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Sledge Hammer!: The Color of Hammer
After a local hard-line judge sets a mobster on trial free, Sledge gets suspicious. Soon he discovers the judge was under duress when he made the decision. It's up to Hammer to sort it all out.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 1x16 Production Number: 115 Airdate: Saturday January 24th, 1987 |
Main Cast
Recap
Hammer is dropping off a suspect and wants to catch an interview with hardline Judge Liam Jackson. He doesn’t disappoint, chasing down a litterbug. Hammer is also impressed with the judge’s hard line. Later, Doreau takes Hammer for a walk on the part during lunch and spot Jackson sitting on a bench. Hammer expresses his admiration for the judge in person and asks for an autograph on an ice cream cone napkin...Read the full recap
Music
| Artist | Song Title | Played When |
| Hall and Oates | Man Eater | when Hammer plays Lana |
| John Farnham | Playing to Win | when Hammer plays Lana |
Episode Quotes
Mayjoy: Inspector, you can’t arrest someone before they commit a crime.
Hammer: Hey, this is Crime Prevention Week, remember?
Hammer: Hey, this is Crime Prevention Week, remember?
Trunk: Hammer, I haven’t seen you this excited about TV since they colorized World War II footage.
Brianne O'Brian: You’ve got a reputation as a hardliner. You’ve even been referred to as “The Hanging Judge.” When did you get that name?
Judge Jackson: At my baptism.
Brianne O'Brian:: We know how you feel about the death penalty. Where do you stand on the electric chair?
Judge Jackson: Right next to the switch.
Judge Jackson: At my baptism.
Brianne O'Brian:: We know how you feel about the death penalty. Where do you stand on the electric chair?
Judge Jackson: Right next to the switch.
Doreau: It must be a great responsibility being a judge.
Judge Jackson: It’s all in the execution.
Judge Jackson: It’s all in the execution.
Hammer: Long live the death penalty.
Trunk: I just got off the phone with the Commissioner. He’s been yelling at me every hour on the hour.
Hammer: Now you know how it feels like.
Hammer: Now you know how it feels like.
Lana: Don’t whine. If I wanted a man who whined, I’d date Dick Cavett.
Hammer: Didn’t your mother ever teach you pool hall etiquette?
Lana: I never had a mother.
Lana: I never had a mother.
Cultural References
Title and the pool sequences parody the 1986 movie The Color of Money, starring Tom Cruise and Paul Newman as pool hustlers.
Other Episode Crew
| • Creator | Alan Spencer |
| • Executive Producer | Alan Spencer |
| • Producer | Thomas Kane |
| • Co-Producer | Alan C. Blomquist |
| • Associate Producer | Byron Chudnow |
| • Production Designer | Steven Wolff |
| • Editor | Craig Ridenour |
| • Casting | Barbara Hanley | Cathy Henderson |
| • Unit Production Manager | Alan C. Blomquist |
| • First Assistant Director | Mary Ellen Canniff |
| • Second Assistant Director | Linda Rockstroh |
| • Music | Lance Rubin |
| • Costume Designer | Susie Desanto |
| • Hairstylist | Jay Wellington |
| • Make-up | June Brickman |
| • Key Grip | Dylan Shephard |
| • Camera Operator | Jack Lester |
| • Location Manager | Michael Casey (1) |
| • Transportation Coordinator | Rick Rollison |
| • Property Master | Cheri Paul |
| • Script Supervisor | Coby Turner |
| • Production Coordinator | Nancy Rosing |
| • Gaffer | Walter Stewart (2) |
| • Other | Betty Martin Mallin (Production Controller) |
| • Director of Photography | Norman Leigh |
| • Story Editor | Brian Pollack | Mert Rich | Al Jean | Mike Reiss |
| • Stunt Coordinator | Ed Ulrich |
| • Art Director | Gregory Melton |
| • Creative Consultant | Leonard Stern |
| • Sound Editor | Tom Koester |
| • Special Effects | Bruce Robles |
| • Main Title Theme | Danny Elfman |
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