the scene where he's in a building full of crazy cultists and he has to go to the roof to signal a chopper with a flare gun. Naturally, he turns the chopper into a fireball... State of Sledge, I think it was. My 2nd favorite episode, after the pilot. "It's Hammer time!" I'll have to check that out for old times sake. That was the best flare gun shot in the history of TV/movies. Bruce Willis' car-destroying shot in Striking Distance is a close second...
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A very favorite of mine since day 1. I have all the eps on VHS buried away somewhere. I keep meaning to dig them out and xfer them to DVD, but haven't done it yet.... did they ever release them on DVD??? Yes they did. I got the set years ago, and mine came with this: 
Not sure if they still do, though but you can get the set for like $20 on Amazon. |
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The only scene I remember with clarity is when he rents a VHS tape and when he plays it it is a human target saying "shoot me"... and he does... and quips "well, I guess you can only rent this one once."
And didn't they destroy the whole city at the end of season 1? A prime example of a show that knows it isn't getting renewed... only to get renewed.
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Quoted: Quoted: I love the episode when his gun got stolen and they gave him a .25.   http://youtu.be/d_0rI7IncUI |
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If you get them, DO NOT listen to the commentaries or watch the making of features. That's where you find out the creators of show are raging libs. Quoted:
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A very favorite of mine since day 1. I have all the eps on VHS buried away somewhere. I keep meaning to dig them out and xfer them to DVD, but haven't done it yet.... did they ever release them on DVD??? Yes they did. If you get them, DO NOT listen to the commentaries or watch the making of features. That's where you find out the creators of show are raging libs. Meh, so was Carroll O'Connor. But I still laugh at Archie Bunker. |