It's been 30 years since the short-lived Sledge Hammer! premiered on ABC, and to celebrate, SF Sketchfest has teamed up with creator Alan Spencer for a special anniversary show next Sunday ...

For more Sledge Hammer! coverage in advance of this weekend’s 30th-anniversary reunion event, read our interview with the show’s star, David Rasche. Alan Spencer was in his 20s and still in the early ...

Against his will, Sledge gets a female partner, Dori Doreau, played by actress Anne-Marie Martin. Their boss is Captain Trunk, played by actor Harrison Page, who screams at Hammer most of the time.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of ABC’s cult-hit cop spoof Sledge Hammer!, the San Francisco comedy festival SF Sketchfest had planned to throw a “Hammerversary” party on Jan. 17 with ...

Sledge Hammer! was a subversive satire chronicling the misadventures of a deranged, violent lawman (David Rasche) who created chaos and destruction in his pursuit of justice.

Sledge Hammer! was a commentary on violence at the time too, but it was a double-edged sword because a lot of people thought that that was a serious message and embraced it.

A classic cult comedy from the ’80s with a global following could be added to the list of TV reboots, as its creator targets cable or streaming as potential landing places. Sledge Hammer! was a ...