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TJ

CBS · Ended

T. J. Hooker

Drama, Action, Crime · 1982 · Rated 7.1/10

Last aired: S5 E18, Deadly Force · 1986-05-28

After his partner was murdered, veteran plain clothes Detective T.J. Hooker had reverted back to his former role as Sergeant, and returned to the beat to rid the streets of the type of scum that was responsible for his partner's death. Back in uniform, Hooker was assigned to train the academy recruits, and was partnered with brash, sometimes hot-headed young rookie Vince Romano. With Romano much his junior, Hooker acted as his trainer and mentor on both a professional and social level. The age difference generally being the key hook of the partnership, the pair quickly became good friends and a good team. Hooker's tough, no-nonsense ways saw him often clashing with station Captain Sheridan, but he always got the job done and was highly respected as a result.

Cast

Season 5

Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5
E1 Ransom 1985-09-25 · 60 min 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 1985-10-02 · 60 min 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 1985-10-09 · 60 min A released prisoner hunts down the policeman he blames for his conviction.
E4 Death is a Four Letter Word 1985-11-06 · 60 min The investigation of a porno actress's murder is hampered by her uncle, a cop obsessed with finding the killers.
E5 The Assassin 1985-11-13 · 60 min A man Hooker served with in Vietnam is out to assassinate a Soviet trade delegate.
E6 Rip-Off 1985-11-20 · 60 min 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 1985-11-27 · 60 min Corrigan gives serious consideration to leaving the force after pulling the trigger in two fatal shootings.
E8 The Night Ripper 1986-01-29 · 60 min Arriving at the scene of the brutal murder of a college girl, Hooker recognizes the method of murder as used by a serial killer dubbed "The Night Ripper", who was behind a spree of six grisly sex murders four years previously and was never caught. With the psychotic killer terrorizing the city once more, Hooker is under pressure to uncover his identity and get him off the streets.
E9 The Obsession 1986-02-05 · 60 min Armed robbers take Stacy hostage, and one of the suspects has personal ties to the mayor.
E10 Taps for Officer Remy 1986-02-12 · 60 min Hooker insists on spearheading the investigation when an old flame, a police intelligence officer, is reported killed in a shootout.
E11 Nightmare 1986-02-19 · 60 min Semiconscious after an auto accident, Stacy is taken in by an escaped mental patient claiming to be a doctor.
E12 Shootout 1986-02-26 · 60 min Stacy's job performance is hampered by the fear that she'll be the next victim of a murderous gang of bank robbers.
E13 Murder by Law 1986-04-30 · 60 min Hooker searches for a murderer whose victims all were female lawyers who attended the same law school.
E14 Partners in Death 1986-05-07 · 60 min Hooker considers the future of Stacy and Corrigan's partnership after friendship becomes confused with romance.
E15 Death Trip 1986-05-14 · 60 min A paramilitary group targets people they deem "threats to society".
E16 Blood Sport 1986-05-21 · 120 min Hooker, Corrigan and Sheridan travel to Hawaii on special assignment to protect the life of a U.S. Senator and his family who are threatened by terrorists.
E17 Into the Night 1986-05-21 · 60 min Hooker crosses the mob and the FBI while investigating a robbery where a former police officer is shot.
E18 Deadly Force 1986-05-28 · 60 min The main clue in a robbery homicide is a laser aimed gun similar to that used by a comic strip character.

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