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T.J. Hooker: Season 1, Episode 1

The Protectors (13 Mar. 1982)

TV Episode  -  74 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama
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Sergeant T.J. Hooker spearheads a police officer recruitment program that provides on-the-street training. Hooker's recruits have to learn fast when they go up against a pair of cold-blooded killers on a crime spree.

Director:

Cliff Bole

Writer:

Rick Husky, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

William Shatner, Richard Lawson and Adrian Zmed
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Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
William Shatner ...
Richard Lawson ...
Officer David McNeil
Adrian Zmed Adrian Zmed ...
Brian Patrick Clarke ...
Officer Jess Canfield
John Gladstein John Gladstein ...
Officer Granger
Kelly Harmon Kelly Harmon ...
Officer Kelly Sanders
Jo McDonnell Jo McDonnell
Deborah Shelton Deborah Shelton ...
Lacy Canfield (as Debbie Shelton)
David Hedison ...
District Attorney Eric Saxon
Michael Horton Michael Horton ...
Parker English
Richard Herd ...
Steve Hanks ...
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Lee Bryant ...
Lynne Moody Lynne Moody ...
Susan McNeil
Timothy Scott Timothy Scott ...
Whit
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Sergeant T.J. Hooker spearheads a police officer recruitment program that provides on-the-street training. Hooker's recruits have to learn fast when they go up against a pair of cold-blooded killers on a crime spree.

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Plot Keywords:

Cop Killer | Police Training | TV Series Pilot | Adulteress | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder  | See more »

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Action | Crime | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

Cameo Hotel - 504 S Bonnie Brae St, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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Columbia Pictures Television, Spelling-Goldberg Productions See more »
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Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The initials "T.J." in " T.J. Hooker " stand for Thomas Jefferson. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Romano is going after the sniper and tackles him on the roof, it is a stunt double that does the tackle. When the camera cuts, it is Romano again. See more »

Quotes

Sgt. T.J. Hooker: He'll get a cop's funeral because he made a mistake. A dumb, stupid mistake!
Parker English: Yeah, well, some of us aren't as smart as you, Sarge!
Sgt. T.J. Hooker: That's right, English! Not all of you are! If you were I wouldn't have to work my tail off to drum elementary procedure into your thick skulls! I wouldn't have to spell it out by the numbers that that badge is a target. And I wouldn't have to feel a potentially good cop is lieing there on a slab because I didn't teach him well enough.
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Connections

Referenced in Scarface (1983) See more »