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T. J. Hooker
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T. J. Hooker

Sat, Mar 13, 1982
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  • Crime
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Synopsis

Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolling the streets and training recruits. Along with his young partners in blue, Hooker take on Lake City's toughest criminals.

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • William Shatner
    William Shatner
    as Sgt TJ Hooker
  • Heather Locklear
    Heather Locklear
    as Officer Stacy Sheridan
  • James Darren
    James Darren
    as Officer Jim Corrigan
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Episodes

5 seasons · 91 episodes

Ended · 91 aired
Season 1
5 episodes · 5 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Protectors
    Aired · Sat, Mar 13, 1982 · 90m

    Pending investigation of a shooting in which he was involved, Hooker is assigned to train recruits.

  • E2
    The Streets
    Aired · Sat, Mar 20, 1982 · 60m

    An aggressive reporter dogs Hooker's steps as he pursues a serial mugger who leaves Bibles behind.

  • E3
    God Bless the Child
    Aired · Sat, Mar 27, 1982 · 60m

    A girl's death brings Hooker to his daughter's high school, where pushers hawk drugs.

  • E4
    Hooker's War
    Aired · Sat, Apr 3, 1982 · 60m

    The crash of a van loaded with guns leads Hooker to a former motorcycle gang dealing in illegal weapons.

  • E5
    The Witness
    Aired · Sat, Apr 10, 1982 · 60m

    The department's unable to protect a murder witness when she becomes the killer's next target.

Season 2
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    Second Chance
    Aired · Sat, Sep 25, 1982 · 60m

    Hooker links a recent homicide and an unsolved case he investigated eight years earlier.

  • E2
    King of the Hill
    Aired · Sat, Oct 2, 1982 · 60m

    Hooker works to clear an old racing buddy arrested in connection with thieves using loot to rebuild race cars.

  • E3
    The Empty Gun
    Aired · Sat, Oct 16, 1982 · 60m

    Fellow police criticize Romano for not shooting a juvenile who killed an officer.

  • E4
    Blind Justice
    Aired · Sat, Oct 23, 1982 · 60m

    A blind witness agrees to help Hooker and Romano catch thieves.

  • E5
    Big Foot
    Aired · Sat, Oct 30, 1982 · 60m

    A large footprint is Hooker and Romano's only clue to a man who has been sexually assaulting women joggers.

  • E6
    Terror at the Academy
    Aired · Sat, Nov 6, 1982 · 60m

    Hooker tracks a police-hating sniper threatening to blow up the precinct building.

  • E7
    The Survival Syndrome
    Aired · Sat, Nov 13, 1982 · 60m

    Hooker is accused of killing an unarmed youth during a shootout that put Romano in the hospital.

  • E8
    Deadly Ambition
    Aired · Sat, Nov 20, 1982 · 60m

    A detective is out to nail Hooker's friend on a charge of aiding jewel thieves while working as a security guard.

  • E9
    A Cry for Help
    Aired · Sat, Nov 27, 1982 · 60m

    Hooker fights for surgery for a hearing-impaired boy he arrested after a murder.

  • E10
    Thieves' Highway
    Aired · Sat, Dec 4, 1982 · 60m

    Hooker teams with an independent trucker and a pet orangutan to stop a trucking boss's attempts to start a war.

  • E11
    The Connection
    Aired · Sat, Dec 18, 1982 · 60m

    Hooker runs afoul of federal agents when he goes after a dealer who sold PCP to a girl who jumped to her death.

  • E12
    The Fast Lane
    Aired · Sat, Jan 8, 1983 · 60m

    Romano discovers the son (Ike Eisenmann) of an old Vietnam buddy supplied liquor to teens who died in an auto mishap.

  • E13
    Too Late for Love
    Aired · Sat, Jan 15, 1983 · 60m

    Hooker suspects Romano's girlfriend is supplying information to fur thieves.

  • E14
    The Decoy
    Aired · Sat, Jan 22, 1983 · 60m

    Much to Hooker's discomfort, Stacy volunteers to be a decoy when a series of murders plagues the marina area.

  • E15
    The Mumbler
    Aired · Sat, Jan 29, 1983 · 60m

    While investigating armored-car thefts, Hooker sympathizes with the sister of one of the suspects.

