T.J. Hooker
Sgt. T.J. Hooker is a veteran policeman with a strong hatred of the criminal element. He has declined numerous promotions because of a strong need to be out on the "streets" battling crime, and not wasting his skills and passion pushing pencils behind a desk. He cruises the city in a squad car with his headstrong rookie partner Vince Romano, and when not cruising his beat, can be found teaching new recruits at the police academy. Sexy Stacy Sheridan is another rookie cop and the daughter of Hooker's commanding officer. Jim Corrigan is another veteran officer and Stacy's partner.
- 1982-1986
- 5 seasons
- ABC
- Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
- TV-PG
Sgt. T.J. Hooker is a veteran policeman with a strong hatred of the criminal element. He has declined numerous promotions because of a strong need to be out on the "streets" battling crime, and not wasting his skills and passion pushing pencils behind a desk. He cruises the city in a squad car with his headstrong rookie partner Vince Romano, and when not cruising his beat, can be found teaching new recruits at the police academy. Sexy Stacy Sheridan is another rookie cop and the daughter of Hooker's commanding officer. Jim Corrigan is another veteran officer and Stacy's partner.
Season 5 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 1985 - 1986
Episode 1
The Ransom
Wed, Sep 25, 1985 70 mins
When Hooker's children come for a visit. his daughter is kidnapped. He learns that she was kidnapped by his former partner who turned bad and was sent to prison. He wants to know where his family is. Hooker's learns they are now in the witness protection program.
Episode 2
Return of a Cop
Wed, Oct 2, 1985 70 mins
Hooker's father shows an intense interest in a routine supermarket robbery case that Hooker is investigating.
Episode 3
To Kill a Cop
Wed, Oct 9, 1985 70 mins
When a cop who's a friend of Hooker's is killed by a man he and his partner, Dunston sent to prison. Hooker tries to help his wife but Dunston thinks Hooker is infringing on what should be his responsibility. And when Hooker reexamines the man's arrest, he discovers things that Dunston wanted to stay a secret.
Episode 4
Death Is a Four Letter Word
Wed, Nov 6, 1985 70 mins
A detective hunts the pornographers he thinks caused his teenage niece's death.
Episode 5
The Assassin
Wed, Nov 13, 1985 70 mins
Hooker learns from the Feds that a man he knew in Vietnam who is now an assassin, is going to assassinate a Russian who will be in town for a trade conference. He tries to find him. He starts by talking to the man who hired him, someone who opposes dialogue with the Russians.
Episode 6
Rip-Off
Wed, Nov 20, 1985 70 mins
A plan to capture a drug dealer backfires, resulting in Hooker losing an officer and the FBI losing $100,000.
Episode 7
Funny Money
Wed, Nov 27, 1985 70 mins
Corrigan considers leaving after accidentally shooting an undercover informant during a counterfeiting investigation.
Episode 8
The Night Ripper
Wed, Jan 29, 1986 70 mins
A recent murder makes Hooker suspect "The Night Ripper" has resurfaced.
Episode 9
The Obsession
Wed, Feb 5, 1986 70 mins
Hooker battles city hall to rescue Stacy from robbers led by a son of an influential citizen.
Episode 10
Taps for Officer Remy
Wed, Feb 12, 1986 70 mins
When Hooker runs into a cop he was involved with, he wants to talk but she says not now. Later he learns that she was killed. There are rumors that it may have been a hit. And when he talks to her partner, the guy gives Hooker the cold shoulder and Hooker gets a weird feeling off of him.
Episode 11
Nightmare
Wed, Feb 19, 1986 70 mins
Semiconscious after an auto accident, Stacy is taken in by an escaped mental patient claiming to be a doctor.
Episode 12
Shootout
Wed, Feb 26, 1986 70 mins
Hooker, Corrigan and Stacy pose as bank employees to capture a gang that has already slain one police officer during a bank robbery.
Episode 13
Murder by Law
Wed, Apr 30, 1986 70 mins
A shotgun killer leaves a trail of female attorney victims.
Episode 14
Partners in Death
Wed, May 7, 1986 70 mins
Hooker considers the future of Stacy and Corrigan's partnership after friendship becomes confused with romance.
Episode 15
Death Trip
Wed, May 14, 1986 70 mins
A paramilitary group targets people they deem "threats to society".
Episode 16
Blood Sport
Wed, May 21, 1986 89 mins
Hooker and his team become the protection detail of a Senator, and an old friend of Hooker's, after Hooker saves his life during a routine prisoner transfer in Hawaii while the Senator pushes his anti-terrorist bill.
Episode 17
Into the Night
Wed, May 21, 1986 70 mins
Hooker crosses the mob and the FBI while investigating a robbery where a former police officer is shot.
Episode 18
Deadly Force
Wed, May 28, 1986 70 mins
The main clue in a robbery-homicide is a laser-aimed gun similar to that used by a comic-strip character.
