

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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- flavo4326 november 2025T.J. Hooker marked a memorable return to television for William Shatner long after Star Trek, and it helped shape a new era of police procedurals in the early 1980s. Shatner’s character—a combat veteran, decorated officer, and former detective who chooses to return to street patrol—brought a unique perspective to the genre. At a time when the Vietnam War was only a decade in the past and many veterans were part of everyday life, Hooker’s background felt authentic and contemporary. His military experience informed how he handled high-stress situations, mentored rookies, and navigated the dangers of urban policing. The dynamic between Hooker and his younger partners was also refreshing. While buddy-cop shows often paired characters of similar age and temperament, T.J. Hooker leaned into the generational gap, using it to explore mentorship, responsibility, and different approaches to police work. Though sometimes melodramatic, the series delivered action, heart, and a charismatic lead performance that kept viewers tuning in week after week.
- dancla7430 september 2025Best show ever.
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T.J. Hooker has 5 seasons.
T.J. Hooker has 91 episodes.
The key characters in T.J. Hooker are Sgt TJ Hooker (William Shatner), Officer Stacy Sheridan (Heather Locklear), Officer Vince Romano (Adrian Zmed).
T.J. Hooker was directed by Cliff Bole, Sigmund Neufeld Jr., William Shatner, Don Chaffey, Phil Bondelli, Charlie Picerni, Reza Badiyi, Michael Preece, Michael Caffey, Winrich Kolbe, Vincent McEveety, Chuck Bowman, Harry Falk, Sidney Hayers, Bruce Seth Green, Kenneth R. Koch, Michael Hamilton, Paul Krasny, Corey Allen, Christian I. Nyby II, Bruce Kessler, Larry Elikann, James Darren, Don Weis, Ric Rondell, Georg Fenady, Richard Compton, Leonard Nimoy, Ray Danton, Michael Lange.
T.J. Hooker was produced by Leonard Goldberg, Aaron Spelling, Chuck Bowman, Mark Rodgers, Jeffrey M. Hayes.
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.
T.J. Hooker is rated TV-PG.
T.J. Hooker is a Kriminal, Drama, Action show.
T.J. Hooker has an audience rating of 6.1 out of 10.
T.J. Hooker episodes are 60m long.
No, this show was canceled after 5 seasons.