  • E16
    Vengeance is Mine
    Aired · Sat, Feb 5, 1983 · 60m

    Hooker confronts an old buddy, Lt. Paul McGuire, seeking revenge against a rapist.

  • E17
    Sweet Sixteen and Dead
    Aired · Sat, Feb 12, 1983 · 60m

    Hooker sets out to capture the murderer of a young woman who witnessed a payoff to a city councilman.

  • E18
    Raw Deal
    Aired · Sat, Feb 19, 1983 · 60m

    Hooker uses an old girlfriend to help him uncover a drug ring blackmailing gamblers.

  • E19
    Requiem for a Cop
    Aired · Sat, Feb 26, 1983 · 60m

    The murder of a private-detective friend puts Hooker on the trail of an arsonist.

  • E20
    The Hostages
    Aired · Sat, Mar 5, 1983 · 60m

    Sibling robbers hold Stacy, Fran and several hospital patients in exchange for their wounded father.

  • E21
    Payday Pirates
    Aired · Sat, Apr 30, 1983 · 60m

    Fran may lose her sight after being injured in a supermarket robbery.

  • E22
    Lady in Blue
    Aired · Sat, May 7, 1983 · 60m

    While investigating a robbery gang, Hooker tries to help an officer adjust to a disabling injury.

Season 3
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Return
    Aired · Sat, Oct 1, 1983 · 60m

    Unable to forget his partner's death, Hooker searches the narcotics underworld for the killer.

  • E2
    Carnal Express
    Aired · Sat, Oct 8, 1983 · 60m

    Stacy poses as a nightclub dancer to infiltrate an international white-slavery ring.

  • E3
    Chinatown
    Aired · Sat, Oct 15, 1983 · 60m

    Illegal automatic weapons are being funneled through Chinatown.

  • E4
    The Cheerleader Murder
    Aired · Sat, Oct 22, 1983 · 60m

    A high-school cheerleader's murder propels Hooker to investigate teen pornography.

  • E5
    The Shadow of Truth
    Aired · Sat, Oct 29, 1983 · 60m

    Hooker falls for an investigative journalist probing a dishonest builder.

  • E6
    Walk a Straight Line
    Aired · Sat, Nov 5, 1983 · 60m

    An alcoholic officer interrupts Hooker's stakeout to seek revenge on the robber who wounded his partner.

  • E7
    A Child is Missing
    Aired · Sat, Nov 12, 1983 · 60m

    Obsessed by a missing child, Hooker journeys to Mexico to investigate the case.

  • E8
    The Trial
    Aired · Sat, Nov 19, 1983 · 60m

    Hooker defends an officer accused by Romano of cowardice.

  • E9
    Matter of Passion
    Aired · Sat, Nov 26, 1983 · 60m

    Hooker probes the death of a girl whose body he found while jogging on the beach.

  • E10
    Blue Murder
    Aired · Sat, Dec 3, 1983 · 60m

    Hooker and Romano stalk vigilante officers executing gangsters.

  • E11
    Undercover Affair
    Aired · Sat, Dec 10, 1983 · 60m

    Hooker is ordered off a case for helping a vice officer with her drug investigation.

  • E12
    Slay Ride
    Aired · Sat, Dec 17, 1983 · 60m

    Stacy realizes a couple who foiled a drug raid are a team of robbers.

  • E13
    The Lipstick Killer
    Aired · Sat, Jan 7, 1984 · 60m

    Hooker and his team track a psychotic nurse-killer who sends flowers to his future victims.

  • E14
    The Snow Game
    Aired · Sat, Jan 14, 1984 · 60m

    A drug ring is responsible for the execution-style murder of a narcotics officer.

  • E15
    Exercise in Murder
    Aired · Sat, Jan 28, 1984 · 60m

    Stacy disappears while posing as a TV aerobics dance instructor to help crack a series of murders and thefts.

  • E16
    Hooker's Run
    Aired · Sat, Feb 4, 1984 · 60m

    An inside leak in the investigation of a crime boss causes an informant's death and endangers a witness.

  • E17
    Hot Property
    Aired · Sat, Feb 25, 1984 · 60m

    Stacy's wedding plans shatter when her fiance is involved in the theft of confiscated heroin.

  • E18
    Death on the Line
    Aired · Sat, Mar 3, 1984 · 60m

    A rape at the precinct causes Hooker and Stacy to become too involved in the case.

