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21 Jump Street: Season 2, Episode 9

You Oughta Be in Prison (15 Nov. 1987)

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Hanson and Penhall work as body guards protecting a popular young actor that has received threatening letters. Drug dealer Tyrell "Waxer" Thompson escapes from prison and goes after Hanson for revenge.

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Tim Habit
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Hanson and Penhall work as body guards protecting a popular young actor that has received threatening letters. Drug dealer Tyrell "Waxer" Thompson escapes from prison and goes after Hanson for revenge.

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