

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.
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60mThe murder of a dancer who has had a lock of her hair cut off signifies to Hooker that a serial killer he pursed eight years previously is back in operation. Hooker is concerned for the only victim to survive one of the previous attacks - a dance teacher with whom he nearly fell in love - and sets about protecting her, believing that the killer will go after her again to try and finish the job.
60mHooker works to clear an old racing buddy arrested in connection with thieves using loot to rebuild race cars.
60mRomano struggles with the cold hard reality of being a cop on the street when he fails to shoot a cop killer. When the killer gets released on a bargained down technicality by lying, Hooker and Romano strive to bring him to justice.
60mHooker and Romano try to protect a frightened robbery witness from the culprits — who don't know she's blind.
60mA large footprint is Hooker and Romano's only clue to a man who has been sexually assaulting women joggers.
60mA vengeful sniper who has been shooting at police cars is planning to attack the police academy.
60mHooker is accused of killing an unarmed youth during a shootout that put Romano in the hospital.
60mA detective is out to nail Hooker's friend on a charge of aiding jewel thieves while working as a security guard.
60mAn ambitious drug lord directs a street gang to deal high grade heroin in Hooker's beat, meanwhile setting up a hearing impaired teenage gang member to take a murder rap, but Hooker suspects the boy is innocent and vows to help him.
60mHooker tries to avert a war between independent truckers and a produce wholesaler who's been sabotaging their trucks.
60mHooker and Romano will stop at nothing to squash a PCP operation after a schoolgirl hallucinating on angel dust tries to fly from atop her high school and a rookie cop friend of Romano's is almost killed when acting as an undercover narc.
60mThe tragedy of teenage drinking hits Romano in the heart when he learns the young son of his fallen war buddy is an alcoholic supporting his habit by selling booze to his high school classmates and who is now escalating into bigger crimes.
60mRomano's in love with a fashion model and deaf to Hooker's suspicions that she's a member of a ruthless ring of fur coat thieves.
60mMuch to Hooker's discomfort, Stacy volunteers to be a decoy when a series of murders plagues the marina area.
60mWhile investigating armored car thefts, Hooker sympathizes with the sister of one of the suspects.
60mHooker confronts an old buddy, Lt. Paul McGuire, seeking revenge against a rapist.
60mHooker sets out to capture the murderer of a young woman who witnessed a payoff to a city councilman.
60mHooker and Romano team up with a Gamblers Anonymous counselor to bust a drug lord who blackmails compulsive gamblers into serving as drug mules.
60mThe hunt for a serial arsonist that is torching condemned buildings intensifies when a Private Investigator, who is an ex-cop and an old friend of Hooker's, is murdered. Certain that the man was on the verge of finding out who is behind the attacks, Hooker and Romano work with his daughter, who is also a PI, to bring the arsonist to justice.
60mSibling robbers hold Stacy, Fran and several hospital patients Including a little girl urgently needing heart surgery in exchange for their wounded father.








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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.
William Shatner, Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed, James Darren, Richard Herd, April Clough, Richard Lawson, Brian Patrick Clarke.
The catalogue lists an episode length of 61 minutes; individual episodes may vary.
The listed premiere date is 13 March 1982.