  • E19
    Death Strip
    Aired · Sat, Mar 10, 1984 · 60m

    While posing as a male stripper for a drug investigation, Romano witnesses a murder.

  • E20
    Psychic Terror
    Aired · Sat, Mar 24, 1984 · 60m

    A psychic who predicts Hooker's death also helps him search for a kidnapped girl.

  • E21
    Gang War
    Aired · Sat, May 5, 1984 · 60m

    An ex-gang member tries to foil Hooker's efforts to help negotiate a peace between rival gangs.

  • E22
    Deadlock
    Aired · Sat, May 12, 1984 · 60m

    Hooker, seeking help for wounded Romano, becomes trapped in a department-store elevator with an armed robber.

Season 4
23 episodes · 23 aired
▾
  • E1
    Night Vigil
    Aired · Sat, Oct 13, 1984 · 60m

    Hooker combs the city for a burly robber who shot Stacy and left her with a bullet lodged close to her heart.

  • E2
    The Two Faces of Betsy Morgan
    Aired · Sat, Oct 20, 1984 · 60m

    Hooker tries to help a teenage prostitute after several murders in the red-light district.

  • E3
    Pursuit [a.k.a. Hot Pursuit]
    Aired · Sat, Oct 27, 1984 · 60m

    Hooker pursues two robbers at high speed, resulting in the injury of a pregnant teller.

  • E4
    Hardcore Connection
    Aired · Sat, Nov 3, 1984 · 60m

    Hooker wants to clear the reputation of a slain officer when $10,000 is found among his belongings during a vice investigation.

  • E5
    Anatomy of a Killing
    Aired · Sat, Nov 10, 1984 · 60m

    Hooker and former partner Jim Cody investigate a drug-related homicide only to discover that Cody's daughter is involved.

  • E6
    Target: Hooker
    Aired · Sat, Nov 17, 1984 · 60m

    Romano is blinded and his girlfriend killed during attempts on Hooker's life.

  • E7
    Model for Murder
    Aired · Sat, Nov 24, 1984 · 60m

    Stacy goes undercover to find out who's responsible for the death of a model.

  • E8
    A Kind of Rage
    Aired · Sat, Dec 1, 1984 · 60m

    A blow to the head precipitates episodes of explosive behavior in Corrigan, while Hooker pursues a strangler of skid-row denizens.

  • E9
    The Confession
    Aired · Sat, Dec 15, 1984 · 60m

    Hooker pursues the man who raped a female priest, but he's stymied by the victim, who won't testify after hearing her attacker's confession.

  • E10
    Grand Theft Auto
    Aired · Sat, Dec 29, 1984 · 60m

    Romano's sports car is stolen, but the 10-year-old who witnessed the crime and the subsequent murder of her uncle won't talk.

  • E11
    Street Bait
    Aired · Sat, Jan 5, 1985 · 60m

    Stacy goes undercover as a department-store employee to bait a killer---and all evidence points to a security guard.

  • E12
    The Surrogate
    Aired · Sat, Jan 12, 1985 · 60m

    Hooker tries to persuade a radio sex therapist to help him search for the killer of four unfaithful wives---all of whom were callers to her program.

  • E13
    Trackdown
    Aired · Sat, Jan 26, 1985 · 60m

    Hooker tracks a serial killer who's taken a hostage.

  • E14
    Outcall
    Aired · Sat, Feb 2, 1985 · 60m

    Stacy poses as a masseuse to find out who's trying to take over a massage parlor.

  • E15
    The Bribe
    Aired · Sat, Feb 9, 1985 · 60m

    When Hooker's charged with bribery, he leaves for Las Vegas to meet with the prostitute accused of paying him off.

  • E16
    Love Story
    Aired · Sat, Feb 16, 1985 · 60m

    Hooker's pursuit of the gang behind a series of rapes and robberies may be motivated more by revenge than duty.

  • E17
    Hollywood Starr
    Aired · Sat, Feb 23, 1985 · 60m

    Hooker teams with a Hollywood detective in search of a murderous jewel thief.

  • E18
    Sanctuary
    Aired · Sat, Mar 2, 1985 · 60m

    Stacy and a seriously wounded Corrigan are taken hostage by a trio who take refuge in a church, demanding a $100,000 ransom.

  • E19
    Homecoming
    Aired · Sun, Mar 10, 1985 · 60m

    Hooker's vacation with his children is interrupted by a race-track robbery that leaves an officer dead.

  • E20
    Serial Murders
    Aired · Sat, Mar 16, 1985 · 60m

    An officer's cocaine problem endangers Hooker as they pursue suspects in cross-country serial murders.

  • E21
    Lag Time
    Aired · Sat, Mar 23, 1985 · 60m

    Stacy loses her confidence after a procedural lapse with a suspect nearly costs her her life.

  • E22
    The Throwaway
    Aired · Sat, Apr 6, 1985 · 60m

    Corrigan is accused of planting a gun on a suspect he shot while investigating box-office heists.

  • E23
    The Chicago Connection
    Aired · Sat, May 4, 1985 · 60m

    A extradition trip to Chicago becomes an extended stay for Hooker when he goes undercover to nail a heroin dealer.

Season 5
19 episodes · 19 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Ransom
    Aired · Wed, Sep 25, 1985 · 60m

    Hooker's daughter is kidnapped by an ex-cop who demands to know the whereabouts of his own family---relocated by the FBI after he was sentenced to prison.

  • E2
    Return of a Cop
    Aired · Wed, Oct 2, 1985 · 60m

    Hooker's dad, a retired cop, arrives unexpectedly and shows more than a passing interest in Hooker's current case.

  • E3
    To Kill a Cop
    Aired · Wed, Oct 9, 1985 · 60m

    A cop killer has also targeted the dead man's partner.

  • E4
    Death is a Four Letter Word
    Aired · Wed, Nov 6, 1985 · 60m

    The investigation of a porno actress's murder is hampered by her uncle, a cop obsessed with finding the killers.

  • E5
    The Assassin
    Aired · Wed, Nov 13, 1985 · 60m

    A man Hooker served with in Vietnam is out to assassinate a Soviet trade delegate.

  • E6
    Rip-Off
    Aired · Wed, Nov 20, 1985 · 60m

    Hooker clashes with a Fed out to bust the drug dealer who killed one of Hooker's cops in a sting operation.

  • E7
    Funny Money
    Aired · Wed, Nov 27, 1985 · 60m

    Corrigan gives serious consideration to leaving the force after pulling the trigger in two fatal shootings.

  • E8
    The Night Ripper
    Aired · Wed, Jan 29, 1986 · 60m

    A series of murders appears to be connected to a college publication.

  • E9
    The Obsession
    Aired · Wed, Feb 5, 1986 · 60m

    Stacy is taken hostage by armed robbers led by the black sheep of a wealthy family.

  • E10
    Taps for Officer Remy
    Aired · Wed, Feb 12, 1986 · 60m

    Hooker probes the "murder" of an officer who was once his lover.

  • E11
    Nightmare
    Aired · Wed, Feb 19, 1986 · 60m

    Stacy loses her memory following a car accident and is taken in by a motorist who says he's a doctor.

  • E12
    Shootout
    Aired · Wed, Feb 26, 1986 · 60m

    While tracking a murderous gang of bank robbers, Stacy begins to fear that she will become their next victim.

  • E13
    Murder by Law
    Aired · Wed, Apr 30, 1986 · 60m

    Hooker searches for a murderer whose victims all were female lawyers who attended the same law school.

  • E14
    Partners in Death
    Aired · Wed, May 7, 1986 · 60m

    Corrigan and Stacy's preoccupation with each other leads to an incident that leaves Hooker wounded.

  • E15
    Death Trip
    Aired · Wed, May 14, 1986 · 60m

    Hooker protects a retired mobster-turned-informant---the latest target of a paramilitary group.

  • E16
    Blood Sport (1)
    Aired · Wed, May 21, 1986 · 60m

    A senator barely escapes assassination and enlists his old college chum, Hooker, to protect him on a trip.

  • E17
    Blood Sport (2)
    Aired · Wed, May 21, 1986 · 60m

    The death of Off. Kalanuma and the kidnapping of Sen. Grayle's wife and daughter provide clues to who is behind the assassination attempts.

  • E18
    Into the Night
    Aired · Wed, May 21, 1986 · 60m

    The hijackers who killed Hooker's former colleague target a suspected witness---the man's son, who they don't know is blind.

  • E19
    Deadly Force
    Aired · Wed, May 28, 1986 · 60m

    Hooker's pursuit of a murderous robber is impeded by a reporter.